I was so proud for awhile, I thought I was going to have a really nice Coleus collection to send to my secret trader. I kept waiting for the roots to get bigger, and then most of them started to rot and the leaves started dropping. I even started some more last week, thinking I would have something decent to send out, but they aren't doing well either. I hope my secret "Pal" won't hate me, but I'm afraid at this point all I can do is take up a few rooted plants and send un-rooted cuttings of the others. I have never been ashamed of what I have sent out before and I thought this one would be a snap or I wouldn't have entered the swap.
Is anyone else feeling this way?? Am I the only one having this problem??
I'm very embrrassed!
Oh, poor lady. It will be okay. Folks understand that these things happen.
PJ, I've pondered and pondered on what to say to you. I know you must feel bad, because your trades are always so awesome and you feel you're going to let someone down. I know you are one of the best traders and I'm sure it will be wonderful but you feel it won't be up to your standards. I am going to do what my trader did, I'm picking something from mine's wish list and putting it in there too. Just to spice it up. I really think that you'll send a great box, I know you.
and I'm hoping my person won't be terribly disappointed, I won't get mine out until Tuesday :( the kids from out of state drove up before I could get everything packed. So I had to stop before I got to that one.
Azalea, I had your same dilemma. Most of my plants that I wanted to share were rooted cuttings that just did not thrive this summer. Most of them rotted out, and the few that didn't had such tiny little roots I was so embarrassed to send them. I did send them anyway, and I put in a few extras so that if they didn't survive, it wouldn't be a total loss. I also included a note saying that if any of the poorly rooted things didn't survive I would replace them.
I blame the weather, poor rooting hormone, but mostly myself. I was so embarrassed too. I am sure a lot of us have had the same thing happen.
I solved part of my dilemma about the non-rooted cuttings by taking new cuttings for myself and sending along the well-rooted parent :) These seem to be thriving! Go figure.
Anyway, I know your trading friend will understand, too. Here's hoping the rest of the season will be much better for all of us!
Of course, it is El Nino's fault. Funny, the last time everyone was blaming everything on him; I have barely heard him mentioned this summer for the extremely bad weather in most of the world.
Boy I really sound like a cry baby, whining about my dilemma - but I have a new attitude and things are going to work out. Thanks for all the kind words!! I've even had 3 good DG folk's to make offers to help me out!! These things tend to bring out the best in us I think.
Azalea, I'm glad things worked out for you.
Yep, all is well - I just received my box from Brugie and there are 3 out of the 20 that she sent that I did not have - would you beleive 20???? I plan to take TIGs advice and come up with a surprise or two.