A must!
By Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
Philippines
January 28, 2021 3:40am CST
One thing I learned as a plant parent is making pruning a habit.
Prices of plants in this country has increased exorbitantly due to high demand. The demand is too high that we even experience shortages in some varieties of plants that we have to import them from Thailand, Indonesia, Holland, and the Netherlands.
And because they have become pricey, some people are hesitant to prune their plants. They're afraid it might kill their plants or their plants won't grow anymore.
But not me! My personal experience made me learn that pruning plants make them even grow faster and even "bushier." So I'm not hesitant to chop chop chop! But I don't throw them away. I propagate them. So I have more plants.
Just like this philodendron golden dragon lime fiddle photo. I cut the top part and the middle part of this vining plant so I can have not only one but three lime fiddle! One is propagating in water and one is propagating in soil!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Jan 21
Philodendron, to me are more difficult to propagate in soil. I've tried that before and have always lost those. Propagating them in water lets you see when the tiny roots start so you know when to pot the new plant.
Yes, I have philodendron growing now.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
Oh I have succeeded in propagating them directly in soil. I make my own special aroid potting mix. I have successfully propagated philodendron green emerald, burle Marx, and Malay gold in soil as they were given to me as cuttings. Then I also propagated my own plant philodendron brasil in soil too and it's doing well.
I have philodendron black majesty, Jose Buono, painted lady, and dark lord stem cuttings (just nodes) that are currently under ICU. Not planted in soil. it's sitting on top of it and I'm waiting for them to produce shoots before actually planting them.
But I do enjoy water propagation as I could see the roots. Most of my pothos are in water propagation.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
@DaddyEvil What philodendron is it?
And what is this flowering plant?
I don't have any flowering plants but my anthurium doesn't stop producing flowers. Their flowers aren't attractive though. But their leaves are. I only have three anthiruims at the moment. Anthurium magnificum, crystallinum, and radicans.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
29 Jan 21
@toniganzon That is a Mandevilla vine. It is what I have rooting in a glass in my kitchen window.
I don't know which philodendron it is. It was given to me when it was a single leaf and is now ten or so feet long. Let me try to attach the photo of it again. (This is an older photo when the vine wasn't as big as it is now.) My photo in the album says this is a Devil's Ivy.
I have a few flowering plants but since it is winter here, none are flowering at this time.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
I haven't grown any vegetables at all. I think I might not be good in growing them. So I stick with my ornamental plants as of now.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
@LadyDuck My son told me our house is like a jungle. I like to have them everywhere.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
29 Jan 21
@toniganzon I only have some orchids inside the house, I grow some plants outside and my veggies.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
You have turned into a full-blown plantita twin sister!
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
@toniganzon let me call you plaunt instead!
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
Yes, home propagation is very important. Especially these days that some sellers are actually poaching plants and earn from that. I usually check where the plants come from before buying.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
@toniganzon really? they go for that resort already?
so, soon you will have more plants
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
@rakski oh yes. You didn't see the news? The DENR has been confiscating plants since summer of last year.
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@LindaOHio (155469)
• United States
28 Jan 21
That's a beautiful plant. You are very talented when it comes to plants!
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
2 Feb 21
@LindaOHio Yes and I usually succeed. Most of the plants are buy comes in a a hefty price tag. Don't want to lose any though I've lost one expensive plant.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
When I'm obsessed with something, I make sure I know what I'm doing. 
So I read and read a lot and watch YouTube too many times before buying. a particular plant. That way, I know what soil to use, what type of pot to use, and how to water them.
So I read and read a lot and watch YouTube too many times before buying. a particular plant. That way, I know what soil to use, what type of pot to use, and how to water them.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (155469)
• United States
29 Jan 21
@toniganzon That makes great sense. Then you can succeed with growing that plant.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
21 Feb 21
@YesWay They're called beginner's plants coz it's really hard to kill them.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
28 Jan 21
It is only when one decides to deep prune there is the fear the plant may die. We lost our passion fruit vine because the gardener deep pruned it.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
8 Feb 21
There are some plants that don't require pruning.
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@Letranknight2015 (51490)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
What even irks me the most is that my mom would just give them freely when some one asked. Good thing she gets some free as well. I started planting too but mostly on vegetables.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
Nothing wrong with giving them for free. I have been giving some of my plants for free too. But strangers? I don't. And they know not to ask for free, they ask me if I sell.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
Oh yes. I have friends on IG that have winter season and surprisingly their plants seem to be growing when it should be dormant. Some plants give such a surprise when they are happy.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
True and that's why I'm enjoying my plants a lot especially when I see new growth.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Jan 21
Very much thank you. Now I couldn't count how many I have.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
I'm one of the many who got into this addiction during the pandemic. But prior to that I already love collecting plants but just didn't buy a lot.
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@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
28 Jan 21
Thank you for sharing. I don't do plant but I have interest in them. Anyway, I'm from Indonesia, I was kinda having a feeling of being called since you mentioned Indonesia in your post 
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
well i am happy you dropped by.
I see a lot of Indonesians here lately. Back then, there's hardly any Indonesians in mylot.1 person likes this
@happylearner (1569)
• Indonesia
28 Jan 21
@toniganzon honestly, I joined mylot since I knew this site from quora. There's Indonesian mentioning mylot as a platform he earns money from. So I tried making an account and end up enjoying this site.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
28 Jan 21
@happylearner I think there was only one Indonesian who was active here before. But now I see more than one and it seems that Indonesians are active here now.
