I can't even give lemons away I have so many. Gardenias and lemon trees thrive in the hottest state in Australia. Couldn't imagine either growing inside well.
Wow, Moira! That's an abundance of lemons! 🍋🌞 It's amazing how well some plants adapt to different climates. Thanks for sharing your experience from Australia! 🇦🇺🌱
My plant journey began with carnivorous plants. I was obsessed. It took me a while to realize how much easier some tropical plants were 😆 I still jump through the hoops for my easier carnivores. I want to try cephalotus and heliamphora again. But they are expensive to kill. 💚💚💚
@Petra-ms3ku Starting with carnivorous plants is quite the adventurous beginning to your plant journey! 🌱😄 It's true, they can be demanding, but the fascination they bring is unmatched. Exploring tropical plants can indeed feel like a breath of fresh air in comparison. 💨🌿 The Cephalotus and Heliamphora are both captivating choices. Yes, they can be pricey, but the satisfaction of successfully caring for them can be worth the challenge. Best of luck if you decide to give them another try! Remember, every attempt is a learning opportunity. 💚🌱🌟
Haha, anxiety and plant care can go hand in hand sometimes! 😂 But that's part of the fun, isn't it? Thanks for tuning in and hopefully you have recovered! 🌱📺
🇦🇺🙋🏻 hi Memo, i had to do a lot of googling during this segment lol. I didn't even know there was a variegated lemon! Sadly, i don't think the Begonia Darthvaderiana is available here, but i did read a comical account of someone's endeavour to grow it. I'd try that just because i love star wars! Citrus, and olive trees look beautiful inside, but i think the easiest way would be to keep them outside and bring them in at night or occasionally. My lemon tree sulked for about 7 years, but has been delivering a nice amount of fruit the couple. The Tahitian lime and Mandarin however have been prolific growers and producers from the start - outdoors. Everything on your list is waaaayyyy out of my league atm lol. I think I'll wait a few years before i consider any of them, but the bragging rights would well and truely be worth the effort. Looking forward to your next segment Memo
Hi Chris! 🇦🇺 It's great that you dove into research during the video. The variegated lemon is quite a find! And yes, sometimes outdoor care is the way to go. Thanks for sharing your experience with citrus and looking forward to having you on the next segment! 🌱🎥
I’m 50/50 on anthurium seedlings. Was given a queen seed, was great until it got about 5 leaves, a little larger than what you showed and it was over lol. I have a NOID seedling that hitchhiked in on a Philodendron orange marmalade. It is sizing up nicely. It stayed in a cloche until it had 4 leaves. Started sizing up when I took it out. The last leaf sized up by three times. I think planting them singly in their own pot space is maybe key. Citrus. You need to live in Texas lol. My Meyer lemon is in the garage right now as we had some teens this week. It is loaded with buds. Here’s hoping they don’t drop when I take it back outside.
Your experience with Anthurium seedlings is so insightful, Vicky! 🌱 It's interesting how individualized plant care can be. And wow, your Meyer lemon sounds like a true survivor - here's to hoping for a bountiful bloom! 🍋✨
Hi Memo, I just watched your old Calathea care video and you asked for people who have been able to keep them happy for a few years. I have had my Calatheas for about 2 years and knock on wood, I never had any issues. I have 6 of them: orbifolia, lancifolia, makoyana, picturata, roseoptica and White Fusion. They are happy and growing really fast. I have normal humidity (around 50%) and I keep them in soil mixed with perlite. I never let them fully dry out, I check with my moisture meter and as soon as it hits the dry zone, I'll water them. I do have really soft water here, so I can just use tap water, but I also use water conditioner for aquariums. As for watering, to avoid brown tips, I only top water them and flush them thoroughly. They hate buildup of salts I keep them a meter away from a west-facing window and they get around 3 hours evening sun in the summer. I fertilize them once a month. Only the orbifolia has a few crispy edges, but just a few millimetres. The other ones are in pristine shape. Knock on wood, I never had any pests on them, even though my monstera next to them had thrips. I used predatory mites from day one though. Last year my Calathea makoyana grew two flowers. They are so tiny and beautiful and I was so excited. The hack for Calatheas I find is get them as babies. The only one that threw a hissy fit was the picturata, because I got a plant in a 12cm pot. This one took the longest to get used to my environment. Sorry for the text block, I just wanted to share my experience. 😊 Now, I'm going to watch your new video. Looking forward to it
