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What type of plants are you interested in growing? This poll is closed. |
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| Perennials! |
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142 | 20.91% |
| Annuals! |
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30 | 4.42% |
| Woody plants! |
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62 | 9.13% |
| Succulent plants! |
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171 | 25.18% |
| Tropical plants! |
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60 | 8.84% |
| Non-vascular plants are the best! |
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31 | 4.57% |
| Screw you, I'd rather eat them! |
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183 | 26.95% |
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NH. I figured that window had closed. I planted them last year and was really hoping to see some blooms this year.
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Jul 1, 2019 14:07
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FreelanceSocialist posted:So zero of the loving peonies are flowering You didn't do a Final Solution on the ants and gas them, did you? Peonies actually need ants to open their buds. My great aunt actually did that.
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Jul 1, 2019 16:49
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kid sinister posted:You didn't do a Final Solution on the ants and gas them, did you? Peonies actually need ants to open their buds. My great aunt actually did that. Nope, knew about ants being good guys here. edit: I checked on stuff when I got home a bit ago. There's ants, the plants appear healthy with new growth, there's just no buds. FreelanceSocialist fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jul 2, 2019 |
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Jul 1, 2019 17:24
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I generally fail to grow anything so I recently planted some dandelion seeds from outside in a pot of dollar store potting soil and! I have sprouts!! I'm gonna grow a salad
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Jul 3, 2019 03:23
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Next, you should try poison ivy. I've had great luck growing tons of it.
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Jul 3, 2019 13:48
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If you want a plant with some foreign flare, try planting Kudzu!
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Jul 3, 2019 14:33
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Japanese Knotweed is also a fine choice!
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Jul 3, 2019 16:55
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My brother in law lives in an apartment with no yard so he seeded a nice pot with some grass and trims it with scissors. I think about that a lot. His lawn looks better than mine
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Jul 3, 2019 17:00
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my coleus keeps losing and regaining its color seemingly at random. I've pinched off old growth, moved it to a location with a bit more shade, moved it to get a bit more sun, watered less frequently, watered more frequently, nothing seems to have much difference on the overall plant health. the youngest leaves are always bright and red, but the generation or two of older leaves turn yellow and red like every other day. I've put some very mild nitrogen fertilizer in with the last watering, maybe that'll help.
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Jul 3, 2019 20:46
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Next, you should try poison ivy. I've had great luck growing tons of it. It would be good to have on hand... Specifically, my enemy's hand
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Jul 3, 2019 23:08
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SpartanIvy posted:If you want a plant with some foreign flare, try planting Kudzu! It's also edible so...
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Jul 4, 2019 00:25
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indigi posted:my coleus keeps losing and regaining its color seemingly at random. after watering with the nitrogen fertilizer some of the leaves have turned red again within hours, but again I’ve seen that happen before. hopefully this time it sticks
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Jul 4, 2019 00:51
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I saw patio fruit trees mentioned a while back, any fertiliser recommendations? I'm in the UK and I want to give my tiny little gala apples a decent chance.
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Jul 4, 2019 13:20
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indigi posted:my coleus keeps losing and regaining its color seemingly at random. I've pinched off old growth, moved it to a location with a bit more shade, moved it to get a bit more sun, watered less frequently, watered more frequently, nothing seems to have much difference on the overall plant health. the youngest leaves are always bright and red, but the generation or two of older leaves turn yellow and red like every other day. I've put some very mild nitrogen fertilizer in with the last watering, maybe that'll help. Get some cow poo and Miracle Grow liquid plant drops. (follow the instructions ). My grandmother used this and had beautiful coleus. She would pinch pieces in the fall to root in a jar of water over the winter. Next summer more glory!
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Jul 4, 2019 17:29
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Zixie Draco posted:Get some cow poo and Miracle Grow liquid plant drops. (follow the instructions ). My grandmother used this and had beautiful coleus. She would pinch pieces in the fall to root in a jar of water over the winter. Next summer more glory! I already had miracle grow plant food sticks in there and I know those probably aren't as good, but I did add a generous half inch of compost to the pot. Hopefully that does the job!
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Jul 6, 2019 15:23
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Love getting plant mail. Here's my new fernleaf cactus (Selenicereus chrysocardium) which is now one of the weirder cacti in my collection.
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Jul 8, 2019 08:03
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That's a nice one, got a tree with a shady spot for it to live in or are you gonna keep it inside? I have a bunch of Selenicereus Pteranthus all around my yard and had a few flowers last week.  Frog visitor in this one.  Also had a dry spell last month and I think that triggered my dragon fruit to bloom for the first time ever, the flower was a foot long it was crazy.  Unfortunately it didn't get pollinated so no fruit this time, just withered away after the flower. Never gotten a fruit off the selenicereus either.
