✸ diary of a chaotic plant person ✸ episode 001 (flat mite updates, testing out a light meter!)
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HI I MISSED YOUUUU 💖💖💖 is anyone else feeling the chaotic plant vibes or is it just me? 😂 'tis the season I guess!
Absolutely feeling those vibes. Plus I just got a job at a greenhouse so I have even less time for my plants in and outdoors. PLUS PLUS the greenhouse just highlights how behind I actually am haha
I just got into house plants again and have a small collection of about 2 dozen plants, and now I realized I am going to move in a few months 😅 idk what to do I have at least 2 plants i am not willing to part with 😂
I highly recommend @AlohaPlantLife video on beneficials and on pesticides! she has a BRILLIANT and comprehensive spider mite video as well.
@user-kr911 I also just started working at my local greenhouse again. Which keeps me from doing anything with my plants until the weekend. Lack of energy on my part. Not to mention the inevitable risk of bringing home pests.
Yes for sure, im moustly after in getting the seeds for the out door going but. Also i hardly feel the spring comming, somedays is nicer but im still waiting for the sun to kick in and get me of my but! Love your content and espeacially the timelaps with nice music plying lol. its easy doing plantchores along with you :)
I’m cooking dinner right now..but I have to let you know.. I’m 54 years old and have been following you for three years (since I started my plant journey) you have taught me SO MUCH! I also follow your vlog.. I knew when you hadn’t posted for over a week that something was going on.. I’m happy you posted..I love your honesty Fern..I watch you on my TV while I do plant chores..house chores and it’s to the point that when my children that are within your age group come visit me..they look at the TV and say..awww Fern is on..she’s so cute! Lol Head up! ❤
Hahahaha I love this. I’m 53 and do the same thing. Then I remember that I need to “like” her videos so I open my phone, like it and go back to watching on my television. My 14 year old son sees her and says: Hi Fern🤣🤭
@@lalama637 I don’t think she truly comprehends her demographic outreach…she’s like watching one of my TV shows I faithfully watch..Lol
@jodieagle4178 and @lalama637... awesome for sure. I'm a 65-year-old black female who is a fan-lady🤗. Fern is definitely down to earth and I appreciate her transparency sharing successes, failures, and all things in-between as she take us on her plant journey. #fernssquadlovingplants🪴
This is such a kind comment, thank you very much for watching and supporting over the years 💚🌿
Oh my gosh hahah love this! Thank you 🥺
Girl, of course you're allowed to feel overwhelmed. You're human, don't allow anyone to make you feel like you need to be grateful 100% of the time because you have a job that they believe is easy. You still work hard. Keep it up.
Second this!
Could you make a video on your microscope! And show us what the flat mites look like up close and your process with inspecting the plants?
Hi Fern!!! For watering: I bring a bucket with a grate (I use a cookie drying rack on top of the bucket) around to different plant sections and water my plants over the bucket, so pretty much watering in place but I have to pick up every plant to put it over the bucket so I can still check on them for pests, etc too! I also use the leftover water in the bucket to water my outdoor garden in the summer so it doesn’t go to waste.
Hi Fern! Happy you are back ☺️🌱. Some tips on using the Dr Meter light meter, try not to block light with other objects or yourself while measuring, also, point the center of the sensor to the light source. When you measured the last light reading on your monkey tail cactus (850) and it was out of range and you adjusted settings to 10x the number of foot candles became 8,500 FT, which is fantastic, it is replicating full sun, direct sunlight ☀️. I have the same meter and love it. I’ve learned so much about the effect of light on my plants 🌱
Thank you for sharing ☺️🙌
Before I only showered my ~100 plants. It took a lot of time and I felt overwhelmed even thinking about watering. As an adhder it's black or white, not any shades of grey, soooo most of the times I let my plants dry waaay too much, because I didn't have energy to shower them. 🤦 It wasn't the showering part. It was the carrying them many times back and forth. When I "allowed" myself to water them in place, it helped me and my plants so much. My plants have grown a lot, not so much dying plants and I feel like I can manage that.
I also have anxiety, so I know how it feels.❤ I've always admired your collection, but thought that it's lot to handle. I've done a lot of downsizing (and upsizing in other plants) and it fits for me and my way of life.
