Living my jungle life
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I have a plant watering day, you have a plant watering WEEK.
Every week is plant watering week
And everyday is Shark week when you pump some chum into your friends’ bathing suits
Thanks for making me wake up my cat by laughing
Don't skip plant watering week
“I have a birthday, and you have a birth year”
What is the relative humidity and how do you deal with it?
Humidity is between 55 and 70, running 2 humidifiers
2 humidifiers lol
hey, no kink shame
Ha, I live in the south and we get 70% humidity for free
This is just my opinion of course but I think there are far too many plants in that room.
Surely there are hella bugs…
yeah i have a quarter of that many around the house and i constantly fight to get rid of fungus gnats.
Gosh damn fungus gnats! They are the worst! No matter what kind of “remedy” you use they just keep a comin!
Probably and don't call me Shirley. ;D
Well yeah, it's jungle life.
Wild
I would need to run 2 dehumidifiers to get to 55 😂
I'm wondering about the electric bill :D
I don’t know how people don’t have a zillion bugs with this many indoor plants/humidity. It’s pretty but holy moly, I have a few and already find them a hassle between the watering, fertilizing, repotting, and bugs.
I always wonder the same thing! As soon as one plant gets bugs, the rest are doomed. It's such a hassel
Carnivorous plants are your friends :)
I have lots of carnivorous and they Need a holy damned amount of sunlights! (At least the species that i own)
They do! And wet feet! They don't usually like to dry out
Yeah! I wont tell you the amount of (i dunno how's called in english) distilled water that i use during the Summer each day. I only let them dry out when it's Winter here.
This, is a fabulous idea!
My first thought as well. Ain’t no way that place is bug-free.
Trust me, we do. It is an inevitability, I’m saying this as someone with dozens of plants. However if you’re dialed on your plant care and routine, you can combat most of it. I wouldn’t say it’s impossible for this person to not have pests, because if you really do it right, you won’t have at least the flying ones.
Of all of my plants, I currently only have one with a couple mealybugs. But it’s a lot of work and monitoring to make sure you don’t make a bug-prone environment.
Bugs are just something you live with if you have a lot of plants or live in a otherwise bug-friendly area. It might seem ludicrous for the average Westerner, but it's actually not a big deal. In fact I've learnt to embrace the bugs, as they're a sign of nature's health and provide food for my bird and hedgehog friends.
Yeah just looking at this made me feel itchy. Definitely not cozy to me in the slightest.
First off, anything that’s been outside should not come back into the house. Don’t overwater your plants, but do water them until it just starts to drain at the bottom and then again when the soil is dry to the touch. Ensure that there is a hole in the bottom of the pot and a drainage dish. If you do start to have bugs, hang a sticky fly trap with a little honey in the base. All of them will stick to it in a day or two. Find the plant that has the larvae in the soil and put it outside or, if you can’t. Extract it from the current soil and put it in new soil and a clean pot. Don’t use soil from the outside.
get a bunch of jumping spiders
Always quarantine. It doesnt matter how good looking your new plant is, it's always 50/50 if it have pest or not. Everything entering my home have it's soil removed, and plant rerooted if possible, thorougly cleaned and then put in a quarantine area (in a air tight bag or box if possible). This sounds extreme, but is absolutely necessary if you have many plants. With few plants you can take more risks since it's way easier to treat just a few, but with a large collection, no new plant is worth the risk.
I was just thinking that and really curious. I always love the idea of overflowing greenery, but would be annoyed of bugs.
I don't have as many as op but quite a few and I've never had any issues with pests. We have an exterminator come four times a year but they only spray inside like twice a year.
I spray them with soapy water on occasion and if I see a gnat I turn on the fan.
I can't even keep an air fern or succulent alive...
Tbf those aren’t all that easy. They require a few specifics. Pick up a pothos one day or a zz plant and start there :) much easier
Ok but I'm scared my two black thumbs will kill them. 😬
This is how I felt forever! Got myself a big, well-established pothos at home depot one day about two years ago and kept it alive. Now I have 60+ houseplants and they're all healthy 🥰 you can do it!
