A message from Paraíso about fertilizer.
Before you use any fertilizer on your plant, research your particular plant's needs. For most tropical plants we sell, fertilizing is only required in spring & summer during the plant's active growing season, not every watering as some labels suggest. It's important to allow your plant to acclimate to new surroundings before you fertilize it, and wait at least 3-4 weeks after repotting before fertilizing. Over-fertilizing can burn your plant, so be sure to follow label directions.
Foliage-Pro® 9-3-6 is a complete nutrition formula that has all 6 essential macronutrients and all 10 essential micronutrients required by plants for optimum growth in any medium. The N-P-K (3-1-2) ratio is recommended by the National Rose Society, the University of Florida and a number of other plant specialists and organizations. This N-P-K ratio is the ideal ratio for most plants including, but not limited to; roses, tropicals, legumes, and cannabis. Foliage-Pro is complete and balanced and, like all our complete formulae, the minerals are in solution and immediately available to the plant.
The N-P-K ratio of Foliage-Pro is also ideal for phosphorous sensitive plants and supplies a high nitrate to ammoniacal nitrogen ratio needed to promote shorter internodal spacing resulting in stronger stems. The immediate availability to the plant, with our exclusive complete solutions, gives the grower optimum control with timing in a feeding schedule. Foliage-Pro, and all other Dyna-Gro products, are urea free and are formulated to eliminate salt build-up when used at recommended rates. Foliage-Pro should primarily be used as a root drench but may be applied as a foliar spray at lower concentrations for a quick fix of many mineral deficiencies. Dyna-Gro has the only complete, one-part nutrient formulas on the market today.
Product info sheet
We are committed to our community's health and are working to offer you a variety of options for purchasing plants while strictly abiding with health orders. We currently offer: Curbside Pickup (Sat & Sun), Daily Local Delivery, Bay Area-wide Weekend Delivery, and California-wide Shipping.
Curbside Pickup (Sat & Sun) - Free
- Open Saturday & Sunday, between 1-4pm.
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Ready within 1 hr during business hours. Orders placed M-F that select Curbside Pickup will be available for pickup Saturday at 1:00pm.
- No order minimum.
COVID Pickup Process: We make every effort to follow health orders and ask that you do too. Pickup is contactless. We wear masks and gloves while handling your items. We ask that you wear a mask when picking up your goods. When you arrive, please have your order confirmation and ID. If you are driving, call us at (510) 590-7916 and we will bring your items to you. If you are walking, you can come up to our pickup window. No entry is allowed inside the store during this time.
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Daily Local Delivery - $5
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Delivered on the day of your choice between 5pm-8pm. Orders must be placed by 4pm daily for same day delivery.
- For residents of Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany, Emeryville, and Kensington.
- $30 min order
COVID Delivery Process: In keeping with best practices from the CDC, plants will be transported in a sanitized section of the delivery vehicle. We will leave the plant(s) at your doorstep, and we ask that you meet us curbside if you live in an apartment complex, in keeping with best practices for social distancing, and we will text you when we arrive.
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Bay Area-wide Weekend Delivery - $5
COVID Delivery Process: In keeping with best practices from the CDC, plants will be transported in a sanitized section of the delivery vehicle. We will leave the plant(s) at your doorstep, and we ask that you meet us curbside if you live in an apartment complex, in keeping with best practices for social distancing, and we will text you when we arrive.
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California-wide Shipping
- 1-3 day USPS shipping across California, no order minimums.
- Most counties in California accept plant deliveries, however due to Agricultural quarantines (non-COVID related), rarely, a county will not allow us to ship plants. In that case, we will cancel and refund your order before it is shipped.
- Plants in 2", 4", and 6" pots are eligible for shipping. If you would like to ship a larger plant, please contact us directly for availability and shipping costs.
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Order Fulfillment
Items on our website are in stock unless marked "pre-order." Regardless of shipping speed or delivery time, orders will be fulfilled in the order they are received.
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Store pick-up - In stock orders usually fulfill within 1 hour during store hours. (Sat & Sun 1-5pm)
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Local Delivery - In stock orders fulfill within 24 hours for local delivery.
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USPS Shipping - In stock orders fulfill within 24 hours for shipping.
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Pre-Order - We offer a selection of items for "pre-order" on our website. This means that the plants are not in stock in our store, but are available in our warehouse or from our suppliers. When we receive a "pre-order," we pick it especially for you, and set up delivery based on your delivery selection. If items sell out or are not available within 1 week, your order will be cancelled and refunded. We will, however, contact you if the item becomes available the following week.
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Shipping & Plant Health
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Plants don't like being in boxes, which is why we only ship fast & in CA, straight from our store in Berkeley. This way your plants will never be damaged by cross-country weather fluctuations, be in transit for too long, or arrive in poor health.
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We make every effort to make sure your plants arrive healthy and ready for you to add to your collection, even so, shipping them will often cause some slight imperfections or occasional leaf damage that will not interfere with the health of your plant. We encourage you to unbox and water your new plants as soon as they arrive.
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While we do not accept returns of plants, your satisfaction is the most important thing to us. If you have any problems with your order, or items arrive damaged, please contact us within 24 hours of delivery and we'll make it right.
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Plant sizes (like 4in Calathea) refer to the diameter of the pot size they are sold in. Our plants are most often available in 2in, 4in, 6in, 8in, and 10in, pot sizes.
- 2in plants are seedlings and require extra care because they are in a delicate stage of their life.
- 4in plants are young plants that are well established, but small in size, depending on the species, they range from 3-8in high. A great budget option, or if you like to raise your plants on your own.
- 6in plants are young adult plants that are established, mature, and great for a table top centerpiece. Usually 5-12in tall or wide depending on the species.
- 8in plants are larger, more presence-full plants, great for larger spaces, or to give your home a more jungle vibe. Usually 12in-24in tall
- 10in - Monstera and Ficus plants usually come in 10in size. A ficus in a 10in pot will usually be like a little tree size from 3-4ft tall. Monstera in this size will be 2-3ft tall and have split leaves at this age.
