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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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Ok Comboomer posted:Is this some kind of monstrose deal? Some of them seem to have their leaves straighten out and become more like normal Haworthia with time/the appropriate circumstances but I have no idea what those are. They look neat It's not a mutation thing—I believe both the varieties I mentioned are native to South Africa.
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Oct 12, 2020 20:52
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actionjackson posted:otherwise it's about 12-13 feet from the nearest window so it doesn't get much direct sunlight. I water it whenever the soil feels pretty dry, enough that water comes out the bottom into the saucer. most but not all leaves are affected. Could be a nutrient issue but most likely this is from overwatering. What are you growing it in?
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Oct 19, 2020 13:25
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actionjackson posted:It's in whatever soil it had when I bought it. Nurseries will grow things in all kinds of poo poo that really doesn't work well in a home environment. If it's a relatively deep pot (which it usually is for that kind of Dracaena because they can get top heavy) the stuff most nurseries grow in could be holding water for weeks if you're giving it a thorough watering. Replanting it in a grittier mix won't hurt either way, and if it is a water issue you really want to get on top of it. If it is overwatering, those yellow spots will start spreading and browning at the center (like the one on the left side of the leaf in the center of the picture) until you start losing leaves.
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Oct 19, 2020 14:58
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Oil of Paris posted:It's great to have lots of posters that have really solid generalist and specialized knowledge all posting in the same thread I agree with this, I like Horticulture all living together in one thread. I'd be happy to contribute some stuff to an OP if that's the way we go.
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Oct 22, 2020 15:09
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Epsilon Plus posted:I've done some searching and I can't seem to find a lamp that does what I want; should I just get something like this? You certainly can. I use these and these in my living room. The PAR38s are probably half a pound or so—I have them in normal (cheap) goosenecks though they are mounted to a wall. The smaller ones don't weigh any more than a normal bulb and should be all you need to augment the natural light at the distance it sounds like you're planning to have to them.
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Oct 25, 2020 00:06
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Ok Comboomer posted:I got fungus gnats in my houseplants. As far as I know the recommended mix for a hydrogen peroxide drench is 3% (which is what it usually comes as from the drug store) but either it or neem oil should kill the larvae. There's also nematodes, etc. Then you have to deal with the flies separately, of course. The other approach is to target the surface of the soil since that's where they lay eggs and emerge. For plants that want to sit in wet soil I have found it very effective to top the soil with a ~1" layer of something that doesn't retain moisture (gravel, whatever—I use black pumice).
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Oct 26, 2020 16:20
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I don't know nothin' about nothin' except a little bit about succulents. I can write a little thing up about them if we don't want to lump that in with general houseplants though I know space is probably at a premium given that list of topics. Let me know. Here's a slightly adapted text message that I sent one of my siblings who was asking about places to get plants that I can vouch for. Maybe helpful? Wallet posted:Where do I get me some plant? Here's some books I posted in the TGO thread that are good for IDing poo poo: Botany in a Day - good starting point for IDing plants Plant Identification Terminology - figure out what to call things so you can google them.
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Oct 29, 2020 12:49
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I think a separate succulent thing would be good. From my limited understanding of them, the cultural/care requirements are completely different from most houseplants. Pictures are probably a good idea for an OP about plants. As far as succulents go I can take a few pictures of stuff I have but if anyone has any cool photos they want to post/repost before I scour GIS that would be swell (paging elgarbo). There's.. kind of a lot of thread to try and go through. Here's a picture of my tiger lillies I found while scrolling through old photos before this thread turns into a wall of text : 
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Oct 29, 2020 20:41
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Double posting (for shame) but here's some poo poo about succulents. I tried to keep it to A) some pictures of plants and B) the one thing that comes up virtually every time someone posts about their unhappy succulent, but feel free to trim if necessary. Will swap out/add pictures if anyone comes up with anything/has any suggestions/whatever. Wallet posted:Succulents
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Oct 30, 2020 15:15
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That drat Satyr posted:You left out the best part of succulents: that they can be nearly immortal through propagation and one tiny plant can suddenly turn into you having over 30 because each leaf will make a whole new plant if you let it. (Ask me how I became a Jade farmer in just three easy steps!) Some of them, at least, but considering how broad this thread is I was trying to keep it brief, which is why I didn't also cover the second most popular question people post. (Why is my succulent getting all long and weird and poo poo?) It could be good for someone to cover propagation in an effort post that gets linked to in the succulent section of the OP or something? I posted a brief outline here in this thread but it's pretty bare bones and someone could definitely do better (hint, hint). That drat Satyr posted:There's some succulent crossover with the bonsai thread, I think, re: jades and some other more woody varieties. Plant guys, make a thread alliance and link each other or something? I follow the bonsai thread (though I have nothing of meaning to contribute) and I've been thinking about dipping my toe in with some jade since I could do it indoors (it gets cold here and I hate it) and trying to keep a small tree alive kind of freaks me out. I also somehow ended up going down the rabbit hole of Peter Chan videos despite not owning any bonsai. I assume you just start with a decent sized jade and go for it. Are any other succulents popular bonsai projects or is it mostly just Crassula ovata? Wallet fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Oct 30, 2020 |
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Oct 30, 2020 16:09
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subpar anachronism posted:Over the last year or so I have slowly permitted myself more succs as I don't kill them. I'm especially a fan of the translucent haworthia like your springbokvlakensis, but am less experienced with them - they don't appear to wrinkle much, so what are the best signs these guys are thirsty? Also that capitella I wish those were my plants! I have a springbokvlakensis I got a couple of months ago but I'm still trying to get it to plump up a little without, you know, drowning it. I'm not actually sure how healthy it is to have it holding as much water as you see in that photo. Mine looks more like this at the moment (I took a photo when I got it but I can't find it):  Plants don't seem to like travelling in dark boxes. Who knew? I also haven't managed to keep my thyrsiflora anywhere near that perfectly compact; they have that shape near the tips but not for the whole length of the plants. I may try some cuttings now that I have much stronger lights. Given the color and shape in that photo I'm pretty sure they're being grown outdoors somewhere nice and warm in a shitload of sun. Here's a bonus Myrtilocactus geometrizans 'Fukurokuryzinboku' I just got in yesterday. I wasn't planning on getting any more succulents but then I saw a good deal and... 
