I’m not a huge dianthus fan… but this one is really adorable, with tiny magenta flowers. It’s been in a fabulous little terra cotta pot on my deck… until the dogs burst out the door (which they do every time it’s time for “Let’s go potty!”) and bashed it over like a couple of filthy heathens. I have a slight suspicion that the little one, Patootie, purposefully did it out of some sort of sick revenge since I lost her favorite toy the other week. In any event, the pots broken and I finally got around to repotting it. In doing so I found that I should have repotted it… Ummm, like, months ago!
Here’s the raw footage!
Check out those crazy roots… it was spongy and completely porous.
Ohwwwweee! Sorry dianthus, now your in a five gallon, happy as a clam!
I can’t grow dianthus in my heavy clay soil, maybe a pot is the answer – if I can persuade my dogs not to repeat what your did. Thanks for the idea
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They grow great in pots! The link I gave is to Annies Annuals and they send nice quality plants… they have some cool dianthus.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
thank you for the visit. Love your blog. On first glance I though you broke that pot on purpose. It seems the “in” thing here in South Africa to plant in a broken pot. Sometimes a nice effect. Look at that photo it has a “something else” look. I can see some branches growing sideways through the gap. no? YYess..
Yes, the broken pot look is pretty cool… but this was pure treason – not my intention.
Wow that’s bad.
The strange thing is that I was asking myself what kind of pot was shown in the second pic until I read the text and realized it was the root mass.
Hope the transplant was a success, doctor.
Yes, a great success! I know I felt like a bad plant mom… but it’s in a five gallon now with a great soil mix I blended:
mushroom compost
lava rock
nitro-shavings
and a little top soil
Great blog. We are here in SF on a project for another month or so. Would love to contact through Wildflower Farms on Half Moon Bay.
Good going!
Lisa
I enjoyed that post. I am just getting into gardening and am looking forward to spring!