@@prettypinkchic90prettypink35 Hi! This was purchased as a full sized plant (well, luckily it was gifted to me 🤗) - believe you cannot grow these from seeds as it's a Thai Constellation.
Lmao. That was funny 👍. Good sense of humour. We all make mistakes, just not everyone can handle them as good as You did haha. U r a cool guy, i like your videos. Thanks!
Bahaha, thanks Robert! You're WAY too kind... I was a little embarrassed that happened, but I do want to ensure people know that I don't paint myself as perfect or an 'expert' and that I know everything because I don't! Much appreciated for your comment and support and hope you are having a splendid week!
Just discovered your channel! I'm in FNQ & loving your videos. Especially of your Thai constellation. Would love to see a walk around of all your plants in the next video too! :D
Thankyou for watching Ellie! Appreciate your feedback and your comment! I'm a little too shy to do a houseplant tour as I've seen some really impressive collection videos in comparison 🤣 but maybe when I'm feeling more confident, but I really appreciate the suggestion! Have an amazing weekend and thanks again for watching 😊🌱
Hi Michael - really nice to hear from you! Really appreciate the feedback - I'm hoping here that you fulfil all your items on your wishlist (whether they be plants or other things 😊). The MTC is definitely my favourite and I really wish you can get one, one day too!!! 🙌
@@simpleplanty Thanks James. I appreciate the well wishes. I am a newbie to the plant game. I am going to hopefully get one next year. Taking a pause on expanding my collection to focus on the ones I have going into our Fall (US). If that one is your favorite which one in your collection do you like the least or regret buying?
@@The_Planted_Eye_1 no worries at all, it all comes with experience, especially with trial and error. I no way deem myself an expert either! That is fantastic - I advocate highly for that approach as I'm definitely more of a quality over quantity when it comes to my own personal collection (as I like to ensure that I give enough dedicated attention, as some have different care needs). My biggest regret is my calethea white fusion (or the great white confusion they sometimes call it 🤣). I still haven't nailed the care on it yet due to its intricate humidity needs but it also was destroyed by spider mites so this recovery is an extreme slow upwards battle that I've been fighting to more than half a year now ... I would also love to know what your favourite is and your regretted plant is!
@@simpleplanty The white fusion is a beautiful plant that I have been afraid to take on because of what I have heard about its care requirements . I have failed twice (going on 3) with the whitestar but am committed to making it work by any means necessary lol. As for my favorite its a toss up between Sansevieria Fernwood , the Calathea Rattlesnake and the Black Cardinal philodendron. As for the least favorite/one I regret. It wpuld be the Fiddleleaf Fig. Not as drawn to it as I originally was. Crazy thing is that it is the best growing one that I have aside from the Kimberly Ferns that I have.
@@The_Planted_Eye_1 and you definitely didn't hear wrong about the white fusion! One of the most fussy, finicky calathea's I have ever owned! The whitestar foliage is amazing - you got this! Out of your favourites list, I'm really liking the Black Cardinal Philodendron - something about glossy/dark leaves which attracts me! There was a massive hype of the Fiddle's that I never actually hopped on - and known to be a little hard for some, so I'm sure you'll get the whitestar care down pat in no time. Have you got a monstera deliciosa? I think they'll always have a special place in my heart due to it being one of the first plants I owned and how easy their care is.
Hahaha so funny your reaction when you see the sphagnum moss feel down😅😜Ooppss! Anyway really well explained I will try this one too😊 sorry I'm late again but it doesn't mean that I will not watch your update😉 I hope your well have a lovely week!Godbless
I'm glad you were entertained 🤣 was a little bit embarassed but thought it was good to share the 'real' process behind it! Thankyou for always watching my videos and hope you are taking care of yourself and not working too hard and late 😊🌱
@@simpleplanty that's good that you include that funny part of this video process really entertain me😜🤣✌ thank you and you too thank you for sharing this helpful video.. How is everything going on in Sydney?take care always and keepsafe!
@@missa6782 no worries, now you know if you ever air layer you must tie it tightly, okay! 😉 We are still in lockdown here in Sydney but I'm hoping the restrictions will ease in mid-October! Hopefully by then I will be able to do some of my promised videos on the nurseries and some national parks I wanted to show you here! How are you doing up there!
