Hiatus
I am sorry to say that I will not be posting in my blog for a while. During this winter a black mold (or possibly a fungus) got into the greenhouse and killed all of my plumeria. I was monitoring the temperature and coloring of the plumerias during the winter and they retained their leaves and green color. Then, right before March, one of the plumeria started dropping leaves. And even stranger the color of the leaves didn't turn green to yellow then to brown, like normal die off. These leaves turned black, wilted, then dropped off.
This concerned me deeply so I cut off all of the sickly leaves but while trimming, I gripped one of the stems and my fingers went right through the trunk like it was make of wet paper. All of the plumeria had rotten through, starting through the stems. Sadly, the plants themselves looked outwardly healthy until you touched the trunks and discovered they had been completely destroyed.
This discovery was absolutely devastating. Worse, the fungus has moved to my orchids, spider plants, and succulents. The only survivors were 3 spider babies I had brought inside to start rooting.
I have spent a great deal of time and love tending to my plumeria. I loved my exotic plants deeply and took great pride in my plants. To lose not one but all of my beautiful plumerias was unthinkable.
To add insult to injury, all of my seeds were planted in seeding trays and were washed away during a a sudden downpour that flooded our porch. So even my plans for a few flowers for summer were wiped away.
I have since moved to a new apartment and chosen for this summer not to plant. The spider plant babies are doing well living on our new porch and soaking into the sunshine but I can't help but feel a tinge of pain every time I see that sad little guy.
I do have plans to attempt to start regrowing plumeria next summer but until then I will be avoiding writing more.
Thank you for your support and I hope to have been news next year.
With Love,
Melissa~
This concerned me deeply so I cut off all of the sickly leaves but while trimming, I gripped one of the stems and my fingers went right through the trunk like it was make of wet paper. All of the plumeria had rotten through, starting through the stems. Sadly, the plants themselves looked outwardly healthy until you touched the trunks and discovered they had been completely destroyed.
This discovery was absolutely devastating. Worse, the fungus has moved to my orchids, spider plants, and succulents. The only survivors were 3 spider babies I had brought inside to start rooting.
I have spent a great deal of time and love tending to my plumeria. I loved my exotic plants deeply and took great pride in my plants. To lose not one but all of my beautiful plumerias was unthinkable.
To add insult to injury, all of my seeds were planted in seeding trays and were washed away during a a sudden downpour that flooded our porch. So even my plans for a few flowers for summer were wiped away.
I have since moved to a new apartment and chosen for this summer not to plant. The spider plant babies are doing well living on our new porch and soaking into the sunshine but I can't help but feel a tinge of pain every time I see that sad little guy.
I do have plans to attempt to start regrowing plumeria next summer but until then I will be avoiding writing more.
Thank you for your support and I hope to have been news next year.
With Love,
Melissa~
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