I’ve an issue.

I have a bunch of plants that need to come in for the winter. I have gotten rid of every plant I own that is toxic to cats. We have two.

I’ve been growing a lemon tree for 4 years now. It’s finally in its final pot, and 3-4 feet tall. Meaning, it cannot go up on my winter shelf, and needs to sit on the floor.

One of our cats is, well, chompy. So I looked up if the lemon tree was toxic to cats. I really didn’t think it would be, but yay, it is.

We’ve two bathrooms, in a very small house. My son’s bathroom has a skylight, so for now, not knowing where to put this tree, I stuck it in his tub. I take it out and watch for the cats when he showers, and then put it back in.

My husband made comment about my plant shelf this morning, because I’m down to one functional plant light, anyway, I said this is nothing, and told him what I’ve been doing with the lemon tree the last few days.

He said, well that doesn’t sound sustainable. I said, well what else should I do?

He is so paranoid about our cats getting sick. He suggested I should get rid of the tree, that’s what he would do. I said, it feels like I cant have hobbies because of the cats, I’ve already gotten rid of so many of my plants for them.

He then got mad at me for blaming him, I really should hear myself sometimes. I said I wasn’t blaming him. And he left for work.

I see people with plants and cats. Like, what the hell should I do? I’ve been growing this lemon tree from seed, and I don’t want to get rid of it.

I already have a tropical plant, that has grown too large for the house, is toxic to the cats, and its sitting outside right now freezing to death. It makes me depressed.

:(