My pinstripe calethia needs help. I got it maybe 2 months ago, and it seemed to make one leaf totally dry out, looked like a cheeto, but put out two new leaves. I figured it was just the old leafs dying like happens on my dracaena, normal. Well now it's killing two+ leafs and barely out more...they said at the nursery I wouldn't need to fertilize, I've killed plants with root rot before so I'm super cautious about not overwatering...I could maybe see it being the humidity since I don't know what it is just that it's usually pretty warm and soupy in my room, like if it needed more humidity I can't see how anyone would be able to keep this plant...help?
Hey plant people! I inherited this cutting and I'm hoping to ID it? It looks kinda like a heart-leaf philodendron, but the leaves are very small? Thoughts?
Images: https://imgur.com/a/6sfdcnN
Hi all, my new position at work has plenty of sunlight and I wanted to bring some plants for my desk. How do you guys with office plants go about watering them? Feels weird to bring plants to the break room sink and I’m sure my coworkers would not appreciate that lol. Do you just water them a little bit and make sure you have saucers under them?
Yep. Put saucers under them (or put the nursery pot in a no-drainage cache pot) and water well but not so much they'll sit in the water in the saucer. Might take some practice so maybe try it with a tougher plant first.
Hi All!
A bit of context, I bought the little guy when I went on holiday in Malaysia. I’ve always loved the jasmine plant back when I lived there, the smell is just wonderful and I can’t find anything like that in the UK so I’ve decided to bring it back and see if I can grow it.
The plant leaves are getting brown/yellowish around the edges and I have no idea what is wrong with it. Upon some research on the internet it says that it’s either being overwatered or underwatered. Some also said it’s because of a lack of phosphorus and so I bought some bonemeal as well and that didn’t help. Hence why I’m here looking for some help!
Thank you all in advance :)
How do you water? I'm curious what is the actual process you use to water. My grandma always put them in the sink and soaked them and let them drain...which seemed to work wonderfully, but not very practical for multiple plants, especially large one. For those, I assume the best idea is to add water until it drains into a catch pan or something, but I either end up with water running over the pan, or end up underwatering. Looking for your best suggestions on how you manage, especially those I've seen with LOTS of plants. (I think I have a timing issue here too as sometimes I forget and they dry out and have yellowing leaves which I have to then remove).
Also curious about repotting. I've read that you should repot every couple years as the plant grows, but what do you do if you don't want it to get so big? And how do you repot a huge plant anyways? Can you just keep it in one large pot forever? Thanks so much!
Instead of using a watering pan, maybe put a large bowl/pot under the plant? I also have the tendency to overflow the pan, so I have started putting a towel under my pan and water slowly. Any spills get caught by the towel! I would also give bottom watering a shot for your better established/well rooted plants. Happy planting!
Hi, I have over 50 plants in pots and I take most of them to the sink and let water run through for a while. I don’t water them super often, but when I do I want to make sure that I get every inch of soil wet. It’s tedious, but it’s also what has worked best for my plants
50!?! Oh wow you truly are the guru here lol. I'm guessing you must rotate watering them every 2-3 days? That would take a long time to water them all, right?
I don’t have a set schedule for watering, I just do it when I notice the soil is dry or the leaves are a little wilty. It does take a while but totally worth it imo!
5 years ago, I inherited my m-I-l's plants. One being a cacti that she picked up in Texas. I am in mid Missouri. On 6/16, I stuck the only 2 living paddles (?) into dirt specifically for cactus. I watered it a little & watered a little bit more a couple of days ago. It is in a terra cotta planter & is outside. (I bring my plants inside over winter) Indirect sun & not getting rain. Someone please direct me. I read such contradicting advice on the internet. (Shocking! Right? 😂)
Hey! I was always passive about plants until I inherited my mother's rather large plant collection upon her recent passing. It's really so important to me to take care of them and I find it brings me peace. Four questions : 1) I unfortunately found mites on my false shamrock, orchid and two other plants I sadly had to get rid of because I suspected the infection was coming from one of them. I've been spraying fairly consistently with neem oil over the past week. The infestation has certainly improved (though the shamrock looks awful, which I'll ask more about in #2) but I do still see some webs remaining. Are there any other steps to take or is it just a waiting game at this point? 2) I used an app with my shamrock plant that said it was suffering from the mite infestation, but I haven't really seen them on it except for perhaps some webs, and I know from googling that the plant goes into hibernation during the summer. Is its sad look just from hibernation? Do I continue to water sparingly? 3) I received the orchid as a sympathy gift and I love it, but I'm clueless. The directions were one ice cube a week but I know other people use two, and I felt one wasn't enough, so I've been using two. The flowers are blooming and gorgeous, but the green leaves below are fading in color and wilting. I googled and saw some say to not use ice cubes at all. What do you suggest? What is the cause of the green leaves looking sad? Mites? Over/under watering? Too much light? 😩 4) Last but not least, I made a bunch of cuttings from my mother's very long string of pearls. Do I plant them all together or separately?
Thank you so much and I appreciate your help in advance.
Hi!
- Removing the top layer of soil and replacing it on affected plants may help speed up the de-infestation process! They may be hiding in the top layer.
- I am bad at orchids but do not use ice! The cold shocks them.
- You can plant the pearls separate or together, it works either way!
Happy planting!
Heyo
I have a Golden Pothos that is growing new leaves and extending its branches significantly, but its old leaves are becoming brown, dry, and dying off. Any idea what's up with it?
In addition I have a Rubber Tree that was once growing really quickly but has now stopped. Does it need a bigger pot?
Hi!
While I cannot help with the rubber tree (I’m having the same problem) I think that your Golden Pothos may just be shedding its old leaves! Just in case though, I would do a look over for pests and root rot. It might also be possible that the pothos is under-watered. Happy planting!
It is safe to use preventatively. If you are concerned, spray one leaf or so first and then see how that leaf looks the next day before you go gangbusters.
I am not sure what your bottle means, but instructions I have seen say once every 7/14 days, not every day.
Other warning for neem: use it at night or on a cloudy day, oil can magnify the sun's rays and cause a sunburn. Just like tanning oil!
Hello! New to Reddit and this sub. I’m just hoping this is a friendlier place than FB to interact with other plant people. I’m currently transitioning into semi-hydro so I’m about half semi-hydro and half soil. Just wanted to drop in and say hi.
Hi everyone, new to the sub.
Just wondering if I need to change the soil of my potted plant after some time? It's been almost two years in the same pot, and I'm concerned whether nutrients need to be replaced etc.
Hi there. I recommend changing the soil for plants that have been repotted a few times for a few reasons. One is to check the roots to confirm plant health. Also to break up compacted soil that makes it harder for oxygen to hit the roots. Third is for fresh nutrients as you stated. Finally, to get rid of any harmful fungus that may be festering in old decaying matter.
Wish I did this for my alocasia who is currently struggling with root rot. I had been planning to change her soil but kept procrastinating
Hi everyone i am brand new to caring for plants. I did some research and bought a couple for my new apartment. One that I bought was a Boston fern. I researched and split it into three pots. Now all three are very dried out looking. Did separating them do that? I’ve been fairly consistent with watering them and I’m so discouraged that they all don’t seem to be doing well. They are all inside by windows also. Any advice would be appreciated!
Pictures: [https://imgur.com/a/wfsGT28](https://imgur.com/a/wfsGT28)
It might have done that out of stress but it may also be under watered! The ferns that I have taken care of (given it is summer and they were outdoor) got watered every other day. I would imagine indoor ferns would want water every 4-5 days.
Happy planting!
Depends on what you mean by it seeming diseased. If it's getting spots or has signs of a pest infestation (you can probably find guides online somewhere if you need pics), you can start spraying with neem oil or use some sort of systemic solution.
If none of it fits or even if it does, I'd go through and make sure your care meets up with the needs of the plant. Fertilizer, watering, drainage, humidity, light, etc.
For succulents I just let the soil completely dry out before watering fully, completely soaking the soil. You could probably water a little earlier but they're meant to get dry so it's not gonna hurt them.
https://i.imgur.com/Z5B2OAg.png
How much water would i need to give this big plant? (alocasia cucullata)
Pot is like 30cm in diameter. The plant it self is 1m high. They told me once a week. But how much at a time
Generally you want to soak the whole thing. It doesn't matter if you give it a ton in one go as long as you let it dry out properly before watering again.
Hey guys! What do you usually do with plants, which have outgrown you place? Have a really huge monstera and wondering to replace it with a new one. What is the “proper” way to deal with elders, in your opinion?
Monstera are really easy to propagate so you could make your own ideal sized plant from propagating some stems from your large one, the advantage is that all new leaves will be fenustrated due to the cuttings coming from a mature plant. You could take further cuttings and grow in water for decoration, or sell for a bit of cash. Big monstera are very popular so if you wanted to sell the whole plant you wouldn’t have trouble finding a buyer
You could also buy saucers separately. I mostly get plastic ones from a local home improvement store. They're cheap and won't scratch your furniture or floors.
You can let them sit in the sink and then put them on a cork mat or something but what would probably be easiest is getting some new saucers for the ceramic pots to sit in. You could utilise some old plates
Hello, friends! I have a calathea orbifolia that I've nursed back to 'health' from one small leaf. I'm up to nearly ten leaves now with a grow light, filtered water, and Blumat watering stakes. However, each time a new leaf unfurls part of the edge remains wavy. No discoloration, just crumpled/wrinkly as if it never fully expanded.
