different peperomia are different, but the ones with more fleshy stems like the watermelon are ridiculously prone to pythium/root rot. I use 1/3 each succulent mix, coco coir, and pine fines and it works for most of mine.
@@luciansteph i got recommended pine fines to deal with root rot and it seems to work. root rot is actually cause by the microorganism pythium, and apparently soggy peat is its favorite place to live and it hates pine.
Hi Stephanie, not a criticism as it’s an easy mistake to make, but the Pilea Peperomioides is not a Peperomia. Pilea is the genus. I’m totally with you on the Pink Princess and everything similar to it. The Dark Lord, the Painted Lady, etc. All the same issues and so frustrating. I may throw them in a prop box like you did but as they are now, they’re a mess. I hear they get better as they get bigger. Maybe once they get to cataphyll growth?
I agree totally with peperomia. I have two dead ones sitting on my plant room floor right now. This was my third try, not doing it again! I have a mini monstera that I chopped into 3 equal-ish pieces after a summer's growth from a 1ft plant to a 4ft plant. I didn't have a moss pole, and I had to bring it in for the winter. (This was last year.) Last spring, I put it on a moss pole and put it back out for the summer. It loved being on a pole. It is now about 5ft. It dropped a few leaves when we went away for a long weekend a couple of months ago, and I was worried. But I moved it into my dining room where it gets more light, and put on a low plant stand to get it off the floor. It is doing great now.
Hi thanks for the video, I feel the same way about some plants and I can never bring myself to throw them away. I have started a giant plant pot that I still my trouble plants in and it is beautiful. Well it is to me. The little straggler plants even look happier. :)😊😊
Honestly I’m struggling too. 🤷🏽♀️ but I’ve decided to not let it bother me anyone 😆 We can focus on the plants that bring us how. Thanks for watching 🪴😊
With you on your choices. Additionally, for me, Fittonias and Micans. The Dracaena Marginata Trees are creeping up to the good-bye door. Can't seem to make them happy 🪴😵
I just chopped up my pink princess. I was tired of it putting out almost no pink! 10 days later I have four wet sticks sprouting, a top cut in water- and the stump has four new growth points with teeny leaves. One of those buggers has got to give me some pink! lol!!
I seriously love my Rhap. tetrasperma. It’s growing well for me and I’m even getting the inner fenestration holes now. It’ll probably need a repot in the spring. Now, my Peperomias on the other hand… I’ve already killed my P. russo through root rot. My P. obtusifolia’s are now showing signs of distress. I almost lost my String of Turtles but it bounced back when I moved it to terracotta. I’ll probably do the same with the others.
How cool that your Raph Tet is getting inner fenestrations. Mine is doing better now that I have bad talked it in a video hehe. Peperomias are definitely a bit tricky! 🪴
Howdy Ditto for me on the plants you named with the addition of spider plants (I can only grow them outside during the summer), and I struggle with keeping Aglaonema alive for over six months.
Hilo Beauty Caladium is only one I have regrets about right now. At this point, I already know and have gotten rid of the families that don't like my conditions like succulents, most philodendron, and spider plants. Makes a big difference also on lowering impulse shopping when you actually LOVE your current plant set up 😉 ❤.
About the mini monstera mine it was like yours But when I took it outside it grows and grows. It needs more light than what you are providing. For me I guess in winter I won’t fret give it minimal water cause it doesn’t put out leaves. Avoid rotting that way and just wait. Hope this helps
I've been having similar problems with my mini monstera, I'm glad I'm not alone. Initially seemed to settle in well, it was getting new leaves easily and I gave it some water a couple of days earlier than I normally would on one occasion because I had a busy schedule few days ahead and then it started dropping leaves. I thought it would settle, but it seemed to go on and on. Really started thinking there might be some root rot issues or perhaps even though there had been no sign of it maybe even a pest issue. With this being on my mind possibly the worse thing I could have done was check the roots, change the soil and repot. Now its still pushing out new leaves, but yet continuing to lose leaves faster it is replacing with new ones. I'm starting to think the issue might even be the summer we are having here. In April the weather was good, June and July has despite the longer days been wetter, darker, and grey skies. Whatever the reason, it's proven to be quite a finickity character.
