tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post4084767933430096558..comments2024-03-17T03:31:37.213-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: PATSP Infrequently Asked Questionsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86507315792369235912016-10-20T05:35:14.822-07:002016-10-20T05:35:14.822-07:00The smell isn't something you notice if you do...The smell isn't something you notice if you don't get right in there with your nose. It's just something special to me because I don't have any other plants to give me fragrances now or anytime soon, coffea arabica being the best candidate but several years away at best. When I bought the fern one of the rhizomes that had been sitting on the watering tray had a stronger odor to itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86010508052695988232016-10-19T14:28:16.127-07:002016-10-19T14:28:16.127-07:00Anonymous:
Thanks!
I'm pretty sure we sold M...Anonymous:<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />I'm pretty sure we sold <i>Microsorum diversifolium</i> at the ex-job, though I don't remember them having any detectable odor so it might have been a similar-looking fern, if those exist. I think I was put off by the size -- I feel like I remember seeing some huge 12-inch hanging baskets of it at one point. <br /><br />I take some issue with the mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10870288876739527542016-10-19T05:38:21.415-07:002016-10-19T05:38:21.415-07:00Great blog! And congratulations for sticking with ...Great blog! And congratulations for sticking with it for so long, being the internet and all.<br /><br />I first came here trying to identify a fern I bought, only to discover you really don't do ferns - which is fine. Not everybody likes them (although I don't get that). But what's not okay :), is you don't have the fern of all ferns, microsorum diversifolium, profiled and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39211007142549115002016-04-28T16:22:36.172-07:002016-04-28T16:22:36.172-07:00kathy:
Sure, e-mail me pictures and I can ID them...kathy:<br /><br />Sure, e-mail me pictures and I can ID them for you. (Probably.)mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30514463200206564712016-04-28T11:56:04.934-07:002016-04-28T11:56:04.934-07:00Hi! Found ur site accidentally n I love it! Your s...Hi! Found ur site accidentally n I love it! Your sense of humor matches mine! I admit to being technology challenged n not sure: blogging, but I would like to send a pic of 2 plants I rescued. From everything I've read their tags r wrong n not sure what to do with them- could u pls help me? Thx, Kathykathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40037371514742557262016-03-09T12:26:54.738-08:002016-03-09T12:26:54.738-08:00Just discovered this delightful blog. Love your wi...Just discovered this delightful blog. Love your wit. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm a complete newbie in all this and you've been so helpful. Lainey Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713386234265489520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15689704556636910232013-04-09T15:50:21.519-07:002013-04-09T15:50:21.519-07:00MJI:
Well, nothing happened to the job. It's ...MJI:<br /><br />Well, nothing happened to the job. It's still there; I'm just not doing it anymore.<br /><br />I'm not sure I ever <i>explained</i> leaving, exactly, but some of it had to do with the fact that we were moving, and it was going to be a lot more difficult to get to work. Also I'd had problems with the heat in the greenhouse the summer before, and it seemed likely mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81940703593107077642013-04-09T13:42:03.979-07:002013-04-09T13:42:03.979-07:00I love looking at your blog and reading your comme...I love looking at your blog and reading your comments about plants. Just curious, what happened to your old job? I missed the post where you talked about how you left.MJIhttp://africanvioletstop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14272342551769179542013-01-14T08:39:17.739-08:002013-01-14T08:39:17.739-08:00Rose:
Yes, three, though it's never worked ou...Rose:<br /><br />Yes, three, though it's never worked out terribly well. I gave <i>Tillandsia abdita</i> back to the person who'd given it to me, after it became clear that it wasn't happy with me. A NOID <i>Tillandsia</i> died after about 5 months in my care, presumably because I couldn't water it properly (I think I was watering too much, and too infrequently.), and <i>T. cyaneamr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86177780765393277272013-01-14T07:25:45.894-08:002013-01-14T07:25:45.894-08:00Thank you
Quite an informative blog.
