Three days of frost and all the tender plants came inside. The lemons are all in the potting-shed but this little calamondin, with its pretty orange fruits is small enough and attractive enough to come inside the house.
Am I the only one with agaves inside the house, I wonder! I have 3, from my front garden, potted A. desmettiana inside the house. I think they make a very attractive house plant.
Then there are all the small cactus and succulents which normally spend the summer on the hearth of the outdoor fireplace. Now they are in a sunny window.
The greenhouse is full to bursting. Plenty of A. desmettiana in there too. These are the big ones but when I took 2 out of the ground I removed at least 8 pups. They are also potted up ready for next year.
All the lemon trees are in the potting shed and there is a large agave in the garage.They are inside for the rest of the winter.
Things aren't much different from years ago, before I had a greenhouse, and would grow my pots of seedlings on a big door in the kitchen. I should have built a bigger greenhouse.
I can definitely say you are not the only one with agaves in the house.
ReplyDeleteI love your plants! In the Algarve, we're lucky in that agaves and citrus plants can all stay outside. Only when the frost is very strong do some plants succumb.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until my Desmettiana is a big as yours (its parent). What a pretty plant.
ReplyDeleteI think it's nice having the citrus in the house- that way it's easier to access and eat!!!! I always forget about our oranges in the back. If it were sitting in the kitchen or house I prob would gobble them all up!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've definitely been known to have an agave in the house a time or two. Right now everything is squeezing into the greenhouse, but I like to have some of my favorites inside to brighten up the house.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could bring my plants indoors, but one of my cats would eat them. I have to make sure to keep my forced bulbs up high on counters! One of these days I shall have a greenhouse, though! Your calamondin is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI doubt there's a greenhouse in existence that seems just the right size to its owner. I don't have a single...indoor...plant. I need to change that!
ReplyDeleteMy tender agaves only come inside when a freeze is expected. Since my garden is warmer than yours, they stay out most of the winter. But you're right, they do make stunning houseplants.
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