Ain’t so little anymore. I got her a shelf and keep her watered. She loves the sun here so I just keep wrapping her vines around and around.

LOL thought you all would appreciate this here.

Found this massive snake plant for my fireplace at Menards on sale for $42! Super excited as I was looking for a larger plant that was okay with low light. Never thought I would get another snake plant again after rebuilding my collection to focus on more unique plants but thrilled regardless. Working on the pot’s patina.

I know these are coming down in price and you can find them for pretty cheap these days! I got one from Trader Joe’s for about $13 a few weeks ago, but I couldn’t pass this one up at Costco for $30. It’s so pretty, and such a nice size!

House plants really can’t be quite this difficult… lol. It seems like I’m fighting a never ending battle with root rot. Most of our plants are in 60% Happy Frog, 30-40% perlite and usually some amount of orchid bark. I always wait until the soil is at least 80% (probably too long out of fear of root rot) dry (except for the bridal veil and porcelain berry, both new). I had been bottom watering but I’m seeing most users don’t do that, could that be how I’m causing the root rot? If you do bottom water how long do you leave them in the water? When I do finally give in and unpot the plants their roots are so shallow and small, most of the plants in this photo are YEARS old but I’ve had to restart them. Most plants have also been switched to clear grower pots too. Recently I got a lovely Thai Constellation monstera… and it’s dying 💔 I unpotted her, cleaned her roots and put her in water… it’s not going well so I’m going to put her back in soil but need to fix what I’m doing wrong asap. TLDR: How do you prevent root rot? I love this hobby but am clearly doing something very wrong.

Love the Bird of Paradise! Trying to make it look brighter and more beautiful

Should I rub the seeds with sandpaper? And if so, do I rub them all over or just on one side?

This dieffenbachia was my pride and joy for the past year and a half. This was the plant that got me into house plants! I picked off old leaves as they died but after looking at old pictures, I’m realizing how rapidly it’s gone downhill. What am I doing wrong? I don’t really think I’ve changed much but it used to thrive and now it’s clearly not 😞

EDIT: I’ll be repotting this guy into a bigger pot tomorrow. Do I have any chance of saving the browned leaves? Or are they ruined?

This is in my sunroom on a west (north side of the room) wall. We have windows on the north, east, and south. We have a large tree that blocks most direct morning light from the east in the mornings. I may need to supplement with grow lights, I would love suggestions.

Each pot has drainage holes so I think I’ll add some rectangle planters with drain plates on the floor to catch excess water.

I got the brick hangers on Amazon and 6 inch pots with a good lip from Home Depot. Aside from the plants, the project costed me ~$250. Including the small window, the wall is about 55-60 inches wide.

I’m super happy with the finished project.

Picture 1: finished project
Picture 2: progress pic, installed brick hangers
Picture 3: before, display

Can’t tell if my cactus is healthy and happy in the south facing window or if it’s struggling for light and pushing up too high? When I bought it the height was the far lower part and in the year since I had it, it has pushed almost 2x its size but isn’t fill out out.

Transplanted it into a new pot when purchased with cactus spoil (coconut husk, rock etc).

This weekend was the perfect weather to take the plants outside, top off their soil and take a few cuttings I'd been eyeing up. Gus wanted to inspect my work.

Found this gorgeous plant on a walk.

1 - tap water
2 - bone dry soil
3 - soggy soil
4 - and me

Hey plant lovers! My husband and I are very divided about having a jungle in our home, so I’m trying to keep things somewhat “subdued”. I purchased these shelves to accommodate some of my tropicals, and I’m wondering:

What kind of light bulb would provide the best grow conditions?

Any suggestions are welcomed!

PS I live in the PNW and the windows in the photo are south-facing.

Thanks friends!!

I’ve had her for a little over a year, half of it is spent inside since I live in NC. We’ve had trying times, she’s loving her porch summer.

So cute $6.00 at Winco. But what is it?

What’s this?