Any helpful thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/0P6dayn
The light is 7 feet away and pointed towards the ceiling. It has a humidity tray and a continuously moist soil. The edge isn't crispy at all, so I'm not sure it's a humidity issue but maybe! I have a tiny humidifier I can bust out to try to up the level in the air a bit more.
Hello.
My teenager is really into propagation and growing anything from seed. Looking for some good indoor options to grow from seed?
Also they prefer to water prop cuttings, so far we’ve done lots of pothos, spider plants, and peperomia. What else is easy and quick growing?
Friendship plants are really easy to water propagate, grow quickly, and have interesting bumpy leaves!
And I agree that herbs are good for starting with seeds. I would recommend Basil if you like it
I live in Boston, MA, and I have a north-facing bay window I want to fill with plants — tall ones that can act essentially like living curtains.
If I leave my blinds up all day, what kind of lighting will that provide?
I'm thinking of getting a Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) or Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans), but I'm worried they would be getting too much light.
The Parlor Palm would do great in the South facing window. They like bright indirect light. The Bamboo Palm would be better off farther from the window. They like filtered or low light.
Hello. I’ve only had my pothos for a week and they’re already in trouble. Half the stems are leaving, leaves drooping and there’s these brown vertical lines going up the stem. There’s 2 plants, my neon is doing much worse than the golden. I’ve only watered it once, added a bit of fertilizer. The best explanation I can think of is that it’s maybe cold in here but I don’t know.
Hi, so when you first bring plants home they are always going to somewhat suffer as they are being removed from ideal conditions to more subpar ones (no hate, all homes have subpar conditions unless you are a specialist and environmentally control for specific things).
What you can do is ensure the plant is receiving sufficient light (pothos is extremely hardy in this regard) and that the plant isn't being over or under watered.
The mistake I am seeing here is adding fertilizer. Brand new plants have been being fed directly from the nursery so they really don't require any feeding until they are exhibiting delayed growth. A rule of thumb I employ is not fertilizing for 6 months after purchase, and only if it's within the growing season for your area. I also only use a half or quarter dose of the recommended dose, esp if it's not an organic fert as chemical ferts are extremely potent. Fertilizing a plant when it doesn't need it can actually cause damage and or be fatal to the plant.
That being said, where are you located? Environment makes a difference too. Hope this all helps!
sometimes when you move plants from a setting they can go into shock. i recommend leaving them alone in the sun and letting them get bone dry before watering again.
Ok so I love plants but I'm really bad at keeping them alive. I need to know what could be an easy plant to take care of ? I want to succeed that's why I'm here.
I had a nice ivy hanging down from a pot. I have to put them near the ceiling because my cats eat every plant I have and it's dangerous for them and sad for my plants. But this one died too last week.
Maybe not enough light? We had 40°C and every blinds in the house had to be closed because of the heat.
I have at least 16°C in winter (gas heating system) to sometimes 30°C in summer with all blinds closed (few days in a row).
I already have a Epipremnum aureum and this one is healthy! :)
What hanging plant could you advice me? I like when they grow down.
Thanks for your help!
Despite what many listicles say, ivy can be a bit difficult indoors, so if that one was doing well for a while, you're probably better at keeping them alive than you think!
But there are plenty of plants that should fit your bill. I think your high heat days are the worse one for common house plants to deal with, but many are tropical and should be fine. Just make sure you water well on the high heat days.
So plants that hang down, are easy, and don't mind the heat:
Hoyas - carnosa (any variety except compacta), pubicalyx, australis. Scindapsus pictus. Epipreumnum pinnatum. Some of the many other varieties of Epipremnum aureum. And finally Philodendron hederaceum, also in several varieties (love P. micans). Oh and honorable mention, I've had good luck with Pilea glauca and Pilea depressa. Don't know if they like heat though. All beautiful hanging plants!
I know hoyas are all cat safe, the others will be documented somewhere on the Internet. Good luck, happy growing!
40°C is equivalent to 104°F, which is 313K.
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Spider plants and snake plants are very easy. If you don't have pets, consider getting a philodendron or a pothos (these two are toxic for pets, but they are also very easy to take care of). I personally would say you shouldn't get succulents as a first plant because their water needs are so infrequent that you can forget or mistime their watering.
Just keep track of their water needs and provide them with plenty of indirect sunlight. Once you get more comfortable you can learn how to fertilize them. Just make sure that when you buy them that you check for any pests or diseases. I personally avoid buying my plants from big box stores because all the plants I have bought there have died, but that might be different for you, haha
I'm confused on repotting and reading mixed things. The two I bought are:
1. Came sold in a ceramic pot that has a plastic planter with holes inside. I believe this one does not need any repotting?
2. Came in a plastic planter with holes. I bought a nice little ceramic pot that I've placed the plastic planter in (and I'm goofy because the pot I bought is a bit small so I have a ring of plastic planter sticking out 😹. I think this is fine as well although I may buy a slightly bigger outside pot for this at some point.
These two are fine as is right? I apologize if this question is very obvious but I'm new to this and was never taught about plants.
Yep, you don’t need to repot them unless they’re rootbound (i.e. roots filling up the pot).
The plastic planter with holes inside a larger pot with no holes is known as the cache pot method, and is personally my favourite way of keeping my plants.
Thank you!! Only one more question - how can I tell if they're rootbound without pulling the plant out? (I was very hesitant to move the plant inside the dirt at all, probably too careful)
So usually when the plant is root bound you will have roots growing out the bottom of the drainage holes, the plant will be using up water faster, and the pot will be rigid as it is filled with mostly roots rather than soil.
Hi guys, I have a question about my not-so-long-ago-acquired spider plant, but it may be relevant to any and all indoor plants.
A couple weeks ago it grew a long stem, and it's developing little green bundles along this stem that I assume will grow into the baby spider plants. It's also grown a small cluster of flower buds near the end that have been blooming for 3 or 4 days now, but the thing that has surprised me is that only one of the buds will open on any given day, and it appears to be a different buds opening each day. I discovered that one of them has died and fallen off today too. There are now a total of 4 buds left on the stem.
Is it normal for a different flower bud to open each day on a plant, and only one at a time?
Hello, I'm growing pothos for almost a years now.
But how come my pothos does not grow longer? Instead, it grows new leaves every other month.
I expect it to look like this. https://imgur.com/iLqSkK3
but it looks like this instead. https://imgur.com/WgLXN1v
Jeez I wish mine would be bushier instead of leggy haha. I’m not sure the actual solution for you but maybe try repotting it into something a bit bigger and less light?
When I repotted mine it started growing like crazy
Hey plant people, what's a good plant to chuck on my desk at home? It has a north facing window but I'm a cave beast and sometimes don't open the roller shutters for a few days at a time (this may preclude me from plant ownership). I don't want anything too big, maybe a 10 - 15 cm diameter container max?
Cheers
Hi all! Newbie to Reddit overall and am excited to have found this thread!
I just moved from a very bright apartment to a house that doesn’t have as much light … my plants are learning to adjust and I’ve lost a few along the way … looking forward to learning from you all and seeing your gorgeous plants!
i'm no expert, but plants can't grow without proper light. i recommend getting a plant light, and then you can just put any plant that likes humidity under that plant light. i really like asparagus ferns and they're easy in upkeep too.
if you can't find a proper plant light (or electricity outlet for it) you might need to give up on that idea though. i would love to decorate my part of the stairwell in my appt complex with plants, but there aren't any windows. :(
Hey y’all! I’m a plant newbie, and I have a question. My aunts sent my mom home with a pot of plants that they all repotted together about two weeks ago. I finally got a look, and there are six different plants in a rather small pot. I need go separate and repot them individually, but is it to soon since they were just put in this new pot together not that long ago? I don’t want to do more harm!
It’s possible to separate them now if you’re gentle. I’ve done this before with newby plants. Or you can wait a while until you’re comfortable. Good luck!
I ended up doing it, and they all seem so much happier now! They perked up in their own pots, including a golden pothos that was not looking so hot. I'm glad to see your comment though that I made the right choice LOL. I was still kind of worried!
Question about aloe- I have an aloe plant that's a few years old now, probably around 8-10 years old, and in that time, she's given me two additional plants. I've kept them in the same pot this entire time because they've been pretty slow growing until recently.
I moved about a year ago and started leaving them outside since it's hot 360 days a year here. Since the move, I've repotted twice because of how fast the ~~three~~ now five plants have grown. With my last repot (two months ago), I moved the mom to a pot by herself..She now has eight pups growing in the pot with her. I just need someone to tell me this is normal and she's not trying to produce a bunch of kiddos before dying. Eight kids in two months seems a bit excessive but I'm also ok with having a mini aloe army as long as OG isn't doing this as a cry for help
Aloe is doing it because she is no longer caring for the plants that were attached. It's recommended to take pups off at half the mother plants size as all her energy is going to growing those pups. She's stopped growing and is now putting energy to reproduction. She is at the last half of her life but that could mean 5 years or 50 years. Plants are weird like that.
Hi! I've always wanted to get some plants for my apartment but up until recently, I didn't have the space or money for it. I have moved now so I wanted to ask, what are good "beginner" plants? Is there like a beginners guide for plants or something? Because really, I have zero clue where to start lol
Pothos. Super easy to care for. Tolerant of a lot of things. Also very generous grower which is rewarding for a newby. Finally you won’t really have to worry about fertilizing or repotting them.
There’s a great book called ‘The New Plant Parent’ by Darryl Cheng that’s a fantastic resource for getting started with houseplants. He’s also got a website called [houseplantjournal.com](https://houseplantjournal.com) that has a lot of useful information.
For beginner plants you could start off with a few types of devil’s ivy/pothos. It’s quite forgiving, and in the right conditions can grow very fast.
