u/Naive-Management3140

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What does she need?

I've had this White Princes for more than a year I think. She came with these gorgeous pink and white leaves. Since I've had her she's grown but never given me a leaf with that striking variegation. She's fruited, twice.

I bottom water. She's in a chunky soil mix. She has a dedicated Sansi bulb and it's reading 800 FC at the top of the plant. I fertilize with MSU fertilizer boosted with cal mag and silica boost. I don't see roots coming out of the bottom of the pot. Her newest leaf, pictured, is just kinda sad. You can see the cream I'm getting but no longer the dramatic white and pink seen in last pic. She had 3 of those leaves when I got her. She has 2 of them left. The other eventually faded and died from age. Otherwise she seems healthy

Is this just the reality of not living in a greenhouse? Should I move the grow light closer?

u/Naive-Management3140 — 17 hours ago

It finally happened!!!!!

My first inner fenestrations on my monstera!! They aren't much but they are pretty exciting to me 😂

u/Naive-Management3140 — 22 hours ago

My glorious verticilata

I love this plant so much. I shared her recently and you all loved her too. The common name is red log Peperomia.

She was in need of a repot: just couldn’t stay hydrated. So I took a few cuttings and today they were ready so I sized her up and here she is.

u/Naive-Management3140 — 2 days ago

Peperomia Obtusifolia: Pixie

My newest pep is soooo charming. Since coming out of quarantine and into her well lit new home she seems to be showing a tiny bit of variegation or mottling on her leaves. I just love the variety!!

u/Naive-Management3140 — 3 days ago

Don't give up on your watermelon pep

I was about ready to chuck my watermelon pep in the compost. She had funky leaves, and not many of them and just wasn't growing robustly. I had her in the same spot as some other very happy peps getting the same treatment but she was not doing well. I moved her to a different spot and it got worse. On a last ditch effort I placed her here. The only difference is the light is more diffuse: further from grow lights and filtered by other plants. And she is making a come back.

u/Naive-Management3140 — 3 days ago
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Some happy hoyas

I repotted my Compacta because she was always thirsty and sucked the water when I bottom watered like a fiend.

This Crassipetiolata is 32 inches from base of plant to top of trellis. Once her tendrils get long enough to wrap across the center of of the trellis I do that and she rewards me with new leaves. Most of my large hoyas are in a chunky mix. She's my only one in semi hydro with tree fern fiber and perlite. She's thirsty!!

My silver multiflora is growing like crazy and has several peduncles. She has roots coming out the bottom of the pot and mingling with the wicks so I will need to up pot her soon.

My Cummingiana from a friend settled in and the cuttings I took from the crazy long stems with bare sections rooted up so I repotted her in my chunky mix with the cuttings. I was going to trellis her based on videos I've seen but I kind of like her wild look for now. When she gets really long again I will move her onto a cool obelisk trellis I bought for her.

(The poor Lacunosa is all wrinkly despite being previously happy in semi hydro. But my prop boxes are currently full so she is waiting her turn to be chopped and propped)

u/Naive-Management3140 — 3 days ago

Help: why the crispy tips

I am super careful to only bottom water her and ensure her leaves don't get splashed with water. She is otherwise happy based on how much she's grown since I got her!

She has the dedicated grow light you see in pic plus some light from the grow lights on the aroids, but not a ton. I fertilize when I water with MSU fertilizer with some silica boost and cal mag.

Any ideas? Too much fertilizer? Is the light a bit too intense? My other tradescantia gets the same watering routine and isn't crisping at the tips. But it's grow lights are a tad softer.

u/Naive-Management3140 — 3 days ago

I picked up 2 smaller plants today and repotted into one pot. I soaked them in distilled water to remove the peat without being aggressive and planted them into sphagnum moss and perlite that I moistened with distilled water. They are now hanging out in with a grow light in quarantine for a few weeks.

I read up on them on Reddit and will purchase some crickets or meal worms when they produce some pitchers. I understand they will likely lose the ones that are forming now.

Can you tell me what variety of nepenthes they are and if the variety is fussy or easy? Once out of quarantine they will live in a bright SW window that, due to living in a wooded area, is supplemented well with grow lights. There are MANY plants in this room that are thriving particularly hoyas, orchids, Peperomia, wandering dude, lipstick plant etc.

u/Naive-Management3140 — 7 days ago
▲ 37 r/hoyas

A few are in rehab re-rooting and are about ready to be potted up in a few weeks. I made the mistake of not using wicks in a few when switching to semi hydro and sat them in water. Thankfully just about anything can be chopped and propped!😊

Hoya Engleriana

Hoya Rebecca

Hoya Lanceolata Bella outer variegated

Hoya cummingiana

Hoya Heuschkeliana

Hoya Lanceolata Bella sandwich

Hoya Noona

Hoya Lacunosa Poonsak

Hoya Mathilde

Hoya Thomsonii

Hoya Wing Bean

Hoya Lacunosa Amarillo

Hoya Chinghungesis

Hoya Lacunosa x Khroniana My Little Runaway

Hoya Bella

Hoya Serpens

u/Naive-Management3140 — 14 days ago

I love this begonia! I have successfully propped a leaf from her and have a sweet baby plant. This one has grown like crazy. She's my only begonia and I'm not sure when I should size up. There are no roots coming out of the pot but she is beginning to expand over the edges. I tried to get pictures showing what I mean. Any feedback on if and when to repot would be appreciated!

u/Naive-Management3140 — 16 days ago
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I have her on a trellis. She is growing like crazy. She's a sticky drippy EFN factory but I love her. She's the giant on the floor center front.

u/Naive-Management3140 — 16 days ago

Propped pieces I found on the ground at the store and I'm guessing they are string of Tears but I'm seeking confirmation. I rooted in fluval and just potted them up. I'm keeping them in my prop box for extra humidity till they take off.

Whats the best care tips for these guys?

u/Naive-Management3140 — 16 days ago

My Aeonium kiwi has these long roots that are growing down into and solidly attached into the soil. I am wondering if I should cut the smaller kiwi off from the base and plant the main plant deeper. Then let the small one callous and repot it next to her? I’m not quite sure what to do and she’s quite special to me and I would love some advice. I know she looks very dry. She’s just going in for a soak now.

u/Naive-Management3140 — 17 days ago