I've been waiting a month or so for the blooms to finally open up! They smell so good, very floral. ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F266180d8-9cee-4482-bd82-07101110ba0f.jpeg)
Polkira 2w ago • 100%
At least 5, I think more. She was what? 9? 10? and dude is 15 (at least) kissing her? I honestly think I'll drop it, super ick. Sure she's reincarnated and not mentally 9 but the guys don't know that 🤢
Polkira 2w ago • 100%
Not sure if anyone else here is watching this but... Anyone else find it incredibly creepy how much these teenage boys are smitten with a literal child? I really want to like this show but damn is it giving me predator vibes. Maybe I've been watching too much Law and Order SVU lately..
Polkira 2w ago • 100%
My thinking would be why risk not getting checked out? Unfortunately worst case scenario happened this time :(
Polkira 3w ago • 100%
I found a pic of a succulent or something that hadn't been opened yet on the internet. The taller plants are longer packages to accomodate the vines and folliage but this is essentially it (looks like this is actually one of theirs):
Polkira 3w ago • 100%
I can try! So they were wrapped in brown packing paper, kind of coned around it. the inner paper was reinforced under the pot with tape, all soil and sphagnum moss arrives dry by the time it gets to my place (unsure if they water before packing it or not). Most succulents arrive with tissue (like kleenex) on the soil and tucked under the leaves and then taped down on the corners of the pot. The pinguiculas had tissue completely over top to prevent damage to their delicate leaves. the brown wrapping paper is folded down so it all sits kind of scooped (kinda like how bouquets are wrapped some times). Some of the more fragile hoyas and succulents also had that like plastic stuffing that you'd find in a pillow or stuffed animal over top of it for padding. All the larger hoyas came with the wire trellises which, aside from being for the plant, helps prevent squishing.
All the packages were tucked in basically feet to head with each other. and then the empty space had more brown wrapping paper loosely in it to prevent any movement.
Polkira 4w ago • 100%
Crystal Star Nursery, it's my 4th time ordering from them. It's hard to find hoyas where I'm at and even just in Canada in general and they've got a really great selection. I highly recommend them if you're in Canada.
The plants are always healthy and mostly pest free aside from the occasional fungus gnat. The gnats aren't a big issue for me anymore though since almost anything that isn't a succulent or cactus gets potted into semi-hydro.
**I should mention that I bring up pests because the nursery that's near me is notorious for all kinds of bugs so it's nice when I find one with healthy plants haha.
Polkira 4w ago • 100%
Not too big honestly, maybe 9"x18"? I recently lost a bunch of plants to thrips so I had the space and some birthday cash :P
![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F8b17d012-fd54-4679-9bb7-8589ff957f66.jpeg) ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F31c050be-4f6b-4aaf-8f5e-206479c1c3ce.jpeg) ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F20b3a459-e1f6-4f79-bda6-5302091a1c49.jpeg)
Polkira 1mo ago • 100%
Sign me up for a house-bot. I'm so tired by the time I get home from work that I'd love a robot to do all the chores for me.
Polkira 1mo ago • 100%
Freaking wild! I knew it was coming but damn did it suck to see some of my favourites go up in flames(?). I'm glad Oba was able to reduce the impact and that he lived at least.
Polkira 2mo ago • 100%
They're so pretty! The Cuprea is a stunner 😍
Polkira 2mo ago • 100%
I enjoyed it but I wish I didn't pay full price. The game is very linear and I think I beat it in about 6 hours. Also not a lot of replay value in my opinion.
Polkira 3mo ago • 100%
Well at least she didn't get screwed out of her money. The guy sucks but it seems she came out of the engagement relatively unscathed.
Polkira 4mo ago • 100%
Fuck yeah! I haven't seen the finale yet but this has been a super enjoyable anime. Very glad we'll be getting more of it!
Polkira 4mo ago • 100%
The waffle was biscoff cookies dipped in something brown (i had my volume off), and then put into a waffle maker. The popcorn, milk, sugar mess looks like she turned it into ice cream and then poured peanut butter on top of it all. Looks super gross lol.
Polkira 5mo ago • 100%
I will!
![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F12fa8c7c-cc28-4a19-9030-66b168d92160.jpeg) Featuring my cat 😺 More blooms: ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.ca%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F8606ecb1-01ff-407d-a246-69ffbf7dbaa2.jpeg)
Polkira 5mo ago • 100%
Not hard at all! I got some of those seedling trays that come with the lid that allows for easy bottom watering and basically just watered once every week or two. Kept it under a grow light for 12 hours a day and had a heating pad under it set to 22° C (it was in the basement so I didn't want it getting too cold). Now I just water it once a week and let it do its thing! It seems to really like the bonsai mix.
Post pics if you got em! I think mine is my dioscorea elephantipes (at least right now, it changes often). Grown from a seed, she'll be a year old in July :)
Don't know if there's any Canadians on Lemmy that have ordered from Crystal Star Nursery but this is my third order and I'm so excited!
Polkira 6mo ago • 100%
This will be my struggle in a year or two. I'm planning on moving a couple provinces over so I'll need to come up with a way to move them. Probably end up taking a bunch of cuttings instead.
Polkira 6mo ago • 100%
Damn I'm surprised someone was able to decipher that lol.
Polkira 7mo ago • 100%
I'm just hoping it's not another 12 years for the next one.
This is most of my current collection, minus a couple hoyas in quarantine, some succulent babies I'm growing from seed, and a thanksgiving cactus that is budding that I did not want to risk messing up the blooms. Started with a spider plant in July of 2022, after almost a full year of keeping it alive I decided to try branching out last spring and here we are. A lot were cuttings from friends' plants :)
Hello! I'm looking to see if anyone has a good hoya seller in Canada, specifically looking to have it delivered to New Brunswick. I tried an Etsy shop from BC in August and received the fungus gnat infestation I'm currently still battling, so anyone reputable that you haven't received pests from would be awesome!
I have a fungus gnat problem with my houseplants, I've kept them relatively under control using Mosquito Dunks in my watering can since August and some yellow sticky traps but I can't seem to eradicate them. I was considering buying nematode pot poppers but I've never used them before so I was wondering if anyone had any tips for application. All my plants are still relatively small so I don't have many large pots for any of them (most are between 4-10"). Any and all recommendations welcome, having pests is really taking all the joy out of having plants. I'm in Canada so a lot of pesticides aren't available to me. UPDATE: I figured I'd update this post incase someone comes looking for solutions and sees this. I ended up going with a top layer of silica sand (2-4 mm in size) on all of my pots. I continued with the BTI water, let my plants completely dry out between waterings, and bottom-watered most of my plants. I haven't seen a fungus gnat in about 2 weeks so I think I have been successful in eradicating them. Will update again if this changes. Update 2: I take back the update, they're still here... I'm so over the freaking gnats. Update 3: Just updating this post in case someone stumbles across it looking for answers. What worked for me was switching most of my plants to semi-hydro and I now have a Pinguicula Morensis that eats any stragglers that come in with any new plants. The plants that are still in soil are watered so rarely that the gnats are not really an issue.