From [Gone] Houseplants - FREE! I’ve taken a few cuttings of the ivy so if they work I’ll be happy to share them out, maybe in the spring…
I kind of make it up as I go along, so no guarantees but I’ve had some success with Camellia cuttings and money trees.
They rooted really well… helped to be in lockdown as they need to stay damp which means watering them at least every couple of days.
Ooh… that sounds great @clausy. Definitely interested in the ivy/pothos come spring… Hoping to have a few random things to share then too.
I wonder if we could organise a bit of a plant sharing economy - we could get something set up at one of the Horniman markets somehow.
oooh… a plant swap stall… that might be kinda fun. Bring one along, take one away…
Hi everyone, I’ve recently moved to forest hill and reading this thread has made some so happy!
My houseplants are my pride and joy, and I’m just starting to get into growing my own veg too! I don’t have a family photo of my 40ish (!) plants but I’ll try and get one to show you all soon.
I think a plant swap/share would be so cool, I’m always after new plants and if i can get them local/from friends that’s even better 
Welcome @FCherp to the neighbourhood and the forum.
We look forward to seeing some plants - and you, if we manage to sort out a cuttings swap at some point.
Oh how exciting. I’ve been told the flowers have a gorgeous scent.
I wonder if I could show my Hoya your post to inspire her!
I have to admit I’m quite enjoying propagating things. This is my latest succulent success. (Tiny one at the top)
A friend gave me a Jade a couple of months ago which was a tad spindly. So I chopped the top half off, have a couple of leaves set like yours and replanted the top. All seem to have rooted although nothing come through yet on the lone leaves. Hope I share your success! The original rooted section has bounced back nicely - three new outcrops.
Also had another succulent whose tip got knocked off (oops) so I took some of those leaves and tried propagating… they are super tiny but two are coming through…
And I have a lovely coffee plant which outgrew its original tiny ‘coffee’ pot planter so was thinking of what to use. Considered giant coffee mug or coffee tin - but they wouldn’t quite fit. So ordered a coffee sack to make a planter… it’s a tad bigger than I expected! Might end up with the monstera in it instead!
Those look great particularly the baby ones with the leaves coming out. Seems to me that not burying them too deep works best. Anyway trial and error… fun distraction
Are you guys using some sort of rooting powder, or just leaving them in damp conditions and hoping?
For the camellias I did try some rooting stuff - couple of liquid drops in the watering can. Not sure if you really need it - just keep it damp. For the succulents, I’ve got a couple of stems working in regular compost and then went out to buy some succulent compost from Shannons too - you just stick them in and wait. It seems pretty easy.
I used a little bit of rooting powder as I had some to hand; not sure whether it’s strictly necessary. My burros tail seems to have developed tiny roots where its leaves have just fallen onto soil unattended. It might speed the process up a little.
I’ve got mine in a heavy on the perlite/compost mix - and have covered them over to help maintain humidity in slightly damp soil. Those little Miranda sprouts are in an small recycled spice tub with a clear lid and a few holes poked in the bottom.
Hi all,
This is such a gorgeous thread! Since moving, renovating the house in lockdown and then having a baby in NICU our house plants are very neglected.
Any advice for Calatheas? I have moved this all over the house and cut it right back but all the leaves seems to dry out really swiftly.
This also might be a sign of the times but our money plant has also really started to droop after previously being so full. Again is this a positioning thing?
Any help is very appreciated!
I have a couple - they’re in a fireplace mantle in my office - East facing window so they never get any sun, still pushing out new leaves. I don’t feed them, just keep them damp all the time.
Calatheas like humidity - I have two that generally end up a little crispy as it’s slightly too dry in the house. They’re also sensitive to chlorine and salts so over-fertilising can lead to brown bits. And agree with Claus - damp soil that you don’t let dry out as much as other plants.
Money tree sometimes means the jade (like the ones above) or can be a different species altogether. If it is the jade/crassula, then they like a lot of bright light/sunshine and not very much water.
@divya_m I joked about this month ago… but Rapunzel listened. I found a couple of little clusters a week or so ago - and then the other day, took her down to water and as I put her back up, found a few ready to bloom.
I found a picture from May this year of my Monstera just before I repotted him and was surprised by how much it had grown over the last six months. I bought it at @Shannonsgc about this time last year although obviously it didn’t grow much over last winter.
