How to Keep Your Indoor Plants Alive After Lockdown - Houseplant Tips
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- čas přidán 21. 06. 2021
- If you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed when it comes to plant care because you have A LOT of houseplants in your collection and afraid you can't keep them all alive, then this video is for you. Maybe you’re a new plant parent and recently bought a lot of plants during lockdown and now that things are starting to get back to normal, you’re finding it difficult to find the time to care for all of them. Maybe you’re a bit stressed out because you can’t keep up with caring for 100+ houseplants, or maybe you’re starting to lose interest and passion for your indoor plants.
In this video, I share with you some tips and advice on how to keep your plants alive during and after lockdown. Caring for a lot of houseplants can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Plant care should be relaxing and fun, a moment to reflect and escape the crazy busy lifestyle you have, but I know at times when you have a lot of houseplants and you feel like there’s already so much on your plate or if time isn't on your side, it can feel overwhelming, and you may find it difficult to muster the energy to care for your plants. It would be ashamed to see a lot of your houseplants go homeless on the streets or even worse go to plant heaven. I hope that these 5 tips and tricks to keep your plants alive regardless wether your city is still in lockdown or after helps you and your plants live happy healthy lives together. Enjoy.
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Do you find caring for all your houseplants overwhelming and stressful or more relaxing?
Relaxing until pests or something come, please look at my comment in the feed!
I'm so happy I've found a love for plants the last couple years.. it gives me something to do daily and keep my attention on something else, lately mentally for me has been hard.. I have kids but I keep everything to myself especially when I have those quiet to long of a time to think moments I have plants to take my mind of things even it's just a little while
We're moving to a new house next month.. and moving all these plants will be fun lol
Relaxing. I took time on Sunday to fertilize and clean all my plants (25 or so), I pruned, trimmed, untangled etc. I'm a lockdown plant parent and I'm starting to get back to the office now but I think my plants will help me even more going forward! ♥️
Definitely relaxing!
RELAXING 🌴🌵❣️
I definitely get overwhelmed sometimes. Occasionally I start changing too many things at once, like repotting several plants and making a mess everywhere or deal with sudden pest outbreaks in more than one area.
Mostly I procrastinate by caring for my plants, before doing household work, because I find it more pleasant and appealing 😅
Yeah, I find if you have a lot that you need to do cause you procrastinated, it can feel too much all at once and sometimes we do too much even though that plant may not need it.
My tip would be...be efficient with your watering. Every one of my plants has a clear plastic saucer and I water them right where they are--no trips to the sink. I have a watering "kit" with a large watering can, a turkey baster (to suck out excess water from saucers if needed), my moisture meter, and a big plastic bowl (for waste water and any dead leaves I pull off along the way).
Oooh this is a great tip. Thanks for sharing. The turkey baster is genius 😁
I definitely love this!
I am guessing I have 5 more years of loneliness due to this viruse. No vaccine for us...😂
But I am truely happy that some countries are going back to normal.
I love you guys and I hope all countries have this happy moment of going our freely again.❤🤗
This was such a timely video because just yesterday I decided to start selling some of my plants in order to make my collection more manageable, but I was feeling guilty for selling them ... as if I didn't love them anymore. It was like I bought them to amuse me, then tossed them when they no longer served a purpose. Thanks, Christian, for your non-judgmental tone of voice. You always set just the right tone.
Ah, I now that feeling of guilt, but then I am reminded that the plant will be much happier with someone else and that you’re also making that new plant parent happy with their new plant. 😁
Same here!!!
I want to bring the plants I fell out of love with to a women's shelter that asked for them on a Facebook group!
