My mother-in-law is pretty awesome. So awesome that I can't identify AT.ALL with friends or framily who have awful mother-in-laws.
We were doing good right up until my birthday last year. And then...she tried to get cute.
She sent me a plant when everyone knows I'm the plant killer extraordinaire. She told me that pretty much anyone can keep a Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) alive and I promise you I've tried my best since them to do so.
I looked at the poor dear today and thought...enough is enough. Something needs to be done about that damn plant.
So I brought it outside.
And I took it out of the container I keep it in. Look what I found in the bottom of the container:
Well...apparently they don't like their "feet" wet. Their feet were totally wet. And the overwater/underwater process showed:
Icky dusty plant. So I cut off all the brown edges and pulled out all the brown pieces.
Then I added this BRAND NEW STUFF that's been in the basement for over a year I'm sure. Womp, womp...
Next I added water until the water ran through completely without putting it back in the ceramic pot and wiped the leaves down with a damp paper towel:
Straight up NINJA'd it:
I'm going to leave it outside overnight and then tomorrow since it's going to be another gorgeous day. I'll check it for bugs before I bring it back in. I made sure to add a reminder to my phone to water it and I'll add fertilizer to it when I'm supposed to and see how it does.
You know...in case my mother-in-law decides to visit and whatnot. LOL! Don't want her thinking I wasn't taking care of the poor plant.
Remember...this is just DAY 1. No telling how long I'll be able to keep this up. I'll keep yall posted. LOL!
Do you have any plants in your home that are barely breathing? Or is it just me? LOL!
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