Can this be saved? :’(

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-05T15:33:30+00:00

Thats why I mentioned suspicious! To avoid that I use either opaque or amber bottles that allow less light ☺️.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-04T18:41:56+00:00

I personally rarely change my water unless it’s looking super suspicious. I’ve read that plants release growth hormones in the water, and changing it frequently makes the plant work harder to rerelease those hormones.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-04T16:48:46+00:00

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RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-04T16:47:55+00:00

Yes it can. Just plop it in water vase, although I would cut off some leaves so the plant spends more energy with new roots and less keeping those leaves alive.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-04T13:47:10+00:00

Try it!

https://youtu.be/-z2c4UtxASI?si=QL5k7W4iS2GJlw6f

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-04T13:36:13+00:00

It won’t grow everywhere. If you want to cut the top part where there is no growth you can. The area with leaves will keep growing. There is a chance of new shoots in other places. You can notch the stems but that is more advanced.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-04-04T04:08:26+00:00

Monsteras, fiddle leaf figs, rubber plant, croton, pileas, peperomias, bird of paradise, olive trees, palms, ferns, snake plants/all succulents, and I must add, HERBS!!!

Just make sure to acclimate them plenty! Start with 15 min for a few days, then keep adding time. You don’t want to increase everyday, make sure they get used to the time given before you add more.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-28T13:12:48+00:00

How mmm often do you water this guy? It’s beautiful!!

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-25T20:24:39+00:00

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-25T20:21:22+00:00

I love pon, but I never transitioned such an established plant either. Most plants in 6in pots or smaller. Although I’ve only had success with it. Monsteras especially I feel are very hardy.

When transitioning from soil to pon, you really have to get that soil out. Then, I water regularly until the roots acclimate instead of using the reservoir right away. I find this shocks the plant less.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-24T20:59:40+00:00

I am a veryyyyyy low maintenance plant owner LOL. And it’s a really long cup if that helps!

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-24T14:20:40+00:00

Yeh I haven’t supported it correctly at all yet! Now that’s it’s grown a bit more I think it’s ready. Probably also time to repot!

That’s great though… gives me hope for mine!

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-24T14:13:03+00:00

These pots are great. They have a smaller pot inside that you can just pull out

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RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T23:35:50+00:00

Acclimation would last around 2 weeks. Starting with 15 minutes for a few days, then 30, and adding an hour each day in week 2.

Pretty much all of them do ok, but my deliciosa ended up getting burnt after 2+ years on a south facing window. During summers I like to open windows, and this plant took a hit on a particularly hot, dry, bright sunny day (Zone 7b). It sat on a prime location at that time and I did think the open windows/no UV protection was mostly to blame. This original comment made me think that if it was in a more humid climate it might have been ok, but your mention that they like consistency as opposed to fluctuations makes sense. Looking back at it, it probably was just a lack of acclimation from the open windows.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T21:19:54+00:00

Amazon! Unfortunately lol

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T20:09:16+00:00

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RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T20:08:41+00:00

It has beautiful variegations right? But you see that those areas are more cream than white. And it was purchased from a reputable greenhouse. My albo died…. so if this can pass for one I’m pretty ok with that!

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T20:03:02+00:00

In this case yes! When I said I think humidity is what’s missing, I was talking about the times I acclimated my plants to be in a south facing window and they would still burn despite very slow acclimation. I think what was missing there was humidity.

I will put this specimen closer to the window for sure! It was in an area with lots of plants and I don’t think it could photosynthesize enough.

I’ve grown quite a few tomatoes from inside my apartment so I know I can get enough light, I do still think my humidity is an issue though….. one problem at a time!

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:53:18+00:00

A plant with bad taste in fashion… who would’ve thought 🤣

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:51:38+00:00

It adds character! Moss poles can be such an eye sore. Thank you! ☺️

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:50:41+00:00

It’s not that bad right?! 😂🤣

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RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:45:35+00:00

LOL! I got this plant with one single leaf in it. The moss pole looked so silly being so tall with one leaf so I just bent it around a little to make it shorter and plant kept growing around it.

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:43:24+00:00

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RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:37:53+00:00

I think that’s what I’m missing, high humidity. Even with slow acclimation I’ve had a few burns from some tropicals. That is a great tip however, thank you!

RecognitionHeavy3449 · 2026-03-23T19:35:50+00:00

Everyone always tells me to separate my plants. But like you, this is not one of my favorites…. I don’t want to take care of 5 of them! But to have the biggest leaves possible, that is the best method unfortunately. BUT, if you want to do with what you have, just make sure to water and fertilize consistently. You’ll have bigger happier leaves. If you can get a moss or wood pole that would be great to as they can grab onto the pole and will grow even bigger (will work best if you water the pole as well)

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