I have had houseplants since I got my first apartment as a single mom when I was 22. That was 23 years ago. I work FT, have had up to 4 kids at home and multiple pets. Sometimes I have more plants than others and sometimes my plants look better than other times. Depends on how hectic the rest of my life is. I tend to stick with more common and low maintenance plants (with exception of prayer/calathea). I have gotten away from 1 day scheduled watering and now just check on things through the week (different areas of house). I also find the longer you have a plant the more knowing by instinct that you need to check on certain plants. I also ‘do things as I see it’ whether that means pruning or washing leaves. The only thing I do on a schedule to all plants is spray down leaves with home made preventative pest spray. At the end of the day I I love having my plants and enjoy them - they relax me. In the past when life got too busy or hectic I would downsize my collection (either by gifting or because some died from neglect lol)! 🙂
Love this! I went from 6 plants in January to over 85 plants now lol. I've lost 5 along the way, but I think I've done pretty good for the most part! I made the typical mistakes in the beginning and most of the 5 plants I lost were my originals who had to deal with me not knowing enough yet(I made pretty much every beginner mistake lol). But now that I've learned a lot more 99% of my babies are thriving! I have 6 grow lights throughout room and a humidifier to keep the humidity around 65%, and my plants love it! I have almost all of them in my art studio, it really makes it an amazing place to sit and create 😊 I work home and spend majority of my day in my studio, so I just water any babies who need it whenever I see they need it. It's so nice seeing plants I've had for a while now taking off. Some of mine have doubled and even tripled in size since I bought them! And some have only grown a few leaves but I still feel pride for them all ❤
If you see it, do it - that is perfect advice, for plants and for life!!
I found that the more plants I have to take care of, the less I tend to overwater. I used to love my plants to death.
Yes, great realization. I think this is true for many, most of us tend to overwater and over baby plants. So the more you have the more your time is spread out. 😁
That's exactly how I ended up with so many plants 😂 as soon as I was done setting up a new plant, I thought "well, now I need a new one so I can leave this one alone 😅"
Same for me. I have over 40 plants and the more I've gotten, the easier tending to them has become. I used to fuss with them so much, but less is more when it comes to plant care. The only thing I find overwhelming is the amount of space they take - my apartment is kind of small and crowded already. Hasn't stopped me from buying new plants tho, so... *shrug*
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I've figured out which plants thrive (hoya, snake, pothos, aloe, jade, musa, spider) or don't thrive (peperomia, dracena, yucca, deiffenbachia) for me and only add 'thrivers' . I love the look of my prayer plants so I don't mind the extra work in the winter months. Figuring out easier ways to care for all of the plants - like bringing an outdoor watering can indoors to make cleaning/showering them quicker without a mess - is definitely adding to the relaxation factor.
Good idea! Peperomia caperata is the best one in my collection, she is doing really well, so im gonna buy other species of peperomia haha
Great video! I’ve had a large houseplant collection since the mid 1970’s. Luckily I have a south facing sunspace so all I have to do is water them. Rarely I’ll repot something but certainly not annually. I’m a chronic under waterer, so my plants are pretty touch. I do worry about all the plants & pets that were acquired during the pandemic being dumped when people’s lives return to prepandemic “busy routines”.🪴❤️
Sun space sounds cool, and yes agree that it would be so sad and ashamed to see so many plants and pets being re-home ☹️
I love the "do it when you see it" method. I struggle to stick to a schedule if not held accountable, and life gets busy! Taking two minutes every now and then to water, rotate, or remove dead leaves from my plant babies is really no effort compared to the joy they bring me when they flourish. I leave the bigger tasks to the weekends when I have time
Completely agree, the two minutes here and there is very little effort in exchange of the rewards plants brings into our lives ☺️🪴
I have over 150 plants that I babied all during this pandemic (that's not counting the ones that I have in my workspace). When I thought of the fact that spring was coming, and that I would be spending more time outside my home, I began searching the internet and found that more than half of the plants that I owned would not only survive living in water, but would thrive while doing so. AND this would cut down on the fungus gnats. Sooo, I began cutting up several of my babies, and now have them growing that way. Most dollar stores have beautiful glasses and vases. For those plants that get thirsty every other day, I went on Amazon and purchased self-watering pots. And since the "stick your finger into the soil 2 inches and see if the soil is wet or dry" system never really worked for me, and I have broken several moisture meters, I also ordered clear pots so that I can see if the soil is wet or dry at a glance. Life has been so much more easier and relaxing for me because of the choice I made to do these three things...
