Oh wow, that could well be part of the problem then! Thanks for those links, that's amazing! I'll be sure not to include gravel the next time I...
Indeed, it's anecdotal evidence like that that makes me wonder just how accurate that information is...But of course different plants have...
Hello, I adopted a mature but neglected indoor weeping fig tree/bush just under four weeks ago. Understandably it had dropped most of it's leaves...
Thanks Kristen :). I think from now on I will add perlite in with ready-mixed compost instead of using it as it is. I decided to add some to the...
Or, can I perhaps add perlite and horticultural grit to the ceramic pots I have (as well as removing the gravel and re-situating it to the drip...
Thanks Kristen. Hmm I had suspected some of the pots may be too large in comparison to the root balls-I've read and been given very conflicting...
Hello, So I recently acquired my first houseplants and I'm not having much luck so far. The compost in all the pots just stays wet for weeks (all...
I don't have a hand lens unfortunately :(.There's definitely something up. A couple of lower fronds have yellowed and another turned brown and...
Well unfortunately the peace lily isn't looking too happy. There's a couple of larger leaves that have turned yellow, a browned flower and a...
Gave the Areca a good spray last night with washing up liquid + water. This morning I found a few white specs on top of the leaves that hadn't...
Here's a closer look at the stems (just in case it's not normal!). It's a camera phone, so it doesn't do close up very well :(. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I was having trouble getting the white spots/flecks to show up on camera. They're much more visible to the naked eye, but when pictured look like...
Hello all, I'm new to houseplants and got my first Areca palm a couple of weeks ago. I have noticed a few holes in the leaves like someone very...
Hmm it wasn't crystalline in appearance, but let's hope it was something like that! Suppose I'll just have to wait and see if the plant dies...
Oh ok, will the bush die if I were to repot it now then? So should I just wait another month or so and repot it then? Or get some sequestrene and...
Excellent thanks, I'll have a look! :)
They were too small to be fertilizer granules. They were in little clusters and are teeny tiny, round, white balls, that look like some kind of...
Thanks for the welcome and the swift response :). I haven't seen ericaceous soil for sale before. Can I get it from somewhere like B and Q? I'm...
Thanks Sheal :). Ok well that's a relief that it's possibly not the gnats then! Ah, I wasn't actually able to wash the soil (my mother wouldn't...
Hi all, I purchased a small blueberry bush from Wilkinson's 2-3 years ago that I have growing in a large pot in the garden.The bush itself has...
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