DIY Pon + how to make it more affordable hack | how to, my experience, repotting plants (semi hydro)
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- 8 month update: • My Thoughts On DIY Pon...
Home hardware lava rock + zeolite (I had to order in for pick up):
Lava grip - www.homehardware.ca/en/16kg-a...
Zeolite - www.homehardware.ca/en/91kg-a...
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*Osmocote also found at some plant store & linked in amazon storefront below
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Plants In Pon Already
5:16 Why Pon?
6:14 Ingredients
8:55 Mixing Demo
12:33 Potting In Pon
20:10 Fertilizer
21:46 Watering
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My thoughts on Pon 8 months later: czcams.com/video/WFV36rVNF58/video.html
Also, I really love the way you sped up the footage but left the sound for your mixing and scooping. Chef's kiss 💋
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Yea! What is it about that sound?? So satisfying!😄❤
@@laurenervin1404 soooo satisfying 😌
omg yes!!!!!!!!! that’s so funny, i thought i would be the only one to notice/ enjoy that 🥰🥰
I love how you refuse to give up on a plant, even when it's not much more than a chonk. You truly are a great plant mama and I love learning from you.
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I love how Canadian accents are so hard to detect until they say words like algae. I love it tho. I honestly wanna start making my own pon and this is super inspiring ahhh
😃 lol!!!
Haahhaha the word supper instead of dinner i love it
I’m from Canada too and was waiting for her to say algae and ya... everyone here says it like that I didn’t know people pronounced it differently! Lol
I’m Canadian and this is actually the first time I’ve ever heard it pronounced like that! lol..
@@JosiePants76 you must be from the east coast?? 🤔
How is no one talking about your amazing new hair color🤩🤩🤩
I’ve been waiting all day for you to upload! Your videos are the only thing that seems to pick up my mood nowadays - you’re extremely chilled and your videos are never chaotic, which makes my chaotic life feel calm for a few minutes out of the day 😂🖤
Sammmeee. Literally was refreshing my feed all morning 🤣
Awe thank you so much Mikhaella, comments like this push me to keep up with my upload schedule. Really happy they are able to provide some peace in your day 🥰
Oh I so agree with this!! 💯
So glad you explained how much water you use in a closed system.
I’m new to this 😅
I’m so excited!!!! This seems great and can’t wait to see updates
Yesss! Thanks for watching!
Your skin is GLOWING girl!!🤩
Your plants are stunning!! Great informative video 💕😍
Your videos are so soothing🧘♀️🌱 hair color looks great! 🍊
I have had the stuff for months and haven't done it yet. Good idea to have it all mixed together in bin. Thank you for update!
Love your videos! The subdivision of the videos is a really good idea, very helpful for me later when I am trying out pon myself :)
YOUR HAIR!! It looks sooo good 🔥🔥🔥❤️🧡
Thank you!!
Yay! Been waiting for this video 🧡
Enjoy 😃 thank you for watching!
I love that my plants & my orchids are adapting so well to LECA, it takes so much of the watering stress off of me. I think I am going to try the Pon and making my own, too. Thank you for the inspiration!! :)
You look so awesome with that hair colour! Your skin is glowing.
WOW!!! Awesome price for zeolite. Thanks for the info 😊
Love love love your videos, will be mixing this up for myself. Thanks 😊ps love the new hair colour
This is amazing. I have been researching this for a few weeks, I found the zeolite at Lowe's but was struggling to find small lava rock. I'll definitely be try this, I love Home Hardware, it's the best. 💚💚💚
thank you so much for this information Fern!!!! i am obsessing over the glass jar look of semi-hydro pon plants!!!! on the hunt for Zeolite!!!💖💖💖
They do look so cute right!! Good luck ☺️
You’re so precious! You look like a magic pixie 🧚♀️ . And thank you for the hack! ✌️☺️
Not me refreshing my feed every few minutes waiting on new videos 😅🤣👏🏼💚🌿 can’t wait to learn more about pon. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're so welcome 🥰 I'm loving pon so far! thanks for watching!