Wow, this is amazing and great tips. I like how you found a way to cut back the work and time when caring for your plants by switching them into hydro and using self watering pots. Thanks for sharing. ☺️🪴
I only just got into plants this year, and now that my love for plants have grown, I’m noticing things a lot more. Such as I work in a retirement home and a few of them get plants from family members, so sometimes I water the plants for them because they forget to, or a resident falls and lands in the hospital, so I’ll go and water the plants that way they don’t come back to them being dead or sick. Some residents will assume if the flower dies the plant is dead, but they don’t understand that the flowers will grow back and that it doesn’t need to be thrown away when it’s still healthy. I do have fish, 2 cats and a boyfriend, but I do still make time for my plants, because of how relaxing it is to spend that time on them, weather it’s when I get off work, or on a day off, there is always that hour or half hour that is spent loving on them almost every day.
Taking care of my many plants(185) is my form of meditation. About a dozen large plants(8" pot or larger) , most are in small pots. Hoya heads will know why. It is so rewarding to see new baby leaves on my hoyas( the addiction is REAL). It is a part-time job but worth the work. Keeping only plants that give me joy-hoyas, dsichidias, aloes and ficuses and getting rid of pest prone plants(philodendrons) has helped with motivation. So has listening to podcasts while watering plants, if I'm not feeling motivated to water 20 plants at once. I keep a notebook to track each individual plant's care and estimated watering schedule and update it every two weeks. Their quiet beauty gives me solace in my small city apartment.
King of Plantube. You keep it so real and really understand the needs of the average house plant enthusiast. Thanks for being relatable and giving us realistic and applicable info and tips!
Well said. I feel so relaxed tending to my plants but I have a reasonable amount for me (50 give or take) when I have to many that I prorogate I give to family and friends.
Propagating is definitely one way to increase your plant collection fast, but also great to give to family and friends. ☺️
@@CrazyPlantGuy Yep, I'm at a crossroad, too many spider plant babies, not enough friends. lol
Only buying plants you can’t live without or getting back down to those can help too. It’s easy to get carried away. Thank you for sharing and hi from Albuquerque New Mexico.
I have about 21 plants. 10 lives in my home and 11 on my porch, I water once a week. I was away for a week and my elephant ear drop some leaves. But I cleaned it up and they’re all thriving thank God. I love my plants.
Great video Christian! For us we’re teaching Michael (who’s a toddler now) how to gently treat plants with care and how to water them carefully since most of our plants are in pots with drainage holes and cachepots anyway. It’s also part of his montessori home routine. We’ll be doing the same for the new baby to come :) I think that’s the best way with a busy family - to share the things we love with them and incorporate it into our activities, the kids learn a lot from it and at the same time they become plant/nature loving people.
I can relate to it being a moment of calm and peace to care for houseplants. ❤️
Hahaha! What plants?
Relatable.
Love the spreadsheet ideas.
When I reduce to just my favorite plants I love those plants even more :D
I keep the Marie Kondo rule of “does this spark joy?”
Thanks so much Christian for all of your tips, I do agree that sometimes a few of our plants become less favorable and we might want to get rid of them. I go around every morning and look at all of my plants and water the ones that I can see need a drink, and it's usually not all of them at once, that seems to break up things so I'm not watering all of them at the same time, they all have different watering needs and so far things seem to be working out, I have so many of my plants that I truly love and bring me so much joy, I will admit some can be divas but you just have to know when they need care and then they become less of a burden. In the winter I seem to have more care with some plants, and that is alright too. Thanks for such a great video, take care, sending love and hugs, bye for now.
