Good morning planties! I was curious and wanted to make a Friday poll to see where everyone falls on the plant parent spectrum! ๐ชด๐ฑ๐ So, are you more of a helicopter plant parent, watering your plants more than they might need? ๐ Or, are you a hands off plant parent and when you think about watering them, you give them an extra few days because โthey can make itโ lol? ๐ต Comment down below or use either emoji ๐
I'm a new plant mama. Just started loving and owning them this summer. So I have to say that I'm a helicopter plant mama. Only because I'm looking for something NEW every day!! I'm so excited!! A new flower, a new leaf, a new sprout!! Something!! Anything!!! At first, I was over-watering, but I've learned my lesson. Now I just make my rounds. Talking to them, picking off any dry leaves, cleaning up, blah blah , you know - the typical helicopter mama! ๐ That's me!!
4๊ฐ ์ข์์ Awww that sounds so sweet, Iโm sure all your plants love your care ๐
3๊ฐ ์ข์์Iโm a total ๐ but working on being more chill ๐
2๊ฐ ์ข์์ Haha thatโs good, some love neglect more than anything
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Definitely ๐ต and my plants thrive. maybe they can detect stress lol
4๊ฐ ์ข์์ Haha right? I am the same way, just sitting around looking at them and then wondering when the last time was that they had a water lol ๐ต๐
2๊ฐ ์ข์์ Exactly haha
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I'm definitely helicopter parent lol, until I get to my succulents and a few days turns into a few months. They're thriving though so ๐คท
2๊ฐ ์ข์์ Oh yeah succulents and cacti love neglect, I have a snake plant and she doesnโt care when I water her, just at some point
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Iโm kinda both ๐๐ต
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helicopter lol, I have some drama queens that will play dead if I wait
3๊ฐ ์ข์์ Ahhh that makes sense, some plants out there need CONSTANT attention lol. I canโt have those right now because I have a lil toddler and she is a bundle of energy and attention seeking lol
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started as a ๐ but as iโve gotten more plants iโve become much more a ๐ต because iโve started to forget about watering them ๐ซ
7๊ฐ ์ข์์ Same here, I realized today I let my scindapsus go for almost two weeks without water ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
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Iโm the parent that gets told how to parent because I have no idea what Iโm doing. Aka why I use this app ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐
3๊ฐ ์ข์์ Hahaha love this ๐
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I started off as a helicopter parent but now that Iโm 3-4 years into my plant parent journey Iโm more hands off. Honestly, some plants thrive off a little neglect ๐
5๊ฐ ์ข์์ Thatโs good! So true too, they almost donโt care that you donโt care ๐
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I'm definitely both, but helicopter is my more natural state! I'll get into helicopter mode and want to crawl into the tropical cabinet with my babies lol. I don't overwater them, but everyone gets personal attention at least once a day ๐ When the depression hits, we find out who the real strong ones are in the house ๐ I can easily go 2-3 weeks without touching any of them, even if I know they need water. Luckily that doesn't happen *too* often anymore, but I definitely have some troopers I've had to nurse back from my own neglect ๐
3๊ฐ ์ข์์ Awww that would be a dream to be amongst the plants all day lol. Ugh yeah can definitely relate in a way, it just slips your mind for awhile until things start going south. Iโm glad it is getting better for you though, most plants are hardier than we give them credit for too! ๐
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