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Do you or does anyone else have advice for orchid care? I’ve been wanting one but they seem extremely picky if you want it to bloom again.
Your houseplants and gardens - Yellow leaf means underwatered AND overwatered?! What a country!
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@NoReturn do you remember the golden pothos plant you gave me advice on last year? I repotted it, and I also took a cutting and rooted it in water. Both plants have been in same facing windows on different floors. Now, interestingly, original plant died having still had all those nasty spots in it but baby plant has survived and is now about a half metre long. So I suspect there was some kind of infestation or disease. I’ve sterilised the pot it was in and incinerated the remains of the dead one. The baby has no variegated leaves at all, but it’s still nice and I’m hoping we get a sunny summer so it can thrive a bit
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There's a reason "hothouse orchid" is an ancient simile for someone sensitive that never recovers from the slightest trauma.
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The pothlings have outgrown the rootbeer bottle and will be upgraded to a 1L jar until they get a little rootier. Maybe another week.
I've been dumping out some of the pothos water into my slow-growing parallel pepormia and I swear, it loves that shit and is growing faster now. Pothos are OP man. You know how they talk about how a crab form is OP? Pothos is that for plants.
I've been dumping out some of the pothos water into my slow-growing parallel pepormia and I swear, it loves that shit and is growing faster now. Pothos are OP man. You know how they talk about how a crab form is OP? Pothos is that for plants.
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- 28 de Ago, 2019
What is this "Monkey Jars"? Is actually cool?
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- 27 de Mar, 2019
It's a pitcher plant! (Because I'm stupid and refuse to learn from my last failure with meat eating plants) It looks like I got two different kinds by accident, but both have disproportionally big, spotted, kind of carboard-y pitchers that grows out of the end of their leaves. I think they are really cool! And I have never seen these before!
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- 28 de Ago, 2019
CUTE! I thought it might have meant the pot itself was like, something special for that kind of plant.
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- 19 de Ago, 2022
You know what plant I think you would really like?
A touch-me-not.
They're really cool, and unlike these super finicky plants, it'll probably live more than a few months......
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- 27 de Sep, 2020
You can get the pitcher plant to live for quite awhile with adequate lighting and humidity (I’ve had one for about 3 years now). If you’re somewhere warm, growing outside is best. Varies based on type but from my experience they like bright indirect light and decently high humidity. Growing indoors with average room humidity may kill it. Investing in a super specific potting mix for it also helps. I’ve also heard to not fertilize them.
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Hyacinth and Tulips.
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Meet my monstera!
This one was recommended a lot, so it's time to prove I do listen.
I actually got it about a month back, funnily from the same random supermarket I got my pothos from.
Right away I knew I wanted it in the same kind of fancy self-watering pot that the pothos is in, but it turned out to be a pain to find. I finally found one last sunday.
I ended up with the same brand, same line and same shape but different colours, sizes and textures. This one is above knee cap tall, so the biggest pot I have yet.
The monstera's pot was so full of roots there was barely any dirt left in it. I did try to untangle it, but basically gave up and repotted it as is.
It should be happy in this pot for some years to come, right?
And it really thrives!
It has kindly rewarded me with two new leaves since i got it, and another on the way. I'm very happy with it.
I can't wait to see it grow bigger.
This one was recommended a lot, so it's time to prove I do listen.
I actually got it about a month back, funnily from the same random supermarket I got my pothos from.
Right away I knew I wanted it in the same kind of fancy self-watering pot that the pothos is in, but it turned out to be a pain to find. I finally found one last sunday.
I ended up with the same brand, same line and same shape but different colours, sizes and textures. This one is above knee cap tall, so the biggest pot I have yet.
The monstera's pot was so full of roots there was barely any dirt left in it. I did try to untangle it, but basically gave up and repotted it as is.
It should be happy in this pot for some years to come, right?
And it really thrives!
It has kindly rewarded me with two new leaves since i got it, and another on the way. I'm very happy with it.
I can't wait to see it grow bigger.
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So, I have been keeping orchids for like 15 years. I'm totally shit at many plants but seem to have figured them out, at least for my climate. We never get super hot and humidity is rarely below 70%, usually more like 80-90.
Basically I just keep a spray with a tiny bit of orchid food in and spray them a couple of times a week. If their potting medium gets super dry i give it a good soak, as in I keep the whole thing in water for a few hours so it can get fully wet through. I keep them on windowsills that don't get much direct sunlight. I've never even repotted one or changed the medium.
Have had to do occasional surgery when they got black spots, just cut leaf below the black spot with a knife you've liberally washed with boiling water then use cinnamon on the wound.
I managed to routinely kill orchids for like the first 5 years of having them, so to say it takes trial and error is probably an understatement. I'm not naturally green fingered, I kill succulents ffs, the supposedly easiest plants to keep.
My mum once left one of my orchids outside, while she was entrusted with its care. We are in the north of England and it rains A LOT. All but one tiny leaf died. It just decided to sprout a whole new plant and gave my longest lasting flowering last year.
Its not that I think I'm great with orchids or anything, I think it just took perseverance and trial and error. Hopefully in a few years I'll be able to keep a succulent alive lol, only started with them a few years back.
OTOH even more of my monstera leaves have died, I do suspect that most of the ones that have died are at least 3 years old, but its all very sudden and worrying. Its new leaves are still happy. I don't want to repot because its already in a large pot and I have absolutely no space in the house where I could fit a bigger one. Its not moved and I haven't changed its care. Now its getting to spring I'll be starting to feed my plants, should I omit the monstera as I know feeding can cause stress, or might it help?
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I could use an opinion or two on unfucking the rootbound monstera...
I intended to just ignore it because the plant seems happy in the new pot and untangling the mess would require more patience than I have.
