By all means, don't give up on those blackened plants, JB! Mine got MUCH colder on my back porch and looked VERY sad, but I trimmed them up and cleaned them up and have some that are starting to come back. And some of the ones that I thought were completely dead look like they might very well come back from the roots because the roots look ok. If you have room, it's worth a try! Heh, I don't really have room, but I'm trying anyway!

I will check the roots because they were all ready to be repotted to 6 in. pots and I am sure have great roots. If I can I will save them, if not, I will make more.

i will post a pic of my plant in a week so u guys can see how it is doing i think my plant will do just fine thank u guys for your help

Good luck! I look forward to the progress report.

I've been obsessed by roots and aeration since I killed EVERY seed and seedling in three trays by overwatering.

I only figured the problem out when I grew something a lot more tolerant, and over-watered it less. Then, looking at the "roots" showed me that I didn't really have "roots", more like nubbins of rotting plant flesh TRYING to become roots.

Since I can't very well give the roots floatation devices to keep them above water level, I've been on a crusade ever since then to make really fast-draining potting soil mix that won't hold too much water. That's where my bark fetish came from, and my peat aversion.

If I water a pot and nothing comes out the bottom within 30-45 seconds, I go on the warpath to find out why and fix it. I don't mind watering frequently - in fact, I can't hardly stop myself from watering frequently.

But YOUR potting soil looked pretty coarse, which is good. Maybe set the pot up a bit, like on chopsticks or pebbles, so that it doesn't sit right down IN water that drains out.

Thank you for the stimulating question! I hope your plants do come back.

well ill try that

ok well on the 1st be looking for the pics ill be putting them up if it doing bad ill still put pics up...... I KNOW IT WILL DO FINE...... i had it for 2 years now so i know it will do fine

>> if it doing bad ill still put pics up

Yes, Please! That's how we all learn. I think it was Arlene who re-assured me that killing lots of plants just meant that I was doing my job - learning. But if I can learn from someone ELSE's plants, that's even better.

i love plants i want to know more i have one more plant that i dont know the name of it ill put pics up idk how long i had it it seems like forever lol my mom gave it to me years ago maybe 6 or 7 years ago idk its not that big idk whats going on with my plants i try to care for them the best i can

i want to know the name of this plant and about how to care for this plant any help

Looks like Pothos to me.

i just looked it up u r right about the name of the plant but do anyone know the care for this plant let me know thanks

Brook,
That was my first plant when I was about your age. In fact I still think I have the same one I think. It is one of the easiest plants to grow. The pictures are dark but it looks like you are doing fine.

Please understand that we are gardening in different parts of the country and even different parts of the world so conditions differ greatly so our directions are different. Soil mixtures make a huge difference in care!

Growing plants is fun and if you watch your plants carefully, you will notice when they look healthy and happy or when there is something wrong with them. In some plants the color gets a bit different, others tend to droop. Since we have great technologies now we can take pictures often to be able to notice changes.

I can even watch my table of plants by my sofa and a leaf will spring and I know they have just grown a bit.

Both your spider plant and the pothos clean the toxins out of the air. Plants are both frustrating and rewarding and each of us has had our share of tragedies and have been jubilant about our other plants. Keep us posted as to how yours are doing and sometime you will help solve our plant problems.

Hey Rick, you asked about compost I believe and compost tea. I have done both on my outside gardens. I have had good luck with doing both but that was a few years ago. I may be able to garden outside this year again, time will tell.

I cleaned my aquarium today and watered my houseplants with it. I used to do that a lot and found it successful. Life happened and I quit taking care of my plants for awhile. Now I am loving my indoor gardens. Tomorrow I will water the African Violets with aquarium water too. I tend to over feed which makes for fat fish and in a way "compost tea" with some of the food not getting into the fish mouths.

Time will tell as I have not done this in a few years and definitely not with African Violets. I can't wait to find out.
Leda

You can also root cuttings of Pothos in a glass of water to make more if you want. They are very easy to care for and aren't too fussy about how much light they get. I had a huge one growing on top of my refrigerator when I lived in SoCal and the only natural light came from a south facing window on the other side of the room.

Brook, here's a link to a page that has a fair amount of information on care and feeding of Pothos.
http://gardening.about.com/od/...

>> I cleaned my aquarium today and watered my houseplants with it.

Yeah! Natural fertilizer. I was thinking that two-year-old potting mix might be getting low on nitrogen and organics.

it say for a Pothos plant cut it back a lil will make it grow biger

grow fuller

Brook,

Trimming the Pothos back does make it fuller. I also put the cuttings in water making sure that little "nub" is under water. After a few weeks, roots have formed and I can plant them if there is room in the older plant, start another plant, or give a cutting as a gift for a friend.

Leda

Trimming the tips can make a plant fuller, though it may not be right at the soil line. When the growth tip of a vine is removed, it has no choice but to start another one somewhere along the stem.