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noob question: this thing is still producing leaves, shouldn't it kinda stop that and start working on its pseudobulb?

the other Catasetum I have has done that, this one has no bulb to speak of yet

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The reason why I have to keep my flytraps caged

>>2440433
leaves MAKE the bulb. if one bulb is big enough it will make more

>>2440554
>leaves MAKE the bulb.
really? It doesn't look like it, the bases of the leaves aren't thickened at all, looks more like they wrap around the bulb as a separate structure (thickened growth axis?)

also I thought Catasetinae could only produce one bulb per growing season, per active growth

>>2440559
i dont fuck with orchids but regular bulbs and rhizomes -> bulb big from big leaf :DD

>>2440561
Seems like that isn't the case for these pseudobulbs though

>The pseudobulb is a storage organ found in many epiphytic and terrestrial sympodial orchids. It is derived from a thickening of the part of a stem between leaf nodes and may be composed of just one internode or several

So it's actually the stem that has to get thicc, which that orchid doesn't seem to give a fuck about yet.

So can you give a newbie some recommendations for an easy starter Carnivore?
I really want to get one but I am not that good with plants and they always seem to die on me. Is it even worth giving a try?

>>2440669
Get a drosera. Impossible to kill and propagates like mad.

>>2440669
>>2440676
A Drosera Capensis to be exact. Even if they seem to die, there's a good chance their roots are still alive and they'll pop back up once conditions improve.
Just give it sunlight and rainwater, no fertilizer.

>>2440749
This.
Also Spatulata, Burmanii and Rotundifolia are equaly easy, but not as prolific.

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>>2440425
>the birdplant chugs onwards.
And outward. These chicks are getting big, it won't be long now. They are about to outgrow the nest.

>>2440951
Cute dog.

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>>2440951
Im also starting to think I planted too many marigolds for this pot.
>>2440953
Lol, she snuck in there

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>>2440957
They are cute little shits

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Hey, I'm not a frequent lurker of this board but I have a question about my peaflower, which is dying.

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>>2441350
On the base of the stem on the affected flower there are two small bulbs, is this some sort of fungus or other infection?
What are the chances that it'll spread; should I just pull up some of the roots and call it a day?

>be non-gardenfag
>plant a pair of fuyu persimmon trees a few years ago
>it's fucking delicious and basically zero maintenance
>every year there's more and more fruit
>been trying to get a hachiya for two years
>finally found someone who can get me one this fall

I want more fruit trees, i'm thinking a pair of figs, plums and apple trees.
Any suggestions/info/warnings? Hardiness zone 7, subtropical environment

>>2441823
How large has it got?
I want to get an astringent and non-astringent persimmon trees but I'm not sure if I have the space.
Did it stay compact for you?
How many fruit would you say you get?

>>2441827
I haven't picked any of the fruit off to allow their root systems to grow, so it's smaller than it would have been, but the larger one is probably 7 feet already. They don't get too huge, but it's still a tree.

I would go non-astrigent only, i've had astringent persimmons as they grow naturally here and it seriously sucks if they aren't fully ripe when you bite into it.

Last year i got like 12 fruits per tree, each the size of a medium tomato, but when they're fully grown (these are just babies) they're supposed to put out like 300lbs each.

Fuyu persimmons are crunchy like an apple, while hachiya persimmons have soft flesh like a giant grape.

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I'd like to have something alive in my living space at school, but I'm inexperienced in growing shit, and I don't want a plant to die during winter break or something. Given that, I'm interested in making a closed terrarium. I'd prefer something mason jar sized, but I'm fine with going a bit bigger. It seems pretty easy, but I don't know what plants to use, and I trust random people on 4chan more than whoever writes for gardening websites.
The basic setups I've seen have, from bottom up, pebbles, then some sort of charcoal followed by soil with some people adding sphagnum moss before the soil and one guy insisting that you should put some non-biodegradable mesh in after the pebbles. Is he right or just autistic?

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Got this cute little fella today as a present. Don't really know exactly what kind of Pinguicula it is but probaly a basic one since I think it was brought in a normal gardening center. It still cute.

>>2442112
Prob a 'x Weser' or 'x Sethos' both similar hybrids.

Give it decent sun but not full rays and rain/pure water and watch it go. Nice flowers and it will probably form little ones under it in time. Mine do.

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Some random pics of my plants.

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>>2442125

>>2442126
Oh nice, another pygmy drosera collector.
Do you have any other species?

>>2442127
I only have Drosera Dichrosepala - but I'm not big on Drosera and most dont grow well for me. I love the Dichrosepala though and they do well - I've got lots growing from gemmae and even gave some away on a forum. I'd be tempted to sort my Drosera out - get rid of the Capensis'ss and just have a sort of pigmy setup with a mini landscape.

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>>2442125
As this is a 'ping' thread.

>>2441353
Admittedly I'm not a mushroom expert, but it does look a little like mycelium there. If you poke the bulb and it is spongy, you probably have a fungal infection.

>>2442125
Idk maybe I have been too much on /pol/ lately but this looks kinda like a swastika

>>2442304
fuck me wrong thread

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Any advice for this katydid baby tears? I have an old three gallon aquarium that I'm thinking of turning into a terrarium to provide humidity

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>>2442126
Your drosera look good.

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The only flytrap I bought this year, jaws smiley

>>2440966
C U T E

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Just built a trellis for my squash today. The raised bed meme was definitely worth falling for.

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Funnel trap's retarded traps are functional

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>>2442602
They're going to leave the nest very soon now. The female stopped coming in to feed them, and now both birds just hang out real close to keep an eye on them.
I really thought I was going to see them leave the nest yesterday evening, but I guess they just weren't ready.

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Hello everyone.
I posted here the other day about these flowers I got recently, pic related.
This was yesterday but today I woke up and two of these flowers had died, one from the desert rose and one from the Portulaca grandiflora.
I was wondering if it's normal for flowers to randomly die like that. Maybe I put too much water? Maybe not enough sun? Not sure really. Being from South America I'm hoping it's just because we're in the winter here and when spring arrives they'll start really growing.
I'm a beginner and I'm really hoping I won't kill these little guys, kek.
Anyway, thanks for the help dudes.
>>2443190
That is awesome, dude
>>2443165
I had one of these as kid, used to feed it random bugs I found, good times, lel.

