black thumb
Kills every houseplant
A black thumb is the opposite of a green thumb—a tendency to kill plants through neglect or incompetence.
Someone with a black thumb fails at gardening despite good intentions: I have such a black thumb that even my cactus died.
The phrase plays on the idea that a gardener's thumb would be stained by dead, blackened vegetation rather than healthy green growth.
Losing turgor and drooping
- browningFood darkening when cooked
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
overwatering · underwatering · root rot · neglect · forgotten · dried out · withered · brown leaves
- compost pileDecomposing organic material collection
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- low-maintenanceRequiring little care
- snake plantUpright succulent houseplant
Cultivated indoor vegetation
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
- potted plantsVegetation in containers
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
herbs · indoor plants · container gardening · windowsill · grow light · watering schedule · plant care · soil
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
- browningFood darkening when cooked
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
- droopingHanging or bending downward
shriveling · overwatering · underwatering · root rot · neglect · forgotten · dried out · withered · brown leaves · etiolation
plant killer
- compost pileDecomposing organic material collection
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- low-maintenanceRequiring little care
houseplants
Cultivated indoor vegetation
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
- potted plantsVegetation in containers
seedlings · herbs · indoor plants · container gardening · windowsill · grow light · watering schedule · plant care · soil · fertilizer
black thumbgreen thumb
Inborn skill with plants
green fingers · plant parent · green-fingered · horticulturist · horticulturalist
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