I am new to taking care of plants. I have had this plant for a couple months and water it regularly. It is not doing well. What am I doing wrong?

Union Leo

11 months ago

A long, emotional post about my current plant journey & life I suffered a really painful breakup & betrayal in April of this year. I decided & arranged to move out of our shared apartment in a single night. I moved into my aunt’s basement, which has a living room, bathroom, & bedroom. For context, I’m 24. When I moved, I had some seedlings in peat pellets & a few planters prepared for the season. I had grown tomatoes and herbs in the past, nothing more. When I arrived at my aunt’s, her work was having a flower fundraiser. She loves flowers but has limited mobility; she told me if I maintained the plants, she would pay for $200 worth of flowers. I researched the flowers offered that were the most beloved by my local pollinators, & suddenly I was responsible for ~30 plants. I could definitely do it. My mom and grandma are both devoted gardeners, indoor & outdoor. I put my headphones on, enjoyed some Mary Jane, listened to an audiobook & worked outside. Somehow I had ran into a hobby that required planning, mental & physical energy, daily commitment, & was fulfilling for those around me. Building the garden was a huge task that allowed me to redirect the care & intention I had given my relationship. It was a way of settling in to my new environment that met all of my needs. In the bedroom downstairs, 2 of the walls have large, 8x3ft windows, & a ~10 inch ledge just beneath them, along the entire wall. I began to imagine trailing plants hanging down & around the ledges in my bedroom. I knew nothing about houseplants. My aunt had some I tried to save, but I killed her peace lily immediately. I bought my first few on marketplace without knowing what to do— a fiddle leaf, split leaf philodendron, golden pothos, spider plant, etc. You all know how this goes. Indoor plants are a different beast! & I had ~15 feet of east & south facing windowsills in my bedroom. They began to multiply, I bought more and more. I began propagating. Instagram had caught on & I was learning about homemade moss poles & chunky soil. Once I made the chunky soil, every plant needed a repot! I became (and still am) obsessed with repotting. I picked up every trick I could— pest control mixtures, treating root rot, using stakes for support, bottom planting, filtered water, humidity. Caring for my houseplants became one of the reasons I wanted to get out of bed every day. Giving plants as gifts, plant swaps, trading with my relatives, taking cuttings from plants in public. Now, everything smells like neem oil. I am constantly buying soil, orchid bark, coco chips, & perlite. I just made my first moss pole! I have begun selling plants. I have 45 according to Planta, but an entire windowsill is devoted to propagates. The cellar has my crotons, straining under a grow light. I have to touch the plants I see in restaurants, bars, and boutiques. I watch repotting ASMR on Instagram & check marketplace daily. I am also grappling with the fact that winter is almost here, and the plants may begin to struggle. I shouldn’t buy more for a while because they won’t thrive for a while, right? Well I just bought 4 more plants today, and it’s November 1st. Wish me luck. I can’t really wrap my head around how crucial this journey has been to recovering from my breakup. I do know, however, that this brings me so much joy. Planta has been ESSENTIAL to this process— I don’t have half the worries other plant parents do since I got a moisture meter & Planta tells me what to do & when. The Planta community has been fun to participate in & I plan to remain here. I just needed to get that out. I never thought this would become such a big part of my life, but I’m really enjoying it now it’s here. If you read this far, may your new leaves always be larger than their predecessors. May thrips & spider mites tremble before you, & your roots always be white. Thank you for being here.

Melody

11 months ago

Does anyone know why my baby rubber plant is pushing out them stalk thing?

Hey guys, my peace lily is growing beautifully and I would always accept some advice to make this beauty even happier! :)

Has this app proved actually helpful for anyone or are we here for the vibes

MTA324

11 months ago

Should I do a haul reveal? So many beauties today!!!!

Kenny

11 months ago

Beautiful alocasia at my school

💙 Verstappen ❤️

11 months ago

I got some leaves coming in on my peace lilly

Professor Sprout

11 months ago

Our little tropical oasis 🥰

Kaley

11 months ago

How do I get this to STOP FLOWERING 😭 it keeps killing the stem

Can't have a real dragon so I got myself an Alocasia Silver Dragon 😂 this is my first Alocasia so if anyone has any tips I'd love to hear them!

MTA324

11 months ago

Can you believe this Beauty was on the clearance shelf. Immediate buy!

Stephaney

11 months ago

Can somebody help me on how much water should I give to this ficus and how often? Thank you!

Lizzi

11 months ago

Hey everyone , looking to get some plant ID help , I feel like I have a ID of what they are but not sure. Help please 🥹 (don’t worry I did clean her up and wiped her down was just excited and took the picture and forgot to take a after picture )

MTA324

11 months ago

Can I live here 🙃

MTA324

11 months ago

I’d call this a successful trick or treating wouldn’t you 🎃

Miche

11 months ago

Home Depot finds 🤩🤩

Kenny

11 months ago

When you guys bottom water, how long do you leave them to soak? Pic of my second plant table

I live in upstate NY. I have a hibiscus in a pot. I’ve cut it back. Will I be able to save it for next year by bringing it inside over the winter months ?

Bret

11 months ago

Anyone know why she's so green? When I got her she was green but not this much. She had GORGEOUS deep purple under her leaves and tinting the top. Could it be not enough sunlight? It's getting to be winter where I live and she may need to go under a grow light? The first picture is obviously now and the second is when I first got her. Can clearly see the color difference