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Are these poppy seed plants?
I brought seeds from overseas and am trying to get them to grow here.

>>2443415
The flowers of a desert rose don't last very long, two weeks each at most. Don't worry about it. If your conditions are good enough, they can bloom year round (but not permanently, and usually they only bloom during spring and summer).

Wow, I didn't know clay pots could grow mold on them. Hahaha ha ha h a h a

>>2443419
anyone?

>>2443419
>>2443531
There are at least two different species in there, and honestly there are hundreds of thousands of common plants that have exactly the same cotyledons, so there's no way to tell. You'll have to wait another week for the true leaves to start showing up. Usually the first things to sprout are not the things you sowed, though.

Also, this is a slow thread with only a few people posting in it, so no need to bump your post if it's only been a few hours.

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>>2442585
Well, it burnt down a little

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B52, the biggest flytrap I own atm.

Btw is Texas anon here? My ventrata is starting to get ready for seed collection.

Anyone here have experience with the "medicinal" "hemp" seeds from aliexpress? i dont care if it has actual thc in it i just want edgy plants to mess with my friends

>>2444034
You can just buy them as pigeon food

>>2443440
I learned this the hard way too. On the bright side my local greenhouse had a huge pot sale this weekend so I was able to pick up a new pot for my pineapple for only a few dollars. Seems to be doing well so far.

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>>2443192
So after spending the night somewhere else, I came home to an empty nest.

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>>2444105
Before I could sink in to crushing depression, I realized the little fuckers just went to the front of the house.
Now they've taken over my patio set.

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>>2444107
All under the watchful eyes of mom and dad.
NEET birds will never move out.

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>>2444109
Just to keep it /plant/ related, my goofy little rose bush that always puts off disproportionate flowers.

I got a haworthia mutica at a flower show last year.
However, I haven't really watered it, and I gave it a small amount earlier. How should I ramp up watering to the right amount? Just a little every few days?

>>2444110
Don't worry, bird plants and plant birds are clearly symbiotic organisms, so they deserve a place in this thread.

>>2444177
>ramp up
You just start watering it properly, that's it.

How well do poppy genera hybridize? Eschscholzia species ( California poppies ) especially.

Local Lowes garden center is having 75% off ground cover, so I'm thinking about getting some for our storm shelter, which I just sprayed down with roundup because fuck trying to weedeat that shit.

What is a good option for groundcover? I want something that'll stay short but cover the whole area. They have liriope, various types of trailing stonecrop, cupflowers, creeping jenny, ice plants, english ivy, etc.

It's like, a 45 degree slope and in full sun, ground is pretty rough, lots of rocks and high clay content. I want something that'll cover the area and keep weeds from growing.

>>2444947
I'm also interested in finding a good new groundcover. I hate using mulch because it looks like shit after a few months and I don't want to keep replacing it.

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Just finished potting my first carnivorous plants.

>Northern Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea purpurea)
>Sarracenia x Dana's Delight-small
>Sarracenia x Scarlet Belle-small

>Nepenthes alata-small
>Nepenthes x Miranda-small

>Venus Flytrap-Typical

For the Sarracenia and Venus I did 1 part Peat Moss / 1 part perlite
For the Nepenthes I did 1 part Sphagnum Moss / 1 part perlite

For the Sphagnum moss I used
>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EJ61SSO
And the perlite, and peat moss I used "Black Gold"

I made sure to only used distilled water when washing the perlite and such, as well as watering them.


How did I do /plant/?
Any suggestions? Anything is welcome as I'm 100% new to them and trying to learn.

I do have one solid question,
I read the Sarracenia and Venus should be kept in standing water, hence the plastic bowls on the outside of the pots.
But how much water?

What should I fill the waterline to in relation to the pot?

>>2445188
Sounds like you did well. How much water depends on the temperature in my experience. In the middle of summer I'll raise the water to 3/4 of the way up the pots and refill it every day. During the winter I probably wouldn't water much, enough to keep the soil damp. Sarr's also like to be much more wet than flytraps and are pretty hard to rot out from wetness during the growing season.

>>2445232
They are in my greenhouse and it gets like 125 in there with the door closed

>>2445232
o btw, when you say refill it every day do you mean they actually eat through that much water, or you pour out the water and fill it fresh every day?

Thanks for the tips.

>>2445277
Not that anon but mine use all the water up.

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>>2445188
Sounds good.
Anon told me a while ago VFT's don't like to be as wet as most other species. Mine stand in a little dish, and I fill that with water every 2-3 days, depending on temp. So far they're doing great.
My drosera and sarracenia are in larger trays which I keep full of water constantly.

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Babby at the bottom of pic, didn't think it would survive, it's 3x as big as when I transplanted it.

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>>2445512
Same pot, 6 weeks ago

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>>2445511
Yeah and they love being stuck together

>>2445188
Nepenthes don't need distilled water, and you could use regular potting soil for them, too. You can keep Dionaea and Sarracenia in standing water, they don't care.

>>2445511
>Anon told me a while ago VFT's don't like to be as wet as most other species.
Anon was lied to, that's just a rumor.

>>2445512
Nice babby, the difference between the dewy aliciae in the new picture and the hairy ones in the old picture is night and day. Man these plants look bad without dew.

>>2445570
>Anon lied to you
No, I've had VFTs rot due to overwatering them. It happens more in hot climates tho.

>>2445570
>Nepenthes don't need distilled water

the fuck are you on

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>>2445511
>>2445513
cute shit man.

I'm just worried about mine because they were all fairly browning and deadlooking when I planted them.

As you can see by the tops on this one, and the fly trap only has one living trap and it's closed...pic next

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>>2445582
flytrap is so fucking small, it's so adorable.
>if it ends up living

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I've been interested in bryophyllum/kalanchoe recently due to their unique method of reproduction. I'd like to grow one, but I'm also aware that almost every species is native to Madagascar/South Africa. Having been raised in South Florida, I'm very cautious about caring for non-native plants. In the Wikipedia article for Kalanchoe, it says "only one species of this genus originates from the Americas." I've tried looking it up, but I can't seem to find it, if this claim is true.

Does anyone know which species this refers to?

>>2445572
Could be, I was only thinking of environments similar to where it grows in nature.

>>2445576
They're tropical plants that happen to enjoy bugs, not bog plants. They grow right alongside and in the same soil as a bunch of other plants commonly kept indoors. Same goes for the tropical kinds of Pinguicula.

