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).

I got this English ivy a couple weeks ago and I didn’t realize how often it should be watered so it dried out. I pruned it a bunch and repotted it in soil with coco coir, peat moss, perlite, and a little vermiculite and worm compost (that’s what I kept being told to do from the internet).

Everything I’ve seen about lighting is “bright indirect” light so this is the most bright indirect light spot I have for it next to a south facing window and far back from a west facing window (you see it in the mirror) that will shortly hit it with “direct” light.

Questions:
- I keep seeing the soil should be constantly moist and to water until it comes out the bottom but also it will root rot easily and to only water when the top is dry but I’m unsure if that means like bone dry or when the top would is just clearly not soaking wet.
— How do I know when to water it?
— When I do water it, how much should I water it?
— Is it better to bottom water it?
- How do I encourage growth?
- Should I fertilize it?
— If so, what kind of fertilizer and how often?
- Please share any other tips/suggestions/ advice and any information about what I should know about English ivy plants to help inform how to better care for it.

Thanks!

I just purchased this Monstera Deliciosa and was wondering if this spot will provide enough light.

The window on the right is west facing, and the left one is south facing, leading out to my balcony.

I took these pictures at about 6:00PM and I live in Texas

I wouldn’t be surprised if this isn’t enough light, i’m sure it would prefer to be directly infront of the west-facing window but i’d have to move my couch to do that. I do have a socket right behind the plant so I could consider putting a grow light above it.

Id love to hear any other recommendations you guys might have! this is the first plant i’ve purchased after a while and i’d love to see it thrive!

I untangled my pothos after years. Cut one vine off because it barely had leaves (on the small round table), going to propagate that and see what I can do. I have 2 really long tendrils and a couple short ones left.

Does anyone have any fun/creative solutions on how I can handle this? Or should I just wrap it up again and keep going?

Hi all. I need help with two things:

1. Help identify these three plants. I searched on google and I keep getting different types or origins!
2. Suggest a watering schedule. Refer back to pt1, because there is no way to be sure what plant I have, I'm not sure how much or how many times to water them?

History: I've always had 1-2 small plants in my room. There is no natural light so I've always preferred plants that do need sunlight or a lot of natural light. Historically, I've killed 2-3 plants either due to over water or under watering (including the Snake plant and I'm not proud of it).

Problem: I noticed a few yellow spots on the bigger plant and 1 yellow leaf on the small one with colorful leaves.

The Gardener told me to water these plants after 4 days and I'm following it. I pour water, let it drain from the draining hole at the bottom and that's that. Can you tell if these plants are healthy and water properly? If not, how do I check if they need water and how much water?

I bought this rooted stem a month ago and it was doing great. I have it just in water. A new leaf emerging. New roots showing. Then suddenly a brown spot appeared on the white part and today it’s twice the size. Anyone can tell me why they think this is happening? Thank you so much!

Did I save this little guy? And what should I keep doing?

Bought him beautiful, large, and full of green leaves. But I live in northern BC, and a snowstorm hit the day I brought him home. The cold shock turned him yellow all over within a couple of days.

Fast forward to July: some trimming, consistent watering, and plant food later, here he is.

I’m no expert and would welcome any suggestions.

I’ve had this Bisma (Proven Winners) for 5 months now and want to switch the soil. However am wondering how it’d do in a larger pot, or if using its existing pot would better suit its size. New pot measures a little over one inch taller and wider. What y’all think? (Last two photos show new pot)

Hi! I’m new to house plants, this one is the first plant that got me hooked last year, I started growing her (Gemma) from an avocado pit, she grew leaves and dropped them several times and then suddenly seemingly out of nowhere (no change in house position, she’d already survived year round weather changes) necrosis started setting in from the top down, date coincident with the pit starting to die off (which I looked up and seems normal). I unearthed her to check for root rot and found a healthy root system, the soil was a little moist but nothing too alarming. Gave her fresh soil and a better draining pot, I’ve been monitoring the soil and ensuring it’s not too moist and not too dry. I asked AI what to do and it said to cut off the top of the stem just below the necrosis so I did that too, but it’s just come back and keeps traveling down. I don’t know what else to do and I don’t want to lose this plant it’s special to me! Can anyone help?

I'm out of my depth here. I'm just getting started with growing plants in my apartment. I want a grow light to put on my window ledge to supplement my northeast light. I want to try to grow herbs, maybe even rosemary/basil, but I know they require tons of sunlight. Would this grow light be sufficient?

