House Plants: Advice, Pics, Sell and Trade

That is a possibility. I'm going to give it a month to see if it gets going with the onset of spring / summer. If still not looking perky, I'll go for the nuclear re-pot option.

It's a big pot so not a quick job.

Does anyone know if it's possible to save this avocado plant? I repotted it a few weeks ago and it fell off a cliff.

Kind of assuming it's a lost cause but I grew it from scratch and it was doing amazingly well beforehand. It would be brilliant to get it back.

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If anyone would like to do a plant swap I have many, many plants and would love to do some trades.

Currently have a lot of tomato, marigold and california poppys growing.

I'm n22 if anyone is interested.

Where any of the roots rotted when you repotted and did you use the same soil, if not the plant may be struggling to adjust.

Are those dying bits on the ends of the leaves cripsy or limp?

Different soil, and yes some of the roots looked a bit brown and unhealthy at the time (although perhaps they always look a bit like that? I'm not sure what they're supposed to look like)

Ah cool, chop the rotten roots when you repot and try use the same type of soil and it should do better.

Should be able to google and see what roots are rotten and which aren't

I had a similar issue with mine, I had grown them from the seed and they seemed to be flourishing (nowhere near as tall as yours though).
I figured it was time to repot, and all the leaves started dropping off after repotting. I persevered with one of them, and it has started growing a brand new stem, after I was pretty sure it had died.

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Sound good, thanks : )

This is amazing and is giving me HOPE for the future!

I have a quick question. I’ve read somewhere that plants can be repotted into a pot without drain hole at the bottom as long as you provide a few cm of drainage using stones or similar. On the other hand my gf tells me that a drain hole is a must for plants and that they will grow better in a plastic pot placed inside a bigger ceramic/clay one. What’s your experience? I’ve been taking care of our house plants for some months now and have been repotting them into pots without drain hole and they seems fine and growing but want what’s the best for them.

I’ve got an avocado that I grew from a stone. The newest leaves look like they’ve been nibbled?

I favour pots with holes, however if you are careful not to over water, pots without holes but with some drainage material in the bottom can work.

Plastic pots inside a ceramic one are useful for orchids as you can soak the bark medium they are growing in and then pour away the excess water.

In general, most plants don't tolerate their roots sitting in water for any length of time, hence holes are quite useful.

Same trick works for other plants too - pop the inner pot out, water, let drain, pop back in.
It is however a massive pain to figure out whether a pot is the right size to nest well.

EXACTLY the same issue as mine. Reckon I’ll go down the reporting route as well.
Whwre do you keep yours?

I have a lot of succulents and things that like to be fairly dry in pots without holes - just because I reuse bowls and so on. They seem happy enough with gravel at the bottom, you just have to be careful not to overwater. Other plants tell you when they need repotting because the roots get to the holes so it's useful to be able to lift them and check. And as others have said - anything that likes to be watered by soaking and draining needs a pot with holes.

@ChasnotRobert @rhowe @hoefla
Thank you for the advice! I will keep that in mind when next repotting is due and use pots with holes. Other than providing a better water circulation it will also provide some better aeration which I think plants will appreciate.

Like this?

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My avocado is seemingly having the time of it's life. It's grown loads recently and has more new leaves coming.

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Can I please get some advice / suggestions -

what I want is a plant that looks happy / healthy year 'round near a E / SE facing window.
It can't be at the window directly but about 1m away from it. In order words: steady but not intense light.
It must be ok with dry-ish condions half the year (during the heating period) - should not need misting etc.
It can be either be in a pot and around 0.5-1m tall or hanging, like those Hoyas (wax plants) you guys talked about - I actually looked at those but got the impression they'd be better in a well-lit / rather damp place, like a bathroom.

Doesn't have to look special in terms of crazy leaves etc. - like I said healthy and green would suffice : )

Thank you for your input!

ZZ plant? Although at the top end of your size requirements after a year or two

..I've seen these, thank you - will consider those.

Mine has gone from strength to strength in unfavorable conditions and despite neglect, it always looks great. Thoroughly recommended - it does get big though

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Mother in law's tongue/snake plants are very very hard, as are most Sansaveria types and quite happy with indirect light and a degree of neglect. In terms of hanging plants, I have what I think is Devil's Ivy/Golden Pothos and it's doing extremely well in very similar conditions to what you describe, and as a bonus it's very easy to propagate!

I also have a type of Peperomia with very round, green leaves next to an Areca Palm and both are doing very well in a bright room without direct sunshine.

I'm sure there will be far more knowledgeable people out there with better information around the misting/non misting issues regarding each of these plants, it might simply be I fluked it and that's why they are thriving! Saying that, some plants next to the peperomia and the areca struggled in that same spot, so they might indeed be more resilient to indirect light only.

Cheers for the recommendations!
I do actually have a snake plant in that room already and indeed it is quite happy with the medium amounts of light it gets 🙂 ..looking for something that either hangs down from a little shelf or something that doesn't grow as tall / tstraight up though.
Have looked at Golden Pothos and this seems to be a really good option! 👍
Peperomia is not really my cup of tea to be frank, palms I like a lot but so far I have killed every single one of them rather quickly, think it's just too dry because of the heating in this room..
Thanks again, will look for a Pothos!

Ha, wow.. that looks cool, alas I really want something not extending so much in every direction 😅