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Oct 30, 2020 18:21
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terre packet posted:Can I get a plant ID please? Looks like it may be a thirsty Opuntia subulata (Eve's needle) but I could be wrong. Hard to say for sure without flowers.
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Oct 31, 2020 21:24
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Cowwan posted:I transplanted some rather overgrown pepper plants from my roommate's aerogarden into pots.When can I stop worrying about the shock from tearing up their root balls and moving from hydroponic to pots killing them? I cut them way back because I knew it'd be super hard on them, and after a few days they seem fine and have new growth, but I'm still paranoid. You have my permission to stop being paranoid about it. If the transplant shock was going to straight up kill them, you'd probably already know.
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Nov 13, 2020 15:57
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Bi-la kaifa posted:That reminds me, I want to turn the strip of lawn between a cedar hedge and the road into a wildflower bed. I was going to mix the seeds into a topsoil and topdress the area heavily. Should I do some prep beforehand? Mixing your seeds with topsoil should work fine as a carrier, but I'd be careful about topdressing too heavily—I think (most) wildflower seeds want to be well within an inch of the surface.
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Nov 23, 2020 23:25
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Yoruichi posted:Help! I impulse bought these two cacti, but I don't know what they are or how to look after them. It looks like they're both Mammillaria. I don't know what the first one is (there are many similar species) but the second looks like longimamma. As far as looking after them give them as much light as you can and wait for them to be dry between waterings. If you repot them you should go with a gritty mix (Bonsai Jack is my default recommendation)—I would avoid planting them in those really shallow succulent saucer things that people like as some Mammillaria drop long taproots. If you haven't already I would check what their roots look like in those tiny little pots (you may want to use bubble wrap or something to prevent stabbing yourself repeatedly). They could already be reaching the bottom which can be a hazard if you put them in a saucer and aren't careful to keep it dry. Wallet fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Dec 1, 2020 |
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Dec 1, 2020 14:47
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subpar anachronism posted:This is the first time one of my haworthia has flowered! I've only had them a few months so I'm feeling very self-satisfied. Congrats! Haworthia have the cutest dainty little flowers. The first time I had one flower it spent almost two months drilling a 3+ foot stalk towards the ceiling to hold up flowers the size of a penny. I've been nursing myself through winter gardening withdrawal by buying plants I probably shouldn't be buying and making stuff. Last week I finally got in a pot + saucer to go on a little table I made last month and replanted my Dracaena trifasciata 'Laurentii' and Dracaena angolensis in it with a newish Dracaena masoniana. A 12" pot sure seemed like it would be big enough but maybe I should have gone for the 15. I guess it would take even longer for them to get tall enough to balance the massive pot out then.   I was pretty happy to find out that Terrain has started selling decent looking metal plant trays at prices I can afford as I've been trying to find a place to get them in a wide variety of sizes for ages. I like the copper ones more than the powder coated steel but they only go up to 12". Also got in a couple of fancy Aloes yesterday (Swordfish and Krakatoa, respectively, I have no idea what the one in the back is and neither did the person who gave it to me).  We're only halfway through winter and I'm going to run out of space 
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Dec 10, 2020 17:56
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:People grow them in their yard here, but they seem to change colors after christmas? It's a definite old lady plant. My great grandmother had some 6' tall. Non-succulent euphorbia aren't my thing at all, but my understanding is that the ones they sell as disposable holiday decorations are not the same varieties you'd get at a garden center for putting in the ground. Kind of like how lots of the tulips on sale aren't really suitable for naturalizing because they've been bred to put on one really good show and nothing else.
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Dec 11, 2020 20:06
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Oil of Paris posted:It also goes without saying that I know plenty great plant pics have been posted in here by much more powerful posters than myself, so just please don’t make me search for them Uh-oh  Most of the pictures I have are just for reference so I know how things are doing. Here's my favorite indoors plant (Pachycereus marginatus f. cristata) in April and December—not for the OP really, just because he's been a busy little cactus.   There's some random succulent pictures (mostly not mine) in the little succulent thing I wrote up when we talked about the new OP a while ago. And here's a random collection of pictures from scrolling through Google Photos trying to find photos that aren't reference pictures of my messy rear end garden (use whatever you want/don't want):  Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow'  Asclepias tuberosa  Lilium lancifolium  Monarda hybrid (probably)  Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'  Viburnum rhytidophyllum   Lilium hybrids
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Dec 12, 2020 15:03
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Oil of Paris posted:alright im about to post the new one, if you see something in it that needs fixing or you think should be added let me know!! I'm sure that I'm going to have to gently caress around with the images more bc some are HUGE lol. They're all thumbnailed when I quote it but.. yeah.
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Dec 15, 2020 14:13
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I'm turning this into a commemorative sixer thread to memorialize this momentous occasion( Is it too late?  Here's a sweet Obergonia denegrii (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Dec 16, 2020 22:41
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plant thread, 2013-2020). Post a picture of a plant/flower and it's scientific name if you know it (or idk, maybe you just to become compost?) and I will add a pretty plant to your rap sheet. I'll do these tonight (or whenever you tell me) so as not to interfere with your regularly scheduled posting.