It's Alive!

By DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
United States
April 21, 2025 6:21am CST
The pampas grass has started sprouting! Normally, it sprouts in the middle of March but this time it waited until after the middle of April. I was getting really worried about it. I would have been really upset if it had died during the harsh winter we just experienced. I've only had it 30-something odd years. I haven't checked any of the other plants we brought with us to this house seven years ago so I don't know if anything else survived the artic blasts we endured. I have a doctor appointment this morning so will try to check the other plants when we get home this afternoon. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Photo of the pampas grass. Photo is mine.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (143998)
• India
13h
The Alamanda has taken over our lawn on the terrace. I am waiting for serious rain for it come back.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
12h
I hope you get good rains soon and your lawn comes back beautifully. We're getting another run of storms across the middle of the US again. I'm hoping the cities that flooded during the last series of storms dried out before this series hit them. We are under flood warnings again here.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (143998)
• India
11h
@DaddyEvil We had the most unexpected rain, thunder and lightningyesterday. No more hoping for systematic weather
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
@allknowing I hope the rain helps your lawn.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (49337)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11h
It's raining here and 10°C/50°F, so unless it stops raining soon and the sun comes out, I won't be doing anything outside today.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (49337)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1h
@DaddyEvil It stopped for a bit and looked as if it would clear up, so I went outside to have a look at how wet things were. But then it decided to rain some more. So in I went and then it got nasty for a bit. So I just read the afternoon away.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
56m
@BarBaraPrz At least you got outside for a bit before getting stuck in the house again. And I can think of worse ways to spend an afternoon.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
4h
It was 10C when we left this morning but is 20C now. (3:30 pm) I hope it stopped raining and your day is warming up now.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (73742)
• United States
1h
Hope your appointment went well. Glad the pampas grass survived the cold. I was wondering if I was going to.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
1h
You could have come and stayed with us. There were several nights that Pretty cranked up the heat. I threw the blanket and sheet off me during the night. It reminded me of her mom pulling all the covers to her side of the bed and me sleeping just fine without them. Thanks. The appointment seemed to go just fine.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (114693)
• Marion, Ohio
11h
Glad it started growing finally. Hope the others do soon
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
Thank you. The only other plant I'm worried about it a black fern that a friend gave me around ten years ago. I haven't been outside lately to take a look see if it has sprouted yet. The rest of the plants we've got here are ones I bought when we moved in and I have duplicates growing in the house so could start those again if I had to.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
@wolfgirl569 Thanks. I'll look after while.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (114693)
• Marion, Ohio
11h
@DaddyEvil I hope that one survived too
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Angie
@andriaperry (118723)
• Anniston, Alabama
11h
I hope your doctor visit goes well.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
Thank you. My eyes are still swollen and I hope they stay that way until the doctor can see me.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
@andriaperry I hope so. My regular endocrinologist just keeps saying I shouldn't be having problems since my thyroid reading are "under control" now... But he doesn't take into account that there was already damage done before he brought my readings under control. My eye specialist laughed when the endocrinologist sent him a note telling him I shouldn't be having any problems now. Maybe this new person will set that record straight for me.
Angie
@andriaperry (118723)
• Anniston, Alabama
11h
@DaddyEvil yeah, so he can see for himself, maybe that will help.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56225)
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12h
I am glad it was able to withstand the bad weather. One thing is sure , extreme weather will be with us into the future.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
Thanks... Yes, it does seem like it. I hope you're doing okay today.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
5h
@Kandae11 Thank you. Everything went fine today.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (56225)
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11h
@DaddyEvil So far so good. Hope your doctor's appointment turns out well.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (163126)
• United States
6h
Enjoy your outdoor time. I think it is nice enough now for me to begin putting my plants outdoors.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
4h
Thank you. I wandered around checking on different plants outside. Everything is up and growing. I need to clean out the flowerbed in front of the house. It got overgrown with grass last summer/fall. And it turned out not to be a doctor appointment today. It was the "final" exam before SSDI makes a new determination, according to the two ladies who talked with/examined me. I'm supposed to find out the new determination within a month. Wish me luck, please.
snowy
@snowy22315 (187974)
• United States
9h
Good luck at the docs, and have fun with your grass!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
4h
Thank you! I'm just so happy the pampas grass didn't die after all!
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (173294)
• Boise, Idaho
3h
It is so nice to watch things grow from sprouts to adulthood. I'd be curious if the others you brought are doing okay. Good luck on that.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
58m
I walked around the house before the medical transport arrived and everything seems to have survived. I only took a picture of the black fern, though. Black fern. Photo is mine.
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47702)
• India
11h
I do see similar grass growing in a few places. Not too sure if it is the same as this or something different. I hope that your doctor visit went well. Have a great day ahead!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
11h
This pampas grass is native to Argentina but is grown as a "specimen" plant here. Pretty and I keep talking about planting more of it across the front of our house so we don't have to mow up close to the house. I don't know if we'll ever get that done. I leave to go to the doctor in a little while. Thank you. I hope you have a great day, too.
rebelann1949
@rebelann (113812)
• El Paso, Texas
11h
I hope all your plants survived.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
4h
Thank you. Everything survived and some look like they're doing better than I expected.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (84064)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1h
Never encountered pampas grass. I hope you appointment went well.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
1h
I love the pampas grass but it doesn't really love me. I'm allergic to the pollen it drops in the fall so I have to stay away from it. (Its pollen can burn right through my skin. It looks just like someone held a lit match to me.) The appointment seemed to go well, thank you.
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (84325)
• United States
10h
Hope your other plants survived the harsh winter.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
4h
Thank you. Everything seems to be sprouting back again.
Greenery8
@grenery8 (15995)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
8h
i hope your appointment wasn't stressful and good news for your plants
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DE
@DaddyEvil (145861)
• United States
4h
Thank you. The ladies I talked with did a good job of easing me into the appointment. The plants all seem to be sprouting nicely.
much2say
@much2say (57434)
• Los Angeles, California
3h
I remember you talking about your pampas grass at times . . . I'm glad it has finally sprouted! I hope your other plants made it out too. I'm sure all this weird weather is confusing for the plant world. Here, it's difficult to know where the line is between the seasons . . . so it's hard to tell when to prune, plant, etc. Somehow all the weeds figure it out just fine .
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (108779)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3h
I am doing my best to enjoy Monday working at home,