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I'm a plant enthusiast.
Recently, I started taking a small magnifying glass
with me to the nursery. I highly recommend it. With it you can check the stem, leaves and soil for pests like fungus gnats, spider mites and scales.
A magnifying glass discourages impulse buying too! With it I avoided bringing home a plant that could have lead to an infestation.
You'll thank me later.
Nice tip, thanks 👍
Thank you great tip, you must get some funny looks haha, good on you .👍
I would do that but my local garden centre uses biological pest control so I'm not sure I will know if the little bug I spot is a friend or a foe
YES 100% THIS. The Lowes i work in is crazy infested, spider mites mealy bugs and some other sort of aphidy thing. lowes won't get rid of all the infested plants because that would be too many losses. It's so many we often can't even mark them all down, as they look fine to someone who doesn't bother to look close or dont know shit about plants. The pallet wood shelves had been there heaven knows how long and they were all webbed up and I've never seen so many mites moving at once.
there is no kind of protocol or treatment plan for an infested greenhouse, healthy plants keep coming in and getting infested. I'm just a merchandiser and dont even work for Lowe's and really can't do much besides try to keep things clean and tidy, I worry I'd get in trouble if I just told all the customers about the problem, but I do say it's a problem there when they ask. Be extra wary of palms and crotons!!!!
The store I worked in last year didn't have this problem. I miss being able to bring home markdowns, broken stems and succulent leaves.
My iPhone has a magnifying glass built in, maybe your phone does too
If you buy a plant from Lowes keep your receipt and they will refund you for a plant gone bad within a years time.
I have had to do this once or twice & they really keep their words. They refunded our $. We just put it on a gift card & bought something else.😁
I JUST LEARNED THIS ON TIKTOK TODAY WHAAAT
I'm a sucker for home improvement garden center rescue plants on the verge of death. I can't be the only person who has this problem.
Fantastic and TY so very much for the info ! 🎉🎉♥️♥️
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“In a plant shop 10 times a week” Have you been following me?😁
Haha
Best tips video I’ve ever seen.
Short list
Up to date information that’s actual useful and realistic for anyone.
No oversharing personal things.
Good examples of past and present and learning from experience.
And none of these tips were regurgitated info from all the garden influencers out there.
Thank you!
Thank you very much 😁
It’s fabulous, I love these tips.
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My go-to for plants care and tips. Direct-to-the-point, no frills. Thank you.
Thank you 😊
I would also add to the list of tips: making sure your plant's foliage is clean of dust. In urban areas, dust pollution is higher than in the natural habitat of tropical plants. If your flat tends to get dusty it's going to be an issue for your plants. Your plants (particularly the air-purifying ones or with big leaves) tend to accumulate dust on their foliage. That impacts the amount of light your plant is getting and therefore the quality of photosynthesis your plant is conducting. Cleaning the foilage regularly is a good way to make sure your plant gets optimal use of environmental conditions in your home: light + humidity. I wipe some of my plants with a damp cloth or put bigger ones under the shower from time to time.
Yep good shout 👍. I mention this in another video. FYI air purifying plants is a myth. Having a few plants in your home does nothing to the air. Got a video on that too if you're interested.
@@SheffieldMadePlants Happy to watch it, although as a researcher I work with the evidence on indoor air quality's impact on the brain so I know the scientific evidence around the issue is complex, and often exploited to the wrong ends.
I've seen this mentioned in a couple of his videos and I did it right away! Thanks for bringing it up. I'm glad I'm getting more on the ball... This place I live in now is near a busy street and it's constantly dusty.😕
For my plants with fuzzy leaves like African Violets, I use a clean fluffy makeup brush to remove the dust. It works great.
you can also use the inside of a banana peel to make them more shiny. then boil the peel and use the cooled down water to water it. saw it on creative explained channel and it works pretty well
Had a split leaf philodendron for 10 years and while it never took off, it didn’t look unhealthy. After installing a tall moss pole and putting it out on my enclosed porch for the summer, I eventually noticed that the amount of leaves exploded. Lesson learned.
