House plants
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Any suggestions to remove a bamboo plant from a glass vase with gravel soil? I literally use gravel from my garden parth, it’s grown well over the years since I got it as a sprout from ikea. It’s got lots of roots which I don’t want to damage Does any one have advice on how to grow the saplings I’ve harvested from the main bamboo aswell? I currently have them submerged in water in a vase placed in my shower to keep the water full I’m new to this! Thank you
Hello! I have this miniature rose plant that I got back in February of 2023 and I wanted to know more about it. I believe it’s a perennial but it is looking pretty bad right now. It has bloomed twice within the last year so I wanted to know if it might bloom again or if it’s too dead. I still water it about once every one or two weeks and it’s right next to a window.
does a warm white LED lamp work the same as a grow light if my plant need bright light or sun? or do i need a real grow lamp
Hey, so I have some African Violet liquid plant food and I was wondering if it would be ok to use it on my other house plants? (Peperomia, Monstera, Peace lily, Tradescantia, etc.)
I was gone for 9 days and my dog sitter didn’t water my 3 poinsettias and I’ve been so forlorn! lol Of course you can’t find them anywhere now. So I’ve been staring at these pitiful plants for over a week. I grabbed one this morning to throw away, finally and much to my surprise it’s leafing out!! All three are!!! Happy plant mom!
Themes: root bound plants, bottom watering, complete submersion, satisfying bubbles exiting your plant’s soil I’m almost embarrassed to share this, but it is an “Oh duh!” to an issue I’ve experienced since Mammillaria patient 0. My drought-like approach works really well with Lithops and other specialized weirdos, but I’m always flustered with basic plants (I.e. Parodia leninghausii). I’m not the only one, as opinions on the subject are varied, and the question seems cyclical. I started with a question a few months ago: Why is my Ferocactus glaucescens shrinking? Possible answer: Could be water, fertilizer, too much afternoon sun, bugs, or something with the roots. I assumed bugs because I have had Scale. Or maybe I shocked the plant when I watered it too soon after re-homing. I have two of this species, and they both look like someone deflated them. I would water and see no improvement, so I moved them around into different lighting situations all Summer. So. I understood “root bound” as plants whose knotted root ball keeps them from growing. Right? I’m watering these fools per the schedule etc. But I finally took notice of the word “hydrophobic” and watched some videos of bottom-watering, which I rarely do. They aren’t getting any water! I filled up a couple buckets of distilled water and completely submerged a few newer plants with the shrinkage concerns. The soil bubbled and burped up cloudy water for ten minutes. That felt correct, so I grabbed a few more plants that also have this issue. And then about 30 more. (I posted videos of all the bubbling plants on Instagram. So satisfying, and very much ASMR.) Here is the epiphany: Some of the plants had such compacted dirt clods attached that they floated out of the pots. One took ten minutes of soaking before the clod held any water 💧 and eroded. Basically, due to the bound roots, a bunch of my plants didn’t get much water this Summer. However, every one that I treated with the soak looks plump in a good way. The soil is broken up now, as well. Pictured are a few who were impacted. I have zero concerns that I’m overwatering right now lol.
Just bought Gerald at IKEA about 4 days ago. He doesn’t seem to be doing too well. I saw that it’s best to give him a shower in the tub just until water starts to drain out and after I did that, he looked extra perky. Now not so much. How often am I supposed to water? I also need to add more potting soil to his new pot. Any tips?
new plants!!!!! i picked up a ruby rubber tree (from request!) a neon pothos, a silver satin pothos, and a watermelon peperomia (i probably butchered that spelling)
Hello again! So I went and picked up a Chinese evergreen. It’s a beautiful plant, and I am SO excited about it!! I was curious if anyone had some care tips or tricks for this bad boy? I’m fairly new and hoping to have him thrive! Oddly, I couldn’t find the exact plant on here as my local plant store had it listed as “algaonema maria”, not sure if that makes a big difference!
I got Holly almost two years ago and boy has she grown. I had already taken some cuttings and started a whole new plant. This biggin’ out grew the space I had her in so I repotted her and gifted her to my boyfriend yesterday. I was sad to see her go but know she’ll be cared for.
Any idea what would be causing this mark on the orchid? The flowers are starting to die off which I expect is normal.
hey everyone! my sliver dragon alocasias leaves are being strange, the edge of the leaf if curling under the plant. any tips would be appreciated, i did see a root popping out the bottom of its nursery pot so im wondering if its just root bound
This is my first attempt at creating a poll for my monstera adansonii. Looks a little funny but I am happy with how it turned out.
Repotted my Manjula Pothos today! I think he’s diggin’ the new digs 🫶🏾🌱
Hi everyone!! I’m fairly new to actually owning plants🙈I just picked up these beautiful pots but don’t know what plants would look best in these. I’m looking for suggestions! Do you have any?😅 I’m looking for something that will grow tall and full! Thank you all in advance 💜
will this tradescantia go if i put it in soil **TOMORROW**, it was in water but i cut the bottom of the stem off?
Hi all Nice to meet you. I’m new to planting and wanted to know the best way to grow this plant. I have been watering it and it seems strong and healthy however it looks like it is growing out of control. I was wondering if I am suppose to attach things to control how it grows. Any help would be much appreciated
My Cathalea Freddie is bad shape so I’m repotting and cleaning up roots to see if can’t save her.. anyone know what these bulbous roots are? They were growing out the bottom of the pot she was purchased in. I’m assuming that means she needed to be repotted. Should I keep them?
My Safe Space I love that my plants are happy and that makes me happy
I just got into plants the other day, I got a few and this one I bought like this. I was wondering what I needed to do, to help it? Multiple leaves look like this