100% YES! The exact thing happened to me. Growing but losing leaves. Great grower but unforgiving and easy to rot. Sorry that happened to you. If the bare spots bother you, you’d have to restart. I put mine in a self watering pot and now I don’t have to worry about watering it. 😅
I’ve had the R. tetrasperma about 3 months now. I live in the Northeast US. Mine is sitting in an East window that gets light all day when the sun is up. I bottom water, which makes it more difficult to overwater. It’s growing like crazy, think at least 2 leaves per week. Maybe yours would like some direct light that’s not harsh? Although it’s in a South window, it’s still very shaded.
An east facing window would be perfect. Direct light but not too much. Wish I had one. You have no idea how many times I've contemplated adding windows to the east side of my home hehe. You're right, I may have to move it... Where? idk yet. Stay tuned.
Pink Princess had to go for me too. It just kept putting out un-pink leaves which in and of itself wouldn't be a problem but the leaf color to me was not attractive. And it seemed to always have issues pushing out the new leaves which just resulted in wonky leaves. It had to go!
@luciansteph it totally went also my aurea I absolutely luv them but now thinking about it I tested the foot candles and it wasn't very high. So I have just created a new plant space so I am testing my new syngonium in that area.
Hi I have had the same experience with the mini monsteria and out of a full plant I now have a small one from the many propagation they do make you sad.
Pretty much agree with everything you don't get along with - peperomia are tricky, hoya are boring and slow, chunky/stalky philodendrons are not my vibe (though I do like something like a splendid/camposportoanum). Tetrasperma I find very easy and forgiving though. I do really need to know what the plant is to my left (your right) above the humidifier??
@@luciansteph yes, that's the one, thank you. I have a lot of alocasias and it's giving out that look, just couldn't place it. I have a Mickey Mouse Xanthosoma but that one is gorgeous. Hopefully the tetrasperma will perk up for you, I never have any trouble with mine
I killed 3 tetraspermas and I don't know how many pepperomia's. I want to try a watermelon pepperomia again but I also don't want to waste my money and time.
I know what you mean. Our growing environments may be good for some plants but not others. 🤷🏽♀️ So it’s good to know when to call it quits on certain plants. 🪴
Eh, you live, you learn. Sometimes you buy a plant that you like, then it’s not as great as you thought. On the flip side, sometimes you buy a plant you’re so-so on and then that new leaf pops out and knocks your socks off! It’s just like dating in that you can’t gage chemistry ahead of time. As long as you learned something and had a little fun along the way, that’s fine.
Calathea are aweful. My Birken is so slow and starting to revert. Might rehome these 2. Love my pothos but getting stressed that the pearls and jade and the manjula seem to be getting sunburned on the white. I really like my 9 peps though.
Oh yeah Calathea was always a hard no for me. I tried one and gave up soon after hehe. I also have a pearls and jade that’s not do a whole lot. 🤷🏽♀️ wow 9 peps?! Amazing 👏🏽
What plants do you have a hard time with and regret buying?
All prayer plants, alocasias and diffenbachia
Prayers plants 😮💨 I praise people who can keep them looking good.
From now on, I'll grow what does well for me. Life has enough challenges😄
100% ! You want joy from the hobby. 🪴happy growing! 🪴
I’m totally with you about peperomia plants! No matter how hard I tried with them they hated me 🤷♀️
Yeah. They didn’t like me so much either 😅🤷🏽♀️ah well. We can stick with what grows well with us. 😊🪴
different peperomia are different, but the ones with more fleshy stems like the watermelon are ridiculously prone to pythium/root rot. I use 1/3 each succulent mix, coco coir, and pine fines and it works for most of mine.
