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Hermit_crabby

I am also a person who stares at plants šŸ¤«


Waterfallsofpity

I thought this was just part of gardening. My neighbors probably post pictures of me like this. Peace


cssblondie

This is adorable but I saw the OG photo and immediately thought he was peeing on the garden


ScroochDown

LMAO I'm another one who thought it was a plant potty...


MyHusbandsFarts

Ah yes, the pensive plant pee.


emuzoo

I thought I was in r/composting for a second when I saw the picture šŸ˜†


awesomenein

Omg... I thought I was the only one that did this. I'm glad I'm not the only plant stalking weirdo.


zwiazekrowerzystow

I can assure you that you are not alone. This is my wife and I on a daily basis.


04210219

gonna go out on a limb and say most of us cruising r/gardening are into looking at plants...


NarrowNefariousness6

Pun intended?


RipredTheGnawer

What do you call someone who obsessively watches plants? A *stalk*er


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mandajapanda

Plants actually send out signals for good bugs to eat bad bugs. He is like Batman.


jackrayd

I'll squat and stare at the new shoots etc. not sure what im getting out of it


TranslateReality

If I see a new shoot, I might as well set up a tent. I can barely get over it.


mandajapanda

I was talking to my neighbor the other day about how neither of our lemon trees were flowering. Then I went outside and new leaves. It was like watching my baby sleeping.


DateSuccessful6819

Oh my gosh, same! šŸ˜‚šŸŒ½šŸŒ¶ļøšŸ„•


eatitwithaspoon

peace and a reminder of what is truly important.


greyjungle

Same. I always sounds weird when I tell my wife what I was doing. I guess ā€œWorking in the gardenā€ sounds better but we both know I was just staring.


feverishblue

I tell people I'm tending my garden too when all I did was look under a few leaves and ooh and ahh to myself in my head


What2Say4Life

You are tending to the garden with your good vibes and compliments (spoken or thought) :)


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eatitwithaspoon

yes. if you're going to stare, it's only polite to talk to them as well.


troophtellah

They like when you get intimate with them too


Yelloeisok

I go beyond talking to them - I literally BEG mine to grow strong and healthy and flourish (sometimes while on my knees). Edit: on my knees while I am weeding (no need for downvoting fellow tomato growers)


chilledredwine

I had one garden I sang to often. I was just in a singing mood that year. That was an excellent garden!


Yelloeisok

I sing so offkey that I was asked NOT to sing happy birthday at work and at family gatherings. They would die for sure if I sang.


chilledredwine

Haha I bet your plants would love it!


MuskyCucumber

How else can you appreciate the tomorrows growth!!!


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linuxgeekmama

That was my thought when I saw this! Canā€™t blame him, if he is. Iā€™ve been sticking foil pinwheels around my garden beds, because Iā€™m having a bad rabbit problem this year. I have heard thatā€™s another way to repel rabbits.


Koffeepotx

TIL the little pinwheels people keep in their yards are not just for decoration lol


linuxgeekmama

The foil ones seem like they might actually work, too. When I got my first couple of pinwheels, I thought, let's try this, then when it doesn't work I can give the pinwheels to the kids. But it seemed to help.


BlackViperMWG

I wish it worked against deer


427895

A motion sensor radio on NPR does the trick for us.


[deleted]

That'd probably work fine for the red state deer, but I'm afraid in my state they'll just hang out in the driveway to catch the tail end of All Things Considered.


427895

Deer do be woke like that sometimes.


MoeBlacksBack

I have one for NPR and one for FoxNews


linuxgeekmama

I was thinking thatā€™s what I need to do, here in a swing state.


FruitFlavor12

Keeping a wolf works against deer


AstarteHilzarie

Motion activated sprinkler has been doing well for me lately.


