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My sister said plant people are too quiet about the good stuff
We were at her place in Austin last weekend and she pointed at her fiddle leaf fig. She said, "You all get so deep into Latin names and soil pH, but you never just say 'look how happy this thing is'." It hit different because she's right. We focus on the science and forget the simple joy of a thriving plant. Do you think botany lovers talk too much about care and not enough about the feeling?
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wren_thomas1217d ago
Ever catch yourself just staring at a new leaf and grinning like an idiot? That quiet pride is the whole point for me.
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the_julia17d ago
Honestly, your sister has a point about forgetting the simple joy. But that quiet pride @wren_thomas12 mentioned IS the feeling. We talk about care because that's how we get there. Seeing a new leaf on a plant you almost killed last year, that's the whole win. The science talk is just how we share the recipe for that happiness.
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