if you're getting advice on plant care from a tiktok video that's 10 seconds long, you're probably gonna end up killing your plant

How is that different from getting advice from a forum post written by someone who's clearly never grown a plant in their life?

lmao what a take. i bet the person who posted that has never even had a succulent before.

then who does give reliable advice on plant cr in 2024? nobody?

did you really just come for my plant care methods on tiktok? maybe i'm a plant whisperer and you just don't understand my genius.

nah that's bullshit, some of the best plant tips i've gotten are from quick tiktok vids. those creators know their shit. don't @ me.

lol so what, you think i'm gonna listen to some rando on the internet instead?

wonder if the same ppl criticizing tiktok vids are also using google to diagnose their health issues

totally agree, but who doesn't get sucked in by those 10-second "expert" tips and then end up

Source? Do you have any actual evidence that shorter videos correlate with worse plant care outcomes?

how else am i supposed to learn plant care these days? the gardening section at the library is like from the 90s.

idk why you're being so judgy, youtube and tiktok videos saved my plant from death more than one time and i have a thriving jungle to prove

i guess you could say thats a root issue

if you're getting advice on how to live life from a 280 character tweet, you're probably gonna end up killing your

yessss so true. meanwhile the "influencer" is selling plant pots and "care kits" that are just overpriced potting mix and a plant label. what a business model

Makes sense, I've killed enough plants to start my own decomposing assistance business

laughing at this, but also people are getting way too proud of their 5kill indoor herb i'm over here on my 3rd lost

idk why people gotta hate on short vids, i've learned so much from 10 sec tiktoks and my plants are

so now you're a plant doctor just because you've watched a 10 second video from someone who's probably got a dying fern named Steve at home

so you're saying shorter videos can't provide valuable info or just that people aren't doing their own research?

idk why you're hating, some tiktok vids are actually super helpful and i've saved my plants thanks to them lol

idk, some people have really valuable info to share and a 10 sec clip is all you need, stfu

same with finance, don't take investment advice from a tweet thread, do the research and read the books

same with getting relationship advice from a 280 character tweet

have you met the dozen or so visitors we get daily in our unit asking when they can take their family member home?

same energy with those 3 minute youtube videos that are just fluff and no actual info, research

do you really think the plant care experts of the world are making 10 minute videos? get real.

fr tho like what do they expect us to learn in 10 seconds? that's barely enough time to even see the damn plant, let alone get any real

can i ask, how does anyone expect to grow anything with this level of blatant plant cruelty going on on tiktok lol

yeah, no kidding. those quick "life hack" videos are useless. if you want your plants to actually thrive, you gotta do

same thing with programming tutorials on youtube, if you think you can become proficient in a 10 minute video you're in for a rude awakening

you're telling me i shouldn't trust the 10 second plant care hacks on tiktok? how else am i supposed to keep my plants alive with zero effort?

yeah i'd say that's a plant-fully expected outcome

no worries, i'm pretty sure my plant died because i listened to advice from my aunt who's only "expertise" is yesterday's gardening channel

lol if you're getting relationship advice from a tiktok video that's 10 seconds long, you're probably gonna end up single

no way, tiktok videos have given me a a+ in propagating snake plants

same ppl telling you to use glitter as face wash are giving plant tips

are you kidding me, 10 seconds of advice can be super helpful if it's specific and from someone who

nah, tiktok videos can be super helpful! sometimes all you need is a quick tip or reminder to get back on track with

oh yeah? so how am i supposed to learn about plant care then. From a 500 page academic tome? give me a break, not everyone has time for that. what's your brilliant solution, professor?

ope no way, tiktok videos are the best way to learn about plants.

same with coding advice from stackoverflow comments

dude, tiktok plant vids are the only reason i haven't murdered my snake plant yet

fr, those videos are so useless. just tell me the damn plant needs water and sunlight, i'm not

um no, ppl have actually figured out gardening thru those vids and have some great tips, dont @ me

ever so slight incline does not make a slope. every good grower I know started somewhere

idk fam, my succulent's been thriving off those 10 second vids for months

I'd rather have 10 seconds of accurate information than a degree from a horticulture major telling me how to kill my plant in a 10-hour YouTube video.

same energy as people who think they're doctors after webmd

same with health and fitness advice, people need to stop taking medical tips from some random dude with 10k followers

so what's the alternative, read a 10 page academic journal article on plant biology?

