Hi! I need help figuring out what's going on with my succulent
Celeste
6 years ago
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Comments (4)Welcome to the forum if this is your first posting. Very nice layout. Your choice for water flow is borderline for a falls that high. Refer to the pump flow chart either in the directions or on the Manufacturer's website. Figure every 10 feet of hose equals 1 foot of elevation when you begin to determine how much water is actually flowing out of the falls. Always use the next size hose for better flow. Always better to think there is too much than to think, "Oh I should have gotten the bigger pump". You can always divert the flow. Elbows also decrease efficiency. For a really nice display go for a 2x capacity even 3x. It is all a matter of taste and what effect you are trying to achieve. You can trip the water rushing down the falls with a bowling ball boulder at the bottom or force the turbulance down to the bottom of the pond to keep the layers of the water column moving and mixing. Add more rocks on the falls to change the tones. You'll have massive air exchange on the falls. The water will release CO2, and gain O2, thus helping keep a balance. That's a good thing for a well planted pond and any pond for that matter. -Philip...See MoreI need help figuring out my ceiling...
Comments (4)Were they able to give you a quote for rewiring the house? We did that in our current house before we moved in, plaster walls-fun times, and have enjoyed peace of mind about what could have been lurking ;) Maybe the rest of the house is just fine, but it might not be a bad idea to do a little more exploring before you make a final decision....See MoreNeed help with my Adenium. cant figure out what is wrong.
Comments (8)You act fast, yo. The good news is that I do not see anything in the photo that will make me suspect the roots were damaged by the cold. You did not answer my questions though---that will give me an idea of whether you should be expecting cellular breakdown in the next few days or the wilted branches are the end of it. Did it actually experience frost? Or just cold? If so, how cold? For how long? The next thing to do is to give that thing another bath--remove all the old soil as much as possible. Then examine each of the branches that seemed damaged and trace the damage up to where it ends closest to the trunk. Then mark a spot about half an inch from that. That's where you will cut. This kind of damage may recover but I have personally never seen or risked it. I think it is prudent to remove all the damaged plant parts before they start decomposing. You're essentially pruning the plant. If you have an idea how you want it to look later on, you can prune it that way too, even if it means removing a lot of healthy tissue. Then, let the whole plant dry for a couple of days indoors, out of the sun. You can not put this plant outside anymore, until it shows new healthy growth and outdoor temperatures have risen back to 20C at night. If you already have bonsai plants, then you know how water moves around in containers. The same rules apply to adeniums---you need fast drainage and some water retention. In summer, they are as thirsty as tender tropicals. In winter, they should be treated like succulents unless you are able to provide summer temperatures for them. So, you can pot it up after it dries out for a couple of days---the easiest is half-and-half potting soil and perlite. I don't personally like this substrate but it will do in a pinch.If you have other potting materials like bark or pumice, use those instead and add as little soil as you feel comfortable with. I strongly recommend putting it in an unglazed pot. If you are up to it, add more holes to the pot. If not, one of those nursery pots with multiple drainage holes will be perfect. Worry about presentation later, when it recovers. Finally, while this plant is recovering, what it will need most is heat. It needs to be warm more than it needs to be lit. This means do not put it near a glass window. Put it on top of a radiator with a terracota water tray underneath.Or use a heat mat if you have it. If you have a sunny window that gets hot during the day, that will work but you can NOT leave it there at night when that glass gets cold. I hope the plant recovers. Pagan...See MoreI need help figuring out why my tomato leaves are looking dark
Comments (6)Thank you... and no I didn't repot it. Tried taking pics in a shadier spot but my camera wasn't picking up on the dark colors on the leaves as good. I did notice after posting this that if I look at the bottom of the leaves that the veins are dark also. I have only had it about 2.5 weeks so it's still pretty new to me. I know that before I purchased it they had just given it some plant food, mirical grow for vegetables I believe, and I had completely forgot about picking some up, I've never used it before, so I was wondering if that could be part of the problem. It was used to getting some sort of plant food once a week from what they said and then after it came home to live on my deck it hasn't had any, but I get paid tomorrow so I'll be picking some up then. Any suggestions on what would be the best kind to get?...See Morelmontestella
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