There's these long things growing out of my succulent, they sometimes have flowers but usually they just dry out. Am I supposed to cut them? Is it flowering or is it a sign of not enough sunlight? There's a few leaves drying out as well so I'm not sure what's happening here.
I've had some rough weeks and decided to go to Home Depot to find a lush pothos or philodendron to cheer me up. Well, I didnt find ones I liked but I found a bunch of succulents I didn't already have and a hoya I just couldn't leave behind. I'm definitely cheered up haha.
I'm sorry in advance- I totally understand if I need to never touch a succulent again.
I had a healthy, large aloe plant that I grew from a pup. 4 years with no issues. One day I realized it had an INTENSE fungus gnat infestation. I tried diluted peroxide and fly tape. After a while, no change. The gnats were getting unbearable and I freaked out and set it outside until I researched what to do. That was at the beginning of summer. I FULLY forgot that it existed. Well, today I found it and it looks like it's ... thriving? New growth?? For context I'm in southern Wisconsin.
My question is- can I save it and bring it inside? Or just appreciate that nature is doing what I couldn't? I dug around gently and the smaller leaves still seem connected to the main plant. Any advice? I promise with a little guidance I'll do much better.
I think I killed my beloved jade plant. Last week it lost a branch and many leaves after I accidentally knocked it over. Now I wanted to check on it and almost ALL the leaves just fell down 😭😭😭 I'm trying to be good plant parent, but I am guilty of overwatering in the past. I recently moved to a place with similar conditions (south window) with a lot of light but apparently the new place is prone to having mealybugs due to a nearby park (I was told). When I found a few bugs on my other jades two or three weeks ago (first time having to deal with them), I followed emergency protocol and they seem fine so far. I didn't see any bugs on this particular plant and planned to still treat it, but kept putting it off.
Some leaves that fell off today look kinda chewed on, so maybe now I'm paying for my lazyness, my clumsynes or for unintentionally drowning my plants causing long-term damage.
Yesterday I came across a picture of my old windowsill, when my jades still were little babies four years ago. Maybe that why I feel particularly down about what happened today.
Is there even a way to safe what's left? The remaining branch + leaves seem stable, so there might be hope. I am considering emergency amputation, if that's necessary. I also don't want to further stress is out by treating it the wrong way, so I would really appreciate your option on what to do next. Thank you very much!
I think i am in love 🥰
Every prop I find on the ground goes in the platter and only the strong may survive in screwed when it comes time to divvy this up
I'm only utilizing one shelf ATM the others are turned off and yes I'll eventually straighten them out I just have to re adjust where the lights are to the magnet strips are once it starts to get cold out all my succulents are coming inside.
I recently repotted this Kalanchoe into better draining soil. When I went to water it yesterday I noticed these white dots on the crown. (See more below about the damage on the lower leaves.) They don’t appear to be moving. Not sure how long they’ve been there. What are these? Are they pests of some kind? Mold? Dust or particles from the new soil mixture? Something else? For additional context, about 2 weeks ago I purchased a few new succulents at a succulent and cactus show. They all look healthy and don’t appear to have these white dots. One of my other older plants (both pictured), a Haworthia truncata “Harry Johnson’ and a Crassula ovata “Gollum Jade’ (the latter of which I’m clearly still rehabbing out of the Hall of Shame), look like they might have something similar, but the other 38 plants in the greenhouse don’t seem to. (Yes, I’m aware I might have a problem…lol). The gritty substance lower down on the Kalanchoe is some of the grit from the new potting mix that won’t easily dislodge. I’ve tried canned air and rinsing it without any luck. I’m afraid to go digging in there with my fingers or tweezers and damage the leaves. I would welcome any ideas about how to gently remove it.
Yes, I’m aware the bottom leaves are damaged. The soil it was potted in previously was poorly draining and it was under watered. Also, about a year ago I had a spider mite infestation in my greenhouse. I believe treatment with an isopropyl alcohol mixture for 2 weeks then predatory mites I introduced took care of that, as there have not been any webbing or new signs of spider mite damage since. We also have hard water here, which sometimes leaves a residue if it accidentally gets on the plants, which may be evident on some of the leaves. I’ve since switched to bottom watering, so that exposure should now be limited. In other words this plant might have previously belonged in the hall of shame. 😂 But I was a newbie so I hope you can show me the grace I’m showing myself.
could also tag this as shame (😭) but I’ve seriously neglected this once-gorgeous burros tail, like haven’t watered in months and months. I never repotted it either, so the soil is pretty hopeless as well. I’m wondering if it’s possible to save any of it? Could these leaves be propagated (and if so, how?), or are they simply too far gone for that to be successful? any thoughts are very much appreciated!!
I’ve had this Sinningia bullata 'Emerald Forest' for a few months now, it’s my first caudex plant, it hasn’t put out any new stalks, a new stalk that was growing died back before it fully sprouted, I do think the big leaves at the front might be shading it a bit, I haven’t turned it so the leaves facing the sun get bigger.
Also should I repot it?
I bought this echeveria Romeo about a month ago and I noticed it starting to grow a flower stalk the day I got it, which I didn't expext but was very happy about. I saw it growing so tall so quickly over the past few weeks it almost hit the roof of the shelf I normally have it in, I had to rearrange all my pots so the stalk could fit right in between the grow lights without burning.
I felt I needed to share as this is the first of my succulents to grow flowers, so I was very excited when I saw one of the buds opened today! 😊
Hi! I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with my succulent.
I watered it lightly before going on vacation. I was away for 9 days, and when I came back, several of the lower leaves had turned yellow.
The plant is placed right next to a window. The room is bright, but the window faces north, so it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
I’m not sure whether the yellow leaves are caused by overwatering, underwatering, or possibly insufficient light.
Does the plant look overwatered to you? Should I water it now, or leave it alone?
Any advice would be appreciated :)
He used to live in a window sill and I'm worried about him toppling over.
I had no idea this would even flower. I just loved the symmetry of the leaves.