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SouthPark 03-10-2022 01:18 PM

Rth. Free Spirit
 
Some nice bright yellows for today. Sunglasses might be needed heheh.

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Zswn...DWWiPq5G0-KRtx

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Zlre...cKJwBnNJUgaJ4v

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1TUse...3Pi3RxX4wyzP_n

SouthPark 03-10-2022 05:15 PM

More even lighting pics captured this morning. Limited angle for the pics - because the pot is behind a pole in this planter box area.

And the roots grew through the drainage grate and into the sand/soil underneath. So can't move the pot at the moment heheh.

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1QPOM...ncWahX5nrwy0Yx

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Ks5c...K_4J2DifUa2xdO

Dusty Ol' Man 03-10-2022 06:08 PM

Such a happy color! That really is nice.

SouthPark 03-10-2022 08:02 PM

Thanks for your message DOM!! A privilege to share with you. Totally agree too ...... the canary colour gives a happy refreshing feel.

camille1585 03-11-2022 01:58 AM

That's such a nice color! Very cheerful.
So I guess the plant will be living in that spot permanently if the roots grew into the ground? That's going to be quite a challenge to repot.

SouthPark 03-11-2022 03:17 AM

Thanks for your post Camille! I think I will leave that plant there for a little while longer. Not too long ago, I had to use cutters to pry out much bigger catts ----- the next door 'neighbours' of this pot, which had their roots growing into the soil as well. The roots always burrow to a shallow depth only. But enough to do some anchoring.

I had to repot the big catts into bigger pots --- that also required snipping the roots that went through the drainage grates. But to then get the catts out of their pots, I usually have to use metal 'tin-snips', which snip through the plastic pots very easily ----- and then I just put the mass of root and inorganic media into the bigger pot, and fill in with more inorganic media.

The tin-snips are amazing. Makes light work of plastic pots. I wouldn't use them if I didn't need to. It's just that some roots are jammed so much - that it's just super easy to just use the big gun cutter hehe.


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