Hey y’all! I’m still pretty new to plants — been at it for about 5 months now. I’m doing my best to learn as I go, but I’ve definitely had some trial and error.
Right now I’m trying to bring my pothos (at least I think it’s a pothos) back to life that my grandma left before she died, and my dad left it 2 days outside by accident… I’m also dealing with some spots on my monstera, even though I haven’t seen any pests — I spray neem oil here and there just in case.
Any setup or care tips would be super helpful! I’ve mostly just been using Google and AI to guide me lol.
Here’s what I’ve got so far:
• Top shelf: 2 rubber plants, a rabbit’s foot fern, and a variegated pringlei (Tradescantia pringlei ‘Variegata’)
• Middle rack: a spider plant and I just started growing some foxgloves
• Bottom shelf: a few different succulents and a trailing one I haven’t ID’d yet
Open to any advice or suggestions — I just wanna make sure I’m giving them all the best care!
by Buttergodlord
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The photos should bounce back they’re usually very resilient .
They look really good, good job so far
I’ve got about 54 different plants. I’ve noticed some of them prefer white/yellow light over the pink/purple (red and blue) lights, while others thrive under them.
It may be worth adding at least one full spectrum light to your setup with bright white or yellow.
General rules of thumb: Pots should be no larger than 1”-2” up from the rootball (even smaller for propagations). If you’re using regular bag soil, mix it with large-form perlite for an airy 1:1 ratio. The soil shouldn’t be lower than 1” from the rim of the pot. Always put bark in monstera soils.
Those color lights don’t benefit the plants as much as white full spectrum ones
I’m pretty positive that isn’t a Tradescantia on the top shelf, it is *Vinca major* (Vinca Vine/Greater Periwinkle). It’s typically grown as an outdoor ground cover – not that you can’t grow it as a houseplant though.