u/Kevkat87

Ok so I got them under control early-mid summer trimming them way back and cutting my watering back (I’m a noobie gardener). Now fast forward and we have had our first week of on and off rain and poor the black spots are back! And it seems like it’s always around half way up or the top where it’s coming back.

Any tips I can do to keep my sanity I would appreciate it! I have read to add 2-3 inches of mulch so I’ll start with that also.

Caught the plant bug this spring/summer while going through a journey of anxiety and adhd diagnosis and it was really a big part of what helped me get through it. So with fall coming I bought my first couple plants about a month ago, then a few more. Realized I dont really have the best light to keep them happy and thriving, so I we picked where I could put things and got shelves and lights.

I have a 32w sansi bulb in the floor lamp for my monstera (and a T5 strapped vertically on the shorter unit for frontal light), T8 light for the tall shelf, t5’s in my shorter shelves, and the white small lamp has the 30w generic grow bulb that came in the standing floor lamp originally.

Is there anything I should change, keep my eye on, or plan for the future based off this setup? I do have extra lights from the sets I purchased of both T8 and T5’s, and do plan to take down that blue wall shelf eventually.

I bought this beauty from Costco and repotted it two weeks ago. Its leaves have held strong and firm up until I’d say today and their leaves a curling and deflating! Besides from when it was repotted, I’ve only watered it once maybe 5days ago. Its soil is roughly 3part coco coir, 3part orchid bark, 3part perlite, 1part worm casting. I’m new to this so I haven’t fertilized (just ordered superthrive and water conditioner).

They live in a relatively light room with no direct sun, did find out over the weekend we were away our kids had the blinds closed so 3ish days with little light.

Ecobee says the house sits around 60% humidity, and the register blows maybe I’d say three feet away from it so it’s not in its direct path. Also soil still feels moist a couple inches with the finger test.

I’m panicking for sure, and want to see my pants thrive! And guidance or guess would be amazing!

Ok.. so I have two CS2’s, one I got for Father’s Day then I bought a few translucent for our family when we went on a trip.. so far only mine have had bad luck.

My first one, 2days into a week long camping trip had its stock SD card completely die (couldn’t reformat once got home). Bought a pack of pony 32gb cards for all our cameras after this when I ordered the clear new ones..

Had one successful fun outing with my green one with 180+ photo, now yesterday we drove to the beach and boom.. 101 pictures in, every time I tried to take more photos ERR. Got home and took out and reinserted the card and exported the photos out onto my phone and it all works again.

Does everyone just carry a screw driver with them, or just keep that card door screw out always? Do I just have bad luck?