Houseplants and gardening is a journey, like any other hobby, there’s a learning curve. Which is why I’m documenting my progress here on Blogspot as well as TikTok. It’s a fun journey, albeit a struggle bus when you dive head first with ~20 plants to start (and counting…). I have yet to encounter any bugs in my adventure (THANK HEAVENS!), my Calathea is kicking butt and taking names even though it seems to be a tough one for plant parents to care for. I really enjoy her and her dramatics.
I’m currently propagating a few cuttings and my oh my are these water roots b-e-a-u-tiful~! I have Prop Drops to thank for such fast root growth! The featured photo was taken at 3 weeks of growth with prop drops. It’s taken months for my other cuttings to even attempt to make roots. Not with this stuff!! Boy oh boy!
This photo was taken today – with only 4 weeks of being in the water with prop drops! Take a gander at those puppies. Do you see how long those roots are?? Can you see where they’re starting to branch out? Ugh! I’m in love. Such a healthy looking root system, and it’s all thanks to Prop Drops! By the by, did you know Lowes now carries Prop Drops AND Leaf Shine?? Go get you some!! I’m really proud of the people at Market Botany. They were just a smol shop on TikTok and now they’re in big box stores. You go guys!!
Well, my beloved SANSI and their Puck Grow Lights are amazing for single direct bright light plants but not that great for a large seed tray like I have. 😅 Had to readjust the seed tray so the Sunflowers can get the most light, they were leaning pretty hard towards the light – the ones that weren’t directly under the light. So that’s fixed now… I think? The ones that were leaning hard are now flopped over and I don’t know why. 😭
Decided to do some repotting today before work. My Fittonia desperately needed a repot. Her soil was so dense and her growth was stagnant.
@kasheenaplease Repotting my Fittonia “Mini White”! #houseplantcheck #houseplantcommunity #planttok #planttiktok #plantsoftiktok #plantparent #plantmom #houseplants #plantcare #urbanjungle #nerveplant #fittonia #fittoniaargyroneura ♬ original sound – Kasheena
Honestly, I don’t know how she wasn’t root rot. Guess I caught it in time before her roots started to root from the excess moisture. Now she’s going to thrive with a chunkier mix of soil. It’s not a prefect soil mixture, I still need to buy coco coir chips, orchid bark blend and horticultural charcoal.
Now, can someone tell me how my mixed sunflowers can go from this…
To this…
My guess is overwatering. 😓 The overwatering making the leaves heavy with water. I just hope letting them dry out a little bit will get them standing upright again. They were so strong to start. I don’t understand… Sigh. Here’s hoping.