My home office. I couldn’t do it without my plant friends. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Mongorlio@lemmy.world to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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Working from home was a difficult transition for me, but adding plants (and having good light) make all the difference. I thought you folks would approve.

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[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

God damn thats beautiful!

[-] ouroborostorus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Gorgeous! I agree that having plants around makes working from home so much better. I have an ivy on my desk that has grown so much alongside my career! What kind of mouse is that? Looks ergonomic af.

[-] Nathandee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What would be the reason why 12 people downvoted? Just curious. Man is just showing his setup and plants

[-] CamilleMellom@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Wow it looks so good!

[-] Yubishi@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

This is a beautiful setup!

[-] Rannoch@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I love it! Looks great. I'm jealous, I've had to severely limit my houseplant numbers and locations because my cats will try to eat anything and everything, even the plants that supposedly sting or taste awful to them. I'm hoping they grow out of it one day so I can have something set up like this!

[-] Lui@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

This is my dream set up. Absolutely gorgeous!!! Half nature half tech

[-] threetails@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is that the Rocinante!?

Also, nice plants!

[-] NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago

Me and my partner love having plants indoors but we get infested with gnats. We've tried hydrogen peroxide, and the yellow insect stickies and drying the soil out but nothing seems to work.

Any tips?

[-] emi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Systemic granules. These are the solution, hands down. I’ve tried absolutely everything and this is the only solution that genuinely works. Neem oil did nothing. Mosquito bits kinda work, but they only kill the larvae and you have to keep re-applying it. Systemic granules will solve the problem

[-] NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Seems to really do the trick, but potentially toxic to pets?

[-] emi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, if you choose to use it, keep it away from kids and pets.

[-] wiz@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Try neem cake on top of the soil, it stinks, but it's pet friendly. It saved my drama ficus twice. Also, you might be overwatering

[-] NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago

Haha, is it a really strong stink?

Looks interesting. Also seems to have nutrients as well. Will look into this. Thank you!

[-] wiz@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it's not a deal breaker and after a few days it should go away, also depends on how much you use. I also used to mix it with soil, it might reduce the smell but I don't bother lately since I don't use too much. And it's for sure better than spraying neem oil around lol

[-] NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Will keep this in mind going forward :)

[-] KuroJ@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I’m not even a plant person but I love this setup!

[-] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

How’s the chair?

[-] Mongorlio@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I quite like the chair. Once I started working from home it took some time for me to break a few cheap chairs before I finally decided to up my spending and get one that will hopefully last.

[-] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I’m at that point. Got my first chair and wasn’t disappointed with it but after a few months it really starts to wear down your back. So figured I should get something decent instead of getting a cheap replacement again and again.

Thanks for sharing the link.

this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023

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