Hi Christian. Your introduction is sooo funny! I've designated Sunday & Wednesday as watering and TLC days; of course checking with a moisture meter. That way I don't go crazy looking at each plant every day; and nothing is threatening to throw itself on the floor for lack of attention. I now have plenty of time to color in a great coloring book that I bought. Stay safe.
Definitely relaxing. I love nurturing my plant babies.
You make me smile Christian - you have a wonderful sense of humour ! My plants have definitely helped me during Covid 🌿🌵💞
Wow, I never repot my plants. I hear about it a lot, but I figure if they're happy so am I.
Always love your collection and videos! 🤙🏼
Your funny and known your stuff 😂
Great tips. I have plants in kitchen and living room, I also take care of kitchen plants one day and living room another day. Thank you.🤗
To me, my plants are like a lifetime commitment just like my pets :)
And yes I split up sections of the house plus yard so I divide the work over the full week
Thanks for the great video
Your intros are always really fun!
I still love plants and have a list of others I would still like to own🌵🪴
Thank you for making this. I think seeing so many people on social media always "doing something" makes us feel like we need to as well. I really like your tips. I was promoted at my job in February, as well as having a husband and almost five year old. I've definitely been slacking on my plant care and this made me feel a whole lot better. Definitely going to use some of your suggestions going forward!
Congrats on the promo, and it happens, when life gets busy. We tend to slack off, but ways to simplify and be more efficient with plant work will avoid neglecting them 😅
Omg can you get an award for best intros of the internet already!? 🤣🤣💕🌱
omfg the beginning of this one absolutely killed me and part of it felt a little too close to home🤣😭😭
“the ones that helped you get through that breaku-“
“BYE”
I can relate ..you're such an inspiration..
I have been less and less babying them. I now have a routine .
Haha. True. Most plants thrive from being left alone and not being babied too much 😁
I have 600+ plants. Its definitely a lot of work. One of the tricks I use is to place plants with similar needs together. That way they generally need watering around the same time. I also designate my plants by zones e.g. bathroom, living room, plant room etc. If Monday is bathroom day I give total care to all the plants in that room. You can make the "zone" as big or as small as you wish. If you are busy on certain days designate a shelf as a zone e.g . living room propagation shelf. If you have more time designate a whole room. My last 2 tips are, purchase a slow release fertilizer. You can apply it at the beginning of the growing season and you're good to go. No more weekly fertilizing. Finally, make up a good all purpose soil mix and store it in a large tote. You'll be ready to repot at a moments notice. You can amend the soil slightly to accommodate certain plants but it eliminates the hassle of dragging several ingredients around.
Interesting and enjoyable video! Lots of good tips in the video and from the viewers comments. Many thanks! 👏🌿🥰❤️
Awesome video! I've taken a relaxed approach. Signs of webbing? No worries, just spray, isolate, and it'll be fine! I refuse to let it stress me out😂
Awesome video! Lots of great tips 😁
Thanks. Glad you N’JOYED it 😁
Hahaha this was a great reminder…of how many plants I did purchase over the past year and more. Lol. No joke though, I did have to give some away but mostly my calatheas and peperomias. The philodendrons and more expensive plants are safe. Hahahha.
Love your intros. Always makes my day! Thanks for sharing!
Yessss, very important to group houseplants into similar care, that way it is easily manageable watering and caring for plants groups at a time per certain day. Such as my large succulents I water once a month during summer, every other week medium size and every week the tiny ones. Thirsty ones tend to be weekly and the smaller ones every few days. Then I have my groups that can go two weeks. And of course always give a quick glance over daily to all your plants to be able to take care of plants needing immediate attention like watering/overwatered or isolation due to infestation at that moment or set aside later like urgent repotting, or just to take off the occasional dead leaf. But honestly the best tip is glancing over all your plants daily to immediately tend to a plant in distress before it becomes a problem of doomed. That way you know which need a little TLC that day and not all at once. And of course set aside weekly or biweekly large time slot to do due major overhaul of several plants which would be repotting or up sizing.