Nice! 👍
Your channel is the most helpful of any of them-just common sense inexpensive tips in a clear/quick/concise way that gets the point across quickly. I learn more information from your videos in less time than anyone else’s. I’m recommending you to everyone. Keep up the good work. And thank you for not droning on and on with filler chat that no one has time for in today’s hectic world. You’re not trying to be funny or witty or overly fake ditzy for cuteness (like some channels, ugh) or anything-just cut and dried practical information in a quick rapid fire succession. THANK YOU. A++++ content.
Thank you very much. Nicest comment I’ve received 😁
I was always a bit afraid, that more stems in one pot might be too crowded for the individual plant. But your tip shows that this does not bother or hurt the plant. Definitely have to try this. 😊👍🏻 Thank you for the helpful video.
Absolutely, as long as there is good soil in the pot too the plants will be fine. Glad you liked the video, thanks.
Ah yes, the sadness of buying a calathea, the plant looking happy for a while and then slowly but steadily dying on you. It was like watching a horror movie in slow motion.
I know right 😬
I really wish I would have found this video before I started my plant family, I struggled myself with some of these issues so this video definitely rocks for newbies! Thank you for the vid. I love that you do plants and it keeps your wife happy haha
Hehehe thank you 😁
I appreciate this information. My Pathos was very long and leggy, must have been 30 feet long with missing leaves. So I took it out of the container and gave it a trim. I put some back in the pot and some in water to develop roots. Since the pot is quite large, I can put the ones in the water back in the bigger pot to create a fuller effect.
Spot on! Great job 👍
Thank you for the tips. It makes a huge difference. I learned a few of them the hard way. Here are a few things I've noticed about buying plants:
1) They tend to throw too many seeds in and let all of them grow until it gets overcrowded. They sell it before it becomes a problem. You notice it later, that leaves deeper inside get too little light, or get mold, etc.
2) Have you ever seen them water their plants? Quite a few places throw the pots around like luggage. Obviously, the plants don't like constantly having to readjust to the sun...
3) After growing, the selling phase is usually very bad for the plants. They may be exposed to cold, or don't get enough light. They count on the plants being sold off before they die.
4) I've seen a LOT of mildew on kitchen herbs directly in the store.
Yeah the selling stage can be traumatic particularly if it’s winter. Trouble most big box stores don’t have staff with lots of experience looking after plants.
I found a small orchid (2 leaves and one stem with 3 flowers) that was half off! It's at a good local nursery, I never had any problems with plants from there. I love orchids, but I tend to Overwater them, so I never paid them much attention, but for this price, I'd take a try!
At home, I put it on my coffee table next to a spotted begonia and I loved it! Until a few days later when my begonia had more spots? Turns out the orchid was infested with mealybugs that now crossed over to the begonia 😣 thank goodness I didn't put it in my big plant rack! I remove the mealybugs every day with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol and they're nearly gone now 😊 but I've learned my lesson! Always check your plants! It's sad if you buy a sick plant, but it's worse if the pest spreads to your other plants!
Oh my lord, what a nightmare! So lucky it didn't spread further. Just shows even good nurseries have pest problems.
I've learned so much from your videos and this one is no different! You've saved me money and my plants are healthier thanks to you!
Excellent, thank you 😁
Amazing stuff to take in. I have learnt to much. Peace.
I literally have bought 8 new plants this week... and hadn't even noticed 😅 I might have a problem. In 2 days, I have bought 2 "dumb canes", 3 arrowheads, a hosta that I've decided to try to keep alive, a rubber tree, and another monstera because I felt bad for it 😅
Nothing wrong with that 😂
I love saving plants. I PRETEND I’m the plant whisperer, along with everyone else. 😊 I was in the rain last weekend at Lowe’s looking for those dying babies.
