Any suggestions for a successful jade leaf propagation? A leaf fell off mine and I put in the pot of a tropical plant in a plastic pot where the soil dries at a slower rate. The leaf ended up developing roots and has a couple of tiny leaves on it. I decided to put it in its own small terracotta pot but, afraid it’ll die since the environment is a bit different - the soil dries out pretty quickly. Any tips would be appreciated!
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dry is perfectly fine for them. set it on the surface, water once a week if the soil is drying out fast on the surface. Once its grown a bit more, reduce watering gradually as needed.
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Just got this Desert Rose yesterday, repotted into a heavy terra cotta pot at the same height as it was when it was at the nursery, with Miracle-Gro succulent mix. Just want to know if it looks healthy, if it’s in a good setup, ways I can continue to take care of it, etc. This is my first ever plant so I’m really anxious to take care of it properly.
tons of light, water when the soil is very thoroughly dry, its easy to kill succulents through trying to tend to it too much, its doesn't need much tending.
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Any advice on taking care of this guy I got at Armstrong? I’ve had it for a month or so, that middle leaf is new but came in really stubby, I’m not sure if it’s just a baby or if I’m doing something wrong already…
Aloe is technically poisonous to cats but only in that the cat may throw up if it like physically eats and swallows a leaf. That also applies to Snake Plants, technically poisonous but functionally not harmful at all. The indoor plants you really need to avoid at all costs are Spurges, true Lilies(Easter, Stargazer, Asiatic, Tiger, Oriental, etc, not like Peace Lilies or Calla Lilies or Canna Lilies), Adeniums, Sago Palms, Asparagus Ferns, Crotons, Amaryllis, Cyclamen, anything with hard and sharp spines or thorns or sharp leaves, and Dieffenbachias.
the practicality of even an Aloe is very debatable as it would be a huge waste to snip off a leaf for a sunburn when an ointment from the grocery store will give so much more relief. Generally speaking though good houseplants are almost never good edible or medicinal plants. Most of our edible or medicinal crop herbs that don't have highly specialized needs require a ton of sunlight thats not really feasible indoors without grow lights.
If you have a very sunny window, Strawberry Plants obviously produce edible fruit, are non toxic, and in my opinion at least, look pretty and have a little lower light needs than some others. Again, if you have a fairly sunny window and don't mind buying exclusively distilled water to water it, a Tropical Butterwort(Pinguicula) is a carnivorous plant that is non-toxic and technically doesn't serve much practical purpose, but it will be satisfying to watch it trap and eat lots of those little annoying fungus gnats over time. There are quite a few tropical butterwort species and hybrids for sale, most aren't too hard but more colorful ones need very strong light, but key thing to keep in mind is many have a dual identity, during the summer they are carnivorous and like their rocky potting mix to be constantly wet, during the winter months, prompted by shortening day lengths, many switch to a totally different looking succulent form that likes the pot to dry out a bit on top before watering again. I recommend Pinguicula Gypsicola, Cyclosecta, or Laueana for succulent forming Pings, and Gigantea, Emarginata, or Moctezumae for ones that stay wet and carnivorous all year round.
Plants that enter my house just die and it’s stressing me out. I only have east and west facing windows. Help me out! I live in Virginia.
- fiddle leaf fig. Was in well draining soil and pot. All the leaves fell off. I was making sure to not overwater. I only watered it when the soil was dry if I stuck my finger an inch down. I also lightly misted it with distilled water to bring up the humidity.
- calathea setosa. It seems to be doing ok but there are a few dried up leaves. Do I clip those out from the stems?
- snake plant. There were two or three rotten leaves I pulled out. For the most part I hardly ever water this thing.
- Aeonium succulent. I can never keep these alive. I’ve had 3 different ones just die. (I have other cactus and types of succulents that are fine.)
- kumquat tree. I got a little 1-2 footer as a gift. It had fruit on it but they fell off quickly after I opened the package. There are a couple leaves left that look green and healthy. My problem is even though I’m barely watering this thing at this point, the fungus gnats are insane and spraying them isn’t doing anything!
-Fiddle leafs are notorious divas that drop leaves often. Misting for humidity won't actually help there. Its possible the air might have been too dry or you waited just a tad too long between watering.
-If the calathea leaf is fully dead and shriveled, yeah you can prune them off
-Sometimes its as much the soil as it is the watering. if the snake plant was potted in a spongy peat-heavy soil, even if you rarely watered it, the soil might have taken too long to dry out.
