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Lemon tree
Have a Meyer lemon in a 10โ€ pot for 2 years and there isnโ€™t new growth. Ideas please on how to promote growth. Thank you
1 like โ€ข 24h
To the best of my knowledge, Meyer needs a bit of a chill period. Not a freeze, but a set number of hours below 45* F. Very similar to Bay or Rosemary. According to the research that I did for a plant profile, it takes a combination of the chill period and specific light requirements to trigger flowering and additional growth. Also, your pot size is a bit small. Once a plant becomes root bound, the growth stops. Citrus doesn't mind being root bound, but it will sit at a growth stage once that happens. Try going to a 12 inch pot for a year. Also slightly acidic soil and a good compost/sand mix. If everything else is right, keep potting it up into larger pots until you get the size you want. You could also look into Mukrut (Kaffir Lime). The leaves are used as a citrus herb.
Plant app
Does anyone use a plant app and if so which one? I used plant parent this year and was not really happy with it. I like the set up but the advice they give you was not always right.
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No. I don't. There are so many nuances that I don't find that type of stuff useful. I start my research with some very old books. My first guide was Vegetable and Herb Gardening by Consumer Guide. I love it. On line, I use almanac.com, Extension service sites, The Spruce, and a few others. I always consult with at least 3 different sources. Your best plan for care is to match the soil to the plant and use the touch test. I find it difficult to identify plants with the apps.
Hello
I am excited to learn about growing veggies
1 like โ€ข 2d
Hello! I would love to hear about your space and goals.
Pairing Herbs in One Container: What Plays Nicely Together (and What Definitely Doesnโ€™t) ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชด
One of the easiest ways to get more from your space is planting ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ. But the secret is pairing herbs that like ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ht. Because herbs donโ€™t argue about personalityโ€ฆ they argue about moisture. ๐Ÿ˜„ Below are the best โ€œherb buddyโ€ combos for containers, plus a few pairings that usually end in drama. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐› ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  โœ… ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ: * ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ (most want bright sun) * ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ preference (moist vs dry-ish) * ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ (so one doesnโ€™t smother the others) If you match those three, youโ€™ll have a happy pot. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐› ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐ฌ (๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ฌ) ๐Ÿ) ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ž๐š๐ง โ€œ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซโ€ ๐๐จ๐ญ These herbs prefer to dry out a bit between waterings and love sun. โœ… ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ + ๐“๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž + ๐Ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐จ + ๐’๐š๐ ๐ž (๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘“ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ขโ€™๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘“๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก.) ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: similar sun + less frequent watering. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ: use a well-draining mix and donโ€™t overwater. ๐Ÿ) ๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐Œ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ-๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐› ๐๐จ๐ญ These herbs like more consistent moisture and arenโ€™t fans of drying out completely. โœ… ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ + ๐‚๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ + ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ Optional: Dill (if you give it space) ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: they like similar moisture and grow well in cooler temps too. ๐“๐ข๐ฉ: This combo is great for shoulder seasons and indoor windowsills. ๐Ÿ‘) ๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐“๐ž๐š ๐†๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐งโ€ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ If you love making herbal tea, this is such a fun pot. โœ…๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ญ + ๐‹๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ Optional: a little chamomile (if you have enough light) ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ: Mint and lemon balm are vigorous. In one pot they can take over, so plan to trim often or give them a larger container. ๐Ÿ’) ๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐Š๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ง๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ญโ€ (๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ) Good for everyday cooking and easy harvesting. โœ… ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ + ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ Optional: Thyme if youโ€™re careful not to overwater ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: chives and parsley are steady growers and donโ€™t need intense fussing. ๐Ÿ“) ๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐š ๐๐จ๐ญโ€ (๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง) โœ… ๐Ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐จ + ๐“๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž + ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Basil likes more moisture than oregano/thyme.
Pairing Herbs in One Container: What Plays Nicely Together (and What Definitely Doesnโ€™t) ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชด
2 likes โ€ข 3d
I love my Rosemary garden. It is in an old roaster pan with creeping thyme and chives. I will probably replace the chives next summer. The primary challenge that I am having is the mismatch in the dormancy requirements. LOL. The chives do great for the summer, but need to be replaced every year in that combo. I am exploring companions for my Bay Laurel, but I pull it out of its pot every couple of years and reposition it.
Monstera humidity
I bought cheap humidifier from TEMU and positioned my plants around this night light. How do I position them properly? Should I create a canopy for these plants with the humidifier and for how long?
Monstera humidity
2 likes โ€ข 3d
I'm curious as well.
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