Keeping alive through the cold
Hello! I am coming up on having my plants with me for a year. I have never managed to keep one alive through the winter. My house is kept rather cold, but it’s too expensive to heat otherwise. I have two plants in my bedroom- a pothos, which is doing fine, and one other (shown) that isn’t doing so well (the picture you see below is what it used to look like. It is very thin now) It’s been thinning pretty bad lately. How do I fix this and help it survive the winter?
2ft to light, indirect
10” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
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@Hollowmoss Do you have a humidifier on hand? Dieffenbachia’s love humidity. I invested in one because i have so many tropical plants. Mine are doing so much better now. I keep my Manning in a southwest facing window near a humidifier and surrounded by other plants. It does pretty well there. My house is usually around 65-70 degrees though. I would take her in the bathroom when you shower or if you have a window in there, move her there for winter. I don’t have a window in my guest bathroom but I do bring some of my ferns in there for a steam bath while I shower. You can also do that with the pothos. I have a marble queen in the master bathroom with a window that faces northwest and it’s been the perfect spot for him. You could also consider getting a grow light. I bought a few clip on ones from Amazon that work really well. Sandi brand 10 watt. Here are my plants
@Hollowmoss if that is the part of the house with no light, I would try some inexpensive grow lights. You can find them for about $25 for 2 on Amazon. I like the clip on ones. Don’t buy the ones where you plunge the rod directly into the soil. They don’t work well. Limited-time deal: SANSI Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, LED Pot Clip Plant Light for Growing, 4000K Full Spectrum Plant Growing Lamp with 4-Level Dimmable, Auto On Off Timing 3 6 12 Hrs for Small Plants, White 5V 2-Pack
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