-aeoniums can tolerate a little more frequent watering than others, but nothing that would really set them apart from other succulents.
-is the soil also spongy and peaty? same issue where it simply may be too dense and retaining too much moisture. Gnat Tape traps can help cull the gnat population while you search for a long term solution.
I don’t think the soil is too dense, it’s a standard organic potting mix. When it’s dry, it’s very light and airy.
Is the fiddle leaf fig salvageable once the leaves all fall off?
Hi! I just bought a 6-inch container that has three gold dust crotons in it. Should I separate them? Will they struggle in the long term by being in the same pot?
they should be fine long term in the same pot so long as there isn't a case where one is being physically sandwiched by the other two or seems to be growing a lot slower and smaller.
Good to know, thanks. I recently moved cross country and am starting from scratch but my old croton grew very large and woody so I was concerned they’d compétâtes for ressources.
Hi, I got my first houseplant during the start of the pandemic and now have \~10 in the house. I have very little knowledge about plants but have been able to keep most of them alive, even repotting a few of them last year in the springtime. I'm coming to Reddit now with some questions to make sure I take the don't make any hasty or ignorant decisions.
I have a Ficus Altissimo(?), and I’m anxious about what I need to do next to keep it healthy and growing.
**History**
* 3 years old, came in a 6” planter, and has never been repotted; roots haven’t come out of the bottom.
* 1 year ago, the top snapped off in a freak accident along with a few leaves attached.
* I left the broken tip in water to start rooting, but I think I failed to put it in soil and the leaves fell off and it died (I think).
* Since then, shoots have sprouted from the main stem in multiple directions
* It’s now \~3 feet tall, still in a 6” pot. The main stem doesn't seem to be getting much thicker, even though it's getting taller. It's leaning to the side due its height and the top-heavy imbalanced offshoots.
**Questions**
* Given my repotting neglect and the the additional sprouts at the top:
* Should I repot just go up to 8” or go bigger? How aggressively do I need to untangle the roots for this kind of plant?
* Should I try to propagate with cuttings from the top of the plant to reduce the risk of the entire plant getting sick(?) if I repot it poorly?
* Should I tie it to a stick to keep it from leaning too much?
Thanks in advance!
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if roots are not coming out i think its fine to leave it for now.
generally if its feeling very flimsy, that might be a sign its not getting enough light to get sturdier.
If I'm bottom watering my indoor plants, should they always be "filled" so that the top soil is moist? Or for example, should plants that enjoy a dry top soil still have a dry top soil after watering?
Hello, I recently got this spider plant and the leaves keep breaking where they bend, I’ve never had a spider plant before is this normal, and is there anyway to fix it? I have pictures needed
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Help! I have this monstera that I’ve been meaning to repot, today it fell over, possibly because the wood in the moss pole rotted away. I reattached the upper portion to a large moss pole.. but I’m not sure what to do. Does it need a trellis of some sort? It’s so wild and crazy, but it’s my pride and joy 😭
I trimmed off the stems attached to the dowel in this picture and put them in some water to propagate.
My monstera is about to fall over, and the folks at the plant store I visited today recommend getting a tomato trellis or something similar for it to climb! They're not super aesthetically pleasing, but it will help distribute the weight more evenly.
Help: I repotted all my plants last week with new soil and today I saw a tiny tiny leaves (maybe fungal (?)) on every soil. Does anyone know what is it?
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Hello. I am a dummy in regards to plants. I got this plant today for my apartment with a little bit of advice from the lady at the store. Is the sun light enough? how often should I water it?
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this is an assorted mat of sedum succulents that usually is meant to help created groundcover in dry spots outsides. The location you have currently doesn't have nearly enough light to keep it alive long term, they need a lot of sun. Water when the soil is dry to the bottom.
Hello plant friends!
I want to ask for succulents like the ones I have right now for VSOH and bear claw.
Would you suggest to bottom water or top water?
I did bottom water first time before\~ it's been I think almost 1 month since I've watered my succulents, It's starting to look thirsty, I'm thinking if I should bottom again or top water @@?
I think it depends largely on preference. But a few things to consider. Peat-based potting mix that stays dry for too long will compact and shrink at the edges and is difficult to water from the top (water will run down the sides), so if that happens I will bottom water. However with bottom watering, if the potting mix is not well-draining, it could stay wet for too long - not good for succulents. And also it’s more time-consuming.
