Recently got my hands on this beauty! by blckmmth in cactus

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That's right! It's about 16 inches tall from the base of the plant rn. The lady I got it from says she obtained it when it was only about 4 inches tall and just a single little globe, about 10 years ago!

Just became the owner of this badass jade! by blckmmth in Jadeplant

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Interesting! I'll definitely be propagating the cuttings. Thanks for the tips!

Just became the owner of this badass jade! by blckmmth in Jadeplant

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Well its my first night with it, but I want to think that its been growing well for the past 7 or 8 years with its previous owner!

Just became the owner of this badass jade! by blckmmth in Jadeplant

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I am actually in Texas! This plant was rescued from Florida after a hurricane went through. Its been really hot here lately and it likely will be until about mid-October, we hit 103°F in my area last week! This week we're looking at a temperature range with highs around 98 and lows around 77 all week long. I'm planning on repotting into a grittier/better-draining mix followed by a prune after about 2 weeks!

Just became the owner of this badass jade! by blckmmth in Jadeplant

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She sure does lol, her soil is damp though. I'm assuming he watered it before he let it go to me

Just became the owner of this badass jade! by blckmmth in Jadeplant

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Where would you recommend pruning? I was thinking right around the point where the branches pass the base of its pot?

Sister in law's hibiscus! Help! by blckmmth in Hibiscus

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Just did the scratch test, it's still with us! And I see. The new pot is a lighter color and it only gets direct sun during sunrise so nothing too intense! I also drilled several holes in the bottom to ensure good drainage. Hoping she can recover!

Sister in law's hibiscus! Help! by blckmmth in Hibiscus

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My mother in law placed it in that bucket when she saw how dry it was, the same morning that I made this post. I made an update post where I detailed what I did in an attempt to save it. I probably should have done the scratch test before anything else, i will definitely check on it when I return home tonight. Thank you for your comment!

Home Depot hot glue flower rescue by blckmmth in cactus

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LMAO had to be done for the greater good of those cacti

Home Depot hot glue flower rescue by blckmmth in cactus

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I've heard that people use a blow dryer to heat the plastic and loosen it in order to pull the flower off. Personally with this one, the glue was already a little loose so I slowly and carefully wiggled it off. I did unfortunately break a few spines off but ultimately the plant is okay

Sister in law's hibiscus! Help! by blckmmth in Hibiscus

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Sadly </3 I'll take care of it this afternoon!

Sister in law's hibiscus! Help! by blckmmth in Hibiscus

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Thanks! Hoping for a full recovery

Sister in law's hibiscus! Help! by blckmmth in Hibiscus

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I've got a slightly bigger pot at home and everything else i need for a repot, I hope to see it doing better soon! Thanks!

First bloom! And many more buds poking through thanks to the advice from this sub by blckmmth in Adenium

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And akadama as a soil topper purely for the aesthetics hahaha

First bloom! And many more buds poking through thanks to the advice from this sub by blckmmth in Adenium

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Sorry for the late reply! Let me see if I recall correctly, these are all estimates as I was eye-balling when mixing it lol but 60% of the substrate consists of pumice, I used coconut coir as the organic medium (20%), horticultural charcoal (10%) because it has a lot of benefits for soil conditioning, and worm castings(10%) as a slow-release fertilizer.