Thank you for sharing this information. I don't have a Calathea yet, but interested in care tips of all kinds. I believe that starting with a plant as a baby has a lot of benefits
@@silviap4478 As soon as I have more space, I will have even more than one Calathea, I promise. I like Orbifolia but it's big, also I like Mykoyan's one a lot. I have a collection of more than 170 plants in a 2-bedroom flat (in Ukraine), and I just got into aroids this summer. I love plants, and all plant people are my people. 💚💚💚
Hi Silvia! Your Calathea care routine sounds perfect. 🌿 It's amazing how different environments can suit different plants. Thanks for sharing your tips, especially about water quality and top watering - very helpful for fellow plant lovers! 🌱💧
Great video as always. I think you may have provided me with some plant therapy today! I agree with you wholeheartedly, especially many of your examples of advanced care. My “ah ha!” moment was not “if I was up to the challenge” of some of these divas, it was more “do I care enough” to cater to the divas? I really enjoy some carnivorous plants. They are the reason I collect rain water and I think my entire collection benefits from that. I love growing citrus indoors in the PNW and have added several varieties this year. Yes, they are divas that will drop their leaves and even fruit at a blink. But it’s a bragging rights thing, enjoying my own indoor tropical forest, and most importantly getting the reward of picking that fresh lime for a Caipirinha, or a lemon for a fresh glass of lemonade. Can’t wait to pick my first orange! Contrast that with orchids. I really want to love them. Now I recognize, I like the IDEA of loving them. They just don’t pay off enough for the pain and effort. FOR ME. I’m more than happy to live vicariously through others when they bloom and enjoy that. 😊 I think we can enjoy our hobby and life so much more if we let ourselves discover the important little details.
Thanks, Richard! 🌿 It’s all about finding which plants resonate with us. Like you said, understanding what we care enough to invest in makes the hobby more enjoyable. Cheers to your indoor tropical forest and future citrus harvests! 🍋🌱
I used to live in Ecuador and the most advanced care I would give my "exotic" plants was fertilizer, sometimes 😅. Now I live in Canada and had to learn how to actually learn how to take care of the same plants haha as always, I love your videos Memo, they have really helped me through this re learning about my plants.❤
Adapting plant care to new environments can be a huge learning curve, Shanekoneko! 🌱🌍 Your experience in Canada sounds like a true plant adventure. Thanks for your kind words and glad my videos could help! ❤️🌿
I know gardenias are the national flower of the Cook Islands. They make divine lays out of them. I think everyone from colder climates like the UK are amazing growing these tropical plants 👏👏 I live in the north island in New Zealand which is much milder & I can find it challenging. Thanks Nemo, very enjoyable video 👍👍❤️
I was surprised to see lemon on your list. It was very educational to me and was pretty ignorant to the challenges for others. I live in California and my dwarf tree outside is loaded with huge lemons.
Thanks for watching, Carol! 🌿 It's always good to know our limits with plant care. Perhaps in the future, you might find one that piques your interest. 🌱😊
Totally agree with this list. I have had several types of carnivorous plants expire in my house this year, despite following the instructions of the grower that sold them to me. Anthurium seedlings are easier for me. I do think that some seed batches just don’t size up. If they are self pollinated they can be really slow. I did notice with the seedlings I have grown, they all had explosive growth spurts when I added some small coconut cubes to their mix (about the size of dice). I think it is spongy enough for them to grab onto and woody enough to make them feel like epiphytes, if that’s what they’re into. Spraying with diluted orchid fertilizer is not a bad idea either.
Thanks Memo, I don’t have any of these plants. I did once upon a time have an orange tree, it didn’t last long even in a south facing bay window 🤦♀️😀🇨🇦
Another begonia that many people believe needs high humidity to survive but which I’ve found to acclimate well to lower humidity is Begonia chlorosticta, I discovered that when I stuck a mostly leafless stem propagate in a low humidity spot and after some time it started growing really well.