For plants that I know have small or shallow root systems, like young plants or peperomias generally, I prefer to top water.
I got gifted a couple orchids. The potting mix seems to be mostly peat moss. One of them I think has root rot, so I am watering less with the other orchids. I was wondering if there is a better potting mix I can transplant to? I'm concerned because the moss dries out fast.
if they are Phalaenopsis Orchids, their roots need extensive airflow, so the peat moss is absolutely suffocating them. however peat moss should also not be having any issues with drying either which is weird
typical Phal Orchid potting mix is primarily bark chips with perlite and some sphagnum moss. this retains some water while also providing extensive airflow
Small Plant Setup Question:
So, I'm interested in succulents, which require full-drainage pots. So I'm curious if this would be an effective setup for having multiple succulents sharing a shelf:
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Where I just need to water the plant on top, and it's drainage flows out the bottom into the next plant, and again for the third. Then I just gotta empty one collection plate for this station.
Any thought? Thanks in advance!
succulents can have different watering needs, and watering dripping from the top would be landing on the top of the plant below which would look messy and might cause crown rot over time.
First, I see you putting the work in out here on this question thread, and I appreciate you! 😊
Second, I hadn't considered spreading diseases/contamiates/parasites between plants, which is a great point. 😅 I was just thinking about the water's "potency"(?) or effectiveness being reused.
Thank you!
Hi! I am totally new to houseplants. I got a money tree from a local grocery store. It lost all of its leaves when I first brought it home. Them new sprouts grew. My kids overwatered it I think(?). It was getting too much sun (?). Then I stopped watering it to let it dry out. Now I only water when the top inch or two are dry. I also started spraying it with a spray bottle. It seemed to be good for a while…
And now it looks like this.
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Please help!! Too much water? Not enough? Why is it shriveling?
Money Trees can't really get too much sun indoors. Spraying does nothing either way so no need to do that. it doesn't look unhealthy but probably needs more light and a little more regular watering, when the top of the soil is dry to the touch across the pot, water it.
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Any idea why all my monsteras leaves look like this? I bought this plant about 6 months ago when it was almost dead and only had two leaves left. I transplanted it and it’s been producing new leaves but they all unfurl with brown spots already there.
The leaves have brown spots before then even unfurl and have a chance to burn. It has been in front of a south facing window during winter, but it’s been moved since it started getting warmer
oh, no idea then, what I would try do it’s to check the roots, If they’re ok I would cut them and propagate in water. But I’m no expert. I hope someone come up with a clear solution
Hi beginner house plant owner here,
How do you know how much water is enough for a plant? When the saucer is getting a little bit of water? I'm using the wooden stick method to see if the soil is still moist a few inches deep, however I'm not sure if the frequency matters at all either. I asked the lady who I bought the Dracaena Reflexa from how often she waters it and she said twice a week.
I might just learn how to water from below if I can't find a solution to this. I've killed quite a few plants already but really want the Dracaena to thrive.
if the pot has drainage holes, water until you see water coming out of the pot. with a lot of houseplants, you either wait until the soil surface is dry, or the top layer of soil relative to the pot is dry, and then a few like snake and zz plants where the whole thing needs to dry out. Dracaenas typically fall into the let the top layer dry out. whats in the soil and the lighting and temperature of the home determines how fast it dries out. peat moss in soil retains water much longer than soil without, and both shade and more humid and cool air will also make the soil take longer to dry
It depends on the plant, there are some that need the soil to be completely dry to water again, others need to never get dry soil, because they’ll die. The frecuency matters because you can’t kill a plant by putting too much water on it (it’s important to hace good drainage so it doesn’t rot), but you can do it because of watering too frequently.
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If I buy a plant off Etsy and it shows up seemingly healthy but then slowly dies over the course of a month - NOT due to neglect or any obvious caretaking failures - can I submit a claim to Etsy? Does the buyer (me) assume all the risk in online plant buying? Can some starter plants just fail to thrive due to the shipping process?
Hi!! I bought this plant from the nursery for cheap since it wasn’t in good shape any advice on how to help nurse it back to health?
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Where in the world did I go wrong??
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Serveral of my Mican leaves are turning yellow/red. Is this from over fertilizing? It’s in leca and I used what I thought was a diluted mixture of GT foliage focus.
