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@theloveofplants avatar @theloveofplants · 4h
Appreciation post for Ms. Harper. I mean…just look at her grow! 🪴 First picture - April 2025 Second Picture - June 2026 #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PothosPack #Pothos #GoldenPothos #HappyPlants #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PlantMoms
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 14h
I’m trying to decide what to do with my overgrown kitchen window. It’s a serious mess in here, so don’t look closely. 🤦‍♀️🤣 I’m trying to figure out what and where I should put this majestic and cast iron Milky Way. My polka dot has gone totally crazy as well. Hmm… 🤨 Should I keep it busy or start propping it up? 🧐 Any ideas??💡 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #TheThread #TheWateringHole #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PetsAndPlants #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 22h
I normally wouldn’t make a post like this, but I wanted to share this with you all. Please take it as just me explaining monosilic acid vs. potassium silica. I’ve seen a lot of people who have been asking but don’t fully understand. So I just hope this can help. *Beyond the Hype: Monosilicic Acid vs. Potassium SilicateSubtitle: The actual chemistry of plant armor and soil health. 1: The Core Problem with Garden GossipThe Myth: "Silica is a chemical hype product that builds up salts and ruins plants long-term."The Reality: Silicon is the 2nd most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Nature uses it to build plant skeleton and defense systems.The Confusion: Not all silica bottles are created equal. Mixing up the forms of silica leads to terrible advice. 2: The Two ContendersContender A: Potassium Silicate (\(K_{2}SiO_{3}\))An old-school, industrial, raw mineral salt.Contender B: Monosilicic Acid (\(H_{4}SiO_{4}\))A highly refined, bio-available organic molecule.The Golden Rule: Plants can only absorb Monosilicic Acid. 3: Potassium Silicate (The Heavy Salt)What it is: Raw silica melted down with potassium carbonate.How it works: It is a massive, complex molecule. The plant cannot absorb it directly; soil microbes must break it down over weeks into Monosilicic Acid first.The Danger: It is highly alkaline (pH of 11+). It dramatically spikes soil pH and leaves behind heavy potassium salt residues.The Result: If you don't flush your soil, this is the form that causes the nutrient lockouts people complain about. 4: Monosilicic Acid (The Specialized Tech)What it is: Fully bioavailable, pre-broken-down silica (like PowerSi).How it works: Because it is already in the exact form the plant requires, the roots absorb it instantly within minutes of application.The Safety: It is completely pH-neutral and highly concentrated. You use tiny, microscopic doses compared to raw salts.The Result: Zero salt buildup, zero soil pH drifting, and instant structural armor for the plant. 5: The "Marijuana Hype" Reality CheckThe Claim: "Silica is just a gimmick popularized by cannabis growers for fast growth."The Fact: High-value commercial growers adopted it because they invest heavily in laboratory testing and plant tissue analysis.The Agriculture Truth: Massive commercial agricultural operations use bioavailable silica on rice, wheat, and sugarcane to prevent lodging (falling over) and combat high-heat stress. 6: Physical Structural Density vs. Fake GrowthSynthetic Hormones (e.g., Superthrive): Artificially forces cells to stretch and grow longer. This can create weak, watery, floppy tissues that easily snap or burn in high heat.Monosilicic Acid: Deposits a rigid, glassy matrix inside the existing cell walls. It creates "leathery" leaves and thick stalks that mechanically block pests and lock in water during heatwaves. 7: How to Safely Use Silica Without LockoutPrioritize Rainwater: Rainwater is naturally soft and slightly acidic, which beautifully dissolves nutrients and keeps soil pH balanced. The "Weekly Weakly" Method: Feed lower, consistent doses of premium inputs rather than heavy, shock-inducing concentrations.Routine Flushes: A clean water flush every few months prevents any potential trace mineral accumulation, completely invalidating the "long-term death" myth. 8: Summary: Work with Chemistry, Not TrendsChoose Monosilicic Acid for instant absorption, zero salt buildup, and complete pH stability. Avoid Raw Silicate Salts if you want to prevent long-term soil crusting and nutrient lockout.Look at the Leaves: Thick stalks and un-tearable, leathery leaves don't lie. The plant's physical structure is the ultimate proof of health. The Planetary Reality Check (Earth's Crust Chemistry)The Science: Oxygen (46.1%) and Silicon (28.2%) are the top two most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust. Together, they make up 4 