tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6814156294996175889..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Welcome to New York Times readers!mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22947096361845634802010-11-16T10:57:56.914-08:002010-11-16T10:57:56.914-08:00Congrats. Nice to know who the man behind the fic...Congrats. Nice to know who the man behind the ficus is!ScottE.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02346813251871182513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14037722032764504002010-11-15T10:08:46.483-08:002010-11-15T10:08:46.483-08:00Ivynettle:
I know. I nearly called the whole thin...Ivynettle:<br /><br />I know. I nearly called the whole thing off more than once, because of not wanting to lose the anonymity. And so far, I'm not convinced I made the right decision.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-44524302528539774632010-11-15T07:26:47.592-08:002010-11-15T07:26:47.592-08:00Wow, congrats!
Stepping out of anonymity must be ...Wow, congrats!<br /><br />Stepping out of anonymity must be pretty scary - I know I'm leery of even linking this name to some others I'm using, because one of them would make me more identifiable... and that's just <i>me</i>, and who even knows me or would care to find out who I am?Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34508113402147938162010-11-13T20:26:54.485-08:002010-11-13T20:26:54.485-08:00Congratulations!!!! Hope you get a book deal. I...Congratulations!!!! Hope you get a book deal. I'll buy it! Thanks for all the ID help on our blog too :)Meganhttp://faroutflora.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24390401990940986492010-11-13T06:32:25.587-08:002010-11-13T06:32:25.587-08:00You'll always be Mr. Subjunctive to me. Deligh...You'll always be Mr. Subjunctive to me. Delighted that you are getting national press--luckily you live in a remote location or that photo would get you some stalkers."Daffodil Planter" Charlotte Germanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892686231029047130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22452628123764683492010-11-12T13:09:35.859-08:002010-11-12T13:09:35.859-08:00Congrats! You really should get started on a book ...Congrats! You really should get started on a book now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25433701282096886502010-11-12T12:22:03.211-08:002010-11-12T12:22:03.211-08:00All:
Sorry I didn't reply to the comments ear...All:<br /><br />Sorry I didn't reply to the comments earlier. As you might imagine, stuff is feeling very weird to me now (couldn't even <i>begin</i> to describe), and I'm trying to keep up with e-mails as best as I can, which means I'm not doing as well with the comments. <br /><br />For those who asked, I promise I'll try not to forget the little people. I'll focus all mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38525221830539210862010-11-12T06:07:30.429-08:002010-11-12T06:07:30.429-08:00Btw, you're a hunk.Btw, you're a hunk.susan harrishttp://www.gardenrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17231843981154465262010-11-12T06:06:28.200-08:002010-11-12T06:06:28.200-08:00Congrats, Mark! And shame on the Times for screwi...Congrats, Mark! And shame on the Times for screwing up the classification of your picks, calling them hard to kill.susan harrishttp://www.gardenrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55845902865576846982010-11-12T05:11:54.374-08:002010-11-12T05:11:54.374-08:00Is the guy who recommended sago palm insane? I...Is the guy who recommended sago palm insane? I've never met anyone who was able to keep one alive as a houseplant for longer than two months...Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7170218804228790802010-11-12T00:50:58.280-08:002010-11-12T00:50:58.280-08:00Wow, you're famous (and handsome)! Congratulat...Wow, you're famous (and handsome)! Congratulations! No better way to shed one's anonymity than getting your picture on the NYT.paivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527725293560541891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76047877928406142582010-11-12T00:21:15.587-08:002010-11-12T00:21:15.587-08:00Very cool, and well deserved. For alot of people ...Very cool, and well deserved. For alot of people a houseplant is as close they get to gardening. You make it feel doable, okay to get passionate about, and let them know the science is accessible. Keep it up.<br /><br />Also, I really wanna believe I've grown past the out-age of point and laugh - unless it's invited, of course. That said, you're hunkier then I imagined (dust Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-44556158820845052412010-11-11T18:08:56.417-08:002010-11-11T18:08:56.417-08:00Congratulations for making in the article, even if...Congratulations for making in the article, even if you say it's also much of a contact and being at the right place at the right moment. You also simply deserve it, you know?