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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Billy Rose" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

It's not that I'm particularly attached to this plant, but I feel like
there's something wrong with me if a 40 year old can't keep one potted
plant alive.

Mike


In other words, you're using a method known as guesswork, which is rarely
successful with plants. I'd suggest that any time you buy a plant, you
keep
a record of all information on the plant tag, head to the library, and
read
about the plant. The care info on the tags is always incomplete, and only
marginally accurate.

Joe, why disparage the advice given, unless you have better advice for
here and now? Next time doesn't help Mike now. Your advice reminds me of
the story about the airliner that was flying into Seattle in the fog
when its navigational equipment failed.


Since nobody knows:

-The type of lilly
-The size of the pot
-How much water it was given
- How much of what type of fertilizer it was given...

....very little of the advice given so far is truly useful. One thing is
true, though: Society, in general, has lost track of books. That is so
wrong, especially for gardeners.
Joe,
In teaching, it's called modeling behavior. Show the student how to cope
with a situation and hopefully the next time, or the time after that,
they will mimic your approach and then they can do it on their own.

Your right. Every plant is a whole universe unto its' self. The thought
of having a garden is intimidating and very satisfying.

- Billy
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)