Awesome video! Thank you!
Being with plants is therapeutic for, I just take some time adoring them without doing any plant work. For care I usually do little at a time, also I bottom water so watering doesn’t need much time, I do it here and there. I’ve chose one day in week for cleaning and repotting.
This couldn’t be more spot on! 🙆🏾♀️ I love this! 😊
Thanks. Glad you N’JOYED it. 😁
Once again funny ... hilarious intro ☺, I watch your videos for that
Haha. Thanks, glad you liked it. 😁
I find the new Blossom app to be very helpful in managing one's plant chores. I love it.
You know I went on a road trip and thought my plant babies were going to be a mess without me. When I returned, they were perfectly fine. Sometimes we just need to stop and leave them alone and they will be just fine. My only concern is when I have to leave for months end....then I may just need to hire a plant nanny...lol. Thanks for the care tips. Much appreciated.
Most plants will do just fine for a couple of weeks of being a way. It a plant sitter will definitely be needed for longer vacation days , I can see a plant nanny being a big business when travel is back. 😁
@@CrazyPlantGuy for sure. Let me work on getting that trademark™️. 🤭😉😄
@@CrazyPlantGuy this is a great video idea.. how to prepare your plants for vacation
Thank you for this. I usually take a bit of time out in the morning (with my coffee) and browse over all my plants and tend to them. I usually do the same in the evening (with my wine) and water them…I’ve heard plants uptake water in the evening and use their energy for growing in the daytime. No stress. Only relaxation ☺️
Ah, you’ve just described a great way to tend to your plants. Nice relaxing stroll in the morning with coffee to check on the plants and having a glass of wine when watering in the evening. Love it 🪴☕️ 🍷
Honestly I needed this lol
I have round about 400 plants plus a business, plus a 5-yr-old and the daddy who made her with me. 🤣 I usually go by room. And I’ve simplified my fertilizer game by only using Liquid Gold Leaf, for all my plants in soil, semi hydroponics or PON. So far, so good. That said, I usually do one room a day, which keeps me busy on 6 days a week. Day 7 is for props care. Going on a 3-week vaycay soon, hired a plant sitter. Hope she’ll manage.
Damn. You got this figured out. Amazing, very impressive and love that you break it up into days and that you’re getting a plant sitter when you go in vacation. 😁
I’m on a one month vacation now. Have lots of plants, don’t count so not sure how many, but several hundred. I spent MANY HOURS over 2 days moving/grouping my plants to make it easier/more logical for my plant sitter. Then made sticky notes with detailed watering instructions. And left a moisture meter. My instructions varied according to plants of course. But succulent and plants that don’t need weekly attention the note could be “Week 2 & 4, if less than 3 (on moisture meter) water until in saucer, drain if standing water later”
My plant sitter was thrilled and relieved with my detailed notes. 🪴❤️
@@janwillard6708 Yep, that’s my plan. :)
Great skits. I liked the water one there in the middle. Lazy plant owner here with 150 plants. My tips: keep them in the nursery pot with drainage holes and a saucer underneath all of them. Go around with a water meter (in sections like Christian said) and top or bottom water with the watering can as you see fit. Sometimes you gotta empty the saucer (I don't take the whole plant with me) or rinse off a dusty plant, but not that often. I do neem oil prevention every few weeks with one of those huge jet spray bottles and it doesn't take all that long cos am motivated to keep off the mealies. I don't fertilise that much (liquid while watering - no dilution needed). I pull/cut off dead or yellow leaves as I see them and check under them in case pests. There are a few plants for which the water meter doesn't work (cos of soil mix - seems to be vermiculite type ones), so rely on droopy leaves/finger.
