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Plants Update

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my red hot chilis I feel a bit tired today. I hope next time I can write a long article about plants again. So, this time, I just show you some updates on my cucumber, lemon basil, red hot chili, and avocado plants. A few days ago, I sowed some cucumber and lemon basil. It surprised me that the seeds had sprouted already. As you know, I have been growing lemon basil since this spring. Now, I tried to sow some seeds again, but this time, the seeds I used are a gift from my friend. Cucumber I bought the cucumber seeds in a German plant shop, I didn't grow the plants from fresh cucumber seeds. I put 4 seeds in the substrate, and the four seeds already sprouted. They grow fast. You can see the difference in the pictures. today, 28.06 yesterday 27.06 Lemon Basil I still cannot believe that I can grow, harvest, and eat my own lemon basil in Germany. That's great! The leaves are very tasteful. It tastes the same as in Indonesia. I love to smell these plants, it brings ba

Plant Pests 1: Thrips

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infected leaf of ficus elastica Plant pests is the topic I want to talk about the most. When you start keeping houseplants, it means you must deal with the plant pests as well. Plant pests are very annoying. The pests I must face the most of them are thrips and fungus gnats. I already wrote about fungus gnats. If you want to read, please go to the article . Thrips are insects that are usually up to 1 mm long. They are sometimes difficult to see. I use extra light. The thrips feed on leaves. They can be found under or on top of the leaves. Sometimes, the leaves will be damaged or even die. Usually, the affected leaves have dark, silver, red, or brown spots. It depends on the type of plant. I inspect all my plants almost every day. Because if your plants are infected and you don’t realize it, they might die and infect other plants. I constantly struggle against the thrips. I try and give my best to make all my plants survive. The struggle is real! Well, don't be scared! It wi

Rooting Hormones, yes or no?

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zz plant cuttings I am happy that I can still share my experiences with you all, especially my plant-related experiences.   I am glad that many of my friends decided to take up the plant hobby as well. We can make our planet green again, guys. I am pretty sure! Haha. By the way, I love spending time near my plants while writing an article. Lately, I used rooting hormones fo r my plant cuttings to encourage faster rooting. I know many of you are impatient to wait for your plants to grow. Yes, me too. That's why I tried rooting hormone. Every plant grows differently. Some root faster than others.  But, do you need a rooting hormone for your plants? In this article, I will show you how to use the rooting hormone and tell you if in my experience, it was worth using it. I used the rooting hormone for my pilea, snake plant, zz plant, some of my peperomias, Dieffenbachia, monstera monkey leaves, and golden photos. Anyway, the rooting hormone I used is only for houseplants, not plant