Just heard you ask for tips for watering and it made me think of Becca De La Plants' channel because she uses a bucket with a mesh top to water (water plants on the mesh, drainage goes into bucket) so you dont have to take plants all the way to the sink... but now you may have to empty a heavy bucket, lol
Oh yes!! I know what you’re talking about. That could be helpful. Thanks for the reminder 😃
This is basically what I do- wide bucket with a roll up dish drying rack on top and dump the water at the end. For space concerns, you can use a collapsible bucket, and the dish rack rolls up small. So easy.
Ok SO I now do the bucket method, and it changed my whole life. I just get my 5 gallon Canadian tire bucket, I fill it halfway (cause I'm weak), throw my fertilizer in, and I go around and water with a red solo cup. No more filling your watering can, and adding your fertilizer every time.
Experience with the pump sprayer- it takes forever, because its a sprayer, and even the ones that have a stream adapter... it's still so slow!
Go get a $10 bucket! Done and done! ❤
Thats an excellent idea because the little watering can ain’t cutting it. Meanwhile, soaking the plants in the same container cross contaminates. Thx for the bucket idea.
getting rid of plants is definitely a good way to feel excited about our collection again. I only have 20 plants and I constantly list the ones I don’t want on FB marketplace. This way I make room for new plants and get excited all over again. :)
time saving hack is using hydro as much as possible honestly :D it means just topping up the water and not having to worry about it for a much longer time, overall reducing watering time. i have most of mine in hydro or semihydro in pon, which works great for anthurium and alocasia, so that is somethign you could consider! love the videos as always, lovely collection :3
My goodness ol’ wilbur is heart stopping gorgeous😍
Thank you 🥹 so glad he’s bouncing back! 🩶
Definitely water in place! I‘ve got about 100 plants and I have always watered them in place. I could never manage if I had to carry all of them to the sink! And they‘re totally healthy. You can use deeper dishes or saucers to catch excess water. Saves lots of time for sure! 😊
Yay! Look who's back! Back again! 😂💚
Def feeling the *in over my head* pattern too!
So glad to be backkkk haha I miss y’all so much when I take a break! And I’m glad I’m not the only one lol 😅
Your Monday upload makes my commute to work bearable, I get to have 30min to myself with a lovely video and a good coffee❤ you're awesome ❤🪴
Missed you Fern. Your health comes first..
I’ve been trying things to make it easier for myself due to health issues.😢
I’m trying to put some plants on the wick system,using tall cache pots so there’s enough room at the bottom as a reservoir and putting wicks into the plant pot,hopefully I won’t have to water as often.Hope you can find a way to reduce your workload. 💚🪴🌿
I have 3 gallon sprayers that I use and it's been life changing in how long it takes to water. I do still take my hanging plants to the sink but I love my sprayers.
Not gonna lie I have been stalking your youtube because I have been waiting for you to upload 😂 Could listen to you talk about plants for hours!
Me too!!!😂
i feel like the bucket with the grate thing that Becca DeLa Plants uses would be helpful in terms of full drenching your plants somewhat-in-place. i’m thinking drenching your plant using the bucket thing to catch the water, and while it drip dries you can inspect the next.
Tfs Fern, and please take breaks when necessary we understand 😊
Hiiii ❤ Happy to see you back! 🥰
Chaos Season has arrived 😩🥲 sending pest-free vibes to all of us 🙌🏻
Aww I’m very happy to be back 😃 and yes - fingers crossed for a low pest growing season hehe
Pests are the most overwhelming for me too. I just recently had a huge thrip infestation and it stressed me out SO bad. I ended up finding someone who had systemics from the States that I could buy. It was the only way out for me. Now I only occasionally find a single thrip and for the most part I can just enjoy watering my plants again. I’d like to do more watering in place too but would need more cache pots or large saucers. Currently I use 2 dollarama kitty litter pans - one to water in (and allow to soak from the bottom for a bit), then the other with a cooling rack on top to let them drip. This way I can cycle through watering a pan of plants throughout the day whenever I get a minute (our well water is awful so I use RO water in a big watering can with fertilizer almost every time).
