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My fiance may have a problem. We don't have the property for growing veggies or anything. But she's become enamored with house plants. There's like 57 individual pots of plants of various sizes spread amongst the rooms of our apartment.

Debatablely, its too many.

But now she's taken to snagging trimming from around the neighborhood.

And recently my next door neighbor and property manager had a fiddly fig with a $75 price tag inexplicably outside their door. In the cold and rain.

So she "rescued" it.

Now there's fungus and gnats everywhere.

I dunno where this drunken rambling I'd going anymore so I guess let this be a warning that it's a slippery slope of growing things.

My fiance may have a problem. We don't have the property for growing veggies or anything. But she's become enamored with house plants. There's like 57 individual pots of plants of various sizes spread amongst the rooms of our apartment. Debatablely, its too many. But now she's taken to snagging trimming from around the neighborhood. And recently my next door neighbor and property manager had a fiddly fig with a $75 price tag inexplicably outside their door. In the cold and rain. So she "rescued" it. Now there's fungus and gnats everywhere. I dunno where this drunken rambling I'd going anymore so I guess let this be a warning that it's a slippery slope of growing things.

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[–] [Deleted] 4 points (+4|-0)

for the bugs put apple cider vinegar in a bowl, add a couple drops of soap, put a cover on with small holes so its hard to get out. by the sounds of it, might need one in every room.

if its white mold on the soil, take out the top layer of soil, sprinkle some cinnamon in. the plants are likely being overwatered, try to make sure the soil is getting some dryness to it.

dont snag other people's plants. its like feeding other people's pets, it may be good for you but its probably not good for it.

That probably would have been been better choice than the clorox wipes and alcohol she used.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

heh, yeah but that'll probably work faster and better. it just may also kill the plants as well, i dont know.

[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0)

You're really supposed to wash down the entire plant with soap and water anytime you bring it indoors to get rid of any eggs. The next good idea is to remove and replace at least the top inch or so of soil from the pot that was outdoors as eggs could have been laid in the soil as well. I've been reading about keeping citrus outside for the spring/summer/fall and keeping it indoors in the winter and those were things that people emphasized to me.

[–] [Deleted] 3 points (+3|-0)

Is this the only thing that she does that's annoying? I'd save up and buy a 500+ square foot plastic greenhouse and move all those plants into it. My wife did this to me 20 some years ago, after she learned that maintaining it in the winter is a bitch. We've moved to a smaller home. She still has plants in our house, but only about 5 now, and a garden with plenty of fresh veggies in season.

We live in a townhouse with a tiny patio, so not really an option at this point.

[–] folly 3 points (+3|-0)

Don't worry, eventually the plants will grow roots over you while you sleep and you'll be assimilated by the green collective. Just relax and accept it. Resistance is futile.

[–] Valdus 0 points (+0|-0)

Bugs? Nope.

Do you want to be passive aggressive or aggresive aggressive?

Let me know and ill tell you.