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podlingSo last night was supposed to get a little nipply, and I'm aware of how much my coffee plants don't enjoy that, so I decided that it was the time to bring the buggers in. So I did. Oh. my. god. They're 6 1/2 feet tall now. They didn't look that big outside... probably because the ceiling is higher, but oh. No. Really. They only clear the ceiling fan by inches. Light doesn't penetrate through them. Right now they're situated between the couch and the table. So when you're watching tv, they just kind of... loom over you. It's not right. Now I have to find a place for them in my bedroom. I don't see this going well, and I know there will be several nights where I'll wake up and think there's someone else in the room. And that I'll always think it's raining because I'll never see the light from the window again.
Now consider the plight of the rubber tree. It's not as tall, but it's wide. It takes up at least a third of my deck. It has no place to go. It won't fit anywhere. It's still outside, and will be fine out there for a while. I feel bad about leaving it to die, but I'm starting to think there really aren't other solutions. I could maybe bring it to work (though I'm not sure how well that'd go over), if I could borrow a minivan, because it sure as hell won't fit in my car. I could find someone who needs a tree that size, but that's unlikely. It has leaves the size of my HEAD!!! And you know what's sad? I don't water it. I don't fertilize it. In the winter, I don't even give it direct light. I do NOTHING for it and it just keeps getting larger and larger and more monstrous!!! It's like it thrives on my neglect. Maybe it's trying to shove my face in it... "Yeah! You think you can kill me??? I'll grow a leaf as big as your freaking head!!!" So, um, if you know anyone who wants a tree like that, let me know.
Someone asked me what I was thinking when I go these trees. And really, I was thinking two different things... for the coffee plants, "Oh cool! Beans to plant!" and for the rubber tree, "Nifty, I just air-layered a little three leaved plant!" So yeah, they didn't start out monsters. But then, they never do.
Now consider the plight of the rubber tree. It's not as tall, but it's wide. It takes up at least a third of my deck. It has no place to go. It won't fit anywhere. It's still outside, and will be fine out there for a while. I feel bad about leaving it to die, but I'm starting to think there really aren't other solutions. I could maybe bring it to work (though I'm not sure how well that'd go over), if I could borrow a minivan, because it sure as hell won't fit in my car. I could find someone who needs a tree that size, but that's unlikely. It has leaves the size of my HEAD!!! And you know what's sad? I don't water it. I don't fertilize it. In the winter, I don't even give it direct light. I do NOTHING for it and it just keeps getting larger and larger and more monstrous!!! It's like it thrives on my neglect. Maybe it's trying to shove my face in it... "Yeah! You think you can kill me??? I'll grow a leaf as big as your freaking head!!!" So, um, if you know anyone who wants a tree like that, let me know.
Someone asked me what I was thinking when I go these trees. And really, I was thinking two different things... for the coffee plants, "Oh cool! Beans to plant!" and for the rubber tree, "Nifty, I just air-layered a little three leaved plant!" So yeah, they didn't start out monsters. But then, they never do.
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Date: 2006-09-22 07:22 pm (UTC)