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Cat. Chicago, Illinois. December, 2022. © Clayton Hauck

I’ve managed to be relatively okay at keeping plants alive mostly due to one trick I thought up, which I’m quite proud of. The way I remember to water my plants is that the first and the fifteenth are water days. Of course, I don’t always hit the days exactly, but I know that if it’s the beginning or the middle of the month, the plants probably need some water. They’re happy; I’m happy; it’s worked quite well for years now. That said, a few of my plants are now up there in years and clearly in decline. I’m not sure this method is so effective anymore and I likely need to come up with something more appropriate for my elder house plants.

-Clayton