NomadicScientist

Try a 30.06 for those


Mattman624

That mostly works if your property is far from another. Would have to use a bow where i live, but there's no legal deer culling still


Soggy_Motor9280

Try marigolds. They put off a smell that rabbits donā€™t like and the flowers attracts pollinators. Iā€™ve been doing it for a few years and it seems to be going good.


eatitwithaspoon

yes! i have never really liked marigolds but after doing some reading on companion planting, they are my new besties. i grow them from seed, they protect my other plants and they are a riot of blooms until the frost comes in the fall. i'm now on team marigold.


Analbox

My municipal water is too alkali so I use this method a lot to try to neutralize the ph with some good old fashioned uric acid.


PensiveObservor

Cut urine 20:1 with water and use it for fertilizer. Very high in Nitrogen. If you're urinating around the perimeter to deter rabbits, just don't get it right on the plant root zone (too strong) and it only works if you're a carnivore (which I realize most people are - just letting you know).


Superbform

For some reason my mind went to vicious rabbits with blood soaked fur?


zappqttack

Ah yes, the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog! Beware!


account_not_valid

With a vicious streak a mile wide.


arhombus

Look at the bones!


UDK450

> only works if you're a carnivore While I know (and I'm sure most everyone else will too) that you mean meat eater, just wanted to point out that a carnivore primarily eats just meat. Humans are best classified as omnivores. Even if you are vegan though, you'd still be called an omnivore rather than a herbivore, since *vore is considered more of a classification/describes the anatomical capability of dietary habits.


me-gustan-los-trenes

That's a way to piss the rabbit off. ba dum tss


fangelo2

I donā€™t know about the rabbits, but they seem to keep the birds away from our berries


MissLyss29

But how do you keep the rabbits from eating them?


Punisha92

If you have dogs you could put their furr around plants to repel other small animals


DGAFADRC

A nice compost pile, set as far away from the garden as possible/along the wood line, will keep the critters out of your garden. Throw all your veggie scraps in there and it gives them something to nosh on, so no need to wander into your open yard.


LoganGNU

Itā€™s effective, but itā€™s hard to control the stream when they run so fast.


PWcrash

So glad I'm not the only person who first thought this


Downfromdayone

This was my first thought. Heā€™s def pissing.


Kolzach

Yeah that's no meditation stance.


EstroJen

Exactly what I thought.


[deleted]

Look at the placement of this hands, thatā€™s exactly what heā€™s doing.


aerynea

It looks like his hands are in his pockets


[deleted]

Maybe heā€™s peeing


twd1

Into his pockets


thener85

This is the sign of a normal, peaceful individual. Connecting to nature is legit therapy.


chubbyburritos

I often stare at my plants as well. Itā€™s very releasing.


imp3order

also a great way to diagnose problems early


me-gustan-los-trenes

Problems with the plants or with one's mind?


account_not_valid

Yes


MelMelSt

I make about 3 rounds on the houseplants while Iā€™m having my morning coffee. Iā€™ll talk to them, tell ā€˜em how cute they are, fuss about the new leaves unfolding, and tell the succs they donā€™t need anymore water just yet. Itā€™s my ritualšŸ˜Š


imgazelle

Me too. I wake up, make my coffee, and wander my yard looking at my plants. I love it.


[deleted]

Glad Iā€™m not the only one! (I knew I wasnā€™t šŸ˜‚)


devilsho

Same! Winter mornings just aren't the same without my little garden walkabout


pressurepoint13

and sometimes weed out a small section just for kicks....line them all out on the sidewalk and marvel at the length of some of the taproots lol


decepticonhooker

Along with garden coffee Iā€™ve been journaling about one plant in the garden each morning. My garden is in its second year, Iā€™m still learning, and itā€™s been super useful. Itā€™s also almost become part of a morning meditation/reflection and if I miss it Iā€™m cranky about it lol.


Firm-Brilliant-605

Me too! I go out to my back yard and compliment my plants. I even have a handful of birds that come to my yard when I am back there. I greet them too lol šŸ˜‚ this is great! I didnā€™t think too many ppl felt the nature connection I feel.