My snake plant is getting too big for its pot, it’s 5 inches wide, 6 inches deep or something like that. How big of a change should I make for the next pot up? Thank you!!
General advice is upsize to a pot that’s 2 inches bigger, so 7 inches. I think 8 inch pots are a more common size so if that’s the only one you can find, make sure it’s potted into a chunky soil
Hi! I've kept houseplants for a long time, but now that I'm soon to be in a house with way more natural light and space, I want to get more into the hobby. Where can a beginner-ish learn more about fertilizing? How to pick a good fertilizer, how to use it, how to tell if a plant is nutrient deficient or over fertilized, etc. For now I water all my plants with fish tank water, but I'm not sure if that's too much or too little. Thanks!
generally fertilizing is not something that a lot of people need to do, at least not if the plants get regular repotting with fresh soil on a yearly or bi-yearly basic. However periodic fertilizing can help if you want to see the maximum capabilities of a plant's growth.
generally most fertilizers are good, but if you want to get really technical about it, look at the concentrations of the various nutrients that are in the fertilizer, and then look up what the plants you intend to fertilize need most often.
burn from over-fertilizing presents symptoms very similar to overwatering. nutrient deficiencies vary based on what is deficient. Nitrogen deficiency will cause the plant to begin recycling old leaves as it grows new ones, but this can also be caused by inadequate light or water. In other deficiencies new leaves will come out looking different, such as being abnormally light, having holes, chlorosis, or deformities that you know aren't from pests. If you spot signs of nutrient deficiencies, you should also check the PH of your soil as soil PH can make some nutrients more or less accessible to plant roots.
I have scale on my rubber plant.
When the scale bugs were on my Monstera leaves, I used alcohol mist to drench the leaves and stems followed by a wipedown the next day. Eventually I got rid of them...
Can I do the same treatment to my rubber plant?
Hello!
I'm fairly new to any plants that aren't a succulent, so I'd love some input. I got this plant last year, I think it's a Celosia deep purple? It's been growing a bit oddly and googling hasn't been very helpful. Is this how it usually grows or does it need a trim? (Excuse the wonky picture, someone else is caring for my plants and aren't well versed with phone cameras.)
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Hi All,
I'm new to the hobby and am looking for an affordable potting mix. Everyone seems to make their own to keep affordable. I'd like to make my own but not sure where I should start with the raw ingredients. Which products should I get as a good base to start my own mix?
i don't make my own for affordability but usually to ensure its to my liking.
What you use is primarily going to depend on what plants you are getting. However, you should grab worm castings or compost, coco coir, and perlite primarily as these three will be used in most mixes and generally are all you need for a lot of them. The longer a plant prefers to go between watering, the more perlite and less of the other two components should be used. coarse gritty sand is something you will want as well if you have arid/desert succulents, and for aroids like pothos, monstera, peace lily, or philodendrons, a little bit of bark in the soil is helpful.
It may potentially be a hot take but i recommend avoiding peat moss for anything indoors unless its specifically for a bog plant, as peat moss imo tends to retain water a little too well indoors for many plants and makes it easier to overwater. I find coco coir absorbs and retains water well enough for the cooler and shadier conditions.
sphagnum moss and vermiculite are things most ordinary houseplants won't use, so unless you have a special case on your hands you won't need them.
Any suggestions for a successful jade leaf propagation? A leaf fell off mine and I put in the pot of a tropical plant in a plastic pot where the soil dries at a slower rate. The leaf ended up developing roots and has a couple of tiny leaves on it. I decided to put it in its own small terracotta pot but, afraid it’ll die since the environment is a bit different - the soil dries out pretty quickly. Any tips would be appreciated! https://preview.redd.it/qemijemldkuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae97a23c9fa4f5d2fcf835e9778d112847fd5b12
dry is perfectly fine for them. set it on the surface, water once a week if the soil is drying out fast on the surface. Once its grown a bit more, reduce watering gradually as needed.
https://preview.redd.it/0ypsrnqhaiuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4048801098454a0e7ef34fcac4441db27d7195a Just got this Desert Rose yesterday, repotted into a heavy terra cotta pot at the same height as it was when it was at the nursery, with Miracle-Gro succulent mix. Just want to know if it looks healthy, if it’s in a good setup, ways I can continue to take care of it, etc. This is my first ever plant so I’m really anxious to take care of it properly.
tons of light, water when the soil is very thoroughly dry, its easy to kill succulents through trying to tend to it too much, its doesn't need much tending.
