I generally don't do well with succulents. I've got two right now (an aloe vera and a Rosary vine) that are doing okay, but I think that's mainly because I forget that they exist for long periods (which is exactly what your average succulent likes). Rosary vines are VERY attractive plants in small containers, btw. I ran into mine on accident, and it is an extremely cute little plant. I recommend them!
Bonsais are harder to keep than they look. :/ I've never had any luck with them at all, and every time my parents buy me a "bonsai" plant, I replant it into a larger pot. Otherwise I end up killing it.
I've come to the conclusion that you've got to kill a few plants through fuckups before you learn how to really take care of them. You should never be afraid to replant, for instance. Even if you're moving it back into the exact same pot, all plants need new soil every 2-3 years. But there are right ways and wrong ways to replant, and I think you've got to screw up with a few plants (and damage or kill them) in order to learn what not to do. :/
I haven't done too terribly well with the succulents I have right now, but they kinda rotted on the bottom--that, and I let my mom take care of them while I was at school. XD She tends to kill things. (Only some tropical plants have managed to survive her.)
We had my dad's jalapeño plants for years until he didn't want them anymore, and dad also had a tropical plant that kept on growing huge--and then mom accidentally left it outside during the winter while she was cleaning and it died. (I suspect that wasn't completely an accident, however, as it was often in her way. Eheh.)
My bamboo and my ponytail palm are both doing pretty good, but the palm probably needs to be replanted soon. The bamboo is just in water/rocks.
Root rot is common with succulents, which is why I tend to not keep them very well, heh. It means they're being overwatered. Almost all my plants like to be watered once every week or two weeks, and it's hard to avoid doing the same to the succulents while I'm in there. It's why they don't love me. ;_;
Lucky bamboo still needs fertilizer. I give mine water out of the fish tank (which has the extra advantage of being dechlorinated, and the fluoride has been processed already by the plants in the tank) and every now and then a tiny bit of liquid seaweed.
I used to have, long long ago, some hanging strawberries. I left them with my mom while I was moving between cities, and she decided that they didn't need water, ever. ;_; She said, "they're still green!" Yeah, green and dried out to brittle husks. I was so angry at her. Mothers just don't understand plants.
I generally don't do well with succulents. I've got two right now (an aloe vera and a Rosary vine) that are doing okay, but I think that's mainly because I forget that they exist for long periods (which is exactly what your average succulent likes). Rosary vines are VERY attractive plants in small containers, btw. I ran into mine on accident, and it is an extremely cute little plant. I recommend them!
Bonsais are harder to keep than they look. :/ I've never had any luck with them at all, and every time my parents buy me a "bonsai" plant, I replant it into a larger pot. Otherwise I end up killing it.
I've come to the conclusion that you've got to kill a few plants through fuckups before you learn how to really take care of them. You should never be afraid to replant, for instance. Even if you're moving it back into the exact same pot, all plants need new soil every 2-3 years. But there are right ways and wrong ways to replant, and I think you've got to screw up with a few plants (and damage or kill them) in order to learn what not to do. :/
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We had my dad's jalapeño plants for years until he didn't want them anymore, and dad also had a tropical plant that kept on growing huge--and then mom accidentally left it outside during the winter while she was cleaning and it died. (I suspect that wasn't completely an accident, however, as it was often in her way. Eheh.)
My bamboo and my ponytail palm are both doing pretty good, but the palm probably needs to be replanted soon. The bamboo is just in water/rocks.
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Lucky bamboo still needs fertilizer. I give mine water out of the fish tank (which has the extra advantage of being dechlorinated, and the fluoride has been processed already by the plants in the tank) and every now and then a tiny bit of liquid seaweed.
I used to have, long long ago, some hanging strawberries. I left them with my mom while I was moving between cities, and she decided that they didn't need water, ever. ;_; She said, "they're still green!" Yeah, green and dried out to brittle husks. I was so angry at her. Mothers just don't understand plants.
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