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Jul 8, 2019 21:33
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One of my cynoglossum (chinese forget-me-not) started to bloom. I think my moonflower is starting to bud as well, which is a bit earlier than I expected (it's been about 2 months since it emerged). Now that it's budding, is it best practice to not give it fertilizer? It's starting to drop its first leaves, but it's hard to tell if that's nutrient stress, water stress (it got less than normal over the long weekend which it spent inside) or general aging.  This thing has got legs though, it climbed all the way up my 6' bamboo pole, then halfway up the other side, and I think I'm diverting it back on the other side again. It's got a bunch of side-vines which are awkwardly sprawling around as well. Eeyo fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jul 9, 2019 |
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Jul 9, 2019 01:17
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Hooray, the Japanese beetles have returned.
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Jul 9, 2019 01:19
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Charlatan Eschaton posted:That's a nice one, got a tree with a shady spot for it to live in or are you gonna keep it inside?
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Jul 9, 2019 01:39
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Charlatan Eschaton posted:That's a nice one, got a tree with a shady spot for it to live in or are you gonna keep it inside? Awesome flower time lapses! I'll be putting it up in a shady spot in the greenhouse, a job for today.
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Jul 9, 2019 03:08
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Hi plant thread, here are some of my plants. I started out with a few years ago when I moved in our house and they just slowly added up over time getting plants from people and buying a few here and there. My back yard was a waste land when we moved in, I did all the landscaping and planting myself and it's finally finished for the most part so I pretty much just keep it maintained now. This is my giant Orchid that I got from a neighbor when it was a tiny pathetic plant on the brink of death. It bounced back quite nicely and i just recently moved it into the biggest hanging basket i could find.   My plant shelves and aloe. The aloe plants started from one crappy plant i got for free years ago and it just kept getting bigger and making babies.  Palms I have planted in my back yard when they were small enough for me to handle that are now huge.  One of the fishtail palms that I rescued after the office my wife worked at threw them out....They are not indoor plants, so i planted them in the ground and they flourished. 
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Jul 9, 2019 15:54
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Nice foxtail the leaves on them are so cool, how big was it when you got it? Forgot there's a Chrysocardium in with the hoyas that I got last year, it's potted in chunks of pine bark since I usually get a good amount of rain and regular soil would hold water for too long which can be bad. Probably move it to a basket soon so it can get bigger and maybe try to get ones from cuttings to grow on an oak tree. Epiphytes are rad cause they can grow on almost anything if they're getting diffused light and enough moisture. cut the top off a couple times to get new ones  where it usually lives, facing north and under a tree so pretty shady in summer  Thanks for the nice words about the timelapses those are the best ones i've gotten so far, lots of times they miss.
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Jul 9, 2019 21:08
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Charlatan Eschaton posted:Nice foxtail the leaves on them are so cool, how big was it when you got it? It's actually a fishtail palm, foxtails are poofy looking....Like a fox's tail  When I got them they were about thigh high and near death. I just stuck them in the ground and they sprouted pretty quick, a little too fast actually because now they are getting into the power lines.
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Jul 9, 2019 23:45
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Tell me plant handlers, how do I bring this house tree into a more stocky compact form? It's been getting lanky/spindly hanging out by the south facing windows, so I've moved to the north side of the house for the time being.    I'd like to reign it in a little bit, with a more compact crown. The long running stems have caused it to grow into the way in just about any room.
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Jul 10, 2019 00:03
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Cut off half of its spindly bits. Place it in front of a south‐facing window. Wait for it to get new growth. Cut off the rest of the spindly bits.
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Jul 10, 2019 00:49
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Is it ok to start with one cut at this far back [red line](its still less than half the leaves)?
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Jul 10, 2019 16:18
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I recently 'adopted' a majesty palm that was root bound in a tiny pot, I got it repotted and it has taken pride of place amongst my other patio/indoor plants. It's SUPER thirsty though. I have to go away for 2 weeks, what's the best cheap way to keep it damp while I'm gone? Soda bottle waterers and mulch? Tub it?Anything dumb and obvious? I don't have a hose connection by me, so no weep system for me. Group photo. They'll all be moved indoors once the weather goes back to being cold.I was so used to watering everything else in the picture just once a week that my poor palm got a little crispy the last week, it's recovering. \/\/ dang it I just repotted it last week. \/\/\/ Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Jul 11, 2019 |
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Jul 10, 2019 16:40
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I have two majesty palms and yes they are super thirsty. I'd put that in a bigger pot imo and soak it once a week, letting the drip pan fill up with water. Or if it's outside where it can get rain you don't have to worry too much unless it's not raining obviously.
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Jul 11, 2019 01:25
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Does the hemp rope and jug of water method actually work?
