We're getting new carpet in the whole library in August.. We will have to move EVERYTHING in the process. My plants will all need to come home or get 'farmed out' this summer. I'll be a little nervous about them chancing getting ants in the pot, though that has been a rare problem for me.

sallyg said: Are aerials there just for latching on and supporting new vertical growth, or do they take advantage of extra moisture and nutrients from whatever they're hugging to benefit the plant?

I also do not know- I would think they take moisture and nutrients if they find them.
this mat is pretty tight and I don't know if the roots will go into it.

Thanks for the feedback.

I just found these, Galapagos Mossy Sticks Terrarium Ornament 32" 6pk.

Don't have a picture, don't have them in yet, but they come in 3 lengths and I think will be great for plants. My supplier carries them so I'll bring in all 3. Between reptile freaks and plants freaks they're going to do great. Already carry a bunch of their stuff including a great bio-active mix. My employees and customers are super creative with various arid/moist/water feature tanks with tons of plants. The employees have custom tanks for everything from tarantulas to Goliath beetles, newts and poison dart frogs, scorpions and fire-bellied toads, etc... And the millipedes and isopods. They get to pick whatever they want from the store for free (store displays) so they get the best tanks and excellent lighting, and they've all been happy with their bio-active soil.

We even have self-populating mourning geckos.
https://www.joshsfrogs.com/mou...

Sexing mourning geckos is the easiest thing in the world - they're all female! Lepidodactylus lugubris is a parthenogenetic species - females lay fertilized eggs, and their offspring are little clones of the parent

.

Then there's us plant guys. I can bring in whatever plant lighting or mossy sticks or substrate I want, and get an hour after work to play with plants if everything else is covered.

But yes, excited about the mossy sticks.

Shelf above my desk



And across from my desk

Pothos in an aquarium sump

I approve!

Vivarium again

Admiring my desk Pothos while I watch the clock, last hour of the week.

Wow, worthy of admiration!

Work plant story:
SO, I have a big pot of purple Oxalis at work on the service desk. (And dozens of them at home, they are almost weeds for me, a bunch in with a palm, a bunch in the garden...) and sometimes I'll pot up a few in a small pot to give to coworkers, or may have a small pot on the desk.. One day a few months ago I guess some lady was admiring them, sounded like she knew a little about plants and wouldn't kill them, so I had a small pot there and said 'Here, would you like this?"
Today a lady walks in and says DO you remember me? (NO you're another random person) "Sorry no..?" 'You gave me those purple plants a while ago. My friend came over and liked it so much, I was going to give some of mine. But my husband gave her the whole pot. And could I have some more please?"
....
(I happen to have a small pot with 3 or 4 bulbs in it at home)
"Sure, I'll bring some in for you next week."

Isn't that kind of funny? She has the nerve to ask for ANOTHER free plant?

purpleinopp said: Admiring my desk Pothos while I watch the clock, last hour of the week.

WOW!

sallyg said:
Work plant story:
SO, I have a big pot of purple Oxalis at work on the service desk. (And dozens of them at home, they are almost weeds for me, a bunch in with a palm, a bunch in the garden...) and sometimes I'll pot up a few in a small pot to give to coworkers, or may have a small pot on the desk.. One day a few months ago I guess some lady was admiring them, sounded like she knew a little about plants and wouldn't kill them, so I had a small pot there and said 'Here, would you like this?"
Today a lady walks in and says DO you remember me? (NO you're another random person) "Sorry no..?" 'You gave me those purple plants a while ago. My friend came over and liked it so much, I was going to give some of mine. But my husband gave her the whole pot. And could I have some more please?"
....
(I happen to have a small pot with 3 or 4 bulbs in it at home)
"Sure, I'll bring some in for you next week."

Isn't that kind of funny? She has the nerve to ask for ANOTHER free plant?

I was fine with her story until she asked for more without at least offering a small payment I know you would've declined. The offer at least, that's what I've done and I'm always glad to pay it but don't think I ever have. Occasionally a trade but always a new plant friend. At least she said please...

Last week I heard another manager talking with the local we bought flytraps and sundews and a pitcher plant from. Recognized the voice, went out to chat and I used to play hacky sack for hours with him in the late 90's at Humboldt State.

Small world.

Humboldt said:

Last week I heard another manager talking with the local we bought flytraps and sundews and a pitcher plant from.

Good news, said sundews are doing great in their enclosed greenhouse tray.

Bad news is they stopped selling.

Sold 12 in the first month, brought more in and they looked great and even better now after 3 months of good light and random fruit flies.

Sold 3 since then.

well, dang.

sallyg said: well, dang.

Right?

Sold a "few" more.

And the $49.99 pitcher plant we never should've brought in!

Didn't have the right environment for it, guy who brought it in knew this and never researched it.

Sold it $10 off, no more pitcher plants unless done correctly.

Great gobs of golden giblet gravy! The clock is slow today!

purpleinopp said: Great gobs of golden giblet gravy! The clock is slow today!

We must have different clocks. This was my Monday, took me over an hour to figure out what the hell happened and didn't happen over my weekend before I could even start working on what had to be done. Oif.