Amy
My Calathea white is currently very happy and putting out really big and lots of leaves. It has taken a long time and was once down to only two leaves. I divided it in spring and put it in a new pot with fresh light fluffy soil.
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MugsyGorgeous! What’s your care plan for it?
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I’m currently using the Planta app suggestion for watering and I use tap water that I treat with a couple drops of water conditioner to remove chlorine. The plant gets a little bit of morning sunlight but mostly light from a grow light. I weakly fertilize maybe once every few watering. Humidity is probably about 50%. It does get spider mites periodically so I use predatory spider mites for a treatment
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What’s your grow light situation? How strong (foot candles?) how long?) I’m still trying to determine the optimal lighting for my calathea. TY!
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I’m using an overhead light from Soltech. Kinda expensive but it’s a great light. The plant gets about 11 hours. I’ll try to figure how strong the light is. The light is really high up from the plant, so I think the light isn’t too strong. It does get a little bit of direct morning sunlight
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I think my Calathea is getting somewhere between 250-300 foot candles, which seems really low, but it seems to be happy
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Thank you!
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BbI have such calathea envy! Most of my plants in that family are just hating life 😫 Could you share you soil mix please?
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I just repotted it in spring with an indoor soil mixture made by Miracle Grow, but I added a little more perlite to it. I got the soil from Home Depot. It was light and fluffy and I think the plant likes it.
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This plant is a diva and isn’t always happy that’s for sure. I’ve almost killed it many times and I can’t seem to keep other Calatheas alive even though I give them the same care and growing conditions. I’m sure it will go back to hating me soon. lol
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Don’t you hate it when they’re inexplicably happy when similar plants seem to be insanely sad in comparison!? You’re doing a wonderful job with this one, congrats!! Fingers crossed I find one that like me and my environment just as much! 😅😅
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I’m sure you will find your perfect match. Keep looking 🙂
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Paulina | Semi-HydroBeautiful! This one is on my wishlist!
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Nashville SmashvilleGorgeous! I would die for that!
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9thFloorGreenHouseThat’s so beautiful! Do you find yourself just staring at it?
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Thank you. It really is a unique looking plant and the underside of the leaf is purpleish.
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happysoxdonkeySo pretty. One of my favorite types of plants.
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