tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post5304108200433589874..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Houseplant-Related Beliefs and Traditionsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19311398869036340402014-06-10T15:17:25.784-07:002014-06-10T15:17:25.784-07:00Hilarious. I ran across a beautiful, massive, tree...Hilarious. I ran across a beautiful, massive, tree-sized gold dust <i>Codiaeum variegatum</i> in a conservatory (the awesome, architecturally stunning conservatory at Madison, WI's Olbrich Botanical Gardens to be specific). But all I could think of was, "But where are the spider mites?" And, more horrifyingly, "Do spider mites scale up with the size of their host?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349845965011158109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89349550812847629112014-05-31T13:14:02.271-07:002014-05-31T13:14:02.271-07:00Obviously, you want to keep demons in the root bal...Obviously, you want to keep demons in the root balls because where else are you going to keep them? On the mantle? They would never stay there. Sheesh! <br /><br />You can't have demons spilling out of pots all willy nilly. It'd be demonic chaos! I for one am comforted to know people are out there preventing chaos with a little piece of clay. Good job, people who do that! Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42569440309256954622014-05-31T06:03:59.947-07:002014-05-31T06:03:59.947-07:00I really think we should spread around that one ab...I really think we should spread around that one about how stealing someone's plants takes years off your life. It is amazing how widespread the belief is that it is okay to steal cuttings - especially at stores. <br /><br />By the way, if you ever want to try crotons again, I highly recommend trying to grow them in hydroculture. After the tragic loss of a croton with sentimental meaning, I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35403326484273043232014-05-30T04:32:38.839-07:002014-05-30T04:32:38.839-07:00Bahahahahahaha...this was hilarious! Definitely th...Bahahahahahaha...this was hilarious! Definitely the best blog post of the day :)Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54110920812961992822014-05-30T03:39:10.624-07:002014-05-30T03:39:10.624-07:00Entertaining :)Entertaining :)ardashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237501150124458342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81039016208672391122014-05-30T03:37:45.702-07:002014-05-30T03:37:45.702-07:00Holy cow! Thank you for filling me in! I don't...Holy cow! Thank you for filling me in! I don't know how I avoided multiple catastrophes, but I'm armed with this knowledge now.Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.com