r/plants

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My neighbour's kids keep destroying my plants, and I'm genuinely heartbroken

I'm a beginner at gardening, and I recently started growing lilies. I planted five bulbs, but only three survived. I named them Elio, Nori, and Sol, and I've been taking care of them and watching them grow.

I know they might just be plants to other people, but these three mean a lot to me. I've never really been a plant person, and growing them has become something genuinely special to me.

Then my neighbour's child plucked Elio and damaged the entire plant. I replanted him and hoped he'd recover, but his growth has slowed down. This morning, the same child plucked one of his flower buds, too.

I told the neighbours what their child had done, but they laughed it off. Then they brought their other child near my remaining plants, and he almost damaged Nori and Sol as well. I managed to stop him before he could do more damage.

I can't move Nori and Sol to another location, so I'm worried about what might happen to them. I've moved Elio somewhere safer, but I can't do the same for the other two.

I'm honestly heartbroken and angry. I know plants can recover from damage, and I'm trying not to lose hope for Elio, but it hurts to watch something you've cared for get destroyed because someone else doesn't take it seriously.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? How can I protect my remaining plants when I can't move their pots?

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u/Working_Part_4306 — 4 days ago
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Watching a new leaf unfurl brings me an IMMENSE amount of joy, I just wanted to share w the class😻🌱

u/Emotional_You3388 — 4 days ago
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Someone gave me a 30+year old cilvia plant!

Anyways, for background, I have like 30 or more house plants (pothos/Monstera/money trees/etc) and they've all done very well for a long time now, but every plant I own is grown out of water. I purposefully don't deal with plants in soil because I can't handle fungus gnats/watering and whatever else, It's just a preference. I just suddenly acquired this ginormous over 30 year old plant and I absolutely do not want to kill it. From what I've read, it will not survive and water and I don't want to make it an experiment with such an old plant. Anyone who has experience with them or any care advice whatsoever I would appreciate it!

u/Practical-Jeweler383 — 3 days ago
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Is it time to repot her?

I am thinking she needs withers a wide pot or a tall pot if shes ready to repot. She always chases the sun even though I have her right next to a sunny west window

u/IntelligentTale5345 — 4 days ago
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Clover mutation?

What causes some of these clover's patterns to look like a nerve plant, a genetic mutation, or possibly a different species? I want to propagate them if I can I think they look so cool. Maybe this is something more common than I think and I just haven't paid enough attention.

u/figglebutton — 4 days ago
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Polka dot plant

Hi, i got this girl a month ago (6th pic). I repotted her because her roots were growing out of the draining holes. She has been loosing her bigger leaves, they just start drying out and changing color. (4-5th pic) Otherwise she seems fine, growing upward, popping out new leaves everywhere so i snip the big drying ones off. Any ideas why thats happening? Are they just old? Something else i noticed is these curled up leaves, are these normal? Current state 1-3rd pics.

Any help appreciated <3

u/Trisha0813 — 4 days ago
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How can I make them happier?

Hi friends im including a photo of my current setup for my plants in the bedroom I added a humidifier and a grow light recently and I'm just wondering how I can improve their setup or if anybody has any advice and suggestions I want them to be happy and thrive

u/chillinwithmydemons — 4 days ago
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[OC] I spent months building a plant-care app as a solo dev — roast it for me.

Upfront: I'm the creator, this isn't a paid ad, just a project I build alone.

I started Floravia because I kept killing my plants and every existing app was either a wall of ads or paywalled to death. The idea is simple: photo → ID → care plan, plus an AI you can ask real questions ("why is my monstera drooping?").

What I actually want is honest feedback: what's missing? what does it misidentify? what would stop you using it?

Free to try, no card: floravia.app

And if you'd rather not click, happy to answer plant questions right here anyway. 🌱

u/VastStorage4125 — 7 days ago
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Last night I went out to my yard and found that my cactus was blooming. I was surprised at how beautiful it looks

u/Salty-Manager-969 — 11 days ago
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New plant mom

Story how I got my plant baby:

Hello! I’m a new plant mom (I started 5 months ago)
I just moved to Illinois and was walking around the town and came across a plant shop! The kind woman in the store gave me this small clipping from a plant and said it was a cebu blue pothos (I’m pretty sure). She gave me a little nub, no leaves. Told me to just throw it in some soil and water every 11-13 days (or when the soil is dry). Instructions followed of course. She has continued to how and honestly she’s looking gorgeous!

Concern:

However, I’ve noticed that her little leaf ends are turning brown :( JUST the points of the leaves though! Nothing more. I did repot her to see if maybe it was too small of a pot, tried new soil (bought this coconut husk soil [picture included of brand]which she seems to enjoy? She’s pushed out two new leaves since I repotted her) we are started to head into the colder seasons and I did research seeing that it could be low humidity or lack of watering? (I don’t think it’s a watering issue I do my best my baby is hydrated when she needs it) I know she needs sunlight to thrive (from what I’ve read) what can I do to help boost the humidity ? Any recommendations on how to keep my baby alive during the winter? I’m just attached to her lol. I moved here to a new state by myself and taking care of the plant has been my coping mechanism. Seeing her happy, green, and thriving makes me happy. Makes me sad seeing her leaf tips turning brown. Makes me feel like a bad plant parent.

Main issues:

- Her leaf ends are turning brown.
- Could be low humidity or too much/too little watering
- How do I help her thrive in the winter?

u/Ok_Significance_5641 — 9 days ago
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First new leave!

Our first BOP and she is now giving us a new leaf since we bought her....😁❤️

u/Frosty_Fly_4957 — 10 days ago
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What should I do with tomato sprouts?

Hi all. A few weeks ago, I had a few grape tomatoes that were squishy so I popped them and just threw all the seeds in this tiny pot. Way more sprouted than I expected and now I’m not sure what the best course of action is. Will they be fine in here for a while or is it too crowded? How tall should I let them get before I repot all the sprouts into individual little pots? How big should the pots be? How long can I leave this as it is without the sprouts dying? I’ve never grown tomatoes before. In Ohio. Will move plants indoors for winter. I am growing in pots, not in ground. Thanks in advance!

u/SadMidnight7318 — 10 days ago
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Any advice about this Echeveria

Got a very long stem because it used to not get great sunlight. Much better now! Should I do anything with the big long stem? It’s also got quite a lot of mini pups I don’t really know if they are big enough to deal with.

u/Lucaienn — 11 days ago
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Potting on propogations

So I’ve been attempting propagation for years, and only had one successful pot on in all that time. As soon as the props move from lecah ball + spaghnum moss (wet roots) to traditional substrate (soil+wood chip+perlite) they rot and die. What process do I need to follow to get this right please?

u/rambomatthews — 12 days ago