It's a life choice that Yondu'd easily have made if left to his own devices. He'd been getting really fond of that little Force-wielding girl before she lit out. ('Little' probably meaning 'twenties' in this case.)

He starts putting down the equalizer as quickly as he can, watching as a mass of vines starts to move.

"Noooo." He scolds the overgrowth as if it's a bad dog, raising his hand and pushing back with those plant rending abilities. Then going back to fixing when it seems to squirm in a different direction.