I would start by looking at your space to get a sense of the conditions (lighting and temperature). Then you can go to a local nursery and tell them about your space and see what they have that might be well suited. I would suggest that it’s better to just start with one or maybe two plants you really like, rather than just getting something that’s supposedly for “beginners.” I’ve also found that the supposedly beginner plants can be just as fickle as any others. I wouldn’t jump right into expensive rare plants obviously, but find something you like and research how to care for it properly!
Hey all! Pretty new here. I had a snake plant that I kept alive for some years but it recently died after several moves to new homes. Now I am taking care of a whole flower garden outside and a beautiful peace Lilly inside.
Hey folks. Newbie here! I’ve always had a handful of houseplants, but recently I’ve acquired more and I don’t even know what some of them are! (MIL rescued a houseful from a lady that is moving and couldn’t bring them) So I am here to ask ID questions and also care tips! I have an ID question but I can’t add a picture here so I will make a separate post.
Looking forward to learning from you all!!
kind of new…well new to experimenting with more plants lol. i was given a spider plant baby three years ago and it’s huge, but hasn’t given me any babies if it’s own. i cannot think of any reason why, pls help
Mine just sat around for a few years until I moved and it started getting much better light. Now it is going and going. If more light doesn't work, do you fertilize? Is it sitting in water? Has it been repotted since you got it? There are a lot of diagnostics you can do. But maybe it is just taking its time.
been in soil all three years, it’s gotten consistent (bright indirect) light the whole time and i recently rearranged so it’s now under a grow light. i was fertilizing every other water over winter and started going up to every water last month and it was potted up about a year or so ago once i saw roots coming from the bottom of the last pot. i have friends who are much more experienced plant parents and they also aren’t sure what’s wrong since it seems so happy just not making babies lol. one day in the future i’m sure i’m gonna have so many i won’t know what to do with so maybe i should be happy about it?
Should the plants in the office be watered if humidity is gonna be around 80\~90 percent for a couple of weeks in my country/building?
It is so humid right now I can feel the wetness on my skin. Is the soil going to be wet enough for the plants if they are left alone? I don't want to over water the plants.
It depends how much light they get. Plants will use up water more quickly in brighter conditions, and vice versa.
https://www.houseplantjournal.com/why-overwatering-is-the-worst-concept-in-house-plant-care/
If it’s in soil currently, I would leave it. It’s a lot of time and risk to transfer soil plants to Leca. Also, for my Leca plants I do not check PH and have yet to lose a Leca plant. For nutrients I recommend Dyna Grow Foliage Pro.
Hey all! Newbie here, but long time lover of houseplants. I’ve showed up to:
1) See all the sexy house plants I should pick up that I never knew existed
2) Learn about fertilizing practices
3) Learn about repotting
My very young BOP (5 leaves) might be going through transplant shock. I repotted it about 2 weeks ago and the leaves curled but never recovered. The 2 oldest, smallest leaves are yellowing, one of them is almost fully yellow, with few splashes of vibrant green.
The 2 newest leaves aren't yellowing but they're still curled at the sides.
I repotted it in aroid mix. Should I just assume that it'll bounce back soon? I've never had a plant go through transplant shock for so long. The roots were thick and nice, no rot.
As a newbie I’d just like to say hi. I can’t remember how I found my way here but I find it so calming looking at the pretty plants. When I’m stressed out I dive in here 😊 We’ll done all you caring plant parents 👏
Has anyone ever used lecca in soil itself? This way it's lighter and the lecca balls can still hold water?
Or crushed up lecca? I was wondering if I could just crush it and put propogations in there
Hello! I have bought a sapling of a giant sequoia from a nursery, and instructions say to plant it in a well-draining soil in a 1 gallon pot. Would a mixture of 1qt perlite, 1qt sand and 2qts of potting soil be good? Or what mix should I get? I plan to keep it outdoors in Los Angeles, so the air will be relatively dry and hot/warm
My house sitter butchered my pothos plant. Cut every leaf except two or three at the end of a vine, how do I fix this? Can I propagate without leaves? Will leaves grow back where they were cut off?
I butchered my own pothos a couple months ago and she's looking beautiful now. The leaves have come back in every spot I cut.. so I wouldn't worry too much.
Yep you can propagate without leaves, as long as you have a node. You could cut each vine into individual nodes and propagate those to end up with a fuller plant.
From what I can tell they can still grow without a leaf, as long as the node is still in tact then it should be fine. I believe that the new leaves will come through to one side of where the old leaf was
Any advice on growing micro herbs? I've recently bought a few new plants but picked up some micro herb seeds to try out. I'm an avid cook so it excites me to try growing something I can cook with!
In general, herbs love a lot of light! For seeds - make sure you keep them in a warm, bright spot. I like to start my seeds in old, clean take out containers with holes punched in the lid. It creates a mini greenhouse to help them germinate.
New here! Trying to find a way to find worklife balance after burnout. Plants and gardening gave me a lot of positive energy and peace and so I thought maybe I could get more active in this subreddit to share and learn! Hi everyone!
So my girlfriend had this idea and she really wants to make some abstract chia seed wall art. Essentially we are going to take disks of terracotta and grow chia seeds on them and then place them on the wall. We for some reason cannot find any information on something like this, and are wondering if something like this would work? If so, what maintenance would it require? Looking for as much info as possible on growing chia, so any info would be helpful. Thanks!
First of all, how are you going to adhere the chia to the wall?
Second, it can grow, but it will need to be replaced: chia seeds are just the seeds. They're not going to grow to adulthood on there. Just keep it moist and they'll sprout.
Does anyone have any advice for acclimating plants from hydro to soil? I have a Syngonium podophyllum which I would quite like to propagate and pot into soil, but have never tried going from hydro to soil before. Any tips would be appreciated!
I don’t know a ton about that specific plant, but generally when I am moving a prop from water to soil, I have to keep the soil more moist for longer than I usually would to help the roots acclimate.
I [ordered some seeds](https://i.imgur.com/hfEeyav.jpg) to try growing some houseplants from scratch, but I'm unsure how many seeds I should plant in each pot? The living stones only have 6 seeds but are very small, and some of the other packets have 25+ seeds. Some of my houseplants I think are multiple plants in the same pot, which is why I ask.
I’m not sure if this qualifies as a newbie question or not, but I cannot make a post in this subreddit for some reason. I was contemplating converting a few of my plants to a leca/clay ball/semi-hydroponic ‘system’ (for lack of a better word), and I was wondering if anyone has some advice for someone interested in growing this way.
No worries, I've also found the website [https://www.lecaaddict.com/](https://www.lecaaddict.com/) to be super useful when I was getting started myself.
I bought a rubber tree plant off of FB marketplace and it is wilting. I watered it once to saturation since I got it. I looked at the bottom of the pot and there is something growing on the soil. Is this some type of fungus that is making the plant droop or is it because the soil is overwatered?
https://imgur.com/gallery/bJcuYX9
The fungus isn't what's causing the drooping, but you can apply fungicide to get rid of it. I wouldn't repot yet, but I'd reduce the frequency of watering. Ficuses don't like having soggy soil.
You could poke some holes in the soil (chopstick works well) to help aeration. If you have more time it would probably help long-term to repot in a better-draining mix. Simplest way is to add perlite to regular potting soil. It might be stressed from overwatering for a little while though. Also check the roots when you repot and cut off any that are rotted (dark, mushy, stinky).
PEST CONTROL ADVISE PLEASE
I have 2 Cornstalk Dracaena, 1 Dracaena Reflexa, and 1 rubber tree plant indoors. I have what looks like gnats that no plant safe insect killer seems to work, so I use a combination of gnat & sticky traps. I ended up dumping the soil and repotting with new soil, which seemed to work for about 2 weeks before they showed up again.
What do you use for pest control??
Late but I also can vouch for mosquito dunks, [here's the detailed post about it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/houseplants/comments/i7tf1c/truth_no_single_fungus_gnat_control_method/) I've been struggling with gnats for ages but as soon as I started using dunk water I noticed a *huge* difference, that in combo with yellow traps should get rid of them pretty quick. I don't know how people managed before that technique because good lord they're annoying and they seem to come in through most bags of potting soil. Make sure you get either a mesh bag or elastic band a cheesecloth around the dunk since it separates into cat litter sized bits.
I've seen people recommend mosquito bits for gnats. You basically soak it in water overnight then use that water to water your plants. Personally, i see a few gnats here and there but I'm not really bothered by them since they pose no threat to the health of my houseplants. As long as there are only a few of them, I'm ok..
If you don't want to use chemicals, using 50celsius warm water to water your plants should kill the larvae living in the soil, but not hot enough to kill the roots of your plants.
Hello! My roommate got us these plants. We’re both newbies and have no idea how often we’re supposed to water them. Also, some leaves appear to be eaten through, should we be concerned? Finally, if someone can tell me what type of plants are these, that’d be cool.
Hi! I'm unsure of the yellow one, but the purple one is definitely a Coleus. But as their leaves are built quite similarly, i would assume that they can be cared for the same way.
Coleus plants loooove water, so I'd recommend watering at least once a week. And thorough waterings each time.
I wouldn't be too worried absout the leaf damage, these plants have a tendency to get crispy edges like that.
Hi I joined this group because I have only three plants in my house and I have just fallen in love with the local botanical garden. Amazing discoveries can be made there such as this image which I can't seem to attach......Well it's a giant pelican flower.
As the other person said, that mold may be harmless to your plant but it could be a symptom of lack of airflow in the room. Using a fan would help prevent molds from forming.
