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Posted 5d ago by @debbiedo

Look whoโ€™s finally home! ๐Ÿ™Œ I had to wait 4 months until ...

Look whoโ€™s finally home! ๐Ÿ™Œ

I had to wait 4 months until the weather warmed up, rent a moving truck, and ride in the back with her, but sheโ€™s finally in her new spot ๐ŸŒฑ

Extra shout out to the hubs who did the driving and carrying ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป
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Had she been vacationing in the warmer climes? I can see your pup has been pining for her. I know theyโ€™re sharing memories and stories of the past. PS What a hubby!
Amazing that is one beautiful Norfolk Island pine!!!!
Omggggggggg Iโ€™m so happy and jealous!!!! Eeeeekkkkkk!!! I need your vibes for mine!! How far was the drive?
@debbiedo oh sheโ€™s even more beautiful than I remembered!! ๐Ÿ™Œ yay!! And is that her final spot in the pic? She looks GREAT there ๐Ÿ‘ And yay for the hubs too ๐Ÿฅฐ
@debbiedo Woah!! I didn't realize how big it was!! Nice score!! Here's to many years of happiness to you guys! ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’— Extra points to your hubby! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
@SuperbRaspfern Thank you Shannon, isnโ€™t she stunning? ๐Ÿคฉ
@Boymom-plantmom Only about 20 miles ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
@debbiedo She truely is you can tell she has been well loved! ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿฉท
@DreamMachine Yes, thatโ€™s her final spot ๐Ÿฅฐ
@BEsucculent ๐Ÿ˜‚ No vacations, the weather was just too chilly to safely move her outside. We both wanted to be extra cautious in order to minimize any shock.
@princesspitstop Even with the measurements itโ€™s hard to know how itโ€™s going to fit until itโ€™s actually in. Itโ€™s just what I was hoping ๐Ÿ’š Niw Iโ€™d like it to slow down so that I never have to figure out what to do when it hits the ceiling ๐Ÿ˜‚
@SuperbRaspfern Yes, I think so too, sheโ€™s very healthy. The woman I bought her from also give me a whole bunch of cuttings and some of her favorite plant food. Super thoughtful ๐Ÿ’š
@debbiedo Oh my goodness! ๐Ÿ˜„ We'll just cross that bridge when we get to it!! ๐Ÿฅฐ
@debbiedo oh my goodness! Disregard my other message on your other post. ๐Ÿคฃ. Thatโ€™s an incredibly beautiful Norfolk! Itโ€™s gorgeous, I absolutely love your cute puppier just sitting there looking at it; maybe slightly confused as to why we have a forest friend in the house?? ๐Ÿคฃ I canโ€™t wait to see you like it. ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฉต๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ
@princesspitstop For sure! Thatโ€™s not a today problem ๐Ÿซฃ
@Idplantthat As long as he can still see outside to monitor the squirrels, heโ€™s good ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จโ€ฆ๐Ÿ•
@debbiedo ooh whatโ€™s her favorite plant food?
@DreamMachine Half concentration for indoor plants. She said it lasts for 6 months, have you heard of it?
OH. MY. GOSH!! @Boymom-plantmom just sent me a picture and my reply was: "Ummm. Where is that and where can I buy it??" ๐Ÿคฃ
@debbiedo oh yes I have! From what Iโ€™ve seen itโ€™s a very popular slow release fertilizer. I almost bought it once ๐Ÿ˜„ Iโ€™ll be interested to hear how you like it further down the line. ๐Ÿ˜Š
@sarah10orio I told Nadia Iโ€™m just sitting here staring at it, Iโ€™m in love ๐Ÿฅฐ Itโ€™s good thing we have dinner plans, so at least I have to get up and eat ๐Ÿ˜‚
@DreamMachine I donโ€™t hate the idea of only having to do it twice a year, but I imagine there are some downsides too?
@debbiedo ha ha ha oh my goodness, heโ€™s a squirrel chaser. Those little guys love messing with dogs ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿคฃ
@princesspitstop @debbiedo

โ€œWELP! ๐Ÿ‘ Looks like weโ€™re cutting a hole in the ceiling honey!! Itโ€™s the only way ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ โ€œ
@debbiedo Iโ€™ve never used it, so this is just spit balling mind you, based off of my own poking around, but it appears to be pretty hands off. I see a lot of nurseryโ€™s using it. Itโ€™s temperature dependent so it releases less when itโ€™s cold and more when itโ€™s warm.

it doesnโ€™t have ๐Ÿ’ฏ of the required plant nutrients. ๐Ÿง It looks like if you have the โ€œozmacote plusโ€ version, that includes calcium and magnesium. But If you have the standard version, I would assume you might need to add a cal-mag supplement to your routine?

