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Sherbertsmysunshine

Sherbertsmysunshine

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So this isn't really for chameleon use, but I thought I'd share all my plants I've grown from cuttings, I have three mature umbrella trees, and these are two that have rooted already, northfolk pine cuttings, pothos, some fern moss, pink fittonia, and wondering jew, I put them in a shoe holder that goes on the wall, they fit my little plants perfectly. I put ziplock bags over the top to help with humidity, take it off and use a fan for five minutes to mimic wind every other day, it seems to help. these plants will be used in terrariums I'm building, but the pothos and umbrella plants are growing like crazy and will probably be used In a enclosure when I need it.
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Sherbertsmysunshine said:
So this isn't really for chameleon use, but I thought I'd share all my plants I've grown from cuttings, I have three mature umbrella trees, and these are two that have rooted already, northfolk pine cuttings, pothos, some fern moss, pink fittonia, and wondering jew, I put them in a shoe holder that goes on the wall, they fit my little plants perfectly. I put ziplock bags over the top to help with humidity, take it off and use a fan for five minutes to mimic wind every other day, it seems to help. these plants will be used in terrariums I'm building, but the pothos and umbrella plants are growing like crazy and will probably be used In a enclosure when I need it. View attachment 361675
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I’m stealing this idea for propagating! 😂 thanks so much! My daughter moved out last year leaving me one of those back door shoe racks she had full of reusable Starbucks cups and I was goo to throw it out. Looks like I can utilize this baby, thanks so much for the idea.
Can’t wait to see the terrariums when you get working on them. 😊
 
Awesomeness! I love the idea of using the shoe holder for clippings! A few years back an overly ambitious me bought a couple of the hanging pocket planters that are just like the hanging shoe holders, but made of heavy duty felt fabric. Yeah…I gave them to a friend. I just have to know though…how did you start the umbrella plants from clippings? Is it done the same as is for other plants, or do you have to find the secret hidden nodes or something?
 
MissSkittles said:
Awesomeness! I love the idea of using the shoe holder for clippings! A few years back an overly ambitious me bought a couple of the hanging pocket planters that are just like the hanging shoe holders, but made of heavy duty felt fabric. Yeah…I gave them to a friend. I just have to know though…how did you start the umbrella plants from clippings? Is it done the same as is for other plants, or do you have to find the secret hidden nodes or something?
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It's pretty much the same as the other plants, when it’s mature I cut about 3” off the main stem part, leave it in water for three days, then put it in a mixture of soil, worm castings, and crushed egg shells. I water it every four days and keep the bag on until it has reached around 6” in size.

The shoe holders are a life saver, I put damp paper towels in the bottom that I switch every other day, humidity really keeps all of these plants thriving. I will also use a mix of crushed egg shells, some old vegetables, and a little bit of coffee grounds for a fertilizer, it has worked really well and the coffee grounds help with pests
 
GrannyK said:
I’m stealing this idea for propagating! 😂 thanks so much! My daughter moved out last year leaving me one of those back door shoe racks she had full of reusable Starbucks cups and I was goo to throw it out. Looks like I can utilize this baby, thanks so much for the idea.
Can’t wait to see the terrariums when you get working on them. 😊
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Im working on a springtail culture as well, so far they’re multiplying pretty fast. I hope to have some terrariums ready this week!
 
Sherbertsmysunshine said:
It's pretty much the same as the other plants, when it’s mature I cut about 3” off the main stem part, leave it in water for three days, then put it in a mixture of soil, worm castings, and crushed egg shells. I water it every four days and keep the bag on until it has reached around 6” in size.

The shoe holders are a life saver, I put damp paper towels in the bottom that I switch every other day, humidity really keeps all of these plants thriving. I will also use a mix of crushed egg shells, some old vegetables, and a little bit of coffee grounds for a fertilizer, it has worked really well and the coffee grounds help with pests
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Garlic cloves in the soil work for pests too. My sister has a shoe hanger and has accumulated a nice variety of succulents.
 
I got a monstera at a expo yesterday, seemed great until this morning... I found these brown spots on it, anyone know if it's spider mites, or something else?? I see no movement on leaves or stem, but im pretty sure something is going on.
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Sherbertsmysunshine said:
I got a monstera at a expo yesterday, seemed great until this morning... I found these brown spots on it, anyone know if it's spider mites, or something else?? I see no movement on leaves or stem, but im pretty sure something is going on.View attachment 362676View attachment 362677View attachment 362679
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Looks like scale from the pictures, scrap those little hard lumps and theres bugs sealed underneath them.

I feel like half of my plants get attacked by pests every winter, beats them up but doesn’t kill them. Then I put them outside for the summer and the ladybugs/etc+hose cleans them up.
 
And cool ideas with the propagating. I’ve only gotten into propagation a little bit over the past year and it’s amazing how far just some root hormone and moist soil goes with like 90% of plants lol. A lot of my plants are pretty old and over 5-6ft tall. I just trim them, dip them in root hormone, and stick in soil.
 
jamest0o0 said:
Looks like scale from the pictures, scrap those little hard lumps and theres bugs sealed underneath them.

I feel like half of my plants get attacked by pests every winter, beats them up but doesn’t kill them. Then I put them outside for the summer and the ladybugs/etc+hose cleans them up.
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I'll start cleaning them right away and keep them distant from my other plants. Thanks!
jamest0o0 said:
And cool ideas with the propagating. I’ve only gotten into propagation a little bit over the past year and it’s amazing how far just some root hormone and moist soil goes with like 90% of plants lol. A lot of my plants are pretty old and over 5-6ft tall. I just trim them, dip them in root hormone, and stick in soil.
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Yep! It's helped my umbrella plants and fittonias so much! I plan to propagate the monstera once it's back to being better. I noticed the pests when repoting, after letting it get used to the temperature and humidity change in my house, I noticed the roots had completely taken over the pot! Hopefully a slightly bigger pot and soil change will help with the pests 🤷‍♀️
 
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