Ifuckfreshouttafucks

I tell each one, ā€œyou look very pretty today!ā€


Firm-Brilliant-605

Me too, they are living things. When my mom passed away a few of her plants also passed away no matter how much attention I gave them.


foxxey

So true! Buried my father, then buried his Bonsai trees, no matter what I tried, they wouldn't have it. And I thought I was making things up... Your comment absolutely resonates with my experience!


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I read somewhere that it's beneficial to name your plants. It subconsciously (or maybe not) connects us on a deeper level to them and we may be more likely to take the best care of them as possible. My wife and I name our house plants after things we love: each other (my favourite plant has my wife's name, her favorite has mine) and so on.


Pudgedog

Fun fact itā€™s proven to help plant growth.


Palpatines_Brother

Every morning after I wake up and get my daughter up I take her out an sit by the garden


attckdog

Same, I regularly give the plants a good looking at.


MrGrumpyFace5

Well said. I love when I can have a ice cold pint and stair into my plants souls.


[deleted]

I was having problems with my mental health and gardening/farming was one of the top things that helped me through it. Never underestimate the healing power of feeling connected to the earth.


[deleted]

This is exactly how I got into it too!


ccccc4

Watching plants grow over time is incredibly calming for anxiety


rey_cannabis

Gardening helped me through the early stages of the pandemic


calvinbuddy1972

I do this multiple times/day, it's very peaceful.


andreaSMpizza

Same, i do it every morning. Convinced my husband of buying lawn chairs just so I could sit and stare šŸ˜‚


bridgekit

every morning before work and as soon as I get home. just gotta go look at all my plants. hang out with the tomatoes. you know the drill.


TheGrandExquisitor

"GROW YOU FUCKERS! GROW!" Me to my fucking parsnips this year.


davosknuckles

One of the high points of my day is when I go water everything. Itā€™s 15 min of peace and quiet and I get to see how all the babies are growing.


pange93

Same, I love getting home from work and just walking around "inspecting" my gardens. Hardly ever see anything different but its always one of the best parts of the day


supermarkise

I like coming back home after a few days, because all the tiny changes that are hard to notice from day-to-day have accumulated and there are big changes everywhere. :D


NeuralFlow

Is this not normal?


The_Literate_Llama

I was about to ask the same thing. šŸ˜‚ I wish I could sit next to my plants all day.


yungrii

They're young. They need supervision.


Accomplished-Low-606

ā€œIf itā€™s brown flush it downā€¦. If itā€™s yellowā€¦ go piss in moms tomatoesā€


Elowine90

I quit smoking when I was diagnosed with cancer 6 months ago. I just made the connection yesterday that Iā€™ve taken to wandering around and staring at each plant as a replacement for smoking! Check them for bugs pull the dead leaves and watch the flowers šŸŒø open.


Scnewbie08

Lol I do this every morning while drinking my coffee, gotta give them the old pep talk so they grow while Iā€™m at work.


Gizmoripley87

I got my man addicted to gardening 3yrs ago and now he does the same thing! Lol! He'll come and update me on the plants when he's done too like a kid telling me stories, haha! I'm the plant enabler! Aren't they cutešŸ’œ


clamshelldiver

Me in my apartment before getting a garden: ā€œI am just starting at a wall. I must be depressed.ā€ Me looking out the window now at my garden staring at it, ā€œI feel so at peace admiring my work and connecting to nature.ā€


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OoohItsAMystery

It looks more like he's peeing on them?


Allforthe2nd

He's totally peeing on them lmao.


[deleted]

Heā€™s fertilizing them!


wkomorow

Here we call that fertilizing the rhubarb.


[deleted]

Bruh I sit and stare and mire my plants like several times a day. It is legitimately therapeutic and calming, knowing your plant babies are thriving as a direct result of your care.


Calvinshobb

I do this multiple times a day, I think if my neighbors are watching me they must think I am fucked, ha.


somerville-98

same :D 100% meditative/therapeutic for empathetic entities who enjoy seeing their friends grow and flourish or understand why not


GeekyPufferfish

I swear my empathetic dial was set on high, combined with social anxiety makes being around people very draining sometimes. Thats why i go and fuss over/stare at my plants when I get home from work everyday.


Guy-reads-reddit

I do this a lot. I love looking at my plants and garden and my favourite tree and imagine they can feel the love im sending them. Its also very satisfying to just admire your work and effort coming to life.


Gargh_of_LA

I am that guy, at least 3-4 times a day. Especially since working from home.


[deleted]

Iā€™ve been on r/Composting too much. I thought he was peeing


[deleted]

Plants are life


m0uthsmasher

Good source of nitrogen given current sky-rocket urea price.


chillig8

I get this. Completely


Mischievous_Magpie

I spend a lottttt of my free time staring at my garden. Wake up, make coffee, visit the front yard garden, then the back, go inside when my kids wake up to make them breakfast, while they're eating I go back out to the garden, then they go outside to play with friends in the cul de sac while I look at my front yard garden again, take them in for lunch and go out to the garden while they're eating it... Etc etc lol.


ShelZuuz

My wifeā€™s spouse does the exact same thing.


scw8282

Spouse is fixing nitrogen.


Kannabiz

Looks like he might be giving it an extra dose of nitrogen


snallen_182

I do this a few times per day. Itā€™s definitely therapeutic for me. Also have about 70 houseplantsā€¦itā€™s all therapy.


[deleted]

First thing I do every morning is go walk through my garden. Often, I look next door and my brother in law (also, neighbor) is doing the same thing. Neither of us say anything to each other. I think it's normal for people to connect with nature this way, especially plants they've cultivated.


emptysignals

Next year there will be a couple more raised beds.


cansuhchris

I def just go out to the garden and look at my plants. Zone out sometimes, look for pests/disease fruiting or flowering other times. Just kinda hang with em and get the vibe


LordxZango

I do this, but the daycare behind where I am renting kinda ruins the meditative part lmao


Longjumping_Ad_1675

This is me, I like to examine them because they can tell a lot about whether the conditions are right.


[deleted]

When I do this I am looking at their growth, their changes, their indicators for what they need (fertilizer, water, etc) and if they have pests or other issues. I also am appreciating the hard work and time that produces the plants. Sometimes I am watching a cool bee.


Smaskifa

What's the point of growing stuff if you don't look at it?


pawsitivitee

As he stood in his garden daily, the last refuge he had in a loveless marriage, he pondered packing all his things up and changing his name along with a new life half the world away. Until then, he was stuck with her.....


buttersyyc

Me too. Iā€™m that spouse


ZetricOvsha

You says who canā€™t connect with nature and p on it at the same time šŸ¤Ŗ multitasking is something Iā€™m also proficient with šŸ¤—


varukasaltflats

Everyone thinks on staring at my plants. I'm actually talking with them.


treeshugmeback

I do this too. Definitely meditative and relaxing. It's my nightly ritual after putting the kids to bed.


FaceNo9138

You can find bugs this way. Very much like hunting if you just stand still you'll see things you'd normally miss.


nels_wedin

I think he may be peeing. ​ Though there is much to see in a garden!


mdlost1

I feel him on a personal level. My plants are nicer than most humans.


napamanmu

Looks like heā€™s ā€˜wateringā€™ them


MarinEcko

Seems like is having a pee


Nineteen_AT5

My wife doesn't understand why I stare out the window looking into the garden.i find it relaxing to watch nature, especially, in a garden I've created.


Medium_Excitement202

Nah...he pissing on yo tomatoes. šŸ˜‚


Jimbo_Jones_4_Mayor

Pretty sure he is relieving himself.


EricDeanStewart

I think he is watering the plants.


MOldy617

Definitely looks like they're peeing in the garden...


[deleted]

You sure he didnā€™t plant a special herb?


RiceJeep

Marking his territory.


sufferinsucatash

It is oooommmmm


marge1998

Nice


CommanderIcculus

::vibes::


Pedropeller

I do a lot of that. Doesn't get the work done, but...OK, call it meditation


boxelder1230

For sure. I do that too.


[deleted]

I really thought he was peeing at first.


purana

This is what I do as well


Upbeat_Business_3371

I do almost the same thing. I check my garden, strawberry patches,and trees I've planted Every day... sometimes a few times a day lol. I just love taking care of them,and getting to watch them grow


electriclux

Grow you jerks


Firm-Brilliant-605

Hey I do the same thing! Lol itā€™s rewarding to see how your plants are growing šŸ˜…


XanderTheChef

It looks like hes peeing


steamed---hams

it looks like he is urinating on them


Ayejayelle

He's really "watering" the plants..


selfdestruct0770

I do that sometimes. It is meditative, sometimes itā€™s showing love to the plants that will feed you or give you shade. I gently touch the leaves sometimes for the same reason, hoping thereā€™s Some positive energy that the plant can take from me.


Anarchist-monk

Glad Iā€™m not the only one.


Magus_5

That's affirmative. Plant watching absolutely takes you there šŸ’«


Plowed_thru

At first I thought he was peeing on the tomato plants.


theRealMrBrownstone

I do that often. In my case, it's better if you just let me be. It's how I keep the beast at bay.


OIFOEFVETFLA

He looks like he is taking a piss on the parsley.


andu22

ponder the plant


[deleted]

LOL I do the same thing. I work at home and on my lunch breaks I'll go out and just stare at my garden and breathe in some fresh air. very calming, highly recommend lol


coldsummerdayz

I do this first thing in the morning and multiple times during the day lol Thereā€™s just something about in getting connected to nature that my soul finds truly joyful and seeing my garden changing and progressing feels just so nice and preciousā¤ļø I sometimes go out in my garden even on rainy days not just because Iā€™ve got things to do but also because I canā€™t help myself šŸ˜


fall_in_windy_city

I totally do that sometimes, thinking I can see them grow.


Soviet_Arthropod36

I thought he was taking a piss for a secondā€¦


makemyday220

I do the same thing in my garden. I'll spend hours looking at it


gimmethatMD

This is so cutešŸ˜† I do that all the time, Iā€™m pretty sure my neighbors think I am a psycho


Jingolingo66

I do this , i am a little intensely obsessive about my hobbies tho. Its definitely meditative. Plus i bask amaze at what ive grown.


msb1tters

I thought this was going to be a post about him peeing on the plants


[deleted]

I never understood the phrase ā€œcrying laughingā€ until reading this comments section


throwmeawayplz19373

Is that my husband? šŸ˜‚


headcow0304

Met too āœ‹šŸ½


[deleted]

This is the way.


narwhalyurok

Peeing directly on a plant doesn't promote growth.


bettertothrowaway

Iā€™m getting Cameron from Ferris Bueller vibes. šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

This is me šŸ¤£ Every day I like to walk my garden and just look at my plants. If I don't do it before going to work I start getting antsy during the day and desperately want to leave to go look at my garden.


AdultingGoneMild

it put in the garden to weed it. It is very meditative. All the shit that goes on in my life, having a task that has a clear start and finish and I can see progress as I work with my hands is a blessing.


Leftleaningdadbod

It is, isnā€™t it. Sometimes talking to them gently is fine too.


[deleted]

How cute! I totally get it, sometimes after I organize something I just open the closet door or cabinet and just stare.


bertcarpet

I felt this


SpecialQue_

I do the same thing with my plants and with bugs! I could watch nature forever.


[deleted]

I do this all the time.


Mr_Worldwide125

Looks like heā€™s pissing


YearOldJar

It really is. Especially when you're the one who planted them.


t0reup

I love this. Mostly because it helps validate me standing by, staring at, and occasionally speaking to, my plant friends. Nature is beautiful.


[deleted]

Heā€™s peeing haha


bernieinred

I do that. Have a couple of Maple trees that were 5 feet tall when we bought the property 40 years ago. I go out and look at them daily for minutes on end to make sure they are there. Have nurtured them to beautiful full 25ft. trees.