House Plants: Advice, Pics, Sell and Trade

Placed a garlic bulb on top of one of my pots and it's fair taken off.
Plus Venus Fly Trap (not just for Christmas)

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Ahh so that’s what that god awful stuffed toy was meant to be.

Anyone interested in a succulent exchange? I have a few different outdoor ones that have done really well in London.

Is this mildew ? Advice on getting rid of it welcome.

Edit. Having just read back a page it might be Mineral deposits as I use tap water yo mist it.

Rub lightly with a finger - if it's mineral deposits they'll just rub off, mildew will be a bit more stubborn.

A wipe with a damp cloth will clear up the deposits.

Ta Rhowe will give it a go

Mould and fungus at this time of year might be a product of hot and cold in the house and higher moisture levels.

Anyone have a recommendation for an indoor climber that's quick growing and doesn't need loads of light?

Pothos. I have cuttings if you want. I have a beast. N7

Thanks, but I'm in Bristol. Actually, we've already got one of these, but it's a dangler. Maybe I'll take a cutting from that.

it's got the potential to be like this, 3M clips work and I have one in a darker area and it's doing fine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/houseplants/comments/mkbf7j/my_devils_ivygolden_pothos_has_crept_around_3/

how do people keep their chilli plants going through this damp, gloomy weather?

Mine is leaf shedding and looking quite sorry for itself.

You've got to overwinter them indoors

thanks

it's indoors already. sounds like the leaf drop thing may be ok and it'll power back up when the weather improves.

Can I start feeding my house plants?

Yeah they should perk back up once brighter days return. If you want them to keep their leaves you will probably need grow lights.

Speaking of grow lights, has anyone found any decent ones? Amazon is full of either trashy alibaba stuff or expensive pro stuff

I mean it always depends what you want to do (how much light you need, what area you want to cover, where you want to put the lights)..

I used this kind to grow chili plants from seed (I got longer ones, longer "tubes" I mean, but connect-able in the same way) - and they were ideal for rows of little pots with chili seedlings / small plants.

https://amzn.eu/d/gdVcE16

The initial cost / energy consumtion was good, these led tubes used to be a lot cheaper though, I think I paid about half of a couple years ago, but after the pandemic the price increased significantly.

So this is rather low-power, but good for steady (long-hours) light, also you can put them really close to the plants (which makes them efficient), as they barely get hot at all.

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This guy is now 203cm tall as pictured 👀 not the densest or perfect example but we’ve had it from about 80cm. the babies were propagated from it and planted recently.

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That’s in great condition. Very leafy

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If anyone around the Crystal Palace/Norwood/Thornton Heath area has any clippings or pups available I'd love to grow them out. After 10 years of renting a house share I've finally got my own place and need to bulk out the collection.
Anything but spider plant please :P

If you're willing to come North (N7) I could make it worth your while with cuttings and babies.

we do have several nice young plants here that need new homes but annoyingly we have the little black flies issue which despite me escalating as a priority my partner has not addressed beyond the yellow sticky things which catch them but not eradicate.

(I do the bins and make the coffee so plant welfare is not my responsibility)

Ooh, very kind, thank you, I'll drop a PM

make the coffee

ahem...Coffee grind is great at removing gnat infestations

New foliage on the bee tree

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