内容摘要：Trader Daniel Kryger works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Trader Daniel Kryger works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.Most houseplants are tropical plants that require the warm, somewhat humid conditions of their natural habitat. In the home, many can become tired-looking, especially over winter, when even your brightest window provides lower-than-ideal light levels.

So why not send your houseplants on a vacation from which they’ll return re-energized, invigorated and having grown like, well, a weed?First, slip plants out of their pots to ensure their roots aren’t crowded. If they are, loosen them gently and replant them in a container exactly 2 inches larger (no more, no less), then make a game plan.This June 2020, image provided by Stacy Meli shows Ficus elastica, Strelitzia nicolai (white bird of paradise), Schlefflera, Ficus tineke and Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ among houseplants spending the summer outdoors in the Gravesend section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Stacy Meli via AP)

This June 2020, image provided by Stacy Meli shows Ficus elastica, Strelitzia nicolai (white bird of paradise), Schlefflera, Ficus tineke and Caladium ‘Miss Muffet’ among houseplants spending the summer outdoors in the Gravesend section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Stacy Meli via AP)Just as you might avoid visiting certain areas during extreme seasonal weather events, your plants’ summer vacation plans should also be carefully timed. Jumping the gun, such as setting them out on the first warm spring day, could be injurious or even fatal. Some tropical plants can suffer severe damage when temperatures drop to just 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wait until nighttime temperatures remain reliably above 60 degrees, then harden plants off by placing them in a shady outdoor spot (to avoid sunburn) for an hour or two. Then bring them back indoors. Repeat this daily over the course of a week, increasing their outdoor exposure by one hour each day. At the end of the week, they should be well acclimated to the stronger light, longer days and the wind of the great outdoors, where they can spend the summer.

This July 5, 2020, image provided by Kelly Jo Sandri shows a large tractor seat plant, several Pepperomia and fern species, a Bromeliad and a Tradescantia houseplant displayed outdoors on shelves in Blue Springs, Mo. (Kelly Jo Sandri via AP)“It was a really hard decision,” Ayala said about her move to be closer to her daughter. Ayala and her daughter hope to eventually bring the rest of the family to Rochester.

Jonathan Gonzalez and his then pregnant wife moved to Rochester after another major storm, Hurricane Maria, pummeled Puerto Rico in 2017.“It was pretty difficult to live in Puerto Rico those days,” Gonzalez said, adding that everything, including hospitals, were closed because of no electricity.

His mother already had a home in Rochester, which made it a natural place to go. Starting over was hard, though Gonzalez feels at home now.“I love Rochester,” he said.