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  1. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    I cut off a flower spike and now it is starting to branch off 3 different nodes. Seems the more aerial roots it puts out the less the variegation dries out.
  2. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    It came from a collector friend of mine. It took years of begging to and trading work to get it. I get ton's of fruit of my other monstera out front but this one has never produced. Yours looks great Stan.
  3. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    Overdue for an update. Still drying out on the pure yellow but getting better with the more aerial roots it keeps putting down.
  4. mwardlow

    Need help finding:

    Try Bluebell Nursery Anaheim. Jack and Arlene are great. Bought one there a while back. (714) 828-1024
  5. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    I always give it a good flush when I water it. Going to create a daily watering schedule to see if that makes a difference. Still wondering about my water supply quality how to test it and how to make it better. Any ideas?
  6. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    Hi Stan, that's what I am trying first is to increase water supply and humidity to see if it make a difference. It is planted above my native clay soil in a mix of bark, peat moss, perilite and good soil. The interesting thing is that the friend who I got it from lives inland with much less...
  7. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    The only time it gets any sun is morning sun about mid summer. The rest of the time just bright light. Also other Aroids doing the same thing with absolutely no direct sun light. The reason I think its the water is it starts from the very edge of the leaf and very slowly creeps toward the...
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    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    Has anyone tried putting a couple of areiel roots in a jug of good water to make sure its getting enough water on the uptake? Or, information on what minerals you need to put back into RO water for proper plant health. Some say only Cal/Mag is necessary. The hydroponic site want to sell you...
  9. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    The white ones get no direct sun at all. One gets a lot of water and one very little but are doing the same with the same water supply.
  10. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    December update. I think it is the water. Don't know why I did not notice it before but all my similar Aroids are doing the same thing. Should I try RO water to see if make a difference? Or will bottled water work? Don't have much rain water to work with unless El Nino shows up. Here are...
  11. mwardlow

    Shizem..Schiza..eh, Brazilian Fern Tree.

    Here is a December update before it drops it's leaves. Down to four very large branches but looking very balanced. Also one of my favorite Platyceriums.
  12. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    Still having trouble with tips burning. Not sure what to do.
  13. mwardlow

    Shizem..Schiza..eh, Brazilian Fern Tree.

    60 day update. I think I have created a monster. The one I am keeping has shed all but 5 branches but they are growing very fast. The one I am removing I pollard it again just to see what would happen and it has already sprouted out new branches from the ones I cut off. I cut them all off...
  14. mwardlow

    Howea acheiving a goal.

    Looks great! What is the tree fern in the foreground? Cyathea Brownii? Also looks awesome!
  15. mwardlow

    Shizem..Schiza..eh, Brazilian Fern Tree.

    Here is a 30 day update on the growth. The one in the sun went from 11 heads to 6 but all show lots of growth.
  16. mwardlow

    Shizem..Schiza..eh, Brazilian Fern Tree.

    I thought it would be just the opposite with the one in more sun growing faster. Its hard to see from the pictures but the one in the shade has branches twice as long with leaves forming already. I will post an update as the plants progress.
  17. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    It gets filtered morning sun until about 11 and then is in the shade the rest of the day. What I cant figure out is it came from my friends house 15 miles more inland close to corona with less humidity and more sun. I would think if it was sunburn it wouldn't start from the edges. The aerial...
  18. mwardlow

    Variegated Monstera deliciosa/

    I'm still having trouble with tip browning. I don't think it is sun exposure because it starts from the edge and works its way inward and is not spotting like sun damage. Also it mostly occurs on the variegated side not the green side. The newest leaf is going to be almost completely yellow...
  19. mwardlow

    Shizem..Schiza..eh, Brazilian Fern Tree.

    90 days after pollarding and here are the results. The one in more sun has 11 heads and is more compact and the one in more shade has 16 heads and is more stretched and is forming leafs already. It will be interesting to see how they both progress.
  20. mwardlow

    Shizem..Schiza..eh, Brazilian Fern Tree.

    I will wait until spring and do a little more research while I wait. When I do it I will post some pictures to document what happens. Hopefully it will produce a shorter and more robust tree. Thanks for the input. Mike
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