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I grow all the plants in these photos--long-term relationships best described as détente.
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Suddenly, he's all about the right to due process.
The Philippine Supreme Court went: "Hu dis? Nu fon."
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Oof. What is this like? Grown in full shade?
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How long did that take? Mine are still just dots after a month. I suspect it might be too cold.
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Mesmerised by the film, we looked up who made it right after watching it and found out it won that Oscar while we were watching.
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Never heard of the film so we watched it over dinner (as adults are allowed to do). Exemplary work! (and also, Go Blender!)
Thank you.
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I know, right? If you can get this one to bloom, you forget the rest of the time it just sits there, leafing.
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Hoya. Not cold tolerant but grows fine treated as succulent.
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Nicely grown.
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A broker of last resort, only ever paid in kind.
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Hey! Yes, that was the one.
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I have tried this. Potatos made ground bugs so happy, they left the irises. The resurgence was glorious. I also tried several cucurbits and lost the competition with, yes, more bugs. Also lettuce which--Maker's balls--EVERYONE eats. So I now grow deadly-hot peppers which no one eats, not even us.
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Flies, woodlice, a snail (this one was sus), beetles, other beetles and the other beetles. Too small for poachers, however. Alas.
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Pretty much. I remember a lengthy discussion on the old GardenWeb forum (RIP) about how much aeoniums stink. Apparently, some people do not smell it, some people do.
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It gets better: aeoniums stink only to SOME noses. I do not grow them for this reason. Indoors in winter? Just...no.
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The needed to be outdoors in winter, Jen. If you have a cold garage, I suggest putting them there (do not water at all) for a week so they adjust to the cold temp. Then somewhere shady but cold outside for another week. Then out in the sun.
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I feel the same way about succulents in terrariums.
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Flowers, congratulations. Stand back, it's going to be glorious.
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Pretty but very. very. very. bitter. Most of them are poisonous, as well. Some of them deadly.
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Hm. I grow mine in nothing but pumice--drains really fast (so the roots do not melt from being wet for too long). This one is vigorous once you get the hang of it, though. So hang in there.
A general rule of thumb is this: if a succulent's roots are fleshy, the less soil it can tolerate in the pot.
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My Eriosyce occulta once produced seeds and, once sprouted, they lasted maybe a week. Does everything need to be sterilized?
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Soil looks very heavy?
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Do the flowers smell as strongly as those of euphorbia medusoids? I'm curious what the mutation does to them.
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Oof. Multi-level meta.
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I can't really see that the black parts are growth of something. I suspect overwatering while being cold, though? Or even just overwatering. If it was my plant, I will cut it down to the lowest two leaves and toss the entire cutting in case it IS some kind of pathogen. Then regrow it from there.
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From tweezers to seedlings
#succulents
#haworthias
#seedlings
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I haven't been to Mesa Garden in years. I suppose I should credit (blame) you for starting (triggering) the cart (hoard) I completed just now.
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ikr! Yep, it's a kind of cactus covered in that white fluff, probably for insulation. Before you ask, I've not seen the plant inside that white cloud of nonsense, either.
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Yeah, it's safer that way. The offsets will be sitting on top of the soil which dries out faster so they may have to be watered more often and separately until they grow their own roots. Maybe a spoonful at a time, just around the base.
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Ooof. In that soil, your rule of thumb is this: water only when it is completely dry. Punch as many holes as would fit the bottom. It will survive with little water but can die from too much.
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You have a winter-grower. It will need maybe once a week watering when it is cold and in high summer, maybe once every two weeks. To keep it compact, put it somewhere it can get some sun. No need to feed, even. That thing can live on inorganic media like pumice, without ever needing fertilizer.
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I suggest getting a bag of potting pumice. There are different sizes; the most generally-applicable size is 1/8". Then just mix it with soil--the proportion depends on what plant you have. No need for other material, definitely skip the bark. Perlite is okay but it floats and a lot gets wasted.
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Plant nurseries probably do some dark magic woowoo to get them blooming at time of sale. But yes! You can absolutely get them to bloom. Some people use bloom boosting fertilizers but they will bloom anyway if you meet their requirements. It depends on what plant you have.
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Capital doesn't care about D or I, they both represent market and profit is blind. When astroturf builders vilify DEI, it's really E that terrifies them.
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