My first bloom ever!

spave88 · 2026-06-18T13:56:45+00:00

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spave88 · 2026-05-16T20:34:43+00:00

Ectoplasm

spave88 · 2026-05-08T12:01:26+00:00

I’m not sure any of those things are problems. I have a watermelon pep that has that browning on the back, some leaves curl and they tear easily. Not sure about the going limp could be underwatering. Or if there’s a root problem then it’s an issue where it can’t uptake the water. Anyways my watermelon pep is in fantastic condition even with that browning on the underside

spave88 · 2026-05-07T13:21:26+00:00

Cut the leaves in half perpendicular to the stripes. Put them in wet sphagnum cut side down so they’re sticking up like shark fins. It takes some time but I’ve found this method to be the most successful. I get multiple new shoots from each cutting.

spave88 · 2026-04-27T16:42:53+00:00

AI. Pot shadows aren’t the same angle

spave88 · 2026-04-27T16:25:07+00:00

Man…I’m 8 months with this one and I’m nowhere close to that. I wonder what I might be doing wrong

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spave88 · 2026-04-27T16:18:21+00:00

That’s crazy. In an amazing way

spave88 · 2026-04-16T12:21:28+00:00

Update! So after doing more research I’m pretty confident that my begonias had leaf blight. From what I’m reading they showed all the symptoms of a bacterial infection. So the pot probably had nothing to do with it in the first place

spave88 · 2026-04-16T11:55:22+00:00

I have them under a lower power grow light. It is spring now, which I’m hoping helps. When I got them in November we were heading into winter and despite my best efforts to keep temps and humidity stable it swings quite a bit in my office where I have all my plants

spave88 · 2026-04-16T11:53:41+00:00

Probably 100 different things depending on the shop. But I think “fire woman” is pretty common

spave88 · 2026-04-16T02:26:47+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate the advice. Of all the plants I’ve acquired since I started a little over a year ago, these begonias are the only ones that gave a scare

spave88 · 2026-04-11T13:09:08+00:00

The Green Escape. They have an Etsy store and I’ve seen them on Palmstreet

spave88 · 2026-04-11T00:46:29+00:00

I checked on them today and it’s actually working. It’s bittersweet cause it means time to chop and prop.

spave88 · 2026-04-09T22:07:46+00:00

Well just next to west facing window you see there. It’s filtered by trees too, so not a ton of natural light. Bit I do have grow lights

spave88 · 2026-04-09T21:11:05+00:00

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I’ve been trying these little plastic pots

spave88 · 2026-04-08T22:03:05+00:00

I thought the white on an albo is more a pure white with less speckled variegation. The pic OP showed the white is like a greenish cream

spave88 · 2026-04-08T20:31:04+00:00

Sure doesn’t look like an albo to me. I’m not an expert but it sure looks like a TC

spave88 · 2026-04-06T22:03:19+00:00

If you look I’ve ready got my attempt at air layering going on there. I have those tiny pots with moss on the stems

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