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title: "SOS… What happens if I just let them grow like that? lol It’s -5 in…"
description: "SOS… What happens if I just let them grow like that? lol It’s -5 in Chicago and I reallyyy don’t want go outside to dig my pots and soil out of the greenhouse…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/abwz28SSQpN2UWUXWtfUQi"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Lindsey"
published: "2025-01-21T19:20:55.833135Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cIOxLDkVVpO1KZo5lVJCf7Vm2gh8bu847ynniLimMPA/7zHcvTlSSGqxJDkDtSJiEw.webp?size=large"
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# SOS… What happens if I just let them grow like that? lol It’s -5 in…

_Posted by Lindsey on 2025-01-21_

SOS… What happens if I just let them grow like that? lol It’s -5 in Chicago and I reallyyy don’t want go outside to dig my pots and soil out of the greenhouse to repot this mother trucker and her children 🫠

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## 6 comments

### Sen commented on 2025-01-21

Rest until spring😇

### Autumn commented on 2025-01-21

fr it was -7 with a severe wind chill making it feel like -29 yesterday for my state. i hate winter..😭

#### Lindsey replied on 2025-01-21

I’m actually a South Floridian, but I’ve been living in Chicago for 8 years now and this part- Jan/Feb/March- never gets any easier. The magic of the holidays is gone, and now the cold is just annoying…. and I’m pale and my plants are all inside overcrowding my house and all I want is an adult beverage on a float in a lake somewhere 😭😭

### MikeNeedsMorePlants commented on 2025-01-22

Get yourself a plant repotting mat!

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#### MikeNeedsMorePlants replied on 2025-01-22

They're cheap and come in many sizes, and best part is you can do all your plant chores in front of the tv 😉

#### WyldMagnolia replied on 2025-01-27

This has been amazing for me to do plant stuff during the winter! 10/10 would recommend!

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