@@simpleplanty haha I will noted that one🙊 can you please share some tips how to make my monstera deliciosa produce new leaves? Mine didn't do anything I bought it 4 months ago I'm not sure what's happening😔 TIA. Everything is ok here in mackay thanks God I live in seaforth Qld 40mins drive to mackay so a bit far a way in town I live in the top of the hill so far away in my neighbours, have my peace and quiet and have my own privacy😊 I'm looking forward for that video can't wait to see the beautiful garden in Sydney😍
@@missa6782sounds amazing to have that peace, quiet and serenity amongst the chaos that general cities can bring! Glad you are enjoying it. 4 months with no growth does sound a little too long, however it has been winter so naturally it will slow down a bit. 2 tips I have for you here is double check your watering - do you have your monstera in a pot with drainage holes where you can water until the water drains all the way to the bottom? (Make sure you discard the excess of course) I'm only double checking this because a friend of mine wasn't watering her plant enough and it stopped producing leaves for quite awhile. The second tip is adding a bit of fertiliser with NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) - my favourite one is by the plantrunner which has a great ratio. Dilute this into your watering and your monstera may give you a surprise in the coming Spring months 😊 let me know how you go 🤞🤞🤞
No worries - those websites are actually right as it could be either. How often are you watering your plant and what are your temperature/environmental conditions? That way we can gauge.
@@simpleplanty great to hear! I'm keeping my eye on it! 😄 Also, I'm very curious how your airlayering went :) currently doing it with aerial roots in soil myself to minimize the risk of shock
@@eline95 no worries, keep your eyes peeled 😂 my air layering went really well, but honestly ‘too well’ - there were way too many aerial roots to manage after, that it was a little difficult to manage where to put them 🙊 good problem to have, I’d say! How is your Thai going?
Hi Stephanie! My Thai Constellation is doing fine - it has been getting much colder in Sydney (5 degrees Celcius) and I've noticed slower growth and my bottom most leaves are yellowing - but all part of the process. The sphagnum moss did encourage a lot more aerial root growth though and eventually another large leaf. I've now not bothered with any more air layering as it gets a little messy looking 😂 hope that helps!
Hi Sumit! You definitely can! You can cut it up and then put it in your preferred substrate after. Specifically for my MTC in this video, I won't be cutting it up just yet because I want it to grow larger before I start propagating/creating new plants :)
Can you show me some after photos of someone's plant that they did this to? I am desperately trying to make my monsteras have close together multiple nodes from each stem to achieve a full and bushy plan. Will this increase the number of leaves or just the size of them?
Hi Megan - I believe the internodal spacing on a Monstera will actually vary between types, whereby a Monstera Thai Constellation generally has very close nodes, and a Monstera Deliciosa/Borsigiana have them further apart. I would think the best you could to from a growth perspective, is ensuring it has adequate light, water, growing conditions, etc, so that way it isn't looking as 'leggy' and 'sparce'. Otherwise, what I have for my Deliciosa (and luckily, was purchased with two root systems already) is to replant a propogation into the same base, to achieve this look. Hopefully this makes sense and helps 😊🌱
Really enjoyed your video for starters. I was wondering, if I have real long aerial roots which I do on my monstera, would I not want to cut a lot of those off getting them closer to the plant itself before air layering?
Thanks for watching! I tend not to cut my aerial roots off and just tuck them back into the pot (but I've seen others cut their aerial roots and it not have negative impact such as stunted growth). I prefer leaving them, though 🙏
What is the benefits of air layering? I’ll it help grow bigger leaves? I thought people do that cause they want to prepare root before propagation so the cuttings will be stronger
Hi Maya! You're right, air layering is a great method of preparing your plant for propogation as the moss will promote root growth whilst still benefiting off the mother/main plant, so it could be chopped up later, if I wanted to propogate it. Just based on my personal experience, my pole full of sphagnum moss has helped my plant grow larger leaves, so in turn, I'm air layering to promote overall growth and in turn, helps growing larger leaves. You should give it a try!
@@mayac2266 are they 'coco coir' poles? They won't be the same because the roots will need to latch into sphagnum moss, whereas they won't be able to do that wild solid coco coir. If you send me a link, I can take a look!