The way you say algae is so cute
THE HAIR QUEEN 🎉🎉🎉
That’s awesome-never heard of this! And now I’m off to watch your video on propagating in perlite-another thing I didn’t know about. Also...hello from a fellow Canadian!!!
Ur vids give me life 🥰🥰🥰 I own many many many plants and you’re making me get more 😝😋
Anthurium catches alwys my eyes....you are so positive wild fern....I am so excited to see your videos ....you are my inspiration to grow more plants 😇
Thanks so much ☺️☺️
Thank you so much! Very informative! ❤
I’ve been using pon for a year now, all my plants converted and I’ve successfully rooted cuttings and grown from seed. I do flush the pon regularly and use liquid gold leaf to feed them, so far they all seem happy which makes me happy 😊
Liquid gold??
@@mwoods4608 Liquid Gold Leaf is a fertiliser that is made in the UK
Ex video down to earth even I can understand it. Thank you
Glad it was helpful 😊
Hi, first time i diy my pon i did rinse it, the second time no rinsing, it didn't cause any trouble to my plants, i found that it gives more nutrients to the plants! Thanks for the video
I've got my calatheas in pon in diy self-watering pots (filled with distilled water) and they're thriving. It makes their care so much easier since I just refill their reservoirs once a month.
This is why I’m here!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Looking to convert all my calatheas to pon. I’m going to do a few at a time. Any tips?
@@aliciaparker8004 if they’re baby plants they usually don’t fuss too much. Established calatheas do experience a bit of shock when the roots get unsettled. I found the best results when I removed their soil and then put them in water for 1-2 weeks before moving them to pon. Make sure the pon is rinsed well. With self-watering pots with wicks I often had to modify the wicks to make sure all the pon was evenly moist. Never tap water. I’ve had 13 different species do very well with that setup and no additional humidity. I find even moisture is much more important than humidity for them. Good luck!
I love this video. My decision to root in perlite was just last weekend. Cuttings of my investment Hoya . 9 jars. . leca I'm using for plants I have an issue w root rot. Philo anything 😂. I have black carpet in the entire apartment. The DIRT IS EVERYWHERE 😂 no clue how that happens. Seriously. Pon was an idea awhile ago but not enough to keep my attraction to experiment w at the same time as leca and perlite. Thinking if I am going to try might as well be doing it when I have alot to do and extra cuttings and lightly rooted just in case not a good thing I still should have enough to be successful investment. Thanks. Loving your experiment videos. Going to update now. ❤️🌱❤️
Great info!!! Thanks, hair is awesome ❤🌱❤🌱🤗
great video. . thanks
for the algae issue in the glass vessels. wrap the glass with black fabric or dark non trasparent paper for about 3 days check to see if its cleared, if not give it another day or two. Ater that you will be good to go.
If you continue to place in direct sun with will start again to encourage algae growth. Just repeat the process.
I find peperomia respond really well to Pon, I have had issues getting the watering right with them in the past.
Because its in a clear container, algae will naturally thrive when the medium is wet and exposed to light, a quick fix for this will be to put the plants in a cover pot 😊
I'm thinking of what I could do to cover the outside since I don't have any cover pots. Hmmm
@@wildfern you can buy some scrap fabric, cut to size tie around top with raffia or twine, look real cute too🌱❤🌱❤😉
@@cindyvan635 this is such a good idea omfg
Props 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I have a couple of plants that would probably do well in this medium, so I might try it!! Also, can I just take a moment to appreciate your new hair color?! It's FIRE!!!!
Thank you!!
Fern your hair oh my god 😍❤️ you look like an ice cream (in a GOOD WAY haha !!) it’s perfect for summer
Thank you!
Thanks for the info on Pon. Wonder if they have same product in US? Good luck with your new Pon potted plants. 😀💚
I did not realize pon was just like mixing certain things together! I thought you bought it as “pon” like you buy leca haha. Learnin new things on the daily! 👏🏼👏🏼
Yes! You can buy it premixed as "pon" but it's still these same ingredients :)
@@wildfern I bet it’s cheaper in the long run to buy the ingredients! And lasts longer like you said
I use the same exact ratio!! Definitely has been working well for me, too! Love the hair 👌✨
Awesome to hear!! And thank you so much ☺️
Love the new haircolor 🔥
Omg, I love the new hair color! I am switching over to pon a few plants at a time.
I was thinking of switching to leca. Came across this video and humm... now maybe I want to do this instead!
Awesome video, you are one of my favorite channels :) I was wondering if you have ever considered using perlite in your pon mix/maybe in place of something like pumice? I know perlite is sometimes used in hydroponics system. I accidentally bought a HUGE bag of perlite and am trying to find ways to use it up lol!
I think she has a video on propagating with perlite!
I love propagating/growing in straight up perlite! I don't know how it would do as a substitute in this mix (I haven't tried it), but you can use it semi-hydroponically alone with the same method I showed in this video. I also have a video all about it, as mentioned. Perlite is awesome, I'm sure you will have no trouble using it up once you start experimenting! And if you do substitute it in this pon recipe, let me know how it goes :)
Also experimenting with Lechuza, so far so good. Have to say - you look amazing, I didn't recognise you!
Hahah thank you :)
Finally a video where no liquid fertilizer is used! does this still work for you?
Your skin 🥰
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I like how pon looks like and how easy it is to disinfect for reuse (compared to the regular potting mix). The downside I'm looking at is how expensive it is, which leads me to a question-
May I ask if there's a substitute to zeolite? I can afford scoria and pumice fine, but zeolite feels like a wallet challenge 😅
Have you ever heard of maifan stone? I found a mix of red and black lava rock with zeolite and maifanitum stone and I googled it and it helps remove mercury, lead, cadmium, and other heavy metals by attracting these dangerous molecules to their rocky surface looks like I might try it in a pon mix.
I use both of those as well! Just FYI: LavaGrip is black pumice (lapillo). I've been using orchid pots and putting that in a cache pot with my "pon." I heard you don't have to flush with pon like you do with Leca; however, I like to err on the side of caution ;P
Thank you! Orchid pots work great, I'm just always running out of cache pots hahah. I am the same, I will definitely still flush (especially with all of this algae)
@@wildfern If you have a Brad-point drill bit (it makes cleaner holes), you can make extra holes on the sides of nursery pots for more aeration, or use a Dremel/Rotary tool to cut in slits. Cheap/easy way to reuse some old pots instead of buying new orchid pots :)
I am always running out of cache pots too so I've been using some deeper saucers until I get more.
@@EpiphanyX5323 i ise my sodering iron to melt perfect round dots all over my nursery pots and make extra holes in my orchid pots for aeration
How did you water propagate your ctenanthe?! She’s beautiful, I’m scared to do so to my ctenanthe/calathea due to having to use division method but I’d love to prop them so I can prop in water and then grow semi hydro, since my prayer plants were the first plants I tried to convert from soil to leca in April and I killed them due to inexperience 😩. But I do want to have them grow and live their best lives in semi hydro so I plan on trying again soon. We like pon for the same reasons, so I’m glad I found this video (I have a bag of diy pon waiting to be used) & can’t wait to browse the others you have!
wow the hair, love iy
Thank you for this info!
Also: Your hair 😍
Thanks for the super informative video, Fern. How would a Monstera do in PON?
I'm sure it would do great!
Lechuza Pon is apparently more expensive in the USA than it is in the EU, about 50% higher in price. Here (EU) it is more expensive to buy pumice etc. and mix it yourself, can buy Lechuza Pon for less than half the cost, per liter, than what pumice sells for.
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Can you explain the difference/benefit of potting in pon vs perlite? Seems like the same concept to me
I'm guessing because perlite doesn't retain any water
Glad you are having success with your Pon growing, it is the first video I have seen somebody doing this. Now a question, the first plant you potted had three leaves, only one looked like it was good, why did you not cut off the other two leaves? wouldn't the plant be putting its energy into keeping them alive, where as if they were cut off all the energy would go into new growth.
