💚 Why I moved 200+ plants to LECHUZA-PON | Honest Review | Repotting different substrate to PON 💚
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- In this video I featured my personal experience and review of Lechuza-Pon as well as how I use it by demonstrating how I transfer different substrate to Pon in a Repotting session. I also unboxed a few boxes of Jofamy planters with links and 15% coupon code listed down below. Thank you all so much for your support. I appreciate every single one of you. 😘
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🌱 Plants featured in this video
🪴 Monstera Burle Marx Flame
🪴 Syngonium Strawberry Ice
🪴 Hoya Carnosa Argentea Princess
🪴 Scindapsus exotica
🪴 Hoya cystiantha splash
I am new to Pon and your video is very helpful, thanks for the valuable information.
My pleasure, glad I could help 🙏💚🥰
So glad you did a video on pon
I am glad you like it ☺️🙏💚
Your cutie was the highlight of my night 😂 what a little love feeding you fresh orange!
Aww that means a lot, thank you! She lights up my life. ♥️💚
I would like it if you would make a video on how to continue to use pon with plants to upkeep, flush, and when to fill the reservoir or not to, etc.
I am editing another pon video but for Hoyas only for now. I will make more in the future for sure especially now that I have gained a little more experience that I can share. 🙏💚
@@plantandstylewithpeachy so glad it will be on Hoyas
Your daughter is adorable. I’m looking forward to converting my plants to pon. Just checked the prices on Amazon. I also want to use a leca reservoir for my no drainage. Will make it easier to see when filling. I use stratum for most of my propagations. Love that stuff
Aww thanks. She lights up my life. I actually do the same leca reservoir for most of my vessels with no drainage until I ran out of leca 😅. Good luck on transitioning! Pon is a game changer especially for plant hoarders like me 😂🥰
Restarted my plant collection this year. I got frustrated when the prices skyrocketed so I did some sort of sabbatical from plants from 2021 to mid 2023. Now I'm back! But where I am, we get a lot of tiny frogs, some slugs and a lot of insects. So I decided to pon-vert all my plants. Initially, it's cos I don't want to deal with critters. But now it's for the convenience and the results. My thai constellation loves it, my anthuriums love it, my maranta loves it, my begonias love it. Done deal. :)
It is a game changer! I just got back from a month long trip and my plants survived and it’s all because they are in pon and self watering pots making them easy to care for by anyone. Never going back to soil ever. 😃
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Wow! I have been using lechuza and did not really know what was even in it. Thanks for this awesome and informative video
Haha yayyy thanks! 🥰💚
We call it vulkaponic
Great video! Super galing...half of my plants are in PON. I have more than 300 plants, mostly hoyas. So hard to keep up and transfer them all. Hahaha but this is a great video...and your pretty anak was so adorable! 😍
Awww salamat 🥰 More than 300 Wow!🤩 Pon with self watering helps 😅
I have way lesser plants than you. But at a point of time I thought of changing my substrate. But the thought of doing it for all, really made me think 1000 times haha. I eventually did though(not to pon) due to having them all in a more "permanent" set up. That's at least 1000L of media in and out. What a pain 🥲
I did transfer slowly of course and half of my plants are hoyas in 2-4” pots. I am only on my 5th 18L bag of pon. It took me almost a year to completely transition everything. I could have done it faster but I wasn’t in a rush at all obviously 😅
@@plantandstylewithpeachy Yeah! Haha that's the way to go! Anyways, thanks for the information. Lots of people do swear by Pon. Great stuff!
OMG, I have never had gnats and I'm 53 and have had tropicals forever. I bought a few plants in Orlando and have had the worst winter with gnats ever! I've nearly gased myself with Neem oil, and pesticides when that failed. The DE powder has helped more than anything. I've never tried this because it just didn't seem natural, but I am now. thank you
Oh no 🥴, gnats are so annoying! 😫 lol don’t water yourself with neem oil! It kinda stinks! 😆 It is the main reason I switched to pon and I never looked back. 💚🙏
Florida plants always have gnats.
Can you do a video that shares your favorite self watering pots?
Ok, I will add on my plant chores video coming soon! ☺️💚
Hi I was wondering if you filter your rainwater? In populated areas rainwater has chemicals & toxins. It's also high in acid. I'm in CA as well. Really enjoy your channel. Your daughter is so cute. Miss my girls being that young. ☺️💚🌱🌿🍀🌵🪴🍃
Hi there, thanks for being here ☺️💚… I didn’t know that our rainwater has chemicals!? 😳 I don’t do anything to my rain water except straining tree debris. I have not seen or notice any difference on my plants if not better actually because they normally just get tap water anyways💚
i transferred all my Anthuriums, monstera and philodendron to pon. They loved it! never seen so much growth! my A. regale which always put out 1 leaves at 1 time, now has 3 huge leaves! Lechuza pon is expensive, but if you have expensive plants - why not go to the extra mile right?
the only plant that is not doing well with pon is my Alocasia mac. It could be lighting issue as i know they are outdoor plant.
