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Bird of paradise & Apple tree Updates
Do you agree? I’m committed to keep posting my plants that are struggling, because that’s how we all grow.
Our youngest and alpha of the group, Mochi.
She is our 1 year old Shiba. When we joined our family, she was definitely into my houseplants and outdoor plants.
I was able to train her not to touch the indoor plants, she quickly noticed the change in my soul, energy and voice
However, she has been dedicated to destroying and eating anything I attempted to plant in my garden bed. Last year I grew a lot of stuff from seed and I was so damn excited and she ate them all, like the whole thing, she would even pull the roots!
Solution: Next month my husband is going to build a wood cover, so it stops her from getting in (Evil laugh).
Have you trained your dogs? Are they interested in your houseplants?
Plants and Pups
The next few posts, I’ll introduce you to my three gorgeous dogs and a plant or two.
This is Kenji, a Chihuahua- Dachshund mix. He loves being close to my plants and under the sun. He also loves to cuddle!
The plants featured:
-Elegia tectorum
-Tibouchina heteromalla (flower)
Do you love when your dogs have a good relationship with your plants?
New Office Shelves! How many plants do you see? Do you recognize the bottle used in my pothos on the top left?
We took the bookshelves out and Jared built new ones on the wall. This opened up the space a lot in this room and gave us more space for books & plants of course.
(Disclosure: Books are to my husband, what plants are to me )
syngonium rayii cutting thats about to bless me with a little baby leaf !! so so so exciting !!
i got a pink splash syngonium cutting a couple of weeks ago and the momma leaf has been slowly yellowing and getting crispy and ive been really worried about it but she just pushed out this little baby ! and theres a big root peeking out of the sphagnum up against the side of the jar so yay ! i cant wait to see what the new leaf looks like !
i got my albo syngonium cutting last september and after pushing out one leaf and dropping the other, it went dormant. but it finally graced me with this little baby !! im so excited to watch it unfurl and to see the variegation on it ! and it has tons of roots but ive been waiting to pot it up until it had more leaves so hopefully now i can pot it and make it super happy :)) !
creeping fig <3
Displaying while propagating - could just grow them like this too…
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Plants from left to right - Scindapsus pictus, another Scindapsus pictus (the bigger cultivar), Philodendron hederaceum, Peperomia puteolata.
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Vessels from left to right:
- first two from @teenytinyterra
- tippy jar from @houseplantgal
- forgot where I found this last one
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(at Toronto, Ontario)
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I’ve seen several repotting posts recently so I’ll share one that I did over the weekend: I needed two spider plants to be potted in identical pots - this pure green version was in a 6" pot. I LOVE unpotting plants: it’s a chance to look under the hood; to check for anything gone funky (rotted); and just to appreciate parts of the plant you rarely see.
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2) this spider plant is severely root bound: see how the root matter has essentially filled up the bottom of the pot, pushing out the soil over the past few months. On the bright side, these roots are very healthy - fleshy, bright colored, no brown/black mushy parts at all (I’m quite surprised cuz there’s usually SOME decay).
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3) your soil aerator (aka chopstick) is also a great tool for gently untangling roots. As @ohiotropics noted in a recent post, you must untangle the roots before repotting in order for the whole process to be worthwhile.
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I’d also like to pass along some great advice from @that_one_plant_guy - if you’re amending soil with perlite (the white foamy granules) - rinse it off first to get rid of the dust particles!
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#houseplants #spiderplant #chlorophytumcomosum #repotting #roots #greenthumb #plantenabler #plantsofinstagram #gardening #plantparenthood (at Toronto, Ontario)
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#monsteramonday - getting some fresh air.
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2) I noticed the tip of a developing leaf was unable to break through its sheath. I think it would have eventually ripped through but probably not without resulting in significant deformation so I helped it along. Has this ever happened to you?
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#monstera #monsteradeliciosa #outsidein #leaf #leaflove #plantparenthood #houseplantjournal #plants #greenthumb #greenery #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub (at Richmond Hill, Ontario)
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An hour or two of direct sun on this staghorn fern is acceptable but then the plant would reach critical dryness faster, meaning that I would have to water sooner (and yes, I have to take the whole plant down, run it in the shower, wait for it to stop dripping, and then carefully lift it back onto the hook).
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Light modifier: a white sheer curtain to diffuse direct sun. It’s a great way to lessen the heat stress on your plants that prefer “bright indirect light” (no need to do this for cacti).
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2) In a nursery growing tropical foliage plants, shade cloth is used for the same purpose.
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Staghorn fern watering strategy: given adequate lighting, I just feel the sphagnum moss. When it reaches the point of feeling dry but still soft, then I can water sometime within the week. If I wait longer, the moss becomes hard: that’s the WATER IMMEDIATELY signal.
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#houseplants #staghornfern #platyceriumbifurcatum #platycerium #chasinglight #outsidein #natureinspired #plantparenthood #plants #plantas #plantgoals #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling (at Toronto, Ontario)
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hey tumblr! long time no plant post. just sowed some seeds a few days ago. we’ve got:
- some mexican sunflower seeds i forgot about
- pansies
- dianthus
- lavender
- rosemary
i’ve never grown any of these from seed before, so let’s see how things go!
recently i had a very bad depressive episode that lasted a month. i couldn’t even get up to water my plants. it pained me seeing my more water-sensitive plants (lemon trees, spiderwort, etc.) suffer damage, but many of my succulents thrived in my “absence.” Just look at those leaves!
this watering today was satisfying and rewarding, maybe i will try and use plant-watering as a way to break free from my depression slumps.
purchased this variegated portulacaria afra from home depot today! it was waaaay in the back and super dry. let’s see where this goes!
another good morning.
my pvn is looking a lot better than it was a month or so ago!
happy growth from my messy bear paws
taking care of plants is a fulfilling hobby. it rewards me for being patient and careful and caring.
good morning.
some new additions to the shelf!
while the pink grow light is quite lovely, i will never get over how beautiful and stunning my plants are in the morning sunlight.
currently looking up “how to care for a sunflower”! ft. an ice cold glass of gingerale
The new leaf on my monstera unfurled just in time for #MonsteraMonday
#monstera #monsteradeliciosa #plant #plants #houseplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantsofinstagram #plantmom #plantlover #plantparenthood #plantlife #plantlady #plantlove #plantstagram #indoorhouseplants #indoorhouseplant #indoorhouseplantsofinstagram #green #grow #gratification #gratifying #growth #plantythings #plantobsessed #greenplants (at Richardson, Texas)
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This little one is so pretty to me. The pink adds such a nice touch!
#plantsofinstagram #plantlife #plantlover #plants #indoorplants #indoorhouseplants #plantmom #plantlady #plantparent #plantparenthood (at Richardson, Texas)
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