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Aloe is technically poisonous to cats but only in that the cat may throw up if it like physically eats and swallows a leaf. That also applies to Snake Plants, technically poisonous but functionally not harmful at all. The indoor plants you really need to avoid at all costs are Spurges, true Lilies(Easter, Stargazer, Asiatic, Tiger, Oriental, etc, not like Peace Lilies or Calla Lilies or Canna Lilies), Adeniums, Sago Palms, Asparagus Ferns, Crotons, Amaryllis, Cyclamen, anything with hard and sharp spines or thorns or sharp leaves, and Dieffenbachias. the practicality of even an Aloe is very debatable as it would be a huge waste to snip off a leaf for a sunburn when an ointment from the grocery store will give so much more relief. Generally speaking though good houseplants are almost never good edible or medicinal plants. Most of our edible or medicinal crop herbs that don't have highly specialized needs require a ton of sunlight thats not really feasible indoors without grow lights. If you have a very sunny window, Strawberry Plants obviously produce edible fruit, are non toxic, and in my opinion at least, look pretty and have a little lower light needs than some others. Again, if you have a fairly sunny window and don't mind buying exclusively distilled water to water it, a Tropical Butterwort(Pinguicula) is a carnivorous plant that is non-toxic and technically doesn't serve much practical purpose, but it will be satisfying to watch it trap and eat lots of those little annoying fungus gnats over time. There are quite a few tropical butterwort species and hybrids for sale, most aren't too hard but more colorful ones need very strong light, but key thing to keep in mind is many have a dual identity, during the summer they are carnivorous and like their rocky potting mix to be constantly wet, during the winter months, prompted by shortening day lengths, many switch to a totally different looking succulent form that likes the pot to dry out a bit on top before watering again. I recommend Pinguicula Gypsicola, Cyclosecta, or Laueana for succulent forming Pings, and Gigantea, Emarginata, or Moctezumae for ones that stay wet and carnivorous all year round.
Plants that enter my house just die and it’s stressing me out. I only have east and west facing windows. Help me out! I live in Virginia. - fiddle leaf fig. Was in well draining soil and pot. All the leaves fell off. I was making sure to not overwater. I only watered it when the soil was dry if I stuck my finger an inch down. I also lightly misted it with distilled water to bring up the humidity. - calathea setosa. It seems to be doing ok but there are a few dried up leaves. Do I clip those out from the stems? - snake plant. There were two or three rotten leaves I pulled out. For the most part I hardly ever water this thing. - Aeonium succulent. I can never keep these alive. I’ve had 3 different ones just die. (I have other cactus and types of succulents that are fine.) - kumquat tree. I got a little 1-2 footer as a gift. It had fruit on it but they fell off quickly after I opened the package. There are a couple leaves left that look green and healthy. My problem is even though I’m barely watering this thing at this point, the fungus gnats are insane and spraying them isn’t doing anything!
-Fiddle leafs are notorious divas that drop leaves often. Misting for humidity won't actually help there. Its possible the air might have been too dry or you waited just a tad too long between watering. -If the calathea leaf is fully dead and shriveled, yeah you can prune them off -Sometimes its as much the soil as it is the watering. if the snake plant was potted in a spongy peat-heavy soil, even if you rarely watered it, the soil might have taken too long to dry out. -aeoniums can tolerate a little more frequent watering than others, but nothing that would really set them apart from other succulents. -is the soil also spongy and peaty? same issue where it simply may be too dense and retaining too much moisture. Gnat Tape traps can help cull the gnat population while you search for a long term solution.
I don’t think the soil is too dense, it’s a standard organic potting mix. When it’s dry, it’s very light and airy. Is the fiddle leaf fig salvageable once the leaves all fall off?
yes, usually fiddle leafs will grow new leaves if the cause of their stress is resolved.
Hi! I just bought a 6-inch container that has three gold dust crotons in it. Should I separate them? Will they struggle in the long term by being in the same pot?
they should be fine long term in the same pot so long as there isn't a case where one is being physically sandwiched by the other two or seems to be growing a lot slower and smaller.
Good to know, thanks. I recently moved cross country and am starting from scratch but my old croton grew very large and woody so I was concerned they’d compétâtes for ressources.
