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For all my plant babies 🌿🌱🪴
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Melanie Frenette
Plants bring me joy. I thoroughly enjoying caring for them and watching them grow. Here’s some things that help me do just that.
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Pots!
 
For my Soil mixes
 
Fertilizers
 
Other things

Pots!

Because you need to put your plants in something!
 
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Love clear pots. It definitely helps to keep an eye on roots.
Orchid Pots 1-3-5 Pieces - Plastic Breathable Hydroponic Desktop Plant Pots for Preventing Rot and Healthy Roots - Shein Canada
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Need the mini pots for the baby plants.
Mini Plant Pots with Trays and Label Set – Clear Square Plastic Planters for Succulents, Seed Starting, and Cuttings (30 Count) - Indoor Gardening Essentials
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Because you can’t always find clear pots. These have great drainage. Throw them into a decorative pot, and voila!
Planter's Pride Round Grower Nursery Plant Pot – Assorted Sizes (Green)
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Great for growing cuttings directly in your fish tank water.
Aquarium Aquatic Plant Hanging Basket - Durable PP Floating Planter for Yamasaki Katura and Other Aquatic Plants
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These are great for growing cuttings in water.
Mainstays Clear Glass Canning Jars, 250ml, 36 Piece, glass canning jar - 250ml
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For my Soil mixes

 
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Mix this with orchid bark and perlite.
PRO-MIX Potting Mix, Bigger Plants, More Blooms, 9-L
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Of course!! We need this for drainage.
Miracle-Gro® Perlite Soil, 0.04-0.01-0.06, 8.8-L
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I mix this into my soil mix as well.
Miracle-Gro® Orchid Potting Soil Mix, 0.10-0.02-0.05, 8.8-L
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I put tiny floating pots on top of my fish tank and fill with these clay pebbles to put pothos cuttings in
Modus Hydro Clay 2-L Assorted Colours (1590763P.1590957) | Canadian Tire
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I mix my soil in this. Perfect for storage, and when I repot, i just work right over my soil.
Sterilite ClearView Storage Box with Latched Lid, 30-L
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Fertilizers

 
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I spray my orchids with this. So easy.
Miracle-Gro® Orchid Plant Food Mist, Ready-to-Use, 236-mL
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I add this to my water when about once a month when watering my plants in the spring and summer.
Miracle-Gro® All Purpose Water Soluble Plant Food, 24-8- ...
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So easy!! You can add to water or pump right into soil.
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food 1-1-1 236mL, 1-1-1 236mL
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Other things

Fun things, useful things, helpful things
 
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I love that I can put this in any regular bulb socket.
NOMA A19 E26 Base Grow Full Spectrum LED Light Bulb ...
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For Apple users: I use this app to keep track of my plants. This app will identify plants and possible problems, offer care tips and reminders! I take pictures and keep notes on growth got each of my plants. (Android link posted below)
PictureThis - Plant Identifier App - App Store
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For Android users.
PictureThis - Plant Identifier – Apps on Google Play
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I dip all my cuttings in here when propagating. I’m pretty new at all this, and I’ve successfully propagated my monstera, so it’s a win for me.
PRO-MIX ROOTS Liquid Root Stimulator, 60-mL (60-g)
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I use one like this for my growing monstera. I love that it’s bendable.
Bendable Moss Poles for Plants – Monster Plant Support, Climbing & Houseplants, Indoor Vertical Garden DIY Pole Stakes, Moss Pole for Monstera & Hoya, Plant Care Accessories
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Cutest little plant holders!! They’re great for holding up props or stems that need some extra support.
Leafriend Plant Propagation Buddy: 3 Cute Supports for Sprouts, Stems, and Cuttings | Indoor Garden Essentials on Shein CA
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Great for catching those pesky gnats
Safer’s Sticky Stiks - 12 Traps, Sticky Fly Traps
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My plants seem happier when I give them a daily spritz.
Mainstays Plastic Spray Bottle, 4.7 inch x 3.9 inch x 8.7 inch, 16.7 oz, 1 Piece, Colors may vary
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