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Boquila trifoliolata mimics leaves of an artificial plastic host plant The mystery of the mimic plant (Vox) Mimicry in Plants (Wiki)
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoThat kind of explains why I can’t keep plants alive… I’m traumatizing them so bad they want death.
minus-squarelol3droflxp@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoFor 90% of people it’s watering issues. Mostly overwatering.
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYa, usually I either overwater or forget about it entirely for extended periods of time. That’s why I have mainly plastic plants now. Much less fussy.
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago5 words: Beer bottle drip feeder attachments.
minus-squarelol3droflxp@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoDrip feeders can in fact be excellent. Unless you’re already the kind of person who will forget about those as well.
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoBut wouldn’t they be, like, “yum, fertilizer!”?
minus-squareNarrrz@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoplants are farming us all for food. playing the long game.
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoPlants: “Eat more phosphorus and potassium!”
minus-squareEufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNot if they have to see that guy with his pants off!
That kind of explains why I can’t keep plants alive… I’m traumatizing them so bad they want death.
For 90% of people it’s watering issues. Mostly overwatering.
Ya, usually I either overwater or forget about it entirely for extended periods of time.
That’s why I have mainly plastic plants now. Much less fussy.
5 words: Beer bottle drip feeder attachments.
Drip feeders can in fact be excellent. Unless you’re already the kind of person who will forget about those as well.
But wouldn’t they be, like, “yum, fertilizer!”?
plants are farming us all for food. playing the long game.
Probably not with my diet.
Plants: “Eat more phosphorus and potassium!”
Not if they have to see that guy with his pants off!