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[–] Kerrigor@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like the prices should be inverted. The more expensive ones tend to line up with the drama queen plants

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah they're more expensive because the sellers had just as hard a time getting them to live as you are lol. The cheap ones are cheap because they're effortless to maintain

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife bought fresh basil from Instacart and they delivered live basil instead. It's essentially a tiny basil plant equivalent to a pack of fresh basil. Well, she refused to eat this $4 herb and instead decided to let it live. It is now about to get repotted for a third time. This thing is massive with pretty little white flowers and thick branches. If you touch it, it releases a wonderful smell that fills the room. She named it Basil (bah-zill) the basil

[–] dejf@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

That is very wholesome. Are you using some of its leaves for cooking, or are you just keeping it be and letting it grow like a regular houseplant?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Wow maybe I’m just in a mood, but I read “plants that will kill you in _ weeks” and thought this was really dark shit

[–] Ahmed@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

We need more of this level of honesty

[–] pepperonisalami@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rosemaries would be on the top shelf lmao. I've killed 3 of them

[–] Sixner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was in Seattle and saw multiple massive rosemary plants outside. Guess theyve got the climate for it.. I sadly do not. :(

[–] jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They survive pretty well down here in the south (Texas/8B). I suppose they don't like frost?

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heh, I tend to buy the plants on the discount rack that look half dead, and then make them look happy again. This hydrangea was all dead and brown when I bought it for $10 last summer. Now it has more flowers than leaves...

https://imgur.com/a/udeAzh2

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Aw thats cool as hell! You're the plant doctor who picks them up and takes them to the plant nursing home ☺️

[–] Latework@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

My greatest success has been with small cacti. It feels impossible to kill them and I've even had them flower!

[–] brettvitaz@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

We went into a plant shop. We bought two plants, one for $15, and one for $65. Guess which one is still alive🤣