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@SilkyRoses avatar @SilkyRoses · 1d
Hey #DreamMachine wondering how you keep your purple oxalis so perky and bushy. Do you give it a Dormancy period. I need all your oxalis secrets lol Mine was like this once but then got gangly despite the bright light it gets.
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 2d
Hello planty friends 🌿 I want to post today to touch briefly on an issue that I see all over Greg, all over the internet, and basically all over any advice that “plant influencers” give, and a lot of “experts” too. And I USED to think this too. But then I put on my 🤓 and got down to sciencey business. My brain doesn’t let me just happily do what everybody does, it is constantly asking WHY. And now, I am happy to go against the grain. The issue? “OVERWATERING.” 💦 I see people saying often, “The #1 issue is overwatering.” Any time someone posts a picture of their plant, almost without fail someone will say, “you overwatered.” Without even asking them what the soil feels like or when they watered last, or how big their pot is. Without finding out which leaves are affected or where it lives and what kind of light it’s getting. The issue is that so many people are scared of overwatering, that they underwater! And I don’t blame them! Everywhere, everyone is screaming that you’d better not overwater, so please do not feel bad if you’ve done this. If your plant droops, 🥀 or the leaves get soft or feel wrinkly, your plant is already dying for a drink. That means that your plants cell walls can no longer support themselves and they are deflating like a kids’ bouncy house 2 days after the birthday party. It also means that your plants teeny tiny little root hairs have already died, which also means that if you overcompensate and give it a ton of water when you see it drooping, it won’t be able to use all that water! Their root hair “straws” are 💀 And then you’ll get those classic “overwatering” signs, and people will yell at you, and you’ll go even LONGER between waterings, next time. [I’m happy to go into what to do and how to water underwatered and drooping plants so you don’t overwhelm them, but perhaps on another post? This one’s getting long enough as it is 🤦🏼‍♀️ 😇] So, my against the grain thought? “Overwatering” is almost NEVER the issue. Often times it’s either underwatering that causes “overwatering symptoms” like I mentioned above, under lighting, too dense of a soil or substrate, not enough airflow. I’ve had my fair share of root rot too, just so you know, I’m not saying it’s impossible to overwater, but when I got root rot it was because I did not have enough light nor airflow. Nurseries have gorgeous, thriving, happy plants that are potted in 💯 peat because they have enough light and airflow that the plants *guzzle* down that water. I really just touched the surface here, I didn’t even go in to how to change your soil to match your watering habits, or even how to water, but I’m happy to make more “planty 101” posts if there’s interest. I just really want people to not be scared of “overwatering,” and to open the door to all of the wonderful, but hidden, plant care information. Because 95% of what you find online is garbage. And I am your adhd-powered information-hunting sciencey hound. Except I would be a cat. 🐈‍⬛ #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #adhdplantlovers
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 5d
Good morning planty people!! 🌿 #TheWateringHole I am here, incredibly excited to be writing this right now, because I have a Saturday morning off for the first time in over a year 😱 I’m still working today, but in the evening. 🥳 How’s everyone doing today? 🌦️It has been soggy as heck here in the Pacific Northwest, and we are due an atmospheric river 🌊 this weekend, which is exactly what it sounds like-a river in the atmosphere will pass over head and will DUMP on us, ☔️ but last night it cleared for a brief moment to give us one of the most beautiful sunsets 🌅 I have ever witnessed. Feeling very grateful indeed ☺️ I’m going to be putzing around adding azomite and kelp meal to all my indoor plants 🫶🏼 How is everyone today? Working? Not working? Any planty business? 🪴 ⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕 You can also get this group to show up in your feeds by tap-clicking this hashtag: #TheWateringHole and tap-clicking “Join” at the top of the page. 🦦(If you have an android, you might have to tap the hashtag at the top of the post) #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 2w
