@Former-Member, I've got a whole lot more of Mum's bromeliads that have come back bare rooted, so I need to pot them. We found yet another of Dad's irises in a pot... every time I think I've found all of them. Every time at least one more comes out of hiding... 😛 Also managed to crowbar out a clump of cliveas, so they've been divided into two clumps plus little single offsets that broke off. They grow better in clumps, so I've left the single ones with my sister, whose experience with growing orchids should mean she'll have a better chance with those than I will. I've taken a big clump which I'll try to divide in two and give one of those to my sister too; and the other clump has been given to the family friend who originally gave that clivea to Mum. She'd lost hers, so now she has it back again. 🙂
We also brought back some of Dad's cactii in the trailer. They were a challenge to pack. The biggest ones were 3' or so tall, and since they take years to reach that size, we were very much trying not to damage them. We found some short lengths of steel gutter, so we used those as "stretchers" after wrapping the cactii in ragged towels, so that we could lay them down in the trailer without damaging them. Those have stayed with my sister. I'm interested in having a few of them, but she's more keen than I am. A dozen or so will be enough for me.
The assorted peas and broad beans that I'd planted at their house in late winter were bearing well, so we had a couple of nice serves with our meals. I've put in some tomato plants, and hoping those and the beans I planted last trip will be ready next time I go there. Which won't be until sometime around Jan/Feb. next year.
