High On Houseplants

02/19/2026

Went to Lowe's today to pick up some lecca and change my mind. Decided to get some pretty River Rock for an alocasia that I am going to attempt to change to a semi-hydro situation. While there I found this awesome dumb cane on sale for $10 and then this beautiful Rex begonia. New plants make me happy.

02/18/2026

I got this syngonium plant from the grocery store sometime in the last month I decided to split it up and try some different substrates/ mediums and see what the differences would be. So I put a clipping in water. I put One singular piece on a moss pole and then I planted the rest in a pot. Here's an update.

02/17/2026

My face a ten...

02/17/2026

You see a yard full of dead leaves and think it’s just laziness, but right now, it’s a bustling nursery! 🌿

In February, this leaf litter is sheltering next summer:

🏠 THE TOP LAYER: Dark-eyed Juncos are scratching through fallen oak leaves for seeds, relying on this exact ground cover to survive the winter. Remove it, and they face starvation.

🐛 THE MIDDLE LAYER: Woolly bear caterpillars lie frozen solid between the leaves, their blood filled with glycerol antifreeze. When March thaws them out, they’ll wake up and transform into beautiful Isabella Tiger Moths!

🌳 THE DEEP LAYER: Luna moth cocoons are nestled within curled leaves — the largest and most stunning moth in North America spun itself into your leaf pile last October. Every bag you raked was a potential coffin!

🌧️ THE FLOOR: An Eastern Box Turtle is in brumation just below the leaves, its heart beating once every ten minutes as it waits for April’s warmth to bring it back to life.

🍄 THE UNDERSIDE: Firefly larvae are hunting snails and slugs all winter beneath this layer. No leaf litter means no fireflies next July!

One unraked yard can shelter over 750 organisms across 80+ species throughout winter. Every bag of leaves you sent to the curb last fall was a loaded habitat. Those leaves aren’t dead; they’re bursting with life for next summer! 🌱

02/17/2026

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02/17/2026

This is an update video on the peace Lily that I got up the marketplace for free about a month ago. And a previous video I showed me repotting and found that it was full of mold that was fully compacted. I cleaned out all the roots. I put some in water and repotted the other after doing a quick soak and dish soap water. I did not mention and should have that soaking and dish soap. You need to use very little dish soap and you need to make sure that you rinse the leaves very well when you're done because the soap can't break down the outer cuticle of the leaf. However, I think we're doing really well. She seems to be bouncing back. She's starting to put out some new growth so I'm happy with the way things are going.

02/09/2026

This is my polka dot begonia scientifically known as a begonia maculata. Due to insufficient light in the beginning, the bottom part of my plant is pretty bald and leggy. Once giving it its own light, she really started to put out leaves on a consistent basis. Because of that she's top-heavy and I'm going to go ahead and chop her. After chopping her, it will encourage what's left to Branch out and then I'm hoping that the rest will continue to grow thickly the way that it has for the last month or so. I'm hoping for a really big bushy full pot by this summer

02/09/2026

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02/08/2026

New plant check just picked up a bucket list plant yesterday and I am so excited! I've done a ton of research and going to do everything I can to give this plant exactly what it wants and avoid what it doesn't. These plants do not like water sitting in their leaves or having wet roots. So I'm being very careful as I rinse it for bugs. I'm also not going to turn the light on until it's dry. This is very important not to sq**rt the leaves.

02/08/2026

02/06/2026

Scindapsus quick tips and facts.