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James Honeycutt's avatar

I love that you care so deeply about what happens to your plants!

A few years ago I was dumping our trash into our condo building’s interior trash room when I saw that someone had dumped a sickly plan to die. Not on my watch! I brought her upstairs to our place, where I nursed her back to health over 6 months.

I also had a different plant, a peace lily who I had named Fiona (I name everything.) Peace lilies don’t do well in the dry San Diego climate, so this poor girl slowly declined over 2 years.

When we moved from that condo, the buyer requested all of our plants, but wasn’t going to move in for another 2 weeks. I knew Fiona wouldn’t make it without love for that long, so I snuck her with me. We stayed in a hotel for 3 grueling months, where I barely kept her going.

Once we got into our new home, she wasn’t doing so well. I nursed her, I talked to her, I cleaned her leaves, I even took her outside for a little while each day for a little extra sunlight.

Then one day, with only the tiniest little patch of green left, she was gone. I cried like a baby.

So I get it. 🌱💚

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Bonnie Louise's avatar

Peace lilies are very touchy, I've found. They're almost as sensitive as a Ficus. Not too hot, not too cold. Not too much sun, not too shady. Not too dry, not to damp.

I'm glad you now live in a place where you are surrounded by beautiful plants!

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Melinda Allman's avatar

What a great road trip!! ❤️

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John M. Honeycutt's avatar

I loved finding stones, bookstores, and coffee shops with you. Top of the mitten to ya!

By the way I am one of those four-leaf clover finders. 🍀

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