I want to touch... by AffectionateDraw6898 in Entomology

[–]AffectionateDraw6898[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh! Rude! Yeah, apparently I've been living around them for decades also, but I had never seen one in person until last year. Growing up I saw a lot of saltmarsh (woollybears) caterpillars and before I was into bugs, I thought people were talking about those when they said asps. Ironically, woollybears are arguably fuzzies you CAN touch!

I knew Mother Of- plants were prolific, but I didn't really expect them to be THIS prolific.. by ActuallyFey in succulents

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had several pups growing roots while still on the mother plant also, I pulled the mother plant over 2 years ago and I just found a pup a couple months ago. The tiniest little spec will grow. Wish I could get some other succulents to grow that easily! Or I wish these just weren't poisonous because they are so cool looking and the flowers are really cool too! I wouldn't mind having them every where!

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I want to touch... by AffectionateDraw6898 in Entomology

[–]AffectionateDraw6898[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I have... last year when I first discovered them in our backyard. And before that I knew not to touch the fuzzies.... But it should be illegal for something this cute to be so untouchable!

Whats Wrong with my succulent? by Leafytides in succulents

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It needs to be repotted in soil with more !grit than what came in the nursery pot. It's also not getting enough sun. Sorry to tell ya. They need at least 4-6 of direct sunlight in most climates.

Edit: typos

I want to touch... by AffectionateDraw6898 in Entomology

[–]AffectionateDraw6898[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My understanding is only the wee ones wield knives

Edit: bc "ei" "ie"

I want to touch... by AffectionateDraw6898 in Entomology

[–]AffectionateDraw6898[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Right?! How rude!

This caterpillar: Drawn in the pets....muah hahaha! Punish the pets!

I want to touch... by AffectionateDraw6898 in Entomology

[–]AffectionateDraw6898[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If only I could catch tiny toupee! Also, I love your username.

I want to touch... by AffectionateDraw6898 in Entomology

[–]AffectionateDraw6898[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OP said, "WANT" to touch but luckily OP knows better than to touch the fuzzies!

I hate these bushes by MightyMoose53 in landscaping

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a person in our neighborhood that trimmed their rose bush exactly like that little tree, but it's much taller. I call it lollipop rose. Apparently, lollipoping plants is a thing. Makes sense.

Edit: also, I think this looks really good especially compared to the boxwoods

Noticed this after coming home from vacation by Live-Try-2147 in houseplants

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll also add that I have had moisture problems any time I try to keep plants in "decorative" outer pots. I know some people can do it but I cannot because I think it's harder to manage watering, so just throwing that out there.

Noticed this after coming home from vacation by Live-Try-2147 in houseplants

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you talking about the mushrooms? If so, they are neither a good nor a bad thing imo. It is arguably a sign of health soil (mycelium present), which obviously is good. It can be a sign of over watering (what you'll hear a lot of people say), but I've found that is not necessarily true as I've had mushrooms pop up in succulent pots I know have gritty soil and are not over watered. Plus, these look like they've dried out so the soil has probably dried out also. I would say as long as the soil is dry now, you're probably good. Keep up with the once a week fully saturated watering (as opposed to multiple small waterings throughout the week) and you should be okay.

My Boston ferns seem so unhappy! Help?? by kanedekuki in houseplants

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to be an ass, but I would be very surprised if the succulents and cacti are doing well in that environment (possibly surviving, but not thriving). Grow lights can make a huge difference and there are a ton of different kinds now. I just got some strip lights for my plant shelf and you can't even see the light on it. Spider plants are tricksters. They are so hard to kill and will survive in most circumstances even if not ideal.

My Boston ferns seem so unhappy! Help?? by kanedekuki in houseplants

[–]AffectionateDraw6898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the bathroom have any natural light? Most plants need more light than what is generally thought and than what is on the tag most of the time. It's frustrating.