out of every 5 atoms available on the surface of the globe. What is Silica?: Silica is simply Silicon Dioxide (\(SiO_{2}\))—a natural bond of the two most common things on Earth.The Logic Gap: Claiming silica is an artificial "hype chemical" is like claiming water or oxygen is a fad. Earth is silica. The True "Hype" vs. Actual Plant ArchitectureSynthetic Vitamin Blends: Products relying heavily on synthetic growth hormones (like NAA/Auxins found in Superthrive) trick the plant into rapidly elongating its cells. This forces fast growth but creates weak, bloated cell tissue. Monosilicic Acid: Does not manipulate plant hormones. It provides the literal physical building materials. It places a solid, glassy layer between the plant's outer cuticle and cell walls.The Verdict: One stretches cells thin; the other reinforces them with physical structural armor. Here are some sites to look into if interested https:// https:// https:// #TheThread #TheWateringHole #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #NewPlantMom #OrchidLovers #PetsAndPlants #MonsteraMonday #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PestControl #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #Hoya
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 1d
Well, what can I say? I ran out of spots today in my overflow containers, so when my impulse Japanese strawberries came 🍓, I’m so excited, you guys! My Japanese strawberries 🍓 are Momo Ichigo; Kaorino; Akihime; Japanese Angel strawberries. 🍓 So this was the solution to my problem. 🤦‍♀️🤣 My dogs don’t use this old pool anymore. So I drilled holes, filled it, and made it into a hidden strawberry garden in my backyard. 🤣🐝🌸🩵. I’m going to just copy and paste some quick Google definitions on them if anyone is interested. Momo Ichigo (Peach Strawberry - 桃薫): Native to Tokushima, these rare berries have a distinct, subtle peach aroma and flavor. They are highly juicy, mildly sweet, and not overly sugary, delivering an incredibly refreshing profile. Kaorino (かおり野): Translated as "scented field," this award-winning variety from Mie Prefecture is famous for its vibrant floral fragrance and honey-like sweetness. It is exceptionally low in acidity with a long conical shape and firm, juicy flesh. Akihime (あきひめ): Developed in Shizuoka, this is one of Japan’s most popular varieties. It is distinguished by its elongated shape and melt-in-your-mouth soft flesh. It is wonderfully sweet with minimal tartness, making it a favorite for both fresh eating and "all-you-can-eat" farm tours in Japan. Angel Strawberries (天使のいちご - Tenshi no Ichigo / Awayuki): These luxurious, pale white to blush-pink strawberries have red seeds. Despite their unripe appearance, they are remarkably sweet, soft, and have a unique flavor profile that sets them apart from traditional red berries. For anyone interested in finding these here is where I got them. https://. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Strawberry #PlantAddict #TheThread #TheWateringHole #PlantTherapy #PetsAndPlants #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 3d
My adorable little niece was over today helping me plant and clean up part of the greenhouse, and she brought some of her plants she needed to transplant. She was so excited to bring them over, and she reminded me I promised her she could have one of my caramel marble philodendrons, so she picked out which one, and I’m now acclimating to house conditions. So when they get back from a family vacation to Greenland (lucky ducks!), she’ll take it home. She told me today when she grows up she wants to be a landscape architect 🤣🫶🏻☺️🌸🐝 I love this girl. I’m sure it will all change when she’s ten, but oh my goodness, I love her. So do the dogs. 🤣 #TheThread #TheWateringHole #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #PetsAndPlants #MonsteraMonday #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID
@CaptainRedbeard avatar @CaptainRedbeard · 3d
So I built this thing. 😅. No need to describe the layers as you can see lol. The top substrate is coco coir, pine bark, spag moss, some biochar, and a pinch of worm casting. Plants will be planted directly in the substrate, just haven't gotten there yet. But I like it so far 🌋! #happyplants #growlights #beforeandafter #diyplanter #interiordesign #lowmaintenance #terrariums #
@Malagueña avatar @Malagueña · 4d
Cypress trees along the Withlacoochee River Central Florida. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #BeforeAndAfter #PropagationStation @AdonicKohleria2 @BabeVila #PlantAddict @BuffCaperspurge @CutePolypremum #GrowLights @DanDenMan @DreamMachine @DanDenMan #OutdoorGrowing @ModestCoconut13 @ModestCoconut13 @TopCoriander6 @Preciousplants1 @RefinedSandwort
@DaringColtsfoot avatar @DaringColtsfoot · 1w
Goldie getting a spot watering! Plant IV bags. Great for Vacation or Moss Poles!
