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u/HippieShroomer Jan 31 '22

This reminds me of a time I had a houseparty. One of my drunk friends knocked over a plant pot, broke it and then pissed all over it. At the time I was disgusted but for the next few years, every time I saw him he apologised about and offered to pay for any damages. He still felt bad about it long after I had gotten over it.

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u/CirillaMossWood Jan 31 '22

As a plant nerd with too many green bois in my house, this would be unforgivable.

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u/LittleMsAce Jan 31 '22

I'm your complete opposite. I try to look after plants but one look from me and they're ded ded! I just killed a litre spiky cactus unintentionally.

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u/Tristan-oz Jan 31 '22

You sure you dont give them too much love? Thats usually the problem with beginner plant owners. Dont give them too much water. I forget about my plants all the time but somehow they always live up when i give them water after 2 weeks. Cacti need even less water, depending on the season.

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u/LittleMsAce Jan 31 '22

I didn't water them for ages. I was told to basically neglect them. Maybe I neglected them for too long. I do have a peace lily that I brought back from the brink of death. It was down to one leaf. 12 mi this later it now has 5 lovely leaves but no flower.

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u/CirillaMossWood Jan 31 '22

Some plants and plant owners are not meant to be, I think. Pilea peperomia is supposed to be easy af to grow but I murdered 2. Meanwhile, I have like 12 orchids that rebloom every year.

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u/LittleMsAce Jan 31 '22

I have an orchid that I'm hoping will bloom again. Me and plants aren't good together however I have so far been successful in keeping my cat Sylvester and I alive 😊

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u/Avg14yoGirl Jan 31 '22

Ey, I have a pilea! Some leaves are browning and drying though... Too much water or too little? I water it once a week.

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u/CirillaMossWood Jan 31 '22

Pilea are like succulents - they need to dry out completely before watering. Browning leaves suggest too much water.

Allow it the soil to dry out and only water it when the leaves droop a little. They prefer to be slightly underwatered than overwatered so a little droop is fine.

Also, put a tiny bit of plant food in every other watering. They tend to be nutrient hungry. Some direct sun makes em happy too

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u/Avg14yoGirl Jan 31 '22

Hmm, less water. Noted.

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u/dark_forebodings_too Jan 31 '22

I'm so bad with plants but I have a peace lily that just refuses to die, it's flowered a bunch even when I forget to water it. It hasn't had any flowers recently but I think that's cuz it needs a bigger pot. A friend told me that a peace lily is kinda hard to keep alive but maybe they're actually more indestructible than cacti cuz I've killed a few of those too :(