Awesome, thanks for sharing. I need to get me a bigger jet spray bottle. My small one isn’t cutting it anymore 😅
You did mention in the past that you were moving... share with us some good advices for moving with a bunchnof plants, yes, I do have some...🤔 64?to be exact and I will be moving soon and I am starting to feel enxiety for my babies....🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you all the way from Charlotte, NC for all the guidance🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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I literally think of your string of hearts everytime I cheer mine on to grow that amazing 😍
Me too! I just got mine about a month ago. It is doing amazing with tonnes of new growth but I can’t wait to have it fill out like CPG’s. Every time I see a SOH that sis the one I compare them all to.
@@jillf.9692 I need to stop cutting mine if I want it to grow this long haha I only can put it above my sink and it was growing down into the sink so it needed a haircut 😭😭
Loved your introduction.. Great video, thanks for sharing.. 😎
Glad you N’JOYED it. 😁
So I have a pretty large crowd, 2 kids, 3 cats, 2 rabbits, and a dog. I find it easiest to do my planty chores in group through the day. While my kids eat breakfast I'll go into my plant room and start watering/misting from one side to the other. There have been time where I forgot I was watering a plant and left for work, finding them the next morning still in a bowl of water. Lol 😆
Please make a video of your moving process with your plants, I am getting ready for that and I am feeling a little worried about my plants😬
Chia sẻ hay lắm ạ.:)
I work FT, have 3 kids, and manage to keep 100 plants alive. I don’t have a schedule. I check my plants every 3 days or so, or whenever I feel like lol and water the ones that look like they need it. All plants have different needs so it’s hard to check just once a week when certain plants may not need to be watered yet but also can’t wait another week.
The beginning of this video felt like a personal attack on my plant habits. God I live for your entertaining intros and stay for the plant knowledge!🌈🌿🌱🌻
Haha, we all got those bad plant habits 😜
I don't have a schedule, I usually look for the ones that give you hints, scindapsus, peace lillies etc. And then I check everything in that room. I water a room at a time, this usually takes about 15 to 20 mins.
I also do it room by room and then sections in that chosen room and I find that it's really manageable that way. I generally like to group my plants together that has the same care too so it takes the guesswork out of the watering most of the times. The only time I found it overwhelming was when I first dealt with pests and I had no clue or how long it will take to get rid of them. Thrips I am looking at you! Lol I went from zero in a to nearly 200 as well so I was like yikes, I'm screwed. 😅 In my defense, I was one of those crazy people who purchased a house at the very beginning of the pandemic and I had a house to fill and plants were it. 😆 Super happy with what I have created though and my love for houseplants is still alive even though Canada is slowly opening again. Yay!
That’s awesome. I think plants is such a great way to fill up your home. Love the vibe it gives my home. Pest can definitely be overwhelming but after I’ve kind of accepted the fact that they come with owning a lot fo pants they’re less stressful to deal with 😅
I now have around 25 house plants that I started last year I 10 lost due to too much love however some have been replaced right now I manage them the best I can and Im taking advantage of these summer months here in Atlanta my plants are on a regular watering schedule primarily rain water and light fertilization so far so good thanks for the video
Ah, yes the over babying and literally loving plants to death is a real thing. 😅 glad you hear you’ve found a way to work and manage the plants you do have. I need to start collecting rainwater ☺️
These are great tips. I am struggling with what to do when I need to leave for a couple of weeks.
Have you thought about plant sitter? I find most plants will be fine without any maintenance or water for at least two weeks. Just need to time your watering just before you leave.
Friggin opening! 😂😂😂
My kids help relieve lots of stress. Still adding to my family (this is the last plant...I swear...yeah....right). I do "stem checks" daily. Not gonna pay all this money to just neglect them. Love your videos!
Awesome, I’ll do stem checks on the plants I walk pass, seems to be all the time since they’re everywhere in my home 😅
Its my therapy, my zen. 🪴🌵
These tips are amazing! I’m definitely going to make a time table so I can focus on the plants I love. What is your opinion on self watering pots? Are they even good for the plant? 🪴
I've tried to (mentally) take a rating inventory of my plants before but when it comes down to it I always find myself telling myself 'who am I kidding?! I love them all!'
