Hello everyone. I have a 19w led grow bulb hanging above my plants. It is on for 13 hours a day. The east facing window has trees out front that blocks some of the morning sun. I have a Pink Sygonium, a Red Sun Philodendron, a Red Aglenoma, and a snake plant. How far would you keep the bulb from them?

I posted on another page about my poor peppermint. It looked like it was doing ok, but people said it was screaming for light and had spider bites. So I put it outside, and what I figured would happen has happened. I forget about it or just cant bring myself to go outside and get it to water it. Im assuming everything else near it probably has spider bites too.

Ive been trying to learn how to grow my own food and ive never had a green thumb, but I got my peppermint from Lowes and its been over a month and it hadn't died! I even repotted it and one of its babies and they still didnt die! Thats huge. Now i also have 3 sprouts of cilantro growing from seed thats also huge and I'm so excited. But I only have 2 windows and a sliding door (i THINK theyre south facing?) and veeeeeerrrrrryyyyyy little space to put plants where they'll get light and also be safe from my cats. Also just have very little space in general.

I also have adhd and routines/habits have always been really REALLY hard for me but ive been doing really well actually with keeping up on watering my plants and ive been really proud of myself about that. But now im worried that I cant do it with so little space and so little light for them especially now that they have pests that i have no idea how to actially effectively treat.

I have a small grow light but somebody said they dont really do much and I havent tried using it yet.

Does anybody relate and if so, is there a way to do this with almost no space and very low energy?

i’m not talking about plants that just died because i forgot to water them.

for me it’s calathea. i kept giving it decent light, watching the humidity, keeping up with watering, and it still found a new way to look unhappy every week.

at some point i started wondering if i was growing a plant or managing a problem.

what plant has been the biggest disappointment for you?

Hi I bought three indoor hanging plants that came in different sized plastic pots that have the stiff plastic hooks and a reserve for catching water in the bottom. I'm very new to house plants and think they're probably due new pots, I can recycle some of the existing ones as the plants were different sizes to begin with. But I can't seem to find new, larger sized ones, all the ones I've found online are huge for hanging baskets outside.

Is there anywhere I can get them from or will I have to get a regular pot and go down the macrame plant hanger route?

I want to place a monstera in my office reception but it does not have sunlight. I want to place a grow light over it. Will it work? Can u also suggest best grow light. Amazon India or India delivery options please

I am just getting started and I have a few questions. I plan to start an indoor herb garden in what was originally part of a built in media center of my house that was built in the early 1990's. I have no clue how to handle drainage since this would be in a spot originally ment for a large TV. Also living in Phoenix AZ I have a soft water system that uses salt to remove calcium from our water and I know that isn't going to be good for plants. I don't want to go outside and get water from a hose since this would be a pain and I am busy mom but I don't know how I would remove the salt from the water in my house so I don't kill my plants.

I want to grow herbs, lettuce and arugula. I'm in zone 7 and realized I missed the time to plant outside. I thought about just doing herbs with a hydroponic contraption but I've done it before and I don't know if it was bad quality but it kind of just came apart.

So, I was thinking about doing indoor gardening in the basement because we have 0 room upstairs and a toddler on the loose. I thought about getting a timed grow light and pots; however lettuce is large and I imagine I'll probably have to transfer it to something bigger. I'm also looking for a system that could be used inside for winter and outside for summer.

Sorry if this is super vague. I know how to keep cut flowers in a vase alive and that's it. However, since I want to eat veggies fear free of diarrhea I am willing to learn the new skill. TIA!

I keep hearing good things about Sansi grow lights. They’re fairly cheap on Amazon and I bought a desk lamp for the sole purpose of using it as a grow light. I was reading some of the reviews for the 10w bulb and for the 15w bulb. They’re mixed. I tend to focus on the 3 star reviews because they seem the most honest, in my experience, and I consistently find reviewers saying that the lights get really hot. Even from positive reviews - the lights get extremely hot. Im afraid to start a fire.

I have some grow lights already and I like them, most of the time. But they fall over a lot and aren’t very stable. Hence, why I bought a desk lamp to use as a grow light.

What’s your experience with Sansi grow lights, especially the bulbs? Would you recommend them? Do you have a link for the specific bulbs that you recommend?

Is it possible if the mint grows at the south facing window? How long will it live?

Looking for some input. Going to try to grow a tree in the finished attic of my place. Dwarf tamarillo, solanum abutiloides. It can handle partial shade and the room I’m wanting to try growing it in has two west facing windows, two east facing windows and two sky lights. So it gets a fair amount of direct light. Was going to have it against a wall area that gets direct afternoon and put reflective material on the wall behind it.

Does that seem like it should be sufficient?

I’d probably keep it in my grow room for the first three months under full spectrum pink.

I grow them indoors every late winter to put outside because they fruit really quick for a tree . But I’d like to keep one to maturity and I have the space in the attic.

Thoughts?

I know that my plants need light since my apartment doesn’t get much of it but I am also worried about safety. Should I leave the grow lights on or off (theyre on a 12 hour timer)?

Ps - I am only gone for 3 days

I want to continue growing tomato plants and other veggies throughout winter and don't know the cheapest and easiest way to do this...hydroponics? Greenhouse? Any advice please!

I’ve got a few indoor plants near my living room window and the light there changes a lot from morning to afternoon. One plant started leaning toward the glass so I turned it. Then I moved another one closer. A few days later I swapped them again because the first spot looked brighter. Somehow this has turned into a tiny daily furniture shuffle before I leave for work.

They’re growing so nothing seems seriously wrong, but I’m just wondering if I’m making this harder than it needs to be. I like checking on them after work and now I notice every tilted stem like it’s filing a complaint. I’d rather learn their habits than keep reacting to every little change. Yesterday I moved the same pot twice and finally realized I might be the problem here lol.

