Wandering Jew

My grandson and his wife gave me a start for my Wandering Jew several years ago.  Every fall when the weather starts to cool down and we get frost warnings I take a few cuttings from my plant which I keep on the deck and place them in water in a canning jar and keep until spring comes. I like to keep my Wandering Jew on the deck so it can get sunlight and is easy to water without making a mess in the house.  I am not much on indoor plants anyway since I have ruined carpet, floors, tables and other things with watering them.  Wandering Jew comes in many different colors and variations. The purple one is pretty but I prefer the green one as it looks so good against the pink on the outside of my house. 

These are the cuttings I have in my kitchen.  It is so much fun to watch the little roots form in the glass jar.  By the time spring arrives the jar will be filled with the little white stringy roots that are so easy to insert into the soil.  I have gotten in too big of a hurry to start them outside only to find another freeze sneaking in.  And then there I am out on the deck in my pajamas trying to cover the little cuttings with a blanket or towel.  For several years though I have been lucky and kept the plant going. 

Once There Were Three Wandering Jews!