<br />And yes, well about the picture, I was kind of hesitating to look at it this morning, and was at first glad I could actually read the article without seeing it. I was wondering if it would change anything in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-18426200433673524592010-11-11T17:42:37.265-08:002010-11-11T17:42:37.265-08:00Just today I was saying to my husband that I neede...Just today I was saying to my husband that I needed to do something abut some house plants for our new house -- yes, you guessed it, I usually kill off plants, so I am looking forward to reading your blog on a regular basis. Congratulations on the NYT shout-out.Cynthia Bertelsenhttp://gherkinstomatoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-28629768696147330502010-11-11T14:55:21.821-08:002010-11-11T14:55:21.821-08:00Well, it looks like I'm late to the party as u...Well, it looks like I'm late to the party as usual Mr. S. I wanted to say though that you finally are getting the recognition you so deserve. Your research and, therefore, knowledge of plant is herculean. But what makes your blog so terrific to me is your creative, witty writing ability that makes it all so interesting to read about--no small task for sure!<br />Congratulations!Nancy in Sun Lakes AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882208110664899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43369223311903733432010-11-11T14:43:49.813-08:002010-11-11T14:43:49.813-08:00Congratulations! I have to say, the husband is a ...Congratulations! I have to say, the husband is a lucky guy. So did you get the muscles by hauling pots and water all over the house?<br /><br />Probably the best "which houseplants should I buy" article I've seen. I hope the terminology errors were the fault of the author and not the plant experts (I'm thinking of the Spathiphyllum "stamen"). And thanks to your Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73190727306506610082010-11-11T10:49:47.577-08:002010-11-11T10:49:47.577-08:00Hey, your secret is safe with us, Mr. S. And to m...Hey, your secret is safe with us, Mr. S. And to me you're still the cartoon since I live on the goatpath of the information highway and don't do photos. Actually I hated it when my psuedonym on my newpaper column was blown and I became known as Ms. Nature which included unsolicited phone calls to collect bee swarms, rescue skunks from swimming pools and save housewives from spotted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87422344822251642522010-11-11T09:40:12.505-08:002010-11-11T09:40:12.505-08:00Congrats! Very different list of plants you gave c...Congrats! Very different list of plants you gave compared to what most would generally expect in an article like that as well which is also pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38825518915840805792010-11-11T09:20:42.147-08:002010-11-11T09:20:42.147-08:00It is really too bad you're already taken! An...It is really too bad you're already taken! And I guess the whole incompatible sexual orientation thing...Tigerdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820351466005300465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9344333753113244852010-11-11T09:15:31.994-08:002010-11-11T09:15:31.994-08:00I love that t-shirt idea - change it to just '...I love that t-shirt idea - change it to just 'cacti are pricks' and you might sell a lot of themLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-88202032717548547002010-11-11T09:08:21.379-08:002010-11-11T09:08:21.379-08:00I'm one of the NY Times people. After struggl...I'm one of the NY Times people. After struggling with my in-law's plants for a decade (they passed away shortly before I met my husband) it has been therapeutic to read your blog and learn that it's not that I am a terrible person, they just liked some really lousy plants. I may get a t-shirt made saying "Easter cacti are pricks" just to remind myself the next time the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81055357724709543622010-11-11T07:56:20.878-08:002010-11-11T07:56:20.878-08:00Very exciting! Ditto on Ginny's third comment...Very exciting! Ditto on Ginny's third comment. ;) Any plans to expand on your fame?Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55087268609097768742010-11-11T07:51:20.597-08:002010-11-11T07:51:20.597-08:00Congratulations, this is very cool.
And you do lo...Congratulations, this is very cool.<br /><br />And you do look surprisingly like your avatar. In all the best ways. And certainly nothing to laugh at.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29816972908133807192010-11-11T07:48:26.202-08:002010-11-11T07:48:26.202-08:00I have to agree with most of the comments--my surp...I have to agree with most of the comments--my surprise was that you actually *did* look like your avatar!<br /><br />Your plant picks are wicked, of course, Mr. S--of your picks, I only have the screw pine, but it's thriving. Of the other picks, about half of what was suggested I have owned and killed already. And I was totally trying to keep that rabbit's foot fern alive, too...<br /><brKenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-61677328230281127102010-11-11T07:32:00.594-08:002010-11-11T07:32:00.594-08:00How cool is this? I'm glad to see someone who ...How cool is this? I'm glad to see someone who does good work with their blog get some recognition. Now that I've been forgiven for the book thing, maybe you should reconsider Twitter too. <br /><br />I saw the request on Twitter and thought of you and that's how I came to recommend you to the person who had contact with the writer at the NYT.MRBROWNTHUMBhttp://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com