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Posted 9h ago by @Jho

Calling Ginny Galaxy pros ✨

Anyone have a begonia Ginny galaxy? I just got a beautiful one that I would like to acclimate to ambient. I’m reading online some people are successful and others are not. Please give me all the tips and knowledge, hivemind. Currently ~60% humidity ambient, and receiving 5000 lux. I can move it closer to the grow light once we stabilize; just didn’t wanna blast it as soon as it got here. #begoniababes #BegoniaBunch
You’re in your begonia era! πŸ«ΆπŸΌπŸ‘ŒπŸΌπŸ€ŒπŸΌ
@MamaLinne yessss!! Alocasia who? πŸ˜‚ I got a Firework too, just because I already had paid for shipping on the Ginny, and was not expecting the β€˜wow factor.’ 🀩
@Jho very beautiful Josh, I have a Rex that is coming back very nicely just a little leggie. It was almost a goner, but I babies it, gave it plenty light and fertilizer once a month. Sorry I have no experience with that one.
@Preciousplants1 such a pretty one Sherri!! I love how frosty it looks. I’ve learned they need more light than I expected, for sure. My Hallows Eve is finally getting its purple and orange coloring after I put it on the alocasia table.
Still loving it. Can’t wait for its to settle down and feel comfortable in it’s new place
@Jho yes wow
I’m no help here but just want to say what beautiful 🀩 selections you made! That string of hearts πŸ’• is looking πŸ‘€ good, too!
@Preciousplants1 yes it’s standing tall love it.
@Jho it doesn’t even look real!!
@RefinedSandwort thanks so much Joy!! I’ve been diving into my light meter this summer and trying to really optimize each plant for the location. I realized that β€˜spot’ on the shelf was really reserved for the SOH - about 11k lux and anything else I tried to put there from my collection would inevitably end up burning. Can’t believe I’m keeping a succulent alive after all these years, but I guess these are strange times. πŸ€ͺ Now let’s see if I can keep this Ginny too! lol Right now, she’s got the ol’ Ziplock bag.
@Jho yes they do! I have this one in the northwest facing window and I use my grow light when it’s cloudy πŸŒ₯️. I don’t water it often so all. Which one is the Hallows Eve. I’m just learning begonias. lol I’m just learning a lot of different varieties of plants and they’re so fascinating πŸ‘πŸ½
@FitBrowallia hi Jonchel, how are you? good to hear from you. I’m so happy it’s growing back. How’s you philodendron bulre? Mine it tall and doesn’t seem to be as full anymore πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ
@Preciousplants1 here’s Hallows Eve. You can see the green where I realized something was up. lol. And then the new ones coming up are the purple and orange like it should be.
@Jho aaaaa nice catch; I have a baby something like that. Very dark greenish purple. I have no idea what it’s called lol
@FitBrowallia πŸ‘πŸ½
@MamaLinne hello Deb how are you? How’s our Silver Pathos? Did you get new plant mail yet? I’m so excited, I’m waiting for a baby silver pathos! I love that one so much. πŸ™‚ it’s trailing so long I’ll send video? πŸ‘πŸ½ soon
@Preciousplants1 oh I love it!
@Jho aaaa thank you it’s a very dark color. Who’s is throwing me off. But I can’t wait for it to grow up lol
@DreamMachine πŸ‘πŸ»πŸͺ΄