Best way to treat mealy bugs on string of pearls please !!? Also, is it safe to give all my plants a light mist of an alcohol/water mixture?

VeggieEllie

over 2 years ago

Hey Plant Fanatics! I’m a first time plant mum to quite a few house plants… in which I’m struggling with!! Firstly my monstera looks quite sad… any advice Secondly my fiance left my Peace Lily outside and she now has sun stroke.. any advice to help her. Also any advice to starting planting seeds. I really want to grow herbs from scratch and was wondering if I could use old soup cans to do this in???

Alyssa

over 2 years ago

Hello! So my Zz plant is pushing out two baby stalks and it’s time to water, it hasn’t had any fertilizer yet since I got it a few months ago, should I skip it so as to not shock the babies or should I not worry?

Can anyone tell me why my mint plant is getting these yellow/white leaves? I didn’t think to take a picture before picking off most of the dead leaves. But alot of them were this white looking color. It’s been outdoors and doing so well until now

Grace

over 2 years ago

Hi! Some of my plant babies are needing a nice repotting, but I’m not quite sure what soil mix to pot them in. The plants in question are: spider plant, string of bananas, monstera adansonii, and pink ficus. A lot of these plants’ soils have become hydrophobic and sponge-like, and I want my babies to thrive. These plants all seem to like looser, well draining soil, but I want to create my own mix to best fit each of their needs instead of buying a typical “well draining soil” and putting them all in it. Does anyone have any diy mix ratios that they find work best for these plants? I have perlite, sphagnum moss, peat moss, and some pebbles currently, and am able to get more materials pretty easily.

K

over 2 years ago

Does this snake plant look healthy?

MikeNeedsMorePlants

over 2 years ago

Calling all ficus/FLF lovers! I might have made a post about my Ficus benghalensis "Audrey" not coming out of winter hibernation. After cutting back the very top (recommended for stunted ficuses) she started to push out a new stem! Question is, if she's now growing toward the left, what should I do to balance her out so she's not leaning towards the side? I see online that notching isn't effective on young ficuses, but maybe I'm wrong? Are there any other techniques y'all have tried that were successful?

K

over 2 years ago

Has anyone figured out how to get big leaves on string of hearts (or other string-of plants)? I used to get 1-2” hearts but after I trimmed her several months back I’ve gotten max dime-sized leaves. I’m sure being farther up the vine helps, but I haven’t been able to replicate the larger size with my props, either. I’m having the worst time getting my camera to focus but you get the idea. My old leaves mostly looked like the larger and now they’ve all switched to the smaller on the node right below.

Prop.it.like.its.hot

over 2 years ago

I was given this plant, does anyone know what it is? Also, should I repot it in something bigger?

Was able to pick this FLF up from Kroger for $17! So excited! I know they can be so finicky. Any tips would be appreciated

Meowmy

over 2 years ago

My little Esseriana (carnivorous plant) caught a little gnat just now!! It's so tiny but still! It's the first time ever lol😂😂😂

Doll

over 2 years ago

Welcome home, my new babies!🤍🪴

I got my very first plant and repotted it today! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

SadeB

over 2 years ago

Got this new spider plant as a gift. Need to repot her because the pot she came in didn’t have drainage holes. I’m actually thinking about repotting most of my plants. Started my plant journey this year so I thought miracle grow was a great choice but I realized the drainage is poor now that I’ve done a lot of research even if I add perlite and now a lot of my plants have fungus gnats because the soil stays wet way too long. I even delay watering when I’m reminded to on the planta app. I guess my question is what’s your go to chunky soil mix even if it’s one that you buy already made?

PlantMum

over 2 years ago

My newest additions to my plant collection! I got these from a local plant shop. The second one is Portulacaria Afra (I think that’s how it’s spelled), and the first one is Echevaria Topsy Turvey. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for these babies? Any advice is appreciated!

Why are my basil plants leaves so small

My plant has died and I have waters it enough what should I do

🪴Lay🪴

over 2 years ago

I am buying this spilt rock from Lowe’s but I’m concerned about the dried out roots (?) on the bottom Does anyone have advice?

Plant lover

over 2 years ago

The flies keep on eating my poor basil please help 😕

Madderdebs

over 2 years ago

Imagine my surprise when I checked my prop box today…. Is it time to put into soil or let them hang out a little longer??