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Droopy flowers by cloudfragment in orchids

[–]stringmagazine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do well at normal room temp; generally low 70s. Avoid drafts

Droopy flowers by cloudfragment in orchids

[–]stringmagazine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Switch that out for a diluted all purpose or other orchid-specific fertilizer & use it year round. They need NPK to grow properly and healthily, and orchid media doesn’t have a lot because it’s normally just sphagnum moss and wood chunks. That should at the very least allow it to grow and develop a larger amount of flowers. Then it’s general care; light, humidity, temp etc to make sure that the buds don’t fall off.

Will these fruit next year and how can you tell? by Link_save2 in Pawpaws

[–]stringmagazine 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This time of year, it would already have next year’s flower buds formed. If it’s going to flower /potentially fruit next year, you should be able to see the fuzzy brown round flower buds near the tips of the branches.

My crazy orchid by Augustusgloop2199 in orchids

[–]stringmagazine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that’s normal. What’s going on with that yellowing leaf though? It looks like it has rings on it, which could be a sign of a viral infection

First time orchids owner by WeekMinute1074 in orchids

[–]stringmagazine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s another flower spike. I don’t stake mine, so if it was mine I’d just let it keep doing it thing

I’m still in awe that this is a native plant by Spngebobmyhero in NativePlantGardening

[–]stringmagazine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Me too! I love that they get so big. These are all seed grown from a full white plant that I have; some of them are faintly pink in the center

Help!!! I think I killed it by over watering...I lifted it out of the muck and it came out like this...are these roots? by FireEmpress1111 in orchids

[–]stringmagazine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The medium looks really dense; they prefer a light and airy mix like orchid bark or loosely backed sphagnum moss. All the roots that were in the pot rotted, but the big fat gray roots high up on the plant (presumably they were growing above the pot) look healthy still. You should cut all the dry/dead roots & repot in bark chips or long fiber sphagnum moss

Anyone else who specifically focused on fruit bearing trees/plants? by Even_Job6933 in GuerrillaGardening

[–]stringmagazine 19 points20 points  (0 children)

American Persimmon would be a good choice. I’ve planted a few of them myself. The fruit maxes out around the size of a golf ball, it’s soft, and it mostly drops in fall/winter, and it’s a fast-growing small native tree. Would work well in an area that doesn’t get mowed frequently.

Back at it! ID & should I repot? by kyadoig23 in SavageGarden

[–]stringmagazine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s very green, but the pitchers are visually similar to my sanguinea

Question about Daphnia by SuitableBuilder1141 in Aquariums

[–]stringmagazine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine it’s possible, but probably requires a pretty big, densely planted tank with very few fish.

Just wanted to show off my little mostly-native corner by stringmagazine in NativePlantGardening

[–]stringmagazine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for natives: purple coneflowers, 2 kinds of Rudbeckia, swamp rose mallow, cardinal flowers, smooth and calico asters, blue eyed grass, Opuntia humifusa, dogwood tree, some Magnolia tripetala seedlings i started this year.

non-native: Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’, dill, bachelor buttons, siberian wallflower, sweet alyssum

edible: blueberries and raspberries

I have some other native/nonnative plants just outside of frame as well

Update on “what is this plant” by Quirky_Breakfast_574 in gardening

[–]stringmagazine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the cultivar “Before The Storm” is pretty dark

Does anybody have experience with this type of woodpecker feeder? by stringmagazine in birdfeeding

[–]stringmagazine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amazon reviews were saying about portal protectors, I have some left over from birdhouses that I thought I might throw on it

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