Nature and Gardening @beehaw.org Ko'vari @lemmy.ml 2y ago

I have over 170 house plants. If I submitted a photo and a quick info guide on them per day or every few days, would that be something worthwhile of interest or would that be considered too spammy?

A better question might be: would it be better suited for a "houseplant" community, since this is more gardening and general nature inspired?

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That would absolutely be worthwhile of interest, one post a day is FAR from spammy
- Thanks for the insight! I was worried since lemmy is still kicking off if overflowing communities would be a bother but then I guess it's better to Kickstart things too.
  
  Ah, that's going to be fixed with lemmy 0.18, which has already been released, beehaw should be adding it around tuesday.
  
  So, i'd say don't even worry about it!
one post a day is definitely fine here, especially with some information for each--we get plenty of posts here, and i'm sure a lot of people would find it quite nice :)
- Great! I was wondering if it would be better for a houseplants category but I think I'd just be happy to share what facts I accumulated over time lol.
  
  I'll be looking forward to learning your facts!
If you have a pet try and place them subtly in the background in all photos
- This should be a rule for all sfw photos on the internet
  
  The cat tax must be paid!
I vote yes
Fuck yeah, let’s go!

On another note: do you have some sort of irrigation system set up, or are you watering manually?
- No, they're all done manually. Irrigation systems are mainly meant for outdoors or "true grow rooms," I'm just a lady that has a ton of potted plants scattered throughout the house haha.
- I always seem to overwater, so I’d love on-site on how OP manages watering.
  
  Not the OP, but I water weekly (I picked Sunday) and you get on board or die. (No one has died.)
  
  We have a lot more plants than OP (over 400), and my partner swears by the Planta app. A lot of our's are outside, so in the summer it would be so much more work if we didn't have something to track them.
- I'd also like to know this.
I’d be interested in that!
I have over 170 house plants

How many houses do you have?
- I assume they don't have much space left for them self anymore:
  
  It's funny in some places you're not far off especially with the big ones lol! But no, a lot of them are in really small pots, and I have a lot of juvenile plants, but once they grow up to adulthood I'm definitely going to need to repurpose another room...
  
  Aw they're so happy there among their plamps
  
  This is amazing lmao
  
  That person looks pot bound!
This would be really cool!
Could you also include details like what type of light and intensity does best as well as if it's toxic for pets?
- Of course!
I agree this would be appreciated.

And if people feel like its spammy, or you decide you don't want to continue, you can always stop some time before the 170 days it up. :)
I'm intimidated to start with houseplants but would likely use this as a push to do so. Please do share
I would like to see this to be honest. I find I am fine at keeping things alive in the ground, but indoors things die eventually.
Go ahead, I would suggest adding your personal touch. Opinions, anecdotes, trivia etc. Someone with a vast collection as your probably has interesting things to add.
- That's good idea. Thank you for the recommendation :)
Please do! That's not spammy, that's like a daily bite sized lesson!
I would love this :)
- Me too. I know the names of very few houseplants. Right now, several are just named Robert…
  
  I have one in particular that I love and have no idea what it’s called. It’s a cutting from a botanical collection.
!houseplants@mander.xyz ;)
Please do this, I'm still negotiating with my house plants.
- Who's winning? 😅
  
  Definitely not me, but I like to think that we are both losing to my incompetence.
I think it'd only be spammy if you did all 170 in one day, but it would also be pretty impressive!

I'd love to see your plants and learn how you take care of them!
- Lol, I certainly don't have the energy (or time) for that!
That sounds great! Maybe have a name for the series so that people know to look for your other posts.

Incidentally though, if there is a houseplant community please let me know. I got a bonsai for my birthday and I really don't want to kill it
- Quick FYI... most bonsai need to stay outside 365 days a year. They're not plants. They are literally trees.
  
  Can Bonsai survive in cold dry climates like Canada's? Maybe that's a stupid question to ask about a tree.
  
  It's a ficus ginseng and the labels say it's fine for indoor use, so bit confused now. It's quite small at the moment and is doing well on my kitchen windowcill, hopefully it stays that way as I don't have a garden
That sounds fun! I was actually thinking about doing something similar, but only about a few ones I think are special. Would love to see it.

Edit: what I mean is, I think it'd be interesting content, not that I'm in any way trying to "compete"!
- Haha, I think all house plant enthusiasts would love to share the information :) we all obsess over them so more knowledge is always welcome. Do it!
Sounds like great contents!
I need this so bad, the only plants I can keep alive are orchids (both are two years old now) and I want to have other things but they always just die so fast.
- That's funny, out of all the plants I have, I've never owned an orchid because (ironically) I've been concerned about their care! I know now they're nothing to be scared of but I had that mindset when I first started collecting and I guess it just stuck lol.
  
  I've understood that orchids thrive on neglect
Nah that sounds great! It would only be spammy if you were making us buy a pdf or sign up to an email list. Sharing pictures with helpful tips here is exactly what I want to see.
I would love to have more information on plantcare!
go for it!
I’d find it very interesting!

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