I shared your analogy with my cat....a REAL cat. He wonders, "Is she going to come here and begin chopping me into pieces? "

Purple, you are soooo funny. LOL.

Except for grafted Citrus, 1 grafted Hibiscus and 1 grafted Gardenia, all were started as kittens. A few were embryos. :)

Sure, I can adopt small Gardenias, Hibiscus and Citrus 'breeds,' but prefer grafted, (reasons) and prefer the looks of tree-like/standard cats. I do not know how to graft/neuter, nor do I have the supplies/stitches for grafting/spaying, including root-stock/scalpel.

However, I have 3 Hibs and 2 Gardenias that were adopted as kittens.

The remainder were adopted kittens.

It's a good, sentimental feeling watching a seed/embryo sprout, or kitten mature. I feel a nurturing, mothering-like closeness with kittens.

When thinking of adopting, I might browse cats briefly, but spend a good length of time inspecting kittens, individually..kittens have different personalities.

Kittens are usually in my budget, whereas cats gnaw up the green like cat nip.

It's important, cats and/or kittens are on a healthy diet/fertilizer, a fresh bowl of water/water, and when problems arise given correct medication/insecticides. Toni

I shared your analogy with my cat....a REAL cat. He wonders, "Is she going to come here and begin chopping me into pieces? "

I myself like the "kitties" too, to cats. I like watching them grow into Cats. But there is always that "one" cat that comes along that i think about adopting. Plus I have more room for kittens than cats-- lol

Rhizo, lol. Poor kitty-cat.

Marj, great point. Seems everytime I adopt a new kitty, I tend to forget one day kitty will turn into a lion. lol.

I'm Fretting over my Newest Kitties.....wondering if they'll ever live to be Cats!

I like both..some plants are just more beautiful when bigger, and they look dinky and unattractive when small...but some plants look attractive when small...it just depends on the plant, atleast to me it does.

I also have to be careful on the size of plants I buy also, I think I've just about reached my limit on the bigger plants with my available space (and I also have to keep in mind that these are gonna get bigger eventually)..

There's just too many things to consider on the size of the plant I want...I have to think: where is it gonna go? Can I give it the light it needs? And is there room in the spot it needs to go? But then again if it's on the list of plants I really want, I don't think about it til I get it home LOL...

-fpt

Interesting responses!

Rhizo, if your cat comes around, he/she may be in danger! Did you notice what I did to the Begonias my neighbor gave me? Not that I wouldn't have otherwise, but they were rotting AND dessicated at the same time. Never seen anything like that before, emergency surgery was all I knew to do. Everything looks like it's still alive so far... but I can't keep all of these kitties!

I am also getting concerned about where all of these plants are going to go this winter. I tried to count the pots on the front porch and kept getting distracted, but there's around 70. Really got out of control this year!

Meow.

purple, I didn't see a post about begonia surgery. What's the name of the thread, so I can go lookie.

By the way, to carry this kitten analogy further, it appears that you are well on your way to becoming a hoarder. ;-)

I know, I'll try to get a grip!

There wasn't a particular post about surgery, my neighbor gave me some plants and I posted before & after pics of them.

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Some of the felines en masse:

I am flat out jealous! Your plants look awesome. One day i hope to have a great big porch and the room for so many plants!

Purple, your plants look great.
I tried clicking on the photo but it won't open.

Is that a Begonia hanging on the right side of the porch?
Also, what are the two 'purple' plants under the hanging plant/Begonia?

One more..what's the plant in the black pot standing solo? Gotta love summer. Toni

Thanks, riptide! This house isn't much but the front porch is awesome!!!

Toni, yes that's some kind of cane Begonia. Under is a Tradescantia zebrina.

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Not sure which black pot you are asking about, there's a tall red Cordyline toward the back and a little Dief over to the right, kind of in front. Here's both from a diff. angle.

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Purple, your plants look great.
I tried clicking on the photo but it won't open.

Is that a Begonia hanging on the right side of the porch?
Also, what are the two 'purple' plants under the hanging plant/Begonia?

One more..what's the plant in the black pot standing solo? Gotta love summer. Toni

Wow this is weird, and happening a lot!

I guess I am weird, but I really like cats. I volunteer at an animal shelter, and the cattery is my favorite place. Cats have their act together, kittens don't. I don't really buy mature plants, though. But I really enjoy seeing a well grown specimen, either mine, or someone else's. It's not very often that people give a plant what it needs for a long time to get that big beautiful cat, and don't end up with a dead brown thing in a container of old, mineralized potting soil.

This is The Yoko Effect

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haha awesome picture

LOL no doubt! Thanks for the chuckle!