Porch Maintenance

I've neglected my porch something awful in the last year. My poor potted plants are overwatered since they live on an afternoon sun, stucco porch. This means extra salt and lacking nutrients. I was starting too have insect problems which is also a sign of unhealthy soil.

So I bit the bullet, bought some super rich organic compost and set out to replace half the soil in each pot with new rich soil.

On a lovely early spring day, I pulled each plant out and broke off the outside soil. Or like the potato plant tree, cut it off with a knife! If nothing else all the plants looked better for the love and care. A month later, they are all looking lovely and much healthier.