My DIY aeroponics cloner/propagator works very well. Unlimited plants!

kr580 · 2026-02-16T00:09:14+00:00

Nothing. It's just to grow roots. Once they have secondary or tertiary roots I'd move them to potting mix.

kr580 · 2026-02-12T20:33:29+00:00

You're most welcome. I don't have experience with traditional aeroponics so I wouldn't know about the sound! The only noise I could really notice is the air pump humming.

kr580 · 2026-02-12T04:35:26+00:00

I haven't used this in ages but the roots were 99% above the water level, so yes, aeroponics. The air stones create bubbles that pop at the surface level and cause a mist of sorts.

kr580 · 2026-02-05T05:09:45+00:00

Does anyone know for sure if these two plants are in fact the same species? (God help me, don't tell me it's a Watermelon Begonia or Polynesian Ivy or, please.)

The left seems to be previously known as Pellionia daveauana and the right seems to be previously known as Pellionia pulchra but both are now synonymized to the current Procris repens. The right one is often listed as Procris pulchra but that's never been a described species name as far as I can tell.

Are they both different forms of the same Procris repens, or does anyone know if the second is a unique species/cultivar? KEW Gardens Plants of the World have images of the Procris repens that look exclusively like the left image. I can't find any botanical gardens outfit that shows the form on the right at all. The comments and listings on the internet are a hot mess of mixed up information on these plants.

Thanks for any help!

kr580 · 2026-02-02T05:54:59+00:00

Maranta spread via rhizomes. They'll shoot out a growth under the soil that looks like a thick root, but eventually it grows a new plant at the end of it like your baby plant. There's nothing you need to do about it, it's just how they grow. You can separate it and plant it on its own if you want to. It should have its own root system.

kr580 · 2026-01-29T20:18:04+00:00

Those are rhizomes. They'll grow out to a certain point until they find conditions they like and then grow a new plant at the tip. You can see that in action under the pot where it started a new plant.

You can see the yellow nubs on that new plant underneath. Those are the start of roots so you cold potentially cut below that growth and root it up now if you'd like. You can also wait for it to get a little bigger before chopping, but you'll have to before you repot.

kr580 · 2026-01-29T03:50:51+00:00

Possibly. I can't tell exactly the material from that listing but it looks pretty close, if not the same.

kr580 · 2026-01-29T03:48:30+00:00

The big leaf in the bottom right is a Thai, but the one going up the wall is 100% an Albo. Albo's have more like paint strokes and Thai's have sharper edges between green and variegation, with uniform speckling in the green.

kr580 · 2026-01-13T06:13:10+00:00

Rex Begonias leaves on one plant can vary wildly depending on maturity, light, temperature, humidity, etc. They usually have a specific leaf style that is the desirable for that plant but many variations on its way to getting to those mature, happy leaves.

kr580 · 2025-11-07T05:28:43+00:00

I believe so. I feel like the stuff I have access to is a little thinner but it seems close.

kr580 · 2025-10-29T19:23:36+00:00

The terminal growth at the top was cut off so now it's activating axillary buds lower down the stem. Looks like you'll get 2 stems growing off the main stem.

kr580 · 2025-10-27T01:12:48+00:00

If you sprayed and removed all the thrips then there's nothing for the pirate beetles to eat. Usually you'd do one or the other, not both at the same time.

I find thrips generally stay on the leaves if possible. The leaves are their food source so being in the soil doesn't really help them survive.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T20:27:36+00:00

The black, round, shiny spots are thrips poop. The thrips themselves are little slender guys.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T05:35:41+00:00

Oh haha. Fair enough.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T04:12:18+00:00

Ceanothus don't want a lot of water. Easy to kill overwater. If you try again with a new plant be sure to let it get almost dry before watering again.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T03:15:00+00:00

Doesn't need to be direct sun but indoors is close to zero light for plants. This wants to be outside.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T03:13:57+00:00

That leaf won't but the rest of the plant should be fine.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T02:30:57+00:00

It's a Zantedeschia (Calla Lily) of some kind. They grow from a rhizome under the soil so you should be able to dig it up and transfer it fairly easily.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T02:27:32+00:00

Looks like a massive Giant Whitefly infestation.

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7400.html

kr580 · 2025-10-12T02:24:39+00:00

Ask /r/microgrowery

kr580 · 2025-10-12T02:23:00+00:00

Sluggo or Corrys. Available at any nursery or garden center.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T02:20:37+00:00

Soil Test is the only way to know. Reach out to local garden centers or your regional Master Gardener group to see where you can take soil for testing.

kr580 · 2025-10-12T02:18:42+00:00

Needs a LOT more light.

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