Cacti and carnivorous plants are super cool tho??? Especially that you get cacti cuz of how resilient they are, a great first plant, can recommend. And growing your own food/spices as well? Also Ive never seen that stereotype lmao
fragile masculinity
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Zgierwoj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 hour ago
GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io 40 minutes ago
Yeah it's kinda weird. As if anyone is growing weed because it's manly and not because it's awesome
Broadfern@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Plant growing is gendered now?
All the cishet men I’ve known who have had gardens grew all kinds of stuff, from fruits and vegetables to culinary herbs and flowers.
Maybe I’m in a bubble but damn I feel sorry for the dudes in the OP.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 hour ago
Same, I don’t know any dudes into gardening that care about that shit. One of them does grow peppers, but it’s because he likes peppers, not because he’s worried growing other stuff (which he also does) will make him look like a pussy.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
yes. everything is gendered for gender warriors.
i’m cishet and i have a garden and most women i date think it means I’m secretly gay. the cat doesn’t help.
Broadfern@lemmy.world 20 minutes ago
That’s wild, I’m sorry you gotta deal with that.
Survival skills + demonstrated empathy/care with other living beings are positives for any person. Hopefully you find someone who appreciates that. /gen
glimse@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yeah this is weirdly sexist. I only know one person this describes because he’s growing weed (legally) in an apartment so he can’t have a outdoor garden
Hell, I know over a dozen men with gardens and only two even grow peppers. Everyone grows tomatoes, though…
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 hour ago
Fresh tomatoes out of your own greenhouse are amazing, that’s why
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Hornworms and squirrells always wreck my tomatoes:(
yakko@feddit.uk 2 hours ago
Seriously. Who could talk shit on local wildflowers? I’m feeding bees up in this B.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
I’m encouraging wild flowers to grow in between my berry bushes.
Voyajer@lemmy.world 35 minutes ago
I grow native plants and vegetables 🤷♂️
ThisOne@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Eh funny but untrue. The dudes I know who are plant people grow anything cool. Ive got a lot of weird and cool plants.
I do grow the super hot peppers, and i like feeding ticks to my carnivorous plants tho. So its not far off.
I also grow tomatoes, eggplants, garlic, cuces, squash, etc.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
it’s true in experience. I’m a single guy. I date around. Most women I meet think gardening makes me queer. It is not considered a desirable hobby for a man. And many men who don’t garden, also think it’s queer/feminine.
People who do garden, don’t see it that way, of course. But every garden group I’ve ever met up with was 70% women, and most of the men were not ‘manly’.
StrixUralensis@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 17 minutes ago
That’s sad
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I wanted a house so I could grow the first three.
Am currently stuck in in law’s house, with collapsing job market after being denied a mortgage for being too fat 3 months before the job market collapsed.
help me.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Denied a mortgage for being too fat…?
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yep. Based on age and mortgage length, and beurocracy they said I had to take out a life insurance policy which got denied due to health factors.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
CICO Score was too low
waigl@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
My plants are tomatoes, bell peppers, basil, oregano, garlic and coffee (no serious hopes for a good harvest in my climate).
Am I still allowed to call myself a man?
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
No. Now go and sit down to pee (like any sane person)
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 2 hours ago
I’ll be honest, I’ve never come across this.
PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
You can grow hot peppers and not be fragile as well. I hope.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 2 hours ago
I grew jalapenos and no joke, they were too hot for me. Way hotter than store bought.
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 hour ago
Don’t forged orchids. Manly men love orchids.
Rolder@reddthat.com 2 hours ago
For me it’s “whatever plant I’m least likely to accidentally murder” so usually a succulent of some variety
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
I don’t grow anything, whatever is in my backyard grows by itself, I just go out there from time to time and forage the useful stuff.
7bicycles@hexbear.net 1 hour ago
honestly whatever the plants in my yard do is mostly not my problem. they’ll figure it out.
Faydaikin@beehaw.org 2 hours ago
What’s wrong with growing chilies? I eat a ridiculous amount of them that it’s too expensive if I have to buy them.
Also, store bought chilies don’t taste as good.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 hour ago
Plus aroids and other trending plants, because then there is an economic status attached to it and you can compete with others who has the more valuable plant
MotoAsh@piefed.social 2 hours ago
What if the plants I want to grow are those on the right? … plus some cool looking house plants for decoration and less stale air.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
Toxic gender culture is just trying to weave itself into everything.
Grow what you want and be a decent person unconcerned with trends.
NASA released a list of air quality plants years ago, it should have a few suggestions that grab your interest.
ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 2 hours ago
Given my black thumb tende to kill anything not tougher than dandelions I'll take what I can get.
Omegamint@hexbear.net 2 hours ago
Tomatoes and herbs because I have a super limited growing area and I’m gonna grow the most cost efficient things I like to eat
StrixUralensis@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 18 minutes ago
Who does this ? This looks like ragebait