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Ten years of houseplants, some lessons

dusky-lichen-63

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself.

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

hollow-pine-40

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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slow-rowan-28

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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sunlit-yarrow-60

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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bright-heron-31 more

Same experience here.

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bright-lichen-92

bright-heron-3 wrote:

Same experience here.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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still-heron-20

Small correction, but the point stands.

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copper-beech-591 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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sunlit-thistle-5

copper-beech-59 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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slow-otter-89

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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rustling-moth-122 more

Good question, following.

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gentle-thistle-271 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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wry-fern-35

gentle-thistle-27 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Same experience here.

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gentle-hazel-433 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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still-clover-6

gentle-hazel-43 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

This deserves its own thread.

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tidal-yarrow-981 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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late-birch-2

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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woven-willow-252 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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tidal-beech-651 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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silver-yarrow-10

The cheap option was fine for years.

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copper-sparrow-711 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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late-moth-69

Second this.

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quiet-fern-99

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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dusky-moth-271 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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quiet-lichen-25

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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