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What type of plants are you interested in growing? This poll is closed. |
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| Perennials! |
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142 | 20.91% |
| Annuals! |
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30 | 4.42% |
| Woody plants! |
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62 | 9.13% |
| Succulent plants! |
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171 | 25.18% |
| Tropical plants! |
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60 | 8.84% |
| Non-vascular plants are the best! |
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31 | 4.57% |
| Screw you, I'd rather eat them! |
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183 | 26.95% |
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Check out this flower that popped out of one of my cacti last summer. The thing grew a really long stalk over a week or so, bloomed the most amazing fluorescent white/pink triffid like flower for a couple of days then wilted back to nothing.
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Apr 16, 2013 21:55
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Prathm posted:Cactus-flowers are the best flowers. They really blew me away. The buds were just sitting there for months doing nothing, I was expecting them to drop off, then *BOOM* huge (about a foot) phallic stalk growing over a week or two then *POP* flower for a couple of days at most; in the end I think it produced four or 5. I have no idea why it decided to put on this display either; we had a very lovely summer.
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Apr 17, 2013 23:10
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All this talk of etiolated plants reminds me of what happened to one of my favorites while it was kept in a dark spot for a few months: yes, that's a flower stalk on there (that's a big deal in the UK!)  The rosette is even more impressive now but unfortunately it's pretty much fallen over so it's time to chop the top off and repot soon. Also last year I had a sundew that was doing really well and flowered but it got an horrendous mildew and aphid problem (the insects strike back) so it's dead now. Here it was, in it's full glory: 
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May 2, 2013 21:09
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Hummingbirds posted:
That's because that translucent bits at the top is a window down to the photosynthesizing stuff in the leaf  . It keeps it down there for protection from the harsh elements, or something like that.
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May 8, 2013 21:01
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Check out this weird little guy I picked up a while ago; that texture reminds me of fine lizard scales or cats paws. Anyone know anything more about it, beyond 'it's a succulent'.  At the same time I also picked up this bugger. The leaves look like cabbage but are very tough and don't deform at all. The pic is a little old but I think it might be about to flower. 
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Jun 17, 2013 22:22
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Hummingbirds posted:http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ALOINOPSIS/Aloinopsis_setifera/Aloinopsis_setifera/Aloinopsis_setifera.htm Haha, I was wondering why it's not doing anything while the rest of my succulents are growing like crazy!
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Jun 17, 2013 23:29
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Floriferous is a fantastic word. Look what my cactus did: 
the fart question fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Sep 27, 2013 |
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Sep 27, 2013 17:47
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Man, I love sundews. I had one a couple of years back that flowered then died cos of aphids or something (revenge of the insects?)
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Mar 13, 2014 12:38
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What on earth is this and how do I look after it properly? The leaves are really tough and it flowered last summer - tiny white buds on long whispy stalks. It's currently sitting in a similar mix to my succulents and cacti but I'm not sure it likes it. 
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Mar 14, 2014 21:45
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unprofessional posted:I believe it's some sort of Haworthia pumila hybrid. That looks like it's made of meat.
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Mar 14, 2014 22:47
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unprofessional posted:Keep 'em dry and give tons of light and they look awesome. They'll bloom quite often. I'm doing it right 
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Mar 16, 2014 09:48
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J Greedy posted:Not gonna lie, pretty adorbs little planter right there. want one. I certainly have enough to populate the hell out of something like that
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Mar 20, 2014 18:23
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zfleeman posted:I'll be moving into a house with a very small lawn that is fairly unkempt and weed-y. There may be about 500 to 750 sqft of lawn that can be maintained, so I was wondering if anybody had any tips about when/how/what to buy to restart a lawn from general garbage. Weed and feed with a watering can.
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May 26, 2014 21:34
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zfleeman posted:I've never really messed around with plants, so this doesn't mean much to me. Are you saying I pluck the weeds individually? Weed and feed is a product you can get from any store that does garden stuff - you put a bit of it in a load of water and spread it all over your garden, just don't get it on plants you want to keep.
