So remember how I bought $8 worth of plants yesterday? I then went and spent $80 on food and housing for them. Except I'm taking some back today because, seriously? What the heck would I need with FOUR tomato plants and FOUR cantaloupe vines?
But wow, the plant accessories are pricey.
ETA: Probably a good thing one of my students was working there though, because otherwise I would probably have been in here in about a month wondering why all my tomato plants were dying in their flowerpots. I know NOTHING about this stuff.
Wait, what kind of special pots do you need for your tomato plant, Emily?? I, too, know nothing and bought a tomato plant just Sunday.
what kind of special pots do you need for your tomato plant,
The large kind, apparently. That's it, just... larger than I was expecting.
Electronic thingie that tells you when your plant needs water: [link]
It's more expensive than generic Claritin is.
Yeah, that’s what I was afraid of.
vw, amazon.com has generic zyrtec. 350 pills for $26.99. link
Oh, fabulous! Thank you! Will discuss with PCP tomorrow.
The large kind, apparently. That's it, just... larger than I was expecting.
Yeah. They need mucho large. I was going to try some this summer, but I still worry about them getting enough light anywhere on my property, so I probably won’t bother.
Electronic thingie that tells you when your plant needs water:
Humans may not deserve to keep eating, you know?
No no no. I don't mean it. Obviously its great for someone getting into plants to have something to help them not kill it... but I can just imagine the bewildered face of my Grandmother at the sight of such a thing
Hivemind, what's a word for "panicked internally, but no one else noticed"?
Hivemind, what's a word for "panicked internally, but no one else noticed"?
*One* word? "Nonplussed" is close, but it doesn't really imply that no one noticed.
