Hello, flower growers, gardeners, vegetable growers, and all summer residents! Happy winter to you! Autumn has flown by, and winter will be just around the corner. It's already mid-December. Here in Krasnoyarsk, this year (2023) is a real winter—it's been snowing since the first days; we haven't seen this much snow in a long time. There are even small drifts on the window sills. At first, I wanted to sweep it away, but now I've let it sit; maybe it'll be warmer for my flowers.
The street cleaners can't keep up with the snowdrifts. This is the snowdrift our street cleaner made on the first day after the snowfall, and it just keeps growing.
The frosts are brutal, dropping below -30 degrees during the day and below -40 degrees at night. It's hot and stuffy in our house. The utility company is heating the room at full capacity. So, we opened the windows for a little ventilation, letting some fresh air into the rooms, and for just a couple of minutes, the icy breath of winter froze the houseplants on the windowsills.
Frost damaged coleusJust recently, I was bragging about how beautiful it was. And now its colorful leaves have turned black and faded, and its stems have drooped.
The one who suffered the most was begonia everblooming, frozen branches and leaves withered and began to fall off.
The geranium also froze slightly, and its leaves turned black and dried out. I trimmed off the black leaves. The geranium needs to be repotted.
At first, the dieffenbachia's leaves turned yellow, and I didn't immediately realize that it had frozen. I thought it lacked moisture, even though the soil was moist.
I watered it, but when I discovered that the other flowers had also turned black, I realized my dieffenbachia had frozen. The yellowed leaves soon dried up.
What I did with my flowers: I trimmed off all the damaged branches and leaves. I also tore off the tops of the coleus and placed it in water to root. Coleus roots well in water and quickly develops roots.
I did the same with the begonia, but I don't know if it will root. Previous attempts at rooting ended in failure. The cuttings rotted.
I cut off all the dried leaves from the dieffenbachia. This is what it looks like now, with bare stems.
I don't really like it. The branches are thin, frail, and crooked, and I have to tie them to the strongest stem. The leaves are a bit small, and the coloring isn't very attractive.
This ornamental plant once looked beautiful. It was tall, like a tree, with thick trunks and large leaves. Unfortunately, there's no photo. I only have this photo, but I wasn't photographing a dieffenbachia, I was photographing a violet.
Dieffenbachia is easily propagated by cuttings. I took one cutting and placed it in a glass of water. Maybe it will root and I'll plant a new plant.
I placed the coleus and begonia cuttings together in a cup. I read somewhere that you should place the cuttings one by one in a cup of water. I don't have enough space to place them individually.
Some of my houseplants need repotting. They've grown too big and aren't getting enough room in their pots. The tubers on my zamioculcas are popping out of the soil. The gardenia and philodendron are also in need of repotting.
I bought bigger pots, but I don’t have any time to replant them.
Poor flowers!
Well, what can you do, winter is winter. Now I remove the flowers from the windowsill when I open the windows.
Right!