🌿 Gardening
6 plants · at Pierre's (Paris 19e) weather…
Heatwave protocol (tmax ≥ 30 °C): plants INSIDE during the day, OUTSIDE at night. Tick ☀️ In / 🌙 Out on the tracker's Daily line. Otherwise they stay out.
🍃 Hanging ivy Cissus / Hedera — to confirm
WateringLet the top 2–3 cm dry between waterings; the watering globe helps but check the soil anyway. Hanging pots dry FAST outside (wind).
SunBright indirect / partial shade. No scorching direct sun on the balcony rail — it crisps the leaves.
Lots of dried, crispy leaves (10 Jul) — heat/drought stress from the balcony, not disease. Prune every dead vine at the base, deep-soak the root ball once (dunk 10 min), then heatwave protocol like the others. Photo: cutout auto-generated, original in
plants/lierre_original.jpg. Confirm the species for a precise sheet.🐉 Alocasia variety to confirm
WateringLightly moist, never soggy — small sips when the top 2 cm is dry. Hates cold wet soil.
SunBright indirect, no direct sun. Loves humidity — keep away from drafts; a tray of wet pebbles helps.
NoteSap is irritant (calcium oxalate) — wash hands after pruning.
Browning tips/edges on two leaves (10 Jul): dry indoor air + irregular watering, not fungal. Cut only fully-dead tissue. Indoors it stays — NOT part of the balcony heatwave shuffle unless nights are warm. Photo: cutout auto-generated, original in
plants/alocasia_original.jpg.❓ Plant to identify name pending
WateringUnknown species — default to: let topsoil dry between waterings, pot must drain.
SunUnknown — keep in bright indirect light until identified.
Yellow leaf cut at the stem (9 Jul). Dark wet substrate → likely overwatering. Don't water again until soil is dry 1–2 cm down. Tell Claude its name to complete this sheet.
🌱 Mint Mentha sp.
WateringLikes lightly moist soil, never waterlogged. Water the SOIL only — wet leaves feed the fungus. In a heatwave check daily.
SunMorning sun / partial shade. Shield from scorching midday sun in a heatwave.
AirNeeds airflow — don't crowd it against other pots.
Fungal spots (early mildew / leaf spot, 9 Jul): cut every spotted leaf at the base, let dry between waterings. If it spreads: sulfur or neem spray every 7–10 days + isolate. Mint is tough — it regrows fast after hard pruning.
🌿 Parsley Petroselinum
Watering⛔ STOPPED for now (root rot). Normally: well-drained soil, let the top 1–2 cm dry before watering. Prefers slightly dry over wet.
SunFull sun to light shade; outdoors suits it better than indoors.
Root rot — brown necrotic base, wilting (9 Jul). Dead stems cut at the base. Survival odds are low; cuttings ~30–40% success, not worth it. If no green regrowth from the centre within 2–3 weeks → discard and re-seed in the same pot (robust seedlings in ~2 weeks).
🌳 Ficus variety to confirm
WateringLet the top 2–3 cm dry between waterings — soil was staying too wet. More frequent outdoors (wind + evaporation).
SunBright indirect light, 3–4 h sun. No brutal indoor→full-sun moves (leaf burn); acclimate gradually in shade first.
ColdTropical — back inside for good below ~12–15 °C (September).
Pale lime leaves + very white variegation = not enough light (9 Jul). Not a disease: brightest spot + less water ≈ recovery in 3–4 weeks. Could be Ficus pumila / Syngonium / Pothos — send Claude a close-up of one leaf to confirm (care differs slightly).