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Please help me save my sick plant
Comments (9)Thanks for all everyone's feedback, The only recent change I can think of is possibly less light since my daughter has been shutting the window blind due to monitor glare the past couple months. It is probably small for it's age due in part to me ignoring it. It has been small, but healthy for most of its life. I hardly ever water it, but have watered it a couple times recently, since I read that the curling leaves might be caused by a lack of water. It seemed to perk up a bit for a few days after watering, but ultimately, more and more leaves keep curling up and browning. Very sad. Can I take a "cut" and save part for a later planting??? I have no idea what I am doing here. :-) I saw this link where someone has one living in water alone. Looks just like mine did when it was healthy. http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Schefflera_vq2032.htm...See MoreIs my pool making me sick?
Comments (5)My daughter never got ear infections before we got our pool. Last year, after her first swimmer's ear incident, her pediatrician told me to mix half white vinegar and half isopropyl alcohol and put a few drops in her ears after swimming. I do this every now and then after a few days swimming, and she hasn't had any more trouble with it. I also use it in mine when I feel like water is still in them after I get out of the pool. However, the doc said not to use them until her current swimmer's ear at the time had cleared up, or it might hurt. Also, this mixture is much much cheaper than the swimmer's ear stuff they sell in the store. I can't remember what the vinegar was for, but as scrapula said, the alcohol dries the ear canal. My mom who is in her 50's started having problems with her ears a year or so ago. She always felt like one of them was stopped up, and then it'd turn into an ear infection off and on for several months. She went to an ENT, and for some reason, she had water trapped in her ear, and she doesn't hardly ever swim. At that time it'd probably been at least months if not years since she swam last. She must have gotten the water from the shower/bathtub. Anyway, the ENT wanted to put a tube in the one ear to help it drain. My mom is rather stubborn about any thing medical, so she didn't do it. I don't think it is bothering her anymore though(or at least she hasn't complained about it)....See MoreHelp me identify my sick succulent?
Comments (4)Why did you put it in a pot and bring it inside? Based on my limited experience growing these I think they are generally better off kept outside. If your plant wasn't OK outside then maybe there's a way to change that. The light in your picture doesn't look like sunlight. Your plant might not be getting enough sunlight....See MorePlease help me ID & care for my sick succulent
Comments (2)Hi Rebecca, I think you might have had already ID-ed your own plant correctly. It looks like a very weak and etiolated thyrsiflora. These plants are very resilient and are quite difficult to kill, unless you give them constant attention and overwater them. My question is how does the roots look like when you potted it up? As you said it was only a cutting when you received it. If there is no roots in existence, your plant will eventually wilt into nothing. If you do ever see signs of roots, do not pluck off the lower leaves until they are completely dry, as that what these plants do, they cannibalize their lower leaves to produce more energy for its stem and roots. If you pull away semi-wilted leaves, you are essentially removing food from the plant that it still can utilize. My last piece of advise is, stay away from recycling organic soils. Use sterilize new soil as much as you can if you want to grow plants in containers, or sterilize the soil yourself by adding boiling water to it and microwave the soil for about 3-4 minutes - cool it then plant your plant into it. I'm also afraid to say you might be drowning your plant with too much DE powder. It looks like a pudding covering the soil, that's not how soil should be for healthy plants. Happy Growing. Bernard...See Moresktn77a
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