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>>2445582
I wouldn't worry too much, as long as it grows new pitchers.
The 3rd from the left in >>2445511
Is just 2 weeks old but already rotting because it caught so much in a short time, even had maggots in it, but it's pushing out new pitchers at an incredible speed. The fresh pitcher more to the right was just a finger tall 2 weeks ago.
Pic related, you can see the one that is now rotten, and the fresh one, on July 15.

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>>2445822
To clarify. That unopened in the middle wasn't even visible yet on that pic from 2 weeks ago.

>>2445593
Kalanchoe pinnatum. Native to south america

anyone else here interested in invasive species?

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>>2444107
I haven't seen the chicks for the last couple of days, and the only thing they left was pic related.
My bird plant is dormant atm, but I expect to see two more eggs budding soon.

>>2445835
I'm reading that it's native to Madagascar as well, but it was introduced to South America a long while ago. I suppose Wiki saying it's "native to the Americas" is a bit inaccurate?

http://www.cabi.org/isc/mobile/datasheet/29328

>>2445864
Bye birbs

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Texas anon you here?

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"my sister said she wanted to start raising flowers. Look at this!"

Jeeze some people

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>"Last heat wave damaged my flytraps a bit, I'm positive they'll recover well in August"
Well, fuck me

>>2445610
>They're tropical plants that happen to enjoy bugs, not bog plants
cause only bogs are nutrient-poor/salt-poor

>>2446294
The point being of course that rainforests are not exactly known for their lack of nutrients.

>>2446322
Yes they are. Rainforests generally grow on very nutrient poor soil.

>>2446322
yes they are

>>2446325
thank you

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I was cleaning out my dead aunts house and I found this houseplant close to death. It was covered in dust and probably hadn't been watered in a month. Any ideas what it is? Sorry for the shitty pic

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>>2445610
>'They're tropical plants that happen to enjoy bugs'
Yeah I guess they just randomly evolved carnivory, for absolutely no reason.
>>2446322
>Nepenthes (well, most of them)
>rainforest plants
Fucking wew.

>>2446198
I AM! [email protected] is my throw away email contact me on there <3

>>2445849
I am. Ironically a lot of them are a bitch to get if they aren't invasive in your own country.

>>2446754
Im interested as well, what plant in what country?
I myself live in the netherlands and would not know something to plant.

>>2446760
I'm from the Netherlands as well. Trying to find a reliable source for kudzu seeds.

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Quick question. Is it possible for me to cut the growth that's coming out the side of this cactus without fucking up the cactus in some way? I wanted to replant these freaky alien stalks but I'm not sure if that would cause the main plant to die.

>>2446817
The scion looks dead to me and you might want to remove it.
Cutting the growth off isn't going to damage the plant but be aware that if the rootstock doesn't have anywhere to grow new shoots from then it's just going to sit there and eventually die. Does the original plant have any spines left on it?
Maybe just cut off 2/3-1/2 of the growth and leave the rest on the plant?
Also it needs more sunlight.

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Nothing makes me cringe harder than plant species planted together that have the opposite care requirements

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My pot of rescues. I'm curious as to the tissue culture process these companies use as there's obvious genetic diversity with these plants

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>>2446827
close up

>>2446826
What is it with people's obsession with terrariums anyway? They aren't needed 90% of the time anyway.

>>2446857
Some plants require 60%+ humidity to thrive.

>>2446820
Don't think the original has any spines left, no. Its my grandma's plant so I'll ask her if she wants to move it out to get a bit more sun. Thanks, m8.

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So quick question for you guise...

I'm from the north east, and this shit grows absolutely everywhere. It's sumac, obviously, and I know that there are different types of sumac -- staghorn, smooth, and of course poisonous.

I've looked up videos and I know all about the red berries vs. white, the tiny hairs on the stem, the jagged leaf edges...

My question is... when the plant is only knee-high, has no flowers or berries yet... how the fuck do you know if it's poisonous or not?

Pic related. Is a sumac.

>>2446793
very evil.
where did you buy your seed?

A few questions. I have had a doses capes is for a few months and now all of a sudden quite a few of the lower leaves are getting brown tips that spread up the plant. Also I was wondering if it was possible to grow one in majority 90-95% sand

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Guys, I need some advice and opinions on hydropinics and root growth.
I've been thinking about doing some setup for my plants with aerated water, but I don't know if it would be a good idea for root development, so I'd lke you to judge.

The pot with the plant and dirt as substrate will go inside the container filled with aerated water, that will recive continous air by this airpump. There will be small holes in the pot's surface, and by that way the roots will be reciving only aerated water.
The objective is to provide enough nutrients (organic and mineralized) to plants through continuous decomposition of soil by bacterias in an aerobic enviorment that will allow root respiration.
I will be using terrestrial plants in general. Sums up the fact that this system will be much cheapier than a common hydroponic, whereas inorganic fertilizers will be an expense.

>>2447191
*Drosera Capensis fuck autocorrect

>>2447209
okay hi
this is your friendly neighbourhood scientist
Firstly the decomposition of soil aerobically will release nitrogen containing compounds. This is good.
Otherwise you might get some? sulphuric compounds.
This is the second thing- it'll smell. Certainly until you get the bacteria going that maintain the ammonia->nitrite phase of the nitrogen cycle.

Thirdly, your inorganic compounds will most likely not be released by decomposition

And fourthly, your plants may well be prone to bacterial infections due to needing to encourage bacteria to feed the nitrogen cycle

>>2447191
I think it needs some airyness in its soil, but it's ridiculously tough and spreads like a weed, so no big loss if it dies.
It's normal for older leaves to die off, I just snip em when they turn black or are laying on the soil, keeps the plant looking fresh and prevents mold.

>>2447242
I've recived from mail a 1kg box of potassium sulphate, which I had the intention to use. Thanks for the tip on sulfur.
Btw, excelent info. I did not thought bacteria could damage plants, I will consider that. Maybe control the amount of soil by mixing it with inorganic substrate could help. This way I could administrate soil loaded with organic matter by watching the signs of defficiency in the plants. The only thing I'm not sure how to deal is the salinity, I think that it must increase by decomposition, right? I'm not sure how to deal with.
I already have some of the setup meterials stocked and I'm considering try it all soon with cheap plants, and if so I will certainly post it here.
Thanks to the advices. Really.