Helpful product alert!! Holographic window film 🌈 I am not selling this nor making commission of any kind, this is simply a personal recommendation. 😄 Good evening my favorite planty friends 🌿 I promised to make this post a little while ago, got distracted (who…me?), and then realized that what with sales going on around now, this would be a great time to get something useful, and perhaps with a discount! 💰 I use holographic window film/cling on my south facing windows (northern hemisphere). It is basically a big window sticker, except it doesn’t have adhesive—you squeegee it on with soapy water and then it sticks there (until you decide to pull it off or perhaps move it to a different window. Completely reusable) My favorite points: -it blocks a good percentage of UVA/UVB rays (so it is claimed, up to 80-90%) and heat, so it acts like a sheer curtain for your plants 🪴 -it gives you privacy but still let’s light in, and not only that, it’s pretty, and sends rainbows into the room! 🌈 -it comes on a roll, and is easier to install than curtains -budget-friendly, a roll 17.5” x 78.7” usually runs between $5-8 -wide variety of designs A shout out to Joanie @CutePolypremum who suggested this post and went down the rabbit hole looking at all the designs 🤗 Heidi @princesspitstop who already had some, and if I recall correctly, @GreenPurpose who just had some installed! First picture is my living room, followed by examples of other kinds. I really hope this is helpful to someone 🌿🩶 #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 2w
#TheWateringHole #brunchataudreys A very good morning to you, my planty friends 🌿 It is Tuesday, and although I’m very literal minded and would insist that it is technically still autumn, it sure FEELS like winter today. 🥶 I am in the middle of roughly 1.47 billion things because my brain works better this way (whyyyy 🤪) but here is a quick post to get us started today, before I run off to be a chaperone for my daughter’s field trip. PLANT TIME 1️⃣ My orbifolia put out her second new leaf! They look like beautiful little pieces of sculpture to me 2️⃣ update on my recovering Rex begonia. Still seems to be doing great and has not stopped pumping out new leaves 🥳 3️⃣ & 4️⃣these are the baby spider plant pups I got from the lovely @debbiedo ‘s plant “Dave Grow” 😅what was it…like 3-4 weeks ago? Look at these crazy roots already!! I wondered if this was maybe too small of a pot, but there were seriously only less than inch of roots then 😳🤯 5️⃣ and an update of my lil baby philo gigas. I just love the colors 😱 Thats it from me! How are you all doing today? 🫶🏼🌿 ⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕 You can also get this group to show up in your feeds by tap-clicking this hashtag: #TheWateringHole and tap-clicking “Join” at the top of the page. 🦦(If you have an android, you might have to tap the hashtag at the top of the post) #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #rootytootytuesday
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 2w
Update on testing out different silica/silicon products 🤓 To @Idplantthat and @Jho since we’d been talking earlier but anyone else is welcome to join in. I got both TPS Silica and (AgroMagen) Si Tech Silicon and decided to test them out on my cane begonias since I have two of similar size and age. TPS Silica for my Black Magic Begonia and Si-Tech Silicon for my Polka Dot Begonia. Mind you, this is only TWO days after my first application, but I glanced at my black magic today and did a double take. The difference is STARTLING. She looks healthier, darker, and so lush compared to only Wednesday. The polka also looks good, just not as drastic. Pics 1️⃣&2️⃣ Black magic before, and after Pics 3️⃣&4️⃣ polka dot before and after 5️⃣another polka dot angle #dreammachine #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #Begonia #BegoniaBunch #TheWateringHole