But all plant information sources says that rootbound=bad and it would keep me from being able to put a moss pole in the middle for it to climb on without hurting the roots a lot.
So... upwote for yes, just do it and downwote for no, it will be fine?
I intended to just ignore it because the plant seems happy in the new pot and untangling the mess would require more patience than I have.
But all plant information sources says that rootbound=bad and it would keep me from being able to put a moss pole in the middle for it to climb on without hurting the roots a lot.
So... upwote for yes, just do it and downwote for no, it will be fine?
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I've seen people just cut off the bottom 1/3 of roots for a plant that's rootbound that they don't want to repot. Never done it myself and no idea how difficult that would be with a monstera, but something to consider.I could use an opinion or two on unfucking the rootbound monstera...
I intended to just ignore it because the plant seems happy in the new pot and untangling the mess would require more patience than I have.
But all plant information sources says that rootbound=bad and it would keep me from being able to put a moss pole in the middle for it to climb on without hurting the roots a lot.
So... upwote for yes, just do it and downwote for no, it will be fine?
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I've watched Sheffield Made Plants for a while and he's had a few videos talking about his experience with rootbound plants. He's talked about not bothering with loosening up the roots much, sometimes not at all. I'm a bit apprehensive about not doing anything at all myself, but just a slight amount of freeing the roots should be fine, especially if it seems happy. Just making sure to water well so it can get into all the nooks and crannies. Getting a moss pole in there, kinda sucks regardless in my experience.I could use an opinion or two on unfucking the rootbound monstera...
I intended to just ignore it because the plant seems happy in the new pot and untangling the mess would require more patience than I have.
But all plant information sources says that rootbound=bad and it would keep me from being able to put a moss pole in the middle for it to climb on without hurting the roots a lot.
So... upwote for yes, just do it and downwote for no, it will be fine?
I have a 'Big Red Bird' (Anthurium Pachyneurium) who was busting out of it's pot when I bought him, I got it on clearance and I just did what I could to loosen it. I decided to go at the root ball, hosing down the roots to moisten anything in there if its super compacted and not be as hands on with it. I still have the bird, so it must've not been too bothered. I am no expert, but my plants do alright I guess.
It can be potentially traumatizing, depending on what its just been through. Its a rough thing, since if you bring home a plant into a different environment, it can get a bit shocked, so trimming the roots on top of that can add to that. Not saying it isn't a good idea, I'm just always giving my new plants time to breathe since I try to limit what they can bitch about. But waiting on that, its honestly supposed to be really good for lightening the load on the plant, helps new roots. It's especially good if don't have the space or a good pot. Here is the video about the root cutting,, he seems pretty confident about it.
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Lots of pictures ahead for the repotting the Monstera project!
I'm trying to show the "bucket handles" for the insert to the fancy self watering pots. They are actually really convenient because you can just lift the insides out and leave the pot on the floor.
Also checking the size for the moss pole I intended to use.
I had hoped the roots had loosened a bit the last month it had been in the big pot, but no. Still densely packed and easy to scoop out.
As you can see, I did this in a shower stall. I hoped the water could help make loosening everything up a little easier. I think it did.
Also, I know that plants basically live on sunlight but it still amazes me that such a big plant can survive with such a small root base!
It took forever, but I managed to split the three plant parts from the dense lump. I only broke off a single leaf, so I think that counts as a success.
(Put the latest Geno Samuel video on, and listened to the whole thing while untangling, so it took a while!)
Installed the three seperate plants back into the pot, up around the moss pole.
I put two padded plant wires around at the bottom of the pole to stabilize it and encourage it to climb.
Then hosed it down to clear the leaves from dirt.
I intend to leave it in the guest bathroom for a few hours to let it drip dry, then return it to its outer pot.
So far so good?
I'm trying to show the "bucket handles" for the insert to the fancy self watering pots. They are actually really convenient because you can just lift the insides out and leave the pot on the floor.
Also checking the size for the moss pole I intended to use.
I had hoped the roots had loosened a bit the last month it had been in the big pot, but no. Still densely packed and easy to scoop out.
As you can see, I did this in a shower stall. I hoped the water could help make loosening everything up a little easier. I think it did.
Also, I know that plants basically live on sunlight but it still amazes me that such a big plant can survive with such a small root base!
It took forever, but I managed to split the three plant parts from the dense lump. I only broke off a single leaf, so I think that counts as a success.
(Put the latest Geno Samuel video on, and listened to the whole thing while untangling, so it took a while!)
Installed the three seperate plants back into the pot, up around the moss pole.
I put two padded plant wires around at the bottom of the pole to stabilize it and encourage it to climb.
Then hosed it down to clear the leaves from dirt.
I intend to leave it in the guest bathroom for a few hours to let it drip dry, then return it to its outer pot.
So far so good?
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My pads lot backs to a thin section of woods creek and behind that a park.
We just lost a huge evergreen and I'm really sad. It was on public side and I called our township they will come mulch it and deliver as much as I want for the tip.
"Well get back to you" about replacing it. I don't think we'll get a new tree and it really does help block view of park give some privacy.
We just lost a huge evergreen and I'm really sad. It was on public side and I called our township they will come mulch it and deliver as much as I want for the tip.
"Well get back to you" about replacing it. I don't think we'll get a new tree and it really does help block view of park give some privacy.
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Last summer, my chickens "planted" a sunflower by pecking it into the ground, after it fell out of their food. It grew to give feet before being knocked over in a storm.
So this year, I mixed a bag sunflower seeds into their feed, and waited.
There's now a crop of them growing.
So this year, I mixed a bag sunflower seeds into their feed, and waited.
There's now a crop of them growing.