It's so nice to see you back! You're not alone struggling a little bit 🌿💚
thank you 🥺💚
Just by the sound of your voice of having to clean shelves/cabinets, treat for pests & water so many plants is one reason I have no desire to have 100's of plants in my collection. I have just enough in my collection in my house that I can manage regularly & make my life easy. Always enjoy your videos & tips.
yesss, definitely don't go overboard like me lol 😂
@@wildfern You so funny too btw. Continued success. 😊
I’m overwhelmed too, we’re moving in a month so I’m not able to keep up with my plant care 😢, BUT! The WINDOWS at the new place!! I see sun stressing in my future and less grow lights! Plus the outdoor space I’m excited to play in the dirt! But will it be soon enough to plant bulbs by the time we get there etc
I water in place 1/2 the time then once a month bring them to the sink/shower. Works well for me. Dunno if it helps or not, but I started putting diatomaceous earth in my soil for repotting, fresh start and all that. It takes me 2.5 days to pest spray all my collection and 2 bathtubs
Where’s that tshirt from!?
Sunblaster lights are supposed to be stronger, I may try them next time
Hiya Fern, just thinking about watering plants etc......we need to make sure that we dont have too much moisture indoors as I've found black mold under my drip plates, and soil can have mold spores in it.
I've had bad hayfever this season, and it got me thinking about other air conditions.
So, keep aware, if you start to have sinus problems etc.
I still water with a watering can and try to limit stagnant water in their plastic trays.
Take care, Jo.😊
Im reducing my plants soon....even though it's going to be hard.
Syngoniums were the first to go and my hoya rope.
This was a very informative video. Flat mites are so tiny and easily missed until the leaves on your plant look mottled. I'm wondering if my Calathea - Leopardina, had them. The leaves started looking discoloured. All I did was hard spray the front and back of every leaf with water, on many occasions. New growth looks so healthy now. Love the light meter reader. Would be interesting to know what each plants light requirement is.
I carry around a dishwash tub to water my plants. I just put a couple of plants in the tub, water them through and then put them back. Then you don’t have to carry around your plants so much but can still have a closeup look
That's what I like about those big sprayers. They have an adjustable nozel and you can bring your plants to the tub and really hose them off. The pressure could knock off flat mites. Mine was about 40$ at canadian tire.
Yeah exactly! I’ll have to look into those 👀
You can also add some of your pest products and really get in the crevices where thrips hang out. If you're treating for thrips, they're most often more active at night. Bring them to the bathtub, give them a good rinse, leave them overnight and put them back the next day. Repeat until all your plants are sprayed down.
I also had to find a more efficient way to water my hundreds of house plants and I did! I bought plastic trays that had grids on top so when I water, the water fills the trays and then evaporates to bring humidity to my plants. It is a win win and has made my life and my plants’ lives so much better.
Happy to have you back. I missed you too🎉😊🎉
Yay! Thank you so much :)
Literally today I was outside prepping the back yard and thinking here we go... lol last summer all I did was water plants indoor and outdoor everyday!!! I was like why do I do this. But I love plants just not the constant attention they need. I installed drip irrigation and life saver. Saves so much time. In BC we get super hot summers so they came on 3 times a day for a Couple minutes when it was really hot. I only have a 165 plants indoors but so far haven't been successful with planting my veggies from seeds. Trying again now. I get it. It's so much work. It's a tricky line between fun and a full time job.
Not surprised about the Barrinas. I've been saying for years that they're wayyy overhyped for how little light the actually put out. I got rid of mine in 2022 and replaced them for standard 6500k garage strip LEDs and my plants have been SO happy that I did lol. I lost so many plants to the Barrinas because the light they put out was just incredibly inadequate.
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Happy to have you back Fern, I swear we both go thru our struggles at the same time lol. Its so nice to put on your vids while I do my own plant chores because you always produce such relaxing, motivating content!! 🌻🐞🌿🌿
That's how I've felt about Mother lights - they're so overhyped, super expensive and per my light meter and PAR meter, they're the weakest lights I have. At least the barrinas are cheap; Mother has no excuse.
Now, when everything started growing like crazy, plus pests, I think you are not the only one feeling a bit overwhelmed ☺️ btw you are glowing! 🤩
I totally understand the overwhelm. I have a fraction of your collection but the combo of caring for the indoor stuff while prepping for the outdoor garden is a lot! Something that worked really well for me last year with pests (thrip larvae) was taking a little makeup fan brush and brushing diatomaceous earth on the underside of the leaves. It’s tedious but it completely eradicated them for me.
