Not sure y’all are ready for this planty horror story…👻👹 ...
Not sure y’all are ready for this planty horror story…👻👹
I worked Memorial Day, so had a little extra holiday pay burning a hole in my pocket. 💸 I decided to use some of it to order a wishlist plant- The ✨✨ hoya heuschkeliana variegata✨✨ 🪴
Well…Anywho…. the flipping mailman put it ON THE GROUND against the GARAGE DOOR behind where we park!!! And my husband backed out and ran over it. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🙈🙈😭😭😭 Poor guy was mortified and texted me at work panicking. I finally unpotted today and it’s a mess. But as my dear friend @dreammachine reminded me, hoyas are rock stars of resilience. I dried my tears, repotted the best I could, and have her in a good spot with good soil, humidifier 💦 and grow light 💡. Fingers crossed, Hail Marys prayed, prayers sent up that she will hunker down and come soaring back like a phoenix 🐦🔥 rising from the ashes! 🙏🏼
Do you have any plant horror stories? #thewateringhole #mamalinne #hoya #hoyaddicts #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #GregGang
I worked Memorial Day, so had a little extra holiday pay burning a hole in my pocket. 💸 I decided to use some of it to order a wishlist plant- The ✨✨ hoya heuschkeliana variegata✨✨ 🪴
Well…Anywho…. the flipping mailman put it ON THE GROUND against the GARAGE DOOR behind where we park!!! And my husband backed out and ran over it. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🙈🙈😭😭😭 Poor guy was mortified and texted me at work panicking. I finally unpotted today and it’s a mess. But as my dear friend @dreammachine reminded me, hoyas are rock stars of resilience. I dried my tears, repotted the best I could, and have her in a good spot with good soil, humidifier 💦 and grow light 💡. Fingers crossed, Hail Marys prayed, prayers sent up that she will hunker down and come soaring back like a phoenix 🐦🔥 rising from the ashes! 🙏🏼
Do you have any plant horror stories? #thewateringhole #mamalinne #hoya #hoyaddicts #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #GregGang
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@IWantThatPlant I love that line too 😂😂
@MamaLinne deep breaths 😮💨😮💨 it will be ok!! They are the bad*sses of the plant world. I picture hoyas with a slight glare, folding their arms, in a figurative sense, and saying, “yeah? So what 😒”
That plant has been on my wish list for a year, and even though this is a horror story, I think you’ve inspired me to actually go get one, with my Memorial Day weekend 💸😅
@MamaLinne deep breaths 😮💨😮💨 it will be ok!! They are the bad*sses of the plant world. I picture hoyas with a slight glare, folding their arms, in a figurative sense, and saying, “yeah? So what 😒”
That plant has been on my wish list for a year, and even though this is a horror story, I think you’ve inspired me to actually go get one, with my Memorial Day weekend 💸😅
@MamaLinne 🤭😝🤣 Please don’t leave me!! What a sweetheart 💞!! It looks like you did a great job of putting Humpty Dumpty back together again 🥹. Oh I haven’t run one over but I’ve dropped many a plant 🪴 . And it’s never the cheapest ones 😝 or the ones we don’t care about that much 🫥. I ordered a syngonium wendlandii years ago from a shop in Florida. When it arrived i mistook it for an item I needed for a horse show so I put it in the horse’s stall bag. So it went from Florida to San Diego then to Las Vegas before I realized what happened 🙈. Fortunately it survived the hotel stay and the car trip back to San Diego ✈️ 🛻 🚗 🗺️ 🙄 🏡
@captainstardust soooo cute!!! I have an ahole kitty who chews up my plants. Doesn’t eat them. Tears them up to get my attention. He’s a jerk.
@PricklyThumb oh, I love to hear that! (Well not the mealy part)
It did seem pretty sturdy, unlike a lacunosa I got a few weeks ago that had tissue paper roots. 🫠
It did seem pretty sturdy, unlike a lacunosa I got a few weeks ago that had tissue paper roots. 🫠
@captainstardust it’s not their fault! Justice for the kittens!!
Howie has decided the prop heating mat is HIS, of course only after he chews holes in all of the baggies. 🫠
Howie has decided the prop heating mat is HIS, of course only after he chews holes in all of the baggies. 🫠
@MariansOasis HAHAHA oh no!!! That’s totally something I would do lol!! 🤪 And, you have just named this plant for me…”Humpty!” 🤣🤣🤣
@MamaLinne I’ve got a jug of purecrop1 and time off in a week or so. Going to get them all treated. I’ll get those mealies yet. If I have to have a pest mealies are my pick 😂
@MamaLinne
Oh no dear Deb!
I can imagine how mortified you and your hubby were.
I feel that it in this modern age, because of technology, things move too fast and humans are racing to catch up.
Your mailman probably didn't even think to put your beloved plant newbie by your front door.
When you next see him, I'm sure a gentle reminder will deter future calamities!!!
But... from our very awesome Community, 👌 you've been given 😀 😊 😄 lots of love and encouragement that there is hope ❤️ that your long-awaited Hoya will grow with your loving care!
Oh no dear Deb!
I can imagine how mortified you and your hubby were.
I feel that it in this modern age, because of technology, things move too fast and humans are racing to catch up.
Your mailman probably didn't even think to put your beloved plant newbie by your front door.
When you next see him, I'm sure a gentle reminder will deter future calamities!!!
But... from our very awesome Community, 👌 you've been given 😀 😊 😄 lots of love and encouragement that there is hope ❤️ that your long-awaited Hoya will grow with your loving care!
@CutePolypremum I agree- I hope I’m calmed down by the time I see him lol!! But you’re right, and thanks for that perspective! I know they’re worked to the bone and I’m guessing he thought he was doing the right thing by putting it where we could “supposedly” see it. 🫠😂
Awwwww...
I've learned from experience how the drivers from UPS, FedEx, the mailperson, etc. are often frantic because of the crazy schedules they're on.
If it's wicked hot out, and I'm home, if I can,I make a to go cup filled with ice and water.
They're so appreciative.
During snow and ice season, I let them fend for themselves...lol
Please keep us posted with updates of your Hoya...
I've learned from experience how the drivers from UPS, FedEx, the mailperson, etc. are often frantic because of the crazy schedules they're on.
If it's wicked hot out, and I'm home, if I can,I make a to go cup filled with ice and water.
They're so appreciative.
During snow and ice season, I let them fend for themselves...lol
Please keep us posted with updates of your Hoya...
Ohh no! 😣 I am so sorry! 😞 Putting it right behind the cars is terrible! I hope it pulls through, and maybe you’ll just end up with like 4?? I mean that would kinda be a great ending to a not-so-great start?? 🤞🤞 If it doesn’t for some reason pull through, let me know and I have a couple I can send you some cuttings or something. I hate when great people have terrible things happen and your poor husband I’m sure he’s a wreck about it; you can tell how much he loves you and knows how much you love these guys 🥰