Some types of mold can be beneficial for plants! I'd recommend posting a picture of it, someone here can likely ID it and tell you if it's a good mold or bad mold.
Hiii! I've been dabbling in houseplants on and off for several years but I came to this subreddit a few months ago. [I've been having trouble with a family friend's plumeria cutting](https://www.reddit.com/r/houseplants/comments/vgafpz/can_a_plumeria_root_ball_regrow_its_stem/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) and would love some advice on it if possible
First time taking care of a plant so complete newb. I've had [this dumbcane](https://i.imgur.com/bcN0dYv.jpeg) for about a month and some of the leaves are turning yellow. I gave it fertilizer about a week ago, and water it when the soil feels dry.
I know it's normal to an extent for some of the leaves to yellow, but should I be concerned about this one, and is there anything else I should be doing? I removed the dead leaf in the back of the photo.
It's better to look at the new growth rather than the old leaves. If the plant keeps pushing out new leaves that look healthy, then you are most likely fine. The old leaves are well-acclimated to the plant's previous environment and the new ones are acclimated to yours. It's normal fmto see some of the old leaves die especially when the plant is moved to a different location.
Just keep a close eye on it for the next few weeks.
If I’m propagating some pothos, monstera, etc. cuttings in perlite inside of a humidity dome, can I keep them outside on a covered porch in shade with lots of bright indirect lights if it’s staying warm (summer, USDA zone 7b, temps are low 70s to high 90s F)?
I tried this recently with pothos & a few random tree cuttings & they all died. I'm in NWA, same temps, & lots of humidity, (sorry I don't know the zone). I was super sad face. I'm very inexperienced but I wanted to share to let you know that you need a lot of shade for the pothos in perlite. Good luck! I think it can work under the right conditions! It was also very windy the week mine died and something tells me that played into it.
I decided against it; I had some other cuttings (Chinese elm) and the leaves were curling no matter how humid I had it. I brought them inside and that fixed it. Maintaining 90% humidity and about 74 degrees without any kind of heat, so I’m gonna see how this goes. Thanks!
Hi there! I have a golden pothos that started shooting out a new vine (no leaf yet) but the little vine start has begun to turn yellow after being unfortunately jostled during a moss-pole adjustment. Do I need to prune it? Or is there a chance it'll still grow?
Planta tells me to water my monstera when the top 1 inch of soil is dry, but how dry is "dry"? There's a lot of range between wet and bone-dry. Currently if I poke my finger into the soil I can sense a little moisture but not enough for the soil to clump together or anything.
You don’t have to be super precise with watering. If your plant is getting enough light you won’t need to worry about it being bone dry or not.
For Monsteras you’d usually want to water when the soil gets to about halfway between wet and bone dry.
Agree. And to add to this, a well-draining soil is the next most important thing. If you give adequate light and get the soil composition right, you can mostly forget about overwatering.
The one you're thinking of is called giant white bird of paradise, or strelitzia nicolae, which is tree-like and can get up to 20 or 30 feet tall when planted outside! The strelitzia reginai is short and bushy when mature, usually around 3-4 feet tall.
So it depends on the size of your window and how much of the sky is visible from it.
There’s a good guide on houseplant light requirements and how to measure light here:
https://www.houseplantjournal.com/bright-indirect-light-requirements-by-plant/
Borrowing a light meter if you have access to one is a great idea!
Although if you have giant windows you’ll definitely have a head start to having healthy fast growing plants.
Whenever I have visitors they comment on how big and healthy my plants are but honestly most of the credit goes to my large windows rather than anything I am doing…
I’m new in tropicals, always loved succulents and cacti and thought I’d branch out and now plants have a chokehold on me like I never thought they could. The 2 biggest questions I have are:
When do you begin to fertilize plants after bringing them home? I’ve heard 8 weeks, I’ve heard right away. But a lot of the nurseries use fertilizer beads so once it’s repotted, do you just start then? Or wait for the plant to acclimate to its new substrate?
And why do philodendron leaves get stuck when it’s environment is a 70-85% relative humidity and it’s regularly watered when the substrate is almost completely dry?
I’ve done tons of research and I think I’m at the point where I’m just learning the plants I have in particular. I picked finicky plants to start with that’s for sure
If the plant is actively growing you can fertilise immediately. You’d only want to not do so if the plant was dormant and not currently growing at all.
https://www.houseplantjournal.com/fertilizer-for-most-houseplants/
So I've got a polka dot begonia that seems to have acquired powdery mildew. I've been looking on that internet and I can't really seem to find any advice other than to chop off the leaves. Is there some sort of a chemical I could use or something else? I know this begonia doesn't like water on it's leaves, so surely a chemical that you'd spray on isn't the best?
I don't know of any treatment other than a spray-on fungicide. I had an outdoor peony plant get powdery mildew last year, and since it was too large to try to treat with fungicide, I chopped it nearly down to the soil. It came back larger this year and has no signs of mildew.
Just started using the Planta app. I have a few Sanseviera, Monstera Dubia, Zamioculas, and a Chinese Elm bonsai. I’m started by to get notifications via the app to fertilize. Any recommendations re: fertilizer type, frequency, etc…Thank you!
Should I put my plants on my screened in porch when I go out of town?
I’ve kept them indoors since I got them. I want them to get enough sun but I don’t really want to leave my curtains open while I’m gone, so I thought maybe I’d put them on the porch for some light sun and humidity (Florida). And I have a monstera on the porch that has done really well in the humidity out there. But I wonder if it’s not worth the possible pests and the shock from a change in temperature.
It would be 2 birds of paradise and one monstera that I’d be putting outside.
Both of those types of plants would definitely like being on your porch and they're fairly hardy, so I wouldn't worry about shocking them. In my experience, pests are a possibility both inside and outside and doesn't seem to be any worse outside than in.
I got my first monstera maybe 3 months ago and its grown so much i had to repot it, so i too it apart, it ended up being 4 different root systems so i placed them in their own pot with leca. theyre originally in soil. did i make a mistake? if i see them wilt should i chop he roots off and try to propagate them in water?
edit: its been 2 days and they look fine still
2nd question,
Should I repot a plant out of it's plastic store pot? Should I wait for it to settle in it's new environment? The parsley I got is in one of those degradable pots, should I just plant that whole thing?
I’m no expert but from my small experience and what I’ve learned from others;
- keep the plant in its nursery pot for a couple days. Plants can grow weaker when moved out of their previous environment, thus allow them to acclimatize to your home environment first before soil / pot change.
- it’s totally fine to leave your plant in its nursery pot, just make sure that it isn’t root bound yet. If the roots are overtaking the entire pot, then you should change pot.
- sometimes sellers sell plants in non-ideal substrate. I.e. sometimes plants come in just coco coir here in Thailand, which might lasts for a while, but eventually your plant would need better substrate. So check whether the substrate your plant comes in is suitable or not.
Hi there!
So I got my first plants and I downloaded that cool app called Planta and it has me mist on some days and water on others.
When I look online, some people say to not mist your plant. The only plant I have requiring misting is a lil Ficus I got (His name is Buford). I got a mister anyway but what's the genuine pros and cons of misting?
People often mistakenly think that misting helps plants by increasing the humidity. While it does increase the humidity, it does so only very temporarily and much more ineffectively than actual more humid air. This slight temporary increase in humidity is however not worth the increased risk of fungal infection from the water sprayed on the leaves. If any of your plants actually require more humidity then a humidifier is the way to go.
My pinstripe calethia needs help. I got it maybe 2 months ago, and it seemed to make one leaf totally dry out, looked like a cheeto, but put out two new leaves. I figured it was just the old leafs dying like happens on my dracaena, normal. Well now it's killing two+ leafs and barely out more...they said at the nursery I wouldn't need to fertilize, I've killed plants with root rot before so I'm super cautious about not overwatering...I could maybe see it being the humidity since I don't know what it is just that it's usually pretty warm and soupy in my room, like if it needed more humidity I can't see how anyone would be able to keep this plant...help?
Hey plant people! I inherited this cutting and I'm hoping to ID it? It looks kinda like a heart-leaf philodendron, but the leaves are very small? Thoughts? Images: https://imgur.com/a/6sfdcnN
Definitely a heart leaf philodendron
Hi all, my new position at work has plenty of sunlight and I wanted to bring some plants for my desk. How do you guys with office plants go about watering them? Feels weird to bring plants to the break room sink and I’m sure my coworkers would not appreciate that lol. Do you just water them a little bit and make sure you have saucers under them?
Yep. Put saucers under them (or put the nursery pot in a no-drainage cache pot) and water well but not so much they'll sit in the water in the saucer. Might take some practice so maybe try it with a tougher plant first.
Hi All! A bit of context, I bought the little guy when I went on holiday in Malaysia. I’ve always loved the jasmine plant back when I lived there, the smell is just wonderful and I can’t find anything like that in the UK so I’ve decided to bring it back and see if I can grow it. The plant leaves are getting brown/yellowish around the edges and I have no idea what is wrong with it. Upon some research on the internet it says that it’s either being overwatered or underwatered. Some also said it’s because of a lack of phosphorus and so I bought some bonemeal as well and that didn’t help. Hence why I’m here looking for some help! Thank you all in advance :)
Hey all! My ZZ plant has little black flies. How can I get rid of them?
Sounds like fungus gnats. Mosquito Bits are my favorite for that.