>>2447016
I wanted to find something local, but I'll probably end up ordering it on ebay next week. Not really sure what I should expect from ebay seeds.

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>>2447287
Thats good.
Here are my poppy plants i grow from seeds i brought from Nederland while i stay here in Chile

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Hi guys,

I'm thinking of clipping some ivy from the building across from mine and replanting it in my bathroom.

Any tips? How likely are poison ivies to be growing outside residential buildings? I don't want to accidentally bring those home.

Thank you in advance everyone.

Pic unrelated.

>>2448275
What does it look like? English ivy has a pretty distinctive appearance.

>>2448286
I'm going to check tomorrow morning and take some snippings if it looks to be English Ivy (it's pretty invasive here).

After rooting should I just stick it in a small pot with a stick and let it go? Will it envelop the bathroom eventually or is manageable?

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>>2445864
Bird plant is no more. In there little bird wisdom they decided to lay eggs in my gutter this time. Not real photogenic, you'll have to take my word for it, but they're in there.
Oh well, been a good run.

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>>2448441
Lol, nevermind. Must have been a different pair nesting in the gutter.
Found this when I got back.

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Is it ok to be proud of a N. x Ventrata?

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>>2448571
Of course not, the best plant is always the one you raised yourself even if it is common.

>>2448571
yes of course

>>2448641
Meant, of course, whoops

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Sarracenia Psittacina growing strong

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Went to Harlow Carr today! They had several orchid societies showing there.

Picked up a few new kids:
Dendrochilum cobbianum- came from a private collector who died of cancer originally, so unfortunately the oldest leaves have some false spider mite damage and a couple of the really old pseudobulbs are quite shrivelled but this boy is apparently lovely and fragrant!
Chelonistele sulphurea
Vandaenopsis Irene Dobkin 'York' HCC/ADS

I'm pretty excited about the vandaenopsis- I have a vanda that is about 4/5 years off flowering size, and this one is full size, prolific flowerer.

I just bought a small fiddle leaf bush from a street vendor in NYC. I'm worried about pests being attached to it, how can I tell if it brought any bugs with it into my home? I think there may have been some spring tails or whatever they are called in the soil, but those don't hurt the plant as far as I know.

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Id this plant pls? Ive seen it a bunch

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>finally see dew on one of my 2 D. Regia this morning, it seems to be recovering from transport
>"I'll feed it when I get back from work"
>come home to pic related
I'm a proud daddy.

>>2450124
Philodendron bipinnatifidum

I have a young 6ft dawn redwood that seems to be dying. It was recently transplanted. How do I help it? The leaves are slouching and brown. It may have been planted too deep in its previous location so I don't know if the roots are in good shape.

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>>2443440
>>2444077
I just found this out and came here to ask about it.
I swear it's weird like it grew overnight because I didn't notice shit on my pots yesterday and today there's all this crap.
I think some of it is mineral bloom, but the lower stuff seems like it's def' mold. It seems like it's only on the pot and not the plant or soil for whatever reason. What do I do?

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>>2450510
dif' shot

>>2450512
>>2450510
mold can appear overnight. clay is porous and can easily get damp.

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>>2448001

Im almost sure the rounded leaf plants are poppy flower, but the others i can not know what they are.

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New to gardening. How do I approach pruning this guy? I'm assuming get rid of the large branch on the left would be the first thing to do, but I'm not too sure how to go on from there.

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>>2443419
poppy sprouts look like this.

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>>2451189
yup, and adult like this

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pls be gentle

I was gifted a small orange tree plant, and just overnight i've noticed these white patches appearing on the leaves, pic related.

There was also a small blob that looked like cotton wool, unfortunately didn't get a pic before it was removed. I thought it was a mealybug (from googling about orange tree care) but after looking at it up close and splitting it up into 2 pieces it doesn't seem very bug like, it was very much like cotton wool fibres.

Does anyone have any idea what i'm facing?
Thanks kind /plant/nons.

Photo of fruit in case those dark spots are related in next post.

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>>2451370


is it mould on the fruit and leaves?

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Could anyone help me identify this little fucker? I found it on my indoor weeping fig tree today. I also saw some sparse webbing which is indicative of another pest iirc. How can I get rid of them?

>>2451189
thats after more days. mine are still young and soon im leaving the country.

>>2451415
No. Nobody can help you identify a pixelated blur taken with a fucking brick from 1942.

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>>2440425
I've been thinking about getting some indoor plants since I have large windows where the sun shines through for about half the day after it rises, and still has pretty good sunlight throughout the days since they are pretty big windows. My house temperature is usually 68 - 78 F which is like 20 - 25 Celsius, I believe, but its colder in the breezeway during the winter where the flowers would be, but I could probably move them further in the house since I have lots of big windows.

Any suggestions what to get? I have some big and small receptacles in which I could plant them. I'm looking for something colorful since I already have some pretty generic green little things that my mum just bought me.

>>2440434
Shoot them with a bb gun, like one that wouldn't kill them, unless you really wanna kill them.

>>2441830
What do they taste like? Never had jap frout

>>2451650
Forgot to mention I could probably replace some of the lights in the breezeway with those red ones that feed plants just for a little extra energy.

>>2451415
it's be a mealy bug. try increasing air circulation for prevention. if it's just starting the infestation won't be that bad, so you can physically pick them off and wipe down the area with lemon juice. or dab and wipe off the buggers with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol.

but that photo is rather blurry... take another picture with better focus for a positive identification on it.

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>>2451680
I would use an specific product, these things are terrible, until the last one of them is dead they always comw back.

Cute Darlingtonia in a simulated habitat.

>>2451650
A few questions before I recommend something:
Does the position get direct sunlight?
Is it bright if it doesn't?
Is there any sort of heating beneath it?

bf bought me lemon tree


how do I make sure lemon tree is healthy during all seasons google

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Anyone ever make concrete planters? I'm tired of round ceramic pots and plastic nursery pots. Need some square, brutalist design. Seems like you could make a bunch of pots for next to nothing in materials with concrete. Only worry is the alkalinity of the lime, but I don't see how it could leach very much into a mineral mix.

Pic related. I want that Dioscorea elephantipes out of plastic once it's dormant again.

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>>2452264
Phone poster fag. Here's the Dioscorea vine wrapping itself around a wire I suspended. Found the wire itself after I had to remove it from the monstrose cactus behind it.

