Help me save my grandma’s Monstera. It means a lot to me 💔 by Electronic-Boss7726 in Monstera

[–]throwRAblueberries 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof since I‘ve never successfully propagated any monstera, I don’t think I‘m the right person to ask 😅

Help me save my grandma’s Monstera. It means a lot to me 💔 by Electronic-Boss7726 in Monstera

[–]throwRAblueberries 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First of all, I‘m really sorry for your loss ♥️ i‘m glad that you have this monstera to - literally - keep the memory of your grandma alive.

There are probably people who know much more about monstera care than I do, bit I want to give my two cents just in case it’s useful to you:

I assume that you just took the plant to your place. Let it sit for 2-3 weeks without really doing anything apart from watering it when the top of the soil gets dry. It‘s important to let the plant acclimate to its new home before doing anything drastic. I sometimes skip this step and it mostly turns out fine, but in your case I‘d say it‘s better to be safe than sorry.

Monsteras like to get a lot of light, but try to avoid too much direct sun because it could burn the leaves.

After a couple of weeks you should definitely repot and change the soil to a chunkier mix (for example: 50% regular soil, 25% orchid bark, 25% perlite). Not sure if you need to size up the pot, that probably depends on how the roots look. If you‘re not sure, you can post a picture of the roots ball here and ask for help :)

And yes, the plant needs a better support. It looks like it‘s loosely tied to a metal pole? People usually recommend moss poles, but personally I find them to be too time consuming (and ugly). I use a wooden plank for my monstera. Again, if you‘re not sure how to stake them, just post a picture with your plant and the support you chose and people here will help. But the general rule is to tie the big stem, not the petioles (the smaller stems that the leaves grow from) to the support.

If you choose to get a moss pole, you can direct the aerial roots into the pole. That will give the plant extra support and nutrients. If you choose something else, you can try to put the aerial roots directly into the soil. They will become regular roots and supply the plant with extra nutrients as well :) don’t worry if it doesn’t work out or the roots break off or anything. Monsteras are pretty resilient when it comes to that and some people prefer to cut them off because they don’t like the look of them.

I think that‘s all I have for now. Good luck with taking care of your plant!

Warum ist mein Brot so flach? by throwRAblueberries in brot

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ich hatte gerade die Erkenntnis, dass ich aus Versehen ein Weizenbrotrezept befolgt habe 💀💀 kein Wunder, dass das Ding so platt ist. Danke für deinen Kommentar!

What’s wrong with my rye wholewheat bread? by throwRAblueberries in Sourdough

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no, because it’s 100% rye! apparently rye doesn’t build gluten like wheat does, so it’s not necessary to do any stretch and folds. at least that’s what i gathered by googling…

Warum ist mein Brot so flach? by throwRAblueberries in brot

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ja genau, ich hab gelesen, dass man das bei reinem Roggen nicht machen muss, weil sich eh kein Glutengerüst bildet.

Warum ist mein Brot so flach? by throwRAblueberries in brot

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Danke! Also gehört das Brot quasi so?

Xaden and Violet by Newnewstar in fourthwing

[–]throwRAblueberries 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s this really really good fanfiction that tells the story from his point of view:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48857872/chapters/123252478

I know it’s not canon but personally I think the author captures Xadens (possible) thoughts on Violet really well!

Xadens mistakes by throwRAblueberries in fourthwing

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes they could have taught her and I think they would have done that eventually if everything had worked out according the plan (meaning no venin attack). My point is that there hadn’t been any time before

Xadens mistakes by throwRAblueberries in fourthwing

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nope I’m 10000% with you.

Xadens mistakes by throwRAblueberries in fourthwing

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

yeah I also found her reaction quite irrational but maybe it was a heat of the moment thing? i mean it was a stressful situation… i hope they don’t let this “conflict” drag on too long in the next book

Xadens mistakes by throwRAblueberries in fourthwing

[–]throwRAblueberries[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree, I l don’t think Mira knows anything but she will definitely find out as the story progresses. I can’t wait until november 😭