This is such an interesting project, and what a read. I saw one of the comment below liken it to surgery, and it was exactly like that! It is such a shame when people do not know what they are doing. I see it on a daily basis with my own plants. I have yet to take so much care with a plant as you, as my philosophy in the garden is that it needs to survive on its own.
I really commend your patience with this plant, and I hope that it will survive! Thank you so much for sharing this rather intimate story!
I'll admit there's a part of me that was curious to try this project. My outside garden philosophy is one of "grow or don't" but the greenhouse plants are different
I know that feeling so well! When you succeed it is the best feeling though. And for sure. I have a couple of pot plants which I need to nurture a bit, outside philosophy does not always apply to them.