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I haven't had much luck with plants. I made some type of succulent plant last for about a year, from Trader Joe's, before it died. I have a lucky bamboo plant, but that's slowly dying as well, and I'm not sure how to spruce it up.
Undaunted, though, I went to the UW plant sale yesterday and purchased an English Ivy plant and a Pink Polka Dot Plant. None of those pictures really do the pink polka dot plant justice. Mine has green leaves and brilliant red spots, almost neon.
Anyway, so I'm looking for advice.
Both plants came in plastic planter thingies....Am I supposed to take them out of the plastic and put them in a pot? Or keep them in the planter and just rest it inside of a pot?
The pink polka dot is supposed to get "bright indirect light." What the hell does that mean? Set it on top of my bookshelf near the window? Or elsewhere in my apartment where light sort of reaches eventually?
Am I supposed to use fertilizer, in addition to watering them? I'm already planning on getting a spray bottle so that I can "mist" the red polka dot.
Oh yeah, and what does "pinch back to prevent legginess" mean? Is a plant leggy if it grows to tall? Does pinching it mean snapping a stem with my fingers instead of cutting it with a scissors?
Undaunted, though, I went to the UW plant sale yesterday and purchased an English Ivy plant and a Pink Polka Dot Plant. None of those pictures really do the pink polka dot plant justice. Mine has green leaves and brilliant red spots, almost neon.
Anyway, so I'm looking for advice.
Both plants came in plastic planter thingies....Am I supposed to take them out of the plastic and put them in a pot? Or keep them in the planter and just rest it inside of a pot?
The pink polka dot is supposed to get "bright indirect light." What the hell does that mean? Set it on top of my bookshelf near the window? Or elsewhere in my apartment where light sort of reaches eventually?
Am I supposed to use fertilizer, in addition to watering them? I'm already planning on getting a spray bottle so that I can "mist" the red polka dot.
Oh yeah, and what does "pinch back to prevent legginess" mean? Is a plant leggy if it grows to tall? Does pinching it mean snapping a stem with my fingers instead of cutting it with a scissors?
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i don't really fertilize my plants unless they seem to need it.
they will probably both do fine, if you want to keep them the same size, if you keep them in the same pot they came in. If you put them in slightly larger pots, it might help with the water issue. If you are a cheap skate, i might be able to dig up so old pots here if you want, but they won't be fancy or anything.
i would not "snap" them off. if a plant starts to grow out too much, you should be able to pinch the excess off with your fingernails or cut with a pair of scissors.
you picked out the cutest plants possible! i love english ivy.
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Okay, I will pay attention to the watering situation!
I do have a pot that's just a bit larger than the plastic one that the English ivy came in, so I think I'll be okay with that one. But maybe a little one for the Pink Polka dot one would be cool? I don't mind plain pots.