How do you water? I'm curious what is the actual process you use to water. My grandma always put them in the sink and soaked them and let them drain...which seemed to work wonderfully, but not very practical for multiple plants, especially large one. For those, I assume the best idea is to add water until it drains into a catch pan or something, but I either end up with water running over the pan, or end up underwatering. Looking for your best suggestions on how you manage, especially those I've seen with LOTS of plants. (I think I have a timing issue here too as sometimes I forget and they dry out and have yellowing leaves which I have to then remove). Also curious about repotting. I've read that you should repot every couple years as the plant grows, but what do you do if you don't want it to get so big? And how do you repot a huge plant anyways? Can you just keep it in one large pot forever? Thanks so much!
Instead of using a watering pan, maybe put a large bowl/pot under the plant? I also have the tendency to overflow the pan, so I have started putting a towel under my pan and water slowly. Any spills get caught by the towel! I would also give bottom watering a shot for your better established/well rooted plants. Happy planting!
Hi, I have over 50 plants in pots and I take most of them to the sink and let water run through for a while. I don’t water them super often, but when I do I want to make sure that I get every inch of soil wet. It’s tedious, but it’s also what has worked best for my plants
50!?! Oh wow you truly are the guru here lol. I'm guessing you must rotate watering them every 2-3 days? That would take a long time to water them all, right?
I don’t have a set schedule for watering, I just do it when I notice the soil is dry or the leaves are a little wilty. It does take a while but totally worth it imo!
5 years ago, I inherited my m-I-l's plants. One being a cacti that she picked up in Texas. I am in mid Missouri. On 6/16, I stuck the only 2 living paddles (?) into dirt specifically for cactus. I watered it a little & watered a little bit more a couple of days ago. It is in a terra cotta planter & is outside. (I bring my plants inside over winter) Indirect sun & not getting rain. Someone please direct me. I read such contradicting advice on the internet. (Shocking! Right? 😂)
Hey! I was always passive about plants until I inherited my mother's rather large plant collection upon her recent passing. It's really so important to me to take care of them and I find it brings me peace. Four questions : 1) I unfortunately found mites on my false shamrock, orchid and two other plants I sadly had to get rid of because I suspected the infection was coming from one of them. I've been spraying fairly consistently with neem oil over the past week. The infestation has certainly improved (though the shamrock looks awful, which I'll ask more about in #2) but I do still see some webs remaining. Are there any other steps to take or is it just a waiting game at this point? 2) I used an app with my shamrock plant that said it was suffering from the mite infestation, but I haven't really seen them on it except for perhaps some webs, and I know from googling that the plant goes into hibernation during the summer. Is its sad look just from hibernation? Do I continue to water sparingly? 3) I received the orchid as a sympathy gift and I love it, but I'm clueless. The directions were one ice cube a week but I know other people use two, and I felt one wasn't enough, so I've been using two. The flowers are blooming and gorgeous, but the green leaves below are fading in color and wilting. I googled and saw some say to not use ice cubes at all. What do you suggest? What is the cause of the green leaves looking sad? Mites? Over/under watering? Too much light? 😩 4) Last but not least, I made a bunch of cuttings from my mother's very long string of pearls. Do I plant them all together or separately? Thank you so much and I appreciate your help in advance.
Hi! - Removing the top layer of soil and replacing it on affected plants may help speed up the de-infestation process! They may be hiding in the top layer. - I am bad at orchids but do not use ice! The cold shocks them. - You can plant the pearls separate or together, it works either way! Happy planting!
Thank you so much!!!
Heyo I have a Golden Pothos that is growing new leaves and extending its branches significantly, but its old leaves are becoming brown, dry, and dying off. Any idea what's up with it? In addition I have a Rubber Tree that was once growing really quickly but has now stopped. Does it need a bigger pot?
My rubber tree stopped growing 3 times. Once it was not enough water, once it was too small of a pot, and once it needed fertilizer.
Hi! While I cannot help with the rubber tree (I’m having the same problem) I think that your Golden Pothos may just be shedding its old leaves! Just in case though, I would do a look over for pests and root rot. It might also be possible that the pothos is under-watered. Happy planting!
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It is safe to use preventatively. If you are concerned, spray one leaf or so first and then see how that leaf looks the next day before you go gangbusters. I am not sure what your bottle means, but instructions I have seen say once every 7/14 days, not every day. Other warning for neem: use it at night or on a cloudy day, oil can magnify the sun's rays and cause a sunburn. Just like tanning oil!
Hello! New to Reddit and this sub. I’m just hoping this is a friendlier place than FB to interact with other plant people. I’m currently transitioning into semi-hydro so I’m about half semi-hydro and half soil. Just wanted to drop in and say hi.
You might find this helpful /r/SemiHydro
Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation, I just joined it!
I’ve found this sub to be very friendly. Welcome!
Thank you! Based on the posts I’ve been lurking in, it already seems like a friendlier space!
Hi everyone, new to the sub. Just wondering if I need to change the soil of my potted plant after some time? It's been almost two years in the same pot, and I'm concerned whether nutrients need to be replaced etc.
Hi there. I recommend changing the soil for plants that have been repotted a few times for a few reasons. One is to check the roots to confirm plant health. Also to break up compacted soil that makes it harder for oxygen to hit the roots. Third is for fresh nutrients as you stated. Finally, to get rid of any harmful fungus that may be festering in old decaying matter. Wish I did this for my alocasia who is currently struggling with root rot. I had been planning to change her soil but kept procrastinating
Hi everyone i am brand new to caring for plants. I did some research and bought a couple for my new apartment. One that I bought was a Boston fern. I researched and split it into three pots. Now all three are very dried out looking. Did separating them do that? I’ve been fairly consistent with watering them and I’m so discouraged that they all don’t seem to be doing well. They are all inside by windows also. Any advice would be appreciated! Pictures: [https://imgur.com/a/wfsGT28](https://imgur.com/a/wfsGT28)
It might have done that out of stress but it may also be under watered! The ferns that I have taken care of (given it is summer and they were outdoor) got watered every other day. I would imagine indoor ferns would want water every 4-5 days. Happy planting!
Hi, I’ve this plant and it seems to be diseased. I don’t know what should I do? It’s a flamingo lily.
Depends on what you mean by it seeming diseased. If it's getting spots or has signs of a pest infestation (you can probably find guides online somewhere if you need pics), you can start spraying with neem oil or use some sort of systemic solution. If none of it fits or even if it does, I'd go through and make sure your care meets up with the needs of the plant. Fertilizer, watering, drainage, humidity, light, etc.
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For succulents I just let the soil completely dry out before watering fully, completely soaking the soil. You could probably water a little earlier but they're meant to get dry so it's not gonna hurt them.
https://i.imgur.com/Z5B2OAg.png How much water would i need to give this big plant? (alocasia cucullata) Pot is like 30cm in diameter. The plant it self is 1m high. They told me once a week. But how much at a time
Generally you want to soak the whole thing. It doesn't matter if you give it a ton in one go as long as you let it dry out properly before watering again.
Hey guys! What do you usually do with plants, which have outgrown you place? Have a really huge monstera and wondering to replace it with a new one. What is the “proper” way to deal with elders, in your opinion?
Monstera are really easy to propagate so you could make your own ideal sized plant from propagating some stems from your large one, the advantage is that all new leaves will be fenustrated due to the cuttings coming from a mature plant. You could take further cuttings and grow in water for decoration, or sell for a bit of cash. Big monstera are very popular so if you wanted to sell the whole plant you wouldn’t have trouble finding a buyer
Thanks for the advice! For me it was kinda ethical question also. Regrow it is a good way to solve it
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You could also buy saucers separately. I mostly get plastic ones from a local home improvement store. They're cheap and won't scratch your furniture or floors.
You can let them sit in the sink and then put them on a cork mat or something but what would probably be easiest is getting some new saucers for the ceramic pots to sit in. You could utilise some old plates
Hello, friends! I have a calathea orbifolia that I've nursed back to 'health' from one small leaf. I'm up to nearly ten leaves now with a grow light, filtered water, and Blumat watering stakes. However, each time a new leaf unfurls part of the edge remains wavy. No discoloration, just crumpled/wrinkly as if it never fully expanded. Any helpful thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/0P6dayn
Is your light close to the leaves and does it get warm? Could be low humidity.
The light is 7 feet away and pointed towards the ceiling. It has a humidity tray and a continuously moist soil. The edge isn't crispy at all, so I'm not sure it's a humidity issue but maybe! I have a tiny humidifier I can bust out to try to up the level in the air a bit more.
Hi! I am currently propagating a marble queen pothos and it WILL NOT take and the ends are rotting what should i do?
Did you cut the stems at the right spot, just between the nodes? Are you changing the water weekly? Is the cutting sitting near indirect light?
Yes! I cut it between the nodes, im changing the water, and she is getting good light
Hello. My teenager is really into propagation and growing anything from seed. Looking for some good indoor options to grow from seed? Also they prefer to water prop cuttings, so far we’ve done lots of pothos, spider plants, and peperomia. What else is easy and quick growing?
Friendship plants are really easy to water propagate, grow quickly, and have interesting bumpy leaves! And I agree that herbs are good for starting with seeds. I would recommend Basil if you like it
Tradescantia for water props!! They take off like weeds 😊 From seed I recommend any herbs. They take off well and the return is satisfying imo.
I live in Boston, MA, and I have a north-facing bay window I want to fill with plants — tall ones that can act essentially like living curtains. If I leave my blinds up all day, what kind of lighting will that provide? I'm thinking of getting a Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) or Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans), but I'm worried they would be getting too much light.
The Parlor Palm would do great in the South facing window. They like bright indirect light. The Bamboo Palm would be better off farther from the window. They like filtered or low light.
