Day Zero Project Progress Goal #9 Attempt #2!
You know, I literally said “…I put him upstairs in the studio. It seems to be the best room in the house for light, humidity, etc…” Then I put Spike up there and I watched him, made sure he had light, water, etc. But his leaves. I dunno you guys. I dunno. He started getting a bit. Sick? Like immediately? I can’t even? Like I can’t EVEN?! I tried giving him more sun, less sun. Checking the water in the soil. It wasn’t too wet. >.> I’ve honestly never had a succulent start to droop. I mean. Literally droop! Welp. I had Master Pravus take a look at him the night before the.. Uh. The “incident.” He’s the one who has a green thumb out of the two of us. I tend to kill plants. “I don’t know, Kitty. He does seem a bit.. Tired. But. Soil isn’t too wet.. Too dry. Give him a little time. OK?” Ok. So I did. I did. We weren’t sure what to do. But. Then the next day I was about to do my makeup in the studio for a photo shoot and I shrieked. Master Pravus came running in to me crying. Yes, over a plant. I’m. Y’know. I cry a lot.
“Kitty what happened?”
I didn’t know how to explain, so I kind of just pointed at the plant and curled up facing away from it.
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“It wasn’t this bad yesterday.”
“I know.”
“Maybe we could transplant some of these other shoots that are still green..” he started, “Ew, maybe not.” Touching them made him realize that wasn’t a great plan. The leaves had a terrible texture. They felt funny. Sickening. It was nasty.
“Kitty. Have you thought about maybe.. Y’know. Adopting an air plant?”
“But the goal was for a succulent!”
“You’re right. I know you can do it.”
Not to be deterred (after we got it cleaned up. Ugh. I’ve never had a plant go so terribly wrong! I mean. It was just. It was. Gross. I’d been waiting until we found a succulent that looked “adorable.” Something that might survive awhile. Something less killable? I hoped.
Enter Pawbean. Yes.. Pawbean.
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Pawbean is much smaller than the last succulent, so maybe there’s a better chance here? Just maybe? I.. Hope! I’ve never actually killed a succulent before. Spike’s death was a little shocking to me. I’m wondering if maybe he was too close to the radiator and wound up getting too warm sometimes when it was cycling. :/ But I can’t be sure. I have Pawbean on a downstairs windowsill, there’s no heat or anything directly within ten feet of him so crossing my fingers. And starting again on this goal.