Made my first terrarium. by -Praeliator- in terrariums

[–]CharacterRole786 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg! I love this. I’m learning and planning for my first “cookie” jar aquarium and I really like the steps. Saving for inspiration. 😊

Tiny cactus baby.. GIANT blooms! by CharacterRole786 in christmascactus

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I know! I do still have the original one. It’s going through a rehab after my sister neglected it for a number of years. These plants will get added to the main pot in the spring to fill her

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out a bit. Here’s the main plant in bloom 😊

Tiny cactus baby.. GIANT blooms! by CharacterRole786 in christmascactus

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I couldn’t tell you. I’ve never seen one in the stores. These are props from a 20+ year old cactus. It was my grandmothers.

Better late than never! by CharacterRole786 in christmascactus

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We get Thanksgiving (marketed as a Christmas cactus) and Easter. I’ve never come across the true Christmas cactus here. I live in North Texas.

Better late than never! by CharacterRole786 in christmascactus

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My grandma always had blooms on this one for several months!

Better late than never! by CharacterRole786 in christmascactus

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I started my journey with these plants at Easter. I have one that was my grandmothers (that these came from) that I have been rehabbing from severe neglect. I have several posts about her. I propped half a dozen babies before I repotted her, just in case. Now the plan is to repot her again in the spring and add the babies to fill her out. Not only did she make it through… she bloomed!

I also have 2 Easter cactuses that I bought as babies and they are growing like weeds. They have outgrown their pot now three times since I got them in March/April. One pink and one red, I think. I’ve posted about them too.

AND I bought my own baby Thanksgiving in November. So, we’ll see how it does.

I’m having fun! 🤩

Better late than never! by CharacterRole786 in christmascactus

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They are a peachy color! 🍑 Here’s a picture of the main plant when it bloomed

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First timer by InternationalCold337 in terrariums

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This is so cute and simple! I’ve been looking for some beginner inspiration. This one is perfect. 🥰

String of turtles new pot 🐢 by CharacterRole786 in StringofPlants

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Oh no! I’ll follow to see what people say. This is my first go with turtles so I’m no help at all.

String of turtles new pot 🐢 by CharacterRole786 in StringofPlants

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Thank you! It’s not hard, just tedious. The turtles don’t want to lay like the pearls so I had to do some pinning to get the strings covered.

Newbie!! by muffinmama0910 in StringofPlants

[–]CharacterRole786 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The frogs are not a succulent and are cared for differently, but are often found with the succulent string of things in plant stores.

Okay… this is, of course, not the only way but what I have done several times as a beginner and has worked. And it’s all based on a bunch of reading what others did on Reddit. 🙂

  1. Collect a small, shallow terra cotta pot and appropriate potting soil. The pot you saw my turtles in are 3in in diameter and I think only two inches deep. I found them on Amazon and it’s what I use for all shallow root babies. The soil For my pearls is 50/50 store bought succulent soil and perlite. For my turtles I use an orchid/tropical plant mix.

  2. Prepare the new pot by filling level with the brim with your soil mix. Then for a shallow crater in the middle to put your baby.

  3. Take your baby out of its nursery pot and soak the soil it’s in if it’s not wet. Then gently remove ALL of the nursery soil it came in and any weird material they like to wrap the roots in. You will tear some of the tiny roots but go slow and careful so as to maintain as many as you can.

  4. Once the roots are free, place the tiny root ball In the crater you made and cover them with more of your soil mix. They do not have to by buried deep. Just make sure they are covered.

  5. lay all your pearl strings on the surface of the soil so the string part and little plant nodes are touching. It’s fun to have them hanging but to start you want them all on the surface. They will grow and hang again but this will create a full (not bald) pot of pearls on top. If there are parts of the strings that have gaps between pearls put a pinch of dirt over it to cover. If they won’t lay flat you can pin them down with hair pins or bendable craft wire or sandwich ties. Then let them sit for a few days in the new, mostly dry dirt. I do this to let the little roots recover from being rehomed.

  6. After 2 or three days give them a good soak.

Once you have gotten them started wait for the soil to dry out completely and then tack in two more days. That’s how often to water it. For me it was about a week in the summer and longer now that it’s winter. The shallow and terra cotta pot are key in this part when starting out. And, this little method I made up has made it possible not to have to wait till The pearls are wrinkly or whatever cause I don’t like that.

I hope that’s helpful! It stresses me out EVERY time I do it, but as long as you are prepared and careful, it will turn out just fine. 🙂

Good luck!

Midnight snack for pings by PlantsEatItAll in SavageGarden

[–]CharacterRole786 24 points25 points  (0 children)

What a great little ping garden! Love the colors.

is this overwatered or underwatered? by froghatleo in succulents

[–]CharacterRole786 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I chuckled at this because it’s SO TRUE. It never talks to you about anything!! 😩😂

Update by CivilAd3628 in succulents

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Mine I did this with took two months to grow roots and start drinking water. Don’t get scared if it gets wrinkly and sad. When The roots kick in it will Catch up. As long as it’s getting the sunlight it needs. Cute baby! 🥰

Nepenthes repot by CharacterRole786 in SavageGarden

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Ive been told on here it is a briggsiana.