Very cool to see what you have picked 🙂 I guessed right - Cutucuense & Obligua are there 😀 I looked up the Begonia darthvaderiana - it´s so beautiful 😯 Internet says it´s an actual species from Borneo and was discovered in 2014
Thanks for guessing right! 🌱 The Cutucuense & Obligua are indeed stars in this lineup. Oh very cool about the Begonia darthvaderiana's origin, good to know! It's amazing how nature always has new surprises for us, I would have assumed it was hybridised for the traits/looks. 🌿😊
re Anthurium seedlings, my advice on getting them to size up is to put them into a pot that you may think is 2 sizes too big for them! Just water according to the root size at first but once they have a larger pot they honestly start to size up their leaves so fast! :)
There is one citrus you can grow in your garden, its hardy to -20 degrees omce it is a bit older. The Citrus trifoliata, also called Poncirus trifoliata. The fruit can be made into marmelade and the plant is used to graft the other citrusses on. Mine is al that is left from a grapefruit, the part below the graft sprouted and it is surviving winter outside ( in the Netherlands ). I find seedling Antheriums hard as well, but lots of seedlings of plants are more of a challenge than the older plants.
Interesting to hear about the Citrus trifoliata - what a resilient plant! 🍊 And you're right about seedlings being a special challenge. It’s always fascinating to see the resilience and adaptability of plants, isn't it? 🌱🌍
That is so funny about growing citrus ... I live in regional Victoria in southern Australia and pretty much every house has a huge lemon tree in the backyard ... most of the bigger houseblocks in Melbourne will have a lemon tree too. I am incredulous when I see lemons in the supermarket for $1 each or more when you can walk down a local street and see people who have put excess lemons in a bix out the front of their property with a for free sign on them!!
with my seedlings i wait for a certain leaf size then i repot on their own cup and keep them stull in a prop box andi wait for another certain leaf size then i slowly take them out and grow them in ambient condition. lots of light and nutrients too lemme know if you want pictures 😊
Very true for the citrus plant. My tangerine plant was thriving and once the fall hit, it dropped all of its leaves. My lemon is hanging on to some leaves. You are right about gardenia. I planted the shrub in my backyard and it died. I grow other roses and shrubs and veggies without complete failure like the gardenia. I assume it was my clay soil or ph.
That first plant is on my wish list! From Enid's book is where I saw it as well. But I'll tell ya, I can't keep succulents or a polly alive to save my life. But I have a lot of the other advanced ones. Go figure.
That Cutucuense is indeed a wishlist wonder, Anna! 🌱🌟 It's funny how plant care can be so unpredictable, isn't it? Here's to more plant successes in your collection! 🌿💚
My baby anthuriums are growing very quickly, I'm totally surprised myself because I expected them to do about the same as Memo's seedlings. I got my magnificum x besseae seeds last spring and the largest leaf is 25 cm! The cristal x lux is also growing like a weed. What I did: yes I had the seedlings on the heating mat when it was cool, I started fertilizing them after the 2nd leaf. I keep them in a small terrarium with 70-80% humidity, 23-25°C and small ventilator. I always set the PH of the water to around PH5. My water is usually around PH7 and they don't like that. I also have a amphioxus right beside the seedlings in terrarium, it is pretty fuz free there, but I will try it otside in the living room in the summer:)
Wow, your baby anthuriums are thriving! 🌱 Your approach is spot on, especially maintaining the right humidity and pH balance. And it's great to hear about your Amphioxus doing well - seems like you've found the sweet spot for these plants. 🌿👍
Honestly the obliqua peru has been one of the easiest plants for me to take care of. Give it a mosspole and it'll stop pushing out runners, and actually push HUGE leaves (of course only if it receives a good amount of light), mine is at about 10¨ leaves now and lives in my living room @~40% humidity.