Right? I have not bought anymore pon as I am just boiling and reusing what I have now which makes it all worth it in the long run. I am still very much enjoying the easy plant care routine. 💚 Alocasias do require a ton more light. I too have had issues with them but I know that they love pon.
Hello, PJ here, I came across ur video, I too use Pon, but as I was always told , was to rinse the Pon B4 planting ur plants. So this rule of thumb was the guide I used.
My next question ❓ is you mentioned you created ur own moss pole, could you do a video and show all ur fans just how to create a small moss pole, thank 🙏 you, keep making ur videos,❤❤❤
Hi PJ, it is ok to rinse your pon, I just don’t have a problem skipping this step because, It will get rinsed as soon as I water it anyway and I do flush my pot again later as needed. If you are to rinse before you pot, make sure to only rinse what you need because the fertilizer that the new bag came with will start activating as soon as it gets wet, is what I heard as well. Then again, you do you and what works best for you.
PS. I have made my DIY poles on one of my vlogs, check it out! 😁🙏🥰
@@plantandstylewithpeachy I'll rise the pon really good. I have it all clean and try in storage. I don't care about the fertilizer in it, since I prep my nutrition water separately. If you have an outside hose I would truly wash it well. Here in Germany we can get all sorts of Lechuza pon. Even without fertilizer. There is a lot of dirt in it. It even says to rinse it in German.
It’s not necessary to rinse it unless you want to
In Germany they call it Vulcaponic
It’s not necessary to rinse it
Do you leave some water in the clear pot for the hoyas argentea and the cystiantha? I'm just wondering if I should be leaving a little bit of water in the pot so it doesn't dry out?
Thanks for sharing your video. 🌱
I do keep water about 1/3 level on my reservoir but I do wait for it to dry out as well before refilling it again. My pleasure.💚
What do you mean "when it's ready to have a water resovoir"? I am new to pon and not finding a lot of information about using cache pots rather than self watering systems. I have a great planter collection and as I slowly transition my plants from soil to pon I'd love to continue to use them rather than buy a whole bunch of self watering ones... A video dedicated to using cache pots with pon would be awesome! It's surprising how little information there about that specifically. Thanks! Great video, and beautiful pots.
I must be talking about using a wick rope with the reservoir. When you transfer from soil to pon, it will take time for it to wick up water from the reservoir using the wick rope since it is used to getting watered from the top. I recommend submerged method if you want to use cache pot. I have talked about this on my recent Hoya care in pon. Check it out! Thanks btw. Let me know if you have more questions.💚
This is the EXACT info I'm looking for too!!!
Hello. Thank you for your videos. With regard to Lechuza, in six months the fertilizer is no longer viable. Can you then just use normal fertilizer pellets on put them on top or do you have to go semi hydro and use Hydro fertilizer. Hope this makes sense
You can use any fertilizer that is synthetic and not organic. You can use pellets like Osmocote but be very careful because if you put too much, it can burn the roots and kill your plants. I like liquid fertilizer like Dyna Grow Foliage pro 9-3-6 for mine.
@@plantandstylewithpeachy Thanks for getting back to me 🌸
@@plantandstylewithpeachy yeah Ty for the suggestion. I planned on possibly doing something organic. Glad I read this.
Hi 👋 😊, Great video!! Ironically i just put my Burle Marx Flame tissue culture in pon as well. First time using pon! I potted her in a wicked self watering pot. My question is, since Monsteras like to dry out some! should i not fill the Reservoir like for 2 days or so if i notice she is drinking from the Reservoir? And if she not drinking from the Reservoir, how long should i wait to reflush/water her again? Not sure on how to notice yet when the pon is dry enough to do so... I will definitely appreciate your help since Ironically you just repotted your little Burle Marx Flame on this video!! Ty 🫶
Hi, thank you ☺️ My burle marx flame took to my self watering pot set up very quickly. I would wait a week to flush it again regardless if it is drinking from the reservoir. On the second week, inspect if the reservoir for some uptake before flushing it again. Mine started drinking from the bottom right around this time, I think. If it is, then just fill the reservoir. But keep an eye on the pon just in case. It should be darker in color when moist and if it is lighter, flush it again. You can dig a little from the top to see if the underlayer is dry, and only flush it if it is dry. I hope it makes sense 😅
@plantandstylewithpeachy Thank you for answering me back!! 🫶
But OK, let's say mine is drinking from the Reservoir! Being that Monstera like to dry out... Should I let the Reservoir run dry/empty and after I see it's empty Should I leave it empty for a day or 2 days? My concern is if its constantly moist that root rot will set in!!? Verses Anthurium that they like there Roots moist all the time!! Lol it's so confusing 😆
@@rcrc1448 I honestly just refill my reservoir when it’s empty and all of my monsteras have done well this way. My burle marx flame is already in ambient, still in the same pot I potted it in but I have already added an extension pole. 💚
Have u tried begonias in them? Thanks
I actually did about 2 weeks ago. I propagated my Begonia maculata in water first then planted in pon. It is still alive but no other movements yet, probably too soon? I am testing this because I have 3 other begonias to transfer if this is successful. Ask me again later if you want updates 😅✌️💚
Can we get an update on the begonia in pon
Have you grown philodendron micans in Pon?