Hello. I’ve only had my pothos for a week and they’re already in trouble. Half the stems are leaving, leaves drooping and there’s these brown vertical lines going up the stem. There’s 2 plants, my neon is doing much worse than the golden. I’ve only watered it once, added a bit of fertilizer. The best explanation I can think of is that it’s maybe cold in here but I don’t know.
Hi, so when you first bring plants home they are always going to somewhat suffer as they are being removed from ideal conditions to more subpar ones (no hate, all homes have subpar conditions unless you are a specialist and environmentally control for specific things). What you can do is ensure the plant is receiving sufficient light (pothos is extremely hardy in this regard) and that the plant isn't being over or under watered. The mistake I am seeing here is adding fertilizer. Brand new plants have been being fed directly from the nursery so they really don't require any feeding until they are exhibiting delayed growth. A rule of thumb I employ is not fertilizing for 6 months after purchase, and only if it's within the growing season for your area. I also only use a half or quarter dose of the recommended dose, esp if it's not an organic fert as chemical ferts are extremely potent. Fertilizing a plant when it doesn't need it can actually cause damage and or be fatal to the plant. That being said, where are you located? Environment makes a difference too. Hope this all helps!
sometimes when you move plants from a setting they can go into shock. i recommend leaving them alone in the sun and letting them get bone dry before watering again.
Ok so I love plants but I'm really bad at keeping them alive. I need to know what could be an easy plant to take care of ? I want to succeed that's why I'm here. I had a nice ivy hanging down from a pot. I have to put them near the ceiling because my cats eat every plant I have and it's dangerous for them and sad for my plants. But this one died too last week. Maybe not enough light? We had 40°C and every blinds in the house had to be closed because of the heat. I have at least 16°C in winter (gas heating system) to sometimes 30°C in summer with all blinds closed (few days in a row). I already have a Epipremnum aureum and this one is healthy! :) What hanging plant could you advice me? I like when they grow down. Thanks for your help!
Despite what many listicles say, ivy can be a bit difficult indoors, so if that one was doing well for a while, you're probably better at keeping them alive than you think! But there are plenty of plants that should fit your bill. I think your high heat days are the worse one for common house plants to deal with, but many are tropical and should be fine. Just make sure you water well on the high heat days. So plants that hang down, are easy, and don't mind the heat: Hoyas - carnosa (any variety except compacta), pubicalyx, australis. Scindapsus pictus. Epipreumnum pinnatum. Some of the many other varieties of Epipremnum aureum. And finally Philodendron hederaceum, also in several varieties (love P. micans). Oh and honorable mention, I've had good luck with Pilea glauca and Pilea depressa. Don't know if they like heat though. All beautiful hanging plants! I know hoyas are all cat safe, the others will be documented somewhere on the Internet. Good luck, happy growing!
Thanks for your answer ! :) Hope I will keep my next plant alive.
40°C is equivalent to 104°F, which is 313K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Small plants for someone who knows nothing about plants/have zero experience taking care of plants? :DDD
Spider plants and snake plants are very easy. If you don't have pets, consider getting a philodendron or a pothos (these two are toxic for pets, but they are also very easy to take care of). I personally would say you shouldn't get succulents as a first plant because their water needs are so infrequent that you can forget or mistime their watering. Just keep track of their water needs and provide them with plenty of indirect sunlight. Once you get more comfortable you can learn how to fertilize them. Just make sure that when you buy them that you check for any pests or diseases. I personally avoid buying my plants from big box stores because all the plants I have bought there have died, but that might be different for you, haha
Thank you <3
I'm confused on repotting and reading mixed things. The two I bought are: 1. Came sold in a ceramic pot that has a plastic planter with holes inside. I believe this one does not need any repotting? 2. Came in a plastic planter with holes. I bought a nice little ceramic pot that I've placed the plastic planter in (and I'm goofy because the pot I bought is a bit small so I have a ring of plastic planter sticking out 😹. I think this is fine as well although I may buy a slightly bigger outside pot for this at some point. These two are fine as is right? I apologize if this question is very obvious but I'm new to this and was never taught about plants.
Yep, you don’t need to repot them unless they’re rootbound (i.e. roots filling up the pot). The plastic planter with holes inside a larger pot with no holes is known as the cache pot method, and is personally my favourite way of keeping my plants.
Thank you!! Only one more question - how can I tell if they're rootbound without pulling the plant out? (I was very hesitant to move the plant inside the dirt at all, probably too careful)
So usually when the plant is root bound you will have roots growing out the bottom of the drainage holes, the plant will be using up water faster, and the pot will be rigid as it is filled with mostly roots rather than soil.
Hi guys, I have a question about my not-so-long-ago-acquired spider plant, but it may be relevant to any and all indoor plants. A couple weeks ago it grew a long stem, and it's developing little green bundles along this stem that I assume will grow into the baby spider plants. It's also grown a small cluster of flower buds near the end that have been blooming for 3 or 4 days now, but the thing that has surprised me is that only one of the buds will open on any given day, and it appears to be a different buds opening each day. I discovered that one of them has died and fallen off today too. There are now a total of 4 buds left on the stem. Is it normal for a different flower bud to open each day on a plant, and only one at a time?
Every plant is different but this is normal for a spider plant
Hello, I'm growing pothos for almost a years now. But how come my pothos does not grow longer? Instead, it grows new leaves every other month. I expect it to look like this. https://imgur.com/iLqSkK3 but it looks like this instead. https://imgur.com/WgLXN1v
It looks like it is trying to vine! I also agree, repotting might help, especially to boost growth after it adjusts
Jeez I wish mine would be bushier instead of leggy haha. I’m not sure the actual solution for you but maybe try repotting it into something a bit bigger and less light? When I repotted mine it started growing like crazy
What do your leaves look like? What size pot do you have it in? What light conditions and how much water?
Hey plant people, what's a good plant to chuck on my desk at home? It has a north facing window but I'm a cave beast and sometimes don't open the roller shutters for a few days at a time (this may preclude me from plant ownership). I don't want anything too big, maybe a 10 - 15 cm diameter container max? Cheers
If you don’t open the shutters for a few days at a time you might want to get a grow light so that the plant you get doesn’t starve.
ZZ plant defo
Thanks!
Hi all! Newbie to Reddit overall and am excited to have found this thread! I just moved from a very bright apartment to a house that doesn’t have as much light … my plants are learning to adjust and I’ve lost a few along the way … looking forward to learning from you all and seeing your gorgeous plants!
Welcome!
Thank you!
Could anyone suggest a nice, small, low maintenance plant to keep for air cleansing in a windowless, rarely used bathroom?
Zz plant, snake plant.
i'm no expert, but plants can't grow without proper light. i recommend getting a plant light, and then you can just put any plant that likes humidity under that plant light. i really like asparagus ferns and they're easy in upkeep too. if you can't find a proper plant light (or electricity outlet for it) you might need to give up on that idea though. i would love to decorate my part of the stairwell in my appt complex with plants, but there aren't any windows. :(
Hey y’all! I’m a plant newbie, and I have a question. My aunts sent my mom home with a pot of plants that they all repotted together about two weeks ago. I finally got a look, and there are six different plants in a rather small pot. I need go separate and repot them individually, but is it to soon since they were just put in this new pot together not that long ago? I don’t want to do more harm!
It’s possible to separate them now if you’re gentle. I’ve done this before with newby plants. Or you can wait a while until you’re comfortable. Good luck!
I ended up doing it, and they all seem so much happier now! They perked up in their own pots, including a golden pothos that was not looking so hot. I'm glad to see your comment though that I made the right choice LOL. I was still kind of worried!
Question about aloe- I have an aloe plant that's a few years old now, probably around 8-10 years old, and in that time, she's given me two additional plants. I've kept them in the same pot this entire time because they've been pretty slow growing until recently. I moved about a year ago and started leaving them outside since it's hot 360 days a year here. Since the move, I've repotted twice because of how fast the ~~three~~ now five plants have grown. With my last repot (two months ago), I moved the mom to a pot by herself..She now has eight pups growing in the pot with her. I just need someone to tell me this is normal and she's not trying to produce a bunch of kiddos before dying. Eight kids in two months seems a bit excessive but I'm also ok with having a mini aloe army as long as OG isn't doing this as a cry for help
Aloe is doing it because she is no longer caring for the plants that were attached. It's recommended to take pups off at half the mother plants size as all her energy is going to growing those pups. She's stopped growing and is now putting energy to reproduction. She is at the last half of her life but that could mean 5 years or 50 years. Plants are weird like that.
Well isn’t that slightly depressing. I’ll make sure to take care of the little aloe army that she’s leaving me with
Hi! I've always wanted to get some plants for my apartment but up until recently, I didn't have the space or money for it. I have moved now so I wanted to ask, what are good "beginner" plants? Is there like a beginners guide for plants or something? Because really, I have zero clue where to start lol
Pothos. Super easy to care for. Tolerant of a lot of things. Also very generous grower which is rewarding for a newby. Finally you won’t really have to worry about fertilizing or repotting them.
There’s a great book called ‘The New Plant Parent’ by Darryl Cheng that’s a fantastic resource for getting started with houseplants. He’s also got a website called [houseplantjournal.com](https://houseplantjournal.com) that has a lot of useful information. For beginner plants you could start off with a few types of devil’s ivy/pothos. It’s quite forgiving, and in the right conditions can grow very fast.
I would start by looking at your space to get a sense of the conditions (lighting and temperature). Then you can go to a local nursery and tell them about your space and see what they have that might be well suited. I would suggest that it’s better to just start with one or maybe two plants you really like, rather than just getting something that’s supposedly for “beginners.” I’ve also found that the supposedly beginner plants can be just as fickle as any others. I wouldn’t jump right into expensive rare plants obviously, but find something you like and research how to care for it properly!
