How do you get the plant to grow? What do you do? 
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I try to automate as much as I can. Grow lights on timers, I have a plant that takes a lot of water so it's on a timed water thing as well.
When possible I prefer to bottom water plants. Less likely to get gnats.
In the summer some of my plants go outside. But sit them in a shaded area to acclimate before putting them in the sun.
Cut back dead/faded leaves/blooms.
Fertilize! Miracle grow works fine for most plants. I have some petunia fertilizer I like to use.
I have some empty milk jugs I fill with water and have sitting in the laundry room for when it's time to water plants.
For orchids, don't do the icecube thing!! Take the whole plant (other than blooms) and submerge in water for 1/2 hr or so. You can do this once a week or once a month. Just don't let it sit in water it will rot. If the roots are green it's good.
Over time soil will compact. I have a long knitting needle I use to poke the soil to loosen it up. It's a good idea to refresh soil in plants every couple years.
Before planting anything outside double/triple check the light and soil requirements. I kept killing my lavenders . It needed a brighter location and sandy soil. Once I figured that out I ended up with the largest lavender plant I've ever seen. Also thunk about stuff like watering, is it close enough for a hose to reach?
For the outdoor plants that come inside in the fall I will periodically spray them down with neem oil during summer to repell pest. A couple weeks before they come back inside I will use DE (diatomaceous earth) on the plants. Both are natural BUT wear a mask when messing with DE and rinse the plant off before bringing it inside. DE isn't good to breathe .
For outdoor plants that stay outdoors. If you get freezing at all in the fall cover plants with leaf litter or mulch to help protect from freezing.
The photos
1st is my monstera Thai constellation. It's in a tank with lecca. Every once in a while I'll put some fertilizer in it. But I have automated watering and have a grow light on a timer. I just fill the tank when it's getting low. I took a couple Arial roots and put them in the tank itself. I love how it looks
I do use the liquid silicone but idk if it actually helps keep the white white. That may just require bright light.
Photo 2
That's 1 of my split leaf philodendrons. This one have automated light and watering, it's a huge plant and has dairy cow isopods in the soil and if I forget to water that one they die. Picture 3 is of an isopod eating a potatoe, we will name him George.
Photo 4 is the roots in the tank from photo 1.
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I try to automate as much as I can. Grow lights on timers, I have a plant that takes a lot of water so it's on a timed water thing as well.
When possible I prefer to bottom water plants. Less likely to get gnats.
In the summer some of my plants go outside. But sit them in a shaded area to acclimate before putting them in the sun.
Cut back dead/faded leaves/blooms.
Fertilize! Miracle grow works fine for most plants. I have some petunia fertilizer I like to use.
I have some empty milk jugs I fill with water and have sitting in the laundry room for when it's time to water plants.
For orchids, don't do the icecube thing!! Take the whole plant (other than blooms) and submerge in water for 1/2 hr or so. You can do this once a week or once a month. Just don't let it sit in water it will rot. If the roots are green it's good.
Over time soil will compact. I have a long knitting needle I use to poke the soil to loosen it up. It's a good idea to refresh soil in plants every couple years.
Before planting anything outside double/triple check the light and soil requirements. I kept killing my lavenders . It needed a brighter location and sandy soil. Once I figured that out I ended up with the largest lavender plant I've ever seen. Also thunk about stuff like watering, is it close enough for a hose to reach?
For the outdoor plants that come inside in the fall I will periodically spray them down with neem oil during summer to repell pest. A couple weeks before they come back inside I will use DE (diatomaceous earth) on the plants. Both are natural BUT wear a mask when messing with DE and rinse the plant off before bringing it inside. DE isn't good to breathe .
For outdoor plants that stay outdoors. If you get freezing at all in the fall cover plants with leaf litter or mulch to help protect from freezing.
The photos
1st is my monstera Thai constellation. It's in a tank with lecca. Every once in a while I'll put some fertilizer in it. But I have automated watering and have a grow light on a timer. I just fill the tank when it's getting low. I took a couple Arial roots and put them in the tank itself. I love how it looks
I do use the liquid silicone but idk if it actually helps keep the white white. That may just require bright light.
Photo 2
That's 1 of my split leaf philodendrons. This one have automated light and watering, it's a huge plant and has dairy cow isopods in the soil and if I forget to water that one they die. Picture 3 is of an isopod eating a potatoe, we will name him George.
Photo 4 is the roots in the tank from photo 1.
