tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3151755513558575808..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Top Ten Reasons Why I Hate Outdoor Gardeningmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49791543515629357552020-05-12T13:44:47.709-07:002020-05-12T13:44:47.709-07:00I naturally have a green thumb, but I'm so sic...I naturally have a green thumb, but I'm so sick and tired of contending with birds every season. My wife and I have been combing through an endless catalog of perennials and annuals, most of which will eventually become mutilated by either birds or neighbors. We're better off having a wide variety of houseplants where we know they'll be left unscathed and untouched. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-33293958217282176002009-04-29T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:41:00.000-07:00Hm, I agree with the last post... I indoor garden...Hm, I agree with the last post... I indoor garden outdoor and indoor plants, because I couldn't wait for Nature to get her act together and get hot. Even in the humid, hot jungle of DC, winter sticks around for a few months.<br /><br />Also, I don't even have a patio, so outdoor gardening is kind of hard.<br /><br />ANY gardening at all, that's where it's at!Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43309048859746731812009-03-02T00:09:00.000-08:002009-03-02T00:09:00.000-08:00I'm a plant-lover. Period. And I seem to come from...I'm a plant-lover. Period. And I seem to come from a family of plant-lovers. Whether inside or outside, so long as they're leafy, plants are a passion. The Canadian growing season is bloody short and anything that makes it longer, (such as having plants indoors), is viewed as a godsend.<BR/>Any gardener who attempts to divide gardeners into indoor and outdoor camps just to fuel their own conceit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-72014247359579084662008-07-13T09:30:00.000-07:002008-07-13T09:30:00.000-07:00Hello, I came across your blog by accident. Your ...Hello, I came across your blog by accident. Your top ten made me laugh so hard because I can totally relate to what you wrote. I have a mild love affair with houseplants and I'm glad to know that there are others out there too.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894718787948979920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73222568726636453962008-07-12T17:54:00.000-07:002008-07-12T17:54:00.000-07:00Hello from GardenRant, again. We do have ONE love...Hello from GardenRant, again. We do have ONE lover of houseplants - Eliz in Buffalo. My own contribution to the discussion was to say that MY houseplants are little better than fake... because I'm so shitty at taking care of them.<BR/>Hey, I'm ALL about to each their own - indoors or out, veggies, ornamentals, etc etc.Greenbelt Community Garden Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386215019393859437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3391041031734852552008-07-12T02:48:00.000-07:002008-07-12T02:48:00.000-07:00Hmm. Well, I have to agree that most of the reason...Hmm. Well, I have to agree that most of the reasons in Stewart's post don't really stand up to any kind of real questioning, though this is maybe asking too much. I mean, one's reasons for doing or not doing something are one's own reasons, and don't necessarily have to make sense to somebody else. So it's not that that got me riled up about the list.<BR/><BR/>What got me riled is that I can't mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71683902552281401102008-07-11T23:40:00.000-07:002008-07-11T23:40:00.000-07:00EXACTLY - I can't even figure out what she hates a...EXACTLY - I can't even figure out what she hates about indoor plants. Not that she's actually "offended" me in the traditional sense, but it irks me to see someone list ten reasons why someone hates my hobby. She can hate if she wants - it's her opinion, but seeing as most of her reasons were weird anecdotes ("there's no good place to put a houseplant" or "houseplants that grow too fast are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5935228706783228982008-07-11T18:44:00.000-07:002008-07-11T18:44:00.000-07:00YES times ten. And the damn mosquitoes. And the cl...YES times ten. And the damn mosquitoes. And the club meeting. And you can't outdoor garden at night. (anyway I can't... just can't see what I'm doing.) And you couldn't see that six and a half foot tall drag queen well enough to be appreciative.<BR/>-perL, whose blogger password has disappeared......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-6345554115530999552008-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:00themanicgardener:I don't actually know one at the ...themanicgardener:<BR/><BR/>I don't actually know one at the moment, no, but I'm sure there's one out there somewhere. RuPaul is supposed to be 6'4" (193 cm): given high enough heels, I'm sure something could be worked out.