@@simpleplanty another thing is my plants are small right now like 9-12 inch tall so I put in 4 inch pot. If I make my own moss pole it would have to be small and when I repot then I need bigger and taller pole. So I have to get the aerial roots out of the small pole and stick it into the big one? And would it damage aerial roots? Thanks so much for your answer 🙏🙏🙏
@@mayac2266 Hi Maya - currently if your plants are in a small 4 inch pot, better off waiting until they're ready to be repot into a larger one and fixing it to a moss pole then. As they outgrow the pole and get taller, usually you could either extend the pole by adding more length to the top with more moss or cutting the pole and replanting it as a propogation to avoid tedious pulling out of aerial roots. Hope that helps
Hi Ammar! Roots growing out of my aerial roots - hard to keep the moss moist, but I try to spray some water into the cling wrap openings, when I can. But it has definitely grown a lot more roots from the main aerial - so highly advocated. You should try it!!!!!!
@@AmmarRosli no worries, I wish I could easily show you a photo, but I definitely could chop my MTC up right now with all the roots that it has grown from the moss (but I don't want to cut mine just yet 😂). You could start anytime it you're starting to see some aerial root growth!
Great video as always! Do you put any other rooting solutions into the moss later on or you just only top up with water? I have been putting root roids and we the wild support pellets
Hi Anna - as always, lovely hearing from you! I have in the past, added an extremely tiny amount of liquid NPK fertiliser when I wet the moss (and I mean extremely diluted, as I've seen bacteria/fungi fester inside) - you always have some fantastic ideas! I've not tried root roids before, but I just searched it up and they look great. Will definitely put it on my list of products that I need to to try! Thanks again :)
@@DeborahRose2885 you really should get one! I'm more inclined on growing it larger rather than selling pieces of it, but of course the thought has crossed my mind but I'm ok not to 🤣 do they have them in Colorado and approx how much?
Thankyou for watching, real appreciated ☺️ Where are you from? For variegata's in Australia, you could stalk rare plant Facebook groups, particular reputable sellers on Instagram and there will be some websites that I purchase off that will sometimes have them in stock (i.e. The Jungle Collective). Let me know if you need the names of those FB groups ☺️
@@mahyarmike6875 aw darn, wish I could've helped you more! It would be amazing if you could get a variegata - I'm actually on a waitlist to get a cutting and they are extremely expensive here. An established variegata from a reputable store is priced at 1,200 AUD and above these days. Hope you can get one and thankyou so much for your feedback ☺️
Have an amazing week everyone! As always, would love to hear from you :)
Where did you get the seeds from ?
@@prettypinkchic90prettypink35 Hi! This was purchased as a full sized plant (well, luckily it was gifted to me 🤗) - believe you cannot grow these from seeds as it's a Thai Constellation.
I appreciate that! Glad I asked before I bought “seeds” ha! I’m a new plant mom so still learning thank you !!
@@prettypinkchic90prettypink35 no worries, stay safe and don't get scammed!
@Vibe Consciously no worries, glad you enjoyed! Have a great weekend 😊🌱
So happy to find this video 🤩🤩.
Very good information.
No worries, am glad it helped. Thankyou for watching 😊🌱
I have two small Thai constellations. The markings were white but they are turning more yellow on the larger fenestrated leaves.
@@kimschannel5567 no worries, mine has done the exact same thing too as it has matured. Sounds perfectly normal!
Lmao. That was funny 👍. Good sense of humour. We all make mistakes, just not everyone can handle them as good as You did haha. U r a cool guy, i like your videos. Thanks!
Bahaha, thanks Robert! You're WAY too kind... I was a little embarrassed that happened, but I do want to ensure people know that I don't paint myself as perfect or an 'expert' and that I know everything because I don't! Much appreciated for your comment and support and hope you are having a splendid week!