Lol. There honestly is one thing on your list that's also on mine, but I wonder if it isn't a bit of an exception to the rule: makrut lime. After all, I don't want the fruit, just the leaves to put in Thai food! It's a pity that the availability sucks, because as long as it pushes out leaves I don't care how ugly it looks lol. As far as trouble plants go... I have a tiny house with four humidifiers going non-stop and they can't even manage 30% over the winter. Plants that can't tolerate the seasonal humidity drop just aren't worth the stress imo. (And it's a BIG drop!) Same with any that need a draconian watering regime- it's just not going to happen. I agree 💯 that it's very important to realize your limits, for your own sanity if nothing else. Ask me how I know 😂 (I wish I could keep vandas so badly, but they really, really hate central heating and all that comes with it.)
Another comment, to this video: a lot of carnivorous plants also need a winter pause. They are from Europe or North America and they need the winter, the freezing and the snow. I had a venus flytrap and it was so happy and then, 2 years later it just died and I didn't know why. I recently found out that they need the winter break and need to die back completely. So if you are living in a flat and don't have a balcony, be very aware of the type of carnivorous plant you are getting.
That's an important point about carnivorous plants needing a winter pause. 🌱❄️ It’s crucial to understand the natural cycles of plants, especially when growing them in different environments. Thanks for sharing this tip! 🌿👌
Nope. I have Nepenthes, VFTs, Cephalotus and a Heliamphora. All thriving none of them with a “winter pause”. They’re all in a mix of sphag and perlite and none are under any domes or cabinets. They’re actually really chill if you give them enough light or full sun. And they get regular filtered water, meaning I water with the same water drink of.
@@misscindypalacio yes, that's why I said to do a bit of research beforehand. I didn't say all carnivorous plants need that, but there are some species that do. The venus flytrap, the sundew, the sarracenia, to name a few. They are quite common carnivorous plants. Problem is, in the garden center they are all grouped together, even though they need different cares. I don't know why your VFT doesn't need a winter pause. I just learned that they normally get burnout after two to three years and just die. Maybe yours is a special case or a different variety, not from Europe or North America? How long have you had yours?
Thanks for the information. I’ve tried twice, on second try at the begonia Amphoxis it’s not going well. 😅 As for anthurium seedlings it took a whole year to take off a grow, planted in sphagnum and # perlite but finally 5 in tall an doing well. I’ve had a variegated lemon for 10 yrs at least, it goes out in the summer, 🤞🏽 hope it makes through this polar vortex. 🫶🏼💚
Thanks, Sherry! 🌿 It's all about perseverance with plants like the Begonia Amphoxus. And congratulations on your success with the Anthurium seedlings and the lemon tree - that's quite an achievement, especially through the polar vortex! 🌱❄️
Great, a list of plants I never want to try. Thanks for the warning, Memo 😅
Haha, glad to provide the heads-up, Agnes! 😄 Sometimes knowing what to avoid is as important as knowing what to embrace in the plant world. 🌱🚫
I can't even give lemons away I have so many. Gardenias and lemon trees thrive in the hottest state in Australia. Couldn't imagine either growing inside well.