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May 26, 2014 22:01
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Captain Cool posted:We have had this neat plant in front of our apartment since we moved in a few years ago. It's probably ten inches across on a two-foot stem. I have some of those purple things. It'll be totally fine.
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Jun 19, 2014 17:37
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Most of my plants are spending the summer indoors - last year their roots were ravaged by larvae which nearly killed a whole load  I had to re-pot them, having a good look into what was left of the roots for the little buggers.
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Jul 7, 2014 21:19
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Hello thread, last year quite a few of my plants nearly died due to leatherjackets and their chums munching away the roots - could you recommend something I could treat them with when I bring them in for the winter?
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Sep 28, 2014 17:15
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So I'm thinking about getting a terrarium which will be living away from natural light so I think it'll need a grow lamp of some kind. Would a standard white LED bulb do the trick, or would I need one with a bit more emission down in the red end of the spectrum? I don't want to use one of those grow lamps you can see on ebay; they are ugly as hell.
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Nov 16, 2014 18:16
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Kenning posted:Honestly, I don't think LED technology is at the point where it makes sense for the casual hobbyist to use it for growing. I like T8 fluorescent lights if you have a bit more space, and T5s if space is at a premium. What are you trying to grow in the terrarium? Well, I was planning on succulents and/or cacti since I have plenty of experience with them but after a little reading it sounds like they're unsuitable. Begonias look good with all the great leaf pattern available, but the terrarium I have is pretty large (an open hand made green glass punch bowl, about 5 litres) so I'll need a couple of others too; I'm totally open to suggestions.
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Dec 7, 2014 21:41
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Tyson Tomko posted:I've got a question about aloe. I've had this plant for 12+ years now and it's been repotted at least twice. I'm at the point now where it's almost getting too big (I love it so much, as does my cat) and believe if I repot it again it'll grow even bigger. Anyway that's not my issue, all is cool I just had a (probably stupid) question about the stuff I marked in this picture. They're coming from the same plant but will grow to be independent if you remove them. There come from fat trailing roots called rhizomes that help it reproduce this way; you've probably seen them before when re-potting. e: size wise I'd say it looks fine to stay in that pot. If you want you can take it out, hack away some roots and put it back. My cat also likes to eat aloe (what an rear end in a top hat!)
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Jan 16, 2015 19:58
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Fire Safety Doug posted:I currently live in the UK a bit north of London where we have a little garden. It has been years since anyone has paid any real attention to it, but just before winter rolled along I decided to trim the jungle a little bit. As I often do with my beard, I cut off too much and then tried to fix it by keeping going until everything looks patchy and terrible. This is what the garden looks now (probably NMS to some of you): Rosemary and lavender should resist the dog, if you buy them big enough, but maybe you should get some shrub things that can grow a bit higher and cover up the fence. On a patio like that, clusters of pot plants would look cool. What is the tree on the right growing out of? If you don't want to get rid of it entirely, reduce the height down to just over the level of the wall I guess. It should be fine if you do it sooner rather than later, while it's still cold and not growing. If it is what I think it is, you'll get a ton of cool blue flowers on it.
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Feb 22, 2015 12:10
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now you get to put them in nicer pots. it's not like they won't survive it
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Mar 20, 2015 20:24
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kid sinister posted:Thirding peony. Speaking of peonies, don't be alarmed when you find the flower buds covered in ants. Peonies actually need ants to eat the sticky stuff off of their sepals that is holding their buds shut. My mom has a story she loves to tell about a friend of hers that always gassed the hell out of her peonies, then never got any flowers. I watched a program the other day where amazing self supporting peonies had been developed 
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May 15, 2015 19:13
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Lots of flowers in (some of) my pot plants 
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May 25, 2015 18:01
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Those carnivorous plants are gorgeous. I tried a sundew once but it didn't make it past a year and a half. Flowers!  So pink it's over saturated  Some south african succulent thing which I asked about in this thread a long time ago. It's grown a lot!  This isn't quite there yet - it belongs to the ball cactus in the background and will be totally spectacular tomorrow edit: turns out the cactus was a little faster than I expected - here it is an hour later 
the fart question fucked around with this message at 20:10 on Jun 17, 2015 |
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Jun 17, 2015 19:18
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FCKGW posted:What's wrong with my Agapanthus? It might just be the heat - I recently had a hydrangea frazzled by the sun. How recently were they planted?
