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Resources on caring for plants that keep dying? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by TheSovietOnion@hexbear.net to c/gardening@hexbear.net

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All my plants die after they start growing and I don't know why. I've tried controlling every factor that I can although without a thermometer, higrometer, pH measuring etc. I even have a shitty microscope that I try to analyse the sick parts, but I can't find any reliable resources on how to actually interpret what I'm seeing. I want to know how to use this kind of data so that I can raise my plants right.

Where can I learn about this? I mean diagnosing problems, monitoring variables, finding solutions to each situation etc. google obviously sucks and gives nothing of substance

I will say that I recently got a new substrate, maybe the old one was the problem. But then there's my mother-in-law, who raises beautiful lavenders and all that using the exact same soil I'm getting shitty results with. I'm literally not doing anything different to her, so maybe it's the water? I really don't know.

Edit: in fact, the lush lavender 🪻 she is currently flexing is a piece of the one my partner bought. Same plant, same soil.

Edit 2: also, the roots always look alright when I dig their cadavers to analyze. No parasites, insects, obvious fungi etc in any part of any plant so far.

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

maybe it's too much sun, although if they are from local outside that's doubtful. maybe legit water problem like comrade suggested? try to baby feed them bottled water (and/or boiled and three day old water - chlorine slowly leeches from water in an open space, and boiling water removes hardness/calcium) for a couple of weeks?

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A number of municipal water systems now use chloramine to disinfect, which is far more stable. Aquarium heads don't really use the "let the water rest" trick anymore

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

damn:( boiling water still might help tho or not?

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

speaking as a layperson, I didn't think boiling is very effective either. I use a reverse osmosis filtration system for my aquarium water.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Aquarium heads don't really use the "let the water rest" trick anymore

(Reading this thread a month late but)

Why doesn't this trick work anymore? Does chloramine not dissipate like chlorine?

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep, chloramine is much more stable which is why municipalities are using it in favor of chlorine

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I see that's interesting. My municipality still uses chlorine, I just checked, so I'll continue letting the water stand as I hear it's better for some plants like ferns

[–] TheSovietOnion@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Great tips, thanks! I'll do all of these.

I'll also try to only water them through the water purifier now, though I'm sure my partner does exactly that when she's the one watering