>>2452264
IMHO if you are using a concrete planter you really need some kind of a liner. The concrete will leach the moisture out of your dirt/substrate very quickly.
That's the experience I've had with every single concrete planter and pot I've ever tried.

>>2452264
waiting for dormacy to repot is the worst meme

>>2452346
Pretty psychedelic, bro.

>>2452177
>direct sunlight
Yeah, the sun rises and for a couple hours a day if it isn't cloudy, the sun shines through brightly otherwise too. There are 3 large windows and a glass door so the room is very well lit.

There are two vents that push out hot air in the winter, and cold air in the summer. So yeah there is heating. One is right next to a window with direct sunlight and the other is directly beneath a window with non-direct sunlight. Thanks for the response!

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Bird plant
Chugging onwards

>>2452358
>brightly otherwise too.
What I meant to say that if there isn't direct sunlight it is well lit otherwise.

>>2452358
In which case, I'd probably recommend orchids. Probably dendrobiums or phalaenopsis. Just try not to have them right over the vents basically.

>>2452399
Alright, any strain that wouldn't be too difficult to care for? I'm a beginner and will have to work on my green thumb.

>>2452401
Perhaps look at things like dendrobium "polar fire" and other dendrobium phals as opposed to dendrobium nobile. Phals (typical hybrid strains) are usually bulletproof... dont worry too much.

just dont keep them too wet!

>>2452405
Ok, thanks anon, I'll come back if everything goes swell!

>>2445593
mother of thousands are fun to grow but they Do Not Stop with the pups at all. once i even had a pup growing on a pup

>>2452342
I don't disagree, but I'd risk snapping off the growing vine that's wrapped around a wire. Easier to wait for it to go dormant and remove the dead vine.

>>2452333
That's part of the reason I was looking into concrete. The porosity seemed like a benefit for succulents. Might be a bit much to have gritty mix and concrete though. Wonder if I could add back in a larger organic component to some plants with that setup. If my Dorstenia manages to shit out some babies, I'll experiment.

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how do I take care of an aloe vera plant?

>>2452762
Full sunlight, moderate temperature in winter, light watering.

>>2452773
exactly what I needed, thanks!

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Any idea what my new friend is? Somebody just tossed it into the compost pile and I took pity. How the hell do you a) have a plant clearly for years growing huge and never repot it b) be a plant growing huge for years despite having less than a football of root space and not break the pot c) keep this thing in a tiny pot and not have it fall over every day??
Also, is it better to put it in the biggest pot I have straight away, or to move it up by one size for now?

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>>2452816
Sorry about the rotation, it seemed okay in irfanview. Here's a not-neck-breaking version

>>2452359
Grow well birb

>>2452816
Corn plant.

>>2452882
You sure? I've been looking it up and it's been referred to as a yucca, even though it doesn't look like the yucca I already have. It doesn't look like the corn plants I'm seeing on google either- they have naked stems and bushy leaves on top, while my guy has leaves all along the stem.

>>2452889
I repotted it and the roots were orangish/reddish, so I guess that means it is a dracaena?

what's the /an/ approved houseplant?

I had a big dracena and watered it properly but it couldn't handle the temperature changes here. 35 degrees in summer until I get home then a/c blasting, then 8 degrees in winter with heat blasting. all its leaves fell off over the last three years. there were maybe 15 left when I finally put it to sleep.

I want something quite big.

>>2452949
you're a big plant

>>2452819
I noticed its leaves were covered in some sort of oily, sticky residue that attracted quite a lot of dirt to it. I'm guessing some old leaf shine or pest protection? I tried everything in my household to get it off, rubbing alcohol works best, but it still needs some elbow grease. Not sure if it's worth the effort.

>>2452949
Boston fern. I bought mine not expecting much, but it keeps getting bigger with little care. It's a tough motherfucker. Kind of messy with the frond dropping though.

They're apparently one of the few non-toxic formaldehyde processing plants you can have in the house.

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How do you guys keep the neighbours cat from fucking up your plants?
Any recommendations for some plants that strongly repel cats? Let's say that outright poisonous plants that would kill them are a bit too much.

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Whats happening to my plant
The earth on the the bottom is still wet
Is it sucking out the water of the leaves to save energy or just neglect them because it doesnt need them any more

>>2453504
Do what buggy did and plant poisonous shit in your garden and put barbed wire on top of your fence.

>>2453606
Pretty sure they said they don't want to fucking kill them, just repel them.

>>2453608
I'm sure that if the owners actually cared for their cats, they would take them to the vet if they got ill. Then again, if the owners actually cared for their murderous shitbeasts, they wouldn't let them roam the neighborhood willy nilly.

>>2453504
old wives tale of coleus canina- supposedly smells like dog urine.

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I bought a Nepenthes aristolochioides x ventricosa.

I hope it does well in winter

>>2453504
also you can buy some stuff thats like, lion dung or something. Scares everything off because "fuck no I'm not facing down that"

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Showing off my pecan tree

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>>2453885
And a bird plant

>>2453610
>if the owners actually cared for their murderous shitbeasts, they wouldn't let them roam the neighborhood willy nilly.
Unless they were raised in a society where people letting their cats out is the norm and they don't realize that it's a bad idea.
I don't know why you people always go to the least charitable interpretation possible. My family had some cats when I was young, and I would try to convince them not to let them out, since I thought it was dangerous. Didn't mean they weren't sad when one of them was hit by a car, they just thought that you were supposed to let cats out, and it sure as hell didn't mean that I wasn't sad. If you're willing to kill your neighbor's pet, you should be willing to go over to your neighbor and talk to them about how, depending on where he lives, letting cats out isn't a good idea. Particularly if they have kids, and particularly if you place any moral value on animals, and particularly if you don't think ignorance is a sin punishable by the death of a pet.

god FUCK more mold on my clay pots!
Okay so like four days ago I noticed that there was mold on my clay pots, so I went through the whole shitty process of spraying them down with vinegar, then wiping them clean, then spraying them down again with a baking soda+water mixture and wiping clean again. I had hoped it would take care of the problem but the shit is back. What the fuck do I do? I'm thinking I'm going to just try to get plastic pots and repot them because I don't want to deal with this shit if it's going to be something I have to fend off like every week.