Would HIGHLY recommend a DIY Drip System for your outside garden! I did mine all by myself and have a timer on it so it’s perfect and saves me so much time in the summer!
yesss! I will definitely need that. my boyfriends plumber friend said he would help us set it up and I was like thank god lollll
Hey Fern,
I have not bin feeling great the past month and you videos allways gave me a little spark everytime. Thank you that i can be a Part of this Community and passion. Lots of love. Leonardo
When I moved more of my plants in front of my western window they just took off growing, they are so happy. You can’t beat sunlight but also good grow lights.
Ooo yes! West windows are awesome 🌞 love the golden hour/sunset vibes
highly recommend watering at least some plants in place to save time! I definitely prefer taking plants to the sink like you but recently I've started watering the really big plants and really small plants (less than 2") where they are since feel like they are the most annoying to move and it's alot easier. Do you use watering globes for moss poles? that might help too
I think the lux meter is so interesting gadget! I'd understand more of the light intensity levels if you also showed the units in other units than foot candles, because this is the first time I hear of that unit! I always buy lights by their lumen (lm) values and aim for buying over 1000 lm lights that I purpose for growing indoor plants or seedlings for future summer season. I have found awesome cheap lights that are meant for outside lighting that are really bright for indoor gardening... Many of the actual plant lights are expensive if they are high quality, or if they are cheap they will break within a year with daily 12 hour use! If a lamp is meant for outside use I believe it just has to have some extra protection against moisture compared to indoor lights...which I assume is great since bumping up room humidity is moisture.
Fern im so overwhelmed right now too 🙈 why is there always so much stuff to do?? It's like PARALYZING to get started 😬 *Anyways lol sorry for ranting. Its good to see you and all your beautiful plants 🫶🏼🪩✨️
I did the same thing when I got my light meter lol, once you test one plant you have to test them all!
Yes hahaha it’s so fun 👀
Hi Fern! Love the videos keep them coming. I hope you can go back and see that there was scale on your beautiful Hoya compacta 😢 I know your treating just wanted you to see. Hope you win the battle of spring pest season 😅
Very relaxing video despite it being about pest treatment. It's bucketing rain here atm so it was a nice chilled video to watch on a depressing day 🫶
I recently started switching my plants to lechuza pon in semihydro with big reservoirs. I have only a few plants in pon so far, but it seems to be working well, the plants in pon seem to only need water like once a month!
I used to use the sprayer to water my plants. Took the tip off so it came out a little faster. Works great but need cover pots for every plant. I also leave small amount of water in the bottom of cover pot so I don't have to water twice a week. The sprayer got too heavy for me after c5 c6 cervical surgery so I use a watering can with narrow spout. I mix my fertilizer in large jugs (use pump bottle) couple of pumps and ready to go. I did calculate how much was in a pump. Not exact but saves a LOT of time. Good luck with those darn pesky pests😢
South windows are the best for plants!! I only have one south window 🙁.
Just getting started but I have a 2gallon pressure sprayer and that thing is a lifesaver when I'm in a slump. I don't grow in no drainage but everything has cache pots so in the times I'm just not feeling it, I walk around and just give em all a little spray. They're not getting all they need at this time but it makes me feel a little better for not "neglecting them fully". Highly recommend. I just got a cheap one from princess auto!
You could also try a little watering station! I have a rolly cart that I have a square bin on top with a cooling rack (for baking). Save all my OJ jugs and fill those and leave in my plant room so then there's always water and always somewhere for them to drain!
I bought a pressure sprayer last week and it would be a really good solution for you, not only for watering but also for mass spraying plants against pests. It's a really handy thing to have, I think it will make your job with plants a lot easier!
Yes so true! I need to look into getting one 👀
I also felt the « chaotic planty vibe » lately 😩 spring is always a freaking marathon for plant parents !! It’s ok to feel overwhelmed, we still love your videos 🌸❤️
I saw someone get one of those 5 gallon jugs of water, they put in all their ferts and mixins ahead of time and get one of those rechargeable dispensers you put on the opening, refill their watering can with it, as needed and use that to water in place. I might do that, once I make some room. 😂
That’s what I do. It’s literally the best thing I have ever ever ever ever done
I agree. Sansai lights are very strong. I use them mostly for hoyas and they love it.
