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You can’t, like, OWN Mother Nature man…
Captain planet would disagree
He didn’t just own her, but fucked her as well
Pinching off a leaf seems icky, but fallen leaves are fair game.
I usually take the floor leaves and tuck them into a plant or two I actually buy. That way I’m still paying for something and I might get some freebies if I can get the extra leaves to grow but it’s not guaranteed. I probably wouldn’t do this at a local store tho, just the big box stores.
bUt tHE MuLCh
(this is a non-argument unless people are taking literally every other leaf)
I’m pinching off a leaf right now.
fallen leaves are fair game
I don’t think it works like that. It’s like taking something that’s dropped but usable from the shop floor. They might just sweep it to garbage but they probably aren’t allowing you to take it anyway.
Depending on the shop, they might also be picking up and propagating fallen leaves as well.
That’s true
You sound like you steal from the forest. Abhorrent thief.
AbhorrentArbor-ent thief.I’m not the most familiar with entkind, but are there non arbor ent? Are the entwives something else? Cacti?
This comment is an aberration.
abberrationarbor-ationI suspect you called me out to do this by your choice of words. I appreciate it.
You are correct, friend, and you are welcome.
Don’t think mulch about it
It’s not theft, it’s basically dumpster diving for living things. Living things that can grow in dirt with some water. They just see lost profit not an actual product loss.
Pretty sure some people believe that dumpster diving is theft too
They just see lost profit not an actual product loss.
so it’s just like pirating movies
Not really. When you pirate a movie you get the whole thing. Just as if you paid for it.
A succulent leaf, however, needs years to become the size of an actual plant they would sell.
It’s even less damaging than pirating.
need years
so it’s the same torrenting a movie in 4K that has only a single seeder and their connection is really poor
Damn, you have reminded me that Project 4k80 is finally done, but I have yet to acquire it…
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It’s not theft, it’s basically dumpster diving for living things.
That’s often not allowed either
Yes it is. We’re encouraged to find any puppies, kittens, or babies in the trash.
I’ll say if this is a family run place - it’s still a dick move. If it’s Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards, eh who cares.
If it’s a family run place, just ask the owners tbh. My partner and I once asked about a fallen tradescantia piece and she actually cut us off a bigger piece and wrapped it up for us. Only thing she asked in return was for us to tell her how well it does.
It’s a big plant now :)
Nah, you’re getting a leaf, not a full plant. A leaf is fucking worthless. If the leaves had value, they would sell them.
Depends. If you weren’t going to buy it anyway, it doesn’t cost them anything. And if you’re grabbing a fallen leaf hoping for something, it seems like you aren’t all that interested anyway.
If you weren’t going to buy it anyway
That can get into rationalization territory.
Just to add some context, succulents are ridiculously easy to propagate from a fallen leaf. You literally just put them somewhere until they sprout roots and stick that in a pot. Takes a week, two max. That said, succulents also take years to mature. Your little sprouted leaf is going to stay small for about 2 years and by 4 or 5 it’ll look decent. So it may be “theft”, but by the time you’ve gotten a plant that’s on par with the one you got a leaf from, years will have passed and you’ll have likely spent money on pots, soil, and fertilizer from the same store you “stole” from. It’s like pinching a small bottle of paint from a craft store then turning around and spending $100 on canvasses and brushes
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so what you’re saying is I need to steal leaves and also paint brushes and art supplies, got it
I only know about Menards because of random factoids, references, and memes. Frankly speaking I have just found out they have plants and are maybe a hardware store.
They’re like a hardware store that has plants, couches, mattresses, food, all sorts of stuff. It’s wild.
So a a big box general store? Of fucking couse the midwest would create such a thing.
Yeah, it’s like a Walmart mixed with a Home Depot mixed with a Sears.
“Ворованное лучше растёт.”
Yes I would! A weed plant!
I grew professionally for many years. That’s exactly how it works lol. Consistency is key and cloning is the way. I’ve sold single clones for thousands of dollars but the 2nd one was always for maybe a hundred bucks.
Oh yeah? Well now I’m just going to proplift even harder!
“Proplift” sounds like it should be a name for a weird helicopter.
Or working out with a poet, political activist, husband, father, academic & emcee who is best known by me as a prolific podcast guest
It’s too bad he’s not proplific.
Things should not be alive if humans can’t confine or use them for our capitalist purposes!
Is it a crime to enjoy a succulent leaf?
This is democracy manifest.
This gentleman touched my fruits!
I see you know your topiary well.
Are you waiting to receive my wilted branch?
Without a subscription? Yes.
Life inherently steals. We steal each others carbon when we die.
Hand over your carbon, and no one gets hurt!
No hydrogen, no oxygen. Just the carbon.
I’ll give you my entire carbon stick up the ass…its fun, hold on…no, that’s my ass. Hold on, I know this one. Oh man! I need some help. Could you please? With your lips is better, no teeth. Hey! I’m in charge! That’s my ass again! Fine! Have it your way!
I fully support this sign. I think I’ll print up a few dozen copies, and post them at every garden center in the area.
Funny, I’m actually more inclined to do it now.
Just do it at places like Home Depot or Lowe’s. Don’t do it at your neighborhood garden center.
Why? It’s not like you’re costing the shop money by taking trash off the floor. If anything you’re more likely to spend money at the shop you do it at for supplies and such.
Yes, you are. The people who do this would otherwise be buying plants. Not all of the plants that they pilfer because that would be expensive, but this is lost sales. I know these people. They’re doing it to save money because they want the plant.
What I mean is once you’ve made the decision to do this instead of buying, it doesn’t matter which shop you don’t buy from.
Yes! Gate life behind money.
You are doing well, my child! Bwahaha!
It’s one thing to ban snipping off nodes and such but fallen fuckin succulent leaves? Get the fuck out of here lol
Read with a strong new jersey accent. 10/10
I’d never considered this. Thanks for the idea, sign!
this is legal.
In Germany, taking away trash that isn’t yours isn’t legal.
in the US its legal. And in germany crimes dont count
