Kitchen Geranium

This is the geranium that hangs in my kitchen

I wanted to have a red geranium hanging in my kitchen this winter, because it is so Victorian, as is my house. I mean, my house is Victorian in AGE and ERA; it is a workingman’s simple shack however, and other than being made entirely out of ACTUAL BOARDS OF WOOD (rather than press-board) , I don’t think anyone looking at it would identify it as a “Victorian”.

But my kitchen ceiling has a stove- hole for the woodstove. It has a painted piece of tin nailed over the hole. The Geranium is a nice touch. (I think I should paint it.)

I have discovered that you can’t keep a Geranium happy inside, even in a sunny window (well maybe in a southern exposure window; my kitchen window faces East however.) What you have to do is have a Greenhouse and TWO geraniums. While one recovers in the greenhouse, the other can be in the kitchen, and you just switch them out every now and then.

Today is so warm and sunny, I am just going to hang the geranium outside. The predicted temperature today is 77˚!!! That is just WRONG! I refuse any temperature warmer than 70˚. It’s JANUARY for Crying out loud!