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ditzyscrap

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Alright, so bit of a backstory, lol...my best friend/neighbor asked me to watch her place while she was away, and she will be back for x-mas. She's been gone just over 2 weeks now. Anyhow...so I'm looking after her place. She has TONS of plants, and she just texts me when she wants me to water them and I go over and do it.

So I watered them the other day and noticed it was chilly in her place but didn't think that it was TOO cold, figured she'd just turned the heat right down. Which was partially true, but her furnace also went out and I didn't realize that until a pipe in her place burst and when I went inside it was freezing.

SO, yeah...as you can imagine, her plants are all pretty much dead. They're still ALIVE, but wilted and looking pretty sad, I'm pretty sure that they'll all have to go. She LOVED her plants. She gave me 4 and I've killed 2 of them already, lol...but she had a ton and they were all thriving - some of them JUST started flowering too.

I know it's not entirely my fault that all her plants are dead, but I told her today and she's upset (not with me, just in general). So I was thinking I could go to town and see if I can find a store that I can buy some plants for her. So that she'll at least have SOME plants when she comes home. We're going to try to save her plants too, but I don't think many of them are going to make it, kwim. I'm going to give her back the 2 remaining plants that she gave me - she'll take WAY better care of them than I ever would, lol.

I feel terrible, though...ugh! Would you buy a handful of new plants, or just leave it?
 
I would wait until she's back and the house is taken care of, and then get her a few new ones. I know that even though it wasn't your fault, I would feel the same way and want to get her some new ones.
 
If you don't feel comfortable picking out some new plants, but you still want to do something for her, you could leave a card in her house with a GC to a local nursery so she can get them herself.

Its sweet that you want to help her replace her plants, but I don't think you're in any way obligated to. I'm sure she understands it was just a terrible accident.
 
Bree if they are just wilted and not dry/brown they should still perk up with water and warm air. Mine get super wilty and hang almost flat and I just water em up real good and they are fine!!!

So give it a try!!! If they really are dead I agree with getting her a little GC and surprising her with it when she comes home!!!!!
 
I agree to see if you can save the plants first.

I think that it's sweet that you are willing to buy her some new ones and I'm sure that it would make her day! What a good friend you are!!
 
mummytothree said:
Bree if they are just wilted and not dry/brown they should still perk up with water and warm air. Mine get super wilty and hang almost flat and I just water em up real good and they are fine!!!

So give it a try!!! If they really are dead I agree with getting her a little GC and surprising her with it when she comes home!!!!!
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I looked it up yesterday when I discovered the problem and it said NOT to water them because they can get root rot. Plus they're not dry, I think they froze right after I watered them last. Her grandma told her this morning that they shouldn't be watered, either (she gets all her advice from her grandma). Though at this point I can't see why it would hurt more to water them...lol. Her grandma said to clip them (I also read that) but I don't have a clue where/how to clip them, so she told me to just leave it.
 
if she has any ferns, i'd throw in the bathroom and run a steamy shower, they'd love that and anything else, I'd open her curtains or blinds and let them get some sunlight, I'd definitely warm up her house though, so you don't have to go through this again.
 
She's got no water right now...they had to turn it off because of the burst pipe. That was another huge issue, lmao...water EVERYWHERE in her kitchen and bathroom and it was literally gushing out of the outside tap...

The furnaces are both on and running, they're turned down but it's still warm in there. Never thought of opening her blinds...good idea!
 
You're so sweet, Bree. I agree with the others...try to save them, but if not do something for her once she's home. :)
 
I think this is one of those situations that, yes it is not your fault, but a nice gesture would very much cheer your friend up. In this instance it is less about fault and more about your friend and the relationship.

How about with the GC that you leave her a nice little flowering plant or inexpensive flowers with a card. Let her know that you recognize that she is upset and that you hope that this will brighten her day a little. If it was me, the first think I would do upon returning home is to assess the damage. :) A bunch of flowers or a flowering plants would take the sting out.
 
I can see why you'd want to make her feel better with a few plants; I'd feel terrible as well, even if the fault wasn't mine.
I'm curious as to what plants they are/were. Since they'd just started flowering and all and it's December. Were they Christmas Cactus, Amaryllis, or what?
 
There was a Christmas Cactus and then another one, we're not sure what it is, it's a hangy type plant and all of a sudden some shoots sprouted off and made cute little white flowers that closed up at night. That one started blooming in September and has had little flowers at random times through the past few months.
 
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