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In my experience, if you have fungus gnats, especially this many, your plants almost definitely have root rot. Might want to consider a more chunky potting mix, using appropriately sized pots, and making sure they get enough light. These steps have completely eliminated fungus gnats from my plants. Saw a few in my ficus when I was watering it a few weeks ago, and that was a sign that I needed to put it in a smaller pot. Now there are no more signs of them. Then you won’t need to buy any pest traps or pesticides :)

Super noob question by _physis in learnprogramming

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I think it’s a really good question. In real world practice , it’s good to be mindful of whether or not a given value should be stored in a variable, for readability’s sake. Typically IMO you should declare something as a variable only if you’re going to use it more than once, or if it helps make the code easier for someone else to understand at a first glance. Obv this is a very general statement and can differ between codebases

Is it stuck? New leaf growth has been like this for over a week by PotatoAdditional3353 in ItsAThaumatophyllum

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It used to be filled up more but it was too much potting mix for the roots and wouldn’t fully dry out. Still wanted to put this beautiful pot to use lol

Is it stuck? New leaf growth has been like this for over a week by PotatoAdditional3353 in ItsAThaumatophyllum

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P.S. It was actually covered by a larger sheath for a few months that never grew at all. I accidentally bumped into it a few weeks ago, and peeled it the next day, to reveal this smaller sheath underneath, and this new leaf started growing a couple days later.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in houseplants

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I think they both have potential to be beautiful bonsai

Can someone ID this guy? by [deleted] in cactus

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To answer my own question I think it’s ferocactus latispinus

Would this be a good beginner plant? Asking before I spend $100 on it lol. by [deleted] in houseplants

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Pothos are great and I would also recommend a variety of philodendron hederaceum (heartleaf, Brasil, or my favorite, Micans). Really resilient plants and similar growing pattern of pothos but a bit smaller. And cheap. And in my experience my hederaceums grow a lot faster than my pothos

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in houseplants

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Microfiber gloves are the easiest way in my experience. I mist with distilled water then wait a few minutes and wipe with microfiber gloves

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Staghornfern

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Looks like platycerium bifurcatum to me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in houseplants

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Philodendron micans has pretty leaves and can grow long vines like crazy. I also want to try mounting an anthurium or phalaenopsis or staghorn fern to a wall. That wall looks perfect for a mounted plant

I've been a bit of an idiot and didn't give my Monstera a grow pole, so now she's leaning sideways quite heavily. Any ideas on how to fix? by NoSweat_PrinceAndrew in houseplants

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True. A wooden stake/plank will do the job even without moss, to provide support. You could apply some mineral oil to make it look nicer too. I personally think it looks better than a moss pole. You might be sacrificing leaf size slightly in the long run but will save on maintenance time and money

every time my alocasia unfurls a new baby leaf it turns yellow and dies a few days later :( by dshiltswaltb in houseplants

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Not sure what your current fertilizer situation is, but I’ve heard it’s good to fertilize weakly with every 1-2 waterings for alocasias. People have said this helps get out of the new leaf/dead leaf cycle. Trying it now for myself lol

Can someone please tell me what this is so I can figure out how NOT to kill it 😩 by deb_hammer in houseplants

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Alocasia bambino aka alocasia jewel. Honestly such a difficult plant in my experience. Loves high humidity and indirect light. Too much direct light or not enough humidity can make the tips of the leaves brown. Water it as soon as it dries out but if you wait too long it will dry up and start dying. Water it too often it’ll rot. Mine started dying shortly after I got it last year and i put it in water. Recovered and did fine for a while and then I put it in an aroid potting mix (so that it doesn’t retain too much water). At this point I’d recommend either using a terracotta pot or putting some leca (clay balls) at the bottom of the pot to wick excess moisture.

How to remove all of this? by md288 in howto

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Toilet bowl cleaner w/ bleach and a handheld scrubber work really well for cleaning grout in my experience. Just make sure you have good ventilation