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I’ve had too many plants completely chomped up by this orange little weirdo. 😭

Lookin a lil fire-princessy

Keeping her at my office for right now. It’s near a bright, west-facing window. Giving filtered/distilled water in a self-watering pot. Should I do anything else to prevent or kill any pests on it? I’m not sure if it was a gnat or thrips (never had experience with thrips) I saw something flying around like a grayish-gnat sized bug. How far away from other plants should it be for quarantine purposes?

I’m planning to eventually bring it home but my house doesn’t have the greatest lighting and I read that calatheas don’t do great under grow lights? Also, are they as picky as philodendrons when it comes to its humidity needs? I read 50-60%.

Any beginner-friendly tips for a brand new calathea mom are helpful ❤️

Exciting to see new growth on it tho!

In the 2nd pic it looks like there is fungal stuff in the soil but the soil is dry. I water it every 7-10 days. I’ve moved it to different windows in my house-not sure what direction they face, just trying to judge it based on appropriate lighting. I know they need bright indirect lighting. So maybe it doesn’t get enough of that? My house is a craftsman bungalow, the windows I have downstairs are higher up and a lot of lighting is blocked by neighboring homes and it’s hard to find good lighting for my plants, but they all seem to thrive in my kitchen window, I can’t put this one there because there’s no space to where my cat won’t get into it. Right now it is next to my terrarium by a grow light.

Do moss poles get them to produce more leaves? I just feel like this plant really isn’t thriving. I’ve only had 1 other monstera (monstera delicioso) I gave it away to a co-worker. So I don’t have much expertise with this type of plant. Should I repot this plant?

Or could I make it work with a pot of water on radiator for humidity control? Extra fanning of terrarium?

I made another terrarium last night. (The smaller one) with what I had-the container was a dollar from Goodwill. I am becoming obsessed and it is so fun putting these together! I want to do smaller mason jars next.

I’m moving things around so the aloe and string of turtles is going to move back to my sunny window. Silver pothos had to upgrade her pot. Idk if her current spot will get enough light but I’m experimenting and I threw together this little terrarium tonight. My back hurts, I’m so tired from the plant maintenance I’ve done tonight. Project after project, my adhd brain won’t shut off.

I was pleased to find these little macarame plant hangars from Marshall’s for $5 each though. 🥰

Can’t wait to add more plants and moss 🌱 my daughter and I seem to gather rocks, moss & other things on our walks with our dog every evening.

I think this is one of my favorite houseplants. It grows fast and every new leaf I find brings me joy.

Dumping large amounts of walnuts since the beginning of summer, dropping large tree branches every other week-no storms or strong winds have provoked it. And my neighbor swears that this cavity in the tree has gotten bigger and darker this year. Located in NW, OH USA.

Is this all a cause of concern? I’m not sure if you need anymore pics to diagnose the issue, I can post more if needed. Google says this is a natural shedding process of the tree but my neighbor and I are skeptical that something might be wrong with it. We don’t know.

Wanted to reach out to some tree-specialists on here to get some opinions.

Just looking to get a little inspiration. I wish there was an easy way to put a waterfall pump in it without drilling the glass? And maybe getting a bunch of rocks and charcoal and stuff and sheet moss and make it more terrascape-like? I’m very, very new to this hobby, so something user-friendly novice but still gives depth and is pretty to get lost in at looking at for hours 😂

Trying to teach my plants how to climb things but it’s not working correctly-featuring mock-moss pole because I didn’t think to get one while out. I’m working with what I got, plants and all. 😔

It will be better when I can get a light for it. I have a full spectrum bulb in the lamp next to it but I don’t think it’ll be enough.

LOL thought you all would appreciate this here.

He’s so good. A gentle giant. He’s been testing boundaries a lot lately but he’s constantly learning and I’m so grateful for our adventures together!