Plant Rescued, Money Saved!
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| Our hanging basket got dried out after we forgot about it- I brought it back to life with lots of watering Image Source: Dr. Penny Pincher |
We got an outdoor flower in a hanging basket early this spring and forgot about it. It was dried out and looked mostly dead and the flowers were all gone. My wife mentioned getting another plant to replace it. I decided to try to rescue the plant (and also rescue some of the money in my wallet). I filled the pot overflowing with water every day and fertilized once a week. Now after a few weeks, it looks better than ever!
This worked out well for everyone involved- we didn't buy another plant, so my wallet is happy. We have a nice looking flower, so my wife is happy. And, of course, the plant is happy with how this worked out.
You might ask how much I spent on fertilizer and extra water to bring the plant back to life. My house is on a community well, with no water meter, so the water was free. You would think with unmetered water that people would use water like crazy, but surprisingly, people here are very careful with water.
I found the fertilizer in the garage from a past year, so I'm going to count that as free as well since I didn't have to buy it.
I should note that the "Before" picture was actually taken after to give an idea of what the plant looked like. It was actually much more dried out and I don't think there were any green leaves remaining.
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