>>2453976
I had this problem with the pots I used for my violets. This probably isn't any consolation but nothing I ever did worked and I eventually gave up and moved them to plastic pots. I haven't had the issue since.

Complete newfag here. I really like bryophytes and small plants in general, I like that feeling of a ridiculously tiny forest. Are these things even something you grow? Where should I start?

>>2453981
I think I'm going to just repot to plastic; I really don't have time to be dealing with this shit at the moment. Now hopefully I can find the right size that fits my windowsill without going overboard or being smaller than the current ones.

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Can someone help me identify these plants?
Got the little ones (1 and 2) a few days ago and I'm not sure what they like.

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>>2453860
The whole thing

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Dionaea recovering from the last heat wave

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And young ones growing strong

>>2453885
i'm going to guess oklahoma or kansas

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>>2453988
maybe you should make a terrarium or vivarium?

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Gifted this one to my mom about 25 years ago as a tiny plant.

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>>2454320
And she bought this one before she got married, so it's ~35 years old.

>>2454291
Looks interesting. Do you have any tips/know any good sites for it? I tried researching but I couldn't find much of a consensus

>>2454286
Nope.
I live in southeastern Indiana.
The northern part of the county where I live is flat, while the southern part has rolling hills. Supposedly it's where the glaciers stopped, and all the sediments they pushed were deposited here, leaving really fertile ground.

>>2454321
christmas cacti ?

I feel like I have better luck taking care of plants grown from seed than plants that were bought

>>2454481
it's possible

bought plants usually are still used to greenhouse conditions while seed-grown plants are used to your conditions.

>>2454465
Indeed

>>2454326
There's vivarium threads on /an/ pretty often, so maybe you can catch one of those.

http://www.neherpetoculture.com/vivcaremenu

This site helped me a lot when building my vivarium. Also in case you don't know, a vivairum is a terrarium that has animals in it.

Give this a look-through and just ignore the parts that would be for if you had animals.

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Lotus Jacobaeus

Does anyone have any info about this plant? My local botanical garden got some so I bought one but there is almost no information on it online.

I'd like to know how to propagate it.

Would getting some carnivorous plants help with fungus gnats? I've got lots of these little fucks all over my plants, plenty of ways to get rid of larvae but I always miss a few adults and it begins all over again.

If so, which ones are most efficient? If not, what do?

>>2455037
Butterwort is the best I think, but I'm not sure they're efficient enough to make an impact.

>>2455037
i used diatomite, it works

>>2454846
It ain't rocket science mick. Propagate it how you would propagate all plants; cuttings, seeds and layering.

okay so
I have an issue
I found a couple of mealy bugs on one of my dendrobium crosses.
I have 24 in this area.
How would you deal with this?

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>>2440425
i want to grow a fig tree in reno nevada

id aprecciate any knowledge or sources of knowledge you guys could give that would help me

t. absolute gardening newfag

>>2454842
Thanks a lot Anon! Hope to be able to post results soon!

>>2452264
that's a very nice ming thing. what mix do you use? I've been experimenting around with primarily granite, perlite, and very little sifted bark from some commercial potting mix and sifted all 3 away from the very fine and small particles.

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Today I noticed that the most damaged dionaea but the heatwaves this year had been the one I've been feeding a lot: B52 and DC XL. Maybe because the excess of nitrogen has made them develop shitty tissue?

Anyway their rhizomes have grown x 5 in a single season.

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Bought a bunny ear cactus (opuntia microdasys). Can anyone give some care tips?

Is it a good idea to put broken pieces of brick in the bottom of the new pot? I've read conflicting opinions on this.

>storm causes top 1/3 of pine tree to snap off
>it lands on top of poor small cherry tree
>cleaning it up
>some branches of pine tree seem brittle almost and break easily
>some are hard to break and don't break cleanly, are still attached
>some branches will not break, can bend them in circles and no breaking despite being like golf ball thickness

why is this

>>2455768
I think it's a Cereus peruvianus monstrose. Bought it from lowes as a test subject for my first attempt at gritty mix. I used a 1:1:1 ratio of turface, perlite and chicken grit for it. Sifted with bonsai sieves so the particles were bigger than 1/8 inch. I've been planting other stuff in pure turface and some in peat moss + turface + perlite. The granite seems less useful over time, and it's expensive as hell when you buy it as chicken grit. Plus I can only find it with probiotics added which I have to wash off. Don't know how harmful dehydrated bacteria is but I don't want to mess with it. Need a better source for granite.

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Drosera under UV light.

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And some succs

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My little flower garden, got a 'Blanket Flower', a sickly looking Cone Flower, a fucking bonkers crazy Mallow plant, and a little Salvia.

Doesn't look like much, it's largely me experimenting with random plants. Really happy about the Mallow, when I first got it, it didn't look like much, then somehow it got cut down to almost nothing, now it's growing out of control, covered in flowers.

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>>2456314
Oh nice, from where I live you'd have to go to a specialty nursery for a plant like that. I've heard good things about turface but haven't been able to get my hands on it. I got a bit lucky and managed to get grit for cheap from a local feed store (that I hope doesn't have calcium or some shit added to it) that i'm trying on my e. Obesa hybrids.

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Can anyone identify the plant on the right?

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>>2457383
Turface was a pain to find. Had to go to a landscaping company that wasn't really open to public plebs to get a bag. Apparently, you can use clay cat litter or oil spill cleanup clay as a substitute if they don't fall apart after a few freeze and thaw cycles.

I'll likely switch over to akadama for my favorite plants eventually. Maybe pumice for the others. Not cheap, but that shit will last forever and seems reusable.

That's a cool obesa. What's it a hybrid of? I've got a rough looking old one that a local nursery guy gave to me for $5. It started growing little flower stalks recently, but they wilted away.

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Smallest and biggest traps from my adult plants.
Cup trap and miranda

I have aphids all over my tobacco plants. Some of the plants aren't even near each other yet all my other plants inbetween are insect free.

I don't get it, I thought the nicotine in the plants deterred bugs.

>>2457728
i have some insects that are green and 1-2mm long, and some that somewhat look similar to ladybugs

>>2457736
On your tobacco plants?

Aphids are tiny, I didn't even notice them right away until someone pointed them out to me. I initially though the specs were dirt. I wish I had lady bugs cause apparently they love eating aphids.

What's your curing process like for tobacco?

