What grow lamps are people using for their ikea greenhouse?

I got a Rudsta display cabinet, but I'm wondering which grow lights people use for theirs. I don't want to go drilling tonnes of holes in it, but I can't seem to find a grow light that I'd realistically be able to run a cable to without drilling absolutely massive holes to either fit the grow light itself or the plug through. Even the USB connection ones are too large to fit through the holes supplied. Yet I don't see anyone else's greenhouses with giant holes in them, so what am I missing? Is there a brand out there that fits well?

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 11 days ago

Got my very first jewel orchid today, advice for a newbie?

I've been successfully growing a variety of different houseplants for a while, including a few tropical species, and figured I'd love to try and grow my first orchid. I was browsing orchids online and absolutely fell in love with the golden jewel orchid (anoectochilus chapaensis). It's arrived today and is absolutely beautiful. I've set it up in a bright area, but not near a window, and in it's own little makeshift terrarium. So far I'm struggling a little bit to maintain it's humidity levels, my hygrometer is registering between 60-70% humidity, though I know it prefers more 70-90%. Any tips for increasing the humidity without risking rot? ☺️

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 14 days ago
▲ 30 r/PVCs

Stress and PVCs are the worst!

You get stressed, so you get a PVC. Then you're stressed because you had the PVC. Which means you get more PVCs. I really hate the fact the heart is so reactive to adrenaline and cortisol. Anyone else?

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 1 month ago

My Gynura "Purple Passion" arrived today in a really bad state, is it salvageable?

I ordered a little gynura online roughly 15 days ago now, and after having severe delays with Evri it has finally arrived today. It's arrived severely wilted, with a broken stem in one part and overall not very happy. I'm not sure if I can save this plant, but I'd like to try. Any tips?

u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 1 month ago

Why is my blue hydrangea turning white after repotting? UK

I repotted him 3 days ago, as he'd outgrown his last pot. I put some fish blood & bone plant food mix in with his new soil. Now my plant is going white? It used to be almost like a pale blue/lilac colour ☺️

u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 1 month ago

2yr old female suddenly leaking urine? (WILL BE TALKING TO HER VET TOMORROW)

I was wondering if I could get any tips or advice about my 2yr female springer. As of about an hour ago she started just leaking urine. She stands up and walks across the room and tiny drops of urine are making a little line behind where she's gone. She lays on her bed and there are 50p sized dribbles where she's been.

She's been out for a wee, and went normally. She's happy, excitable, eating and drinking fine. Other than the random leak she's sprung, she seems exactly like her normal happy go lucky self. I'm not actually sure she's even noticed she's leaking. I have no idea what's caused this, so I'll be ringing her vet first thing tomorrow when they're open. But any ideas? Should I ask them to test her for a UTI? Should I be doing anything special to help her keep clean and dry? Never dealt with any incontinence from her before x

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 1 month ago

My little survivors. Wanted to show them off!

My four surviving seedlings. I posted earlier asking about stem wilting at the soil line, and learned today about damping off (I've never grown from seed before, I usually buy already established plants from our local garden centre). I got some amazing advice, and safe to say I'm hoping I've saved these babies (three Zinnia and one Nasturtium) 🤞 I took them out of the tray with their affected siblings, sprayed them with an anti-fungal and repotted in brand new pots with brand new soil for seedlings. I've ordered a desk fan for them to help airflow, and I'll be bottom watering them from now on!

u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 1 month ago

What causes a plant's stem to wither in the middle?

I have a variety of seedlings that I've been really proud of, and they were doing great until all of a sudden they started to wither. I've lost about 90% of them so far, and they've all had the same issue: the stem in the middle has withered. The top of the plant looks healthy and fine, the roots look healthy and fine, but the stem itself wilts at the soil level. Does anyone know what causes this? When I googled wilted stems it just came up with general plant wilting, and nothing specific to the stems only, so I'm not sure what this is? Fungal issue? Soil issue? 🤔

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 1 month ago

How do you treat rot in seedlings?

I'm growing snap peas for the very first time ever, and today I went to repot the seedlings and found that 99.9% of them had some form of rot. Some had fuzzy white bits, others were just mushy and some had red spots. I rinsed them under plain water, cut out as many mushy bits and red spots as I could see, even separated a few of them from their seeds (if I thought they were big enough to stand a chance), removed gooey roots and separated them out into their own individual nursery pots. I've also ordered Alien X Root Rot treatment and a fungicide from Amazon. But is there more I should be doing? Can rot even be treated in such small plants, or should I be prepared for the peas not to make it.

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 2 months ago

How to handle police complaint regarding aggressive dog? England!

I was attacked by my neighbour's dog last weekend. Despite needing medical attention and having various injuries, police have decided this does not meet their criteria for a dangerous dog. As such this has affected the dog warden's involvement, and has limited what help I can get in response. Neighbour is not controlling their dog, this is sadly the third attack I've had from this same dog. I logged a complaint with police today as I'm not happy with the way they've handled this, but what can I do to get a better outcome from here?

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u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 3 months ago
▲ 736 r/animalid

Can anyone tell me what this is? I thought maybe it was a white tailed rat, but it seems too big and chunky [Australia]

u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 3 months ago
🔥 Hot ▲ 11.5k r/mildlyinfuriating

I asked my husband to make sure my work uniform was hung up to dry overnight. I wake up this morning to find he ONLY took my work uniform out, and left the entire rest of the wash load in the machine to go musty overnight. Just why.

u/BinkiesForLife_05 — 3 months ago