The House Plants Thread

Biofilm is a colony of organisms, like bacteria, that attach to each other to form a mat. They usually float on top of water or where liquid residue is present (sides of the feed container where feed has drained.)

PH can drop, rise or fluctuate depending on temperature and time. I would absolutely invest in a probe so you know when to adjust the PH or mix a new batch if you don't want to buy PH down or PH up.

It has been quite some time. Here are some Hoya blooms. Enjoy.

90% of my collection under a T5 light set to a 12/12 schedule. Most of these are Hoyas, a personal longtime favorite of mine.

This Hoya Mathilde took off after I added this wreath style support I made from a roll of garden fencing.

These are Hoya Serpens. Unlike many others, these need softer light, more water and slightly cooler temps.

Serpens there is a plant with your name on it lol

Hoya Curtisii sets its self apart from the rest. Tolerating constant light the foliage is unique among hoyas due to the rough texture and marble patterns. Coupled with the vines being aggressive rooters, this plant kicks ass in Bonsai pots.

Pro tip, this plant wants to drink at least one a week during the growing season. Make sure to mix pearlite, bark chunks and horticultural charcoal for aeration.

Before ~ 2 years ago.




As of today

Hoya Davidcummingii has slowly become one of my favorites, incredibly low maintenance and forgiving of forgetful watering. Also one of the easiest and more fragrant blooms to have, it smells of butterscotch candy (ever bloomer/ all year).

Senecio Stapeliiformis or the Pickle Plant, sought after for the unique pattern and bright red blooms, sadly I have none yet. For our members in warmer climates you may be able to keep this plant outside.

popsicledeath said:

I don't know about for crops, but my house plants seem to do well with Coco coir as long as I remember to fertilize.

A couple don't like how much moisture is retained with it, so have to watch that more.

Aside from very rare and generally harmless surface mold the coconut coir doesn't seem to break down as much, attract gnats, get smelly, etc. Which wasn't common anyhow, but a few yes had issues. So has required a lot less maintenance, which is good for me as a negligent and reluctant plant owner.

I'll defer to those with more experience, and interested to hear their perspectives. Particularly with indoor food growing.

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I have been delving into something new that suits your needs. It's very low maintenance once you have the initial set up complete and the yield is a daily reward after a few weeks.

Growing edible mushrooms indoors is incredibly easy and requires almost no electricity in comparison to other crops.

I have a rather modest set up and I had more mushrooms than I knew what to do with.

The most expensive parts are the Mycology still airbox on Amazon , Humidity Control Device , and the Mini exhaust fan with Matching HEPA filters all Amazon Links BTW. Oops, almost forgot Humidifier with telescoping tube.



I have this exact equipment above with a slightly smaller air box, here are my first round of results. These are Pink Oyster Mushrooms. very easy for a beginner as long as you keep the humidity high, were talking 80% RH. ONLY use distilled water or R.O water, anything else and you will get contamination.



Here are the basic steps if you wanted to try an easy "one and done" just to see.

I used the company North Spore | Premium Mushroom Growing Supplies for my spore culture and sterilized grain bag. I would highly recommend them.

Spore Syringe (Pink Oysters)

Sterilized grain bags


Here's a how to from a guy who's smarter than me

Full Life Cycle Guide




Edit- Lanx if you still possess any of that grow equipment you could have an absolute treasure trove.

My Adenium turns 10 this year!

My younger Desert Rose bloomed today of all days! This one was a bit finicky when it came to following through on blooms without dropping them prematurely.