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title: "Just got my first plants ever! Hoping to hear stories about things…"
description: "Just got my first plants ever! Hoping to hear stories about things that you wish you had known when you first started caring for plants :) Blessings y’all!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64cd9664eaf93432c543d1bc"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Joshua"
published: "2023-08-05T00:23:00.434Z"
language: "en"
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# Just got my first plants ever! Hoping to hear stories about things…

_Posted by Joshua on 2023-08-05_

Just got my first plants ever! Hoping to hear stories about things that you wish you had known when you first started caring for plants :)

Blessings y’all!

## 7 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-08-05

Plants will die. Give yourself the space and grace to learn from your mistakes. This should be a relaxing pastime, not a stressful one.

#### Kristi replied on 2023-08-05

I LOVE this advice! I’m attempting to be zen about my plant murdering tendencies. If it dies, it’s back to the earth for sustenance. (I toss them behind a bush in my apartment complex and hope one reinvents itself). They haven’t yet, but I’m rooting for them. Get it? Rooting for them. I’ll see myself out.

#### Anya replied on 2023-08-05

Yes! And not every plant is meant for your space or your care commitments.

### OzPlantGirl commented on 2023-08-05

Systemic insecticide. It’s important.

### Lucy commented on 2023-08-05

Drainage is key! If you have to, put the plant in a nursery pot so you can still put it in a pretty decorative pot. ❤️

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-08-05

Out of curiosity Joshua, what plants did you get?

### Eliya commented on 2023-08-05

I agree with what everyone else said! Waterering, fertilizing, and soil type were my biggest realizations!

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