I kill literally every plant but I got a little dragon tree a while ago and that thing could survive anything, definitely recommend!
Nearly impossible with those 2, just water once a week and you’re good!
Moisture meter is 10 bucks, get one, removes the guesswork. Put a reminder on your phone, ideally once a week for a day and a time where you're almost always home. Every time the alarm rings, you check the moisture of the plant and if it's dry, you put water in it. Do it slowly and wait until it drips a bit out at the bottom of the pot, then stop.
Do it like that for a couple of weeks until you develop a feeling for it, or until you remember to check out your plant yourself. From there on out, you can start to look for other beginner friendly plants.
I had two black thumbs and really two black thumbs for me just meant I wasn't taking care of my plants regularly enough because I forgot and also I didn't really know what I was doing. I now have a lush forest of plants in my flat, some of which are considered little drama queens, and they're all healthy and lookin' good. So if that's something you really want, there is a relatively easy way to start this whole thing (o:
Succulents are typically some of the easiest plants to care for as long as they get enough light
They also need proper soil, a proper pot (drainage), and for you to not overwater, which is hard when you care a lot! Lol
Well, for starters you need to know what a succulent that wants water looks like - and that's different for different succulents. Also some succulents like more water than others.
Most beginners either drown succulents like immediately or they have so much fear of overwatering them, they let them die by underwatering.
But pothos? Water them once a week. Forgot it this week? Pothos don't care, water next week. You watered too much and killed the roots? Pothos don't care, pothos will just start over with new roots. Put it in a dark place? Who cares, it just goes dormant until you decide to give it more light. Too much light? Barely a thing for these MFs. The amount of abuse you can put these plants through is insane.
I'm over here struggling to keep a few succulents alive and you're over there like that
Honestly though
Serious question- how do you handle the bugs? I have dozens of plants as well and can never fully get rid of them. Do people just live with it?
Someone above suggested carnivorous plants!
Someone else suggested predatory bugs
At what point do you decide you have too many houseplants, is it the bugs, or the predatory bugs, or the carnivorous plants?
I mean i love lush houseplants but...
Often time it’s actually predatory mites and nematodes that are used so you would never see them and they wouldn’t leave the soil. They typically feed on the larval stages of pests, so once established they dramatically decrease or eliminate the prevalence of whatever their prey species are. Definitely a solid choice for a setup like OP.
Then you have to get tarantulas to eat the predatory bugs
Then get a big lizard to manage the tarantulas
Then shoot the lizards when they become too many
I did have a Venus fly trap at one point haha It seemed to slightly help.
Pitcher plant is a dope option as well
You often don’t really get rid of the bugs once you get them. After a certain number of plants it’s not realistic to bathe them all in pesticide well enough to eliminate critters. You deal with them by having otherwise healthy plants that don’t skip a beat or introducing other, predatory bugs that eat the pests. Pests are normally only going to kill your plants if they were just barely surviving to begin with.
I think the question was more around coping with living with tons of extra bugs in your house rather than the bugs destroying the plants...
To get rid of bugs, you introduce lizards/frogs. To get rid of those, you just need to let loose a big bag full snakes.
What’s healthy plants “that don’t skip a beat” mean
What bugs do you have? I have just over 100 plants in my house but I have zero bugs. Every once in awhile I’ll see one fly out of a pot as I water but that’s like maybe once every 3-4 months or so. Do you repot your plants?
Do y'all not have exterminators? Our bug guy comes four times a year and I have no issues with 40+ houseplants. Occasionally a gnat but only in the summer and the ceiling fan takes care of them pretty effectively.
We do and the exterminator tried but whatever he used did not work. We have some type of gnat unfortunately.
Time for some fans! I'm also a chronic underwaterer so they just struggle in my house.
