YESTERDAY: âOh the snow is all gone!! YAY! SPRING! đ„łđžđ· Iâll go out, refresh and paint the legs on my planting boxes so theyâre ready!â TODAY:
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YESTERDAY: âOh the snow is all gone!! YAY! SPRING! đ„łđžđ· Iâll go out, refresh and paint the legs on my planting boxes so theyâre ready!â TODAY:
My jade leaf grew some rootsđ sĂșper excited
My babies after a plant care day
Thereâs so much snow where I live so I brought home some spring feeling to brighten up my day đ These will later be planted outside in my garden, after it has wilted. What are your favourite spring plants?
I was lucky enough to find a Hoya Krimson Princess for a really good price at a big box store. Unfortunately it had spidermites, and my go-to safe pesticides were not working on eliminating them. I was nervous to try diluted alcohol due to a past experience I had when I used it on a calathea that died after spraying it with 1:3rd 70% alcohol & water so I figured to try the next thing that everyone was suggesting: Dish soap. I picked a gentle newborn dish soap, diluted it well and to my horror it burned some of my Hoyaâs leaves. I have since switched to using peppermint oil mixed with hydrogen peroxide and it seems to be doing the trick but I just wanted to put it out there for plant parents- beware of using alcohol and dish soap to get rid of pests. It sucks that itâs the first suggestion when researching how to end a spider mite infestation but they are both toxic to plants + soil even when diluted (and out of bright sun) it sucks to both loose a plant or a handful of leaves in an already stressful situationâ ïžhoping my bald Hoya bounces back soonđ„Č
FRIDAY!! And itâs here - the weekend when this cutie, and all my other other roommates I have (except for my hubby and daughter), are going to get some new soil. Is anyone else up for the repotting challenge this weekend? đđȘŽ
Does anyone else find cats in their outdoor planters? There are a few in my streetâs colony that love to dig around, sit, and nap in mine. I almost donât mind some of my plants getting squished because itâs so cute!
Just curious does anyone use self watering bulbs? Are they a good way to water plants and if so, which kind of plants would do better with them? Found some super cute ones on Etsy but donât want to buy them if they wonât be an effective way to water
General tipâŠIâm using little pieces of pipe insulation on my small weeping ficus to ânudgeâ branches away from each other so their bark isnât damaged while growing up.
Can you add a way to input starting plants from seed? The initial care schedule will be a bit different as well. Also propagation from cuttings!
Do we have any Staghorn fern fans over here? đđż I find them to be one of the most forgiving and interior friendly plants. Super easy to grow. I grow mine in epiphytic soil mix and water it on the saucer đȘŽ - I also find the scientific name of this species funny: âSuper bumâ đ
They woke up!
Plant corner in my living room. The cordyline fruticosa is one of my favorites because it produces such vibrant pink leaves the closer it gets to my grow light. The other cordyline that I keep outside has never grown this big and bright and theyâre from the same pot!
Hey! Recently got this orchid and wanted to get opinions. Do these roots look ok? I have them uncovered so I can more easily see when she needs water. Any advice for a new orchid parent?
Just wanted to show off my new anthurium Besseae leaf because it is soooo beautiful and I am obsessed đđđ
shower time
Easygoing plants that I have not yet seen on any âeasy plantâ lists yet. 1: Creeping saxifrage/Strawberry begonia This guy is persistently happy despite suffering through fungus gnats and possibly spider mites. Iâve never even seen so much as a dead leaf. 2: Syngoniums. I have three of them and theyâre all doing insanely well, even though theyâve also suffered through spider mites and gnats. Thatâs pretty much the case for all of these. I canât get rid of the dang gnats :( 3: Birdâs nest fern. Iâve had this fern for at least four years. Itâs in a pot with no drainage and I probably severely underwatered and generally mistreated it at several points during its life, but itâs still happy.