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Aug 21, 2015 19:16
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Enfys posted:Hoping someone can help me identify a couple of things. The second one is a buddleja
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Aug 23, 2015 09:52
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MythObstacleIV posted:I have a Cattleya Bactia orchid. It had four blooms that just fell off and the stalk is looking a little brown. What should I do now? Leave it alone or cut it? If cut it, how far down? Looks nice and healthy. According to my orchid book, leave it and look after it.
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Sep 13, 2015 20:30
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amazging, that's what
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Oct 3, 2015 21:04
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send help! used to be this It got cold and wet and I am sad
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Dec 7, 2015 21:59
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Kenning posted:That Faucaria tigrina looks pretty hosed. Sorry bro yeah, the remains are in the compost now. It was actually some kind of aloinopsis.
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Dec 13, 2015 22:40
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I'd say that there's so much there that if your plants were gonna get sick then they would have already. It would probably come back pretty quickly after re-potting too, since it'll be in the soil left on the roots.
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Dec 19, 2015 20:36
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Maybe cats keep making GBS threads there
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Jan 24, 2016 17:36
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Anidav posted:First post in here. Weed or Tree: I'm not totally convinced by any of the suggested possibilities, and the speed it grows is just crazy so maybe it is a weed. What do the roots look like? If it's shooting out rhizomes I'd get rid of it quick.
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Feb 9, 2016 18:29
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it's broken/snapped. I'd cut it off where it turns green and push that bit into the soil.
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Mar 2, 2016 20:05
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heyo, I'm after some recommendations for house plants that will tolerate living indoors - my house has been pretty cold over winter (intentionally!), down below 10C pretty frequently, and there's not much direct sunlight either, but it will get warm in summer. We have a few succulents and cacti which do well, mainly because they're tough as hell as long as they don't freeze. I've also got an open terrarium with a carpet of strawberry saxifrage which also doing really well, but in the same pot I had a fittonia verschaffeltii which I transferred to it's own pot cos it's not doing too well - maybe it's been too cold for it? Regardless it's been getting swamped.
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Mar 29, 2016 18:04
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Vitalis Jackson posted:There are actually many plants for indoor climates, but the answer depends in part on whether or not these will be permanently indoors or will spend part of their lives outdoors. A great indoor plant is a small-leafed or weeping ficus; so long as they remain in place and are not subjected to much change, they'll do great (they do need some bright but indirect light, though). Philodendrons can be grown just about anywhere. Parlor palms and variants also can do well indoors, and can be migrated outside during the warm season (not in direct sun, though). Thanks - I've got a good spot that would look nice with an ornamental fig that could grow up the height of a window. and it'd make a nice change from the succulents and cacti. There's a bonsai specialist near here that I could take a look at too...
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Mar 29, 2016 19:29
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oh hay, I have a fuckton of those. Some kinda of weed?
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May 30, 2016 16:00
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Elderbean posted:I live in Seattle and want to liven up my townhouse with some plants. I also plan on adopting a dog shortly (I know some plants are not dog-safe) What plants should I be looking for? They won't exactly get lots of sunlight outside of late spring and summer. We have a large living room window/nook facing the east, and a rooftop patio on the west side of the house (I'd like to grow plants up there as well) Any recommendations would be appreciated. Jade plant can take pretty much any bullshit as long as it's not over watered
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Oct 14, 2016 22:41
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learnincurve posted:Are you in the UK? Well I'm in SW UK and my garden is going totally nuts after all the rain. Unfortunately so are all the slugs and snails.
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May 19, 2017 22:54
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so if you are then it's not just you, that random cold snap really messed with their growing cycle and put everything back about a month. I've got bare root roses that are still dormant. Expect everything to start rapidly growing now the weather is more normal.