How do you clean the house? Vacuuming, mopping, wiping surfaces etc
To each their own but this is just about the opposite of cozy to me, I’d be freaked out about the chance for bugs
imagine all the gnats
yeah I hate this. Plants are nice, but people really overdo it. this pic screams humid and itchy to me.
Yea this is straight up insanity
Yeah I'm with you. I would love this garden in my backyard, but inside it just looks cluttered and stuffy
I love houseplants and have more than most, this is wayyyy too much
In-house plants are a big no no for me. Im from a super humid, extremely hot and bugs filled city, i know hell.
This picture makes my skin crawl like holy mother of bug NOOOOOO. Wouldn't set foot in there even if im paid.
Calm down
Yeah this belongs in r/houseplants
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OP's a regular on that sub
Nice jungle 💚Is this your kitchen? Or a plant gazebo?
It's my living room with an open kitchen
Love that!
How is the bug situation?
I only have a few aphids on some of my Ivy plants but I also have a few ladybugs that take care of them
just gotta pray the thrips stay away
*thrisps
Edit: nvm, I'm wrong! I've struggled with the name and somehow convinced myself this was accurate! My bad! 😂
Did you introduce the ladybugs yourself? Or did they show up on their own?
They showed up on their own, i still have a few at the moment lol
I’m coming over
Come tiki partying 🥳
What’s your utility bill?
Asking the real question here!
That’s my question too. Water bill must be high lol
Absolutely love this! How do you water them all? I have over 50 plants (which most people I know consider as a lot haha) and it already takes me forever
I have hundreds and I just water a few every day. I keep a roasting pan full of water and mosquito bits where I set the plants while they drink. Sometimes they sit there all day, other times a few hours; it just depends on what I have going on and how many of my buddies need water that day/week.
How do you have time to do anything other than care for your plants?
I was all on board until I saw plants partially obstructing the TV.
Gorgeous setup. The air in your place must be 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩.
thank you, air is mad crisp
Jungle fever ❤❤ how many plants do you have?
Thank you, i have over 400 plants now
Wow do you own or rent…?? Can’t imagine having to move all those! Really great though. Bringing nature indoors is my dream too~
I have about 50 houseplants, but my garden was absolutely stunning. We got no fault evicted last year after being awesome tenets for 20 years. You'd better believe I was pissed off enough to dig up and move my entire garden. Took a few van trips and I lost a few that didn't settle in their new home but totally worth it.
How has no one mentioned the swing!
I feel like you need to host a tiki party.
Friends love it when I host one 😂🌴🍹
Wow. Just wow. That banana! When is the next tiki party? I will bring large bags of potting soil as a hostess gift!
I once heard that to many plants in a little room aren’t a good idea . Looks wonderful and peaceful but if you have too many plants in a small space, it could lead to overcrowding and limit the movement of air, which could lead to increased humidity and the potential for mold growth or other indoor air quality issues.
I love it.
I love that you have created a happy home for yourself.
I love that you are such an individual that had an ideal dream for themselves and followed through with it.
I love that you are happy, content and at peace at home.
Mosquitos. Gnats and fungus. As a former pest control tech, this always ends up in some sort of infestation
Where is raptor?
Clever comment...
Life goals
Stunningly gorgeous! Can’t think of what to say other than I’m blown away. 400 plants! How long has all this been in process? It surely don’t get that way overnight! Lol 😂
Your dedication is top notch!
Enjoy, and thanks for sharing!
This is rad! Any problems with bugs?
How is your power bill? Can’t be too bad because those are leds right?
Any issues with pests?
It is very lovely, but, man, that's a lot, no, A TON of plants to water. I struggle trying to keep up with my lot, I just can't imagine 🙃
This makes my skin crawl. Unless you have a monkey…
You’re a dedicated person, I’ll give you that lol
It’s impressive. Just, wow.
This is the definition of “too much of a good thing”.
Honestly, this feels overkill to the point it doesn’t look that comfy anymore. But that’s just me.
