• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    23 days ago

    One of my friends was impressed by my flourishing houseplants and said they were jealous because theirs kept dying. So I gave them my secret sauce: neglect, and a lot of it.

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      23 days ago

      This is exactly what happens anytime somebody comes over lol, I have a garden outside as well and the answer is always that, just leave them alone.

      I water my plants like once a month, they can handle being dry for a bit.

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      23 days ago

      The number 1 killer of houseplants is root rot from over watering. Plants that need water take much longer to die than ones that have too much. They still aren’t at peak health, but they will last.

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        22 days ago

        That’s why I prefer growing in coco/perlite mix instead of soil. Impossible to overwater (with the downside of having to water more frequently)