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Alocoasia Polly🥹

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BLACK VELVET ALOCASIA

I purchased this little number from the plant shop today :)

I knew that she needed to be in a bigger pot so i did what needed to be done🤭 Had to add a bit of Sphagnum moss on top so she can thriveee

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Macodes Petola Orchid

I finally got my little jewel orchid🤪 Ive always wanted her because of her beautiful ‘lightning bolts’ variegation ;) I’m excited on her growth!

Lately i’ve been having issues about taking care of her and as you can see, her leaves are curlingggg like girl needs to straighten up! and as you can see in the middle, shes growing a new leaffff that’s so exciting! anyway i’ve been giving her what she needs so hopefully she gets better :)

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Greenhouse appreciation🌱

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new rearrangement in my green house🌱💖

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Laila making this pic gayer than it should lol

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LOVINGGG THE MINIATURE GREENHOUSE IN MY ROOM HEHEHE

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PINKY IS SHOWING HER TRUE LEAVES

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Medo shared this update on July 2. (The caption reads "Day 8🍉"). Since his first plant post, he has recieved comments suggesting plant care tips and asking about where he gets the plants. Medo gets his sprouts from his cousin, who it appears has created a green house tent for growing plants in the displacement camp.

Medo is on Instagram and Threads @ medo_halimy. You can support his GFM at this link.

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Ran into a dope store called succulents and more

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What’s inside my target shopping cart?

Well.. well.. well…

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Cyclamen? more like cyclawomen🤭🤷‍♀️

Pictures taken on July 18th So i have a job that involves a lot of labor. So while I was doing a task, that was when I saw her.

And when I first saw this plant, i thought to myself: It looked like someone threw her away and didn’t wanna take care of her anymore And that was when I wanted it. I didn’t want this plant to die thinking someone gave up on it.

My issue with this plant as I took her home is that she is a winter plant! SOOOOO i took her home and did some trimming, watering, and keeping her in a dark/somewhat light and chilled area (which is my windowless bathroom pushing a lot of air conditioning lol)

For a couple of days I was scared that I wasn't providing her enough. She was drying out quickly because of the temperature being super high around where I live. BUTTTT i would totally forget that I need to water her way more than I should so I decided to add permice on top! They are great stones for her soil so just in case she needs to fall back on water absorption, the pumice got herrrrrr back

And honestly.... SHE IS DOING AMAZING!!! I cannot wait to do kore updates on her. But for now, this is how she's doing....

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PINKY (HYPOESTES: PINK POLKA DOT)

MY FIRST EVER BABY!!!

Did i ever tell you that my first ever plant is the pink polka dot girl? YASSSS im so excited to show her growth ;) what’s ironic is her growing in this little pink hello kitty cup (that shows hello kitty holding a teddy bear) is a very meaningful commemoration of giving her the childhood she deserves tbh🤷‍♀️ me as her mother thinks!

How did me as her mother birthed her?

She’s tremendously resilient so far (imagine raising a toddler that is born to be mature, no whining etc) seriously shes growing real fast. I find it funny tho that she was born from a seed starter kit. But aye she was $10 and I had a vision of seeing her grow outta the box.

Why the name… “PINKY”?

Well no fucking shit.

Growth process as of July 20, 2024

She is doing well so far despite spilling her way too much since shes in a fucking hello kitty cup💀 But I put her back together and she just keeps on growing. Don’t we all need a person that is willing to put us back together and help us grow!!! my gf is indeed that person for me!

Buttttt I am indeed giving her a good life. She is tall as fuck and she will soon not need that sandy cheeks ahhh helmet that she got on. She NEEDSSSSS to be surrounded by humidity and light! Gots to put the grow light on her! Also, i gave her plenty of water, plant food, and let her dry out till germination is done/when soil is dry above.

OUTRO

it’s been warmer than usual since it's currently summer so she’s getting there!!! i fear i might have to start buying bigger pots soon. Its kinda that fear where you birthed a baby that is just naturally big so you gotta get your 6 month old some 2 year clothes. But yes she is showing her cotyledons but I cannot wait to see her first true pink leaf 🤭

PS....

OKAY LOWKEY UPSET BC I ACCIDENTALLY BE HEADED ONE OF THE COTYLEDON SPROUTS WHILE PUTTING THE DOME BACK ON BC MY STUPID ASS WAS INTRIGUED BY HER GROWTH BUTTT ITS OKAY BC SHES GOT OTHER SIBLINGS 😣

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This is how I take care of her:

Morning

She gets about 10 hours during the day of light (10 am to 8 pm)

Put her in a spot right near where the sun hits because she prefers indirect bright sunlight!!! She needs light but not too much!! (bc too much sun light on her will dry her out too quick and create a fading look on the leaves…. I want her to stay moist and pink just like my pus-

But her in between my air circulation fan and my humidifier cause she needs air flow and humidity you know what i mean?

Always checking if her vents are not open so we can always create humidity. she would need about 50% of humidity so lets keep that up!

When the sun goes down, I just let her rest in a dark shaded area for about 2-3 hours

Nighttime

When its around 9:30-10, I put her under a grow light for the rest of the night!

She will then get about 5 hours of light (10 pm - 5 am)

The light will turn off a few hours before morning starts so she can get a little grace period of permanent shade. (5 hours of complete shade)

i live in merced so the weather is pretty fair for her. (she gets about 73-76 degrees indoors)

So in total of hours : 15 hrs of light / 8 hrs of shade

So giving her a fair amount of light so that she wont dry/fade. Giving her a fair amount of shade so she can cool down.

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