Yes I have but without a reservoir since it likes to dry out. In pon but I treat it like it is in soil basically.
Thanks for the video. Another video said not to water the pon for at least a week or two when you first transplant into pon as the plant needs time to acclimate to the pon. Do you agree with this?
If the plant came from soil then I would wait a week but not 2 weeks, I think that is too long. Also, I have been getting 100% success with the “Submerged method” especially if the plant is from soil. I basically just let it sit in a little bit of water and refill as it gets consumed. This way, I don’t need to water from the top, the pon will wick up the water from the bottom and deliver to the roots. So much easier to transition.
@@plantandstylewithpeachy so I can just sit the pot in some water? I don't need to make or buy a self watering pot? I thought I was supposed to put a wicking cord in the bottom of the pot, then place the cord in water but not actually let the pot sit in the water? Sorry, I'm new to all of this and pretty confused at times. :)
Yesss, very easy. The wicking cord is just another way to go about it. I have more videos on how to use pon in my channel, check it out! ❤
Can somebody tell me if its bad for the plant if water got through the pon into the tank in the first 12 weeks of watering from above?
I don’t think I understand completely. What tank? Did you mean the reservoir? If so, I don’t think it’s bad for the plant. I would keep water below to see if the plant is drinking it while still watering from the top during transition. The water from the bottom is my indicator when I can completely move on to watering from the reservoir. If the water is significantly less than what it started then it’s drinking it from below. I hope that makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions.
Trying to figure out how to use my he discount for pon.
Please help.
Thanks.
What is he discount? 🤔
Sorry it was supposed to say “the discount”.
I thought you said you had a discount code for pon, and I couldn’t find it.
Oh I don’t think so. It must have been the Amazon price that was discounted on the store but this video is 1 year old and it’s probably gone. 😬
Everything I read says to not water for 1-2 weeks after transferring to pon to let the roots assimilate to the new substrate
I wouldn’t trust that 😮. There are many factors on when you should/shouldn’t water though. One, if you’re previous substrate is soil then I would water when the substrate is dry (depending on your environment, it could be 1 week or 2 weeks). Another is if your cutting is water rooted, then you must keep the substrate moist thus requiring more watering frequently than the previous. You see, it all depends on your personal situation.
Once the plants are in the PON, what’s next? Not sure how watering is managed in the different types of pots-self watering, closed vessel, etc. Getting ready to transition cuttings to PON and want to do it right! thanks.
You’re right, there are different ways to care for it depending on the vessel that you use. Ideally, you want to get your cutting to get used to a self watering system/ with a wicking rope from the bottom. But to get there, it will take time (at least a month depending on the plant and growing conditions). I would set it up with the wick and self watering right away but continue to water from the top. I have had plants start drinking from the reservoir sooner and I know this because, my reservoir started to lessen and when that happens, you can start watering by just refilling the reservoir as soon as it is empty. If you are using a no drainage vessel, fill your water level 1/3 up then refill when it’s empty. If it is for a water rooted cutting, don’t let the water level dry out completely as you have water roots and you need to keep them moist at all times until you see new growth. That means that your cutting is already acclimated to pon. Good luck! Let me know if you need more help. 💚
@@plantandstylewithpeachy thank you so much! I really love watching your video and glad to be a new subscriber. I don’t think I’ll be able to afford any of the Lechuza pots so I will need to DIY my own with the clear containers and get some wicking rope. Thank you for the amazingly fast reply. I’m really looking forward to changing to the substrate.
Any thoughts about putting a Monstera obliqua in pon? I have one that is a baby in sphagnum moss right now
@@shinyhappyfingers my pleasure, thank you ☺️. I have my obliqua in pon, but it continues to throw runners instead of leaves lol I am not sure if pon is the issue but I recommend putting a pole right away when you pot it up.
@@plantandstylewithpeachy for your plants in general, have you had any issues with the PON being so small it falls through the holes in the bottom of the pot? If so, how do you deal with that so that you aren’t blocking off holes for roots to grow down through but not losing all your PON either?
every time i put a syngonium into a different substrate it dies.
Syngonium is a lot more thirsty than other plants. If this keeps happening to your Syngonium, I suggest you propagate instead and transfer that new prop into the new substrate than transferring the whole plant. Syngoniums are the easiest to propagate.