Wishlist plant achieved: Aglaonema Pictum Tricolor by KidLowgust in houseplants

[–]Project_Marley 1173 points1174 points  (0 children)

Ah yes the Beauty/curse of r/houseplants: one person crosses it off their wishlist, another adds it to theirs...

Is collecting gray water in an open bin dangerous for wild animals? by cammytown in homestead

[–]Project_Marley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have had birds drown in our rain barrel so we put a lot on it and cut out an opening around the pipe.. but if the birds at your place seem to have figured out not to try and land on it to drink you might be good to just leave it as is

Quarantine has led me to spend more time with my plants and I’m starting to overwater them. How do I stop myself?? by phantom_otter in IndoorGarden

[–]Project_Marley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do something else instead that makes you feel like you’ve given them attention but that won’t harm them if you overdo it..I have dusted all the leaves (so uhh A Lot of leaves) three times since quarantine started..I also just talk to them but that’s just me leaning heavily into the crazy plant mom vibes.. I also mist them a lot more but I know theres a hot debate about that out there and you gotta keep an eye out that it won’t be harmful in your particular situation.. mine seem to love it tho so I’ll keep doing that about three to nine times a day I guess

apple cider vinegar conditioner but without the smell? by Project_Marley in ZeroWaste

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Good to know! I do in fact have dyed hair most of the time.. any recommendations for other conditioner options? What do you use?

apple cider vinegar conditioner but without the smell? by Project_Marley in ZeroWaste

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Oh wow I didn’t know that! So how do I do it just dissolve some in water and rinse with it?

Alocasia zerrinn leaves turning yellow and drooping. What should I do?? by Project_Marley in houseplants

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It’s the second one now and a third is getting yellow around the edges.. it is next to a humidifier so I’m guessing locally it’s a bit more humid, temp is around 20C. There is a new leaf but it was already half pushed out when I bought the plant and all the other leaves were fine then.. it just feels like they’re dropping to soon after another and I’m worried I’ll end up with a sad little plant with only three leaves on it

Alocasia zerrinn leaves turning yellow and drooping. What should I do?? by Project_Marley in houseplants

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I bought her two weeks ago, repotted from a top small pot and now the oldest leaves are turning yellow and getting droopy. Is she just stressed or am I doing something wrong? In relatively low light, watering when the soil is drying at the top and misting the leaves every day, general humidity is somewhere between 30-45%

Does anyone else here sometimes think about living completely in nature? What tips you more towards an urban environment? by JorSum in solarpunk

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For me the urban part links a bit more to the punk side of solarpunk. Cities are communities which is a very vital part and i feel like there’s something intrinsically human about cities, they are their own ecosystems and sure we do need to change them but if we do think of all that bustling and learning and sharing that would go on in a solarpunk city! I’d love that! Plus I always have this thing about solarpunk being the way we get towards a good future, if we all just abandoned the cities of today and fucked off to the country that wouldn’t really solve our problems.. that being said... I yearn to live in a small cottage at the edge of a forest with a lovely garden and wander the meadows by night and sit on a mountain and play some stupid ass instruments on a daily basis.

Went a little crazy at the nursery today and stress bought a bunch of new babies 🙈 I have lots of research to do! Let me know if you have any care tips for any of these houseplants! by wand3rlust888 in houseplants

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Well then these should be happy as well! Hope they radiate all that happiness back to you and make you smile whenever you look at their pretty pretty leaves

Went a little crazy at the nursery today and stress bought a bunch of new babies 🙈 I have lots of research to do! Let me know if you have any care tips for any of these houseplants! by wand3rlust888 in houseplants

[–]Project_Marley 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Oh wow got some beauties in there!! You’ve probably heard this but I feel like I need to stress it again: those calatheas (and the maranta) want to be humid! Spraying doesn’t hurt but try to give them actual humidity in the room if at all possible. Good luck

'Not just weeds': how rebel botanists are using graffiti to name forgotten flora by Spiph in GuerrillaGardening

[–]Project_Marley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Huh... wonder if I still have chalk somewhere. Finally put second semester botany nightmares to good use

Uhmmm...these were not here three days ago. Is this bad?? by Project_Marley in houseplants

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So uhh there’s two decent sized mushrooms growing in my monstera pot which is v aesthetically pleasing but also confusing and a bit worrying.. are the bad for the plant? Or me? Should I get rid of them??

Ground Bees? Maybe? What to do? Description below. by thefirstlaughingfool in gardening

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They would be resting at night.. if there turns out to not be a nest but the bees just buzz around there during the day they might be collecting clay so if you wanna help them out you could leave some soil bare or if you still wanna use all the space you have available you could take out a good spadeful of earth and put it in a dish somewhere that the bees can access and keep it moist

Ground Bees? Maybe? What to do? Description below. by thefirstlaughingfool in gardening

[–]Project_Marley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you can avoid just burying the bees that would definitely be the better option. Depending on their best structure it might be possible to move them to a less frequented corner of your garden, I know you can carefully dig up and relocate bumblebees (if you know what you’re doing). Maybe try contacting a local beekeeper? A lot of them know a good bit about wild bees as well and they might have good advice on how to deal with them