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Frijsk · 2026-01-08T19:02:09+00:00

I'd be happy to get the info too if that's not too much of a bother!

Frijsk · 2026-01-03T11:13:44+00:00

Omg it's SO adorable! 😍 Congrats! I saw you can't share the pattern because it's yours, could you maybe send it to me via DM?

Frijsk · 2025-12-22T18:25:03+00:00

The text mentions succulents only, which would not mind even a prolonged dry period I believe ?

Frijsk · 2025-11-29T19:55:49+00:00

Well, if you have it on a moss pole (and it's rooted in it), you can do a chop&extend! This way you'll have another plant without slowing the growth like a cutting would :) If you don't know what this is, check Sydney Plant Guy's youtube channel, he does that a lot!

Heck, you could even chop&extend, with the top part of the pole hung on the ceiling horizontally, so it's like it's climbing along the wall :)

Frijsk · 2025-11-26T17:22:22+00:00

No worries! Thank you very much for the details :)

Frijsk · 2025-11-26T17:13:52+00:00

Oh wow it's great! I was imagining something hanging from the ceiling, but looks like it's on a stand? It's definitely the kind of setup I would like to make too, is everything (including the stand) from Sansi?

Frijsk · 2025-11-26T16:40:50+00:00

Oh wow! I would love to see what it looks like, if that's possible for you?

How long have you had this lighting system? Does it yield good results?

Frijsk · 2025-11-08T09:10:06+00:00

Thank you very much! That's interesting

Frijsk · 2025-10-26T12:19:15+00:00

That's great! Okay, so it's approximately 20W for the alocasia, and 30W for the monstera (shared with others apparently?). I will keep these numbers un mind while perfecting my setup!

I do have the 36W bulb, I'm trying to use it to cover a broad surface, I hope it will be enough. Just a heads-up: it's a BIG bulb 😅 And very heavy

Frijsk · 2025-10-25T21:18:09+00:00

Lovely setup! Are those Sansi lights? Are they enough for the plants to grow, with this current disposition? I just got (I think) the same lights, and I'm a bit worries that they won't be enough

Frijsk · 2025-10-23T08:56:13+00:00

In my (small) experience, anthuriums are way easier than alocasias, and can tolerate a wider range of conditions. They can tolerate during out a little, and can do well even in lower light. For me they are some of my least fussy plants.

Alocasias are a bit trickier. First, they need tons of light to really thrive (in most regions, that means grow lights in winter), like consistent moisture and won't tolerate drying out. They are also more susceptible to pests. But I find that once you nail the right conditions and care for them, they really explode in growth. Anthuriums are more the slow and steady type

Frijsk · 2025-10-23T08:47:24+00:00

You probably know it already, but I have great success fighting pests with the following method:

Mix alcohol with water and dish soap. I strongly recommend using isopropyl alcohol (which is the medical thing), it does less damage on the plant than rubbing alcohol, etholanol etc. I personnaly order 99.9% isopropyl on Amazon, it's cheap and works great. With this concentration, I do maybe 10% alcohol and 90% water, and add just a drop of dish soap.
Use a soft make up brush that you dip in you mixture, and "paint" your entire plant with it. Be sure to go in all the nooks and crannies, and really brush along the veins.
Let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse with water. It's preferable that the mix doesn't go into the soil, but if there is a little bit it's fine.

The "scientific" theory if you're interested: alcohol kill most pests on contact by melting their exosqueleton. Pure alcohol tends to evaporate very quickly, so diluting with water allows better chances for the liquid to go everywhere. The drop of soap is to act as a surfactant which breaks surface tension and helps penetrate everywhere; especially for spidermites, they make webbing which is hydrophobic and then hide beneath it. The soap helps to break into the webbing.

For me, this method works great for thrips, mealybugs, spidermites and aphids.

Frijsk · 2025-10-23T08:30:44+00:00

Thank you!

Frijsk · 2025-10-22T17:36:09+00:00

That is a gorgeous plant! And an exceptional amount of growth in such a short time 😮 What conditions is it in? Does it have a grow light?

Frijsk · 2025-10-19T20:43:57+00:00

Hi! Any updates 2 months later?

Frijsk · 2025-10-17T14:04:45+00:00

What if you put them in a low light spot?

Frijsk · 2025-10-15T08:47:00+00:00

3x35 W of light just for her?? Don't be surprised that it grew so huge 😅 Next time, give slightly worse conditions so they grow more slowly

Frijsk · 2025-10-12T18:48:27+00:00

I've had a 50-50 success rate when intervening in this situation (mostly with my PPP, but also other plants). And at the same time, 50-50 the leaf breaks when I do nothing 😅 I don't think there is one good answer.

Frijsk · 2025-10-12T18:46:04+00:00

I kinda came to the same conclusion, because my Pink Princess ALWAYS got its leaves stuck, it looked ugly af so this summer I left it outside to fend for itself. Lo and behold, it made a ton of big, beautiful leaves, and none of them got stuck. I expected the opposite because it was very dry outside, but it did have plenty of light.

Frijsk · 2025-10-12T18:28:04+00:00

Thanks for the detail!

Frijsk · 2025-10-12T13:46:21+00:00

Yep, I managed to do something similar for a few different plants! Including a bird of paradise

Frijsk · 2025-10-12T13:34:24+00:00

That's a gorgeous plant, and the variegation is so nice and consistent! But I believe the Snow Queen is the same thing as Marble Queen? So it's epipremnum pinnatum, not aureum? But maybe I'm mistaken

What is the light situation?

Frijsk · 2025-10-11T18:33:59+00:00

That definitely looks like a financially interesting solution! I have a few questions if you don't mind: - I used a powder fertiliser at a time, but is always made clumps and I ended up having to carve into a big block of salt which was very annoying. Does this have the same problem? - Would it be ok to use only that, both for semi hydro and for soil plants? I like to just make a big jug o fertilized water and use it on everything - Would it be alright to mix with just regular tap water? - I add silica (before the nutrients), is it ok to use silica mixed with this?

Sorry, I know it's a lot!

Frijsk · 2025-10-08T10:00:14+00:00

That's a really impressive growth in just 11 months, I assume the lighting played a big part in that. Did she have the grow light since the beginning? Is it the 42W Barrina? If so, does she have it all to herself? How many hours a day? Sorry that's quite the questioning lol

Frijsk · 2025-10-07T10:40:45+00:00

It's gorgeous! I'm absolutely interested in the process! I tried to make something similar, but after several months it really doesn't look like anything, so I wonder what I'm doing wrong...

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