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 1w
The newest Hoyas arrived today, along with my replacement for an orange tree that had to be replaced from bad shipping as before. I hate when plants have rough shipping and can’t pull through; it just makes me feel bad. 😢 Besides my last random order of momo strawberries 🍓, I think that’s everything for a little while. ☺️ #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #TheThread #TheWateringHole #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PetsAndPlants #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID
@MariansOasis avatar @MariansOasis · 1w
Said farewell 👋 to several plants 🪴 today. I’ve loved them through the years but no longer thriving. It took a while to accept letting go. Hopefully all will be picked up today! One in particular I’m going to miss but she deserves a better spot than I can provide is my big SOP. “Pearlita came here 4.5 years ago, just a tiny little thing 🥹🥰. Now so full and long, she needs to hang somewhere special and I don’t have any spots for hanging plants. I have 2 other SOP’s that are her props so she’s still with me!!! 😇 #SucculentLove #BeforeAndAfter #StringOfPearls #rehoming #TheWateringHole
@Malagueña avatar @Malagueña · 1w
Hello everyone. This is a photo of my hibiscus plant. It was damaged severely by the extended frost we had here in Central Florida. I thought I had lost it. I cut it down to the ground and saw small green leaves at its base. That was about three months ago. I’m not sure how long these plants live. The Internet says about 5-10 years. I planted this plant 40 years ago in 1986. It has a very extensive root system. It has been hit by frost multiple times through the decades and it’s always managed to survive. This is my favorite plant and my oldest. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #BeforeAndAfter #MonsteraMonday @AdonicKohleria2 @BabeVila @BuffCaperspurge @CutePolypremum @CutePolypremum @DreamMachine @FamedGymealily @HFplantoasis @ModestCoconut13 @princesspitstop #PlantID #PlantHaul @smushface @GreatestYuzu9 @Kaitlinfaith_ @MamaLinne @Theoreyofplants @TrueAchiote14 @TopCoriander6 @RefinedSandwort @Ponytailmom
@Malagueña avatar @Malagueña · 1w
Hello everyone, I hope you are well. For many years, I have been growing habanero peppers. I just picked the biggest one I ever grew. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PropagationStation #OrchidLovers #MonsteraMonday #PlantID @AdonicKohleria2 @BabeVila @BuffCaperspurge #BeforeAndAfter #RarePlants @CutePolypremum @DreamMachine @FamedGymealily @ModestCoconut13 @princesspitstop @smushface @GreatestYuzu9 @Ponytailmom @TrueAchiote14 @TiptopKamahi52
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 1w
IT’S ARRIVED! And it’s alive! Yay! 🥳 Now let’s keep it that way. 😂😅 🤞 Here’s to hopeful thinking. I think Billie has two separate plants in the pot. Hmm. 🤔 My poor eggplant was packaged terribly and had almost all the eggs popped off, and they forgot to ship a second plant. Other than that, we are good. 😊 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #TheThread #TheWateringHole #PetsAndPlants #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID
@Malagueña avatar @Malagueña · 1w
This is a fantastic video. It was just sent to me by a friend. Some of these I’ve already tried . https:// #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #BeforeAndAfter @AdonicKohleria2 @BabeVila @BuffCaperspurge @CutePolypremum @FamedGymealily @DreamMachine @smushface @GreatestYuzu9 @MamaLinne @princesspitstop
@DaringColtsfoot avatar @DaringColtsfoot · 1w