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40760795228014137372008-07-11T09:12:00.000-07:002008-07-11T09:12:00.000-07:00Oh, I want six-and-a half-foot tall drag queen in ...Oh, I want six-and-a half-foot tall drag queen in an evening gown! Is he for rent? (Is he for real?) When I first got here to Montana it seemed so _tame_. I mean, I went about the streets aching to see a blue streak in hair, a pierced eyebrow, anything. (It's loosened a little even in the past 7 years--) I knew your guy back in Minnesota (you know you're in the stix when Minnesota is more themanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42244120737656752422008-07-11T02:54:00.000-07:002008-07-11T02:54:00.000-07:00themanicgardener:Okay, Kate, touche. I will defend...themanicgardener:<BR/><BR/>Okay, Kate, touche. I will defend myself only by noting, one, that it also gets warm outside, even if not quite as warm (with the shades pulled in the greenhouse, the actual <I>temperature</I> rarely hits 95F/35C; it's just that the humidity can be anywhere from 60-90%, and the air is always very still compared to outside, so the heat <I>indices</I> are often in the mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34566133981083053272008-07-10T20:08:00.000-07:002008-07-10T20:08:00.000-07:00Okay, now, as I recall it was what, two, three, da...Okay, now, as I recall it was what, two, three, days ago that you spent a charmless day or two in the emergency room from what was at least in part heat stroke--and it's the heat you want to complain about with outdoor plants? How hot did you say that greenhouse was--well over a hundred? <BR/><BR/>Doesn't wash, Mr.S, doesn't wash at all.<BR/><BR/>(But the rest was great and all of it was funny, themanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31919801653405038142008-07-10T14:57:00.000-07:002008-07-10T14:57:00.000-07:00Well, whether Amy notices you or not, THIS Ranter ...Well, whether Amy notices you or not, THIS Ranter sure does and loves this description of us: "about as collectively threatening as a freshly baked apple cinnamon muffin." Next time some hort guy or marketing guy or thin-skinned designer guy (why always guys?) I'm quoting YOU. And thank you for NOT thinking we four are ONE PERSON. How hard is that to figure out? Apparently VERY.<BR/>As for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7511537099113940062008-07-10T14:55:00.000-07:002008-07-10T14:55:00.000-07:00You failed to mention the mosquitoes! But my refu...You failed to mention the mosquitoes! But my refutation of your entire thesis rests on one fact: outdoor plants get water from the sky, not from me. I've killed all kinds of houseplants, including an aloe, by forgetting to water them. I'll stick to outdoor gardens. At least if something dies, I can say it wasn't my fault.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71234404593318883002008-07-10T12:22:00.000-07:002008-07-10T12:22:00.000-07:00water roots:As best as I can tell from what the cu...water roots:<BR/><BR/>As best as I can tell from what the customers tell me, in the off-season people mainly sit around wishing that it was spring, and/or visiting local greenhouses in order "to see something green." Though they don't, typically, <I>buy</I> any green stuff after they've seen it. I've suggested to the boss that maybe we should look into having ourselves designated a botanical mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7538843955409431792008-07-10T11:14:00.000-07:002008-07-10T11:14:00.000-07:00Har har har...loved it...Okay, I do enjoy some out...Har har har...loved it...<BR/><BR/>Okay, I do enjoy some outdoor gardening but up here in the north that season is really, really short. What the heck do you do the rest of the year? I can't imagine my life without houseplants, here where the majority of the year outdoor plant life is nowhere to be seen. That would be really sad...Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68578490810647621152008-07-10T09:44:00.000-07:002008-07-10T09:44:00.000-07:00All good reasons. That woman sucks.All good reasons. That woman sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-59984516273462682392008-07-10T08:50:00.000-07:002008-07-10T08:50:00.000-07:00I really love the club meeting.I really love the club meeting.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-344707911191426232008-07-10T06:59:00.000-07:002008-07-10T06:59:00.000-07:00good for you for sticking up for us "natural outdo...good for you for sticking up for us "natural outdoor gardeners" , lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907498918895308265noreply@blogger.com