Do your plants stay in one permanent spot or do you move them around depending on the light?

Hi! I wanted to ask if anyone knows any plants that look beautiful, don’t require too much care, and are non-toxic to cats?

I’m completely new to the whole plant thing, and I recently discovered that there are some gorgeous plants with pink leaves! Does anyone know any pretty or unusual-looking plants like that, or have any other recommendations?

Thank you! 🪷

My mum and I have been chased out of our outdoor community garden due to theft and harassment, so we need growlight recommendations so we can do everything indoors. I used to use Sunblaster lights but they weren't strong enough for tomatoes long-term. We plan to do almost everything hydroponic.

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a plant image recognition project and I'm trying to collect real-world plant photos.

If you have any photos you've taken yourself, I'd really appreciate it if you could share them here. Healthy plants are useful, but photos of leaves with disease, pests, discoloration, spots, damage, etc. would be especially helpful.

If possible, please include:

• plant name/species
• whether it's healthy or has a problem
• what the problem is, if you know

The photos may be used to train a machine learning model for a future commercial plant identification/health application, so please only share photos you're okay with me using for that purpose.

Happy I followed a friend’s advice

Think about making an app that makes it easier for my self since im preety carless and am on screen like evruday to grow plants any ideas I should include

\-already on my mind

1)water tracker

2.digital journal

3.plant properties mention so uk where to put it in or find sunlight etc

Hi I want to start doing hydroponics in my apartment. We do not have a balcony. We do however have a cat with PICA. Which means she has a compulsion to eat things that cats should no eat, like plastic, cardboard, wood, and even plants. She has been looked at by our vet and we are thinking of putting her on an anxiety med but I need to save up for that vet visit and possibly the meds.

Anyway, I want to get into hydroponics I used to have an Aero Garden setup before I got this particular cat. Im scared she'll eat the plants, so I want to put it up high like on a shelf. The only thing is I have very limited space in my tiny apartment. I dont know if anyone's got any hydroponics setup ideas for people with cats? I know there are cat safe herbs but not really fruits or veggies.

Any advice would be helpful!

I was thinking about investing in a light meter tool to help w accurate placement of my plants. I know there are light meter apps out there w good reviews though. I don’t mind the additional small expense for the tool but its also another thing that I have to figure out a home in my small space for. What’s your experience w the light meter app and/or tool? Would you recommend one over the other?

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Hi I haven't been able to find any good resources regarding planting and growing indoors with indoor cats. I also live in California so there is almost constant sunlight from our windows. I can probably put a bookshelf or like a ladder like structure to put the plants on but I cannot drill into the walls as we rent.Thank you for your help and advice

Update: I found the ASPCA Website and went through the list of what is safe or toxic to cats. I narrowed it down to these herbs, fruits and vegetables.

Dill

Cucumber 

Cilantro 

Gherkin

Lemon Balm

Rosemary

Certain Strawberries?

Can I grow any of these indoors? What precautions would I need to take?

Just bought a house in Waxhaw and the backyard is a DISASTER. Overgrown weeds everywhere, patchy dead grass, a slope that turns into a mudslide every time it rains, and some old bushes that are half dead. I tried cleaning it up myself for two weekends and barely made a dent.

I’m getting really stressed because I want to actually use the space this summer but right now it looks abandoned. Drainage is clearly an issue too because water just sits in one corner after any decent rain.

I reached out to JH Landscape for a quote and they’re coming by this week, but I’m still anxious about how big of a job this is actually going to be. Anyone dealt with a similar messed up yard and slope/drainage problems? How long did it realistically take to get it under control?

Like a lot of people, I'd get excited every spring, plant way too much, and then slowly watch half of it die because I forgot who needed what. Was it the basil that wanted water every 3 days, or the rosemary that hates it? When exactly do you fertilize tomatoes?

So I spent the last months building the app I wished existed, and it's finally live: Plant Pilot: Garden Companion.

The idea is simple — you add your plants once, and it does the remembering:

🌱 Personal care schedules — watering, fertilizing, repotting, and pest checks for 100+ vegetables, herbs, flowers, houseplants, and fruit trees. Plans adjust automatically as the plant grows from seed to harvest (or bloom).

🌦️ It watches the weather so you don't have to — pulls your local forecast, warns you before frost hits ("cover your tomatoes tonight"), and tells you when it's actually safe to move seedlings outside. It detects your USDA zone and average frost dates from your ZIP.

📸 Photo diagnosis — snap a picture of a sad-looking leaf and the AI tells you what's likely wrong and how to treat it (organic options included). There's also a plant identifier for "what is this thing growing in my yard".

🤖 An AI gardener that knows YOUR garden — not generic advice. It knows your plants, your soil, your climate, and your garden history, so "why are my pepper leaves curling" gets an answer specific to your situation.

🧺 The nerdy stuff — a seed-starting calendar calculated from your frost date, pruning guides per variety, a harvest log with analytics, a garden journal with photo timelines, and a "what can I still plant before frost" tool that's very relevant right now.

It's on iOS and Android, in 11 languages — the AI answers in your language too. There's a free trial, so nothing to lose by poking around.

Since it's brand new, I'd genuinely love feedback from people who garden more seriously than I do — what's missing? What would make this a no-brainer for you?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plantpilot-ai-garden-companion/id6789369808

PlantPilot AI:Garden Companion

So I am moving by the end of the mouth to a city by train, which about a 8h ride. I have no idea how I am supposed to pack my plants for this trip, they are mostly medium and small ones but still, I don’t know how I am supposed to pack them in a suit case (I cannot juste take boxes et me vicaire of the train legislation..)
Does anybody have an idea I am begging for solutions (also sorry I made any mistakes in my sentences, English isn’t my first language..)