Adrian
Wanted to share a few of my favorites. If anyone is looking for tips or wants to know what kind of plant any of them are, feel free to ask!
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SnowstormYour watermelon pepperomia is so cuuuute!!! 😍😍 I’ve had this in my wish list for forever now.
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Got her for $8 off Etsy. Her name’s Wanda. If you ever get your hands on one, I’ve found mine likes drying out completely before watering, and they often come in straight up peat moss, but adding a chunky mix seems to be better. They’re more prone to overwatering and edema cause of the succulent nature of their leaves, so I ended up adding perlite and some of my cactus mix to the moss, and it’s done quite well since. Hope you find one!
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Ohhhhh good tip thank you!!! I saw one at a nursery a couple months ago but she was the last one and looking poorly so I decided to pass bc I’m still a new-ish plant mum so didn’t have the skills to rehab a plant.
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No problem! I recently found a peperomia albovittata/peperomia rana verde at my local PET STORE of all places 😂 they had a lovely tropical plant selection for reptile and amphibian enclosures. I wouldn’t suggest buying one online, as I learned it was a miracle mine survived the trip (they don’t do well being shipped, again, because of the edema risk), but you might find one in the unlikeliest of places. Probably not a PetSmart, but if you’ve got an exotic pets store around you, maybe try there
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And if you’re new to peperomia is general, I highly suggest starting with one of the obtusifolia variety. I’ve got a variegated one that was $7 at my local nursery. She’s been giving me new leaves every couple of weeks since I got her in May. Put her in some Espoma Organic All-Purpose mix and she has given me absolutely no trouble whatsoever. I never mist her, she doesn’t need a humidity tray, I bottom water her once every 8 days, and she sits in a north windowsill. She’s gotta be one of my easiest plants, even more so than my succulents 😂. I’ve been dying to get a peperomia obtusifolia with the marble variegation, but yeah, I definitely suggest the obtusifolias. They seem considerably hardier than the more delicate peperomias (raindrop, pilea, watermelon, etc.) and due to the very succulent nature of their leaves, I almost treat it like a low-light succulent.
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Oooooh interesting! I think you’re the second person I read today that found a plant at a pet store (the other was a tinke rubber plant) so I’ll def have to go check it out! I’m starting to see more places selling plants, I guess it’s really caught on now as the “it” hobby to have
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And I love your red margin. As for repotting, I repotted mine when the lower leaves were a little squished, and it was difficult to see the soil. There was lots of new growth hidden in the center of the plant, so I gave her a larger pot to give her more space to spread out. She was originally in an oddly tall, glass-shaped 4-in pot, and I moved her to a 6-in pot. I’ll add some photos for comparison. If you want yours to have more space, your bottom leaves are covering the soil at the bottom, or you just wanna give it some more room to branch out, it should be quite happy if you repot it. I say keep the soil it’s got and add some soil around it, since it looks quite happy. Mine didn’t go through any shock from the process, but if yours does, don’t stress unless it persists after a week
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This was how big her original pot was. I hid it by placing a cab over it, but imagine a literal glass for a pot for her.
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And this was her after a repot. As you can see, she’s got more space to spread out.
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Thank you! He’s been a happy little fellow! He’s been popping out new leaves that looks like shrek’s ears form the movie so I’ve been calling him shrek lately. He’s starting to get a bit leggy at the top trying to get over his previous growth so maybe it is time for an up pot. I just tend to plunk them in the new pot and fill round the sides; I’m too scared to tease the root ball cuz I don’t want to stress out my plants! It def is hard to see the soil on him (tho rn he’s suuuuuuuper easy to check if he’s dry. I literally just pop off his nursery pot and look at his soil 🤣) Your variegated looks so healthy in her new home. A glass pot! That’s unusual for a nursery pot! May she have so much more new growth now that she can stretch a bit!
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Yours definitely looks like it could handle a repot. Try something about 2-in larger in diameter than the first pot. And it was in a plastic pot, but literally shaped like one of those fast food plastic cups. Never seen one shaped like that. I literally put her in my cup holder for the ride home 😂 aside from the weird shape, her roots were fine, and I believe these don’t mind getting a bit rootbound, similar to succulents, so definitely don’t fool with the root ball. Just add some soil around the sides like you said. And PLEASE avoid miracle grow if you can. That stuff is a plant killer, especially for succulents and succulent like plants, and ESPECIALLY in humid climates. That stuff has way too much peat and WILL kill a peperomia if it stays wet for too long. I’ve heard good things about FoxFarm too if you can’t find Espoma. Good luck with Shrek! (And hope you find yourself a watermelon Peperomia! 😊)
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…. Uh oh…. I’ve been using miracle grow…. BUT!!! It’s the tropical one and I do mix it with orchid bark and perlite about half soil /half bark-perlite and other then the gnats I’ve not had any problems. But I’m def going to switch after this bag. So I’ll look into Fox farm! My local home/depot/Canadian Tire/Lowes don’t have any other options and the plant nursery has terrible hours that makes it impossible to visit. Maybe for this repot I’ll add more perlite than I usually do to keep him airy. That’s super funny you got yours in, essentially, a solo cup! I can just picture it now! 🤣🤣🤣 guess it made it convenient for transporting home tho!! Good she was in fair shape despite being root bound, she’s def glowed up since then!
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