Guilty as charged for not checking the plants when buying them... Bought a lovely small 4$ Areca palm while in a hurry and put it next to my other plants, only found out weeks later that it had a seriuous underleaf lice issue. It passed on several other plants and I had to isolate bunch of them. It was so much headache and work that I ended up throwing the Areca in the bin, because the amount of needed care wasnt justified... Since it was only 4$ I just ended up buying another one and learned the lesson to check plants everytime...
Ah well a good lesson learned 👍
In Florida , I wash the infected plant and stick it under a tree in the yard. The bugs get eaten off.
Brilliant advice, thanks! I had to learn this hard lesson the expensive way too. I'm sharing this video with my daughter-in-law, who has recently become an avid plant parent.
Excellent! Thanks Marcia!
AMAZING video. Just started my plant journey and this is such a life and money saver! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
my plants are doing a lot better since my daughter wanted a musk turtle. it has an open fairly large tank standing in the living room providing humidity. it keeps it consistent too because in dry weather (or when its cold and I turn up the heat) the water evaporates much quicker from the tank than in summer time when the air is pretty humid already.
That sounds cool 👍
My issue is that I kind of love buying plants that are suffering and trying to take in the challenge of making it healthy again
I like it! Good to take on a challenge and rescue a little’n
I've seen Devils Ivy leaves as big as dinner plates. The plants creeping up Mango and Mahogony. I've moved from Broome, a tropical climate to Perth a temperate climate. The mango, which I grew from seed are going great but I'll let you know how it goes. Love your channel
Thanks Nicole 😊
Hello, I am delighted to have discovered your tube channel.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, expertise, and experience. You have quite a lovely, warm, natural charisma. Your encouraging tone has emboldened me to “go for it”! Meaning that now I am armed with this new understanding for many of my indoor plants, such as: Monstera (3 different species), Philadendron (several species), Pothos (several), Xanadu, etc….
My mind is blown about just how much information your just poured into my head in such a short period of time, and thus, frying my peanut! Dude, seriously, such valuable pearls, I am just so fired up. I have already viewed your tutorial > 3 times and expect to watch it several more before taking action thereby ensuring I have a clear picture in my mind and well written notes so I do not get blown off course by all the little treasures in the plant boutique.
Looking forward to viewing and learning from more of your tutorials.
Best wishes to you, your wife, and family, as well as all of your beautiful plant children.
Sincerely, Dr Carla
Thank you very much for your kind words! Makes me very happy when people enjoy the content so thanks for watching. Here's to lots more happy plants
So very nice of you to answer peoples questions. God bless you!🙄🕇
😁
Some additional thoughts:
Repot what you buy as soon as possible. Sellers like to put plants on the shelf that look spectacular, and usually they're in too small a pot. You can also correct for a lot of poor care such as overwatering by putting them in new soil and letting the roots dry out a bit.
My landscaper friend frowns upon unglazed terra cotta pots. I love them, but quickly discovered why the pros do not. The roots grow into the sides of the terra cotta, and when you repot you can traumatized or even loose the roots in a tug-o-war with the container.
I'd counter with repot if the plant needs it. If it's not root bound then leave it alone.
I’ve been reading that it’s not always necessary to repot right away and can sometimes be harmful depending on the plant and medium. Something about the shock of the new environment + new soil/pot at the same time
@@ChessieChess exactly right
I take everything out right away from it's pot bc we often (in Canada) get plants that are put into tiny pots with "collars" of landscape cloth tight around the plant and the root ball. I've lost hundreds of dollars worth of plants when I procrastinate taking them out and checking for the collars. It suffocates the roots, clamps wet soil around them when you water, and is just a nasty thing they do to prevent the plants from outgrowing the small nursery pots. 😢
@@TopazGoold7 thankfully we don't seem to get that problem here
I love your videos, I’m learning so much I’ve killed many indoor plants, and it’s costly. I’m obviously over watering them,and not checking the plants correctly at the nursery.