Ok now I know not to go overboard with collecting plants. I’ll stay out with water I have. Thank you all. I am loving 😊this journey.
I pour water into an aluminum tub and set my plants in it and just let them soak it up. They can soak up while I do something else like take the hanging plants to the sink
Hi fern! Sorry to hear about the flat mites. I’m scared to look through a loop tbh. lol. I’ve been seeing so many videos on flat mites. Makes me scared! I wish you well. Been planting like crazy here in FL. Shooting for a nice garden this year. Will be the first time for me. Happy growing! 💚
I keep my gallon pump sprayer on the top of my 3 tier utility cart. And roll it around the room to water.
I also have suspicions of flat mites and did see some thrips. So I hit my whole grow tent with sulfur and let it sit on the leave for several days. Then I spent 2 days taking each plant out and wiped leaves, stems and petioles with my essentria pro insecticide mix. So far so good. 🤞
I'm very excited for this series!! I think my collection is just now getting to the point of not being too overwhelming from a bit of a burnout 😂😅
I take a big low bin, like you might store something in and bring it in one room near all my plants. I always have four or so old milk jugs filled with water/ fertilizer. I sit on my chair, at the coffee table or dinning room table and bring plants in that room to my makeshift watering area. I water each plant, looking it over and all the extra water flows into the big bin. I don’t reuse the water from the bin, I’m afraid of cross contamination. My alocasias do get brought to the kitchen sink for a hose down every week. Once a month I do bring each plant to the kitchen sink for a hose down.
Love love love your videos 🤍 I would love to see a plant declutter video if and when you decide to downsize :) best of luck starting your seeds for your garden!
Ooo that plant meter looks cool!! ❤️ Nice to see you lovely 🥰🌱
I understand as I would feel the same pressure if my plant collection was that large. I only have ~60 plants and my regular chores take me 2-3 hours a week. Throw in pest treatment, propagations, potting up and everything else in between and I’m feeling concerned about keeping up with my collection too. I think beneficial mites is a great idea. I was thinking the same for me as well but it’s mostly due to the flashbacks of pests from 2023! It was a doozy and I would love if it didn’t have to be repeated!!
I use a wash bucket when watering🤭 10 liters, mixing my fertrilizer in it and everything, and then I use a cup or whatever I find to water with😁
I water with jugs in place. About 5 jugs to 80 plants. Ro water system under the sink.
Dishes done!!! Love hanging out with your videos!!!🫶🏼
Ahhh!! I finally got to the book store yesterday and picked up 9 books📚📚📚 im gonna put them in my bookcase while i watch your new video!!🥰 ..then time for a late dinner…
9 books !!! You go girl !!!
Oh myyyy!! That sounds like a dream haul! How exciting 🥰📖
I put the heavy duty water catchers under each pot. I water in place. I fill up a bunch of big drugs with whatever needs to be in them. Nutrient wise I water until it goes in to them. The water catchers that is and if it starts to get to fall. I have a catch bucket that I can let it. Overflow into in place there's a lot less walking back-and-forth. All that walking is very exhausting and takes hours when you can do your whole collection even with hundreds of plants and more like 30 minutes.. If you want to do more work than that you can. But all that walking back-and-forth is also quite messy. You always drip stuff, there's always a mess in the kitchen. There's always plants that you leave in there to keep screening in a noise everyone else.. Every time I leave pots in the kitchen I get complaints from family members. When I started watering and place. Nobody ever complains about the plants anymore only says good things. Even if you do it in your bathroom it's still bothers 'people... If you live alone, I also spray all my plants down top to bottom every other month or so with a preventative. I have never had an outbreak since I started doing this.. I used to have the type of flooring luxury vinyl. Where I could just spray in place and let it drip onto the floor and then mop it up after right now. I have carpenti which makes really hard. So I have to put everything out in a towel. And I can only do it every other month. I used to do it every month. Then do it again sometimes in the middle of the month... I only did that when the seasons were changing. Though as pests are a bigger worry than. Doing that I never have had an outbreak in years. I have an actually had any noticeable Pests. I make my own mix with 3/4 water. A couple cap folds or a couple squirts of alcohol. If I'm going to use call bottle. I will put peroxide in it a few pumps of a natural soap. Three or four and fifteen to twenty drops of essential oil that deters bugs. It works amazing it also kicks the butt a fungus it prevents just about everything. Somehow I've gotten along with not Spring very often., Due to the carpet. I can't even imagine how much money it would cost if I didn't make my own spray. Because with a big collection, use a whole bottle if not two every time you spray down.. It costs pennies on the dollars to make your own spray and mice. Race have always been way more effective than the professionals. I did a lot of research to come up with that mix.
