My friends gave me lots of cuttings nearly 2 years ago. They all mostly thrived in the early water process but have since slowed way down since being in soil. Half of them have recently died, a few have grew in tiny amounts and others regularly have sections of them dying.
My thoughts are that I need to use fertiliser maybe? I’m at a loss and feel like a terrible plant mum.
The green pots are self-watering. I’ve attached pics of one of (my favourite) baby plants. The ones that need more sunlight are on my window sill or near the window. In winter I water roughly every 14 days and in summer (my flat gets very warm) every 7-10 days. What am I doing wrong? Is it meant to take this long!? For extra info they did start off in smaller pots and I eventually repotted into these a few months ago
by UnableMaintenance804
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This pot is way to big and it doesnt get enough sunlight when its so deep into the pot, also water props do better first in a quite airy soil mix
How do you decide when to water? If you’re not sure, you can stick a wooden skewer into the soil till the bottom of the pot and check if the soil is still wet. For most plants you should wait until the soil is completely dry or almost dry. It’s much easier to save an underwatered plant than an overwatered one, especially if it’s a cutting.
The pot size is important too. The pot in your photo looks too big for the plant. I usually plant my rooted cuttings in 4-5cm pots and repot them only when the soil starts to dry out too quickly.
Good lighting is also crucial. For example a pilea peperomioides (the one in your photo) absolutely loves light in my experience. Mine gets sad if it doesn’t get straight sun. It could be another problem, but the situation you’re describing sounds a lot like your plants aren’t getting enough light. I know that from experience, because I struggled a lot with that when I was just starting with plants 😀
When I propogate mini pileas I usually use small shot glasses at first. Once they are a bit bigger they can be replanted in a slightly bigger pot. If the pot is too big, it won’t be happy!
Your pot is too big. Their tiny roots’ overwhelmed. Like drowning almost in all that soil (that probably stay moist since it’s self watering?) I think if u transfer them in a smaller pot they would thrive better
Self-watering pots don’t know if the plant needs water, all they do is let the soil soak up as much as possible. When you put a plant in the bottom of a pot like that it’s not getting full sunlight, it’s shaded by the lip of the pot most of the time.