I’ll keep watching your videos, I’m off now to buy a new plant loaded with all your helpful information. Thank you 😉👍
Thank you Wendy 😁
I've had my Monstera around 6 years and after following your tips I have finally had two new leaves with fenestration for the very first time.
Brilliant!
From North Carolina USA thank you so much for your videos. They are so helpful!! Your accent is also so nice to listen to. You have also solidified why I will never buy another calathea!!
Thanks very much Amy 😁
We have a lot of experience because I knew all of these already. Your clips are good for my ego. I have no additions or corrections. I'm just feeding the algorithm monster and tapping the thumbs 👍 button.
Thanks again.
Great job!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you. straight to the point. thank you Sir. I wish you and yours wellness of being. Warmest greetings from New Zealand.
Thank you very much! Warm greeting from Sheffield 😁
I have same problem with my calathea maui queen when you said crouton plants,great videos and advice I always enjoy and learn from you,big big thanks 🙏
Thank you Firoza!
this video was very clear. Thank you for making this sort of quality content.
Thanks Alexia 😁
Soil made from compost and perlite = genius tip! Thank you!
😁
Didn’t know about the growing up tip. Like having it climb up! That’s awesome tip. Will totally be trying that. Thank u
You bet!
Once and only once. Learned my lesson really fast.
I love this video, definitely a new subscriber here! Every follow-on question that popped into my head while I was watching was magically addressed in the very next bit 😃 Going to go through all of your videos now (and try not to be distracted by the fact that you sound like you're defending yourself every sentence) 😄😉
Awesome! Thank you! I must be preempting the comments 😂
I laughed out loud at the Calathea comment - I will say though, my first plant and it has outlived all of the rest ! It's three years old now. :)
You’re doing something right 😁
Great production values. Neat, thrifty tips! 👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you very much 😁
Thank you.. and im so happy you watch two of the plant people that i really love. So im on the right page with my information. Planterina is a plant GOD.. lol. but actually you're very close. Im in awe of you both . Im a plant mom to a toddler (2year) monstera and a bunch of infants. Cant wait to get these babies growing
Haha like it! Thanks for watching 😁
Brilliant advice! That's a subscription outta me. Keep up the great content! Thank you!
Thanks Raphaelo 👍
A good practice is when you bring a new plant home you should actually isolate it from your other plants just in case it has something that you did't pick up on. After 6-8 weeks then introduce it to the rest of the plant family!!
Definitely 👍
Awesome information, thank you!!♥️♥️💐 You've helped me a lot with this video.
Great 👍
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection lovely
Thanks
Shout out to Planterina. She is an awesome cultivator, and she also doesn't live in a stupid easy warm climate.
Florida is pretty warm. 🌴
I have some woody "skeletons" from a Cholla Cactus, that I use as supports for my vining plants. These are readily found in the American west, not that this helps people in Europe, though. I don't think the areal roots latch onto it like a moss pole, but it is a great looking natural support, and you could add moss as it has lots of holes.
Just looked that up. They look great and can see them working nicely as a support
I commented on one of your videos that I regularly mist my thriving succulents, as I was told they take in the majority of their water from their leaves. I since have read further on the topic and want to clarify:
1. Misting is beneficial and even necessary when preparing to propagate a succulent from cuttings, especially if using only the leaf. It's also beneficial when fertilizing, to more evenly spread nutrients to the roots. And it is crucial for care of cuttings until they develop a good root system.
2. Regular misting is not beneficial to mature plants as part of their routine care, as it promotes leaf rot and mold.
3. 25 of my 36 plants are night-blooming cereus that I grew from single leaves. Most are less than three years old, therefore still immature. Because I have a nursery for what are now succulent teenagers, I forgot that the care tips I have been following were not for all stages.
