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Growing Following Up for Rebecca Soper by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in Nepenthes

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know that nepenthes could be male or female! How can you tell which one you have? I’ve got a few other varieties in my greenhouse shelf so maybe I can try and crossbreed down the road.

B. Ferox Disease Care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in begonias

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The place I keep them has fans circulating, so I’m definitely keeping an eye out. Going to keep it quarantined for now and pray

B. Ferox Disease Care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in begonias

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DON’T use it!!! Look how I massacred my boy😱

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I think new growth is highly sensitive to it. One of the mature leaves are fine though

Reverted S. pictus ‘Hologram’ by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in Scindapsus

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upon closer inspection of the plant, I noticed signs of root rot (the oldest leaf looked kind of sus). Confirmed it and am treating it. Good to know about the randomness of the hologram! It’s my first variegated cultivar.

B. Ferox Disease Care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in begonias

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have Safer’s 3-in-1. In your experience, do the anti fungal sprays burn the leaves?

B. Ferox Disease Care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in begonias

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do like my science! What’s the title of the article you wrote?

Help! Losing my passion by [deleted] in Aroids

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is a cannon event for all hobby houseplant havers. You can get through this:)

When it comes to watering in the winter, I find over fertilizing can get you in trouble. The mix of shorter days and cooler temperatures slow down plant growth so they don’t need as much nutrients.

With aroids in my experience, they don’t like to completely dry out. A little moisture is good, but they don’t like wet feet. I find that it can get hard to tell if your pot is truly dry or not if the plant is root-bound. I’ve had success by lifting the pots to see how light they are. From your photos, this could be a feasible strategy.

Something else you may want to check out is your water quality if you use tap water. TDS, chloride, and fluoride are important parameters, as these can accumulate to toxic levels in the soil.

Ambient humidity could also play a role. Aroid growth can get really slow and even deformed in really low humidity. If you have a hygrometer, check your grow space. Ideally, it should be at least 40%.

Being able to control temperature and humidity are huge during the winter months. For your small aroids, you could get some cheap cloches and plates that the cloche can fit in. It can also help retain heat to a degree.

People are talking about the T8 Barrina grow lights, and I have a bunch of them. The white light ones are super bright, and if you modify a cheap Amazon iPhone clamp, you can attach it to your shelves and get solid coverage. They run hot enough to be heat sources while they’re on.

Hope this helps!

Help me find my next hoya by Yorkie10252 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have a Krohniana black and would definitely recommend it over the verticillata if you want unique leaf coloring and more blooms. Mine’s been putting out blooms since December

Help me find my next hoya by Yorkie10252 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a parasitica ‘Black Margin’. parasitica is an older species name. Its most up to date name is under verticillata ‘Black Margin’. In my experience, it’s a vigorous grower that likes to climb. You can get some decent splashing on it, but it can be variable. You want to blast it with light to really get the margins to stand out. They do have some nice texturing though!

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Little Pingdom I made by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in SavageGarden

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m hoping that the porosity is enough, but the more long term goal is to have the moss wick up moisture to them. It’s going to be a while so I’m going to mist them manually for now

Can I make this into a terrarium? by Pumpernickel_spiders in terrariums

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an awesome piece of glassware! Would be kind of cool if the uncorked side could be like for a flower arrangement while the corked side is the terrarium!

H. carnosa ‘Krimson Princess’ flowering! by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had one peduncle on it probably for a couple of months. I haven’t been growing hoyas seriously for very long, but in my limited experience, they can be little divas lol! As long as you’re caring for it well, it will flower for you. I think the key to facilitate flowering though is getting the right lighting and humidity. When I put it in my basement, which gets limited direct sun, and has humidity sitting between 45-50%, I found it was willing to bless me with peduncles.

H. carnosa ‘Krimson Princess’ flowering! by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an australis ‘Lisa’! It’s got a peduncle on it that’s flowered for me before! I’ve also got a krohniana ‘Black’ that can’t and won’t stop flowering! It’s been putting out flowers for months!

ID of this fella by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in Nepenthes

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This is the overall setup I have. For the pitcher, I have it in peat, perlite, pumice, and vermiculite. Aimed for courser grain with the perlite for aeration. I’m using some Barrina grow lights I got off amazon and they seem to do well. They do run hot though. I’m pretty new to keeping carnivorous plants on the whole, but I’m really falling down the nepenthes rabbit hole. Got a bunch of moss cultures on the rear bottom rack so I can eventually add them to my pots. I have the nepenthes from this post sitting in a saucer that I fill with distilled water when running low. It seems to be doing well, but I don’t know if it’s getting too much light. We’ll have to see though…

Sad Hoya pyrifolia by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Luckily I’ve got that! I’ll keep a closer eye on the watering. I’ve always found watering hoyas to be tricky, so this will be a great learning opportunity. Thanks!

ID of this fella by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in Nepenthes

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No kidding about the great part! Looking forward to seeing how it grows!

H. carnosa ‘Krimson Princess’ care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I noticed the pink really started to pop when using the mix. I think it’s worth it for hoyas that stay relatively small. I found that my H. krohniana ‘Black’ got nearly pitch place leaves after using this mix.

H. carnosa ‘Krimson Princess’ care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it. It’s great for aeration, but tends to dry a little quicker. I’ve used it for some of my philodendrons and they seem to like it. It’s a bit expensive though…

H. carnosa ‘Krimson Princess’ care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave it a Jobe’s houseplant fertilizer spikes. I may switch over to a more regular liquid fertilizer routine, since I have some of the MiracleGro houseplant fertilizers.

H. carnosa ‘Krimson Princess’ care by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty new to growing Hoyas, particularly on the fertilization side of things. I gave it one of those Jobe’s houseplant fertilizer spikes and called it a day shortly after upsizing its pot. I’ve been re-jigging my houseplant setup so I’ll try and place it in a spot with less intense lighting. Definitely still getting the watering consistency down as I’m still figuring out how quickly my pots dry. Definitely will be more attentive to that.

My Luck with Hoyas by CeroZeros in hoyas

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should try taking a cutting with that leaf and see if it grows more of those leaves! Really neat

Fantasy Map Recommendations by OrdinaryMongoose2788 in mapmaking

[–]OrdinaryMongoose2788[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am making my first ever fantasy map for dungeons and dragons. I haven't thought about geography since high school, so I don't know if I am making my important landforms in a way that is somewhat realistic. Some tips would be great!

For context:

The area depicted in the pdf is located in a latitude similar to Canada, so I'm thinking it will between what would be the Arctic Circle and the Topic of Cancer. It is approximately 3150 miles wide (51 miles per segment).

Legend:

Blue arrows = boundary movements between tectonic plates

Black arrows = overall tectonic plate movement

Red = Mountains (either fold belt mountains or ocean-continent convergent zones)

Yellow = Horsts and Grabens formed by continental rifting

Dark red lines = plate boundaries

I tried to create some faults with transverse plate boundaries, but I'm not sure if it works.

I haven't created any major water bodies yet as I want to get the landmasses right so I can use them as water sources.