Autumn Garden

The temperature has dropped precipitously since I was out this morning so I started shifting plants inside for the winter. The avocado is almost too big for the laundry window but I don’t want Jimi eating the fungi that have fruited in recent days so there it goes.

I really abused the date palms since sprouting in some sharp, builders’ sand and never giving them nutrition nor drainage. Before bringing them in from the chill, I reset them in some orchid compost and topped it with some standard potting soil. The shock may kill them or, I hope, they will grow like mushrooms.