* edited to correct autocorrect's idea of proper grammar.
I can get behind that 😁
You are literally THE BEST! THANK YOU!
Wow thank you 😊
What a brill video, thanks! Subscribed. 😊
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you SO much for sharing. Truly grateful. ❤
You are so welcome!
That video was so useful! Thanks 😁🔆💖
Thanks for watching 😁
I often purchase the clearance plants, is like rescuing them. I will clean, Clío, and feed them and just watch them come back to normal size. I love your videos, and your beautyfull plants.
It’s definitely rewarding 👍
I too am a sucker for home improvement garden center plants on the edge of death on clearance to try and rescue them.
thank you for the education!
surprisingly good video! ty so much for all the great tips
Glad it was helpful!
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One more tip for fungus gnats use a product with BTI in it it's a bacteria found in soils that kills off the fungus gnats and does not harm the plants or soil biology in any way, does not harm Humans or pets. It basicly stops the gnat larva from eating breaking the life cycle of the gnats untill they die off. You can find BTI products on Amazon or your local plant stores. Just search or ask for BTI. Mosquito dunks is a common product that's has the BTI in it. Happy Growing.
Great video with lots of good info. Awesome to see you pop in on Jeff’s at Everything Plants first livestream. Two of my favorite CZcamsrs in one place. I also enjoy Kill This Plant. You guys are rockin it!
Oooo how/when did I miss that???
Thank you very much! It was great he had the courage to go live so wanted to show my support! Thanks for tuning in.
My drastina needed a new Pole the other day. I gotta piece of tried bamboo that grows out in the backyard. Fortunately, there was one big enough from the last harvest. Put it in the dirt at the edge of the pot. I realized it wasn't stable, So I drilled a hole in the side of the plastic pot and tied the bamboo to the top of the pot.
I like that idea 💡
I’ve also stopped buying tiny plants from box stores. I do like that they will take returns for a year
Very good
Very good
Love this vidéo. Very useful.thanks
Thank you 😊
I'm thrilled about the moss pole hack!
👍😁
Thanks to this video, you made me realize I have Fungus Gnats!
I wouldn't have guessed they were harmful and suggest I may overwater my plants.
Glad I could help!
Over the last 5-6 years I’ve turned my house into a jungle lol. But I’ve just had hernia surgery and everything is potbound and needs to be put into larger tubs. This includes a bloody 15 foot tall bird of paradise and some gnarly old yuccas that I found one night dumped on the footpath while walking the dog. I’m going to need a small crane or overhead hoist to re-pot some of these guys. Anyway nice vid and some good tips there mate. Big 👍 from Australia
Jeez they sound like some beasts 😂. Glad you liked it thanks 👍
Great video, thank you
You bet
We plant crotons in the yard acting like fence . You don't have to water them and resistant to summer heat .
But they grow very fast so you have trim them always
Where do you live?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Philippines . Tropical country . Very humid and plants thrive easily
Best tips & tutorial👍👍👍
Love your video
Thank you so much 😊
Thanks for these tips!
You bet 😁
Thank you so much for this video.
Thanks for watching 👍
Bought a beautiful marble pothos from a nursery, weeks later it got mealy bugs all over, and its currently in recovery with like 4 remaining leaves. Used to be so pretty I want her back!
She should bounce back once the bugs are gone
@@SheffieldMadePlants they seem to be gone ! now we just wait for growth
This was great info!!!
Thanks 😁
I don’t have any local nurseries so I have to order them online. I can’t check them before. A lot of online sellers won’t refund for any reason. After problems with one online seller not backing up their succulents with problems, I just stopped buying from them. I’m still trying to find the best online sellers. In the beginning, I wasted a good bit of money on plants that came with problems. I blamed myself being a beginner and some were me but I learned things like plants with skimpy roots. Thank you for your advice!