That's kind of a misconception! When leaves start to turn yellow it's actually because the plant is pulling resources out of them to store/reuse - so generally it's better to leave a leaf until it's fully dead. (Unless its like a pest or rot that could spread)
Thanks for that info.
When you held up your dead Hoya I had to do a double take, it looked so much like a Spiny Leaf Insect 😵💫
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What are your thoughts on adding vermiculite and perlite to your mix? Asking only because I have these too lol
Love the new hair color!! It is a good color on you ❤️🤘
Thank you!!
I'm wondering if the heavy wet rocks might damage delicate roots? I've wondered that about Leca also. Just a few dry pebbles won't hurt but a cup of wet pebbles are HEAVY!
They might! I try to be gentle, but I'm not too worried because the roots will grow back.
Do you always put fertilizer in your water for your plant in pon thanks
Hi! It is any plant which you dont reccomend for pon? I wanted to try maybe with philo white princess and monstera variegata (headcut with some root)
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Hi, how do you know how much to water?
What kind of nutrient water do you use?
Hi Fern, where can I find the squirt bottle? ps I love watching your videos, love your plants.
Amazon! They are in my storefront linked below, or you can search "plastic squeeze bottle"
Can you use perlite instead of pumice?
How does one convert their plants from soil to pon?
Is Mavis growing onto your wall?! She is such a beauty 😍
Wish me luck because I'm growing a grip of corms from my Black Velvet and Polly and it's my first time 😆 Now that they're sprouting, I'm kinda like 'what now?' 🤣🤣
Yes!! And that's amazing, so exciting to watch them grow from nothing 😍
@@wildfern I hope that doesn't affect your deposit when it's time to move but honestly, she looks great! I can't wait for mine to get so big 🤗😍
Hi Fern! I’m late to this pon party but what are your thoughts on leca vs pon? I really want to experiment with both but I’m torn between the to try first. Does one have a higher success right or is just more simple? Thanks!!
I know this is a bit of an old comment but figured I’d answer based on my research and experience. Pon is probably easier simply due to ph issues that leca can create. I’m more experienced with leca and love it, but it can be a lot of work with nutrients/reservoirs and flushes, balancing ph pretty constantly. I’m just now trying pon over the last few months and it’s less work than leca. Leca gives you quicker visible results because you can dial in nutrients and get pretty explosive growth whereas pon has a much slower release fertilizer component. You could probably get similar results if you made your own pon and used your own liquid nutes, as with leca. I’ve found that full/semi hydro is needed to get those results (roots partially submerged) rather than wicking systems but that could just be dependent on environmental factors.
Girl what is the song at the end of all your videos?¿ I be boppin along to it every time such a vibe!
You Make Me Feel by Staffan Carlen
@@wildfern thank you so much!!
What do you do when the roots become container bound? Do you ever struggle pulling it out?
I've only struggled with one that got root bound in a jar lol!
Do you think peperomias would do well in pon? Most of my plants are peperomias and I'd love to switch them over to an inorganic substrate but I've found that leca is not the best for them. Also do you have to use nutrient water like for leca? Or would using liquidirt with fertilizer be fine for them?
I think if you didn't use a passive hydro method, then probably! Peperomia grow in rocky and craggy areas often so that's likely to do well. Semihydro would be too wet for them, I think. Unless they got a good drying-out period maybe
I don't own any peperomia, so I can't speak to them. However, I will say that I have had a MUCH easier time with pon than with leca! I don't use any nutrient water since I've added slow release fertilizer, but if I had not added that, then yes I would use my nutrient water.
I got the same lava a few weeks ago, but mine was smaller (I think.. yours looks a bit bigger than mine in the vid, but can’t be sure) and it was wet and rinsing seemed to disintegrate a lot of it.. very messy and rinsed black. I wonder if they come in different grades or if mine was a bag that got thrown around a lot or something..
Huh interesting!! Yeah sounds like maybe a bad bag :(
Gf, I just came across this video and I had ordered zeolite on Amazon a small bag cost $30! 🤔 I will be ordering from here...L💜VE Ya gf for sharing info.
