Growing plants in an office environment.
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How can I ensure my panda plant has enough light indoors?
I have a panda plant in my office facing west. I thought it was receiving adequate sunlight. However, my panda plant didn't grow very well and most of its leaves very thin and not fleshy.
Does the glass absorb a great amount of sunshine? What can I…
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Can you recommend some small plants for my new office?
I am basically setting up a new office and I believe placing some plants will smoothen the work there and help get rid off boredom.
Can you guys suggest some plants or setups that could make my office lively? Any common or useful tips would be…
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How can I determine if I have sufficient light for kohleria?
I want to grow some kohleria, not sure which variety, in the office, but I am not sure the light requirement is satisfied.
Most websites said kohleria require partial shade sunlight. We don't have direct sunlight in our office:
In our pantry, we…
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Why are there small white organisms spreading to all of my indoor ferns leaves?
I bought this fern a few months ago and it has lived on the office desk at home ever since. The small white bugs are around 1mm in size and began on just one leaf about a month ago. I noticed several weeks ago when new leaves were developing that…
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How can I promote new growth on a section of my Jade cutting?
I inherited this jade from my mother who got it 10 years ago. It had some considerable root rot and some wild and curvy/lanky branches, so I hacked it way back. The root rot went up about 2" of the trunk, so that was a bummer to have to cut.…
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Why do ants appear around my panda plant?
I've had a panda plant indoors in my office, by a west-facing window for about 6 months or so. Yesterday I found that there are red/brown ants around my plant and it is obvious that their target is actually my plant.
The only possible reason I can…
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What soil mixture should I use for my office Schefflera?
I'm on here again, asking more questions about my office's Schefflera that I'm in charge of. You can find pictures and a previous question here:
Whats the next step to improving my schefflera?
I think I need to repot it now. I've been told it's…
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Could a spider be causing my orchids and cactus to die?
I had several small plants in the office (two orchids and a small cactus) that died. In a short time they began to dry.
Now a third orchid is beginning with similar symptoms and I wanted to ask what the reason could be:
The grey/black spot at…
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Small aloe vera in small pot - will it get too big?
I bought a small aloe plant for my office and it came in a small pot (around 8cm). I've only seen the aloes that get quite large, but I would like to keep this guy small since it's just sitting on my desk. Will it get out of control unless I keep an…
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How to keep my roses fresh?
I got a few roses from my friends and I keep them in my office. I've changed their fresh water for three days but they won't stop fading. What can I do to extend their flowering? Some people tell me to put a little salt in the water, would this…
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Are these yellow spots due to heat?
This is a kohleria plant.
It had gone thorough a 5 day deficit of water back in Feb/Mar. From that day, it started to develop yellow spots along the rim of the leaves. These have remained as the temperature has increased.
Now the temperature could…
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Could I grow a fruiting plant in my office?
In the office there is an abundance of fluorescent light and that's about it. The temperature stays around 70 ºF (21 ºC) I think.
Could I grow a fruiting plant in these conditions?
Is there any flower plant that we can put in less sunlight and…
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Whitening of some leaves of a potted key lime tree
I have a potted one-year-old-or so lime tree, which has looked quite healthy for the past two months or so (after recovering from a winter where it lost a lot of leaves due to overwatering).
Since the outside was really cold and it's on the ledge of…
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What are some succulent plants that are suitable to be planted in my office?
Many gardening websites recommend succulent plants as the best plants for indoors such as an office. It's true that they require minimal care with respect to water, but the websites usually don't tell you how much sunlight they need to live on.
The…
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Office plant identification and care - my 2nd plant
Since my previous question about the plant at my office is so well received, I thought it would be nice to get some information about another plant at my office.
A picture of my plant can be seen below.
So, by that, I have the same questions from my…
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