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24.01.2022 Spring is almost here - with warmer weather nearly upon us, this is a great time to deal decisively with mites. A small infestation can quickly spiral out of control once the weather warms. Controlling mites (1) maintain adequate humidity - they absolutely love dry conditions... (2) treat with a horticultural grade miticide (mites, being tiny arachnoids are impervious to other insecticides) (3) quarantine new plants (we spray all new plants coming into the nursery) (4) this one should go with saying.... but...... grow big healthy vibrant plants - water them, feed them, give them light and love them - strong plants are the best defence against bugs.....

23.01.2022 Philodendron exium Another beautiful jungle monster https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au/pro/philodendron-exium

23.01.2022 this weeks list Alcantarea ‘Divine Plum' Alcantarea ‘Imperalis’... Alocasia macrorhizzos Aspidistra elatior Aspidistra elatior variegata (fresh divisions) Calathea orbifolia Dracaena ‘Janet Craig' Epipremnum aureum Epipremnum pinnatum (true form - not R.decursiva) Hoya australia Hoya arnottiana (freshly potted plants) Hoya nicholsoniae Hoya pubicalyx Hoya pubicalyx ‘Royal Hawaiian splash' Hoya cv. ‘Mathilde’ (freshly potted plants) Peperomia argyreia 2 tubestock - propagation mix Peperomia argyreia 2 tubestock - perlite Pilea libanhnsis ’Silver Sprinkles' Pilea cadierei Philodendron pedatum ‘Florida' Philodendron pedatum ‘Florida' (semihydropnics) Philodendron hastatum Philodendron hastatum green form (semihydropnics) Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium ‘Brasil’ Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium ‘Lime’ Philodendron hybrid ‘Autumn’ Philodendron hybrid ‘Black Cardinal’ Philodendron tripartitum (semihydroponics) Rhaphidophora decursiva Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Strelitzia nicolai / Giant White Bird of Paradise Tradenscatia ‘Quick Silver’ Zamia furfuacea

22.01.2022 APTUS base nutrient solution In response to the growing uptake of semihydroponics we’re now stocking a small range of premium nutrient solutions (the APTUS range) - these are the premium / top of the range products. The cornerstone of the APTUS hydroponic range is APTUS base, a highly potent and yet simple to use nutrient solution. While many hydroponic systems require multistep preparations, APTUS base is a single, all in one base nutrient solution simply mix 1ml of per... Litre of water - refresh the solution every three to four weeks. If you have invested both time and money in rare indoor plants, APTUS base is the assured hydroponic solution for meeting all of their specific nutrient requirements. Protecting your rare collection from diseases and pests begins with growing strong healthy plants providing the highest quality nutrients is cornerstone of achieving strong growth. Application rate: 1ml / Litre (or 1g per Litre if using scales) https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au/products/aptus-base

21.01.2022 rhaphidophora neglecta...... I know we’re not supposed to have favourites.... but......

20.01.2022 We’ve just restocked with APTUS baseboost - a horticultural grade fertiliser suitable for all organic growing media (bark based mediums right through to coir and peat). With the weather warming, this is the ideal time to repot and renew fertilisers in order to maximise plant growth through the growing season. available in the nursery & online... https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au/produ/aptus-base-boost

18.01.2022 Zamia furfuracea https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au/produ/zamia-furfuracea

17.01.2022 Just restocked the watermelon peperomia plantlets for anyone that missed out... bit of a rush this morning. Perlite option for the semihydroponic lovers plus coir for the media growers Little bit of fun @ $10 each

14.01.2022 Philodendron tripatitum https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au//philodendron-tripatit

14.01.2022 The uptake of hydro base nutrients has been amazing - if you missed out last week, we will be restocking early this coming week. In addition to base hydroponic solutions which cover all of a plants primary nutrient requirements, an amazing range of additives can be used to optimise and enhance plant health and growth rates. Navigating the full range of growth boosters and additives can be confusing and daunting, so we have put together a combination pack, with the two prima...ry additives APTUS FASilITOR & APTUS STARTBOOST that we use in all of our hydroponic systems for indoor plants. #faststrongplantgrowth https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au/produc/aptus-startboost

13.01.2022 Whole lot of love for big glossy green leaves - philodendron exium - always a good performer.

13.01.2022 Epipremnum pinnatum (the real one) These are still quite small so are only suitable for experienced growers https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au//copy-of-philodendron-

11.01.2022 Monstera peru - 1 available https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au/products/monstera-peru