I teach, have 4 kids and 2 fur babies and a turtle 🐢. I had plants before COVID but now I have many more. I have all my plants on an app that tells me when to water. I don’t follow it religiously but it keeps all plants in mind. If they are scheduled and look like they need watering great if not I can snooze it for next time or two days later. During the school year I watered on weekends and I would do a quick check on Wednesdays not using the app. Both work great.
I check on a Monday and Friday what needs watering and sell plants I'm not in love with any more. I have very little space for any more plants. X
I do a weekly watering to all plants. I work full-time and have school in the evenings. Sunday is my 150+ houseplant day. All of them are beautiful and thriving. All week I do make sure humidifiers are full. I fertilize every 4 months. I've done this for years now. 💚🪴 Works for me.
That’s awesome. Glad you’ve found a way to keep your 150 plants alive with full time job and part time school. That’s commitment 😁
Hadir.. infonya bermanfaat 🙏
I break the jobs down so one day I’ll clean all the leaves, next day I’ll water, next day I’ll remove debris etc. I find doing this is much quicker 💜
Hello! I have a question. I just got a Peace Lily and it’s beautiful, but it’s leaves started to get a wavy and the white flower closed up? Idk, I’ve done what google said but I don’t think it’s helping.
I know not to follow a strict schedule when it comes to watering, but typically how often do you find that you are watering your Hoyas? I have many and I can't seem to get them to thrive. the new baby leaves always dry up and die but I don't think the soil is too try or even too wet. I can't seem to figure out Hoyas :( Should I let them stay dry? Please give me some insight if you can. Thank you
Have Sansevierias, they don't mind being alone for a while 😂, great plants, but yeah true taking care of many plants is a pretty much the same as taking care of one pet, needs to be fed and groom, and favourite plant gets more attention of course 😂
I found that I have it easier after I swithed most of my plants to leca. Before I went and checked the soil every other day. Now I refil the resorvoir once a week and shower them once a month. and I don't need to go around cleaning the leafs anymore. I repot them when needed, It takes about ten minutes. And i flush my plants when i shower them, so once a month. At the same time I clean the pots.
To reduce watering efforts, I consolidated the same kinds of plants into self watering planter boxes, put it on top of a big fish tank and ran a line from the fish water pump into the planters to constantly feed water into it. For those planter boxes that are placed elsewhere, the plants chosen can take a bit of neglect or under watering. For fertilizers, use slow release fertilizers. Those watered by the fish tank water does not need fertilizers.
Great tips thanks! I’ve learned in the past year that certain plants aren’t worth the effort for me (hello and goodbye calathea !) Just not meant to be, like certain relationships 😁
Haha, facts. If you know it’s not for you than don’t bother 😅. Makes a difference.
I started using this app called Planta to track all my plant chores.. dunno if it actually helps with keeping track of everything, I feel like I spend more time every day on plant care than just picking one day of the week. Fortunately I am happy to spend time on plant “chores” aka plant appreciation moments lol
Beginning is like 😂 it like my bf & his brother
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I did go from 2 or 3 plants to 30. And I love them, but sadly some don’t love me back. Like my Fittonia was doing so well, and then most of the leaves fell off. Or my fern, which is brown and dry. 😭
I give away the ones I don't love any more on a routine basis so that I don't have more than about 30 plants at a given time. That turns out to be quite enough; they're confined to one room of the house with a lovely west facing aspect and french doors facing north, and in the summer some of them can live on the north facing deck. In summer the ones outside are mostly self-maintaining, though I keep an eye on water. The rest being in one room means I have my eye on them all at the same time.
This is great, I like how you know how many plants you can realistically manage within your space. Thanks for sharing. ☺️
I totally loved your advice. Finally a vacation is in sight and I’m worried about leaving my plants for a week. Any tips on do it yourself self watering systems ?
