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A better question might be: would it be better suited for a "houseplant" community, since this is more gardening and general nature inspired?

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[–] communist@beehaw.org 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would absolutely be worthwhile of interest, one post a day is FAR from spammy

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Thanks for the insight! I was worried since lemmy is still kicking off if overflowing communities would be a bother but then I guess it's better to Kickstart things too.

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[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you have a pet try and place them subtly in the background in all photos

[–] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This should be a rule for all sfw photos on the internet

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[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

one post a day is definitely fine here, especially with some information for each--we get plenty of posts here, and i'm sure a lot of people would find it quite nice :)

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great! I was wondering if it would be better for a houseplants category but I think I'd just be happy to share what facts I accumulated over time lol.

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[–] fennec@feddit.de 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fuck yeah, let’s go!

On another note: do you have some sort of irrigation system set up, or are you watering manually?

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

No, they're all done manually. Irrigation systems are mainly meant for outdoors or "true grow rooms," I'm just a lady that has a ton of potted plants scattered throughout the house haha.

[–] jsasf@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I always seem to overwater, so I’d love on-site on how OP manages watering.

[–] kissmekate 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not the OP, but I water weekly (I picked Sunday) and you get on board or die. (No one has died.)

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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

We have a lot more plants than OP (over 400), and my partner swears by the Planta app. A lot of our's are outside, so in the summer it would be so much more work if we didn't have something to track them.

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[–] Xero@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

I'd also like to know this.

[–] idk@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago
[–] FleaCatcher@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have over 170 house plants

How many houses do you have?

[–] WomboCombo@lemmy.nilskrau.de 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I assume they don't have much space left for them self anymore:

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It's funny in some places you're not far off especially with the big ones lol! But no, a lot of them are in really small pots, and I have a lot of juvenile plants, but once they grow up to adulthood I'm definitely going to need to repurpose another room...

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Aw they're so happy there among their plamps

[–] pugs@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

This is amazing lmao

[–] kissmekate 3 points 1 year ago

That person looks pot bound!

[–] benkinder@infosec.pub 16 points 1 year ago

I’d be interested in that!

[–] Haatveit@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

This would be really cool!

[–] BunBunInTheSun@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could you also include details like what type of light and intensity does best as well as if it's toxic for pets?

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago
[–] 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

I agree this would be appreciated.

And if people feel like its spammy, or you decide you don't want to continue, you can always stop some time before the 170 days it up. :)

[–] jameschip@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

I would like to see this to be honest. I find I am fine at keeping things alive in the ground, but indoors things die eventually.

[–] Snapz@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

I'm intimidated to start with houseplants but would likely use this as a push to do so. Please do share

[–] Buzz4074@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Go ahead, I would suggest adding your personal touch. Opinions, anecdotes, trivia etc. Someone with a vast collection as your probably has interesting things to add.

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That's good idea. Thank you for the recommendation :)

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[–] Harmageddon@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Please do! That's not spammy, that's like a daily bite sized lesson!

[–] lunarshot@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds great! Maybe have a name for the series so that people know to look for your other posts.

Incidentally though, if there is a houseplant community please let me know. I got a bonsai for my birthday and I really don't want to kill it

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Quick FYI... most bonsai need to stay outside 365 days a year. They're not plants. They are literally trees.

[–] momentary@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can Bonsai survive in cold dry climates like Canada's? Maybe that's a stupid question to ask about a tree.

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[–] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a ficus ginseng and the labels say it's fine for indoor use, so bit confused now. It's quite small at the moment and is doing well on my kitchen windowcill, hopefully it stays that way as I don't have a garden

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[–] astronaut_catalogue@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please do this, I'm still negotiating with my house plants.

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[–] Dee_Imaginarium@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it'd only be spammy if you did all 170 in one day, but it would also be pretty impressive!

I'd love to see your plants and learn how you take care of them!

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Lol, I certainly don't have the energy (or time) for that!

[–] Foon@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That sounds fun! I was actually thinking about doing something similar, but only about a few ones I think are special. Would love to see it.

Edit: what I mean is, I think it'd be interesting content, not that I'm in any way trying to "compete"!

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[–] diannetea@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I need this so bad, the only plants I can keep alive are orchids (both are two years old now) and I want to have other things but they always just die so fast.

[–] Kovari@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's funny, out of all the plants I have, I've never owned an orchid because (ironically) I've been concerned about their care! I know now they're nothing to be scared of but I had that mindset when I first started collecting and I guess it just stuck lol.

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[–] elleyena_rose@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I would love to have more information on plantcare!

[–] JoeBidet@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
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