I now consult...Thank you<br />Quite an informative blog.<br />I now consult it often with regards to houseplants care info<br /><br />But I gotta ask - have you ever had a tilly before?Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14857616436944160392012-03-13T14:01:00.175-07:002012-03-13T14:01:00.175-07:00Anonymous:
I couldn't answer any of the quest...Anonymous:<br /><br />I couldn't answer any of the questions; the best I could do for an answer about what pollinates the flowers were two websites that were just guessing (insects? flies?), and I've never tried to propagate them from seed because they're so much easier to propagate from cuttings.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-82629600755865018112012-03-13T13:29:14.764-07:002012-03-13T13:29:14.764-07:00I may be able to flower my purple passion plants(p...I may be able to flower my purple passion plants(probably hybrid Gynuras)-but what pollinates them...and,if seeds do ripen...Do they need light to germinate or do they need to be dark...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-58733595325619395142012-03-08T19:59:49.914-08:002012-03-08T19:59:49.914-08:00You may be gay and married but I love you too. Thi...You may be gay and married but I love you too. This has been some of the best read in the world for one who loves the garden world. Thank you for your time, your effort, your insight and OMG your humor. You made my day and you now have a new follower.Terrie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918938320746584243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-65544655175692786442012-02-24T09:04:44.019-08:002012-02-24T09:04:44.019-08:00New reader! Googled "cryptanthus" and fo...New reader! Googled "cryptanthus" and found your page...then read your Infrequently Asked Questions, which seemed to be the most logical way to find out more about your blog. <br /><br />I'm a 30yo japxican girl that was born in the Pacific Northwest, raised in East LA, went to high school in Iowa City, college in Santa Barbara CA, and am now getting a PhD in geology at Arizona marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344617751940342475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49678590916683622912011-09-28T07:44:53.440-07:002011-09-28T07:44:53.440-07:00OK. Thanks!OK. Thanks!archnemesis_goldenhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292438131608853151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8733914437443965982011-09-28T06:49:24.591-07:002011-09-28T06:49:24.591-07:00archnemesis_goldenhair:
I think technically you c...archnemesis_goldenhair:<br /><br />I think technically you can use different strings of letters within a post, as long as the letters for the first footnote in the text match the letters for the first footnote in the footnotes. (So you could use <b>first</b>, <b>second</b>, <b>third</b>, etc. if you wanted to, for example. It's just easier for me to keep track of what's supposed to go mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5786263555161025852011-09-28T06:31:57.697-07:002011-09-28T06:31:57.697-07:00Let me make sure I got this right, in the "id...Let me make sure I got this right, in the "id*****1" bits I can use any random string of letters. As long as every note per post uses the same string of letters. Different post, different string.<br />Aside from that part, got it.<br />Thank you very much for your help. I've enjoyed your blog very much, and it's improved my gardening skill.<br />Have a good day.archnemesis_goldenhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292438131608853151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-21681965915823359752011-09-24T18:49:25.333-07:002011-09-24T18:49:25.333-07:00archnemesis_goldenhair:
I googled for the documen...archnemesis_goldenhair:<br /><br />I googled for the document I used originally, but didn't find it, and the examples I found for the search "HTML clickable footnotes" didn't strike me as being particularly clear. <br /><br />I'm not sure that this is necessarily the best, most efficient way to do it, but this is how I do it, substituting [] for <> so that Blogger willmr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66513188251738439032011-09-24T18:03:48.605-07:002011-09-24T18:03:48.605-07:00Is there a tutorial somewhere about how to make fo...Is there a tutorial somewhere about how to make footnotes the way you do?archnemesis_goldenhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292438131608853151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-59855374750484393582011-04-15T15:12:46.862-07:002011-04-15T15:12:46.862-07:00I found this blog when I was looking for some plan...I found this blog when I was looking for some plant care information, like most of your other readers, and subsequently spent practically the entire weekend glued to the computer, reading almost every post you've written. Your blog is like an oasis of gorgeous, imaginative, hilarious, rich prose in the internet desert of poor vocabulary, bad grammar, mutant spelling, glib ideas (of which the Alexandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55832657857470938532011-02-24T10:23:37.806-08:002011-02-24T10:23:37.806-08:00Yay! you're gay! :) Me too. All this time I th...Yay! you're gay! :) Me too. All this time I though you were a woman? But calling yourself Mr. Subjunctive? I was real confused lol I LOVE your blog btw, read it every day, big fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76363281433311719552010-06-25T17:27:40.001-07:002010-06-25T17:27:40.001-07:00Congrats on your marriage! Here in CA, my husband ...Congrats on your marriage! Here in CA, my husband and I -- partners for nearly 20 years now -- got married on 8/8/08 during the window of opportunity. <br /><br /> At the risk of gushing, you two are part of why Iowa rocks. <br /><br />I love your writing--your sense of humor and the care you take over your words and your plants (about 300 or 350 here). <br /><br />PS I first found your blog whenSentient Meathttp://sentientmeat.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68785413924140293492010-03-23T11:22:41.745-07:002010-03-23T11:22:41.745-07:00Just discovered your blog, because a friend posted...Just discovered your blog, because a friend posted a link to your plant suggestions for zombie attacks. Love it! (The zombie advice and the whole blog). Plant expertise, interesting personality, engaging writing style, and bonus: spelling and punctuation. This blog's a keeper.hippolytanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31698749563367522262010-01-21T20:32:43.248-08:002010-01-21T20:32:43.248-08:00Ummm... the above is awesome! Love your blog, and ...Ummm... the above is awesome! Love your blog, and sense of humor. Tons of great information too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78429028749451937272009-08-18T02:35:04.736-07:002009-08-18T02:35:04.736-07:00It's 5am, I can't sleep and this is where ...It's 5am, I can't sleep and this is where I come for some entertainment! Another great post I've stumbled upon. Mr_Subjunctive should really be<br />Mr WOnderful! Enjoy learning about you!lynn'sgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104383899991317740noreply@blogger.com