Was feeling a bit cheeky 🤭 and stopped at my local Squires garden centre and bought a couple of Rex begonias… and some terrariums 😭✨ Absolute love them!
Now I know begonias aren’t really “full terrarium plants,” but I just couldn’t resist. I’m not even that into begonias normally — I’ve only got one in my collection (the maculata* 👀) — but once I saw these little beauties I literally couldn’t pass up the opportunity for my experiment 🌿💚
I’ve been really into terrariums lately but never actually had the chance to properly make one, so my impulses definitely got the best of me… and I splurged 😅💸 (side note: why are big empty glass containers SO expensive?? Who knew?!)
But honestly, I loved it. Getting my hands dirty and creating a little world of my own felt so satisfying 🪴✨ I even added some Smiskis in for decor so at night they glow and just sit there looking cute as anything 🥹🌙
My maintenance plan for now is basically:
• wiping off excess condensation 💧
• airing out the cork terrariums every now and then 🌬️
But I just love them already!!
I even popped in a few corms and my dormant anthurium (no clue what type tbh 😭). Two of the corms did go mouldy 😬 but honestly I’m not too bothered — I’ve moved on from my alocasia madness anyway, it was more of an experiment than anything.
And the BEST bit — my dormant anthurium/corm thingy has gone all green!! 💚 so I know she’s coming back to life, which is so exciting!!
I chose begonias mainly because I find just moss + fittonias a bit boring (sorry 😭 unpopular opinion I know). I just don’t find fittonias cute at all 🫣 BUT a fern… now THAT I could get behind 🌿✨ I just didn’t manage to find any at my garden centre this time.
Anyway!! Please enjoy the mental plant chaos and feel free to drop any tips, advice, or other plant ideas I could use in a terrarium 🥰🪴💫
MeanGreen
Cloning trial #1
Photo seeds are getting expensive and customs are cracking down so ive decided to start cloning i don't expect to get it right my first try so we'll see
Miranda
I was given an old prickly pear cactus that had been dropped and broken and just placed back in soil. I ended up repotting all the pieces in a pot and hoping for the best. Eventually they started getting sprouts but those sprouts just keep getting longer and longer and I’m worried it’s never going to get wider to be able to support itself!! Has anyone seen anything like this? Is it normal? Is there anything I should do? Overall it seems so happy but I don’t know what’s going on😂
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AnnaBananers
I am planning on repotting my snake plant this weekend. Should I separate out the new baby that’s peaking up?
Very new to indoor plants so not sure the best to transplant this.
Mhayghan
I got this monster of an Alocasia at my local nursery, and it was listed just as “Alocasia”. I was wondering if any of y’all had any idea which variety it was? P.S. can y’all believe she was on sale for $35!!!
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Dogmom
After I cut some big stems to propagate, all these little baby leaves have popped up. Should I cut these so the energy goes to the big stems or leave them?
Sara
Hello!
I got this pony tail palm or whatever it is called from ikea awhile ago, I am wondering how I should repot it next time (and if anyone has any suggestions about if it’s due soon to be repotted and what kind of soil, pot, etc.)
I made a little dredge to get water away from the trunk, I usually bottom water it and mist it when I mist it other plants. I fertilize every month or so, he has all purpose potting soil and some extra perlite and some rocks in the soil along the bottom to help with drainage. He looks dark around the soil line because I just cleaned off the dirt that was on it from before, it’s usually just normal trunk coloured 😂
Wondering if anyone has any advice for care, hes gotten much bigger than I anticipated and I want him to have a long and prosperous life, so any advice is welcome!
Thank you!!!
MeanGreen
I also grow peppers
Cat
Hi!! Can anyone give me some tips on how to make my Red Siam thrive?
MeanGreen
🍊sherbet and🍓 gorillas are already flowering at only 3 months old a little too soon for my liking but that's what happens with autos meanwhile my 🫐 OG I'd getting bushy 😌 shell have a lot of stinky 💐
Lou Plantera
Show off!
Wth
Christina
I have been chosen🤩 Both Alocasias and my Thai Con at the same time🙌 my Frydek Dida Von Tease has been dormant for a year just sitting there with one beautiful leaf that she finally absorbed last week. I can see new shoots forming at the base as well.
brittrb
What is this that my fern is growing?
AnneF
She’s blooming and I just had to share.
Kaleigh
I have a fuschia tree indoor currently on my east facing window sill. I just got it two weeks ago from my local greenhouse. It was full of flowers. I followed planta’s care and whatnot.
I noticed it was looking very dry and the leaves were getting really dry and shriveled and falling off. According to planta’s diagnosis it needed more watering so I was watering it more.
Now it seems like one side is still not doing good but the other side is flowering and looks good. We haven’t even been having sun at all so I know that other side isn’t fried from the sun.
Any tips on what’s going on, how to fix it?
TessDV
Does anyone make their own soil from kitchen compost? I have a composter, mix that dirt with commercial indoor potting soil but it is so hard after I repot. So far some of the repots seem fine but some aren’t doing well.
Sylvia
Hello 👋🏾 everyone
I just got a clipping of a fiddle leaf fig from a friend today and she said to plant it right away so I did, my question is do you think the pot is too big? Should I repot in something smaller? She also gave me a huge monstera clipping
Thank you Planta community for your advice ❤️🌱🌿🌼
Carly
Hi all!
Can anyone tell me if this Garden Basics Pine bark mulch (or similar) would be any good for making a chunky soil mix? I generally use the Osmocote Orchid potting mix - I can’t seem to find many options for orchid bark in Australia and buying from Amazon/online is crazy expensive (like 10x the price).
I don’t love the Osmocote orchid mix as it is soil and bark (I just want bark) and sometimes I feel the chunks are too small.
Thank you!
Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿
Sunlight Sunday!! Share some pics of your plants soaking up that sun 🌞
PLANTS!!🪴🌱
How long does it take for a snake plant propagation that is in water to root?
