Split leaf philodendron growing roots above soil. Should I replant it?
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where to buy split leaf philodendron or how to transplant? West
Comments (8)Thank you, cocoabeachlorax! I will check Lowes. I did read that they are toxic to cats and dogs but not horses....which doesn't really make sense to me but that is what I read. I will say...seems like EVERYONE has them in their yard and does not seem to have a problem with any animals eating them. I have a few in my yard now, and some over the fence...and my mini horse has paid no attention to them (although you should see what he did to my 2 year old avocado tree...*sob*). I just need to get them along the fenceline so I can have some privacy. Thanks again!...See MoreMold on Sans. soil; should I replant it?
Comments (13)My experience with mold in potting soil has been a little different than this, but maybe is relevant. I've seen multiple times with multiple high-end potting soils, that after first potting a plant up, mold, somewhat like what you have, appeared on top of the soil. This could be because the soil was too wet, but I don't feel I watered any more initially than I do after that. Every time I have seen it, I just re-fluffed the top of the soil and let the pot dry out a bit. After that, I had no more problem with mold in the pot and the plant did wonderfully...no harm whatsoever. I do agree with some of the above posts, that the soil doesn't look ideal. I don't know if that is partly an issue with the photograph though. I have taken pictures of plants before and had the soil look unrecognizable in the picture. I've even went back and looked to compare the picture with the actual view, wondering if I was loosing it. Nope, sometimes pictures of soil just come out weird. I don't know if that is the case for your Sans or not. Anyway, if the picture is accurate, I'd probably be more worried about the soil being the wrong soil than I would be about the mold. I'm sure some mold would be bad for plants, but I doubt (just based on my experience) that yours is a problem....See MoreTraining an old split leaf philodendron
Comments (19)Hi, I'm piggybacking onto this thread as I also have an old Monstera and I'm contemplating its future. I would love to get some ideas from people here with more experience with this plant. A little bit of history first. I bought the plant "second-hand" in 2009 and converted it to hydroculture as an experiment. The experiment explains the clear glass vase (a large Bladet from IKEA). It has tolerated the abuse to some extent and has put out new leaves on a regular basis so far. The weight of the plant is now at the limit of what the double-decker, coir-covered poles can take. I would like to repot the plant into a larger, opaque planter, with a liner pot to contain the size of the thing. The idea behind the larger planter is to be able to install a more robust pole to support the plant. Two possible candidates for the planters are shown on the left in the attached image. Do you guys have any thoughts on what the ideal container size would be to maintain a certain plant size? @tropicbreezent: Can you explain in more detail what "judicious pruning" entails? Thank you!...See MoreSplit Leaf Philodendron Stagnant?
Comments (0)https://imgur.com/a/Snizs I got this split leaf from the nursery about two months ago and it's become pretty stagnant lately. In this time the stems have grown a little (less than an inch probably), 3 new leaves have unrolled (2 of them I'm pretty sure where there when I bought it, just haven't rolled out yet), 2 of the 3 new leaves are small (although those 2 are from a part of the plant where every leaf is small), and as you can see there's only 2 total splits. 1 was from when I bought it and the other was from an unrolled leaf that was there during the time it was purchased. Otherwise I think the plant is doing alright. Some browning on a couple tips, but it's been like that for a while and it hasn't worsened. There are these long nodes I took a pictures of. Those are noticeably growing longer, albeit slowly. Not sure what that means or what to do with them. I just let them grow. Just worried that the plant isn't particularly growing much taller and there are no new leaves or stems. Been like that for about a month now. In the last pic you can see where I have it. North facing window on the right side of the picture, west on the left. I actually originally had the plant directly in front of that west facing window for a solid 2-3 weeks and it didn't do anything, for better or worse. I water roughly once a week, when the soil is dry a couple inches down. I use my aquarium water, which my other plants seem to enjoy. Other than this one pothos that got worse no matter what I did. I've been misting every day for the last 2 weeks, since I've been trying to propagate succulents and they're right next to each other. Anyway, should I be worried that there's been no growth for a month with no signs of new life/leaves? I'm new to plants in general, so any advice is appreciated! Thanks...See Moreforever_a_newbie_VA8
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