Beautiful poem, thanks for sharing. How about one about sprouting seeds?
I work at a wholesale perennial grower, normally just doing plant care. But this week I've been running the vacuum seed machine. Every time I take trays out to the greenhouse I get to walk through the millions of seedlings and it's just had me giddy all week.
Oh my gosh! I forgot to hit reply and my tab has been open for days now! Here's some free style, I'm working on a full post too.
Tiny spots, deep in the dirt. You know which way is up. You strive, you push. Stretching towards the sun, you spread your leaves. Pushing through, you bloom.
I had the same issue w being unable to eliminate them entirely for ages. Putting a layer of sand over soil in pot was what finally completely resolved it for me (in addition to continuing all the other stuff you mentioned).
These are beautiful plants. When you water them, how much water comes out from the bottom and how fast does it happen? Ensuring you have good drainage is key for all plants. This one is probably just in need of brighter light to keep its pretty colors. It may start to look kind of weird until next warm season. I had one and it didn't make it through the winter inside. Maybe a light will help.
I'm interested to see if there are any good FOSS options! I've used planta a bit but it has limited features on the free version and I do not need yet another paid subscription.
You handled it great. I think you have a good chance of winning this one! Looking forward to your update in which you tell us that your landlord backed off :D
Your landlord is a piece of work! You handled it brilliantly, though. Anytime there is a building-wide notice with anything legal cited, I look it up; every damn time they are twisting some existing bylaw to try to control tenants.
Long live your plant! They look very happy and healthy :)
I think I already know the answer to this, but wtf is it about landlords never wanting to discuss things through email? Or text?
After my landlord continued to say "let's discuss this in person" I finally just said "no, I would like a record of the conversation, thanks." The noise complaint I initially contacted them about has never been solved a year later and I still live with the neighbors stomping day in and out. They wanted "proof," I sent them multiple videos with audio. They wanted me to call maintenance, I called maintenance - because the landlord insisted it was something in the pipes (?) When I discussed it with maintenance, they said they knew it wasn't. Nothing changed after they came, (they just looked at some kind of vent on the roof) but the landlord seemed satisfied that they'd tried, even though it did nothing. The landlord had been trying to go around the maintenance work order form online and have them call me instead. I filled out a form anyway.
I didn't mean to go on a rant, it's just so frustrating when you know that they know that they're in the wrong, but there's nothing you can do except take as many notes as possible in case it gets bad later on.
Landlord is wrong and clearly doesn't have a leg to stand on, which is why they are so pathetically resorting to calling your plant "seasonal or holiday decoration". They are also a joyless knuckle-dragging shithead.
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