Image 1 — What’s wrong with my propagation? It
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What’s wrong with my propagation? It

The leaves weren’t curled up to start. It’s been in water for like 2 weeks (I’ve changed the water weekly). No roots have grown. The leaves are doing this. What did I do wrong? I thought I included a node

u/free-shavaca-do — 6 days ago

Am I doomed? UPDATE 6 months later

First pic= original post
Second pic= now
Third pic= side by side

A lot of you warned me against doing this succulent arrangement and also in a wooden pallet but so far I am happy. Yes, some got more sparse or small like the burro’s tail and the pink witch. But some have been doing well and have even flowered. I have put a few new ones in there over time to fill in gaps. It has been a fun project. My goal isn’t to have to world’s most impressive succulent of each variety, so for me it’s fine if they aren’t as big as they could be. Also the wood is holding up but as you can see is getting some black spots so maybe it will last a year or two and then I replant. I say for anyone who wants to do something fun like this, go for it.

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u/free-shavaca-do — 18 days ago
▲ 4 r/Tradescantia+2 crossposts

I can’t tell if my Moses in the cradle is happy or not

She is so fragile! Every time I touch her, she loses leaves!! She lost 2 leaves today just from transferring her gently to her bottom watering tub. But she has new pups growing, so maybe she’s happy? She’s in a chunky soil, I have her near a northern facing window (in pic #3 in the pink pot) and I keep her soil consistently moist. I’m afraid to prune some of the browning bits on her because her leaves fall off so easily. Pic #4 is when I first got her…. Yeah she’s definitely gone downhill. What do I do?

u/free-shavaca-do — 18 days ago
▲ 18 r/Maranta

How to help her out

I’ve learned a lot about prayer plants/marantas so I’ve adjusted my care routine including where I had her located. I have northern facing windows in my home so I put her right in the window. I took a screenshot of my home’s temperature and natural humidity (right now in the summer it varies between 45-60). I make sure she stays in consistently moist soil, and I will be making the switch to distilled water for her and my calathea (need to purchase). Why is she so barren on top? She does have some new leaves she’s pushed out that’s not yet unfurled so that’s a good sign.

u/free-shavaca-do — 1 month ago
▲ 122 r/chowchow

My sweet and rambunctious 11 year old chow mix- I’ve never seen another chow mix like her!

We’ve never done the doggy DNA things because it doesn’t really matter to us but we think she might be mixed with Keeshond? She’s only 28 lbs! She’s 11 but acts just like when she was 1. She was a rescue.

u/free-shavaca-do — 2 months ago

Questioning post-op instructions from Dr. Zuriel

Hi guys! Tomorrow I have my chin lipo scheduled with Dr. Zuriel at Natural Body Spa. I’m so excited! I’ve read and seen great things about his work. The only thing I’m concerned about is the post-op instructions. They seem to go against everything else I’ve read to do after chin lipo. The instructions say to start the massages the very next day and also that I need to find a professional that also does ultrasound and something called galvanic frequency. How necessary is that? I am San Diego based. I’ve seen to wait until massaging and that at home massages are sufficient. Anyone who went with Dr. Zuriel, can you speak to what you did afterwards and the healing process? I am concerned that I will mess it up if I don’t pay for the expensive treatments or that I massage too soon.

u/free-shavaca-do — 2 months ago