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Bonsai's & Topiaries

Last post by worth1 « Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:21 am
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by MissS » Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:12 pm

Post about your bonsai's here!

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:21 am
Terrariums

Last post by Rockoe10 « Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:58 pm
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by MissS » Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:10 pm

Let's hear about your terrariums, ecosphere's and aquariums used as terrariums here. Are they flourishing? Diseased? What do you feed them and how do you maintain them?...

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:58 pm
Are coleus still annuals when grown entirely indoors?

Last post by Bower « Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:23 pm
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by Shule » Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:48 pm

If I make houseplants out of coleus, will they automatically die after a year, even without freezing? Are they tender perennials?

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Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:23 pm
Holiday cactuses with a new shape

Last post by Shule « Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:38 pm
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by Shule » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:14 pm

I found these on my plants quite a while ago. I was hoping they would grow new segments so I could see if they were different from the regular ones, too--but, they hadn't...

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Last post by Shule
Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:38 pm
Foliar sprays on houseplants

Last post by Cole_Robbie « Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:36 pm
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by Shule » Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:30 pm

I've decided I like doing foliar sprays on houseplants.

Pros:
* You don't have to time it with the watering. No worry of overwatering. Some plants might not need water very...

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Last post by Cole_Robbie
Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:36 pm
Shule's houseplant lists

Last post by Julianna « Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:08 am
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by Shule » Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:39 am

Here's a list of houseplants that we currently have:
* A grapefruit tree (I grew it from a seed in the nineties.)
* Some Thanksgiving and Christmas cactuses
* Several Golden...

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Last post by Julianna
Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:08 am
African Violet

Last post by MissS « Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:47 am
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by SpookyShoe » Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:40 am
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Last post by MissS
Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:47 am
Holiday cactuses aren't what I've learned

Last post by Julianna « Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:11 pm
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by Shule » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:29 pm

I just learned today that what I grew up thinking was a Christmas cactus is actually a Thanksgiving cactus, and what I grew up thinking was an Easter cactus is actually a...

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Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:11 pm
Thanksgiving cactus blooming on Good Friday

Last post by Nan6b « Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:34 pm
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by Shule » Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:51 am

My Thanksgiving cactuses are blooming for Easter. Usually my Christmas cactuses do that. Here's a picture of a flower that bloomed on Good Friday:...

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Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:34 pm
Rooting Golden Pothos from leaves!

Last post by Rockoe10 « Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:06 am
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by Shule » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:06 pm

I have a sibling who had a Golden Pothos leaf, without any root nodes/nodules, and stuck its stem in wet gravel. It grew roots. This was maybe between two and three decades...

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Last post by Rockoe10
Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:06 am
Stapelia without the stereotypical scent

Last post by Shule « Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:06 pm

by Shule » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:06 pm

Which species and/or breeds of Stapelia don't have the characteristic carrion smell in their blooms?

So far, I know about this one:
* Stapelia flavopurpurea (said to smell...

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Last post by Shule
Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:06 pm
Alliums as houseplants

Last post by Shule « Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:22 pm
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by Shule » Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:22 pm

So, I'm thinking about growing some garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) and bunching onions (Allium fistulosum) as long-term houseplants, in trough-shaped pots in windowsills....

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Last post by Shule
Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:22 pm
Philodendrons: so much variety

Last post by Glitch « Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:05 pm
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by Shule » Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:30 am

So, I just did a whole bunch of research on Philodendrons. I had decided I wasn't familiar enough with them.

Anyway, there are a lot of them, and some of them are pretty...

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Last post by Glitch
Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:05 pm
Golden pothos metamorphosis

Last post by PhilaGardener « Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:03 am
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by Shule » Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:28 am

Did you know that houseplants such as the golden pothos and heartleaf philodendron tend to be in their juvenile form? Apparently, as the plants mature in the wild, the leaves...

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Last post by PhilaGardener
Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:03 am
Need a lot of houseplant soil

Last post by Kurt « Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:35 am
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by Shule » Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:54 am

I need 27.6 gallons of general-purpose houseplant potting soil. Or about 4 cubic feet.

What do you recommend?

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Last post by Kurt
Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:35 am
Anyone Grow Staghorn Ferns Inside During the Winter

Last post by friedgreen51 « Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:36 pm
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by friedgreen51 » Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:27 pm

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone grew Staghorn Ferns? I am in Zone 7b, so my 2 plants are outside during the summer and inside during the winter. These are young plants. The...

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Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:36 pm

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