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 2w
Good morning #TheWateringHole planty crew (I’ve still got 15 min of morning 😁) #brunchataudreys It is Friday 🥶 and this will be just a quick one to get things started because oh la la! I have 24 + 10 more garage plants that need attending. It was hard to get out of bed this morning, it’s in the 30’s today and I had warm snuggling kitties 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ on me in addition to my heated blanket, but then I remembered that I had left the kitchen window open a crack AND I had left some plants nearby. So I 🪟 🏃🏼‍♀️ 💨 Then I remembered that my unheated garage is where I have my quarantine zone 🤦🏼‍♀️ 🥶 One begonia and one Hoya are showing a bit of distress, but I took all the plants out of the garage at least. How are you all doing today? I’m sending a special shout out to @princesspitstop Hope your move goes smoothly!! Can’t wait to hear all about it! 🌈 🪴 🫶🏼 ⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕 You can also get this group to show up in your feeds by tap-clicking this hashtag: #TheWateringHole and tap-clicking “Join” at the top of the page. 🦦(If you have an android, you might have to tap the hashtag at the top of the post) #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 3w
Why hello Thursday morning planty people crew! #TheWateringHole #brunchataudreys ⛅️ 🥶 I am bright-eyed 👀 and bushy-tailed 🐿️ this morning after not feeling 💯 this weekend and taking an unexpected day off. I had to go to a new grocery store pharmacy on Monday… I had no idea and was completely unprepared for them to have a beautiful plant section!! 🙀 😬 👉🏼👈🏼 I’M WEAK. I came away with three new babies. A ctenanthe burle-marxii that has been on my wish-list forever, a cute lil 2” maranta kerchoveana 🌱and a beautiful Rex begonia. Oh and a Norfolk Pine! 🌲 It smells so good! Sorry Joy @RefinedSandwort , I know you’re on a plant-acquiring hold right now and I’m sure I’m not making it ANY easier! 😆 My last piece of news which I did share in comments but not yet in a post….BONNIE IS HAVING BABIES!!!!!!! 🥳🙌🏼🍾🎊 I have been (im)patiently waiting for my curly 🕷️ plant ‘Bonnie’ to start making pups and last night I found that she had! I thought the new growth was a little different, it came out with three teeny tiny little leaves 🙀 all clustered together instead of one big leaf, and last night I discovered the lil BÉBÉ was the tip of the runner!! How’s everything in your oasis today? I want to hear all about it! 🌈 🪴 🫶🏼 ⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕 You can also get this group to show up in your feeds by tap-clicking this hashtag: #TheWateringHole and tap-clicking “Join” at the top of the page. 🦦 (If you’re on android, you might have to tap the hashtag at the the beginning of this post!) #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 3w
Helloooo planty people 🫶🏼🌿 It’s Thursday, and today I have cooked vegetables like I’m a real life grown person. I have also spent the morning dancing to the Eiffel 65 radio on Spotify, LOL, AND I did laundry!! Where is my medal and certificate?? 🏆🥇😂 It’s time to gather at #TheWateringHole aka #brunchataudreys . We were talking and felt like #TheWateringHole better represents who we are now…a casual and fun group that likes to hang out and chat about plants, no shaming or gatekeeping, experts and beginners all intertwined and supporting each other. What do you all think? feel free to join #TheWateringHole group too so you don’t miss any posts! 💦 In light of the #greggivesbackgiveaway (pst, if you have never won before, go submit an entry!! Winner will be picked on the 16th!!) I was looking around at my next oldest plants! 🪴 I rarely show my succulents, but here’s a peek at 1️⃣“Ursula” my mama aloe plant who is just as old as my 16 year old golden pothos “Phyllis.” (Who was named when I thought she was a philodendron 😂) 2️⃣ & 3️⃣ then next is “Aristotle” my 7 year old lace aloe, and a small selection of his pups. I repotted him when his 33 pups were threatening to evict him from his pot! 4️⃣ evidence of my adulthood…look at all those cooked vegetables 🥗 lol. And one of my favorite cookbooks “The Everlasting Meal,” by Tamar Adler, I like it because it’s like a philosophy and stories with recipes thrown in too, so it’s actually a cookbook you can sit down and read. (No houseplants were tortured by being taken to the kitchen and watered in front of all this planty carnage) How are you all doing today? 🫶🏼🌈 I wanna hear all about it !! ⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕 #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict
