• AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.mlM
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        3 years ago

        Or, if you’re in Canada like me, the vaccines only give you 4G and sometimes even 3G with 5 gigs a month on a two-year $80/month contract that includes the purchase of a carrier vaccine locked phone from one of Telus Moderna’s stores.

        No I’m not salty about our horrid telecom industry and the fact that the companies basically run the regulatory body, why do you ask?

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    First I only saw the title and was looking forward to the guide, so first I was disappointed, but it was funny in the end. Guess my looking for such a guide illustrates the point well.

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      i’m not really near the age to feel real burn out, but i just like plants cause they make me feel less alone. i live by my lonesome, so i like having some sort of reminder of life near me. at first, i had no idea what i was doing and some of my buddies would die, or have several very near-death experiences.

      i’ve found that online guides and advice can only help so much. the real key is to actually give a shit. you get to know your plants well after you see how your watering schedule and sunlight exposure affects them. i suppose this is more for indoor plants, as i live in an apartment and don’t have much of a garden aside of my balcony.

      another thing that helped was going to the nursery where i bought them at and talking to the workers. they are always very kind and offer really specific instructions for the species you’re buying. i’ve begun documenting things about each species: observations on water schedule and amount given, soil changes, repotting, sunlight exposure, etc. i also draw them, it’s like a weird scientific bullet journal. i can understand why anyone, especially a programmer, would get into this. it sort of feels like you’re emulating Darwin and his experiments.

      i think people my age misconstrue what owning a plant is. i’ve seen a lot of other students at my uni utilize plants purely for aesthetic reasons. sure, that’s a thing, but plants are pets! it’s a serious thing to take care of a life! although plants are fairly autonomous, i think they require just as much thought, care, and patience as other domestic pets.