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In an effort to keep from getting too serious all the time, Bob, a Master Gardener (self proclaimed) shares his wisdom after many years making the same mistakes over and over again.
(Click the images to view them full sized!)
Bob notices suddenly that he does NOT have a green thumb. In fact, it is a decidedly pinkish-brown color, sort of the same color as a dead plant. THAT explains a lot!
Just 6 months of water, a little fertilizer and very little else and Bob has the largest, healthiest mass of weeds in the entire neighborhood... and gardening was supposed to be hard work!
Bob watches Dave's new video on controlling weeds hoping to get some pointers on the proper use of his impressive arsenal of toxins, but he is disappointed. However, there was an interesting blurb on torching weeds that caught his attention.
Bob decides to act pre-emptively this year and get the annoying magnolia leaves raked up BEFORE they fall on the garden below.
Bob admires his impressive collection of spines: Opuntia, Dasylirion, Echinopsis, Euphorbia, Agave... even a bit of Lantana and Echium thrown in for good meaure- the largest and most painful spine collection in the entire neighborhood
Chrismas Cartoon
About Geoff Stein
Veterinarian and Exotic Plant Lover... and obsessive, compulsive collector of all oddball tropical and desert plants.
Posted by DriftingDude (from Charleston, SC) on January 27, 2008 at 6:12 AM:
thank you!!
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Subject: Ahhhhh.....
Posted by Chantell (from Middle of, VA) on January 23, 2008 at 11:44 PM:
PB,
I LOVE it!!! Always admired your artistic side....but humor to boot!! Very much enjoyed the cartoons....you and Sue should collaborate!! ;-)
Chantell
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Subject: :) Love it!
Posted by plantladylin (from East Central, FL) on January 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM:
Palmbob: What great artistic ability and such a sense of humor you have! I loved each cartoon and can totally relate to them!
Been there, done that with the brown thumb and not being able to keep plants alive!
Been there, done that and continue to fight the weeds! Many years ago I swore I would someday have a "weed garden" because I thought some weeds were actually kinda pretty! Well, I never had to put forth much effort for the weed garden ... just kinda happened on it's own!
Been there, done that with thorny plants too! I had a large cactus collection about 30 years ago and got so tired of being jabbed and stuck with thorns, I finally gave all the darn things away! I swore I would never have another thorny plant ... and then somehow a couple of Bougainvillea, asparagus fern and a pot of aloe vera have found their way to my house!
Thanks for the laughs! I think DG needs a Cartoon Forum ... to give us smiles like this every day!
Lin
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Subject: my smile for today
Posted by grampapa (from Wheatfield, NY) on January 23, 2008 at 9:44 PM:
Geoff, you are too much. totally loved your artwork and the cartoon. ~ jan
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Subject: Well said
Posted by AlohaHoya (from Keaau, HI) on January 23, 2008 at 12:32 PM:
...the only difference, of course, between a weed and a 'plant' is that plants are easily pulled from the ground and are affected more by herbicides than weeds!!!!
Never consider yourself knowledeable about a plant unless you have killed it at least twice!!!
Carol (MG)
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Subject: Fantastic :)
Posted by Dea (from Frederick, MD) on January 23, 2008 at 9:13 AM:
Your cartooning skills are excellent and the writing along with it - just loved this article. You're a man of many talents!
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Posted by Sofonisba (from Putnam County, NY) on January 23, 2008 at 8:36 PM:
Tell me about it!! I bet he sings too!
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Posted by debnes_dfw_tx (from Fort Worth, TX) on January 23, 2008 at 8:57 PM:
oops
This message was edited Jan 23, 2008 7:03 PM
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Posted by debnes_dfw_tx (from Fort Worth, TX) on January 23, 2008 at 9:01 PM:
Thank You Geoff!
Super Cute!!!!!
ROFL!!
How did you get those pics to work as thumbnails that can be enlarged?
debnes
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Posted by claypa (from West Pottsgrove, PA) on January 23, 2008 at 10:45 PM:
I noticed that too, I often wish the article pictures could be larger.
My favorite was raking the leaves off the tree, very good!
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Posted by debnes_dfw_tx (from Fort Worth, TX) on January 23, 2008 at 10:58 PM:
Yeah clay that was hilarious!
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Subject: ;*)
Posted by kimarj (from Philadelphia, PA) on January 23, 2008 at 9:01 AM:
Hilarious! I'll be going to work with a smile.
Kim
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Subject: Thank you
Posted by juja (from Lake City, FL) on January 23, 2008 at 7:48 AM:
Thoroughly enjoyed this article. Thank you for helping me start the day off with a chuckle this morning.
Judy
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Subject: Too Funny!
Posted by KathyJo (from Fayette, MO) on January 23, 2008 at 7:45 AM:
Are you the artist as well?
Thanks for making me smile :)
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Posted by nanny_56 (from Putnam County, IN) on January 28, 2008 at 9:13 AM:
Nice to get a chuckle first thing in the morning!!
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Subject: Loved it
Posted by doccat5 (from Fredericksburg, VA) on January 23, 2008 at 6:30 AM:
Thank you for making me laugh first thing this morning. Good thing I wasn't sipping coffee or my keyboard would be toast! Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by dryad57 (from Indianapolis, IN) on January 23, 2008 at 12:18 PM:
I couldn't agree more - with the cartoons and with doccat!!!
Reminded me of a very studious gentleman in a Master Gardener class I took who just didn't get it, bless his heart. At one of our volunteer sessions, before we could do anything to stop him - he pulled out his well-used reciprocating saw and whacked off one of three support roots for an established tree, explaining that it didn't need it as it wasn't a feeder root and he wanted to plant some perennials there!
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Posted by gardenwife (from Newark, OH) on January 23, 2008 at 5:25 PM:
I laughed aloud at the spine collection. Very impressive! I really enjoyed this, Bob.
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Posted by soapwort243 (from South Milwaukee, WI) on January 23, 2008 at 6:05 PM:
Very Clever ! I loved it. Sometimes we need a break from the serious stuff.
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Posted by Islandshari (from Kwajalein
(Marshall Islands)) on January 23, 2008 at 7:12 PM:
Yay! A little humor! Outstanding!!!
Yokwe,
Shari
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Posted by Sofonisba (from Putnam County, NY) on January 23, 2008 at 8:35 PM:
Geoff, thanks so much for the entertainment and fantastic drawings!!!!
