Living herbs do you feel the guilt?

[Doughnut]

I know this might sound a bit strange but I really hate buying living herbs as I feel horrible cutting them.

Say I want some fresh coriander for example I will try and buy a loose bunch but if they have ran out I am faced with buying a living plant! :no:

I know this is me being hypocritical as someone has to cut the plants whatever I buy. It's just when I see a living plant of any kind I feel I want to be friends and love it. :psmooch:

Please someone tell me they understand as my partner thinks I being stupid. :o

[Gliondrach]

I don't like to see bonsai trees as I feel they are being denied their full potential.

But I don't feel guilty cutting plants. It's a bit like cutting hair.

[Doughnut]

Hair grows back but the potted herb plants just go limp and die. I think I would be fine if the herbs grew back after I cut them and also it would be much cheaper...double win. :)

[ChenLi]

The thing with plant life is a lot of it is meant to be consumed in order to spread it's genes...that's why stuff like fruit and veg are colourful, to attract animals that then carry the seeds via consumption then defecating or on their persons (i.e. legs etc).

To me, I feel no guilt eating any plant matter because I know there's no pain involved nor would I be doing as much damage to plant life compared to a meat eater who eats plant matter AND animals who consume plant matter...

[Fauxmage]

I know this might sound a bit strange but I really hate buying living herbs as I feel horrible cutting them.

Say I want some fresh coriander for example I will try and buy a loose bunch but if they have ran out I am faced with buying a living plant! :no:

I know this is me being hypocritical as someone has to cut the plants whatever I buy. It's just when I see a living plant of any kind I feel I want to be friends and love it. :psmooch:

Please someone tell me they understand as my partner thinks I being stupid. :o
Oh I understand. I get very attached to plants. I have a jade plant older than I am, and a ficus tree older than my baby brother. I have my Gramma's cymbidium orchid, and I can't remember how old it is, though I think I was a teenager when my Dad gave it to her for Mother's Day. I also have a number of huge old epiphyllum cacti that she gave me from cuttings she took from hers.

I had a small dendrobium orchid that had stayed in bloom for almost a year, til one day one of the cats ate the flowers. I cried.

I've seen the biggest trees in the world, the tallest, and the oldest, and I think plants are wonderful. I really do wish I didn't have to kill anything at all in order to live. I guess that is silly, but I can't help it. :bhead:

[Gliondrach]

If you put the plants in a nice pot and watered them, some would continue to grow.

There's a large-ish willow tree I can see from my sitting room window. Some blokes pollarded it last week. I suppose it was thought the branches might fall on someone. Willow branches easily break in high winds. The tree now looks like two telegraph poles in a 'v' shape. Branches will grow out of it again. Trees have remarkable regenerative powers. Although herby plants are not quite the same.

[Doughnut]

The thing with plant life is a lot of it is meant to be consumed in order to spread it's genes...that's why stuff like fruit and veg are colourful, to attract animals that then carry the seeds via consumption then defecating or on their persons (i.e. legs etc).


I never thought about it like that before...thanks :)

[Doughnut]

Oh I understand. I get very attached to plants. I have a jade plant older than I am, and a ficus tree older than my baby brother. I have my Gramma's cymbidium orchid, and I can't remember how old it is, though I think I was a teenager when my Dad gave it to her for Mother's Day. I also have a number of huge old epiphyllum cacti that she gave me from cuttings she took from hers.

I had a small dendrobium orchid that had stayed in bloom for almost a year, til one day one of the cats ate the flowers. I cried.

I've seen the biggest trees in the world, the tallest, and the oldest, and I think plants are wonderful. I really do wish I didn't have to kill anything at all in order to live. I guess that is silly, but I can't help it. :bhead:


There are others out there...I am pleased. :agree:

[Doughnut]

If you put the plants in a nice pot and watered them, some would continue to grow.

There's a large-ish willow tree I can see from my sitting room window. Some blokes pollarded it last week. I suppose it was thought the branches might fall on someone. Willow branches easily break in high winds. The tree now looks like two telegraph poles in a 'v' shape. Branches will grow out of it again. Trees have remarkable regenerative powers. Although herby plants are not quite the same.

I love Willow trees. :)

[Gliondrach]

If you speak to trees, does your inner idiot come out or are you quite sensible?

[Gliondrach]

If you speak to trees, you're not that bloke with the big ears, the plethora of titles and the mother who lives in that very big house, are you?

[Doughnut]

If you speak to trees, you're not that bloke with the big ears, the plethora of titles and the mother who lives in that very big house, are you?

No I hope not! :crazier:

I think if I had a native American Indian name I would like it to be "Man who speaks to trees." :hyper:

[Gliondrach]

When I became a blood brother of the Cherokees I was given the name of He Who Knows What Others Do Not Know.

[Doughnut]

When I became a blood brother of the Cherokees I was given the name of He Who Knows What Others Do Not Know.

Cool name and you would do well on a Cherokee TV quiz show.

[Gliondrach]

Except that my Chrokee language is a bit rusty. How!

[Doughnut]

usti tsi woni tsalagi

[Gliondrach]

Indeed you do. Osda! :paddance:

[Doughnut]

Igiyo'i tsalagi idadelogw'a adisgo'i dideyohvsgi

:pirates:

[Gliondrach]

I used to. Tsayvtsas?

[Doughnut]

In a serious moment, I just think everything matters. What I love is that the people I meet on this forum think the same. Maybe not about herbs and that is me being 'what ever' but when it matters we are there together.

My cat looked at me while I stroked his belly and I am over whelmingly in love.

Look.....I don't know you at all and I suspect I would hate you all, but you all make me proud to be a human being. If that makes me a big soppy dick....well that's what I am. :)

[Gliondrach]

:hug:

You would probably hate me - lots of people do.

[Doughnut]

Ahhh my drunk posts where I feel the love! :)

[Gliondrach]

So, in your case, the old saying 'In vino veritas' can become 'In vino lovey-doveyness'.

[Doughnut]

“in wine [there is the] truth”

I think it's more like "In wine there is lovey-doveyness emotion" :updn:

[Bowwowmeow]

:hug:

You would probably hate me - lots of people do.
I can think of a few people who hate me too. :sigh:

[Doughnut]

I can think of a few people who hate me too. :sigh:

The main thing is that Jesus loves you and he wants you to be his sunbeam. :yea: