crazyflight wrote: ↑October 19th, 2023, 10:22:54 pm
MadameRed wrote: ↑October 19th, 2023, 10:12:10 pm
crazyflight wrote: ↑October 19th, 2023, 10:04:43 pm
wow, it's really starting to feel like a bygone era is coming back! although perhaps with a bit more maturity and grace, at least coming from me. i can never get over how cringy i was ten or so years ago. 
anyway, welcome madame 
i'm hoping to discover a green thumb at some point soon, but so far it's hopeless.
As long as we're able to look back on our past words and actions and recognize that we've moved beyond that and grown, that's what matters, I think.
I really didn't think I'd ever manage to keep a plant alive, but I've got a small army that are thriving! I keep smuggling more plants into the house, too, much to my parents' chagrin. "We don't have room for more!" they cry. I am a cruel and capricious plant-god, however, so I just crowd more into the front room
ahaha yes, many times over.
as is your right!! that sounds great. i think i'd benefit from some plants. i have a cute little balcony in my new apartment, so maybe now will be my time to try it out.
I'd recommend starting with something hardy, like a pothos or a snake plant! I've got a marble queen pothos that's 33+ years old. My grandmother gave it to my mother when I was born, and now I'm its primary caretaker. It's in several different pots around the house, and I gift cuttings of it to special people in my life. Pothos are very resilient and will let you know right away when they need water - their leaves will start to curl up on the edges and may turn a little yellow. Dump some water in there, and a few hours later they'll perk right back up. Or, you can stick it in a vase! Roots will grow and it will thrive living in water
As for the snake plant, I've got one that my sister pawned off on me; she regularly tries to assassinate plants, and I'll find them in my room half dead when she's abandoned them. She overwatered the snake plant and it was looking very sad indeed. I went to repot it and its entire root system
fell off. This was at least three years ago; it still has no roots, and it's still alive. I genuinely don't know how
But I'd say that definitely classifies it as a sturdy plant.
I find a lot of peace in repotting my army of plants. I'm a blob of anxiety that never actually relaxes, unless I'm repotting plants. I typically spend a weekend every spring repotting everything. I skipped it this year, because my dog passed and I am still only pretending to be doing well, but they'll keep until next spring. I like to get myself something nice to drink, like a juice or something, and play some music while I spend six hours covering myself in dirt. It's incredibly therapeutic!
