Newbie CO Plant Mom
Found this elegant little beauty at our local grocery store for $8! Peperomia “Frost.” I’m a sucker for velvety leaves! I giddily ran to my husband at checkout and walked out with it and a huge smile moments later.
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AdrianWhat a great find! I’ve been looking for one of those for a while now ☺️ if you’re new to peperomia, I’d be happy to share some tips 😉
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For sure, thanks! This little one is in an eastern facing office with a huge window, near a humidifier that keeps it between 50-70% humidity levels (CO humidity is non-existent) and sharing 2 grow lights of its adjacent plant spacemates. Room temp doesn’t dip below 64° and stays in the low to mid 70’s most of the day. Planted in tropical plant soil amended with horticultural charcoal, perlite, leca and orchid bark mix in a well-draining glazed ceramic pot (all for reference)! Hopefully that’s a good start! 🤞🤞
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That sounds like a very good start! 😊 an east window is great for it, but unless it starts showing stunted growth, I don’t think it’ll really need a grow light until winter (unless your east windows are dark, and get less than 4 hours of sun). Mine are all in north facing windowsills, but my north ones are pretty bright and get at least 4 hours a day of light). The mix sounds pretty good, but if it starts giving you issues, or shows signs of rot/overwatering/edema or just takes a while for the soil to drain, you could try a simple mix of 20% cactus and succulent mix and 80% all purpose mix. For the more succulent-like obtusifolia varieties of peperomia, I keep their soil as more of a 70/30 mix between cactus and all-purpose, to keep it with plenty of soil and perlite for airation, but an all-purpose mix that I trust as well. I use Espoma’s soil mixes for both mixes here and swear by their stuff, but I’ve heard great things about FoxFarm’s stuff too if you’re ever looking for new stuff to dry. Mine have yet to need a humidifier, but I live in PA, which is much more humid than CO, so good on you for getting one for yours. I would avoid getting the leaves wet, though, and I’ve found all my peperomia really enjoy being bottom-watered. It helps me prevent overwatering and attracting pests to the top of the soil, as well as keep the leaves nice and dry. They don’t tend to need leaf cleanings like other foliage plants, but if yours ever get any dust or water spots, you can use lemon juice or white vinegar and a microfiber cloth or gloves to wipe the leaves. Hope this helps! You’re at a really great start! Good luck! 👍
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BuffyGood info!
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It's beautiful.. ❤️😍
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AishaUhm, I never was super interested in peperomia. I mean I figured I’d eventually get one but now I’m quite sure I NEED one! This one, to be precise. Going to CDA in a couple weeks so I’ll check out the plant shop there as see if they have one.
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