Just wanted to share my new babies š my boyfriend wanted the Bonsai tree and I was like š„“š«£ okkkayyy lol the polka dot Iāve wanted for a while! It was in a self watering pot but I pulled the string because something told me it shouldnāt be in a self watering potā¦thoughts? And the cute lil pink one said low light but then I realized it said āhardā once I got it home šš„² any tips and tricks welcome!!
I have some of my plants in self watering pots but idk love ur plants so cute
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my Polka Dot Begonia came in a self watering pot too. I switched it out to a regular one
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That little tree looks like it has thighs and a bootyš Idk why that tree caked up
3 likes FACTS lmao
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the fittonia i personally bottom water every 3-4 days or when i notice the top inch or so of soil is dry. They like to keep their soil moist and that is what iāve found best so far for mine. try your best not to let the leaves fall or droop, it takes a lot of energy out of the plant and if it happens too many times it can die. If you want to gauge how often you water that plant, you can let the soil dry out and let the leaves droop once or twice. try to track when the leaves droop and water the day before the leaves would do that.
2 likes Iāll try the bottom watering route for that one then! Sheās in the planter in a tiny nursery pot so itās easy to pull out and bottom water! Iāll be careful to keep track of the drooping :)
1 likeI have my Polka Dot in a self watering pot and itās growing like crazy. I also put my frittonia in a self watering pot and she never droops. The SWP only work if you monitor the water and top water every once in awhile to flush the soil. Best of luck to you and your new babies!
2 likes Ok thatās good to know! Itās still in the SWP (love that acronym lol) but I pulled the string and dumped the water. Itās from Loweās and just always feel like they over water them there. But if yours is thriving perhaps Iāll give it a try eventually! Does yours require stakes? Mine is clipped to stakes for support.
0 likesYes it has stakes. I read something interesting that said it was like a vining plant and needs something to hold onto. One of the podcasts I listen to interviewed a begonia expert and she was saying she never succeeded with these plants until she used the SWPās. I have all my begonias in these and theyāre thriving
1 like Oooooh great info!!
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