That’s tough for sure. Hope you find a decent one
Lots of great tips in this video, thank you! I'm tempted to put both of my monsteras into the same pot now, but it is November and there's not much daylight, they might not handle it well.
As for the calathea, that was the first houseplant I bought myself 😂 I had little experience before that. She's doing just fine though, it only took me a year and a half to notice her signals and figuring out what she needs haha. I've placed her on a tray with water and stones so she can get some more humidity in the winter. However she seems to love my bathroom the most even though it's very low light.
Thanks Amy. I think Calatheas like quite low light 👍. Repotting is fine in the winter. It will let the roots settle before spring comes
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks!
Lovely, I'll put my monstera together soon then. Went from a Pilea to a Calathea (Ornata) and then a Maranta, then a Ctenanthe. Now 3yrs later I have over 15 living calatheas 🥰
@@TopazGoold7 great stuff 👍
For humidity consistency loving plants, just put some plants into the bathroom, or right next to the shower. As long as you shower regularly, your plants will live in a simulated tropical (indigenous) environment.
Thanks
My bathroom doesnt have a window so this doesnt work for me ;)
thank you for sharing😊
Thanks for watching!
thx for this video, very helpful
Glad it helped!
Hahaha agree with everything but I actually got a calathea ornata as a complete beginner with absolute no idea how apparently fussy they were just because I liked the look of it. Thankfully, I live in a humid place and my area gets nonchlorinised water so the plant didn't cause any problems at all; sprouted two new leaves as soon as I brought it home.
Living the dream! 😁
@@SheffieldMadePlantstruly 😅
By often watch this chanell.i love indoor plants by collecting them
Thanks Waktu!
@@SheffieldMadePlants your welcome
plants need some sand added for the disolvable silica, it'll make their cell walls stronger and really help stop infestion parasites.
Great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
this is such a good video
Thank you
You are a gem 💎💎.. to baby plant parents
Thank you 😊
Thank you!!!
I have been using perlite for years on my houseplants.
It’s the best way!
@@SheffieldMadePlants yes
Such great tips!! For anyone making their own potting mix, I always use pumice instead of perlite bc it does the same job but it won’t irritate your lungs or float to the top when watering. Also, never use peat moss as it’s incredibly damaging to the environment to harvest
Thanks for sharing!!
Oh, so that's why I end up with perlite floating around! Thanks, and good environmental tip about peat moss - here in the U.S. we still haven't gotten the message and it shows up in everything. I learned about it years ago because I subscribe to BBC Gardener's World. It is expensive but worth it! Same gardening style as I have in the Pacific Northwest and I have been getting it for 35 years!
Thank you 😊 great info 👍again need information about the yucca cane some of the spikes are turning brown
Thanks! Is the soil too wet?
I’d love a colony of Jumping spiders like the individual you showed.
It’s is stuff I already know about. But I didn’t know it five years ago for sure. 😝
Great video
Thanks Laura!
i did once buy a tree philedendron on a whim, to find out it had trips, but only when many of houseplants got infected, with 2-3 total casualties.
I took 3 months to deal with
Oh what a nightmare!
I've got a good woo-woo plant tip that gave me astounding results. You've got to try it to believe it.
I have crystals and read that you can recharge them in your potted plants, not just in moonlight. I had a raw quartz crystal and put it on the surface of a newly potted rubber tree closest to the window. It was amidst other plants so I summarily forgot about the crystal. I watered the plant in a crack between foliage where the watering can spout could squeeze in. There was a large rubber tree next to it, so I did not notice until clearing and cleaning off the table, that this small rubber tree cutting looked like something from out of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale! The two stems were stout and it was as tall as the mature plant next to it!
Poking around, trying to figure out what happened here, I spotted the crystal! Then, I moved it to a plant that was struggling, not thriving and it did a turnaround! Now I try to put a clear quartz crystal on the soil of any plant I want to burgeon and grow. Try it. See if you turn out to be as amazed as I am.