Hi Fern love your videos! ❤ HousePlant Journal has done a great article/table on houseplant light requirments which i find really useful
Flat mites took all the leaves from my philodendron verrucosum. She’s been a diva and of course is a favorite. Leaves are coming back but much smaller.
Pest are hard to deal with for sure. Time consuming and takes some of the joy away.
Keep looking up better days are coming.
We are heading into autumn in my country, and I FEEL THE OVERWHELM, there are leaves yellowing and I just need to declutter a lot of things, but its worth it, I love my little planty babes
Hola Fern! Missed your face!
I was looking on Amazon at the light meter, Im pretty sure it's the same one, and it says not suitable for reading LED lights..works best with only ordinary, maybe that effected your readings 🤷♀️
Edited to add, ive been feeling overwhelmed for a few weeks now, hoping I can get it together before the heat hits 😅
im LOVING the new tunes you have been adding in ☺️
I do use a sprayer and I love it, I bought it on Amazon, I have about 150 plants.
We missed you, welcome back! Hope you’re feeling better. You mentioned some leaf drop on your compacta - have you ever tried keiki paste to grow new leaves on naked stems? I’m intrigued to try it myself! Much love x
The light readings were fascinating! I’d be so tempted to take a reading for every plant 🤣 ☀️
right lol!! super interesting 👀
I can DEFINITELY relate to you! I am dealing with pests for the first time... Well other than fungus gnats. I've been collecting for 3 years now, so I feel so overwhelmed. I have around 100 houseplants and have recently found mealybugs and spider mites. I have been ordering plants online like crazy and not taking the time to treat them all. Ugh!
awww yeah it's so much work 🥺 hope you're able to get rid of them asap!
Holy smokes i need one of those light meters asap lol ive been putting off ordering one but seeing the difference in this video has me convinced ! glad to have you back Fern, hope you're feeling better 💚
I don’t have as many plants 🪴, my collection inside my house only it’s 188, plus the ones outside in the greenhouse that I have not count. My watering routine is daily. I do 2 or 3 plants a day and that makes it easy on me as I don’t feel like it’s overwhelming. It’s usually in the morning while I’m drinking my coffee
Random comment I’d love a philo painted lady vs autumn queen video. I just got both inspired by you! It’s wild to me that they have the same parentage!
I love Sun stressed plants. 🌞😎
this video is perfect timing, i just found thrips in one of my cabinets
Good vid. Thanks for sharing Fern!
On the light meter, I saw that you have the new book by Darryl Cheng - The New Plant Collector. His forte is how much light plants need and has a chart on this website for a variety of plants and how many footcandles they should be getting. You can compare that list to your measurements.
That is great to know!! Thank you :) I’ll have to check out his site.
Yes! I am too because I cannot stop buying them! I have not had any bugs yet and I hope I never do. Bugs freak me out.
Hi 😊 I just ordered some beneficial mites now that it’s not too cold anymore and they’re hard at work!! I had thrips on my compacta this winter and they did sooo much damage… I was able to save half of it but ugh it’s so sad.
yayyyyy happy monday!!!! i clicked off another video to watch this one lol also i’m obsessed with your bangs if you ever wanna show how you style them in a vlog video i would love that 🤭
i have a significantly lower collection than you do (around 60 plants i believe) and i’ve been in the overwhelm wagon for the past 2 months, it’s just great knowing that we’re not alone right? it’ll pass, i’m sure ❤
Awww you’re such an angel, thank you for being here 🥺 and thank you for the compliment, I could definitely show that in a vlog, but really all I do is run a flat iron through them haha.
60 is still a lot to take care of!! These plants sure be keeping us busy.
Have you thought about planting combo pots? I have lupus so that I don’t have 50 plants separately I plant 5 to 10 plants and one pot…. And that make watering days much much easier. It is a trial and air process because not everything can live together but the majority of the stuff that I plant in does very well. I have over 200 plants and water 2-3 times a week and most of the time it takes about 30-45 minutes. Just depends on the time of year. I have did this for many years. Just a thought ❤❤❤❤
Love the casual video. You should do more if that’s easier for you. Makes it feel personal. 😊
Glad to see you’re back. Missed seeing you!