10.01.2022 SOLD Hoya Royal Hawaiian Nice full 140mm pot with beautiful variegation ... $70 msg to purchase pickup only no reserves without payment

10.01.2022 Philodendron cordatum kunth (the real cordatum), a seriously big jungle plant $150 pickup only msg to purchase... no reserves without payment See more

09.01.2022 One more excess motherstock plant up for sale this evening - Monstera pinnatipartita. Only 1 available / unlikely to have more available this summer Shoplink https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au//monstera-pinnatiparti

08.01.2022 Old school family run nurseries / growing plants with kids - just found iron man bathing in hydro nutrient solution with the philodendron wurdackii...... #reallife

07.01.2022 Tips & Tricks & the stuff that they don’t tell you about on the fancy Instagram pages.... So, you’ve seen a stunning multi planted philodendron, with three or more vines running up a totem & you’ve thought to yourself....no way I could do that without spending an absolute fortune. The truth of the matter is that those of us with way too much money can throw it away buying multiple rare plants, whilst those of us without spare cash can achieve the same outcome by using some si...mple principles of biology. Apical dominance - the leading growth point suppresses downstream nodes - this functions to allow the vine to reach up into the canopy as quickly as possible (an evolutionary adaption that allows the plant to access higher light levels in the upper canopy) If you cut back hard (really hard), you break the suppressing effect of the leader and will generally activate multiple down stream growth points Step 1 - grow a robust plant with a nice solid stem (not a spindly little stem) Step 2 - cut the top off, leaving three nodes. Step 3 - feed, keep warm & let it do it’s thing. Photo attached is a monstera standleyana - cut from 40cm of vine length back to around 4cm with three nodes. 2 weeks after cutting, all three nodes have activated. This plant will become a three vines monster If you haven’t done this before, play around with some cheap philodendrons - so, same principles as always - learn on the cheap plants & work with healthy robust plants

06.01.2022 Spring is here (finally) so the indoor display area will be back open on Saturday. Lots of large indoor plants that don’t get listed on the online shop (to large for couriers), plus a bunch of other plants. If you are looking for the really rare plants, these are only listed on the online shop, however can be collected from the nursery on Saturdays.... As we grow the majority of our own plants, the number of varieties available in the shop front will continue to grow as the warmer weather progresses. 543 John Lees Drive, Dilston Fletcher & Co Nursery Saturdays 10am - 4pm

05.01.2022 We’re doing a little spring cleaning today and counting our motherstock plants - there will be a couple of excess motherstock plants posted in the online shop today First up philodendron glorius (gloriosum x melanochrysum) - similar leaves to philodendron gloriosum, however this hybrid climbs rather than crawls - a truly stunning velvet leaf philodendron. 1 only, excess motherstock so has multiple growth points & will develop at least two climbing leads... Available in the online shop

05.01.2022 Making the most of some seriously wet weather to make some progress on our lighting systems #perpetualsummerinourproprooms

03.01.2022 philodendron renauxii - these large paddle leaf philodendrons are becoming a big bold favourite of ours. Slow to establish motherstock, however we think they will be worth the wait ...

03.01.2022 Philodendron Golden Dragon - a big, bold philodendron. Also a great performer in cooler conditions / lower temps. These are a large climbing philodendron so we don’t sell these often (they take up a lots of glasshouse space) Excess motherstock- 1 only (last one for 2020)... https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au//philodendron-golden-d

02.01.2022 We’re receiving lots of messages about potting mix - yes we’re happy to sell potting mix (there’s generally at least 40 cubic meters sitting in the car park) - we don’t however prebag it - so just bring along a bucket or suitable container. Price is 25c per litre

02.01.2022 Exchanging messages with someone who was worried about over watering their monstera siltepecana - these were the images we sent back to explain that overwatering is generally not an issue with these plants. Both our adansonii & siltepecana mother plants grow sitting permanently in a solid tray with 5cm of goopy sludgy water - the water is topped up however never changed, so it’s thick with gunk and bacterial life. The strands are well over 2m long and the plants are only 18 months old. This isn’t to say that all plants like it wet, however for us at least, all the monsteras except Peru & pinnatipartita like lots and lots of moisture and feed.

01.01.2022 On the prop bench this morning

01.01.2022 SOLDOUT PICKUP ONLY (this weekend) Sansevieria divisions - 0.8-1.0m tall... Available in the online shop - priced per division https://www.urbanunderstorey.com.au//sansevieria-trifascia