• khaleer@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    I love to collect herbs. But I hate to tell people about that because just after then, I ccan discover how much people love to believe in “cancer curing herbal medicine”.

    My father once suggested a toxic plant is great for health.

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      It sucks when a hobby you like is full of weirdos. I’ve been looking into both solar panels and getting rid of a lot of my lawn but SEVERAL times I’ve been watching a video and the host drops something about homeschooling or religion. I just wanted tips on growing potatoes, man.

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        RIP, same. I’ve sometimes dreamed about having some big-ass pretty garden and getting fruits and veggies from it, so my mom and I like to watch cool shit like people’s giant greenhouse homes. And then you’ll hear some tradwife and homeschooling shit in there and just get sad.

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          Yeah. And it seems like there’s a big overlap between houseplant enthusiasts and the same “herbal remedy” folks you’re familiar with, too

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        Honestly, I’d recommend talking to a landscape designer. If you find a good one, they can help you sort all that out, and at least all the ones I know are plant nerds first and foremost, and so aren’t too impressed with the tradwife performance gardening nonsense.

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      I don’t know what the plant was, but both of those can be true (though be careful). “The dose makes the poison.” Everything is poison in large enough quantities. A lot of toxic things can be very beneficial in smaller doses.