stubbytoe

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help! Monstera leaves turn brown⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, humidifier is completely fine, it’s just the spraying of the leaves that’s usually bad

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help! Monstera leaves turn brown⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, I can see that your plant is right next to a humidifier, and misting the leaves doesn’t raise humidity as much as people think (it’s negligible). I would refrain from letting water stay on the leaves, it might lead to fungal problems. In nature, there is a lot of wind and aeration going on, but not as much in our homes 🌪️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help! Monstera leaves turn brown⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The top layers of the soil dry out a lot faster than the bottom layers. Deepening on how large the pot and volume of soil is, often when your finger comes out dry and you think your plant needs more water, the rest of the soil is still wet and your plant is still trying to absorb that.

  I recommend using the “chopstick method” or my personal favourite - “picking up your plant and seeing how light it is”.

  Chopstick method Gently stick a chopstick in the soil, being careful not to damage any roots. If it comes out dry, then the soil is dry. If it comes out mostly dry but the bottom 20% has some damp soil sticking to it, then 20% of the soil is still hydrated. From this, you can decide if you want to water your plant depending on what it likes. In this case with your beautifully variegated monstera, as the person before me mentioned, they’re adapted to dry spells, so if the chopstick is dry you can wait a few more days before you water.

  Picking up your plant and seeing how light it is Self-explanatory, feel how heavy or light the pot is. I like this because it lets me get to know my plants better, but I also understand that it’s not for everybody.

  Hope this helps, it sounds like you’ve placed your monstera in a good spot so it should be happy there :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I assemble a metal building by myself?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maximus Ironthumper?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you keep around to cover making most soil mixes?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I keep vermiculite for more moisture-loving plants, as it releases water for a bit longer than perlite while still providing drainage. My African violet loves it.

  Sand is amazing for just drainage and I always add it to cactus and succulent mixes.

  Small pebbles (I like lava rocks) have been a must-have for me for a long time. I add them as a top layer for everything. Combined with bottom watering, fungus gnats don’t stand a chance. They’re also good for cacti and succulents that don’t like to sit on top of wet soil for too long. I find them versatile because they can be used as a medium too, for example for succulents. A bonus is that they look real cute and you don’t tend to see the mineral deposits from water (water where I live is rich in minerals).

  Hope this helps!