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If I leave a cactus in a hot car for a few hours will it die? I don't want to murder my plant.

>>2457743
maybe...

>>2457743
Crack the windows and park in shade if you can. Should be fine.

>>2457792
>>2457859

Thanks, I don't want to risk it. I guess I'll look like a fucking dork carrying around a tiny cactus at college orientation.

>>2457927
You're in college now, son, that means you're a big kid. The way people look at you shouldn't matter, and if you're bold enough to carry around your cactus, maybe that'll spark a conversation and you can make some new friends.

>>2457930
Ty for giving me the confidence to carry around a cactus.

>>2457938
You're welcome.

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what is this and how do i keep it from dying? my neighbor gave it to me

>>2457946
put it indoors next to a window

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Made a timelapse of my d. capensis. It took too long to put the whole curling in 1 vid, but still pretty neat.

>>2457946
Peace lily. Water it when it droops

>>2457953
>>2457971
thats what i figured. i told them its an indoor plant but nobody listened i just didnt know what it was exactly. thank you both

>>2457956
Nice. Now you just have to see one of the fast species curl around prey.

>>2453887
Dude i love your bird plant, where can i get one?

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Latest trap on N. x Mastersiana- this is one of the first manmade Nepenthes hybrids, from the 1880s and preserved in cultivation via cuttings

>relative humidity indoors 50-80%
>no AC
>temps at 70-90 during day throughout year, drops to mid 60s at night
>6700K CFL light + plant area about 2 feet from a sliding door south facing window that gets filtered light

Can I keep a Nepenthes ventricosa or an N. fusca indoors in this situation? nepenthesaroundthehouse.com is making me think I could. But I could always stick them outside on a south facing patio where the humidity is probably more constant.

>>2458145
That is goddamn cool.

>>2458172
>>2458171
Are those yours? Are they grafted?
They aren't poached are they?

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Bored as hell - no discussion in here, on forums or facebook.

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>>2458150
Yeah, your conditions are fine. You could grow a lot of the intermediate elevation plants without any extra work.

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>>2458150
Sound like everything is fine. Just remember that they are vines and grow non stop.

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Bird plant had a wild night. Fucked his little head up somehow.

>>2458150
>humidity indoors around 80%
yeah, you might want to look into that

Is it normal for my aloe to wiggle a little in the soil? Not by itself of course but the thing feels pretty loose in there

>>2458446
>>2458548
Nice. I'll pick those up then. The vining shouldn't be an issue. I can always move them out and acclimate them to the patio if they need more room to grow.

>>2458680
Well, that's the worst of it during summer. It's about 50-60% indoors most of the time from what I remember when I looked at reptile hygrometers outside of their cages. I'll make sure to check again though.

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>>2457484
Yeah, thats what I hear about it. I looked it up and only sound some weird irrigation company near me that has it.

I havent heard about akadama before and just googled it. As a clay it functions like pumice I assume?

Hey thanks! It's an e. Horrida hybrid; I've really been into euphorbias lately. Thats a great price for that lil guy yo. Heres a pic of part of my collection when I was moving it into the sun

>>2458894
I still can't believe the variety and sheer number of species there are in Euphorbia. Almost seems like it needs a genus revision, but I don't know much about plants. You've got a nice collection.

I was researching akadama and Japanese bonsai clays more today, and I think I'll just go with volcanic rock and pumice. Akadama breaks down after a couple of years. It also allows plant roots to grow through the grains, which can make repotting difficult. Doesn't seem like there's a good reason to use it outside of bonsai.

Does anyone here have experience in rooting in pure perlite? I'm trying to root some campsis radicans cuttings and after 2 weeks buds appeared and new growth has started. My question is does the new growth mean they have rooted and are ready for repotting? I usually root in a perlite/ garden soil mix, so repotting too late is never an issue as the plants can get enough nutrients from the organic material. My guess is that there isn't enough nutrients in pure perlite, so I don't want to repot too late and deprive the pant.

>>2458548
>grow non stop
I'll bet you 100$ they are limited by container space just like every other plant.

>>2459025
no, but i have rooted leafy cacti in pure vermiculite

>>2459027
You'd be surprised of how small their roots are. If I'm using big pots is mainly for stability.

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>>2458945
Hmm interesting. I can definitely see that as being a hassle later on, but I'm especially paranoid about damaging any of my roots. The volcanic rock and pumice idea sounds ideal for drainage, but I think I remember reading that you may need to occasionally supplement a little bit of fertilizer since it'll be lacking any organic material.

>>2459025
Similarly as above, I think if you grow in pure perlite you're basically growing hydroponically. You'd be right to think there would be a lack of nutrients from any organic material, but I think this could easily be supplemented with a little sifted bark/even soil particles or occasional fertilizer. But, I'm still learning!

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>>2459110
>I think I remember reading that you may need to occasionally supplement a little bit of fertilizer since it'll be lacking any organic material.

Yeah, in their growing period, I add diluted Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 every two weeks. My Dorstenia lavrani loves it. It's grown at least half an inch since July when it got its leaves back and started throwing out flowers.

Some niggers keep moving into my plants. I used to have fungus gnats in all my pots - now they're more or less gone but instead there's something I can't idenitfy:
>tiny (<1mm)
>white-ish/beige
>shaped like miniature ticks,
>longer front legs/antennae that they constantly probe around with
>2fast
>in the soil and on the edges of the pot but not interested in the plant

Any clue what they are and what to do with them?

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>>2459346
best picture I could get

>>2459364
The picture is way too shit. It's obviously some sort of thing that's evolved beyond the egg/larva stage. Who knows what it will grow into tho

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We're almost there. I'm glad I moved it there.

>>2459364
maybe you water too much, i would also try diatomite

This is a stupid question but I'll ask it here anyway. I've bought a small cactus as a present for someone. Their birthday is on Monday but I'll only be able to see them tomorrow. Would it survive if it was gift-wrapped for about 24 hours or should I just give it to them unwrapped.

>>2460032
Just give it to him as an early present.

>>2460032
shouldn't really be a problem, when they're shipped they're several days in complete darkness. Just don't let it cook in the sun.

>>2440425
I need this to be a thing, purely so that plant (well, fly trap) memes become a thing again.

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Man, fuck heat waves

>>2460396
Don't you think that's partly caused by the glass container?