If anyone has an informative opinion on ozmacote fertilizer though, it would be Shannon @SuperbRaspfern ๐Ÿ˜„
@debbiedo Wow! That thing is huge!! It looks great in your house!
Osmocot is fine but the NPK is quite high so you need to use caution. Anything that has numbers above 10 is quite risky. I actually used to use it a very long time ago, over a decade ago, and severely burned many of my plants roots. If you do choose to go that route, speaking from my personal experience only use 1/2 the amount and NEVER repeat or add more fertilizer before the whole 6 months has passed.

Because then you have to repot every single plant with fresh soil because it is literally a nightmare picking all those little white balls out.

Plus after those roots are burned the damage is done.

I always recommend liquid it's much easier to control the amount and flush out the soil if you are heavy handed.
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YAY!!
@SuperbRaspfern Shannon, while we're on the subject...is there a particular liquid fertilizer you recommend? I use We The Wild at every watering but need a balanced NPK.
@stephonicle Yes, I always recommend and use myself Super Thrive Foilage Pro on all of my plants. It doesn't cost a lot and is incredibly effective.

You really can't go wrong with it. You will see a huge improvement in your plants.

In your case for the first month start with 1/4 strength. Month 2 1/2 strength. Then you should be good going to full strength every other watering. Eventually increasing to every watering. Just because, We The Wild has very very low amounts of NPK. Your plants won't be used to all those nutrients it can get salt shock otherwise from not being able to process the nutrients.

They eventually become acclimated to no nutrients, like a starved person. When the person or plant suddenly receives nutrients it can shock their systems so do it gradually.
@DreamMachine Hey Nadia just wanted to tag you on this because I thought it might interest you. ๐Ÿฉท
@SuperbRaspfern thank you Shannon!! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฅฐ
@stephonicle Anytime ๐Ÿฉท
Iโ€™m happy with Super Thrive too, thanks everyone for the input!
@Idplantthat The squirrels got used to us not having a dog, so Gage is enjoying catching them off guard ๐Ÿ™‚
@SuperbRaspfern oh you also know me so very well ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿซถ

And I concur @stephonicle Superthrive Foliage Pro (not to be confused with Superthrive Vitamin Solution, nor Superthrive Grow ๐Ÿ™ƒ) is the best. Itโ€™s stable, reliable, and all my plants seem to love it. โ€ฆSometimes I flirt with other fertilizers, ๐Ÿคซ but I always come back to foliage pro.
@DreamMachine @princesspitstop Ceilings are over rated anyway right โ‰๏ธ
@RefinedSandwort Thanks Joy!!
@Succulent8497 ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ
@debbiedo It reminds me of this Italian restaurant Downtown Houston ages ago that had a live Oak tree in the dining room that went straight through the roof. Must have been an important tree lol Nothing is impossible ๐Ÿฅฐ
@debbiedo

Good morning dear โ™ฅ๏ธ

When I first read your post I thought that it was you who was moving!

What an incredible tree ๐ŸŒณ ๐Ÿ˜. Truly majestic.
I'm so excited for you!
Gorgeous ๐Ÿ˜
@princesspitstop I love your optimism, Iโ€™m a Pollyanna myself โ˜บ๏ธ
@CutePolypremum Thsnk goodness it was only the tree that was moving!
@Luvlilu Thank you Luana!
@debbiedo omg that is the most beautiful houseplant I have ever seen!! Truly spectacular and what a wonderful focal point for the room๐Ÿคฉ. My daughter wanted one but when we read how tall they can get she changed her mind - couldnโ€™t cut a hole ๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ in the ceiling in her townhouse ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜‚
@SuperbRaspfern how is your new house and your cute little ladies (chickens) doing?? I never really knew how smart chickens are; itโ€™s kinda crazy how intelligent they are. They are kinda lil bad ass little buddies ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿฉต
@Idplantthat Awe, they are really great. I added 10 chicks and moved them to the coop last week almost 6 months old. My sweet little innocent cutie patootie babies.

But then.....

One got hurt yesterday and started bleeding and fortunately I was out there because those small cannibals went insane pecking it, chasing it!!! I caught it and brought it inside to heal a bit. But boy can they be mean. It wasn't even my big hens going after it it was the little ones. ๐Ÿ˜ข Adorable but nature is sometimes cruel!!
@MariansOasis Iโ€™m collecting some size control techniques for when the time comes โ˜บ๏ธ
@SuperbRaspfern yeah, chickens/birds can be unbelievable jerks! Especially if itโ€™s one thatโ€™s injured, they seem to know and go after them. Itโ€™s crazy.. ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿ“ Growing up we had hens and they could be like stinkers. But they are pretty amazing little feathery creatures