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The mosquito netting comes in several sizes - this

The mosquito netting comes in several sizes - this is 10x12 ft (and 8 ft high) - it's made by @tojagrid to fit their pergolas. The netting is secured to the wood frame with the included brackets.
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There are two curtain-style openings on adjacent sides (both opened in the photo) and the other two panels can be completely removed by unzipping them from the top panel.
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Huge thanks to @tojagrid for beautifying my outdoor space!
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Calculation of 20,000x video speed: - camera takes

Calculation of 20,000x video speed:
- camera takes a photo every 4 minutes
- total photos 3,342
- total duration of time lapse in seconds = 4 x 3,342 x 60 = 802,020 seconds (about 9 days, 7 hours)
- video compressed to 40 seconds
- compression ratio = 802,020 / 40 = 20,050.5 ➟ so roughly 20,000x faster than real time
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The Monstera at my church must have caught the sca

The Monstera at my church must have caught the scale from some of my plants at home
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Since the plant is in a high traffic public area, I had to treat it temporarily without sprays. I brought some masking tape and a lint roller to remove as much of the infestation as possible. Two of the oldest leaves were also cut off. I probably spent about 15 minutes doing this - which was surprisingly satisfying
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I fully expect to do these tape treatments on a regular basis to control the scale population. It seems only the oldest leaves are infested so I'm hoping that as newer leaves grow, I can simply cut off the oldest leaves again
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Dracaena masoniana (Whalefin Snake Plant) leaf gro

Dracaena masoniana (Whalefin Snake Plant) leaf growth observations:
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Leaf initiation: once a new leaf begins to peek out from the soil, it will take 3 to 4 months to grow to full height in average room temperature - probably faster if warmer
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Leaf size: leaves grow to a maximum size and stop getting bigger. That's why the other leaves don't seem to be doing anything - they have reached full size
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Time between leaf initiations: depending on exactly how many plants are in the same pot, there can be months of nothing happening in between new leaves growing. My plant started a single leaf and put up one new pup approximately once a year
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Normally I would have made a carousel of these pla

Normally I would have made a carousel of these plants with some detailed observations about how they're growing but I'll just save that for my book and give Instagram what it wants
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Show me your plants using my super exciting voice
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Progress of my Calathea 'Network' - it has filled

Progress of my Calathea 'Network' - it has filled in its 8" pot nicely!
➟ Leaves have a limited lifespan
The leaf with the long petiole was there since the propagation (by root division) last year. Now it bears the marks of hard work: mineral accumulation and eventually giving up its mobile nutrients for the rest of the plant. This is not a sign of something wrong - it is simply the process of life. Look at the overall plant over the past year - it has been growing just fine.
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