After some thorough "research" (code for: asking the Home Depot flower lady) what plants are hard to kill and survive well indoors, I have decided to attempt a Succulent box.
I don't really like succulents, I think they're kind of weird looking. But kind of like how parents give their child a goldfish and say: "If in 6 months you are still taking good care of 'Lucky' the fish, we'll buy you a dog," well that's what I'm doing with these ugly little plants. They'll be my little 'Lucky.' If in 6 months, my little succulents are still alive and thriving, I'll go out and buy a nicer prettier plant.
Succulents are also known as Cactuses (Cacti is a stupid word). But I plan on getting the ones without spikes and pokey things. These are the types I want to get:
They are all green, with random other colors mixed in and they all have super thick 'chunky' leaves. (I'm not even sure you can call them leaves.) I chose succulents out of the few options the HD lady gave me, because succulents absorb all the water you give them and retain them--thus an explanation for their chunky leaves. So I'll know, that when my succulents are looking thin, they need watered. The lady told me that I'll only have to water them every few days--which shouldn't be a problem for me. :)Jeff said that Maycie is going to eat them, so I'm saying now: that if in 6 months, my "Luckies" aren't so "Lucky" because of Maycie, that doesn't count as points off in my quest towards a pretty houseplant.
I'm hoping J will take me tomorrow to pick out a few little plants. I'm excited to give my first real-hearted attempt at keeping some plants alive.
6 months...I can do that...right?
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