@Malagueña avatar @Malagueña · 4w
Hello everyone. I hope you are having a great day. Here is a photo I took of the Headwaters and Cypress Trees in the Green Swamp. This is a, somewhat boring, brief bio. I do not use AI. I am a Florida landscape and wildlife photographer by avocation. Many of my photos are enlarged, framed and my photography has been displayed in art galleries, including this one. Yes, I have many of my own personal plants which are like friends. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #NewPlantMom #OrchidLovers #PetsAndPlants #MonsteraMonday #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #PestControl #RarePlants #PlantID #OutdoorGrowing #DreamMachine #PlantGraveyard #TropicalPlants @BuffCaperspurge @ @FamedGymealily @princesspitstop @BabeVila @Kaitlinfaith_ @katewarner @MockingJay @SolaceInSunshine @PJsGarden @ThatPlantBitch
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 4w
Helloooo planty people 🌿💕 It’s Wednesday morning at #TheWateringHole here at #brunchataudreys , I’ve knocked over three plants and walked into a wall once, BUT ITS OKAY. I’ve found a new podcast that I’m really enjoying, so while I’m cleaning up after myself I get to nerd out listening to a nerd talk about plant care. @princesspitstop recommended this one to me: The Houseplant Coach by Veronica Oh Happy. And that got me thinking, do you all have any favorite plant podcasts, or online resources that you go to for plant care? It’s such a fine line between misinformation, basic care, expert knowledge. The host of the podcast I recommended kind of reminds me of @SuperbRaspfern , not with AS much experience as Shannon, but she’s very curious about the whys and digs deep into the science. I got a surprise day off today so I am puttering around my plants and excited about some mycorrhizae inoculant I have coming today. Here’s some of my babies getting a drink this morning! 1️⃣ this beast calathea fasciata 2️⃣ tradescantia nanouk 3️⃣ calathea makoyana 4️⃣ calathea ‘Freddie’ 5️⃣ podcast recommendation How are you all doing today? 🫶🏼🌈 Anything new in your oases? Anything flourishing and thriving or are they settling down for the winter? ⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕 #brunchataudreys #TheWateringHole #happyplants #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict.
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 1M
☀️ Hello #brunchataudreys 🌿 brunch bunch! It’s Friday morning, I’m sitting on my living room floor in my pj’s inspecting leaves and talking to my plants and thinking about my life choices 🪴 and remembering that last night right before I fell sleep I said “oh just get them,” and impulsively bought a couple wish list plants on Etsy and then was asleep before my head hit the pillow 😴 I’m looking at you @IdPlantThat and @Araceae for plant-fluencing me with pics of your beauties yesterday! 🤣 How is everyone doing today? The last few days have been wild rainy, windy with interspersed rainbows before back to storms. Last night while we walked to my daughters school for parent teacher conferences (luckily school is very close) I realized my raincoat bit the dust and I was getting cold water dripping down the back of my neck through my busted hood BRRR 🥶 Probably should have impulsively bought a new raincoat before I bought new plants 😂 My daughter however, pushed back her hood, and used her *closed* umbrella as a prop while she sang and danced the whole way to school in her light up rain boots. I might have launched into “singing in the rain,” and embarrassed her 😁 1️⃣2️⃣ My impulse buys (seller pics, not mine…YET) 3️⃣ my polka dot begonia flowering 4️⃣ my philo Brazil just loving life 5️⃣ my calathea family group photo How is everything in your oases today? I want to hear it ALL!! 🌈 🌿 #brunchataudreys #happyplants #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #PlantTherapy.