I’ve never used them before. Most plants can go without water for at least a week, sometimes 2, just time them accordingly, meaning water a day before when you’re about to leave. Or if you’ll be gone for a while then maybe get a plant sitter. If you are going to use a self watering system, just get experience and use them first so you’re familiar with how they work and how your plants react. 😁
@@CrazyPlantGuy thank you for taking the time to answer me! I enjoy your plant info on Instagram and CZcams 💕
Any idea which video outlines the putting soil mixture he likes?
I’m getting to that point already! My plants are starting to give me anxiety cause there are so many! Have to scale down
Started with plants way before the shut down... didn't really add many new ones during that time, but propagated lots. Now close to 500 but most small (I love small plants, I usual give away when they get too big) 2 inch to 4 inch pots are the majority but creeping into bigger and bigger plants and pots. Just watered 200 tonight before rewarding myself with as video. Tomorrow 200 more which are outside under an overhang, the rest are naturally watered lol.
Wow, that’s a lot of plants and good for you for managing to care for all of them and enjoying the process still. I also like a lot of small plants. I njoy watching them grow 😁
@@CrazyPlantGuy watching them grow is the best! I still fall in love every time I see a new leaf or notice growth! Through everything, these guys kept me sane. Recently went through having half of my foot amputated and wasn't able to care for the plants like I wanted to... so enjoying it even more now, and realizing how much of a role they have made in my recovery. I've made great strides to get them organized so I can tend to them like they deserve despite my shortcomings.
Hello Christian!
Hahaha your intros are stellar
Haha. Thanks glad you enjoyed it.
I have over 400 plants. I used to be overwhelmed with keeping up with watering, now I have them in sections. I check/ water them that way. From the most needy to the cacti and succulents that don't need as much attention
Ah, that’s a good way to tackle them on as well. Thanks for sharing 😁
I can relate LOL
I feel like I just had a therapy session,. 😂🌿
Haha. See you in our next session. 😁
Omg this is on time I have had a mental breakdown literally crying while watering these plants 🌱 can take a tow on us 😂
Oh no, yeah it can feel a bit much, but important to break the plant work up and channel the overwhelming and anxiety feeling to relaxing and calming plant work. 🪴
@@CrazyPlantGuy I am taking your advise!
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I'm aaaalll about the self-watering pots. Especially with DIY pon. It has seriously cut down on my time spent.
Would you mind sharing what mix you use and where you pickup ingredients?
@@LifeAsAThomas 2:2:1, lava rock, pumice, zeolite. I get the first two from bonsaijack. The zeolite I either get from amazon or from petco in the fish section. Then I use general hydroponics for nutrients. Hakunalaplanta has a great video on passive hydro.
In spring and summer i move outside if it hasn't rained i'll take the hose and water any that test in need cause containers sometimes need more succ's i through a large trash bag over if its going to rain heavy or more then succ's need. A quick check of the soil will tell yoy if dark you pick up biggest pot and its dripping from drainage hole cover tack down but leave a wrinkle or so to let air glow in or if time put under table or oatio cover where rain doesn't hit and maybe put those plants out where succ's where so they get a good watering from rain. Brong back when they are wet enough. Me i put my giseo's on yoy tube or my music a glass of my fav drink(aka wine or soda) fill my waggon up put under table put heavy pot over end of bags and that acts as curtains to protect them what rver is simple quick
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Honestly I get rid of any plants that I don’t get joy from anymore. I give them to a friend so I can put any energy into the plants I love. And I keep the ones I love out near where I walk by a lot so that I can just care for them as soon as they show they need it
Love it. I do find it hard to let go of some plants even tho I’m not feeling them anymore but I know they’ll be better off with someone else 😅
What I’ve discovered is that if I let a plant like my palm trees without sufficient water it gets bugs..
but if I stay on top of them then it’s actually easier to get it all cared for
Good discovery. I think it’s good to also try and stay in top of your plants, it does make it easier to care for them.