Do You Have a Green Thumb?

[JaniceSW]

Now, this is what I wish I had. A green thumb!! I would like to be able to grow just about anything with no problem.  I would like to see flowers and plants flourish.  However, I can kill off almost anything.  I also, believe it or not, almost get a little anxiety when I buy and try to care for plants.  I feel like the pressure is on to keep them alive.  I never have more than one plant now.  With artificial plants and flowers as beautiful and realistic as they are today, I have fake plants.  I even have a neighbor who uses a lot of artificial greenery outside intermixed with real plants and flowers.

[braggin]

I have always had a green thumb and can get almost anything to grow. But in the past few years, I have had such a problem with animals eating my plants, I have given up on trying to garden any more.

[Nancy5]

I love plants.  I have 14 indoor plants (I just counted them). lol. I love to plant outside.  I have 6 gardens (my husband was thrilled to death when he had to make them), not really, 😁 and I plant annuals and perennials, I also have 5 hanging baskets.  I love flowers in the summer.  I don’t plant vegetables there are too many animals in my yard, deer, wild turkeys, bunny’s, etc who love to eat them.

[countrygirl12]

Some things do really good and some things not so much.  I don't have indoor plants because I have pets inside and pets tend to chew on plant leaves.  A lot of them are poison to a pet.  Cat or dog.

We have some veggies but so far none of the wildlife has really gotten in to them.  We also have deer, coyotes, bears, and smaller critters.  And don't let my name fool ya I do not live in the country.  Sometimes I wish I did.

[sipingyu]

My grandma has one, but my mom and I never did. We still try to plant some simple things like tomatoes though.

[makeblessed]

I have when it comes to taking care of my house plants, never really tried much to grow a garden. In our area we have such a problem with deers so they are sometimes attracted to our outside area, I generally let the hubby take care of outside plants and i do the house plants.

[Nancy5]

Some things do really good and some things not so much.  I don't have indoor plants because I have pets inside and pets tend to chew on plant leaves.  A lot of them are poison to a pet.  Cat or dog.

We have some veggies but so far none of the wildlife has really gotten in to them.  We also have deer, coyotes, bears, and smaller critters.  And don't let my name fool ya I do not live in the country.  Sometimes I wish I did.



Very true about houseplants.  Just do research and it’s easy to find non-toxic indoor plants. We moved from the city to where we are now, but thinking it again, I wouldn’t mind living in the country either.

[countrygirl12]

Some things do really good and some things not so much.  I don't have indoor plants because I have pets inside and pets tend to chew on plant leaves.  A lot of them are poison to a pet.  Cat or dog.

We have some veggies but so far none of the wildlife has really gotten in to them.  We also have deer, coyotes, bears, and smaller critters.  And don't let my name fool ya I do not live in the country.  Sometimes I wish I did.



Very true about houseplants.  Just do research and it’s easy to find non-toxic indoor plants. We moved from the city to where we are now, but thinking it again, I wouldn’t mind living in the country either.

I would rather they did not chew them up and then puke them up anyway lol.  I just keep stuff outside.  They would be digging and throwing dirt every where too.  I saw recently where a woman was warning people about some plant she had in her house and her dog ate a few leaves and the dog died.  She had no idea it could kill per pets.

[cathy37]

I have a little green thumb.  I can grow some plants as long as I remember to water them like I'm suppose to.  My grandmother on the other hand could grow anything.

[Nancy5]

Some things do really good and some things not so much.  I don't have indoor plants because I have pets inside and pets tend to chew on plant leaves.  A lot of them are poison to a pet.  Cat or dog.

We have some veggies but so far none of the wildlife has really gotten in to them.  We also have deer, coyotes, bears, and smaller critters.  And don't let my name fool ya I do not live in the country.  Sometimes I wish I did.



Very true about houseplants.  Just do research and it’s easy to find non-toxic indoor plants. We moved from the city to where we are now, but thinking it again, I wouldn’t mind living in the country either.

I would rather they did not chew them up and then puke them up anyway lol.  I just keep stuff outside.  They would be digging and throwing dirt every where too.  I saw recently where a woman was warning people about some plant she had in her house and her dog ate a few leaves and the dog died.  She had no idea it could kill per pets.


Very true you have to be careful.  I have researched all plants before I buy them.  I have several hanging baskets in my house which is impossible for the cats to get to.  Some on the  fireplace mantel and a few on tables.  I’m very lucky my cats could care less about plants, and my dogs could care even less.  One day I was at a plant store and a lady was looking at a plant.  I figured she was a cat person because her purse had pictures of cats on it.  I said I hate to overstep but do you know that plant is toxic to cats?  She looked at me and said I’ve got lots of plants and if they eat them they haven’t died yet.  Unbelievable I was speechless.

[mrisha]

For most of the time.  Then there are times that no matter what I do, the plant stops growing and just give up.

[JaniceSW]

For most of the time.  Then there are times that no matter what I do, the plant stops growing and just give up.

Your second sentence describes my attempts at growing anything perfectly.  I'm afraid if I had to grow my own food I would starve.  Funny maybe, but not funny!

[countrygirl12]

Some things do really good and some things not so much.  I don't have indoor plants because I have pets inside and pets tend to chew on plant leaves.  A lot of them are poison to a pet.  Cat or dog.

We have some veggies but so far none of the wildlife has really gotten in to them.  We also have deer, coyotes, bears, and smaller critters.  And don't let my name fool ya I do not live in the country.  Sometimes I wish I did.



Very true about houseplants.  Just do research and it’s easy to find non-toxic indoor plants. We moved from the city to where we are now, but thinking it again, I wouldn’t mind living in the country either.

I would rather they did not chew them up and then puke them up anyway lol.  I just keep stuff outside.  They would be digging and throwing dirt every where too.  I saw recently where a woman was warning people about some plant she had in her house and her dog ate a few leaves and the dog died.  She had no idea it could kill per pets.


Very true you have to be careful.  I have researched all plants before I buy them.  I have several hanging baskets in my house which is impossible for the cats to get to.  Some on the  fireplace mantel and a few on tables.  I’m very lucky my cats could care less about plants, and my dogs could care even less.  One day I was at a plant store and a lady was looking at a plant.  I figured she was a cat person because her purse had pictures of cats on it.  I said I hate to overstep but do you know that plant is toxic to cats?  She looked at me and said I’ve got lots of plants and if they eat them they haven’t died yet.  Unbelievable I was speechless.

Yikes.  I would appreciate someone telling me that. I tend to talk to people so I would strike up a conversation.
I have had random people tell me stuff about plants they saw me purchasing.  I had no problem with them talking to me.

[countrygirl12]

For most of the time.  Then there are times that no matter what I do, the plant stops growing and just give up.

Your second sentence describes my attempts at growing anything perfectly.  I'm afraid if I had to grow my own food I would starve.  Funny maybe, but not funny!

Growing a garden is a lot of work.  But for some it is super easy.  Some work harder.  A lot depends on the dirt you are growing in.  There is a guy at church that can grow some of the biggest veggies I have ever seen.  There was a woman at the end of the road I live on that had a smaller flower pot and had a tomato plant in it and I swear her tomatoes were the size of baseballs.  smh  I don't know how she had such huge pretty tomatoes.

[ghunter]

No, I wish I did.  I would grow so many things.