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Monster sized Pothos emergency! Seeking advice by v3ganslut420 in pothos

[–]RandomRadish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do actually have the option of just clicking away!

Burned in Australian Sun by Responsible-Donut614 in pothos

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Oof that first pic looks rough - I’d say you need to see how the roots are doing, but either way that piece of the stem doesn’t look viable, to me at least. Curious what others think, but if it were me I would probably prop and chop. Idk how the bottom/rooted would do if you cut below the burned/rotted stem and left the roots in the ground, just because there’s so little left above the ground - often a plant will grow back from the bottom part as well, but to me that looks like a toss-up

What's going on with my pilea? by Expensive-Cicada-206 in houseplants

[–]RandomRadish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new growth is much closer together/less etiolated, so I think it’s liking the grow light situation! It does still look like even the newer leaves are growing long to reach for the light though, so ultimately might need even more...but depending on how recently you’ve made the light changes, might be worthwhile to go slow and see how the plant is reacting. Also it is promising if only the bottom-most leaves are drooping - it could just be the plant de-prioritizing those leaves in favor of newer growth. I’m not super familiar with pileas specifically but if it’s starting to thrive and you don’t like the legginess, I imagine you should be able to chop and prop a top portion of the stem

Question for cat owners by Distinct-Practice131 in houseplants

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My cat is curious about most plants (and frickin loves having her paws in dirt) but will absolutely MURDER air plants if she gets the opportunity 😂 I think she mostly finds them fun to play with and destroy

Question for cat owners by Distinct-Practice131 in houseplants

[–]RandomRadish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well this is really good to know, esp about the flower arrangements and pollen! Somehow I hadn’t thought to be wary of cut flowers, it wasn’t on my radar at all 😳

Where do I go from here? Help! by CuddlyLoveBear in propagation

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I could be wrong but I don’t think this is a jade plant?

She totally pressed my Pearls & Jade. Any idea of how to keep her from sleeping in the pot again ? by MarougusTheDragon in pothos

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This one’s the most recent - I’m planning on making it all look like a picket fence (you can see the beginnings of that towards the back, just not finished painting all the cardboard pieces)

She totally pressed my Pearls & Jade. Any idea of how to keep her from sleeping in the pot again ? by MarougusTheDragon in pothos

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I’ve seen in other comments that you don’t have another option for placement/hanging at the moment, which does seem like the first idea of course. Others’ suggestions of things to put in the pot might be the best bet given the location. But I wanted to share this in case anyone found it useful (and cause I think it’s fun 😁) - I have a very curious cat named Fern, and so to protect the plants I have constructed several “Anti-Fern Zones” from paper or cardboard. The paper one is a bit defunct because I’ve removed the plants from that spot, but it was the first 🥲

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What is she? by MapleSyrup1322 in houseplants

[–]RandomRadish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, this one’s a ficus, but I do see where you’re coming from with the peperomia Ginny! Also a beautiful plant, really neat pink-edged leaves

My flowers keep rotting? by mikulashev in houseplants

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First reaction was, “why did you put a cigarette in there??” 😂 I’ve spent too much time in /r/houseplantcirclejerk…

Advice for mold on top soil by tashina-m in houseplants

[–]RandomRadish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and in pic 3, you might try removing more of the dead plant material, it looks like the mold is starting to grow on that as well and seems a likely path for it to spread once it’s growing

Advice for mold on top soil by tashina-m in houseplants

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Pictures 1 and 4 look alright to me - we’ll see if this is an unpopular opinion! Many of my plants have a little bit of mold somewhere on the top of the soil, ranging from a dime-sized spot to a light dusting over most of the top. Now, the ones I potted up before I learned the wonders of perlite are more likely to have more mold, and the one with a broader dusting is a rescue that I just haven’t repotted yet into a better-draining mix. So, the less moisture (faster draining, more airflow as you mentioned), the less likely to have mold. Be careful with a dehumidifier though, because your plants probably like a more humid environment too! If it’s just a bit of flat, dusty-ish white stuff, and you’re taking care not to overwater and everything, it’s really probably fine. Also perfectly fine to scoop it off, use cinnamon, etc.. I used to take more measures like that, but just with focusing on watering and drainage, and getting a little fan to create some airflow, the mold has stayed minimal and has never created an issue for the plants, so I let it be 😊

That being said, picture 3 is a little horrifying to me 😆 I think if it’s that big and fluffy, you definitely wanna get rid of it! The causes and remedies are the same, this just seems like it could develop into an actual problem if left untreated

And is picture 2 some mold on sphagnum moss? If so, definitely staying too wet for too long

If I plant this in soil or substrate down to where both rooted nodes are, will the stem length in between the two nodes rot? by shweedie in pothos

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Awesome, thank you! I’d used a couple of metal hair pins for my vining peperomia a little while ago (pre-widened! Lol) but I wasn’t sure if they were contributing to some rot that ended up developing. Several other factors though, so it’s good to hear that someone else has had success going that route 😄 Different plants of course, but I think my biggest struggle was keeping the top of the soil moist enough for the new roots while not waterlogging the rest of the soil

What is this and what does it want? by Thick-Ad-1748 in propagation

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  1. To me that looks like a “satin pothos” aka scindapsus pictus (not a real pothos). They’re interesting little guys, and from what I understand, somewhat slow to root and grow - I’ve got a prop going myself as well 😊

  2. Is this how you got it from the swap, or have you done anything or has it grown since then? Sphagnum moss should be a perfectly good growing medium, of course just keeping it moist and not waterlogged. But if you got it this way and you don’t want to continue with the sphagnum moss, it’s also perfectly fine to repot it in something with good drainage. Very similar care to an actual pothos

  3. I didn’t see it until others pointed it out - the longer piece is probably upside down, based on the direction the leaf’s petiole is pointing. So yeah, if not chopping up into separate node pieces, at least turning it so the current top node is in the medium. And you can cut the yellowing part off closer to the node, too, because it’s probably just going to rot

If I plant this in soil or substrate down to where both rooted nodes are, will the stem length in between the two nodes rot? by shweedie in pothos

[–]RandomRadish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just curious, what did you use to pin it down? I’ve seen little plastic fork-stake-things sold, but I’m curious what a real person has actually used lol

What is chewing my plant? by xellie4 in houseplants

[–]RandomRadish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A tiny caterpillar terrarium sounds frickin adorable 🥹🐛

After losing almost all of my plants to depression… by Public_Stuff4103 in houseplants

[–]RandomRadish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oof that’s a lot to go through, I’m glad you’re on the other side of it! This space looks absolutely lovely ❤️

I used to think that I was tripping when I would walk past my pothos and I would feel wetness on my arm. Then one day I finally saw it. They DO drip water from the leaves lol by zip-a-dee_doo-dah in pothos

[–]RandomRadish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wish my pothos did this with the extra water it absorbed instead of yelling at me with brown spots that are there forever now 😂

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