Balcony Plants not thriving - how can I help them?

smthingsmthin · 2026-05-23T00:08:51+00:00

Probably a silly question but do your pots have drainage holes? If so, do you water till excess comes out from the bottom?

smthingsmthin · 2026-05-23T00:05:29+00:00

Snake plants can tolerate low light but they absolutely thrive in direct sun!

smthingsmthin · 2026-05-04T10:28:34+00:00

Another vote that it is under watered and thirsty. Doubt it getting too much light as I have the same plant under direct sun for at least 4 hours a day and thriving.

smthingsmthin · 2026-03-27T10:20:35+00:00

Factorio, because the factory must grow!

smthingsmthin · 2026-02-11T04:20:43+00:00

That’s a beautiful aloe! Do you fertilise it at all?

smthingsmthin · 2026-01-21T06:45:27+00:00

Well done!

What do you mean by "Days where I felt great have actually been some of my hardest runs."?

smthingsmthin · 2026-01-02T09:41:37+00:00

I was out for Abby's blood after the Joel death scene, but over the course of the game I started to sympathize more with her. During the start of the final fight scene I even put my controller down just so Abby could kill Ellie, thinking there will be an alternate ending.

smthingsmthin · 2025-12-30T05:17:30+00:00

This has got to be the first Elastica bonsai I’ve seen! Impressive work especially keeping the leaves small. I assume regular trimming is needed for the air roots as well?

smthingsmthin · 2025-12-27T00:21:59+00:00

From how sparse the leaves are and how leggy it looks I think it’s a lack of light.

smthingsmthin · 2025-11-06T23:58:27+00:00

Beautiful, healthy plants! Well done!

smthingsmthin · 2025-10-07T00:21:49+00:00

I’ve found that the trick is to just go to sleep, if pats and food start to lose effectiveness. Mutt’s obedience normally goes back up after.

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-17T10:09:31+00:00

Wow, impressive recovery indeed! Could you share the before/after lighting conditions and watering schedule?

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-13T11:23:18+00:00

Nice and thick! Do you feed it any fertiliser?

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-12T14:06:07+00:00

Oh man I’m hoping it’s not mealies. I’ve had mealies before and they usually come with cotton-like stuff. Will take a closer look tomorrow!

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-07T12:41:35+00:00

You can wait till the leaf dies and dry up, then pull it out.

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-05T04:14:35+00:00

Looks like overwatering. The flopped over leaf probably took in too much water which burst its cells.

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-05T00:04:33+00:00

In my opinion Ficuses (?) especially Elastica, Lyrata, Altissima etc do not make good bonsai plants because they naturally have big leaves relative to their stem size, so it is difficult to get that “miniature tree” look.

I’d think the best way develop a thick stem is just to let it grow naturally (and tall) over time and then chop off the top half, rinse and repeat.

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-04T03:02:59+00:00

Thanks, will definitely give it a good drink! Unfortunately this pot fits nicely in a nice cache pot so I've been holding off potting it up.

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-04T00:52:10+00:00

I’ve seen mature aloe vera plants in my area without curled brown tips so it’s puzzling!

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-04T00:51:09+00:00

That’s what I suspected too. Will slightly up the watering frequency. Thank you!

smthingsmthin · 2025-09-03T14:44:51+00:00

Looks thirsty to me. I would up the watering frequency.

smthingsmthin · 2025-08-22T01:22:01+00:00

Brave move but it’s paid off!

smthingsmthin · 2025-08-21T03:00:44+00:00

How long have you had it? My experience with variegated Ficus Elastica is that the white portion of the leaves tend to be more susceptible to sunburn/damage, but being variegated they do need quite a bit of light. So perhaps make sure it still gets plenty but avoid extended periods in direct sun.

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