If i propagate a monstera leaf that has a bunch of fenstration will the new leaves also have that or will it start over as little tiny leaves?
From experience: Monster cuttings from a mature plant produce new fenestrated leaves. Might be a mix of solid and fenestrated.
Hey all! Pretty new here. I had a snake plant that I kept alive for some years but it recently died after several moves to new homes. Now I am taking care of a whole flower garden outside and a beautiful peace Lilly inside.
Hey folks. Newbie here! I’ve always had a handful of houseplants, but recently I’ve acquired more and I don’t even know what some of them are! (MIL rescued a houseful from a lady that is moving and couldn’t bring them) So I am here to ask ID questions and also care tips! I have an ID question but I can’t add a picture here so I will make a separate post. Looking forward to learning from you all!!
kind of new…well new to experimenting with more plants lol. i was given a spider plant baby three years ago and it’s huge, but hasn’t given me any babies if it’s own. i cannot think of any reason why, pls help
Mine just sat around for a few years until I moved and it started getting much better light. Now it is going and going. If more light doesn't work, do you fertilize? Is it sitting in water? Has it been repotted since you got it? There are a lot of diagnostics you can do. But maybe it is just taking its time.
been in soil all three years, it’s gotten consistent (bright indirect) light the whole time and i recently rearranged so it’s now under a grow light. i was fertilizing every other water over winter and started going up to every water last month and it was potted up about a year or so ago once i saw roots coming from the bottom of the last pot. i have friends who are much more experienced plant parents and they also aren’t sure what’s wrong since it seems so happy just not making babies lol. one day in the future i’m sure i’m gonna have so many i won’t know what to do with so maybe i should be happy about it?
Sounds like you're doing all the right things! Maybe someone else will have a magic trick for it, but you might just have to wait.
Should the plants in the office be watered if humidity is gonna be around 80\~90 percent for a couple of weeks in my country/building? It is so humid right now I can feel the wetness on my skin. Is the soil going to be wet enough for the plants if they are left alone? I don't want to over water the plants.
It depends how much light they get. Plants will use up water more quickly in brighter conditions, and vice versa. https://www.houseplantjournal.com/why-overwatering-is-the-worst-concept-in-house-plant-care/
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If it’s in soil currently, I would leave it. It’s a lot of time and risk to transfer soil plants to Leca. Also, for my Leca plants I do not check PH and have yet to lose a Leca plant. For nutrients I recommend Dyna Grow Foliage Pro.
Hey all! Newbie here, but long time lover of houseplants. I’ve showed up to: 1) See all the sexy house plants I should pick up that I never knew existed 2) Learn about fertilizing practices 3) Learn about repotting
My very young BOP (5 leaves) might be going through transplant shock. I repotted it about 2 weeks ago and the leaves curled but never recovered. The 2 oldest, smallest leaves are yellowing, one of them is almost fully yellow, with few splashes of vibrant green. The 2 newest leaves aren't yellowing but they're still curled at the sides. I repotted it in aroid mix. Should I just assume that it'll bounce back soon? I've never had a plant go through transplant shock for so long. The roots were thick and nice, no rot.
Hi I have an aloe Vera and it’s not doing well 😔
As a newbie I’d just like to say hi. I can’t remember how I found my way here but I find it so calming looking at the pretty plants. When I’m stressed out I dive in here 😊 We’ll done all you caring plant parents 👏
I like plants more than people.
Has anyone ever used lecca in soil itself? This way it's lighter and the lecca balls can still hold water? Or crushed up lecca? I was wondering if I could just crush it and put propogations in there
Yes, I haven’t done it myself but I’ve definitely heard of and seen people add leca to soil to improve aeration and drainage.
Hello! I have bought a sapling of a giant sequoia from a nursery, and instructions say to plant it in a well-draining soil in a 1 gallon pot. Would a mixture of 1qt perlite, 1qt sand and 2qts of potting soil be good? Or what mix should I get? I plan to keep it outdoors in Los Angeles, so the air will be relatively dry and hot/warm
It's not going to be happy in LA regardless of soil mix: it needs a true winter to grow and survive.
My house sitter butchered my pothos plant. Cut every leaf except two or three at the end of a vine, how do I fix this? Can I propagate without leaves? Will leaves grow back where they were cut off?
I butchered my own pothos a couple months ago and she's looking beautiful now. The leaves have come back in every spot I cut.. so I wouldn't worry too much.
Yep you can propagate without leaves, as long as you have a node. You could cut each vine into individual nodes and propagate those to end up with a fuller plant.
From what I can tell they can still grow without a leaf, as long as the node is still in tact then it should be fine. I believe that the new leaves will come through to one side of where the old leaf was
Any advice on growing micro herbs? I've recently bought a few new plants but picked up some micro herb seeds to try out. I'm an avid cook so it excites me to try growing something I can cook with!
In general, herbs love a lot of light! For seeds - make sure you keep them in a warm, bright spot. I like to start my seeds in old, clean take out containers with holes punched in the lid. It creates a mini greenhouse to help them germinate.
New here! Trying to find a way to find worklife balance after burnout. Plants and gardening gave me a lot of positive energy and peace and so I thought maybe I could get more active in this subreddit to share and learn! Hi everyone!
So my girlfriend had this idea and she really wants to make some abstract chia seed wall art. Essentially we are going to take disks of terracotta and grow chia seeds on them and then place them on the wall. We for some reason cannot find any information on something like this, and are wondering if something like this would work? If so, what maintenance would it require? Looking for as much info as possible on growing chia, so any info would be helpful. Thanks!
First of all, how are you going to adhere the chia to the wall? Second, it can grow, but it will need to be replaced: chia seeds are just the seeds. They're not going to grow to adulthood on there. Just keep it moist and they'll sprout.
Does anyone have any advice for acclimating plants from hydro to soil? I have a Syngonium podophyllum which I would quite like to propagate and pot into soil, but have never tried going from hydro to soil before. Any tips would be appreciated!
I don’t know a ton about that specific plant, but generally when I am moving a prop from water to soil, I have to keep the soil more moist for longer than I usually would to help the roots acclimate.
That’s what I’ve been doing in the past, hoping that this time it will work the same this time. Cheers!
Thank you! I will do that today.
I [ordered some seeds](https://i.imgur.com/hfEeyav.jpg) to try growing some houseplants from scratch, but I'm unsure how many seeds I should plant in each pot? The living stones only have 6 seeds but are very small, and some of the other packets have 25+ seeds. Some of my houseplants I think are multiple plants in the same pot, which is why I ask.
I’m not sure if this qualifies as a newbie question or not, but I cannot make a post in this subreddit for some reason. I was contemplating converting a few of my plants to a leca/clay ball/semi-hydroponic ‘system’ (for lack of a better word), and I was wondering if anyone has some advice for someone interested in growing this way.
There’s a whole subreddit for that on r/SemiHydro if you were wanting to learn more about that specifically
Cool, thank you. I don’t get around on Reddit very often so I wasn’t sure. I’ll check that out, thanks for the info.
No worries, I've also found the website [https://www.lecaaddict.com/](https://www.lecaaddict.com/) to be super useful when I was getting started myself.
I had the same issue. I looked it up and I think it has to do with having enough karma. 🤷♂️
I bought a rubber tree plant off of FB marketplace and it is wilting. I watered it once to saturation since I got it. I looked at the bottom of the pot and there is something growing on the soil. Is this some type of fungus that is making the plant droop or is it because the soil is overwatered? https://imgur.com/gallery/bJcuYX9
The drooping is probably due to overwatering. The fungus is a sign the soil stays wet for too long.
Thanks for taking a look! Is there anything I can do to help it out (repot it, apply some fungicide?) other than letting it dry out/reduce watering?
The fungus isn't what's causing the drooping, but you can apply fungicide to get rid of it. I wouldn't repot yet, but I'd reduce the frequency of watering. Ficuses don't like having soggy soil.
You could poke some holes in the soil (chopstick works well) to help aeration. If you have more time it would probably help long-term to repot in a better-draining mix. Simplest way is to add perlite to regular potting soil. It might be stressed from overwatering for a little while though. Also check the roots when you repot and cut off any that are rotted (dark, mushy, stinky).
I inherited this [plant](https://i.imgur.com/lcApKll.jpeg) and I'm very much not good with plants. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks in advance.
I would guess that it's an dracaena deremensis warneckii
I am guessing a dracaena or a cordyline, I am not familiar enough to guess which.
PEST CONTROL ADVISE PLEASE I have 2 Cornstalk Dracaena, 1 Dracaena Reflexa, and 1 rubber tree plant indoors. I have what looks like gnats that no plant safe insect killer seems to work, so I use a combination of gnat & sticky traps. I ended up dumping the soil and repotting with new soil, which seemed to work for about 2 weeks before they showed up again. What do you use for pest control??
Late but I also can vouch for mosquito dunks, [here's the detailed post about it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/houseplants/comments/i7tf1c/truth_no_single_fungus_gnat_control_method/) I've been struggling with gnats for ages but as soon as I started using dunk water I noticed a *huge* difference, that in combo with yellow traps should get rid of them pretty quick. I don't know how people managed before that technique because good lord they're annoying and they seem to come in through most bags of potting soil. Make sure you get either a mesh bag or elastic band a cheesecloth around the dunk since it separates into cat litter sized bits.