Just discovered your channel! I'm in FNQ & loving your videos. Especially of your Thai constellation. Would love to see a walk around of all your plants in the next video too! :D
Thankyou for watching Ellie! Appreciate your feedback and your comment! I'm a little too shy to do a houseplant tour as I've seen some really impressive collection videos in comparison 🤣 but maybe when I'm feeling more confident, but I really appreciate the suggestion! Have an amazing weekend and thanks again for watching 😊🌱
@Michael Harris aw thankyou so much Michael! This was a great comment 😌 ok, I will definitely consider it one day ☺️🌱
I'm sorry I laughed so much when the little moss dumpling just dropped 🌚
Bahaha! I'm glad that entertained you 🤣 how embarassing! Thanks for watching! 🤗
Another great video and nice results on your MTC. It's beautiful. Definitely one on my wishlist.
Hi Michael - really nice to hear from you! Really appreciate the feedback - I'm hoping here that you fulfil all your items on your wishlist (whether they be plants or other things 😊). The MTC is definitely my favourite and I really wish you can get one, one day too!!! 🙌
@@simpleplanty Thanks James. I appreciate the well wishes. I am a newbie to the plant game. I am going to hopefully get one next year. Taking a pause on expanding my collection to focus on the ones I have going into our Fall (US). If that one is your favorite which one in your collection do you like the least or regret buying?
@@The_Planted_Eye_1 no worries at all, it all comes with experience, especially with trial and error. I no way deem myself an expert either! That is fantastic - I advocate highly for that approach as I'm definitely more of a quality over quantity when it comes to my own personal collection (as I like to ensure that I give enough dedicated attention, as some have different care needs). My biggest regret is my calethea white fusion (or the great white confusion they sometimes call it 🤣). I still haven't nailed the care on it yet due to its intricate humidity needs but it also was destroyed by spider mites so this recovery is an extreme slow upwards battle that I've been fighting to more than half a year now ... I would also love to know what your favourite is and your regretted plant is!
@@simpleplanty The white fusion is a beautiful plant that I have been afraid to take on because of what I have heard about its care requirements . I have failed twice (going on 3) with the whitestar but am committed to making it work by any means necessary lol. As for my favorite its a toss up between Sansevieria Fernwood , the Calathea Rattlesnake and the Black Cardinal philodendron. As for the least favorite/one I regret. It wpuld be the Fiddleleaf Fig. Not as drawn to it as I originally was. Crazy thing is that it is the best growing one that I have aside from the Kimberly Ferns that I have.
@@The_Planted_Eye_1 and you definitely didn't hear wrong about the white fusion! One of the most fussy, finicky calathea's I have ever owned! The whitestar foliage is amazing - you got this! Out of your favourites list, I'm really liking the Black Cardinal Philodendron - something about glossy/dark leaves which attracts me! There was a massive hype of the Fiddle's that I never actually hopped on - and known to be a little hard for some, so I'm sure you'll get the whitestar care down pat in no time. Have you got a monstera deliciosa? I think they'll always have a special place in my heart due to it being one of the first plants I owned and how easy their care is.
Wow it's looking amazing!!
Thankyou so much!!! Hopefully this trend continues onwards and upwards - hope you are doing amazing yourself 😊🌱 how are your plants going!?
Just found you and love all your videos!
🙊🙊🙊 thankyou so much for this comment, made my day 😊 lovely to e-meet you P W! 🌱
Hahaha so funny your reaction when you see the sphagnum moss feel down😅😜Ooppss! Anyway really well explained I will try this one too😊 sorry I'm late again but it doesn't mean that I will not watch your update😉 I hope your well have a lovely week!Godbless
I'm glad you were entertained 🤣 was a little bit embarassed but thought it was good to share the 'real' process behind it! Thankyou for always watching my videos and hope you are taking care of yourself and not working too hard and late 😊🌱
@@simpleplanty that's good that you include that funny part of this video process really entertain me😜🤣✌ thank you and you too thank you for sharing this helpful video.. How is everything going on in Sydney?take care always and keepsafe!
@@missa6782 no worries, now you know if you ever air layer you must tie it tightly, okay! 😉 We are still in lockdown here in Sydney but I'm hoping the restrictions will ease in mid-October! Hopefully by then I will be able to do some of my promised videos on the nurseries and some national parks I wanted to show you here! How are you doing up there!
