I have managed to kill most of my house plants because I just don't have a green thumb.
That is except for Tom. He just turned 32. He is an Elephant Leafed Philadendrum, I think. He was very small when I got him. Now he is in a pot that is about 2 or 3 feet in circumference, about the same in height, and
Tom is 2 or 3 feet above the pot.
I have abused him and not paid attention to him. When are daughter got mobile, the pediatrician said to put Tom outside so she wouldn't eat him and get poisoned. We put him on the deck here in CA. He got sunburned and almost died. Jen was old enough to talk and we said not to eat Tom. She looked at us like, "He's green. He's a vegetable." No problem.
Tom has lived in NY, upstate and downstate, MA and CA. I left him with Mom when I was in MI for grad school. In 2 years she couldn't kill him and she has a worse brown thumb than me.
I kept transplanting Tom and he didn't die. He got spider mites this year. I had no idea what was wrong with him and I brought a leaf to the nursery and got the spray. I recently bought 2 of those water globes. I put two in his pot. For the first 3 days, Tom drank them both dry.
Gotta love Tom and I have told him that I do. Maybe that is why he is still with me.
That is except for Tom. He just turned 32. He is an Elephant Leafed Philadendrum, I think. He was very small when I got him. Now he is in a pot that is about 2 or 3 feet in circumference, about the same in height, and
Tom is 2 or 3 feet above the pot.
I have abused him and not paid attention to him. When are daughter got mobile, the pediatrician said to put Tom outside so she wouldn't eat him and get poisoned. We put him on the deck here in CA. He got sunburned and almost died. Jen was old enough to talk and we said not to eat Tom. She looked at us like, "He's green. He's a vegetable." No problem.
Tom has lived in NY, upstate and downstate, MA and CA. I left him with Mom when I was in MI for grad school. In 2 years she couldn't kill him and she has a worse brown thumb than me.
I kept transplanting Tom and he didn't die. He got spider mites this year. I had no idea what was wrong with him and I brought a leaf to the nursery and got the spray. I recently bought 2 of those water globes. I put two in his pot. For the first 3 days, Tom drank them both dry.
Gotta love Tom and I have told him that I do. Maybe that is why he is still with me.