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Jul 11, 2019 01:39
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Suspect Bucket posted:I recently 'adopted' a majesty palm that was root bound in a tiny pot, I got it repotted and it has taken pride of place amongst my other patio/indoor plants. It's SUPER thirsty though. I have to go away for 2 weeks, what's the best cheap way to keep it damp while I'm gone? Soda bottle waterers and mulch? Tub it?Anything dumb and obvious? I don't have a hose connection by me, so no weep system for me. There are drip systems that can draw water from a reservoir and distribute it on a timer, but they’re not particularly cheap. You could drill a hole in a bucket, pass drip tubing through the hole, seal the hole with silicone or other sealant, put the wimpiest drip emitter you can find on the tube (probably two litres per hour, get one that isn’t pressure‐compensated), fill the bucket with water, and elevated the bucket to a height that gives the flow rate you need.
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Jul 11, 2019 01:50
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Jestery posted:Does the hemp rope and jug of water method actually work? You mean like a wick? They definitely work (actually I've had good results with Nylon rope) but I don't know how much capacity they can practically deliver. You get diminished capillary action as you rise above the water level, which means there is a limit on how deep your "reservoir" can be.
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Jul 11, 2019 03:49
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I did a few tests and set up a wick irrigation system over the July 4th weekend. They definitely do something, but they are limited. My initial test was to use a short rope from a glass of water to deliver water to a paper towel. I weighed the paper towel dry and then after absorbing for a bit. That gives an upper limit to the water rate; the paper towel is good at absorbing water, the wick was short, and the glass was full. Under those conditions, a piece of garden twine could deliver something on the order of 1/3 gallon per day. I set up my biggest, somewhat wide cooking pot with water and ran 5 strings from it between my 3 plants (after saturating them with water the night before so they didn't make a mess on my floor). I'd estimate it delivered maybe a 2 quarts over the weekend. A combination of water level loss, and lower wicking capacity between the twine and the soil probably caused the lower delivery rate. I also tested making a very tiny hole with a tiny needle in a large plastic container (my big 2 gallon watering can I don't use anymore), but that delivered more like 1 gallon per day. That was way too much, and since it's dripping it's possible that excess water could spill out and around. The best answer is to get a neighbor/friend that you can trust to water it right (and not steal your poo poo I guess). I'm pretty socially awkward so I didn't go that route, but in the future I'll consider it.
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Jul 11, 2019 05:33
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toplitzin posted:Is it ok to start with one cut at this far back [red line](its still less than half the leaves)? What is it? Pachira glabra? You can start small if you want. Cut the stem not far after a leaf node (which your red line depicts). Give it a good amount of sunlight.
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Jul 11, 2019 06:17
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Yes it is.
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Jul 11, 2019 10:55
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Good morning plants! Here was the little guy that started it all. He was just a foot long branch when he showed up in the mail. No flowers yet, but that might not happen until next spring.  Zinias survived their brush with death/a bad plant baby sitter. One in the back is mugging the camera like a dumb idiot.  BABY PLANTS! Growing some more gourds, trying to repopulate my cilantro, and my god green onions just don't loving grow gently caress them.  Coleus is doing good. You can see the radishes which are just completely out of control.  New cucumber is kicking rear end. Peppers are starting to turn red. Got new banana peppers coming in. And this weekend I used my jalapenos to make some burgers at a BBQ.  This is my poo poo now. I love watching the vines climb on things and take them over. You could even say it's my....aesthetic.  And as always, now and forever, ALL HAIL THE GOURD 
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Jul 15, 2019 12:00
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FizFashizzle posted:BABY PLANTS! Growing some more gourds, trying to repopulate my cilantro, and my god green onions just don't loving grow gently caress them. In my experience, they're the easiest thing to grow. Hell, you can just save a bit of the root end from store-bought green onions and pot them up, no problem. Used to let those little shits run wild in my garden, until I had to move. Best part is they freeze pretty well and don't take up much space, so you don't really have to worry about having an excess supply.
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Jul 15, 2019 20:41
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Bees on Wheat posted:In my experience, they're the easiest thing to grow. Hell, you can just save a bit of the root end from store-bought green onions and pot them up, no problem. Used to let those little shits run wild in my garden, until I had to move. Best part is they freeze pretty well and don't take up much space, so you don't really have to worry about having an excess supply. i really think it's just too hot for them to grow.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:32
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I trimmed a good few of the longer stems/leaves andmoved it back to the south window. The leaves have really darkened up (more/same nutrients going to less leaves?), and I'm watching a few bits of new growth closer to the trunk. Hooray!
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Jul 16, 2019 11:22
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How do I do some sort of plant ID? my ex had bought some plants for the apartment but I've no idea what half of them are. She didn't give a poo poo about them, so I lost two already (and was oddly mad about that) so I don't want to make that same mistake. They're limping along now, I think I need to take them out of the plastic pots and put them in ceramic ones with some more nitrogen rich soil... But that's all I've got
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