I am overwhelming my brain with plant info recently. Can every plant thrive in pon? Even succulents/cacti?
Yes they can.
I can't find any of those ingredients in New Zealand! 😢
So you don’t need to flush them when they’re in this?
I’m still using soil as I’m not sure about switching everything over to a more water based method yet, but I thought it was important to flush once in awhile…. But again, I don’t fully understand it all…
Thank you for sharing! 💜
I would still flush. I know some people say you don't need to with pon, but it can't hurt.
@@wildfern 👍
If you are in Canada I can send you a Burtonii mine is a very healthy rooted plant.
Would love to use pon but I love my clay pots. Any suggestions?
Put a plastic liner that is big enough to sit on the rim while leaving room for a water reservoir below
Just my opinion the algae might be due to no air circulation. I think a net pot woud be better.
Wondering where you got the crushed zeolite..last ingredient I need to make my Pon. What part of Canada are you?
Hey! I'm in BC. I got it from Home Hardware: www.homehardware.ca/en/91kg-all-natural-ecotraction-traction-aid/p/5548285?page=search-results%20page
Did you see me googling pon last night?! 🙌
hahah!
i read this quick and i was like oop- 😅😂
Hi there,
Have you found a solution to the algae build up issue?
You just need to put in another pot to block out the light to prevent and if you are already dealing with algae, hydrogen peroxide wash/rinse gets rid of it :)
Hi, do you have an updated video of your diy pon mix maybe, and are these still alive :))) ? Are u still using the same recipe? I live in Balkans and can't find Pon (no amazon either lol) so am gonna make my own and add some leca to it, seems like ppl are mixing those two nowadays:)
Love the hair!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Thank you!!! ❤️🔥
Omg alsoooo I’ve been having the worst luck with prop boxes :( do you leave the lid cracked open to let air in? Does yours grow mold on top? That’s what happens to mine. And then all my plants in there start rotting. I’m gonna try again with a bigger box because maybe that was my issue. I dunnooo
That sounds like its not getting enough light on top, imho? I dont leave my lids cracked, I just open them once a day or every other day and let some fresh air in.
@@anniesziebert4322 hmm maybbeee. I kept the box right by my back sliding glass door. And I have grow lights so I have no idea. And I started opening it to let some air in and then close the lid but still rotting and smelly. Maybe too much water? So I tried re doing it and then it with less water then it dried up so fast
I feel so bad when people ask me this because I have never had mould on mine! So I don't have any great advice. Honestly, sometimes I only open mine once a week and they are fine. Good light is def important, I have mine either in windows or under grow lights. Hope you are able to resolve it!! x
@@wildfern I think I must just be doing something wrong. I was using a small tubberware container so maybe it just wasn’t a big enough box. I’ve only had luck water and soil propping 😅
I had this issue when the substrate was to wet. With a prop box, it needs to be damp, not wet. Think the damp paper towel you use to wipe down counters, not wet lime hair fresh out the shower. If you're heavy handed, mist until the desired wetness is reached instead.
My mind went straight to that it looks like cat litter 😫
Help me! Isn’t pumice a smaller lava rock? I’m trying to make my own pon as well.
Pumice is a type of lava rock, but it has a different density so absorbs moisture & drains differently. You can get it in various sizes.
YOUR HAIR IS FABULOUS!!! 😍🥰
Thank you so much 😀
What if you don't rinse it off first? Would that be bad for the plants?
You'd end up with all of the dust/debris accumulating at the bottom of the container. I don't know if it would hurt your plants, I just want to minimize it.
@@wildfern ok thanks :)
Ok cool how is this different from the perlite
They work in a similar way, but this is a more permanent growing solution. Over time perlite can compress and even crumble. Pon maintains a really great air to water ratio for the roots. I'm sure there's more scientific reasons for why it's a good substrate regarding it's wicking abilities etc. but for me it's just fun to experiment! I still LOVE growing in perlite, but mostly use it for propagations.
@@wildfern Thank you for responding