Interesting idea. Do you know why it works?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Not a clue. That's why I called it woo-woo. 😄 If I had to venture a guess, I'd say there is some vibrational aspect to it. I cannot argue with the dramatic results! I would be interested if you did an experiment yourself and share with me your findings. I'd like to know if it is for real or a fluke.
Plant star of CZcams. love your info , I've watched hundreds of plant videos none as good as your in depth care guides .(where plant is from ,what it likes ,and thinking about plant placement) .every home is different .I only bottom water now ,it's made my plants healthier this is better for people who over watered like me,I must add I like to see the plant growing in wild and there aren't many videos out there for many of my plants
Thanks Tooti 😁
I see these expensive plants in our backyard which is a little bit of a forest as we live in the countryside in the Philippines. Monsteras of all sorts, philodendrons and I always thought they were just weeds lol. I must say they are more beautiful to look at in the wild when they climb onto trees.
I bet it’s fantastic to see
@@SheffieldMadePlants Absolutely. Minus the mosquitos. They love those plants 😅
Very nice 👌
Thanks
Thank you.
You're welcome!
This happened to me only it was mealy bugs, and that destroyed thousands of dollars 💵 in my plant collection.
That’s when I found out about mealy bugs and how the infestation can ruin a whole house collection.
Nearly a year later and I’m just now getting control of the infestation with a home made DIY solution after spending over $150 on $10 solutions at the local store I finally found something that works. Thanks to the doing some research.
Now when I buy plants I inspect them CAREFULLY and isolate them for a few weeks when I take them home.
Oh my gosh what a nightmare! What was the remedy?
@@SheffieldMadePlants
1.5 L water 💦
1 Tbsp Neem Oil
1/2 Teaspoon dawn dish washing liquid
1/2 teaspoon peppermint oil
The plants are thriving I use only once per fortnight, spray, leave on for about 30 minutes the rinse 🚿
@@ladyrenaethomasjames thanks
these are great tips thank you, Im learning so much! What is the best time of year to take cuttings to propagate as you've described? Since the sunlight at this time of year is so poor should I wait until the spring? I don't have grow lights, I don't think Id be able to afford to run them at the moment! thank you 🙂
You can do it in winter but will be much slower to root. Spring is best time 👍
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks v much, I'll give it a go In both.... I love an experiment 👌😆
Is there any plants sold without fungus gnats anymore? I'd never seen them but bout 10 15 years ago our lowes got a shipment of cactus and with the late evening sun shining thru the door I noticed a swarm of them. From there I noticed my indoor jungle was infested and had never seen them before in my house. But if you take every plant remove as much soil as possible new or ones you have mix the new soil with mosquitoe bits in the soil 10-15% ratio it'll take care of it. It did for me anyway and I really was plagued every widow sill would be covered in dead ones. Now I rarely see a gnat of any kind. Also don't leave things with moisture or water like dirty dishes, dish rags, etc around if possible. Which should be a given but lol
I've heard lots of good things about that. I'm experimenting with tanlin drops. Gnats are everywhere 😢
Compost for soil, it will give off heat and may damage the roots
Nah not a small amount. Only big piles of it are hot
Regarding consistent humidity, what about placing your pot on a tray filled with pebbles and water? I have my humidity-loving plants in the bathroom between the shower and the window, but elsewhere in the house I have to stick with low-humidity plants, because the air is so dry, especially in the winter.
I’ve tried trays of pebbles and honestly it doesn’t do much. I just keep my plants away from open windows and doors now and not worry too much about high humidity
Just buy an air humidifier...It just mists the air with water to increase humidity, its not an Air purifier that can cost serious money and needs filters.. U can find good ones for like 20$ and it saves u so much headache in the long run...
I never will but a calathea anymore! And Ferns too
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I grow ferns in pots I’m having great success with adding chopped up banana peel. They grew healthy, and so much taller in a matter of weeks. 😊