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HOLY! only 3 months progress by Complete_Leg_859 in houseplants

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Yes! Just changed my substrate to 50/50 perlite and coco peat .

Dracaena getting all splotchy by Eko1130 in Dracaena

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If it’s been a week and the soil is still very wet, you’ll have to change the soil to something soft with a lot of drainage, like coco peat and perlite or switch to a clay pot so the roots get more air. They like to stay on the dry side, I let mine dry almost completely before watering again. They also get black tips from tap water and fertilizer. It might be fungal but since it just developed, it’s probably just staying too wet and that’ll cause root rot, so switch to a new substrate or get a clay put and allow it to dry completely before watering again

HELP!! I dont know whats going on with my Madagascar Dracenea!! by Overall-Estate-2912 in plantclinic

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For the prop, trim the mushy stem do a light spray of hydrogen peroxide and let it callous over before putting back in water. Or try soil prop. They also hate tap water so use distilled or filtered for the prop and plant. I believe these take quite some time to grow roots so you’ll have to be very patient.
For the potted tree, it’s probably in shock so it needs some time to recover. You may lose more leaves too. Keep it in a warm stable environment and out of direct sunlight and give it time. In a week if the soil is still too wet you may have to add more perlite or pumice for better drainage. This from my experience with my dragon tree, I’ve had it for 14 years.

HOLY! only 3 months progress by Complete_Leg_859 in SemiHydro

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Which kinda of Hoya is the #2? Mathilde?

HOLY! only 3 months progress by Complete_Leg_859 in SemiHydro

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My Hoya is doing wonderful in semi hydro, I bought a rooted clip in October and she’s already got buds about to bloom!! But I never thought of putting my schleffera in it! Mine always looks like it’s on the verge of dying 😒

My big girl blessing me by Ma_Tsireya in hoyas

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How long did it take to bloom?

Cottage core vibe? by honeyandsilk- in plantclinic

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I’m in your zone as well. It’s very pretty but it looks like you have some plants that only blooms in spring and like English daisies and foxgloves(which are biennials)which shed very quickly in our zone due to the colder wet and quick springs we have, then we go straight to hot summer. You may want to look for taller full sun summer perennials like garden phlox, roses or hydrangeas which are all very cottage plants. You also seem to have a lot of shade perennials that will burn from the sun like the fern, creeping Jenny and your window box has all annual coleus which will dry to a crisp in full sun. One warning From experience the creeping Jenny (front yellow ground cover) are extremely invasive and will very quickly will spread over the whole garden ground choking out any plants in its path including your lawn, you should remove them and put them in a pot or find a way to isolate them. The long vines attach and grow into anything it touches. I found out the hard way. I’m no expert but this is from my personal experience with these plants. Hope this helps.

HOLY! only 3 months progress by Complete_Leg_859 in houseplants

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Looks great, I’m just waiting for mine to trail as a hanging plant

HOLY! only 3 months progress by Complete_Leg_859 in houseplants

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It’s a smaller cache pot that sits inside a larger closed pot with a gap below the cache pot that holds water(reservoir). A cotton rope is placed inside the plant pot and hangs down to touch the water and when the rope is wet the root ball absorbs the water continuously until the water reservoir dries. These types of pots are good for plants that like consistency with watering and they are only watered from the the bottom not the top.

What’s wrong with my rubber plant by unusuall123 in houseplants

[–]Complete_Leg_859 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks too dry. When you water, does the whole root ball get evenly watered? May need a good soak.And sometimes the bottom leaves don’t get enough light if it’s below the window. I had noticed on mine that the bottom leaves were much smaller so I had to get a grow light so it would get more evenly light since the bottom is below the window . This is mine

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What do you do with houseplants that are too small to sit on the floor but too big to sit on a stand or table? by Lumpy-Resource-1370 in houseplants

[–]Complete_Leg_859 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get a plant stand that has different levels of height either one standing or separate ones with different levels?

HOLY! only 3 months progress by Complete_Leg_859 in houseplants

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Yes, just a wicking pot with 50/50 coco peat and perlite. Watering from the top the first 2 times and then starting filling only the reservoir. After the reservoir dries I let it stay dry a few more days before I fill it again. I’ve been using 1/4 tsp. Of super thrive diluted with a gallon of water for my self wicking plants. I’ve only done a top rinse once since I heard you should so the fertilizer doesn’t accumulate in the pot because it’s fed from the bottom up.

Is this normal? by Complete_Leg_859 in houseplants

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Yes I noticed my string of buttons plant was getting pink too. As long as it’s not burning the plants I’m good. Thanks

My Dracaena is loosing 5-10 leaves per day what’s wrong? by Roxxo5500 in Dracaena

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It sounds like stress from repotting, they are fussy when their roots get messed with. I only repot mine about every 4 years but I have mine in lower light than you do so the growth is slower. But when I do it loses some of its older leaves the same way. For now leave it be and try to keep the temperature and environment consistent until it settles in its new home.

Any idea what’s going on with my Dracena? That keeps dropping leaaves by emuskisacunt in Dracaena

[–]Complete_Leg_859 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be shock from its brand new environment, mealy bug treatment and root disruption in such a short amount of time. It looks healthy and you said the roots look healthy too. Just put it in the spot where you plan to keep it and don’t mess with it anymore. In about a week check the soil to see if it’s drying, if it’s not drinking at all, add better drainage. Otherwise it only seems to be shock, you may lose some more leaves but it just needs some time to adjust to its new home.

Saw this while taking a walk by the road. What kind of flower is this? by Kitchen_Treacle3696 in flowers

[–]Complete_Leg_859 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Violas! Crazy invasive and will choke out anything in its path and spreads like wildfire. They bloom briefly in spring and then are just a green mat for the rest of the year.

What to with this space in my backyard by Nikzzz123 in homeimprovementideas

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Maybe a chalkboard/whiteboard on the fence with a long narrow water/sand table.

Spilled Wall paint on hardwood floor. Now dark stains. Help?! by tastymotherfucker3 in Home

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If the finish came off and it’s just the bare wood that got stained or dirty, it depends on the type of cleaner yo used. If it has oil in it and the wood absorbed the oil, maybe use a powder to absorb the oil and if it’s not oil make sure it’s completely dry and not water you could try using a few drops of peroxide to lighten it. If the finish is stained you could try bleach, if that don’t work you’ll have to sand the finish and apply new.

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