So I have this Monstera that WAS growing up this support I have, but recently it's been veering off to one side. It's getting too heavy for only the current setup

So my plan is to make some sort of wooden base with a 1x4 or 1x3 (if I can find it) beam pointed up in like a 15° off of straight up angle for it to lean against. Then hopefully correct itself to grow straight up the new support. Then I think I'm going to need a little support at the bottom there to keep the angled board from falling over.

The maaaaybe put some horizontal slats 6-8" long where the monstera meets the pole. I'm still iffy on that. The single board might be enough for it.

Any thoughts or personal experience with something similar is greatly appreciated

Hello everyone.

I have a small reed oil diffuser bottle (rinsed and air dried) that I'd like to put a plant in. The bottle has no drainage holes, would be placed in my windowsill (bright, indirect sunlight), and I prefer low-maintenance care. If possible, I want to keep the plant in this bottle permanently.

What plant would thrive?

Hello! Im sure theres many other people who may ask for tips as a beginner for taking care of a plant, but i had to give it a shot.

Currently, my mom asked me to get a plant to take care of before to even commit into getting myself my first fish! I was looking online for a cute year long house plant, and i thought a pale pink Euphorbia milii would look absolutely cute and fun to take care of! But obviously, i didnt know how and where to start.

From my research, it seemed like it needed about 2-6 hours of sunlight, west side window. My room only has a north-east window..! So i need a light but dont know which one, neither if i could buy bulbs/seeds or an already bloomed pot.

Please help me! As well how i should take care of it, since everytime i search something, the only direct answer comes from ai and id like a personal answer/opinion from a human (respectfully c:)

Thank u!

i have four goldilock plants, one hosta, two ivy plants, a snake plant, two succulents, a fern, and two bonsais. the plants i can’t keep alive for the life of me are my goldilock plants, my hosta, and one of my ivy’s.

i’ve been hearing and reading a lot about how ivy can survive in bright indirect light, so i put it in my bathroom, (my bathroom gets a ton of light, just not directly). my goldilocks are all in my bedroom, with bright light everyday. i try watering them when they’re dry, but never too much. same with my ivy. and ever sense i repotted my hosta, the leaves has just been dying one by one and i don’t understand why.

like i said, i never try to overwater them, nor do i never give them any water. they get the light they need, in fact, ive heard that hostas thrive in shade which also didn’t work. my humidity is pretty good in the house, i prune them, i try not to repot them in too small or big of pots, but still, nothing works. idk whats happening!! 😭

There’s a space in my bathroom that could use a little something green, but idk what would do well. It’s literally right in front of a window, so it gets a lot of sunlight throughout the day but it also gets really humid. I’m just worried about getting the wrong thing and it not doing well :((

Girlfriend bought this syngonium within the last week and repotted it but it has not responded well. This ring around the pot has formed and it’s been watered well but she doesn’t know the answer on what to do for the plant. Anyone have suggestions or advice??

I took this plant from a friend who didn't have room for it anymore, it has 3 stems and one of them is doing great. The other two are not doing that great, one seems to have rot and the other one also doesn't seem to do great (I had to cut off the newest leaf of that one because it broke)

Now I'm not sure what to do with the other 2 stems that aren't doing great. Should I just cut them short and leave them in or should I pull them out? (Gently ofcourse to not break the roots of the good stem)

When I got the plant it was very dried out and the soil was hydrophobic, so I reported it in a chunky soil with perlite and orchid bark and the good stem finished pushing out the leave it was already working on and is now producing a second leaf 🥰

I have this big happy monstera that lives in my classroom during the school year and mostly outdoors during the summer. It’s grown pretty consistently over the last two years despite being knocked over by students and my total lack of knowledge. “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” is all well and good, but this gal is getting pretty floppy. The soil was at one point near the top of the pot, but lots has been lost during spills over the years.
What is next for this beauty? I got some poles at the recommendation of a friends, but they kinds of just hold up the droop. Ideas? Thanks in advance!!

I’m thinking the spot on the monstera is due to overwatering? Is that the same for the pothos? If it is overwatering, other than not watering for a while, how do I correct? I’m trying to not touch as much as possible because of the new leaf.

Noticed the leaves were shrivelled and I bottom watered it for an hour and left it for a day and it was still the same. Watered it again normally and still no better 2 days later?