tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post47441432210129581..comments2024-03-27T21:39:27.170-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: I have been a killer for as long as I can remember.Notorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-6748911759233358322010-07-27T20:25:00.038-07:002010-07-27T20:25:00.038-07:00I'm with Historiann: get a cat or dog. They re...I'm with Historiann: get a cat or dog. They really do reward the attention. And even if you travel frequently (I do, too), you can always find someone to sit for them. It's nice to be greeted by a living thing!<br /><br />I can grow most houseplants, though I certainly have killed a few in my day also. But I also don't really like having lots of them indoors, anyway. Just a few blooming things. <br /><br />Get a kitten... mrew.squadratomagicohttp://squadratomagico.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-14156887151031648672010-07-27T16:26:00.734-07:002010-07-27T16:26:00.734-07:00Cacti are actually not as hardy as you think. They...Cacti are actually not as hardy as you think. They need a lot of direct sunshine and people make the mistake of leaving them inside or putting them next to a window, which often isn't good enough. They also still do need water, but can suffer from TOO much water. I had an office cactus that died both from not enough direct sunlight as well as getting too much extra water from well meaning coworkers.FrauTechhttp://frautech.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-86335232068827314752010-07-27T12:27:23.529-07:002010-07-27T12:27:23.529-07:00Sorry--that last comment was actually by me. I sc...Sorry--that last comment was actually by me. I screwed up.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-28289397886533911182010-07-27T12:26:36.045-07:002010-07-27T12:26:36.045-07:00Kudos to cicely who killed mint!
I too am a kil...Kudos to cicely who killed mint! <br /><br />I too am a killer of houseplants. Part of it is actually aggressive, since plants are things always given to me by someone else who imagines that's what I need. And in the event that someone waters it, they get it all over the wood and f^&k it up. So, I hate indoor plants.<br /><br />Anything that can't cry and remind me to feed it and water it and pay attention to it doesn't deserve to live in my house. I say let the plants die and get a cat or a dog. They give you more back than just silent O2. (But there is the expense and the hassle of the $hit you have to deal with.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-67086699446882231912010-07-27T11:51:49.174-07:002010-07-27T11:51:49.174-07:00Another phytocidal maniac, here. I've killed ...Another phytocidal maniac, here. I've killed 'em all; ivies, begonias, air plant, ti logs, pine, rubber trees, cacti. <i>Mint</i>. My giving or withholding attention hasn't appeared to make any difference.<br /><br />I'm particularly narked about the mint. I deliberately picked plants with a little instruction spike stuck into the pot, followed the care-and-feeding instructions <i>meticulously</i>...notwithstanding which, the day came when I was sitting in contemplation of the last four, feeble, nearly-leafless stalks, listening to the radio telling me that "mint is invasive; you have to crop it back often and vigorously". <i>*sigh*</i><br /><br />cicelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-37112657603339408562010-07-27T06:29:26.290-07:002010-07-27T06:29:26.290-07:00Given where you live, a stint outside might be jus...Given where you live, a stint outside might be just what they need!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-1996934506974131232010-07-27T04:57:38.046-07:002010-07-27T04:57:38.046-07:00Like you, I have killed cacti. Multiple ones. An...Like you, I have killed cacti. Multiple ones. And they were my roommate's, under my care for a measly month while she was gone. (ouch).<br /><br />So far, the only plants I haven't killed are my bamboo plants, which have survived almost a whole year--a record for me!Sapiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259871146375570988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-25916636515660427222010-07-26T19:16:51.915-07:002010-07-26T19:16:51.915-07:00Plants can sometimes be fiddly about things like d...Plants can sometimes be fiddly about things like drafts and ambient moisture--those might be things to keep an eye on. Then again, one of my plants abruptly stopped blooming for no apparent reason, so maybe I shouldn't be giving advice.clio's disciplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640279322691564414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-22581933374917177872010-07-26T17:42:23.128-07:002010-07-26T17:42:23.128-07:00I, too, have a long, sordid history of plant murde...I, too, have a long, sordid history of plant murder. The latest reform effort is still hanging on but I agree with you that attention is probably necessary. Funny, I have no trouble paying attention to cooking--I mean meal planning, shopping, prep, <i>mise en</i> freakin' <i>place,</i> the whole bit--but stuff that grows in dirt, no. Attention, and maybe hope, which I have in the kitchen but not the garden. Go know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com