@Gee-xb7rt actually that’s a pretty smart approach.‘I didn’t even consider that. Thanks for sharing’ 😆🪴
@@luciansteph i got recommended pine fines to deal with root rot and it seems to work. root rot is actually cause by the microorganism pythium, and apparently soggy peat is its favorite place to live and it hates pine.
@Gee-xb7rt 💡that’s interesting. Thanks for sharing. Maybe I’ll try it if I decide to try peperomia again 😅🪴
Hi Stephanie, not a criticism as it’s an easy mistake to make, but the Pilea Peperomioides is not a Peperomia. Pilea is the genus.
I’m totally with you on the Pink Princess and everything similar to it. The Dark Lord, the Painted Lady, etc. All the same issues and so frustrating. I may throw them in a prop box like you did but as they are now, they’re a mess. I hear they get better as they get bigger. Maybe once they get to cataphyll growth?
Thank you! I appreciate that. 😁🪴
Yeah. Hopefully they get easier when you start them over.
I agree totally with peperomia. I have two dead ones sitting on my plant room floor right now. This was my third try, not doing it again! I have a mini monstera that I chopped into 3 equal-ish pieces after a summer's growth from a 1ft plant to a 4ft plant. I didn't have a moss pole, and I had to bring it in for the winter. (This was last year.) Last spring, I put it on a moss pole and put it back out for the summer. It loved being on a pole. It is now about 5ft. It dropped a few leaves when we went away for a long weekend a couple of months ago, and I was worried. But I moved it into my dining room where it gets more light, and put on a low plant stand to get it off the floor. It is doing great now.
I’m glad you figured out what your monstera likes! It’s rewarding when they finally find their happy place. 😊
Hi thanks for the video, I feel the same way about some plants and I can never bring myself to throw them away. I have started a giant plant pot that I still my trouble plants in and it is beautiful. Well it is to me. The little straggler plants even look happier. :)😊😊
That's a great idea. Especially if they all need similar care. Happy growing! :-)
Thank you for this, was jealous on how good your pink princess, could never get mine to look as good as yours,
what a difficult plant.😳
Honestly I’m struggling too. 🤷🏽♀️ but I’ve decided to not let it bother me anyone 😆 We can focus on the plants that bring us how. Thanks for watching 🪴😊
This was a very useful video and the shelves behind you look gorgeous! I totally felt you about loving your plants and being sad about loosing a leaf.
I appreciate this comment. I’m happy it was useful to you. Glad I’m not alone. 🪴 thanks for stopping by. 😊🪴
With you on your choices. Additionally, for me, Fittonias and Micans. The Dracaena Marginata Trees are creeping up to the good-bye door. Can't seem to make them happy 🪴😵
🙈🙈 yeah my Dracaena went bye bye a long time ago lol 😅. The spider mites loved them.
I just chopped up my pink princess. I was tired of it putting out almost no pink! 10 days later I have four wet sticks sprouting, a top cut in water- and the stump has four new growth points with teeny leaves. One of those buggers has got to give me some pink! lol!!
😂😂 I hope you get some pink. Warmth and high humidity has given me the best results. Happy growing! 😊🪴
@@luciansteph it’s hot and humid here in Barcelona and I’m keeping them outside. 🤞🤞🤞
OMG most of your plants looks great!! However, I agree that pepperomias are hard......alocasias are another for me
Thank you. 😊 yeah Alocasia are hot and miss for me. Slowly trying to figure them out. 😅
I seriously love my Rhap. tetrasperma. It’s growing well for me and I’m even getting the inner fenestration holes now. It’ll probably need a repot in the spring.
Now, my Peperomias on the other hand… I’ve already killed my P. russo through root rot. My P. obtusifolia’s are now showing signs of distress. I almost lost my String of Turtles but it bounced back when I moved it to terracotta. I’ll probably do the same with the others.