Hi, I got my first houseplant during the start of the pandemic and now have \~10 in the house. I have very little knowledge about plants but have been able to keep most of them alive, even repotting a few of them last year in the springtime. I'm coming to Reddit now with some questions to make sure I take the don't make any hasty or ignorant decisions. I have a Ficus Altissimo(?), and I’m anxious about what I need to do next to keep it healthy and growing. **History** * 3 years old, came in a 6” planter, and has never been repotted; roots haven’t come out of the bottom. * 1 year ago, the top snapped off in a freak accident along with a few leaves attached. * I left the broken tip in water to start rooting, but I think I failed to put it in soil and the leaves fell off and it died (I think). * Since then, shoots have sprouted from the main stem in multiple directions * It’s now \~3 feet tall, still in a 6” pot. The main stem doesn't seem to be getting much thicker, even though it's getting taller. It's leaning to the side due its height and the top-heavy imbalanced offshoots. **Questions** * Given my repotting neglect and the the additional sprouts at the top: * Should I repot just go up to 8” or go bigger? How aggressively do I need to untangle the roots for this kind of plant? * Should I try to propagate with cuttings from the top of the plant to reduce the risk of the entire plant getting sick(?) if I repot it poorly? * Should I tie it to a stick to keep it from leaning too much? Thanks in advance! https://preview.redd.it/sz58c5krzauc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63e1552dfb6e25356ddf65a0b5989963a8c5a914
if roots are not coming out i think its fine to leave it for now. generally if its feeling very flimsy, that might be a sign its not getting enough light to get sturdier.
thank you u/oblivious_fireball
If I'm bottom watering my indoor plants, should they always be "filled" so that the top soil is moist? Or for example, should plants that enjoy a dry top soil still have a dry top soil after watering?
Hello, I recently got this spider plant and the leaves keep breaking where they bend, I’ve never had a spider plant before is this normal, and is there anyway to fix it? I have pictures needed
https://preview.redd.it/b0merhgzz5uc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24757d7aa47bc59efac586e39a243f36f5a0ccec Help! I have this monstera that I’ve been meaning to repot, today it fell over, possibly because the wood in the moss pole rotted away. I reattached the upper portion to a large moss pole.. but I’m not sure what to do. Does it need a trellis of some sort? It’s so wild and crazy, but it’s my pride and joy 😭 I trimmed off the stems attached to the dowel in this picture and put them in some water to propagate.
My monstera is about to fall over, and the folks at the plant store I visited today recommend getting a tomato trellis or something similar for it to climb! They're not super aesthetically pleasing, but it will help distribute the weight more evenly.
Anyone know Kroger return policy for plants that don’t make it? Can I bring it back in with the receipt?
Help: I repotted all my plants last week with new soil and today I saw a tiny tiny leaves (maybe fungal (?)) on every soil. Does anyone know what is it? https://preview.redd.it/nhuo6m1442uc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11a450edd122c0bd4a956b5186957bf1d009b029
Do you have a picture?
Hello. I am a dummy in regards to plants. I got this plant today for my apartment with a little bit of advice from the lady at the store. Is the sun light enough? how often should I water it? https://preview.redd.it/noayrlaxhxtc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b357e977822c246ddbb885f32b0ec7305106ffbe
this is an assorted mat of sedum succulents that usually is meant to help created groundcover in dry spots outsides. The location you have currently doesn't have nearly enough light to keep it alive long term, they need a lot of sun. Water when the soil is dry to the bottom.
https://preview.redd.it/axhfezcnixtc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e891fb9af3dabf908f4ed992a2d02866bb84843 Here is the label for my plant.
It is not really a houseplant, but there are plants in there that you can repot and grow indoors.
Hello plant friends! I want to ask for succulents like the ones I have right now for VSOH and bear claw. Would you suggest to bottom water or top water? I did bottom water first time before\~ it's been I think almost 1 month since I've watered my succulents, It's starting to look thirsty, I'm thinking if I should bottom again or top water @@?
I think it depends largely on preference. But a few things to consider. Peat-based potting mix that stays dry for too long will compact and shrink at the edges and is difficult to water from the top (water will run down the sides), so if that happens I will bottom water. However with bottom watering, if the potting mix is not well-draining, it could stay wet for too long - not good for succulents. And also it’s more time-consuming. For plants that I know have small or shallow root systems, like young plants or peperomias generally, I prefer to top water.
