I watched you from across the room. I knew it, you weren’t gonna make it. Nope.
I’m having a devil of a time not being mean today. I know Mrs. tried her best, but I have to admit it for her, the time has come to be mean.
I’m talking ruthless.mean.parting.ways.kinda.mean.
Today’s the day.
In retrospect though, she’s been mean longer than any of us want to admit.
She’ll tell ya, “I tried, really I tried, to save this dear little fern. It’s supposed to look nice and full, but dang…this is not the right look.”
It’s depressing for all of us plants in the room. Jeez…maybe embarrassing is more like it?
Time to bite the bullet and part ways with the fern who bit the dust.
The Mrs. isn’t a mean person by admitting that she’s not the best hostess for an indoor fern plant. According to experts, she did 0 out of 6 things right for the dear plant. She gave it the chance to live for 18 months.
She was a mean person by trying all sorts of the wrong means to keep the darn thing alive.
Just look at it, it’s not happy.
It’s not thriving.
She can’t keep it alive.
It’s time to admit defeat.
Today’s the day to let, me, the Devil’s Ivy, win the battle for the shelf. I’ve yet to see one of our types of plants head off to the garbage due to a slow, sad and back to the dust of the earth kind of death.
Devil’s Ivy grows well with or without soil. We appear happy, too, no matter where you stick us. According to this website, the Mrs. has the potential to be a nice hostess for us. She can’t really screw up the care for us as long as she provides a container of water.
And that folks is the story of how I, the Devil Ivy, won the battle with the Fern for the spot on the shelf.
Post Inspiration: Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Mean(s)
PS – What’s your favorite indoor plant that’s easy to take care of? Happy Saturday!
Occasionally I’ve had dying plants come back when I put them outside. Doesn’t always work too well in the winter though. Some plants just aren’t as healthy as others. I’ve even had a couple spider plants die on me.
Yeah, this one didn’t even survive outside…it was doomed from the start I think. I’m trying a spider plant too…oh, dear, I’m not sure if that will make it either.
My cups runneth over with spider plants. The few that have died I think don’t like too much humidity, the opposite of ferns, yet spiders can grow in water for a while, too. They love to be outside. The ones I’ve left out over the winter come back in the spring – though our winters only have a few freezes.
I never tried to raise a fern. Good thing. We have a potted plant – It looks similar to your Devil Ivy. It has lasted 40 years – in various stages of life to near death and back again. It was a wedding present from my college roommate – a Botany major!!
Your botany friend is a wise person :-)!
Yes, she is and obviously she knew me well 🙂
So cute. There are 2 plants I have given up on trying to grow, ferns and roses. Six months is about all they can stand in my care,, Yet violets who are supposed to be kinda hard to grow, they thrive. My brown thumb,,,what can I say. Have a good weekend.
That’s great you can keep a violet growing, they are tough ones to grow – good thing your brown thumb works for you! Hope you have a great weekend, too!
0 out of 6 things right…roflol!! So far, the Kalanchoe is my favorite. Blooms like crazy all year long with pretty flowers, easy to propagate, easy to take care of. But it’s a succulent, so it should be easy.
LOL – I’ll have to look that plant up. I’m not too awfully successful with succulents either…but, if at least I’m willing to give it a try, right? I know the worst thing that’ll happen so I got that obstacle out of the way.
Poor, poor fern. Mean old ivy.
I have an ivy at work that has not done anything but sit there, and now it looks like its dying. Not sure what’s up with it, but may have to look for something else that will enjoy a north facing window. Meanwhile, the Christmas cactus is thriving in the same north window, which is weird because it used to sit in a south window. Sometimes plants just decide to do their own thing and not follow the internet recommendations for living a healthy life.
LOL – plants appear to be similar to cats in a way…!? They definitely do their own thing in their chosen setting :-)!
I’m afraid I’m not a plant person. The last time we had plants in the house was about 23 years ago, before we moved. I had a plant that my husband gave me when we were first dating and it lived and grew so that we had to repot it several times but unfortunately it didn’t make the move from the house we were renting to our new home. Saddened me and I never got another one.
Aw – maybe someday you’ll get a small plant like Marimo balls – I have those too and they’ve survived a few years now. I think it is time that I better give them fresh water though… https://www.quaintrevival.com/four-marimo-moss-balls-and-a-giraffe-the-perfect-tiny-home/
Sometimes a green thumb can have a black nail – old family quote
Clever, I like it!
I’ve never been able to keep a fern alive, either. My record with orchids is not good, either. While my thumb may not be black, it is sort of gray! 🙂
I think caring for orchids is kind of like caring for bonsai trees, I didn’t have luck with those either. Yep, my thumb is gray too, and the Devil’s Ivy is my best bet for plants. Thank you for sharing your plant thoughts.
That was clever Shelley – I’ve never kept inside plants as they all either get wet feet, or just up and die on me. The worst are poinsettias. I’ve never had one make it to Christmas Day!
Thanks, Linda. Yep, I tried those too, no success with them either! Plus they are poisonous to the cats, so I don’t even bring them in the house.
Yes I have heard that Shelley, so better not to even bring them in the house. I can remember buying two poinsettias almost every year around this time; one was for my mom and one for my desk at work – her poinsettia would be vibrant and alive into February. Mine didn’t last a week after I took it in to work. I think the sandy soil was the problem. I’d water it and water would gurgle up and I think it got wet feet. Red and green leaves all over the top of my desk – a very sorry-looking plant! (A very sorry caretaker as well!)
Congratulations – you’re a member of the gray thumb club! 😉