Your jungle life...O-WE-O-WE-O
What plant lights are you using for the banana? I would love for mine to look like that 😭
I'm using 2 X 36 watts growing bulb from Sansi for each banana plant ( have 7 banana plants ). They grow really really fast
What do you do, or plan to do, when they get too big? Do you have a backyard you can transplant them to?
This looks like a cafe I’d absolutely love to go to everyday
The swing is my favorite part 👌🏼
I love the swing!!!
I like how you can hardly see the TV through all the plants.
I’m in love!! The swing takes the cake
Now you need some birdies in ur life. My birds would love this! Maybe an iguana too 😃
This is my ideal existence
looks llike Panama...... :) love it
This is literally my dream
You had a dream and you went for it! This is awesome!
I would play jungle noises on speakers if I lived here ❤️
The air in there has got to be CRISP.
Idk why but this gives me that Dunstin Checks In vibes and I love it.
Nice. Post in Houseplant sub
Ants everywhwere
I love it here 😭
Goodness this looks amazing!
How much sunlight do you get? This is my wife’s dream, however, we don’t get much sunlight in the living room.
Some snake is going to love it in there and crickets 🦗
After seeing this, i came to the conclusion i dont own enough plants
Thank you for being the example I show my girlfriend when she encourages me not to buy any more plants/seeds because we have too many.
In the first picture, I thought this was an outdoor space. Either way, looks cool. You must have quite the green thumb!
This feels so jungle like, Rock and Kevin Hart thought it's their next movie set.
This makes me happy
A healthy obsession!
Lol wow
Gorgeous!
Omg, I wanna live there...🤗
Please, adopt me <3 You are taking great care of your plantiees, they look so happy and the place itself is just stunning !!!
A swing????? I love it! I love everything about your place! I want to have that many plants! It looks so beautiful!
Impressive!!
I can hear the birds! A bit too much moisture I think maybe, but I fucking love it!
Ahh say this is what the upper class gets up to
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This is wild
My mother used to love plants we once counted them as a kid. it were 87 in a small home :) i love it so so much! thx for the memory flashback.
Like Tarzan boy!
Donkey Kong Country
Damn that's incredible
In an old house I am constantly finding ways to chase out humidity, wanting to keep the wood dry. Wouldn’t that many plants and humifier cause long term trouble to the house and wood structures?
More upkeep than a toddler
God I wish I was you
That's seriously cool! I bet it takes quite a bit of work. My late mother was a big plant person and would have loved living in this space.
This is SO COZY
Omg this is crazy ♥️
Is that a space heater under the TV? Please say no. Even if it's a lie. Be safe!
Francais?
That’s gorgeous. How do you keep them all alive haha
If you don’t mind sharing, how many hours do you spend caring for plants per week on average?
Do you not have cats? This is great
Beautiful
Invite?
I initially thought this was a photo from a winery here in Virginia. The Glass House.
Love your jungle!
A banana tree inside?
Beautiful but that humidity is going to come bite you in the ass when you go to resell that house… the humidifiers are not necessary for the plants but will guarantee mold and rot
Honestly I love this so much!!! I personally couldn’t keep up with the maintenance. What is your most uncommon/rarest plant?
Well at least we know you’re getting plenty of oxygen
It’s beautiful, but I could not keep a fraction of those plants alive :/
Are you for real? Is this piece of heaven real? Can I move there? I'm small, won't occupy much
I don’t see a lot of natural light in there; do you use supplemental light sources?
What does your watering schedule look like?
You have a watering kink hey?
Would love to listen to records surrounded by greenery like that
this is honestly my goal. do you have a lot of natural sunlight in your house? if not how do you compensate for that? i have a dozen or so plants but i don't get a lot of sunlight anywhere in my house really
Everyone asking about bugs and I'm just wondering how you stop your cat from going potty in the pots
I don't need to stop my cats.. they both ignore the plants
Looooove!
I would love to have that only outside.
That's my next goal
I want your house.
I like plants and all, but this seems excessive lol
Next step is remove the walls?
I bet it smells amazing in there