@@simpleplanty haha I will noted that one🙊 can you please share some tips how to make my monstera deliciosa produce new leaves? Mine didn't do anything I bought it 4 months ago I'm not sure what's happening😔 TIA. Everything is ok here in mackay thanks God I live in seaforth Qld 40mins drive to mackay so a bit far a way in town I live in the top of the hill so far away in my neighbours, have my peace and quiet and have my own privacy😊 I'm looking forward for that video can't wait to see the beautiful garden in Sydney😍
@@missa6782sounds amazing to have that peace, quiet and serenity amongst the chaos that general cities can bring! Glad you are enjoying it. 4 months with no growth does sound a little too long, however it has been winter so naturally it will slow down a bit. 2 tips I have for you here is double check your watering - do you have your monstera in a pot with drainage holes where you can water until the water drains all the way to the bottom? (Make sure you discard the excess of course) I'm only double checking this because a friend of mine wasn't watering her plant enough and it stopped producing leaves for quite awhile. The second tip is adding a bit of fertiliser with NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) - my favourite one is by the plantrunner which has a great ratio. Dilute this into your watering and your monstera may give you a surprise in the coming Spring months 😊 let me know how you go 🤞🤞🤞
Can you offer advice as to why my
Monstera has brown spots on the leaves? Some websites say it’s under-watering, some say over-watering.
No worries - those websites are actually right as it could be either. How often are you watering your plant and what are your temperature/environmental conditions? That way we can gauge.
When you find a channel you really like and find out it hasn't produced vids in a year 😭😂 are you planning on uploading again at some point? :)
Aww shucks, thankyou! I’m coming back soon… watch this space ☺️ appreciate the support!
@@simpleplanty great to hear! I'm keeping my eye on it! 😄 Also, I'm very curious how your airlayering went :) currently doing it with aerial roots in soil myself to minimize the risk of shock
@@eline95 no worries, keep your eyes peeled 😂 my air layering went really well, but honestly ‘too well’ - there were way too many aerial roots to manage after, that it was a little difficult to manage where to put them 🙊 good problem to have, I’d say! How is your Thai going?
Hi am looking to see if you have any updates on your monstera
Hi Stephanie! My Thai Constellation is doing fine - it has been getting much colder in Sydney (5 degrees Celcius) and I've noticed slower growth and my bottom most leaves are yellowing - but all part of the process. The sphagnum moss did encourage a lot more aerial root growth though and eventually another large leaf. I've now not bothered with any more air layering as it gets a little messy looking 😂 hope that helps!
I live in Canada, Calgary Alberta and it's still cold at night time so I may not get to put my monstera outside until July .
@@stephaniewilliams8561 July is just around the corner! 😊🌱
Once roots come up in this method will you cut it and pot it in soil or water?
Hi Sumit! You definitely can! You can cut it up and then put it in your preferred substrate after. Specifically for my MTC in this video, I won't be cutting it up just yet because I want it to grow larger before I start propagating/creating new plants :)
Can you show me some after photos of someone's plant that they did this to? I am desperately trying to make my monsteras have close together multiple nodes from each stem to achieve a full and bushy plan. Will this increase the number of leaves or just the size of them?
Hi Megan - I believe the internodal spacing on a Monstera will actually vary between types, whereby a Monstera Thai Constellation generally has very close nodes, and a Monstera Deliciosa/Borsigiana have them further apart. I would think the best you could to from a growth perspective, is ensuring it has adequate light, water, growing conditions, etc, so that way it isn't looking as 'leggy' and 'sparce'. Otherwise, what I have for my Deliciosa (and luckily, was purchased with two root systems already) is to replant a propogation into the same base, to achieve this look. Hopefully this makes sense and helps 😊🌱
Really enjoyed your video for starters. I was wondering, if I have real long aerial roots which I do on my monstera, would I not want to cut a lot of those off getting them closer to the plant itself before air layering?
Thanks for watching! I tend not to cut my aerial roots off and just tuck them back into the pot (but I've seen others cut their aerial roots and it not have negative impact such as stunted growth). I prefer leaving them, though 🙏
What is the benefits of air layering? I’ll it help grow bigger leaves? I thought people do that cause they want to prepare root before propagation so the cuttings will be stronger
Hi Maya! You're right, air layering is a great method of preparing your plant for propogation as the moss will promote root growth whilst still benefiting off the mother/main plant, so it could be chopped up later, if I wanted to propogate it. Just based on my personal experience, my pole full of sphagnum moss has helped my plant grow larger leaves, so in turn, I'm air layering to promote overall growth and in turn, helps growing larger leaves. You should give it a try!
