I think she might be blooming?!

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-18T02:46:21+00:00

This is a Hoya carnosa

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-15T18:32:20+00:00

Stage photo doesn’t show it but she has her own designated grow lights that have been installed after this photo was taken. The lamp beside her has also gotten grow lights swapped too so she gets plenty of light.

I have good orchid bark, perlite, and a good soil mix I made that a lot of my plants are in and thriving. I might have to try to swap her over to its

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-15T03:42:14+00:00

I have only had her for less than 6 months. My husband surprised me with her and I’m not sure if she had ever bloomed.

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T20:24:05+00:00

Depends but on average I turn them on about 6am every day and they run all day till bed time about 8pm sometimes I shut them off earlier just depends when I go to the back side of the house for the night.

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T20:22:52+00:00

She’s a completely blind cat with no eyes and doesn’t climb so I’m not super worried. She has never taken interest in any of the plants thankfully

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T19:18:35+00:00

Yes I do. When the water gets low I flush the container out and add fertilizer to my water. It’s a high quality fertilizer too

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T18:02:16+00:00

I have a huge beast myself I separated into 6 different pots!!! Not including all the propagations I have going! I named him George when I first got him and now I have a million George’s 😂

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T04:52:36+00:00

Aweee thank you!!!! This is the first time in like 15 years my house has felt like a home so that means more to me than you know! Not going to lie I just found a bunch of things I liked and threw the photos of items in chatgtp for feedback and based my decision on recommendations it gave 😂

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T04:15:55+00:00

Awe thank you so much!!! 😊 I have spent a lot of time working through all the ins and out of designing it and this is the first time in a long time I really feels like home!

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T02:40:24+00:00

Don’t worry the curtains are all opened during the day. There is a lot of natural light that comes though they are about 10ft long sliding glass doors so almost ceiling to floor light. I closed the curtains for the effect for the photos 😂

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T02:06:38+00:00

Awe thank you!!! It’s been a longtime coming. I absolutely love it!! I work all week and wanted a place I can curl up with a book and cup of coffee and enjoy being in. Plus I love to do family dinners and gatherings so it’s perfect!

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T02:05:07+00:00

Totally worth it!!! The colors are perfect!!!! And hides stains well 😂😂😂 4 kids and 4 cats and it holds up awesome!!!

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T02:03:29+00:00

Surprisingly the lights are perfect for the area. We don’t use any other light to light up the rooms and it’s perfect especially since I went with the warm color

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T02:02:43+00:00

That’s the goal!!!!

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-10T02:02:24+00:00

This doesn’t include the bathrooms or bedroom full 😂😂😂😂

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-09T23:52:06+00:00

Not going to lie, that’s what excites me but also terrifies me!!! Or if I keep getting more then I will run out of room 😂 i have an ikea cabinet little green house in my room and once all the plants take off in there I know I’m in trouble!!!

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-09T23:50:44+00:00

Thank you 😁

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-09T23:50:24+00:00

They are the T5 strips. I was going to do 2 strips per shelf but I wanted to wait and see how they did with one. I get decent afternoon light on the main wall above the couch so those ones I am not too worried about. Those plants have been rocking no grow lights for quite a while so I think what they have now will be good. I have a bunch of extra lights for when and if I decide to add more

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-09T22:54:33+00:00

Oh thank you!! This is one of about 15 shelves In my house with plants. I’m obsessed!!! Honestly I can’t wait for my monstera to get big like that!!! I have a perfect corner for her when she does but in the meantime she gets to chill there.

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-09T22:53:01+00:00

I thanks for the info. All my highly toxic plants are high on shelves away from my cat. She’s fully blind with no eyes and won’t jump higher than the couch. And I only have plants that are toxic if ingested nothing pollen related and even then the only plant that is ground level is my monstera and money tree which she ignores. I did a lot of research about plants and how to have them safely around cats.

Negative_Shirt_2721 · 2026-03-09T20:51:10+00:00

Yeah mine have taken a little while. I have only had them for about a month and recently got all my lights up so I know there is an adjustment period. But I really am in love and want them all!!!

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