R.I.P. my green friends

katex · 30-01-2010, 17:35

Oh no ! I'm a murderer ! Hope no one will report me to the RSPCP .. I'll never get the hang of this ... think I had better look at plastic ones from now on...

I murdered my plants 003.jpg I murdered my plants 002.jpg I murdered my plants 005.jpg

Maybe I should enlist in a therapy session at The Priory ?

cashman · 30-01-2010, 17:43

yer not alone kate worry not, late missus had to resort to plastic, after destroying every plant/flower she ever touched. so yer in good company, she was a top lass as well.

katex · 30-01-2010, 18:23

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Originally Posted by cashman

yer not alone kate worry not, late missus had to resort to plastic, after destroying every plant/flower she ever touched. so yer in good company, she was a top lass as well.

Thanks Cashy for those kind words .... feel a little better now that it is not just me.

I do like plants ... they just don't seem to like me very much.

I will have another shot and go looking for some new ones. In the meantime, these are now destined for the green bin. Would you believe, as I tip them in I whisper how sorry I am to them .

mattylad · 30-01-2010, 18:29

Hmm, they are not dead yet.

Put them upside down in the bath for a day & then feed them with water & plant food.
You may heal them yet.

MrsMatty often almost kills off plants & giving them a bath has sometimes resurrected them.

Just dont do it at the weekend when everyone will expect to be able to have a bath

katex · 30-01-2010, 18:41

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Originally Posted by mattylad

Hmm, they are not dead yet.

Put them upside down in the bath for a day & then feed them with water & plant food.
You may heal them yet.

MrsMatty often almost kills off plants & giving them a bath has sometimes resurrected them.

Just dont do it at the weekend when everyone will expect to be able to have a bath

Ok Mattylad ... will have a go at that. Why upside down ? Do you put water in the bath?

Ok with my bath .. hasn't been used for a few years now....

cashman · 30-01-2010, 19:22

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Originally Posted by katex

Thanks Cashy for those kind words .... feel a little better now that it is not just me.

I do like plants ... they just don't seem to like me very much.

I will have another shot and go looking for some new ones. In the meantime, these are now destined for the green bin. Would you believe, as I tip them in I whisper how sorry I am to them .

hey she had a guilt trip about destroying em,

yas sound just like her.

would never have real plants/flowers ever again because of wrecking em, so that all she gets now- plastic uns. don't call me tight, she swore she prefered em.

Margaret Pilkington · 30-01-2010, 20:01

Kate, I am the kiss of death to plants too.....I was given a begonia for Christmas, so I rehomed it before my influence was felt by the plant......I am told it is thriving!

cashman · 30-01-2010, 20:27

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Kate, I am the kiss of death to plants too.....I was given a begonia for Christmas, so I rehomed it before my influence was felt by the plant......I am told it is thriving!

well it seems to be a Woman thing!!

K.S.H · 30-01-2010, 20:45

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well it seems to be a Woman thing!!

Must be, my Mrs killed off an aspidistra (sp) that had been in my family for years, they say they strive off neglect, only lasted a few month here

cashman · 30-01-2010, 20:57

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Must be, my Mrs killed off an aspidistra (sp) that had been in my family for years, they say they strive off neglect, only lasted a few month here

hell ya just reminded me....... me mam killed one of them off, that me nan had had fer years.

K.S.H · 30-01-2010, 21:16

LOL, is it right they only flower about every 50 year? I remember being told something on them lines, my aunts did flower while she had it and it was in the local paper, it wont flower again thats a dead cert

shillelagh · 30-01-2010, 22:05

i cant say nowt ... i managed to kill a cactus .. and one of them air plants .. that dont need watering ..

Retlaw · 30-01-2010, 22:42

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

i cant say nowt ... i managed to kill a cactus .. and one of them air plants .. that dont need watering ..

Do you mean the Spanish Moss variety.
They do need water, but will only survive on living wood. I cut a twig off a tree and hung it over that, every week it gets sprayed with warm water, its now survived for over three years.
Cacti only need a bit of water every month during winter, just to keep them ticking over.

Retlaw.

K.S.H · 30-01-2010, 22:47

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and one of them air plants .. that dont need watering ..

Yup, she killed one of them off too, was like a blob of grass stuck in a shell, I'd better not let on I'm putting this on here or I'll have her "green" fingers round my neck

Gayle · 30-01-2010, 22:50

Kate, there is an amazing miracle solution that can keep plants alive. All you need is an empty milk bottle and the stuff that comes out of the tap, it's called water. Use the empty milk bottle to transport the stuff that comes out of the tap, over to the plant. If you do this on a regular basis, an amazing thing happens and your plants will flourish.