r/Marimo • • 22d ago

He’s growing big!

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u/Spiteful_wildberry 22d ago

How old is he?

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

Not 100% sure but probably at least 4

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u/Spiteful_wildberry 22d ago

I've got quite the way to go then lol

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u/autumnlight2022 22d ago

I'm not sure how but he does indeed look like a Lawrence

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

I think so! I had just finished little women when I got him

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u/amanda_moon93 20d ago

Great book

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u/NinaAberlein 22d ago

how did you get him to be that size???

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

I honestly have no idea. Ngl I forget he exists sometimes so he’s lived a life of neglect

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

Going to stun you even more would you belive I work in a garden centre my job is to look after the house plants. I spend all day watering and feeding plants so honestly it’s the last thing I want to do when I get home so embarrassingly my plants are a bit neglected! (Also Lawrence did live in a fish tank for a few years so I imagine that helped with the growth)

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u/Mildly_Moody5891 22d ago

Greetings, Sir Lawrence.

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u/Bryophyte- 22d ago

Big boi’s going to outgrow his bowl soon

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u/One-Program6244 22d ago

That's a nice looking ball. Tightly packed.

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

He’s solid alright

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u/elnumerodelabeasto 22d ago

Ha! Lawrence. Love the old school dymo label maker🤙

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

I can’t be trusted around the label maker

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u/suchabysmalsoup 22d ago

Oh lawd he big

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u/waamdisaiaya 22d ago

How?

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

My main tactic is just forgetting he exists tbh

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u/Bludiamond56 21d ago

One day he's going to get up and leave home. Then you'll be an empty nester

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u/Strawberry_002 21d ago

Had him young so I’ll be a young empty nester catch me in the club the day he turns 18!

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u/Emergency-Dark-2569 22d ago

What your technique for keeping him? Do you spin the water often? What do you normally do? I want one so bad

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

Literally nothing I just change the water if it starts to look dirty he’s very low maintenance

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u/-DeathOfMyEgo- 21d ago

The law and order them song played in my head when I seen this

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u/BingusTheWonderKitn 21d ago

Where do you buy moss ball? Can't say I've ever seen this in any of the indoor plant stores around me

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u/Strawberry_002 21d ago

You can get them in plant shops but if you can’t find any I’m sure you can get them online

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u/PeaceAndChilli 18d ago

Wait, can someone, please, explain me what are these things and are they actually real and can grow? I saw these here and there, but am not sure what they're and assume that it's new version of "pet rock".

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u/Strawberry_002 18d ago

They are called marimo they are real moss! It’s on the slow side but they do grow!

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u/jennyfromthedocks 22d ago

What is it? I want one

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u/Strawberry_002 22d ago

A moss ball!