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Alter Jean

Alter Jean

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JohnGlennsGarden said:
Moonflower from seed. First time with this. Fun to watch them open and close. View attachment 4964974
The flowers are kinda hard to photograph.
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A friend's 'crown of thorns'. Love this plant.
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What exactly is a Moon Flower? Looks crazy. And what do you mean by watch it open and close?

After seeing everyone's Terrarium creations I went and bought a fish tank for some my Begonias. Too shy to share yet though
It's Saturday time to smoke something good. Probably go hunt down some more plants too.


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JohnGlennsGarden

JohnGlennsGarden

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Alter Jean said:
What exactly is a Moon Flower? Looks crazy. And what do you mean by watch it open and close?

After seeing everyone's Terrarium creations I went and bought a fish tank for some my Begonias. Too shy to share yet though
It's Saturday time to smoke something good. Probably go hunt down some more plants too.


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They are a tropical morning glory that open at night. They are fast bloomers. Not my video.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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@Leeski I am in need of thoughts on my succulents. Terrarium grew like crazy and now issues. Looking for info on better propagation than I have. TY and hows that water feature going?
 
Leeski

Leeski

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MICHI-CAN said:
@Leeski I am in need of thoughts on my succulents. Terrarium grew like crazy and now issues. Looking for info on better propagation than I have. TY and hows that water feature going?
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Hi mate, I have got nearly 100% success rate by taking a bottom leaf, needs to be a clean break and then letting it scab over for 5-7 days. Some are bit more fussy than others. Then as long as there’s contact with soil they usually Chuck roots in 2-3wks. I just mist around the leaf once a day, avoid misting leaf as they tend to rot before they can chuck some anchors down. I found this little fella the other day behind a pot red horn leaf has never seen soil. Waterfall is ongoing just upgraded all my fish gear so money is a little tight at the min but decided I am going to make my own out of clay …..
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MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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STAY AWAY from fish. The money I handed over. A cheap can of expanding foam from the home depot type store is carve-able. And then mold it inverse and obversely with plaster of paris. Seal with non toxic finish. Easy and cheap if you have the hours. LOL.

My succs got huge fast. Didn't keep on the mist for my cuttings. I have more than I want. Going to straight coco to root. I got all that. My question is what about rooting tops? TY.011.jpg012.jpg018.jpg
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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Make sure those elephants are resin or completely sealed under the base if wood. LOL. You finding these things going large in a hurry in a container to? I have a few new plants starting. Not sure I want this hobby. And onward I proceed.

I forced my last dendrobium canes to propagate. Plants were lost. Only 2 years old here. But my gift to me. Blue Twinkle Antelope Type. I'm impressed by the blooms.
 

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alphapinene

alphapinene

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So I think some of my lophs got hit with a minor root mealybug infestation.. @xtsho do you recommend anything as a soil drench to control these guys? I was thinking of doing a neem soil drench or botanigard 22WP beuvaria bassiana as a soil drench...what do you think ?? Thank you!
 
xtsho

xtsho

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alphapinene said:
So I think some of my lophs got hit with a minor root mealybug infestation.. @xtsho do you recommend anything as a soil drench to control these guys? I was thinking of doing a neem soil drench or botanigard 22WP beuvaria bassiana as a soil drench...what do you think ?? Thank you!
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I wasn't aware that mealybugs were in the soil. I thought they lived on the leaves and stems sucking food from the plant. You can use just an insecticidal soap, citric acid, or just spray them off with water.
 
alphapinene

alphapinene

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xtsho said:
I wasn't aware that mealybugs were in the soil. I thought they lived on the leaves and stems sucking food from the plant. You can use just an insecticidal soap, citric acid, or just spray them off with water.
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I thought the same thing..there’s actually a species of mealybug that hangs out in the soil feeding on roots, they’re related to root aphids. They leave a chalky/powdery almost mycelium looking mass on roots. I noticed this mass on one of my lophs while transplanting and thought nothing of it until someone mentioned it on a different forum
 
alphapinene

alphapinene

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alphapinene said:
I thought the same thing..there’s actually a species of mealybug that hangs out in the soil feeding on roots, they’re related to root aphids. They leave a chalky/powdery almost mycelium looking mass on roots. I noticed this mass on one of my lophs while transplanting and thought nothing of it until someone mentioned it on a different forum
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What about treating them like root aphids and doing a insecticidal soap soil drench?
 
xtsho

xtsho

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alphapinene said:
I thought the same thing..there’s actually a species of mealybug that hangs out in the soil feeding on roots, they’re related to root aphids. They leave a chalky/powdery almost mycelium looking mass on roots. I noticed this mass on one of my lophs while transplanting and thought nothing of it until someone mentioned it on a different forum
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Well I just learned something. I wasn't aware of root mealybugs. I would do a neem oil drench myself.
 
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