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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 06:59 PM
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My new Roommate


A 'zz plant'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_plant

Believe it or not I've never taken care of a house plant before. When I was living with my wife we had a couple over the years but they were never taken care of and just died of neglect. I always wanted more in the house but it just never happened. Now with my own place I'm going to make this happen. (and next year I hope to have a back porch garden or some kind).

But I'm starting slow, one easy maintenance plant, make sure I follow though and all goes well.
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JTG of the PRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 07:00 PM
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1. Does it do any tricks?
:hide:
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 07:01 PM
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2. Well if it stays alive
that might be considered a trick :)
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JTG of the PRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 07:02 PM
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3. Hmm... Wikipedia says all its parts are poisonous. I guess that's sort of a trick...
...but it's not one I'd encourage the plant to practice. :P
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Doug.Goodall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 05:36 AM
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4. Is placing the plant on the left side of the bookcase a statement?
As opposed to placing the plant in the center or right
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:01 AM
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6. Hmmm...not conciously
of course there is a small clock on the right side so that was probably all there was to it :)
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Doug.Goodall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 04:41 PM
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16. Sure, thats what they all say. The plant is a leftwinger; it probably likes plants.
I suspect the plant conspires with other plants to make the Earth more green.
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 06:14 AM
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5. Good thinking placing all...
Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 06:15 AM by Kutjara
...the intellectual books so casually on the shelf just below the plant, so they just "happen" to show up in the photo. Go on, confess: that's normally where you keep your collection of skin mags and car part catalogs, right? :evilgrin:
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:02 AM
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7. lol
I thought of that after I took the photo...that the titles that showed up seemed a bit like I was trying to show off. But honestly that is just were I happened to put those 'classics' so in a way yes I guess it is showing off because I conciously choose to put those titles in my living room book shelf in a prominent location for visitors to see.
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 02:47 PM
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15. I do the same thing.
Edited on Tue Aug-12-08 02:47 PM by Kutjara
The bookshelves in the living room are full of weighty tomes of politics, philosophy, science, and literature. The ones in the bedroom groan under the weight of stuff like "The World's 101 Best Fart Jokes," and "Reach for the Remote: The Billy Mays Story."
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:07 AM
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8. those are absolutely the best kind of roomate!
:thumbsup:
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:19 AM
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9. Does its share of the rent on time?
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:22 AM
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10. Well we'll see
of course if he shirks his responsibilities he's kinda at my mercy so there's plenty of insentive.
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zingaro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 10:23 AM
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11. And what will you name it?
It sounds like more of a boy plant to me. How about Nestor? Or Cadmus? Ajax?

Name him. You'll be more apt to take care of him then. :)
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 10:27 AM
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12. Good idea I wish I knew if it were male or female
I'd go with Penelope if it were female...I'm gonna give that some thought, definitely something from the ancient classics though given where I put it :)
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RadiationTherapy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 12:07 PM
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13. Do you read those books to your plants?
If so, they may just be sleeping!
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RadiationTherapy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 12:07 PM
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14. Do you read those books to your plants?
If so, they may just be sleeping!
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 04:47 PM
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17. don't name it seymour
and if you do... run when it first starts to talk
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Q3JR4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 05:53 PM
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18. Cool.
I can't have plants around, they die when they're around me for too long.

Glad someone I know is kind to plant kind. :hi:

Q3JR4.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:24 PM
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19. Do you split the rent?
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-12-08 07:33 PM
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20. No she earns her keep as a guard plant
the zz plant is poisonous you know ;)
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