Watering the plants

D and I have an agreement. That being I will not touch the plants. I don't know why but for some reason he wants that responsibility all to himself. He's very particular and quick to point out flaws in my organizational skills and general housekeeping. As I see it, if he knows I don't water the plants, he has one less fault to find. This is something I welcome.

I was cleaning the apartment last weekend while he was at work and when he got home I mentioned how dry some of the plants seemed. He said he "forgot" to water them once. To make up for it he rushed around and watered all the plants. He also took down a hanging plant from our front room an took it to the sink for a good soaking.

While I had been cleaning, I had dusted off the top of the fridge and grouped some things together. There were a couple of plastic bottles up there that D uses to mix plant food and water. One of the bottles is an old plastic vinegar bottle. For some reason, there was a new bottle of vinegar up there too and guess which one D watered the plant with.

I could hear him yelling asking why I put the bottle there. I told him that I didn't put it up there but only moved it to dust. I thought it was funny but I felt bad for the poor plant. He doused it with water to rinse the awful smell out. That was a week ago and the poor thing seems to be doing OK. I think it will make it.