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House Plant Haul! #4

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House Plant Haul! Garden Answer Susan: I love watching Garden Answer. I'm from Wisconsin in Zone 5 Manitowoc. I enjoy watching your many presentations especially because it's so informative and I have learned alot to try to incorporate in my vignette gardens. I love hydrangeas and started out with four two quivkgires and vanilla strawberries and it has grown to 4 macrophilias one teist and shout two endless summer and a new one can't remember and more. I especially enjoy when you talk about shrbs or perennials and what they like soil types and locations shade, partial shade, full sun, etc. I am a life long learner with a degree in Family and Consumer Ed. And had Certification in Art Education. This is what I intended to do in my retirement. We have a biological son who has a Mechanical Engineering degree and two adopted daughters from India. My youngest daughter is trying to learn how to maintain her home which came with shrubs circulating around her house and I have given her some bulb plants such as peonies and Daylilies. My middle daughters husband is anxious to get started on house plants and I started him out with a spider plant. We have similar climstic conditions like your this year we have had a great deal if rain St one time like three days at a time and then a period of really hot days in June July and August with high Uv. I almost lost one hydrngea but plopped it out and planted in a pot and it is coming back. We have very cold Winters and a long winter season which can last from maybe December until March sometimes and it is challenging. We also have clay soil. I am starting to put in a drip system around our house as I'm 65 and on the hot days becomes s chalengevto take watering can or hose with long nozzle dorsy I also have a ragweed allergy and it makes it difficult to get outside and water. I have to get out and water early in morning and that's why we decided on doing the drip system. I was wanting to enter the drawing for the $150 gift certificate from Gardeners Supply I watched your tour of their two Supply Stores in Vermont it was very exciting to see the Community project and the Company gardens or employee garden. It reminds me of our community. We have volunteers who plants flower gardens running from Manitowoc to Two Rivers which are sux Mike's apart and it is always joyful to see the new perennials and annuals coming up. We also have a place called Ruth West's Gardens where people can go and walk around to view beautiful displays of flower gardens for free. It is along the lake where it is very aesthetically pleasing. During Christmas we have a Rahr West Museum where people in Community decorate individual Christmas trees in different themes. It was the Rahr West Mansion. I hope you will consider me in your drawing for the gift certificate but just know it is such a delute to watch the inspiring things you do on You Tube anywhere from wreaths, fairy gardens, succulent arrangements, etc. My name is Susan Kaderabek, 2220 South 13 Street, Manitowoc, WI. You have a community much like ours and we still have done nurseries and Garden Centers left here to. We keep trying to preserve old buildings as much as we can and we slesys have plsntrrs and trees in our downtown which is going through a restoration project. Thank You and I'll see you in the next one. Love your honesty and down to earth personality. Respectfully yours, Susan Kaderabek
Date: 2022-07-16

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Comments and reviews: 9

Yasu
Hi Laura. you'll enjoy the monstera deliciosa because they're trainable. You can train them to climb a moss pole or trellis because they're vine-like. Also, the more light you can provide, as the new leaves unfurl they'll have holes. But a monstera is not the same as a split leaf philodendron. I have both and though their care is similar, they're definitely not the same plant. The 'split leaf philodendron' technically is a philodendron selloum. Monsteras prefer to stay on the drier side for longer than the philo. Selloums turn into a bush or tree-like plant versus the monstera which is more of a vining plant.
Good luck with your new plants!
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WENDY
Great information! Thanks! I do have a question though: Do you recommend repotting your house plants immediately once you bring them home or are there times or specific types of plants that you should keep in the nursery pot for a while? I am a complete plant rookie so I am researching and trying to learn as much as I can. I seem to be coming across two different schools of thought when it comes to WHEN you should repot. What are your thoughts or suggestions?
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Cindy
You are always so enthusiastic and yet realistic in helping us with growing lovely things. You have renewed my interest in gardening and house plants! I am careful about using pots with drainage holes. but not always Terra Cotta with Terra Cotta saucers. And those can seep moisture. What do you use inside under your pots to catch water and protect furniture? I use the clear plastic saucers but hate how they look. Thanks!
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Allyson
House plant Question #1: Will you fertilize these? Is it necessary or no? How often will you repot youre houseplants?
Question #2: If you have houseplants outside (Wandering Jew, Purple Passion, Spider Plants, etc) what is the best practice for bringing them inside? When? Treatments? Quarantine from others?
Thanks for showing us new plant species. I have a couple of Marble Queens that I absolutely love!
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Hello
Have you ever thought about having sunset/sunrise garden?
You basically look at the sky colors and plant plants with similar color and create heaven on ground.
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I know this has nothing to do with current video, but I really wanted to know your opinion.
Sorry.
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Your choice of houseplant Is great, very beginer friendly. Thanks for the tips.
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Betsy
I purchased 2 moisture meters from Fred Meyer for about $12, one for my outdoor pots and one for house plants. They register how moist the soul is up to 8 deep, and come with a sturdy card which gives the moisture preferences for many common house plants. I can't imagine indoor gardening without it! Thanks for all your wonderful gardening and design tips.
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IndoorIvan
So exciting to see you with houseplants Laura! I'm the opposite where I take care of houseplants more than plants outside I'm surprised to see that Hoya Obovata is common there, as it's harder to find here. I noticed you used the leaf shine to polish leaves. Do you know if regular use for the plant? I was always told to avoid leaf shine products!
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Stephanie
Enjoyed the indoor plant video! Do your cats eat any of our indoor plants? I have a cat that LOVES plants. He will even sniff out lettuce and celery in my groceries as Im putting them away and chow down. Ive thought about getting nontoxic plants, but Im afraid theyd look terrible with chew marks- and hed eat too much and get sick on the floor
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Please
Gorgeous plants! You can get rid of hard water stains on plants with diluted lemon juice or white vinegar, that way you don't have to put any leaf shine/chemicals on your plants. And ferns probably won't thrive in terracotta since they like more moisture and terra cotta is so porous. But they look gorgeous! Love the patina on all your pots
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