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Your Honor...it was Plant-slaughter




Category: Work in the garden | Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:05 pm

I go away for 2 days.
TWO measly days.
Really only 2 days and a night.
Actually only a day and a half, with a night in the middle.
A pittance in time.

It was enough.
If you have a weak stomach...turn away.
It's grisly, horrific, ghastly.
The plant-manity of it all...is almost more than I can take.





ME: "Please make sure to water while I'm gone".

HUBBY: "No Problem".

ME: "It's gonna be really hot..please don't forget".

HUBBY: "I know, I know. You're only gonna be gone 2 days. Everything will be fine".




ME: "Watch the flats especially. If you only watch one thing...".

HUBBY: "No problem".



No Problem? I have a big problem. Fine? This is not fine.

It was only 2 days, or whatever, but OMGosh! This stuff fried. I hope/think the zinnias will come back. They are pretty tough. I'm not sure about the used-to-be-beautiful Astilbe. I'm gonna plant it and cross my fingers. Surprisingly the coleus did just fine...

My poor babies. :(
So it's plant-slaughter if it's un-intentional, plant-ocide if its intentional?

I am glad to say only the plants suffered. The kids and animals did live thru the time I was gone with no problems. (You were gone?) (I didn't know you were going away...) (You're where?) (Meow?)

I'm gonna go water again. The first time mostly ran right thru. (sigh)


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Comments

 

eileen wrote on Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:45 pm:


Awwww Chitweed your lovely plants!!! I really hope they survive. Poor little things got roasted alive. Don't be tempted to overwater them though as it could just do further damage. Little amounts often is much better than a lot all at once - how do I know? Well Ian did much the same thing to my tomato plants and I made the mistake of overwatering them. They look dreadful now and I'm not sure they'll pull through.




 

Frank wrote on Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:06 am:


You write with a wit Chitweed, very entertaining. I'm sure there was no wit though when you discovered the dessicated disasters!




 

glendann wrote on Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:20 pm:


They do look fairly pityful.I'm sorry and do hope they come back for you.




 

daff wrote on Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:51 pm:


I should make him take you to the garden center Chitweed and buy you something xxx




 

Netty wrote on Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:42 am:


Oh yes Chitweed... the guilt should make him buy you ANYTHING you want at the garden center!





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