Advice
Hiii 🪐.
İ just had a few questions about care. İ had two BOPs for five years and last year, they had a nasty thrips infection. İ was actually able to functionally cure them after a big chop and systemics. They were slowly growing back, one pushing two leaves. One has died now. İ am not sure what happened, but now the alive one is not creating any new leaves? 🌱
They are under a grow light for ~ten hours a day, watered as needed, soil aerated, and have a humidifier. The soil composition is Fox Farms ocean forest, some orchid bark, and some other soil blend with pearlite and stuff. İ also fertilize a few times a year. My only concern is that the air conditioner faces them and might hit them? İ just want to make sure İ am providing the best care; İ do not want to lose my other BOP and İ just bought a new one to have two again. 🌸
Attached is a picture, for reference (featuring my monsteras). The huge one, third in from the left, is the one İ just got. The fourth from the left (first from the right) is my surviving BOP, who has not pushed a new leaf in ~four months. The pot below is the remains of my dead BOP.
İ would appreciate any and all advice to help them flourish. ☁️
Thanks so much! 🫧