• onion@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    You probably aren’t that bad at taking care of plants.

    It’s just that a lot of them are raised as quickly and cheaply as possible by using hormones, so when you get them they suffer from cold turkey withdrawal

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      1 year ago

      What many people don’t keep in mind is that plants are usually sold in way-too-small plant pots - they usually need to be repotted immediately and can use some fresh soil, optionally fitted with some kind of plant-benefical nutrient.

      What you mention is definitely true, but from my experience, a lot of my friends’ and acquaintances’ plants die because they don’t repot them.

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      1 year ago

      Personally, I ain’t got time for any plant that doesn’t grow like weeds. My spiderplants survived month-long dry spells and they’re still multiplying!

    • 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕓@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      Tbh my place just doesn’t really get much sun if any at all. I specifically got plants which are OK with some shade, but I have too much shade everywhere.

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        1 year ago

        I grow basil in my bedroom before it’s warm enough to survive outside. A 100w equivalent led bulb has been enough to light up a couple square feet of room to grow.

        Bonus: if you put it somewhere near your eyeline you’ll notice when they start wilting and need water