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Just outside Batesville on State Highway 57, a large, dark and menacing bird suddenly appeared in the headlights of their car. Among that group are three Zavala County women who vividly remember an experience they had one night on their way home from a shopping trip to San Antonio. And sometimes, an owl spreads its wide wings and flies from its roost looking for prey.īut some people along the border believe that owls are more than big-eyed night feeders. I’ve put them here so that you can see what they are called and what they look like, but I’d advise that you buy from these links only as a last resort.“At night in South Texas, especially under a big moon, things start moving.ĭeer begin grazing, coarse-haired feral hogs emerge from the brush to steal corn from game feeders on the big ranches, five-foot rattlesnakes slide from their lair, the sensors on their arrowhead-shaped heads looking for warm meat. Insecticide/Miticide – (many bug sprays don’t kill spider mites, this one does) – įull disclosure – the last three product links will be much cheaper if you can find them in your local garden center.

I receive a small percentage of any sales through these links, so feel free not to use them if that bothers you. Planty friends – Feel free to use these links to the products that I use for my houseplants. Products I use and (therefore) recommend: Mercy, peace and love be multiplied to you. Also, make sure to let me know if you’d be interested in follow-up articles about how my plants are fairing in the pon. Make sure to comment if you have any experiences with these planters or planting in pon. Here’s my YouTube channel video of planting a Maranta in Lechuza pon. Here are the ingredients you will need to make your own version of pon 🙂 Only purchase online if you have no other local options. So please use these links to see the products that are available and then try to find a local place to buy them. I’m not sure why, my best guess is that shipping large heavy planters and super heavy pon is extremely expensive.

If you are able to find the Lechuza brand products in a garden center, they will be a fraction of the online prices you will find. But…I do not think that you should purchase these products online unless it’s a last resort. Yay!ĭirectly below here are the links to the Lechuza planters and the Lechuza pon I am currently using. So the combination of the pon and a planter that delivers water on demand…well that seems like exactly the answer I’ve been looking for. I have a couple houseplants that I have been struggling with and I really think that inconsistent watering has been the issue.

I use crushed pumice and lava rock in all of my succulent and cacti potting mixes for exactly this reason. So my understanding of their purpose in this mix is that they work like the pumice and lava rocks they all soak up excess water and then hold that water away from the roots of your plant until it needs the water. Pumice, lava rock and fertilizer I use frequently in my potting mixes, but zeolites is a new one to me.Īccording to Encyclopaedia Britannica, zeolites are hydrated aluminosilicate materials that are similar to feldspar minerals except that zeolites have larger cavities and usually contain water. Lechuza pon is a mix of four ingredients pumice, zeolites, lava rock and fertilizer. But before I put any of my beloved plants into some unknown substrate, you’d better believe that I did my research first. Since I’ve seen that done so much, I thought I’d give the Lechuza substrate (pon) a try. Many of the “plant people” that I interact with on social media use Lechuza planters with LECA pebbles as a substrate. (See photo below) The water gauge on a Lechuza planter. All of the Lechuza planters have a water gauge that shows clearly the amount of water that is available to the plant/plants. One big advantage that I am anticipating is being able to track the water levels in the reservoir. For outdoor plants and flowers, the time between waterings will change drastically depending on temperature, amount of sun exposure, amount of wind exposure, rainfall etc. For houseplants it can extend the time between waterings from 2-12 days, according to the package instruction booklet. This allows for plant owners to take a bit more of a hands off approach to their plants indoors or outdoors. There is an inner planter that is elevated above the water reservoir so that the roots of your plants won’t sit in water. In case you aren’t familiar with Lechuza planters, they are planters that are designed with a reservoir for water at the bottom of the pot. I’ve just begun my journey into Lechuza planters and I decided that I may as well just do it all the way and use the Lechuza substrate (called “pon”) instead of my normal potting mix and see how things go….