People in Recovery and Plants! (Part 1)

Time to transition to this thread! You’re doing it!

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Update on my dragonscale alocasia, growing like a weed.
I’m genuinely starting to get concerned where I can put it once it gets too big for under the skylight (it will be a sad day indeed…but also a bit of pride)

The new big leaf coming in has developed with a hole in it :rage: not sure why. No bugs etc. Might just cut it, there’s like 6 other leaves in the works anyhow.

A few pics from the greenhouse

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I was just going to trim that leaf and a few others - only to discover this. Not sure if it’s a flower or new leaf or what. Don’t want to disturb either way. So, hole leaf stays as does another I was gonna chop. Same base.
Perhaps the hole will become to that leaf what Cindy Crawford’s mole was to her face :hugs:

I did cut this one, though. Let’s take a moment to appreciate it, and some other (still attached) leaves.

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Aaaaaaand update, 10 days later plants + kitties =

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Oh no…them bad bad kitties…can you save the plants?

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@TMAC Beautiful! I learned to accept little flaws in my houseplants just for that reason - sometimes you will be surprised! And I think these leaves last a long time in water just to look pretty in a nook somewhere.

@TrustyBird How tragic! I have so many plants I cherish that it makes me nervous to possibly get a cat…:grimacing:

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I scooped it right back into its pot and replaced the tin foil. I think it will live but I’ll probably have to rescue it again. They tried to play in the dirt as I cleaned it.

@RosaCanDo our older kitty had no interest in destruction. These guys came from outdoors at 8 weeks so I might have to be a little more patient. There is no way to tell them that indoor dirt is sacred while outdoor dirt was fine for digging.

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That’s good to know. And something I’ve been thinking about, too, with kittens vs. cats. I’ve been considering adopting an adult/senior cat so that could work…

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Kittens have been fun for us but we only really picked them because they were living outside. I see you with a sweet senior kitty for lap time cuddles in your new home. How is Lupe with cats?

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She grew up with two cats in her younger years and it helped that we got Lupe as a puppy and introduced her to my big tom cat who ruled the roost. When she sees stray cats or outdoor cats now she barks a lot but we had one encounter where she came nose to nose and seemed to just want to make friends. I’m hopeful! But it’s also a bit daunting to introduce a new animal right after making a big change in living situation. We’re still discussing it. I just love kitties!

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Settle in to your new place and then you can decide. There will always be plenty of kitties. :heart_eyes_cat:

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Yes! And so I don’t have to derail this: :rofl:

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My Búho kitty had a bad habit of laying on plants in pots AND the garden :woman_facepalming:t2: That one was toast! I left the pot there for him to lay in and he didn’t mess with any other houseplants.

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Thats adorable- what a good mommy.

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She comin’

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Been reporting and rearranging of late.

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Thought you guys would enjoy these huge monstera leaves that unfurled recently. It’s ironic that I own a nursery yet my husband has the jungle at our house :rofl:
Thumbs up for scale


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Beautifull! The Monstera is one of my favorite plants! Saw a huge one in a botanic garden in Spain a few weeks ago. It started to bloom!


:face_with_peeking_eye: a bit strange photo…the last one. I see things in it I no not want te see in it :flushed:

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My wee herb garden in bloom. Basil flowers

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I was shocked to see that my sanseveria was actually two plants. Obviously I can’t have that so have repotted.

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Serious window jungle here. Somehow I thought the tomatoes wouldn’t thrive much in a small window planter?

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