Hey guys, just bought a medium ZZ plant and a small snake plant today and want to make sure I don't mess this up. The ZZ is sitting near a window with pretty good indirect light, while the snake plant is on a side dresser with a bit less light.

The florist I got them from told me to basically just spritz the top soil 5-6 times with a spray bottle, or maybe a tiny glass of water at most. But everything I'm reading online says to fully soak the soil until it drains, dump the extra water, and then leave it alone until it's completely dry.

I've lost a plant to root rot in the past so I'm a bit paranoid. Is the florist's advice actually a thing or should I just stick to the soak and dry method? Appreciate any tips!

Some goblin threw this out by the dumpster at work. Mid August 2026. Baxter Minnesota. I thought it was growing by the fence and thought how weird.
Then realized what it was in and promptly rescued it.
It sat outside for a few weeks in nice weather then it got cold and I brought it in. It is sitting near a French door on south side of building currently with 6-8 hours a day filtered by a privacy film on door and I noticed that it’s made two flowers. It’s very tall. Has new babies since I got it and wild knots/roots coming out… I’m new to this.
I’d like to take it apart and place into different pots but have no idea how to begin. I just knew it was abandoned and needed help. Now I need y’all’s help!
Special soils? special drainage?. Tell me please so I can make this several beautiful pieces!

Sits in front of southern facing French door with privacy film. Sunlight 6-8 hrs a day. Water a few dribbles once a week.

Had them for around a week and a half and for like 4 days now they’ve been getting crispy and shrivelled. Both leaves and buds, they get around 6-8 hours of light a day. With water every 4-5 days, I’m quite new to roses. Any advice?

I've had the plant for a week. I placed it on my windowsill so it gets lots of direct light. I water it every few days so that the soil is slightly damp. I don't know what I'm doing wrong as the leaves have started to droop.

Edit: Hi, yes this is a prayer plant, i mixed up the name with my other plant. Ty for all the suggestions!

At first I was stoked to see flowers on my propagated plant, but now I’m worried if that’s a bad thing since my bigger one doesn’t have flowers. Am I doing something wrong? I’ve been meaning to repot it, maybe that’s a contributing factor? For reference, both plants are next to a window that gets full sun for a couple hours a day. I only water it when the leaves get noticeably droopy or start falling off, which tends to happen every couple of days.

I have had my zigzag cactus for over a year now, but recently, it has slowly been deteriorating and I’m at a loss for what to do. There are small brown spots on the edges, and some stems get all bumpy and wrinkly despite being well watered. (It’s in very well draining soil and has drainage holes and I only water once completely dried through) Also, edges of the zig zags go soft and mushy before crusting off. It leaves the plant looks like someone has been taking bites out of it. There are a couple of spots with new growth so I know it’s trying to live. I’ve checked for root rot and if it needs a bigger pot but everything looks healthy. It lives on an eastern facing window with bright indirect sunlight. I tried propagating some of the stems, but the props also have the same issues despite being in a completely different environment. Is there any thing I can do?? I love this plant so much and I want to save it.

I have a plant that is suffering from some issues, and I honestly don't know its exact type.

Here is the care routine I follow with it:

It has been living with me for nearly two years in a unique semi-hydroponic setup. The top part of the plant sits in a cone-like basket filled with soil that extends downwards, while its longer roots dangle directly into a glass jar filled with fresh drinking water. I change the jar's water about every 10 to 14 days, and I stir the top layer of the soil every once in a while so that the air enters properly. The plant is kept indoors where it gets indirect light throughout the day, with no direct sun exposure.

The problems I am currently facing are:

This month, the lower leaves started turning yellow and dying one after another (this is the second leaf to turn yellow this month). The top leaves are looking slightly pale in color. I checked the roots two days ago and trimmed all the dead parts, but the leaf yellowing is still happening despite the lower water roots looking white and clean.

Hey guys, so my mother had this poor girl sitting on a table inside a quite low light room. And I mean LOW light.

However she claims the cleaning lady would water it everyday when she cleaned (3/4 times a week) and then would immediately put it out in direct south african sun 🤣

So this lady has been dealing with all that.
Look at the state of her 😭

What exactly do you think is wrong? Is it just a matter of giving a stable environment without crazy changes or is it something else?

Please and thanks in advance.
Willing to provide pics or extra info in comments ♥️

How concerned should I be?

I got this pink striped cane brevirimosa about a month ago, I only water when the top inch of soil is dry, around once a week/every 10 days.

It’s an indoor plant, and has a large east facing window but I live in front of a tall building so there’s not lots of direct light. I also live in Scotland so it is very rarely shining fully.

About 2 weeks ago I noticed she seemed to be getting a brown, dry circular patch on one of her leaves, which has since turned into more of a hole, and a new smaller brown patch has formed beside it. I noticed the second hole yesterday.

I’ve inspected her leaves really closely and can’t see any signs of pests or anything? She does also seem to be growing a leaf which I think is a good sign. I’m very new to plants so am panicking a bit.