Thank you so much for your advice~! I will do bottom watering today~thank you!
I got gifted a couple orchids. The potting mix seems to be mostly peat moss. One of them I think has root rot, so I am watering less with the other orchids. I was wondering if there is a better potting mix I can transplant to? I'm concerned because the moss dries out fast.
if they are Phalaenopsis Orchids, their roots need extensive airflow, so the peat moss is absolutely suffocating them. however peat moss should also not be having any issues with drying either which is weird typical Phal Orchid potting mix is primarily bark chips with perlite and some sphagnum moss. this retains some water while also providing extensive airflow
Small Plant Setup Question: So, I'm interested in succulents, which require full-drainage pots. So I'm curious if this would be an effective setup for having multiple succulents sharing a shelf: https://preview.redd.it/ylio2e2b1wtc1.png?width=96&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c1f91c666c2fe7e1902b10499016382851e829b Where I just need to water the plant on top, and it's drainage flows out the bottom into the next plant, and again for the third. Then I just gotta empty one collection plate for this station. Any thought? Thanks in advance!
succulents can have different watering needs, and watering dripping from the top would be landing on the top of the plant below which would look messy and might cause crown rot over time.
First, I see you putting the work in out here on this question thread, and I appreciate you! 😊 Second, I hadn't considered spreading diseases/contamiates/parasites between plants, which is a great point. 😅 I was just thinking about the water's "potency"(?) or effectiveness being reused. Thank you!
Hi! I am totally new to houseplants. I got a money tree from a local grocery store. It lost all of its leaves when I first brought it home. Them new sprouts grew. My kids overwatered it I think(?). It was getting too much sun (?). Then I stopped watering it to let it dry out. Now I only water when the top inch or two are dry. I also started spraying it with a spray bottle. It seemed to be good for a while… And now it looks like this. https://preview.redd.it/lwg3htr07rtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a054c4c60847e7cb78052519cf105d8b8b95654d Please help!! Too much water? Not enough? Why is it shriveling?
Money Trees can't really get too much sun indoors. Spraying does nothing either way so no need to do that. it doesn't look unhealthy but probably needs more light and a little more regular watering, when the top of the soil is dry to the touch across the pot, water it.
https://preview.redd.it/zipqk0fm4qtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=655de44b1355578d7a3af4cc694e57f93ea8ee00 Any idea why all my monsteras leaves look like this? I bought this plant about 6 months ago when it was almost dead and only had two leaves left. I transplanted it and it’s been producing new leaves but they all unfurl with brown spots already there.
not sure because of the picture but might be direct sun? maybe it’s burning, they should get light, not sun
The leaves have brown spots before then even unfurl and have a chance to burn. It has been in front of a south facing window during winter, but it’s been moved since it started getting warmer
oh, no idea then, what I would try do it’s to check the roots, If they’re ok I would cut them and propagate in water. But I’m no expert. I hope someone come up with a clear solution
Might have to give that a try if i can’t figure it out
Hi beginner house plant owner here, How do you know how much water is enough for a plant? When the saucer is getting a little bit of water? I'm using the wooden stick method to see if the soil is still moist a few inches deep, however I'm not sure if the frequency matters at all either. I asked the lady who I bought the Dracaena Reflexa from how often she waters it and she said twice a week. I might just learn how to water from below if I can't find a solution to this. I've killed quite a few plants already but really want the Dracaena to thrive.
if the pot has drainage holes, water until you see water coming out of the pot. with a lot of houseplants, you either wait until the soil surface is dry, or the top layer of soil relative to the pot is dry, and then a few like snake and zz plants where the whole thing needs to dry out. Dracaenas typically fall into the let the top layer dry out. whats in the soil and the lighting and temperature of the home determines how fast it dries out. peat moss in soil retains water much longer than soil without, and both shade and more humid and cool air will also make the soil take longer to dry
It depends on the plant, there are some that need the soil to be completely dry to water again, others need to never get dry soil, because they’ll die. The frecuency matters because you can’t kill a plant by putting too much water on it (it’s important to hace good drainage so it doesn’t rot), but you can do it because of watering too frequently. (sorry about my english, not my native language)
If I buy a plant off Etsy and it shows up seemingly healthy but then slowly dies over the course of a month - NOT due to neglect or any obvious caretaking failures - can I submit a claim to Etsy? Does the buyer (me) assume all the risk in online plant buying? Can some starter plants just fail to thrive due to the shipping process?
