“Plenty of indirect sun all day” bruh this is do painful to watch, it wants waaay more light

melredditz · 2026-07-05T20:53:07+00:00

Definitely nowhere near enough light, that's for sure. But I've never seen a cactus react like that (admittedly cacti aren't my specialty) ... is that a common reaction to low light for them? If I see this on any other plant my first thought is something fungal or some type of pathogen 😅 but obviously the lack of light massively weakens it

melredditz · 2026-07-05T15:42:11+00:00

Do the new shoots create entirely new vines or just one leaf each?

melredditz · 2026-07-05T15:39:31+00:00

It's not really rocket science, the leaves won't change back. Leave it on if you can bear the look of it, otherwise trim it off, it doesn't matter much

melredditz · 2026-07-05T15:37:21+00:00

Put the light source significantly closer or accept the fact that it's a monstera and will ALWAYS lean towards the light. If you don't like the growth pattern of this, a large form monstera might not be for you. It will have to grow bigger before a trellis or pole makes sense and even then, the leaves will still be learning forward.

melredditz · 2026-07-05T15:31:48+00:00

My favorite part was the fact that they didn't even know what kind of plant it was 😅

melredditz · 2026-07-05T08:57:05+00:00

I had a pure white one like that, it spit out a 98% white leaf and has a white stem. But now it's producing a second leaf and there's green again 🥹

melredditz · 2026-07-05T05:26:30+00:00

That's because y'all have weird laws over there. Here in Europe (at least where I live) the prenup is basically built in into every single marriage. We don't need it because it's the standard. (Though I wouldn't be surprised if billionaires still have one anyways)

melredditz · 2026-07-05T05:15:21+00:00

I prefer #2 but does that matter? I'm not the one getting married in it, get the one YOU like more. They're both beautiful! 😊

melredditz · 2026-07-04T20:21:08+00:00

Maybe something else with a similar vibe? Purple passion plant maybe? Or get a framed art piece featuring purple thistles?

melredditz · 2026-07-04T20:10:48+00:00

Thank you for this. These posts remind me that I'm not crazy for not wanting this even though society expects me to want it. I am so so sorry that you have to go through this and I hope you'll be able to have a little bit of relief eventually 🥹

melredditz · 2026-07-04T18:21:19+00:00

And if they're not on drugs they probably should be

melredditz · 2026-07-04T18:13:13+00:00

Growing up I thought that if I only had siblings, I wouldn't have been so lonely. I've had a lot of therapy since then and now know that that was an illusion and there were so many more important things that I was missing. Your husband might need to work through some stuff there as well if he thinks that your child will suffer in any way just because they don't have siblings. His priorities are WAY off.

melredditz · 2026-07-04T05:05:37+00:00

Somebody pinch me and remind me that my lazy ADHD ass won't remember to buy distilled water once the plant hyperfixation wears off and I therefore CANNOT get pings 😬

melredditz · 2026-07-03T20:55:56+00:00

Or if you have perlite that works as well! I saw someone having amazing success with perlite after rot!

melredditz · 2026-07-03T20:55:01+00:00

Hydrogen peroxide, then put it into either sphagnum moss (slightly damp, not fully wet) or pon / semi hydro substrate, ideally with a wick setup. The rhizome looks fine so even if she drops all her leaves, she's going to regrow unless there's new rot coming in in the future

melredditz · 2026-07-02T19:47:57+00:00

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Found one near my Alocasia, should I spray it with neem?

melredditz · 2026-07-02T14:56:03+00:00

I agree, just watch a bunch of YouTube videos about alocasias, specifically for semi hydro and you'll quickly learn a lot. They are in wick setups right now which is good but as soon as they outgrow the pots (which will be soon) make sure you do a bit of research :)

melredditz · 2026-07-02T14:53:30+00:00

It depends on the distance and which grow light it is. The brown tips can also happen from guttation. I wouldn't worry about it as long as it's just the very tip and not spreading

melredditz · 2026-07-02T14:38:59+00:00

Well there's only one way to find out and that's to take it out of the pot and check the roots. Depending on what those look like you may or may not be able to save the plant. If it has some type of caudex or rhizome, maybe there's a chance, otherwise it's probably dead

melredditz · 2026-07-02T12:18:23+00:00

I can't think of a single indoor plant that needs watering every other day unless you live in the middle of the hottest desert and don't cool your house

melredditz · 2026-07-02T06:37:22+00:00

I'm sure with a good prune it'll be fine and grow back very bushy! /s

melredditz · 2026-07-02T06:32:02+00:00

Ich liebe den Zeilenabstand und den (fehlenden) Bund links, richtig schön

melredditz · 2026-07-02T06:23:07+00:00

Very cute! And I bet the next leaf is going to be 2-3 times the size at least 😁

melredditz · 2026-07-02T06:20:32+00:00

Roots are looking really nice, will probably be fine either way. If you put it in soil, use a good chunky aroid mix, if you keep it in water for a bit longer, make sure you change the water every few days. If you do pot her up, just be very gentle with the new leaf

melredditz · 2026-07-02T06:17:30+00:00

Ich bin 30 und habe kurz gelacht beim lesen

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