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>>2460465
Yeah, they worked pretty well all this time, but this year's been brutal.
The plants that resisted the heat better are the ones I planted in dry moss and covered their pots with white tape, like these young ones.

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>>2460616
heheh, i thought of that 1 year ago, aluminum foil is probably even better, albeit it may be fugged up easily

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my shity plant

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my other shitty plant

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>>2460680
They don't look too good, no. Do they get plenty of sunlight? These like to be outside when it's not freezing.

when rooting cuttings in water bottles should I close the lid or keep it open?

>>2460826
open, keep in mind how DWC hydros work

>>2440749
I have a lot of sundews in my yard, could I just dig one up dirt and all and put it in a pot?

>>2456232
Whatever you do don't fucking touch it.

I have like three of them planted in half perlite/regular potting soil. I keep them on the porch in the summer and they do fine but i'm in Louisiana

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Just potted up a new Nepenthes X Tiveyi I got on the carnivorous plant buy/sell page on Facebook

How dead are all those cool little glass succulent enclosures my grocery store sells?

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>>2460984
Nepenthes Anon, why is my x Ventrata growing these lidless pitchers?

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Any cu/ck/s here growing culinary herbs? Friend gifted me a few pots - lemon balm, basil and sage. Googled a little bit on how to take care of them, but it's pretty vague, and reading through this thread a bit left me even more confused. Never had a plantbro to take care of before but I've been itching to get an English ivy or a peace lily for a long time, so this is a neat intro I think.

Sunlight hours are pretty clear, but this talk of direct rays (and whatever the fuck other kind there is) perplexes me. I also see you guys talking about using rainwater - I only watered them once (got 'em yesterday) but I used tap water, I'm guessing this is something I should stop doing. What are the most common ways of collecting rainwater and how long can you keep it around? There have been prolonged rainless periods where I live. How do I figure out how much water I should put in a pot and how often I should do it?

Organic fertilizer was recommended since the herbs will be consumed - the thought of using manure as a fertilizer for a culinary herb is slightly unsettling to me - is it fine, should I use crop residue or something, or is it all the same? How often and how much of it should I apply to the soil? Does the soil ever need replacing? How do I apply fertilizer to the soil without damaging the roots?

Also curious about the practical part of growing culinary herbs. How much foliage can I remove at most without threatening the plant's growth?

>>2460984
Nice, there were a few big nepenthes sales in the past few months. A lot of great stuff was going around.

>>2461138
Changes in humidity or soil moisture while the pitchers are developing can cause small lidded pitchers. That, or a big heat wave.

>>2461195
the people talking about using rain water are usually growing carnivorous plants that require super specific conditions

>>2461406
I don't grow carnivorous plants and I still recommend rain water. There's a lot of chemicals in tap water that will screw your plants up.

Anyone have any tips for Hydrangeas? I have a 'Bailmer' Big Leaf Hydrangea that I want to plant soon, but I'm worried that it'll die or something. I'm in South-West Missouri (zone 7), so it should be hardy. The soil here is full of clay and rocks, and I'm planting it in a partially shaded area near trees.

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>>2461414
Thanks for answering anons. I didn't think about that, makes sense stuff like chlorine would be harmful to the planties. What should I do until next rainfall? Is distilled water fine?

>>2461444
Yes.

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>>2461212
>A big heat wave
Well I think that will be the cause
Thanks man, have a cephalotus developing super small pitchers in full sun because it's a faggot.

>>2461195
Ok, I've been growing some herbs/vegetables for around a year now in a small shitty city patio'ish space. I've managed to produce the biggest basil I've ever seen, I have a shitton of yield. I have thyme, chives, tomato, cucumber, radish, rorippa, mint, Indian cress, strabwerries and probably some more shit I forgot. Everything is growing excellent.

Get the shit of being unsettled by giving shit to them to grow out of your head. Organic compounds will be digested by soil organisms and the plant will use them to grow. Nothing "shit like" in your plants. The shit is completely decomposed into its molecular building blocks.

Different species have different requirements; mint can stand in wet, almost watterlogged conditions, drinks water like a motherfucker.
Basil: give water when leaves start to wilt. You can basically give it water every day, but make sure it doesn't become waterlogged; i.e. if you put Basil in a pot, make sure the water can run through (holes in the bottom).
Direct light means that the sun shines directly on your plants. Some can't deal with that, some can, but not the entire time and some just don't give a fuck. This is because direct sunlight is pretty intense.
Non direct sunlight doesn't mean you have shitty environments for a plant, though, so you can experiment with how and where you want your plants to stand.
Rain water is the best you can get. Second best is tap water which is complemented after every soak with liquid fertilizer. If you don't want to do all that work, you can make some kind of bacterial transformation system where your water will become tasty shit for plants I guess, but you'll have to do some research.

Plants aren't that brittle. They have evolved to cope with shitty conditions because they're sessile organisms. If you provide the right conditions for them, however, you'll be rewarded with exceptional growth and yield.

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>>2461463
TL;DR and extra shit: Don't be afraid to experiment. Don't overdo it with watering; wilting is mostly a sign it needs watering; spots can be viruses or bacteria or fungi, but plants have ways to deal with them (systemic resistance), so don't just think they're done for; putting shit in soil doesn't mean you eat shit; don't monoculture, plants have molecular communication.
Pic is part of my shitty "garden".

>>2461195
sage tends to enjoy more shady conditions afaik.

Also the other anon is right. Shit provides the perfect balance of nitrates, potassium, chlorides and phosphorus due to the bio load and the origins of the poop. Wash your herbs before use is all. If you're still iffy about it, just use baby bio. You can just add a layer on top and water- or with baby bio just add to the water. You won't need to repot unless the roots are growing out the pot massively. In that case get a bigger pot and put some soil around the rootball.

Tap water is fine for your purposes unless you want to get into grey water usage. To be honest, I would try and find out the water conditions in your area. I work in a lab testing water and I can honestly say that our allowances for certain things are so low that they may as well not exist. Watch for salt build up if you have hard water.
Granted I'm in the UK so our laws re: water are pretty stringent.

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What is this plant?

Googling "pink stem green leaves" just got me pictures of swiss chard.

>>2460845
Do you live in a bog?
But if they're native to your area, that shouldn't be a problem. I'm no expert though, for all you know it's one of the finicky kinds that die when you look at its roots funny.

>>2460984
Nice!

>gloriosa superba is a herb
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