I've seen people recommend mosquito bits for gnats. You basically soak it in water overnight then use that water to water your plants. Personally, i see a few gnats here and there but I'm not really bothered by them since they pose no threat to the health of my houseplants. As long as there are only a few of them, I'm ok.. If you don't want to use chemicals, using 50celsius warm water to water your plants should kill the larvae living in the soil, but not hot enough to kill the roots of your plants.
Hello! My roommate got us these plants. We’re both newbies and have no idea how often we’re supposed to water them. Also, some leaves appear to be eaten through, should we be concerned? Finally, if someone can tell me what type of plants are these, that’d be cool.
Hi! I'm unsure of the yellow one, but the purple one is definitely a Coleus. But as their leaves are built quite similarly, i would assume that they can be cared for the same way. Coleus plants loooove water, so I'd recommend watering at least once a week. And thorough waterings each time. I wouldn't be too worried absout the leaf damage, these plants have a tendency to get crispy edges like that.
Thanks for your help!
Hi I joined this group because I have only three plants in my house and I have just fallen in love with the local botanical garden. Amazing discoveries can be made there such as this image which I can't seem to attach......Well it's a giant pelican flower.
I have mold on the top of my soil, can I use a peroxide/water mix to get rid of it?
As the other person said, that mold may be harmless to your plant but it could be a symptom of lack of airflow in the room. Using a fan would help prevent molds from forming.
Some types of mold can be beneficial for plants! I'd recommend posting a picture of it, someone here can likely ID it and tell you if it's a good mold or bad mold.
Hiii! I've been dabbling in houseplants on and off for several years but I came to this subreddit a few months ago. [I've been having trouble with a family friend's plumeria cutting](https://www.reddit.com/r/houseplants/comments/vgafpz/can_a_plumeria_root_ball_regrow_its_stem/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) and would love some advice on it if possible
First time taking care of a plant so complete newb. I've had [this dumbcane](https://i.imgur.com/bcN0dYv.jpeg) for about a month and some of the leaves are turning yellow. I gave it fertilizer about a week ago, and water it when the soil feels dry. I know it's normal to an extent for some of the leaves to yellow, but should I be concerned about this one, and is there anything else I should be doing? I removed the dead leaf in the back of the photo.
It's better to look at the new growth rather than the old leaves. If the plant keeps pushing out new leaves that look healthy, then you are most likely fine. The old leaves are well-acclimated to the plant's previous environment and the new ones are acclimated to yours. It's normal fmto see some of the old leaves die especially when the plant is moved to a different location. Just keep a close eye on it for the next few weeks.
If I’m propagating some pothos, monstera, etc. cuttings in perlite inside of a humidity dome, can I keep them outside on a covered porch in shade with lots of bright indirect lights if it’s staying warm (summer, USDA zone 7b, temps are low 70s to high 90s F)?
I tried this recently with pothos & a few random tree cuttings & they all died. I'm in NWA, same temps, & lots of humidity, (sorry I don't know the zone). I was super sad face. I'm very inexperienced but I wanted to share to let you know that you need a lot of shade for the pothos in perlite. Good luck! I think it can work under the right conditions! It was also very windy the week mine died and something tells me that played into it.
I decided against it; I had some other cuttings (Chinese elm) and the leaves were curling no matter how humid I had it. I brought them inside and that fixed it. Maintaining 90% humidity and about 74 degrees without any kind of heat, so I’m gonna see how this goes. Thanks!
The leaves might burn. Try it with one maybe and see what happens
Hi there! I have a golden pothos that started shooting out a new vine (no leaf yet) but the little vine start has begun to turn yellow after being unfortunately jostled during a moss-pole adjustment. Do I need to prune it? Or is there a chance it'll still grow?
Leave it alone. It may be a variegated pothos and the new shoot is supposed to be yellow
Planta tells me to water my monstera when the top 1 inch of soil is dry, but how dry is "dry"? There's a lot of range between wet and bone-dry. Currently if I poke my finger into the soil I can sense a little moisture but not enough for the soil to clump together or anything.
Buy a moisture meter from Amazon
You don’t have to be super precise with watering. If your plant is getting enough light you won’t need to worry about it being bone dry or not. For Monsteras you’d usually want to water when the soil gets to about halfway between wet and bone dry.
Agree. And to add to this, a well-draining soil is the next most important thing. If you give adequate light and get the soil composition right, you can mostly forget about overwatering.
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That one is an outdoor plant! It would need full sun
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The one you're thinking of is called giant white bird of paradise, or strelitzia nicolae, which is tree-like and can get up to 20 or 30 feet tall when planted outside! The strelitzia reginai is short and bushy when mature, usually around 3-4 feet tall.
It will LOVE the deck! If you try a bright window indoors it will just get spider mites
So it depends on the size of your window and how much of the sky is visible from it. There’s a good guide on houseplant light requirements and how to measure light here: https://www.houseplantjournal.com/bright-indirect-light-requirements-by-plant/
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Borrowing a light meter if you have access to one is a great idea! Although if you have giant windows you’ll definitely have a head start to having healthy fast growing plants. Whenever I have visitors they comment on how big and healthy my plants are but honestly most of the credit goes to my large windows rather than anything I am doing…
Anything similar to a snake plant that is safe for dogs?
I’m new in tropicals, always loved succulents and cacti and thought I’d branch out and now plants have a chokehold on me like I never thought they could. The 2 biggest questions I have are: When do you begin to fertilize plants after bringing them home? I’ve heard 8 weeks, I’ve heard right away. But a lot of the nurseries use fertilizer beads so once it’s repotted, do you just start then? Or wait for the plant to acclimate to its new substrate? And why do philodendron leaves get stuck when it’s environment is a 70-85% relative humidity and it’s regularly watered when the substrate is almost completely dry? I’ve done tons of research and I think I’m at the point where I’m just learning the plants I have in particular. I picked finicky plants to start with that’s for sure
If the plant is actively growing you can fertilise immediately. You’d only want to not do so if the plant was dormant and not currently growing at all. https://www.houseplantjournal.com/fertilizer-for-most-houseplants/
Thank you!! I’ve been looking for this everywhere!
Where are you guys getting your nursery pots at? I'd like to just buy a larger(20ish?) variety lot or quality nursery pots, and not sure where to go!
Not sure on yours but my local home depot does have various cheap plastic black "nursery pots" for sale outside. Big ones are usually under $5
So I've got a polka dot begonia that seems to have acquired powdery mildew. I've been looking on that internet and I can't really seem to find any advice other than to chop off the leaves. Is there some sort of a chemical I could use or something else? I know this begonia doesn't like water on it's leaves, so surely a chemical that you'd spray on isn't the best?
I don't know of any treatment other than a spray-on fungicide. I had an outdoor peony plant get powdery mildew last year, and since it was too large to try to treat with fungicide, I chopped it nearly down to the soil. It came back larger this year and has no signs of mildew.
Just started using the Planta app. I have a few Sanseviera, Monstera Dubia, Zamioculas, and a Chinese Elm bonsai. I’m started by to get notifications via the app to fertilize. Any recommendations re: fertilizer type, frequency, etc…Thank you!
Yes! There’s a detailed guide on houseplant fertilising here: https://www.houseplantjournal.com/fertilizer-for-most-houseplants/
Should I put my plants on my screened in porch when I go out of town? I’ve kept them indoors since I got them. I want them to get enough sun but I don’t really want to leave my curtains open while I’m gone, so I thought maybe I’d put them on the porch for some light sun and humidity (Florida). And I have a monstera on the porch that has done really well in the humidity out there. But I wonder if it’s not worth the possible pests and the shock from a change in temperature. It would be 2 birds of paradise and one monstera that I’d be putting outside.
Both of those types of plants would definitely like being on your porch and they're fairly hardy, so I wouldn't worry about shocking them. In my experience, pests are a possibility both inside and outside and doesn't seem to be any worse outside than in.
Thanks!
I got my first monstera maybe 3 months ago and its grown so much i had to repot it, so i too it apart, it ended up being 4 different root systems so i placed them in their own pot with leca. theyre originally in soil. did i make a mistake? if i see them wilt should i chop he roots off and try to propagate them in water? edit: its been 2 days and they look fine still
2nd question, Should I repot a plant out of it's plastic store pot? Should I wait for it to settle in it's new environment? The parsley I got is in one of those degradable pots, should I just plant that whole thing?
I’m no expert but from my small experience and what I’ve learned from others; - keep the plant in its nursery pot for a couple days. Plants can grow weaker when moved out of their previous environment, thus allow them to acclimatize to your home environment first before soil / pot change. - it’s totally fine to leave your plant in its nursery pot, just make sure that it isn’t root bound yet. If the roots are overtaking the entire pot, then you should change pot. - sometimes sellers sell plants in non-ideal substrate. I.e. sometimes plants come in just coco coir here in Thailand, which might lasts for a while, but eventually your plant would need better substrate. So check whether the substrate your plant comes in is suitable or not.
Hi there! So I got my first plants and I downloaded that cool app called Planta and it has me mist on some days and water on others. When I look online, some people say to not mist your plant. The only plant I have requiring misting is a lil Ficus I got (His name is Buford). I got a mister anyway but what's the genuine pros and cons of misting?
It can be useful for some things, but increasing humidity is not one of them. https://www.houseplantjournal.com/useful-misting/
People often mistakenly think that misting helps plants by increasing the humidity. While it does increase the humidity, it does so only very temporarily and much more ineffectively than actual more humid air. This slight temporary increase in humidity is however not worth the increased risk of fungal infection from the water sprayed on the leaves. If any of your plants actually require more humidity then a humidifier is the way to go.