They kept begging me to leave Mom, and have their own place, so I put all 3 sisters Together ❤️ and relented. "Donna" Mama Plant has had these 3 babies soo long and 1 was growing in a corn plant so I put all sisters together with Mom nearby, so she can still Monitor her children. #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #newgrowth #propagationstation #succulentlove #planttherapy #growlights #newplantmom #petsandplants #monsteramonday #plantcorner #beforeandafter #
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 1w
I normally don’t do a veggie garden at my house and generally stick to growing fruits and herbs, but this year I decided to reuse some retired recycled old bins. I lost like half the screws, and they look utterly terrible. Luckily, no one can see them in my backyard behind my old shed (built in 1947) and my greenhouse. I was worried about finding a way to keep my blackberries away from tomatoes and/or my raspberries away from them as well. Being in the nightshade family, they will not grow well together. 😬🤦‍♀️ With that being said, I’m so excited, we are already getting peppers, we have the cutest tiny orange tomatoes. With a bell pepper 🫑 that looks like the cutest little bum cheeks you wanna pinch! 🤏 or a giant green tooth. 🦷 😂 But the patch next to them, as some needs I needed to plant up.. so we’ll see, purple broccoli, artichokes, and some crock neck lumpy squash (my favorite thing to fry up in summer). My family loves fried squash, we do a little mix and egg whip it and then coat it in flour and fry it up. 🤤 Next is my Beecheys prickly ash, aka Chinese peppers and just a few others #HappyPlants #TheWateringHole #TheThread #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PetsAndPlants #MonsteraMonday #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID
@Shellyjam56 avatar @Shellyjam56 · 1w
Finally finished moving my plant to larger pot #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #BeforeAndAfter #PlantLove #ThanksForPhotosynthesis
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 1w
Alright, I completely caved and finally got two little cuties that I’m really hoping to just as healthy as the photos! @Jho was kind enough to show me this seller a while back, and I decided alright let’s do it! First is a variegated billietiae, and second is a caramel marble fire tiger 🐅 Then I’m so excited to find a variegated piper nigrum! (Aka a black peppercorn plant!) I have a regular peppercorn vine that is climbing with my vanilla, so I’m excited to add this to my other variegated vanilla and now variegated peppercorn! Yay! The pepper.. is though is from a different seller I’ve used a few times and familiar with her plants, she grows amazing plants. 🥰 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #TheThread #TheWateringHole #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #OrchidLovers #PetsAndPlants #BeforeAndAfter #PlantCorner #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID #Philodendron #PhiloFlock
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 1w
Just a few more ☺️ #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PetsAndPlants #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #TheThread #TheWateringHole #PestControl #PlantShelfie #RarePlants #PlantID
@Idplantthat avatar @Idplantthat · 2w
I’m not even sure what to say to this… my silly Alocasia. I thought she was way too young to have so many babies yet… my mistake for not checking sooner. But has one ever found a corm going out the hole on the bottom? Ha ha 🤦‍♀️ What the Hades?? Then my sweet other girl is getting such big leaves, so excited! #HappyPlants #TheThread #TheWateringHole #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #NewGrowth #PetsAndPlants #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #AlocasiaAddicts