Help. I have too many. And they all get to go back inside too soon. I count pots, not plants. I am not counting tropical cuttings in jars of water. Succulent cuttings drying out on a shelf. Pots with seeds that have not come up yet. No, I am not gong to buy any more or trade with anyone. 729. Of those, 340 are Sansevieria. I'd like to get rid of 100 - 300 before winter. Gene

OK, I admit it. I bought 3 more Sans. today. Sigh.

20 pots, maybe twice that many individual plants.

I have 43 pots, and no cuttings or plants in water. I also have 9 air plants. None of my plants are duplicates, but I have different types of plants such as hoyas, orchids, dracaena, etc. Usually the only reason I have duplicates is when I'm going to give one away.

Gene, how long does it take you to water? If I water all of mine at once it's about an hour and a half.

43 pots in 90 min. equals about 2 min. a pot. Right now while they are outside it is fairly easy to water. I use the garden hose on the tropicals - easy. For the succulents, most of which would not appreciate a general spray, I also use the garden hose but with it set to jet and pressure turned down so I can be exact. Does not take very long at all. If I like something I have duplicates.

Baja, I see so many great pictures you have taken I guess I assumed they are of your own plants and that you had hundreds.

Melissa, does this thread help at all?

The thread "How I water my house plants." in Houseplants forum

What exactly is the definition of "houseplants"?

Good question. Without going to Google or Wiki I might guess - plants that people grow indoors. There are no native house plants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Duplicates? First that comes to mind is that I like Sans. Cylindrica. I have 13 pots that are over 45 years old. Yes, large pots. Wish someone would take a few off my hands.

I currently have about 20 in the house. I put 15 outside for the summer and I've been trying to pair down because I got a cat and it was hard to take care of a bunch of plants and my cat (luckily she has no interest in any of my plants except my prayer plant and I think that's because it moves)

I have cats that live outside. Often visitors ask me why they are not inside.

gasrocks said:Baja, I see so many great pictures you have taken I guess I assumed they are of your own plants and that you had hundreds.

I do, but most of them are outside. The indoor space with decent light is much more limited.

gasrocks said:Melissa, does this thread help at all?

The thread "How I water my house plants." in Houseplants forum

Yes, thank you Gene! Clearly, I am not as efficient as I could be- I do sort of lollygag when watering. I like your idea about the skewer to reach the hard to water plants. That is a problem now that I'm using shelving with lights.

Native or invasive houseplants

I guess I have 35 -ish individual pots that will come in the house when its cold. Many to tough it out in various semi dormancy corners of the basement. I also have very limited good light and time for winter plants in house. I may count tomorrow and be surprised actually.
I have about a dozen 'work' plants- some seasonal like Phalaenopsis went to work for a while, such a long bloom, and I got to see them there as well as here.

Sally, I hope you have read my threads on lights for my hose plants. I am already planning on adding some for my new tropicals this Fall.

Yes Gene plenty of good guidance there. It just isn't in me to have a lot more lights or plants right now. My basement plants do surprisingly well with limited light and water.

Well, read all the comments ..
Sigh -
Have no houseplants .. none ..
If they are gifted to me, they die.
Some people [like me] can look at them and they give up.
Can't even keep a cactus alive inside... now, that is sad..

Just wanted y'all to know that there is at least one Soul -- who has none.

Peggy
-Houseplant-less-

Outside --- that's another story !

Hey, it is a gardening site. If you enjoy that, that counts!! Not everyone does house plants or perhaps should. I have met many people who's idea of a house plant is some cactus merely because visitors cannot tell if it is dead or not. Sigh.