Welcome to the Girl Next Door Podcast. I'm Erica. And I'm Kelsey. In every episode, we bring our different perspectives to honest, funny conversations that feel like chatting with good friends.

We started this show years ago when we were next to our neighbors and still haven't run out of things to talk and laugh about yet.

Today's episode is all about plants.

Our green thumbs, or lack thereof, indoor plants versus outdoor plants, gardening, backyards,

all of it.

We're here for it.

I'm very excited.

She has the biggest grin on her face right now.

Okay, so let's start with a general question.

Do you consider yourself to have a green thumb?

I think I do.

I feel like that's a big claim.

Like I almost feel like I can't personally declare that I have a green thumb.

So I almost feel a little uncomfortable with that.

Like someone else needs to declare you a green thumb. I think so like I'm going to sign off like certify my green thumb. So I love plants. I'm I'm very excited to talk about this topic. But I will say I think it just comes from years of practice. Like even thinking back, my dad definitely has a green thumb.

So even just working with him in the yard and we, you know, he would be narrating,

transplanting something or how this plant grows or whatever.

So I think I absorbed a lot of that.

Yeah.

Initially and just some interest.

And then I did study biology and ecology in college and grad school. It's in your

wheelhouse. So clearly, I do love plants. And obviously you don't need a college degree to be good at

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