PlantNewbSTL

about 1 year ago

Let’s all pray to the plant gods….. This plant noob just did 6 repottings: 1- Gold Dust Croton 1- Galaxy False Aralia 1- Blushing Philo 1- Calathea Medallion 1- Calathea Pink Star 1-Corn Plant Lemon Lime The Croton and the Aralia had just outgrown their nursery pots and needed constant watering as they dried out in less than 3 days. Ohhhh the Calatheasss…..the saga continues with them. I “repotted” them the other day. All I did was rework their original soil and put them back in the same pots. No new soil. They were staying wet for too long. Soil had compacted. I checked them this morning, still way too wet. So Ive repotted them again. Their original soil was dense. Looked like soggy Oreos. I put them in new pots, but the same size as their old ones with a much better draining soil mixture. I gave the medallion the Britney Spears haircut as the leaves were dry and brown and weren’t recovering like the pink stars. P.s. I bought 3 more calatheas last night lol The Blushing Philo was purchased last night, along with 9 other plants lol. Her roots were all the way out of her pot, so she needed it for sure. The corn plant- last night while plant shopping (Supposed to be ladder shopping) this corn plant called to me. I pulled him out of his decorative pot, discovered he’s just sitting in water. The smell that came from that water was horrendous. I couldn’t check the roots cause the soil was like liquid at the bottom. I brought it home. Sat it on paper towels over night and replanted it this morning. It smelled soooooo bad. But the roots were fine. I’m hoping they all live after the repottings lol