A citrus tree walks into a bar and says to another citrus…
“Hey, orange you the cutie!”
The lime tree should be careful, lest someone think she’s a little tart.
These little trees developed quite the drinking habit during the summer drought. Maybe they just really wanted to let their hair down.
But they should be careful, because excessive drinking can lead to wanton behavior and unexpected results, like babies.
I guess I should stop now. I’ve probably gone over the top with these bad jokes.
They’re real lemons.
(Disclosure: No plants were harmed in the making of these photos. The bottles are filled with water, of course. FYI, only one makes use of a Plant Nanny, while the others are placed straight into the soil. The key to success with bottle watering is to make sure the soil is wet BEFORE you put the bottle in, then the roots just take in more water as they need to. Also, the eggs are ladybug eggs, from my happy little busy bugs. The corn silk is just beautiful every day. And the sugar pumpkins have at last conquered the 8-foot trellis, and then some.)
Those Plant Nannies are popular. We sell a lot of them in our Houston store. Love the story idea.
That’s nice.., plants being bottle fed. A safe thing to do before setting off to a week long vacation. Corny’s hair is lovely though … or is the name CONNIE? … haha. Cheers, ~bangchik
I love your jokes, ha! Your cornsilk shot is lovely. You’ve got me considering planting corn next summer, just for the silk!
LOL! I enjoyed your post…very creative. That’s a great idea watering with the bottles. 🙂
Hi Meredith,
Thanks for the chuckle! Too cute! And they were not corny at all.
Rosey
Recently, I’ve been thinking there’s a real fine line between cheesy and clever, but I love your jokes! 🙂 great pics. The corn silk is really pretty!
I didn’t know you could use the bottle without the spike thing. I wonder if you can just stick a 2 liter bottle in outdoor veggies without the plant nannies?
Thanks, everyone. Cheesy, corny, silly, clever — if a joke makes you smile or groan, it’s all in the name of fun! And Wendy, the one thing about the 2-liter bottle is that the neck is shorter — I haven’t experimented with them, but my gut tells me the longer-necked bottles would work better by themselves if doing the solo thing. I’m pretty sure the 2-liters work with the plant nannies, though,
What a fun post! I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the laugh!
everything looks gorgeous!! love the stories too! hha!
do you have any idea why a perfectly healthy mexican lime tree will refuse to bloom? we’ve had our’s for over 2 years now and nary a blossom. lots of growth! beautiful, limey smelling green leaves…but no blooms…thoughts? heheeh
xoxo
Cat, mine didn’t bloom either, but they are very young. I think it could be age-related as a definite reason why yours didn’t bloom, but it could be related to fertilization, too. I gave mine some organic citrus fertilizer late this year, and they suddenly grew like crazy. Guess I won’t be a slacker on that anymore! Can’t wait for limes!