I have been very busy with my mother in Hospice that I didn't get the plants out of the garage yet. Well normally it stays nice and cozy warm out there till the end of Nov. Imagine my surprise tonight when I went out there to check the plants and it had froze hard inside the garage. My seedlings,my tropicals,my hibiscus etc were still in there.
I am such an idiot. :-( so will wait and see what survives.They are all indoors now.
Life Sucks sometimes.
Can't win for losing....
oh Kyle... I'm so sorry. Hope it's much better than it seems now. How's mom?
Kyle, you are not an idiot you are caring for your mother.
I was just ready to write you and see how things were going. Hey, if I have anything you need next spring, you know you are welcome to it. We did get a bit chilly here lately.
Oh Kyle I'm so terribly sorry. Your mind was just else where understandibly. Between us all we can probably replace much of what you lost.
Hug your Mom Kyle,We will be sure you don't need plants,let me know what I can keep cuttings of for you.
Kyle, sorry for you to have such cold weather, probably came from our area. This past week every morning ranged from 12 to 14 degrees, and just above freezing daytime. It has warmed somewhat now. The leaves froze on the trees, no pretty fall colors here.
Hope most of your plants survived the cold. Hope your mom is okay. Donna
Kyle,between us we can replace most of the plants.Just let us know when you are ready.
Thanks everyone..but I'm at fault for not keeping a closer eye on them. Mother's cancer has spread to her stomach so she is in pain all the time now and doesn't want to eat much.We took JR. (the new kitty) over for a visit yesterday..she felt a little better afterwards.She misses the kitty's.
Kyle, so sorry to hear of your mothers sickness. Email me when you get ready to replace plants. Will gladly help replace.
I'm so sorry Kyle. Hope some can be salvaged but whatever doesn't make it just say the word and between everyone here you should be covered.
Please just take good care of mom. Plants can be replaced!
Kyle, please take good care of you and your Mom. Plants can be replaced. I hope, that the damage is not as big as it looks at the moment.
I'm so sorry for your mom Kyle! I'll keep her in my thoughts. I'm glad you were able to take the kitten to visit her.
That sure does stink that a frezze got the plants inside the garage!!!
When your ready for new plants please let me know what you need. I'd be glad to help out.
Take care Kyle!
This message was edited Nov 10, 2003 8:43 AM
christmascactus
Nov 10, 2003
Your mother & you are in my prayers!!
Hope your plants do alright Kyle. I am thinking of your family, wish I could do more.
Kyle, you and your Mom are in my prayers. If I have any plants you need, just let me know.
Hi, Kyle, I have been following this post with interest and I felt that I had to offer my prayers and condolences to you along with the others here. I am new to the forum, but what you are experiencing right now is something that touches each of us so closely. My heart does go out to you. If you lose your valuable plants, I want you to know that I would be pleased to send you whatever I can off my trade list on BGI. My ID there is "Fishcookie." Do not hesitate to inquire when the time comes again that you can returh to the comfort of gardening.
Vickey
Riverside, CA
Thanks to everyone here.You people really help. (((((HUGS)))))
Wrap your arms around your mother and give her a hug and tell her you love her, and then give yourself a hug for being such a nice son. I never got to tell my mother goodbye, or tell her how much I loved her in her last hours, as she was killed in an automobile accident just about this time of year 15 yrs. ago. I've always regretted that I wasn't with her when she passed, but I know the Angels were around her to take her home. It breaks your heart to see a loved one suffer, but I know your mother is so thankful to have a son like to you to see to her needs and ease her pain. We are all praying for the both of you in this time of pain and sorrow.
We will help you in any way we can, just ask!
Plants are replaceable. Cherish your time with your Mom.
Take care
Doug
Kyle I am praying for you and your mother, my grand mother had the same thing and we couldn't do any thing to make her comfortable,her cancer started as ovarian and eneded up in her stomach and intestines very painful type of cancer , I will be praying that the lord will help her pain and suffering any way he can god bless, I have lots of hibiscus rooted i will put your name on them when you get reday for them e-mail me
I know we can't be there with you but we are all with you in spirit.
And except for some of your more rare items ,I'm sure we can replace most of what was lost
and I agree with what was mentioned earlier,the plants can be replaced,the time with your mom can't
sometimes, its not the big things that send us crashing-------its the little bitty things stacked up on the BIG things that can land us on our backsides. take care, and dont deny yourself falling apart during this journey, not just at the end. I have not walked this path, so its easy for me to say--------------but Im gonna spend some extra time with my moma,---she tended my garden --pruned me---weeded me---watered me----easy to lose site of all that until I read these posts, brings perspective back. cheryl
I really appreciate all the thoughts and prayers.it makes me feel so much better.I took the cat to see her again today..they also started the morphine for the pain..it will get unbearable by the end.She is strong of will and determined in mind so hard to say what will happen at this point. I inherited her strong will and determination so..hope I can weather all this. P.S. many of my seedlings came thru the freeze..once inside and warmed up they look better now..but many lost the growth tips.Oh well will just take longer to bloom.I think the first seedling to bloom next year will be called "Survivor"! :-)
It is amazing the strength you can muster up when most needed when you come visit those among us here at Dave's and BGI. We will keep you both in our thoughts and prayers. I know you all sure helped pull me thru the last couple years. Take care of yourself ... we are always just a post away!
Eclıpse, my heart goes out to you. I wıll be thınkıng of you and your mother and keepıng you ın my prayers. It ıs not an easy tıme for you. Hang ın there (((HUGS))))
Eclipse, my prayers are for you and your family, and for your Dear Mother's pain to be lessened. She sounds like a wonderful mother you have, and she did just as wonderful raising a loving, caring daughter as well.
*tips her hat to Eclipse's Dear Mother*
God bless you & yours
Julie
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you.......you and your mom are in my thoughts
You are in our thoughts! I hope, that the doctors are able to ease her pain.