What about coco pole they sell on Amazon. Are those pole good too? Just too lazy to make my own 😂
@@mayac2266 are they 'coco coir' poles? They won't be the same because the roots will need to latch into sphagnum moss, whereas they won't be able to do that wild solid coco coir. If you send me a link, I can take a look!
@@simpleplanty another thing is my plants are small right now like 9-12 inch tall so I put in 4 inch pot. If I make my own moss pole it would have to be small and when I repot then I need bigger and taller pole. So I have to get the aerial roots out of the small pole and stick it into the big one? And would it damage aerial roots? Thanks so much for your answer 🙏🙏🙏
@@mayac2266 Hi Maya - currently if your plants are in a small 4 inch pot, better off waiting until they're ready to be repot into a larger one and fixing it to a moss pole then. As they outgrow the pole and get taller, usually you could either extend the pole by adding more length to the top with more moss or cutting the pole and replanting it as a propogation to avoid tedious pulling out of aerial roots. Hope that helps
Hi ! My aerial roots are long. Do I cover the entire root?
I try to cover as much as I can! It would be beneficial if you could 😊🌱
Hey James! Any update on your air layering?
Hi Ammar! Roots growing out of my aerial roots - hard to keep the moss moist, but I try to spray some water into the cling wrap openings, when I can. But it has definitely grown a lot more roots from the main aerial - so highly advocated. You should try it!!!!!!
@@simpleplanty Oh that's awesome. Will definitely try it once my MTC has grown more leaves. I want to have more MTC plants! 😄
@@AmmarRosli no worries, I wish I could easily show you a photo, but I definitely could chop my MTC up right now with all the roots that it has grown from the moss (but I don't want to cut mine just yet 😂). You could start anytime it you're starting to see some aerial root growth!
Funny 😁
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Great video as always! Do you put any other rooting solutions into the moss later on or you just only top up with water? I have been putting root roids and we the wild support pellets
Hi Anna - as always, lovely hearing from you! I have in the past, added an extremely tiny amount of liquid NPK fertiliser when I wet the moss (and I mean extremely diluted, as I've seen bacteria/fungi fester inside) - you always have some fantastic ideas! I've not tried root roids before, but I just searched it up and they look great. Will definitely put it on my list of products that I need to to try! Thanks again :)
@@simpleplanty Always happy to watch your great videos and have a chat! :)
@@annak5792 Thanks Anna - also, did you get the Tanlin drops? Hope they've arrived by now :)
@@simpleplanty Yea I did! sorry forgot to let you know! thank you again! and the note you wrote was so nice!
@@annak5792 oh no worries, just wanted to make sure they arrived safely. Thankyou again for watching and have a splendid rest of week! 🌱
Beautiful plant😍 where did you get this plant????
Hi Ms Gazelle! I had this gifted to me for my birthday which was purchased from Flower Power in Australia 😊 Where are you based? You should get one!
@@simpleplanty i would love love love to have one I'm in Colorado. Have you thought about selling out pieces from your plant great extra money😊
@@DeborahRose2885 you really should get one! I'm more inclined on growing it larger rather than selling pieces of it, but of course the thought has crossed my mind but I'm ok not to 🤣 do they have them in Colorado and approx how much?
They have them on Esty for i think 300.00 for a piece😳
@@DeborahRose2885 that's the usual price these days - in AU they can go for double / triple that!
Great job! Do you have any idea where to find a variegata for sale?
Thankyou for watching, real appreciated ☺️ Where are you from? For variegata's in Australia, you could stalk rare plant Facebook groups, particular reputable sellers on Instagram and there will be some websites that I purchase off that will sometimes have them in stock (i.e. The Jungle Collective). Let me know if you need the names of those FB groups ☺️
@@simpleplanty Thank you. I love your videos actually. I live in the north America. Thanks anyway.
@@mahyarmike6875 aw darn, wish I could've helped you more! It would be amazing if you could get a variegata - I'm actually on a waitlist to get a cutting and they are extremely expensive here. An established variegata from a reputable store is priced at 1,200 AUD and above these days. Hope you can get one and thankyou so much for your feedback ☺️