For many years, I maintained that I had a black thumb. The few plants I’d foolishly bought all withered and died. I even managed to kill plants that others assured me were unkillable – spider plants, bamboo, etc. I am currently in the process of slowly killing an aloe vera. Don’t ask me how, I couldn’t tell you. Eventually, I gave up on ever having plants, as each experience just made me feel like a raging plant-murderer. I’m half-Catholic, half-Jewish; trust me, I don’t need any more guilt in my life.