My Thumbs: Not So Green
Let’s be honest, I’m not exactly known for my nurturing abilities. I once killed a cactus, for crying out loud! So, when my well-meaning friend gifted me a houseplant – a supposedly “easy to care for” peace lily – I accepted with a smile that was equal parts polite and panicked.
Unsurprisingly, my lily did not flourish. In fact, it started to resemble a sad, droopy salad. Panicked, I did what any reasonable person on the verge of plant-parenting failure would do – I consulted the internet.
Turns out, I was a certified over-waterer. Who knew?
Armed with this newfound knowledge, I went in the complete opposite direction. I’m talking desert-level dryness. My poor lily probably thought it had been kidnapped by a camel and shipped off to the Sahara.