#TheWateringHole Good Morning, to all around the watering...
#TheWateringHole Good Morning, to all around the watering hole. I hope everyone has had a gentle start into the new Week and your Monday is progressing smoothly! Since there are only 8 plants vying for water and or attention, I am curious about something that I have been wondering about for sometime now. If you are buying a new plant, a plant that is completely foreign to you, and you know nothing about it. What do you do? Do you go down the proverbial rabbit hole, like I do and try to find out as much as you can about the plant? Or do you just post a question on the App here hoping someone has the answers for you? I often find if I do the research it sticks with me and I can remember it down the line! But again that doesn’t always work that way, more times than not I‘ll go back again and again to look up the same info. Some brain fart just keeps blocking something I desperately am trying to remember. Old age or lack of concentration?? Well, that’s enough of that! Enjoy the start of your week and whatever it may have in store for you. TheWateringHole #brunchataudreys Tags 🏷️: @CutePolypremum @AC73LoveCats @theloveofplants @ILoveMyPlants @TheOddAsity @SweetAzurebluet @MariansOasis @Babevila @MusicalRedmint @Ms.Persnickety @FitBrowallia @JenniferNoel @SuperbRaspfern @LaLaslovlies @debbiedo @PrizedShadscale @AmusingRedhill @Pineapplemom @Popcornjoness @idplantthat @preciousplants1 @Sassylimey @TRose @Shells_Garden @GracedStrapwort @Prentyce @Motheroforchids @BuffCaperspurge @PrincessPitStop @Plants_Galore @PioneerRutabaga @blueberrypie @motheroforchids @refinedsandwort @elk @baobab_zig @dogs-equal-joy @TheConservator @littlesongbird @toounique1 @PHILO @DreamMachine @ponytailmom @GreenPurpose @4leafbec @SunflowerSunset @Dawgfreak @MockingJay @Luckeecharm1 @IWantThatPlant @antsinurplants @mamalinne @jho @mtplantlady @stephonicle @shadowbxrbaby @TidyTigerpear @LucidAgapanthus @Forbes57 @Just1More @BEsucculent @holylacealoe @CactusAdjacent @ZappyLilac84 @ToMuchPlants @UberCoccoon22 @YesWaiuatua7 @Plantcatfinatic @jellyjellz @HummingbirdMint @GrowMyPretties @SoothingCacto90 @TryAnahaw60 @EcoPlantLover @TooUnique1 @StoutTwister88 @SlinkyFivespot8
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@Ms.Persnickety Good Morning!!
As for me personally, most times when I get a new plant, I thoroughly "disect" the tag, and care for it🍵 according to that info. But if the plant has trouble... I either Google it...😉😁 Or ask a question here on Greg.
I also find that if I research it, or read it several times in a book or something, it sticks in my memory lots better too.😀🤞
As for me personally, most times when I get a new plant, I thoroughly "disect" the tag, and care for it🍵 according to that info. But if the plant has trouble... I either Google it...😉😁 Or ask a question here on Greg.
I also find that if I research it, or read it several times in a book or something, it sticks in my memory lots better too.😀🤞
@BrightCapealoe @Ms.Persnickety @luvmygreenhouse
Good morning #TheWateringHole ☀️ The sun is up, birds are singing, it’s supposed to be hot 🥵 beyond all reason today, and I usually go down the rabbit hole of research 🔬 except for some instances.
I love to read 📚 about where the plant is from, plus others experiences with it in their own climates, 🏝️🏔️🌁 which gives me a better idea of how it will do at my house. (But at this point, I also have a pretty good idea of what WILL be happy at my house.)
But occasionally I will be at a garden center, small shop or nursery and just… 🪴 👀 👀 😍 Love at first sight! (99% of the time it’s a hoya, orchid, or calathea)
I try not to add more plants at a time than I can comfortably learn well.
I hope everyone beats the heat today! I’ve got an errand to run as early as possible and then we’re cocooning up in our house with popsicles. Have a great Monday everyone!
Good morning #TheWateringHole ☀️ The sun is up, birds are singing, it’s supposed to be hot 🥵 beyond all reason today, and I usually go down the rabbit hole of research 🔬 except for some instances.
I love to read 📚 about where the plant is from, plus others experiences with it in their own climates, 🏝️🏔️🌁 which gives me a better idea of how it will do at my house. (But at this point, I also have a pretty good idea of what WILL be happy at my house.)
But occasionally I will be at a garden center, small shop or nursery and just… 🪴 👀 👀 😍 Love at first sight! (99% of the time it’s a hoya, orchid, or calathea)
I try not to add more plants at a time than I can comfortably learn well.
I hope everyone beats the heat today! I’ve got an errand to run as early as possible and then we’re cocooning up in our house with popsicles. Have a great Monday everyone!
@Ms.Persnickety Happy Monday! I usually research several sources when I get a new plant. If I have a rocky go of it, I ask for help here on Greg.
If I see a new houseplant I don’t have, or have wanted, unless it is impossibly expensive, I usually buy it. Nurseries around here don’t usually offer plants for sale that are not suited to live in this area or indoors around this area. Occasionally if I haven’t seen a plant before, I may look it up first.
@Ms.Persnickety Good Morning 🌞. With Gabriella Plants, I read what and how, they have been caring for it. Then in between time, as it is in transition, I google and I watch YouTube videos pertaining to the plants, I’ve ordered!
Great question. I must say that a plant must appeal to me in some way. The color, the shape or appearance. Sometimes it the sheer challenge. With that being said, I do the research before getting the plant of choice. I never trust the stores to take “great” care and I want to have some idea of overcoming drawbacks to the plant. Changing environments can sometimes take time to acclimate to your new family member.
I definitely look it up, compare what I find with my home environment, and give it a try. If something isn’t working, I love to crowd source here. Often for simple things, you get soooo many different answers that it just confuses things. No one (well except maybe @DreamMachine !) knows my home environment like I do, so what works for someone in a warm tropical place may not work for me.