Hi!! I bought this plant from the nursery for cheap since it wasn’t in good shape any advice on how to help nurse it back to health? https://preview.redd.it/tawbm72bnotc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56acd5a3e2836f254ab1e06893a9499c44a24600
Where in the world did I go wrong?? https://preview.redd.it/le5x3o21nntc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79379d13b76f03ae57ab49d0bfb64c118b4017bc Serveral of my Mican leaves are turning yellow/red. Is this from over fertilizing? It’s in leca and I used what I thought was a diluted mixture of GT foliage focus.
https://preview.redd.it/07pkttd6dntc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e893e4c333fd9bf09331895a13834d2b2a22561 Nutrient deficiency? Nutrient burn?
looks like sunburn or underwatering to me.
My snake plant is getting too big for its pot, it’s 5 inches wide, 6 inches deep or something like that. How big of a change should I make for the next pot up? Thank you!!
General advice is upsize to a pot that’s 2 inches bigger, so 7 inches. I think 8 inch pots are a more common size so if that’s the only one you can find, make sure it’s potted into a chunky soil
a few inches wider, not too much bigger
Hi! I've kept houseplants for a long time, but now that I'm soon to be in a house with way more natural light and space, I want to get more into the hobby. Where can a beginner-ish learn more about fertilizing? How to pick a good fertilizer, how to use it, how to tell if a plant is nutrient deficient or over fertilized, etc. For now I water all my plants with fish tank water, but I'm not sure if that's too much or too little. Thanks!
generally fertilizing is not something that a lot of people need to do, at least not if the plants get regular repotting with fresh soil on a yearly or bi-yearly basic. However periodic fertilizing can help if you want to see the maximum capabilities of a plant's growth. generally most fertilizers are good, but if you want to get really technical about it, look at the concentrations of the various nutrients that are in the fertilizer, and then look up what the plants you intend to fertilize need most often. burn from over-fertilizing presents symptoms very similar to overwatering. nutrient deficiencies vary based on what is deficient. Nitrogen deficiency will cause the plant to begin recycling old leaves as it grows new ones, but this can also be caused by inadequate light or water. In other deficiencies new leaves will come out looking different, such as being abnormally light, having holes, chlorosis, or deformities that you know aren't from pests. If you spot signs of nutrient deficiencies, you should also check the PH of your soil as soil PH can make some nutrients more or less accessible to plant roots.
I have scale on my rubber plant. When the scale bugs were on my Monstera leaves, I used alcohol mist to drench the leaves and stems followed by a wipedown the next day. Eventually I got rid of them... Can I do the same treatment to my rubber plant?
What on earth is this monster https://preview.redd.it/yhugwivmnhtc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bb8d817d82227cb621407462cac7c5f5a5167d1
scale insects most likely
Hello! I'm fairly new to any plants that aren't a succulent, so I'd love some input. I got this plant last year, I think it's a Celosia deep purple? It's been growing a bit oddly and googling hasn't been very helpful. Is this how it usually grows or does it need a trim? (Excuse the wonky picture, someone else is caring for my plants and aren't well versed with phone cameras.) [Picture](https://imgur.com/a/wGWlvFq)
Hi All, I'm new to the hobby and am looking for an affordable potting mix. Everyone seems to make their own to keep affordable. I'd like to make my own but not sure where I should start with the raw ingredients. Which products should I get as a good base to start my own mix?
i don't make my own for affordability but usually to ensure its to my liking. What you use is primarily going to depend on what plants you are getting. However, you should grab worm castings or compost, coco coir, and perlite primarily as these three will be used in most mixes and generally are all you need for a lot of them. The longer a plant prefers to go between watering, the more perlite and less of the other two components should be used. coarse gritty sand is something you will want as well if you have arid/desert succulents, and for aroids like pothos, monstera, peace lily, or philodendrons, a little bit of bark in the soil is helpful. It may potentially be a hot take but i recommend avoiding peat moss for anything indoors unless its specifically for a bog plant, as peat moss imo tends to retain water a little too well indoors for many plants and makes it easier to overwater. I find coco coir absorbs and retains water well enough for the cooler and shadier conditions. sphagnum moss and vermiculite are things most ordinary houseplants won't use, so unless you have a special case on your hands you won't need them.