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I can relate with that feeling, though I don't have a horticulture qualification ๐
For many months I have been fighting for the survival of my prayer plant, but it seemed determined to die. I have no idea what I was doing wrong...
I wish you good luck with future plants, and I can recommend this Oxalis, it even tells you when to water because it starts drooping or closing up ๐
๐ Thank you! That sounds like the perfect plant for me. Visual cues are helpful lol.
I do much better outside. My plants seem to almost look after themselves outside with minimal effort. However, inside the house it's deadsville. ๐ Even cactii. I'm in England and the area I live in tends to have dry air at some times of the year. I think that might be part of it even if I'm watering correctly. ๐
I'd love to have a garden, our dream is a minimal maintenance permaculture garden mini-ecosystem ๐
That sounds really nice. This year we tried something new. There was thing called No Mow May to encourage wildlife and the pollinators. We left a big circle unmowed in our garden and it was really successful. We've since tidied it up but we're thinking of leaving it like it is as long as we can.