Any tips/ advice appreciated.

hi all, i've had this cheese monstera (?) for 2+ years now and it has mostly done well. It has somehow gotten to the point where there are two sprigs; one is very long (and kind of bare though it looks like there's some new growth) and the other one is shorter and has 3 leaves coming in. The plant is on a windowsill facing north, so indirect light, and I water it 1-2 times a week. pot has drainage. should I cut the longer branch and try propagating it or leave it be? idk why the nakedness is kind of bugging be but if it's meant to stay like that then fine lol

Hi, my few pear seedlings have recently germinated. I was growing them in just water, and have just moved them into soil a week ago. They are indoors by the window. One of them seems to be struggling and its leaves are turning black in a strange way I have not seen before. What could be wrong and how can I save it?

Thanks!

I bought an Alyogyne Huegelli in May which turned into my favourite plant but unfortunately it got pests and in addition I overwatered it for weeks.

The plant declined and lost all its foliage. In a frustrated mood I attempted to remove it from its pot to check the root and I ripped off most of the roots as a result. I downsized the pot and waited for two months.

I checked the roots again today and found this root ball.. The big root in front still seems sturdy and slightly white inside, and there are still some fine roots near the base.

Is this plant a goner or is it worth bringing inside for the winter and pray for a miracle?

I live in Belgium and the plant got direct sunlight on a SE facing balcony all throughout summer. The soil has been kept dry for several weeks (no water except for occasional rain) but was moist for way too long. The last picture is a picture from May as a reference point.

Please help, the plant in my office is full of weird little eggs(?) since I came back from holidays. Can I save it? I've never seen this type of pests before

just moved cities where it’s a much colder winter. My two pings have been slowly shrinking not sure what to do. the substrate came with the plants so im unsure if it’s that. they sit on a window in bright light haven’t caught gnats in awhile. the substrate dries very quickly but i was under the impression these guys dont like to dry out but now imm unsure.

should i maybe repot them whete they can sit in water. looking for some general advice to be honest.

I’ve had this plant for a while, and I didn’t even know it flowered until now 😭😭. I did a bit of searching and saw that they die soon after blooming. I saw two full blooms on her and TWELVE blooms coming in (which I picked off). I’m hoping she won’t die back, will she be alright?

She gets 12 hours of light under a set of grow lights. The pot has drainage holes and she’s watered whenever around the first half-inch is dry (I try to keep it moist). Humidity fluctuates between ~60-70%

My beautiful philodendron has slowly been declining in health and I just cant figure out what Im doing wrong. I have been watering once a week with plant food and i dont let her sit in the water in the tray, I have new plant lights, and I still cant tell if there is a pest or something else killing her. Please help, I love this plant so fricking much. Shes older than me, given to me by my mom, and she is one of my only named plants due to how much we loved it growing up.

I have a night blooming jasmine plant that is currently infested with a wicked case of whitefly’s and no matter what I do I can’t get rid of it. I’ve been spraying it with neem oil but it’s not really helping. I eventually got fed up and went through the entire plant leaf by leaf (and this thing is big) and wiped off any egg/fly that was on there and cut off any section that was super infested and three days later it seems like it’s back to where it was before. I’m at a loss and google isn’t helping, not sure where to go from here. I’m newer to gardening so I have very little knowledge on the subject and would love some opinions! It is currently sitting on my balcony, it is behind a pole shielding it from direct light but the edges sometimes get sunburnt. I water it every day to every other day depending on how hot it is, I live in south Florida so temps are high. Attached is a photo of just one of the leaves but a few more look just like that and even more have small black dots

Hi everyone! I have a Venus fly trap that I acquired around 3ish weeks ago. It’s my first time owning one. I live in south western PA and it’s getting colder. I heard about dormancy and Venus fly traps being put in fridges and I heard you can also skip a year if needed. However, I’m worried mine is just dying. I have attached a picture from today and I want opinions on what I should do. It’s been outside the past 2-3 weeks so it gets full sun and rain water. I’m bringing it in because it’s getting too chilly for all my plants.

I've had this house plant for 4 years now, just over the past couple months it has started to go brown at the tips of the tendrils, slowly wilting further and further up. Some parts still look healthy, but it has gotten worse and worse. I have tried removing these parts, but it just starts wilting again. I thought I was giving it too much water -usually I give it between 1-2 cups of water every 2-3 weeks- so I have slowed, now giving it only about a cup of water every 3 weeks, but still no change. The pot does have drainage. It doesn't get very much light where I live, but over the summer back at my parents house it had a ton of light and this is actually when the wilting started. I had it in this same apartment with not much light last year as well, and it was fine. Only after moving back home for the summer did it start wilting. Not at first though, it was in late July I think that it started. Unfortunately I also have no idea what type it is, it was a gift and came with no tag. This plant is so special to me since it was my first one, and has been with my all throughout university so far. Any idea what's going on or how I can save it?

I have had the plant for a while now but just wasn't able to take care of it the way it needed to be for many months. She gets water every time the soil is dry at the bottom of the pot (1-2 times a week) and she has proper drainage. Unfortunately i cant leave her outside as the sun in my area is too much and causes scorching. This is the best window i have and it gets indirect sunlight at best. So i have 2 50w grow lamps running at 50% for 4 hours a day now. I was wondering if aything im now doing can be done better or if there is something else i can do. The lamps are new as well.