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 1M
Advice needed on #SnakePlant
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 1M
☀️ Good morning Tuesday #brunchataudreys 🌿 planty people!! How’s everyone doing today? I had restaurant dreams last night UGH (pages of waitlist not seated, sending tickets to the kitchen incorrectly, and tables empty but dirty) so I practically leaped🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️out of bed relieved that was not real life. Let’s talk PLANTS 🌿 I’ve made the big switch to just using rainwater 🌧️ on all my plants. I live in an area with really good tap water, it’s from Bull Run reservoir and naturally soft, so ALL my 🪴 were getting tap…and, of course, two calathea’s were 🤒 suffering from something that I was pretending must be something else. Since I didn’t want to use rainwater for two plants only (with my brain I would get confused—I much prefer finding/using one thing/method á la Three Musketeers ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL 🤺) I made the change. It’s only been a couple weeks but 1️⃣ my pinstripe calathea has put out new growth!! 🙌🏼 2️⃣ Look at this lil baby shoot! 👀 3️⃣ My roseopicta “Dottie” was the worst (probably because her leaves are the biggest and most noticeable) and since the change I’ve had no new crispy leaf tips 🙌🏼 My wonderful husband hooked up our rain barrels, put in a spigot and hose, and 4️⃣&5️⃣ just look at our weather forecast for this week… 💯 rain ☔️ And I’m excited for it! rain rain don’t go away, fill up my barrels, the live long day 🎶 🌧️ 🌿 Thats it for me, now I want to hear about YOU. 🫶🏼 Anything you are particularly proud of or having struggles with? Any over the top things you do to spoil your plants, like I found myself the other day, heating up rainwater on my stove to lukewarm temps? 😏 I wanna hear it all!! #brunchataudreys #happyplants #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #tradescantia #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #PlantTherapy #rootytootytuesday
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 1M
Okay I’ve posted this before in comments, but I need to make my own post about this new baby of mine, This last week I finally did it… I got my first #alocasia 😱🥳 I’ve been doing tons of research and I just happened to stop at Home Depot right after they had a huge brand new shipment, and there was one beautiful Alocasia sinuata hiding amongst every thing else. It looked like a sad little crocodile (alligator? Which snout is shaped like which?) that needed a home so off with me it came! (Think of THAT what you will 😂) My one question is—I know you’re not supposed to “bury the crown” ie the part where the roots meet the green bits (I am very scientific 🤓), but this seems wobbly to me, especially since this one needs more of a shallow pot. How do you keep it from wobbling while it’s settling in? I made a quick tripod trellis out of 3 chopsticks and gently eased it in around it but idk. 🤷🏼‍♀️ #HappyPlants #HappyPlace #AlocasiaAddicts #brunchataudreys #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom #PlantShelfie #PlantCorner #PlantLove #DreamMachine #adhdplantlovers
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 1M
Plant mail today!! OOOOH I just got #plantmail from @debbiedo !! A beautiful krimson princess with some itty bitty leaves starting too 🌿, plus a stunning pothos (n’joy?), look at these gorgeous leaves 😱 and spider plant babies eeee! 🫶🏼 Are these from your massive spider plant mama? I’m honored! And then an adorable little cactus of some kind! It’s so cute! Greg is not letting me see the names of the plants in your oasis today 🤷🏼‍♀️ Should I wear gloves when I take this baby out? Plant mail is the BEST, and they all look so lush and healthy and well cared for 🥰 Thank you so much @debbiedo !! 💕🫶🏼🌿 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #PlantLove #PlantSwap #dreammachine #TheThread #brunchataudreys #GreggersSupportingGreggers #GregGang
@SuperbRaspfern avatar @SuperbRaspfern · 1M
Moving so I will be unavailable for the next 6 weeks. We bought some acreage and are moving to the country. I have a very short escrow, 3 weeks. To box up house and then I'm taking 3 extra weeks to set up our new home. During this time I will be offline and not responding to questions or replying to anyone. I'll let you all know when I'm back and share some pics of our new land. #HappyPlants #TheThread #cutepolypremum #buffcaperspurge #Ilovemyplants #laneylichen #daringcoltsfoot #dreammachine #preciousplants #princesspitstop
@DreamMachine avatar @DreamMachine · 1M
What substrate do you choose for a chunky mix?