Anonymous amethyst_popping_bottles 1w

the plants themselves caused issues since the beginning. she brought them into our dorm (so an entirely shared space with no privacy or door to isolate the issue) and made it smell like manure for a week, then continued to not take care them properly which then led to the gnats. before that, the soil gave us both intense headaches and overall gross feelings and she still refused to change anything. i finally got them out last night but it’s a never ending issue with her

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Anonymous OP 1w

Either the plants had manure mixed in their soil (which you’re not supposed to do BECAUSE of the smell) or the plants had root rot before even being bought. Sounds like most of the issues would’ve been prevented with a basic soil change and some root trimming. She was basically refusing to do 5-10 minutes of basic plant maintenance depending on the number of plants. Some people are meant to only have fake plants.

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Anonymous amethyst_popping_bottles 1w

which is exactly what i said to her!! i noticed a while ago that the plant that was attracting the bugs was a concerning green and falling all the time so i was contended about root rot. she said the manure was already mixed in but i logically could not see why anyone would do that unless you add it in yourself

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Anonymous OP 1w

What are these plants? I don’t know ANY commercial nursery that puts manure in their indoor plants. Or outdoors plants for that matter manure is expensive.

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Anonymous amethyst_popping_bottles 1w

one was an ivy, i can’t remember the other. she got them from a school function

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Anonymous OP 1w

They could be someone’s small business, but Ivy can also be an outdoor plant so it’s possible these were meant to be outdoor plants, hence the manure in the blend. It’s also a possibility that the reason they were being given away at a school event was because of their poor state.

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Anonymous amethyst_popping_bottles 1w

possibly. i knew they were outdoor plants so i asked why she even tried to bring them indoors because they weren’t in an environment where they would thrive, and she just said that she wanted them. as for the state in which they were given away, i was not present when she got them so i knew nothing of what was happening at the event. all i was told was that there were plants in the room and that it smelled so not to be surprised when i got back from hanging out with my boyfriend

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Anonymous OP 1w

It sounds like the school event organizers were in the wrong to hand out outdoor plants to students that would largely only have indoor spaces to keep them and your roommate was wrong for not learning ANYTHING about the plants she wanted and choosing to let them rot instead of basic care.

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