Last Saturday night, the ice storm arrived in our area, coating the trees and covering the driveway. I knew this was coming, and got concerned about the single digit temperatures. While I have plants in the Carolina room to keep them sheltered, this was just going to be too much for a few of them.

I decided to move the ones most at risk to the basement where it is warm and I have a grow light. It was a good time to set up some small pots for the spider plant to root its little daughter plants.

Consulting the ...

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