How cool that your Raph Tet is getting inner fenestrations. Mine is doing better now that I have bad talked it in a video hehe. Peperomias are definitely a bit tricky! 🪴
Howdy
Ditto for me on the plants you named with the addition of spider plants (I can only grow them outside during the summer), and I struggle with keeping Aglaonema alive for over six months.
Oh yes! Thanks for reminding me. 100% spider plants are a long time regret for me. Gave up on them ages ago. 😅
Hilo Beauty Caladium is only one I have regrets about right now. At this point, I already know and have gotten rid of the families that don't like my conditions like succulents, most philodendron, and spider plants. Makes a big difference also on lowering impulse shopping when you actually LOVE your current plant set up 😉 ❤.
What a fantastic point! Yes! Reduces impulse shopping 100%. I’m the same with succulents and spider plants 😅
Self watering pots were a game changer for my spider plants.
@@carolinebaines8735 that’s fantastic!
About the mini monstera mine it was like yours But when I took it outside it grows and grows. It needs more light than what you are providing. For me I guess in winter I won’t fret give it minimal water cause it doesn’t put out leaves. Avoid rotting that way and just wait. Hope this helps
I agree. I think mine needs more light. But I don’t want to move it 😩😩
I've been having similar problems with my mini monstera, I'm glad I'm not alone. Initially seemed to settle in well, it was getting new leaves easily and I gave it some water a couple of days earlier than I normally would on one occasion because I had a busy schedule few days ahead and then it started dropping leaves. I thought it would settle, but it seemed to go on and on. Really started thinking there might be some root rot issues or perhaps even though there had been no sign of it maybe even a pest issue. With this being on my mind possibly the worse thing I could have done was check the roots, change the soil and repot. Now its still pushing out new leaves, but yet continuing to lose leaves faster it is replacing with new ones. I'm starting to think the issue might even be the summer we are having here. In April the weather was good, June and July has despite the longer days been wetter, darker, and grey skies. Whatever the reason, it's proven to be quite a finickity character.
100% YES! The exact thing happened to me. Growing but losing leaves. Great grower but unforgiving and easy to rot. Sorry that happened to you. If the bare spots bother you, you’d have to restart. I put mine in a self watering pot and now I don’t have to worry about watering it. 😅
I’ve had the R. tetrasperma about 3 months now. I live in the Northeast US. Mine is sitting in an East window that gets light all day when the sun is up. I bottom water, which makes it more difficult to overwater. It’s growing like crazy, think at least 2 leaves per week. Maybe yours would like some direct light that’s not harsh? Although it’s in a South window, it’s still very shaded.
An east facing window would be perfect. Direct light but not too much. Wish I had one. You have no idea how many times I've contemplated adding windows to the east side of my home hehe. You're right, I may have to move it... Where? idk yet. Stay tuned.
I'm giving up on PPP. One went in the trash yesterday. I like your channel. New subscriber!💚
I don’t blame you. It’s a headache 🤕.
Welcome! 🤗 Thank you for supporting! 😊🪴
Pink Princess had to go for me too. It just kept putting out un-pink leaves which in and of itself wouldn't be a problem but the leaf color to me was not attractive. And it seemed to always have issues pushing out the new leaves which just resulted in wonky leaves. It had to go!
Yup! Totally know what you mean. 😪
I have problem with syngonium albo, I just got a syngonium red spot, so am keeping my fingers crossed 🤞
Oh no. What’s happening with your Albo? Hope your red spot grows well for you 🪴🪴😊
@luciansteph it totally went also my aurea I absolutely luv them but now thinking about it I tested the foot candles and it wasn't very high.
So I have just created a new plant space so I am testing my new syngonium in that area.
@@blackbeauti1540 ahh gotcha. Yeah they love high light.
Hi There!.. Girl me too.. I'm losing my thrill with pepperomia... They are tricky.. They love root rot... No matter what you do😢
💯 they’re a struggle. 😰
Hi I have had the same experience with the mini monsteria and out of a full plant I now have a small one from the many propagation they do make you sad.
