My home office. I couldn’t do it without my plant friends. (i.imgur.com)
Working from home was a difficult transition for me, but adding plants (and having good light) make all the difference. I thought you folks would approve.
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Working from home was a difficult transition for me, but adding plants (and having good light) make all the difference. I thought you folks would approve.
I have a ton of plants around my house and this is a small collection I put together behind my work desk! It includes:...
Found this little jar at a Wilko in town for £6. Made a perfect little greenhouse for a calathea I saved from going in the bin at a nursery. It’s much happier with the higher humidity.
TL;DR: apparently the management at my apartment complex considers plants to be “Seasonal decoration.” Here’s the email chain:...
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What preparations do you take when moving outdoor plants indoors for the winter? I’m mostly worried about bringing bugs inside. What techniques do you use to ensure you don’t get infested over the winter?
Don’t be afraid of the little reagent kits, they’re easy to use and accurate and cheap! Think of them like little science kits. :)
It’s quite big too!...
More pics and a short video...
The sensitive plant aka the shame plant...
I trimmed the trunk because it was growing quite tall and spindly. Is there any way to continue growing the main trunk or will it only grow branches now?
I have a fungus gnat problem with my houseplants, I’ve kept them relatively under control using Mosquito Dunks in my watering can since August and some yellow sticky traps but I can’t seem to eradicate them. I was considering buying nematode pot poppers but I’ve never used them before so I was wondering if anyone had any...
Hope this is OK to post - sometimes the pests are living right under our noses!
After many moons and many houseplants. I’ve managed to keep one alive long enough to get a baby snek....
thought I’d share the story (so far)…...
My little girl was dying after her first season after being adopted from a local super market. Now she came back to life - stronger than ever!...
My jade plant which was a rooted prop from my friend. June 27 (top left) the day I received it, July 27 (bottom left), and today (right).
Some big dumby with my name (T’was me) posted earlier this week with a totally not correct way to propagate ficus elastica (rubber tree, tineke) from a leaf. So anyway here is the proper way to prop it with pictures....
I’m so happy with these guys. Sometimes it feels like hard work to keep on top of but it’s worth it in the end.