repotting Polly Removing Death Plugs

[@awakentothyself7153]

It’s a pretty plant. How big does Polly get?

[@leaners62]

two feet tall and two feet long with leaves up to 18 inches

[@leaners62]

I've seen videos of them a lot taller over 5 years old.

[@thedavidlynch]

@@leaners62 I believe there are two common polly varieties. The one you, and myself, have (dwarf), and the much taller one you're describing. Great looking polly! I'm jealous, please tell me your secrets!! Makes me curious if I should check my 3 year old polly for this horticultural mesh, it has dropped nearly every leaf since I've owned it and currently only has three small, but healthy, leaves. Probably part of their propagation process to increase recruitment, the mesh that is. Cheers!

[@leaners62]

@@thedavidlynch I got that polly from home depot. The labels are very incomplete. My husband and I bought two that did not even have the plant name, only the genus so guess they will all be a surprise. Ninety percent of the plants I buy, except for violets, seem to have one or two plugs. They help with the tissue culture transplant, and shipping, but choke the plant as it grows and can cause crown rot. I failed to mention in the video that they sometimes consist of a weird rubbery substance that gets very hard. Either way I check every plant. There are so many things that can cause leaf drop that its a hard one to diagnose. I just go thru the list and make sure I check all the boxes...... Light Temperature Humidity correct watering (AKA proper soil) Trace minerals!!!!!! and one that we do hear about but I think most important... Stress! hope this was helpful and many thanks for watching. Cheers

[@leaners62]

@@thedavidlynch I got that polly from home depot. The labels are very incomplete. My husband and I bought two that did not even have the plant name, only the genus so guess they will all be a surprise. Ninety percent of the plants I buy, except for violets, seem to have one or two plugs. They help with the tissue culture transplant, and shipping, but choke the plant as it grows and can cause crown rot. I failed to mention in the video that they sometimes consist of a weird rubbery substance that gets very hard. Either way I check every plant. There are so many things that can cause leaf drop that its a hard one to diagnose. I just go thru the list and make sure I check all the boxes...... Light Temperature Humidity correct watering (AKA proper soil) Trace minerals!!!!!! and one that we do hear about but I think most important... Stress! hope this was helpful and many thanks for watching. Cheers