Yes. They’re easy to restart but they get to a point where they lose leaves easily and become bare in certain parts. Could be my specimen too 🤷🏽♀️
im the same! when I see yellow leaves or that my plants are not doing well I get MAD!
Exactly ! We love our plant babies! 🪴
Exactly what happened to me with the dischidia. I purchased a beautiful plant and now have a 10cm stump with 3 leaves....I have tried everything 😢
Yeah it not an easy one to handle. 😅
Pretty much agree with everything you don't get along with - peperomia are tricky, hoya are boring and slow, chunky/stalky philodendrons are not my vibe (though I do like something like a splendid/camposportoanum). Tetrasperma I find very easy and forgiving though.
I do really need to know what the plant is to my left (your right) above the humidifier??
Interesting. I find mine tet looses leaves easily. I could’ve just gotten a weak plant.
Do you mean the Xanthosoma Lindenii?
@@luciansteph yes, that's the one, thank you. I have a lot of alocasias and it's giving out that look, just couldn't place it. I have a Mickey Mouse Xanthosoma but that one is gorgeous. Hopefully the tetrasperma will perk up for you, I never have any trouble with mine
Love it
Thank you. 😊
Relate much . True , if they don't bring joy and require mucb effort. to grow them, then they're not for me.
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Brandi and Veruccosum for me!
Oh no! Verrucosum! 😅😅 Hoping for the best with mine! If not, it’ll be in the next regrets video 😂
@@luciansteph That plant is a spider mite magnet from Outerspace!
@@hennesseyme9112🤣🤣🤣literally going to spray mine down right now 😅😅🫣🫣)
Same! Pain in the butt garbage plants lol
I agree about peperomia Steph! They're gorgeous, but...😅
Exactly! 😅😅 I’ll appreciate them from a distance. 🫣🪴
@@luciansteph I know. I'm also nearing the end of my attempts with philodendron too.
@planttherapy1860 yeah? Which ones are giving you a hard time?
The only peperomias I am doing well with ( I hope I have not jinxed myself) are the Hope and the Incana.
@@kathylewis2103 I have to look up the Incana. I tried hope twice! Maybe, once more...🤔
I killed 3 tetraspermas and I don't know how many pepperomia's. I want to try a watermelon pepperomia again but I also don't want to waste my money and time.
I know what you mean. Our growing environments may be good for some plants but not others. 🤷🏽♀️ So it’s good to know when to call it quits on certain plants. 🪴
Eh, you live, you learn. Sometimes you buy a plant that you like, then it’s not as great as you thought. On the flip side, sometimes you buy a plant you’re so-so on and then that new leaf pops out and knocks your socks off! It’s just like dating in that you can’t gage chemistry ahead of time. As long as you learned something and had a little fun along the way, that’s fine.
1000% well said! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Calathea are aweful. My Birken is so slow and starting to revert. Might rehome these 2. Love my pothos but getting stressed that the pearls and jade and the manjula seem to be getting sunburned on the white. I really like my 9 peps though.
Oh yeah Calathea was always a hard no for me. I tried one and gave up soon after hehe.
I also have a pearls and jade that’s not do a whole lot. 🤷🏽♀️ wow 9 peps?! Amazing 👏🏽
Brandiantum-what a PITA.
PPP-I’ve killed so many. They just won’t grow for me.
Gigas-it is NOT easy.
So many more…
😅😅 that’s a tough lineup
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For me it was the Birkin. It’s reverted so fast. I still have it but it’s all green and very boring.
I’ve noticed that about the Birkin too. 😓
A Philodendron gabby
Oh dear. That’s a rare one.
@@luciansteph it is soooo fussy even when it looks good, I tiptoe past it.
Peperomioides pilea is NOT a peperomia. I love peperomia, but hate the peperomiides pilea.
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