Regretfully, I had to say goodbye to a couple houseplants today.
I was preparing to repot them as they had become slightly rootbound. I ordered plant supplies online. The last of them came today, and I was in a rush to repot them this evening after running some errands. Between the initial rootbound check and today, my plants got really stressed and were already bone dry. I tried soaking each root ball but made more of a mess of things as I was working indoors (goofy me). I finally hit a point of getting extremely overwhelmed and broke all the way down with a friend on the phone.
Thankfully, my friend got my panic to calm down. I got my shit together. I was already in the middle of cutting my plants back since they had become so leggy. I could salvage quite a bit of foliage. So, I just told myself I could have my pick of the best of the best leaves and start all over again. My friend stayed on the phone with me as I cut below each node. We joked about music, silly things on the internet. And she kept saying things like, "it's okay to start over" and "it's a new season" and "renewal" and the like. I boxed up and hauled stuff to the dumpster.
And she was so spot on too.
So, I erased my big white board in my home office. I keep work schedule stuff on one side. On the other, I wrote, "It's okay to start over." I updated the watering dates. I broke out the really cool propagation jars I ordered a while back but never got around to using. They're packed full now, and I decided they might feel right at home next to my other two plants that are still kicking.
I have my desk back!
In all seriousness, this thread has become my most endearing and favorite place to stop by. I know I'm coming off of a panic attack and a rough night, and I might be a bit sour over the next couple days. I'm also very happy to read how you all love your plants too, and it's a sweet, little happy place that I'm glad to have come across.
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