Oh my goodness this is my life right now. My Hoya are obsessed with mealy bugs and my aroids have some kind of toxic relationship with thrips. They need therapy. Okay so I’m so overwhelmed that I need therapy. I’m trying to fight the good fight but, I have had a few that I just had to trash. I appreciate the idea of an all in one spray. 😬
Yes pest free days ahead. I can get down with that. Lol 😂
I missed seeing you post. I look forward to seeing one of your vlogs or plant videos weekly. I know that we get busy with life. Hope all is well.
Thank you 😊 I’m glad to be back!
The sprayer works really good for getting the moss poles wet but I find that when I was using it to water the plants I was under watering and water was getting all over my windows and furniture and that got annoying.
Fern sweetie go to the dollar store spend 3 or 4 dollars and buy a pump sprayer for your end all. It will save you hands and cut down you pest spraying time so much. I recently had a thrip out break on my 5 foot monstera. Spraying it every 4 days wouldn’t have been an option with a spray bottle, but with a pump sprayer , poof 6 treatments later ( yes overkill , but I hate thrips) bugs bye bye !
I just bought one today to spray my plants. $5
I downloaded a light meter app and walked around with it today. So, evidently Hoyas should be around 1000 foot candles. Most of my cheap Amazon lights were only putting out about 250 -400 max and that’s if you I put the meter like an inch away from it. So, I was shocked, but then again, not. It’s winter. I have a dark house anyway. I have been getting smaller and slower growth so it makes sense. Ugh, the truth really hurts though! My windowsill was also showing about 800 foot candles and it was raining today! I guess I need to figure out how to maximize my windowsill!
I tend to water in place for the most part. But I'm so afraid my adhd will strike and I'll forget about them or they'll get pests and they'll die so I've made it a point to have a space in each room where feel like the main character and sit in my spare time and groom the ones who need more attention. Keeping up with DUSTING leaves has almost eliminated my pest issues too! 10/10 recommend!
Have you tried the Castile soap, water, peroxide, and alcohol spray yet? It’s worked really well for spider mites. I’m not sure if it’s supposed to work for flat mites. I got the recipe from Aloha plant life.
Girl! I love your videos!
But honestly…I’ve been downsizing too-just giving these green pets away left n right cuz it’s overwhelming!!
**GET THEM GROW LIGHTS ON TIMERS!!! Saves sooo much time hassle all that jazz!**
Yessss overwhelming indeed. And I know hahah I need to get timers for the rest of them 🤣
You're not alone Fern, I'm also feeling very overwhelmed with my plants and i only have about 45. Pests have been awful the last few weeks, Mielie's and scale have taken over already 😱 I'm not good with pests, they send me into panic mode 😂 💖 Ps. Missed your video's!
Have you seen the lady who takes an outside hose and waters her entire collection in no time? I think a sprayer may help you out. It helps me but the darn things always break since they are so cheaply made. I end up filling gallon bottles and adding fertilizers to those.
Hi Fern 💫 I too am looking into getting a light meter and may try that one you have. I know my poor plants get no natural light and only rely on grow lights. Thankfully they are thriving and blooming and my anthuriums are giving me berries but curiosity is killing this cat 🐱
Also, what song is that playing around the 14:00 mark of the video? It’s a beautiful song and I would love to know.
Best of luck on your pest control and here’s to hoping they aren’t that bad this summer for all of us.
Enjoy the rest of your week.
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I’m curious if spraying the plants down with water then spraying them down with miticide is part of the problem. I wonder if the extra water is further diluting the solution? I’ve been treating for pests for the last few years and this is something that keeps me up at night 😅 Best of luck to you, Fern!
Hey Pretty girl! If you want to make watering easier and make at least half of your plants a lot happier, one word...PON. I have all my Alocasias, Marantas, Calatheas and half of my Anthuriums in Pon and they thrive. I also use self watering pots with water level indicators on them, but you have to be careful with those because they stick in the up and down positions. No biggie, I just go around every few days and give them a good tap. Pon is pricy, but you can make your own and it can be boiled and reused, so there's that. 😊