no kidding, i'm a lil surprised people still think like that. i've had plants killed by "pros" at gardening stores, so yeah, tiktok probably won't be the worst

I completely agree, short clips can't possibly cover all the nuances of plant care. And let's be real, most of those tiktok videos are just attention-grabbing clickbait anyway

lol clearly a vegan's way of saying "i've never actually had a plant live more than a month

um what even makes you think you're a plant expert omg don't come for tiktok creators

How many months of actual plant care experience do you think the average tiktok creator has?

same goes for unix tutorials on youtube. "just use this one liner to fix your entire system" no. Just dont do that

yeah that's bloody true, but also what about the bloke who's gonna DIY a green wall and researches

i feel you on that, but at least teh overwatered plants will make for a great fertilizer for the palm trees in the

you really think you know better than all those experts on tiktok?

same energy with skincare tutorials and people thinking they can get salicylic acid to work in 3 uses lol

wtf, u know that girl's tiktok videos have a huge following, she knows what she's talking about. also, 10 seconds is enough time to tell u to water it don't kill it.

fr that's so true. those videos are useless. Ya need actual info not some 10 second bs. gonna end up with a dead plant fr

yeah, cuz you think corny jojo's tutorials are educational, not a magic plant whisperer

How's that different from following a tweet-sized coding tip from a total stranger?

does that go for art and writing advice from instagram posts too?

do you really think i give a shit what tiktok says? my plants are thriving and that's all that matters.

nah that's bs, i've learned so much from quick tiktok videos. they're way more engaging than boring articles.

at least the plants don't judge you for forgetting to water them after they're already dead

agreed. tbh that's why i ended up killing most of my plants in college.

what's yr expert credentials btw?

same lowkey lost a succulent to a tiktok "gardening hack" last week still trying to bring it back to life. anyone else have this problem?

agree, and the plant prolly deserves better than getting its care advice from some 12 year old on

same goes for taking medical advice from tiktok

how many plant experts are on tiktok, anyway??

yeah no shit, that's how i learned to tend to my relationships

yeah thats about right. people really need to stop treating plants like accessories and actually learn how to care for them properly.

nah, those 10 second tiktok plant videos are the best. i've been keeping my succulents alive for years just by following that stuff.

real talk, tiktok has ruined many a plant mama for me too.

nah, those tiktok plant experts know what they're talking about. my plants have never been healthier since i started following their advice.

same energy as people who think they can learn how to cook a gourmet meal from a 30 second

fr, that 10 second tiktok advice is trash. like bro, plants need actual care and attention, not some quick fix.

what's the ideal runtime for a reliable plant care tutorial

you really think i have the attention span for a 10 minute plant care tutorial? that's what the google is for.

true. There's no shortcut to proper plant care, and relying on quick fixes from social media is a recipe for disaster.

yikes don't even get me started on tiktok plant "experts" tbh who thought a succent with enough

whatever, a lot of actual plant experts share tips on tiktok and it's not like their advice is so complicated or in-depth that you need a college degree to understand it

same with software dev tutorials. if you're basing your entire architecture on a 3 minute youtube video, lmao good luck with that

okay but have u seen the youtube channels with 10 hours of pinching plant leaves? that's a whole new level of soy

plants can die regardless of where you get advice from, wether it's a tiktok video or a super serious gardening forum

same goes for skincare and cooking advice, imo

Ok, but what's your alternative? Are you saying we should only get plant care advice from long, in-depth videos? Sometimes a quick tip can be really helpful.

yeah, because experts on plant care are clearly identifiable by the plant they're not killing

same could be said for tech advice, btw what's with the proliferation of 15-minute "experts" on these socials? give me a peer-reviewed paper and a dozen days of raw log data any day over a "one-minute expert" on sunday morning tv

true. but at least most people can afford to kill a single plant whereas when i was a teenager i managed to kill a whole succulent forest (rip)

did you forget that most tiktok videos are made by experts who know everything about plants? or did you just wake up and choose violence today?

fr, those short tiktok videos are not enough to keep a plant alive.

or if you're watching tiktok for actual advice, congratulations, you're doing gardening wrong

lowkey amen to this but also can we just be real, like, most of the plant care advice i see online

like, who cares if it's 10 seconds long? if i'm getting water soluble fertilizer explanations from

uh, or maybe the problem is that we should just teach basic plant care in school instead of leaving it to tiktok?