submitted 3 weeks ago by Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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Hey there! Hoping for some help. I've never really owned plants, but my best friend is moving out of state and gave me 6 plants she didn't want to throw away. 4 of them are looking pretty rough. They are a ponytail palm, a monstera, a euphorbia Trigona, and mystery plant. They are all getting what I think is medium light? In my apartment, which has a north facing sliding glass door and windows, and they have all been being watered once a week. They also have been getting "miracle grow tropical house plant food" once a week, except for the euphorbia which has just been getting water. Any tips to try and save these lil guys?

euphorbia

Ponytail

Mystery

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[-] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

That sounds like a lot of fertilizer to be giving, but I’m no expert.

[-] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

My friend was just following the directions on the bottle, I plan on doing the same unless someone tells me otherwise. FWIW it's diluted, and only during spring / summer

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