My White’s Tree Frog (or dumpy tree frog in some circles) is happy and thriving in his bioactive setup. I adopted him from a zoo that had to rehome some animals during COVID, and he’s been with me ever since. He’s been in his current setup for over a year and loves it. I have …
What is a Bioactive Setup? The whole idea of bioactive setups is to decrease maintenance by adding things that sustain each other, creating their own little ecosystem. This includes some little critters to help clean up waste. Bioactive setups have a few main components. Firstly, a cleanup crew of bugs is pretty much a prerequisite. …
This is an uncommon houseplant, it is a type of Philodendron, which is a huge genus of houseplants. According to Wikipedia, there are 489 species in the Philodendron genus, it is easily my favorite genus of houseplants and the one I have the most varieties of in my collection. The Micans has velvety leaves with …
Here, I’ll discuss what water rooting is and why it’s important for LECA. If you just want to skip to how to water root something, click here. Not all roots are created equal in the LECA community. The two most common types are soil or water roots. Soil Roots versus Water Roots Soil is the roots …
This is an uncommon type of Pothos, in fact, its not even actually a Pothos. It belongs to the Scindapsus family, but is commonly referred to as a Pothos. Satin Pothos This is an uncommon houseplant; though it can be found in some nurseries. It is a type of Scindapsus, not a true Pothos as …
Cebu Blue Pothos This is an uncommon houseplant; it can be found in some nurseries, but can be hand to find. It is a type of Pothos, which is the most common type of houseplant there is, though it is unique in its appearance and does not appear very simlar to other Pothos. There’s much …
Heartleaf Philodendron This is a common houseplant; it can be found in most large nurseries. It is a type of Philodendron, which is a huge genus of houseplants. According to Wikipenida, there are 489 species in the Philodendron genus, it is easily my favorite genus of houseplant and the one I have the most varieties …
Hopefully, this will provide you with a place to start and help you make your Golden or Jade Pothos thrive. Golden Pothos and Jade Pothos are just variants of the same plant, so I’ll talk about both on this page! Golden or Jade Pothos This is a common houseplant; it can be found in most …
Giving plants support to climb is very important for some plants. Think Monstera Deliciosa and Florida Green Philodendron. While some plants can be trailing, giving them a pole to climb will provide you with much larger leaves. However, with LECA, this process is complicated because of the reservoir LECA requires. Moss Moss poles are the …
Marble Queen Pothos This is an uncommon houseplant; it can be hard to find in local nurseries. It is a type of Pothos, which is the most common type of houseplant there is. There’s much debate on how many varieties there are, but there are at least 10. This is a trailing plant. It can …