Wow, Moira! That's an abundance of lemons! 🍋🌞 It's amazing how well some plants adapt to different climates. Thanks for sharing your experience from Australia! 🇦🇺🌱
My plant journey began with carnivorous plants. I was obsessed. It took me a while to realize how much easier some tropical plants were 😆 I still jump through the hoops for my easier carnivores. I want to try cephalotus and heliamphora again. But they are expensive to kill. 💚💚💚
@Petra-ms3ku Starting with carnivorous plants is quite the adventurous beginning to your plant journey! 🌱😄 It's true, they can be demanding, but the fascination they bring is unmatched. Exploring tropical plants can indeed feel like a breath of fresh air in comparison. 💨🌿 The Cephalotus and Heliamphora are both captivating choices. Yes, they can be pricey, but the satisfaction of successfully caring for them can be worth the challenge. Best of luck if you decide to give them another try! Remember, every attempt is a learning opportunity. 💚🌱🌟
Bless you Memo. I’m getting anxiety just watching this 😂😂😂😂
Haha, anxiety and plant care can go hand in hand sometimes! 😂 But that's part of the fun, isn't it? Thanks for tuning in and hopefully you have recovered! 🌱📺
🇦🇺🙋🏻 hi Memo, i had to do a lot of googling during this segment lol. I didn't even know there was a variegated lemon! Sadly, i don't think the Begonia Darthvaderiana is available here, but i did read a comical account of someone's endeavour to grow it. I'd try that just because i love star wars! Citrus, and olive trees look beautiful inside, but i think the easiest way would be to keep them outside and bring them in at night or occasionally. My lemon tree sulked for about 7 years, but has been delivering a nice amount of fruit the couple. The Tahitian lime and Mandarin however have been prolific growers and producers from the start - outdoors. Everything on your list is waaaayyyy out of my league atm lol. I think I'll wait a few years before i consider any of them, but the bragging rights would well and truely be worth the effort. Looking forward to your next segment Memo
Hi Chris! 🇦🇺 It's great that you dove into research during the video. The variegated lemon is quite a find! And yes, sometimes outdoor care is the way to go. Thanks for sharing your experience with citrus and looking forward to having you on the next segment! 🌱🎥
I’m 50/50 on anthurium seedlings. Was given a queen seed, was great until it got about 5 leaves, a little larger than what you showed and it was over lol. I have a NOID seedling that hitchhiked in on a Philodendron orange marmalade. It is sizing up nicely. It stayed in a cloche until it had 4 leaves. Started sizing up when I took it out. The last leaf sized up by three times. I think planting them singly in their own pot space is maybe key. Citrus. You need to live in Texas lol. My Meyer lemon is in the garage right now as we had some teens this week. It is loaded with buds. Here’s hoping they don’t drop when I take it back outside.
Your experience with Anthurium seedlings is so insightful, Vicky! 🌱 It's interesting how individualized plant care can be. And wow, your Meyer lemon sounds like a true survivor - here's to hoping for a bountiful bloom! 🍋✨
Good morning to you vary nice plants thank for sharing beautiful and amazing houses plants lovely
Hi Memo, I just watched your old Calathea care video and you asked for people who have been able to keep them happy for a few years. I have had my Calatheas for about 2 years and knock on wood, I never had any issues. I have 6 of them: orbifolia, lancifolia, makoyana, picturata, roseoptica and White Fusion. They are happy and growing really fast. I have normal humidity (around 50%) and I keep them in soil mixed with perlite. I never let them fully dry out, I check with my moisture meter and as soon as it hits the dry zone, I'll water them. I do have really soft water here, so I can just use tap water, but I also use water conditioner for aquariums. As for watering, to avoid brown tips, I only top water them and flush them thoroughly. They hate buildup of salts
I keep them a meter away from a west-facing window and they get around 3 hours evening sun in the summer. I fertilize them once a month.
Only the orbifolia has a few crispy edges, but just a few millimetres. The other ones are in pristine shape.
Knock on wood, I never had any pests on them, even though my monstera next to them had thrips. I used predatory mites from day one though.
Last year my Calathea makoyana grew two flowers. They are so tiny and beautiful and I was so excited.
The hack for Calatheas I find is get them as babies. The only one that threw a hissy fit was the picturata, because I got a plant in a 12cm pot. This one took the longest to get used to my environment.
Sorry for the text block, I just wanted to share my experience. 😊
Now, I'm going to watch your new video. Looking forward to it
Thank you for sharing this information. I don't have a Calathea yet, but interested in care tips of all kinds. I believe that starting with a plant as a baby has a lot of benefits
@@tddas8008 good luck with them ☺️ they can bring so much joy, so definitely would recommend
@@silviap4478 As soon as I have more space, I will have even more than one Calathea, I promise. I like Orbifolia but it's big, also I like Mykoyan's one a lot. I have a collection of more than 170 plants in a 2-bedroom flat (in Ukraine), and I just got into aroids this summer. I love plants, and all plant people are my people. 💚💚💚
Hi Silvia! Your Calathea care routine sounds perfect. 🌿 It's amazing how different environments can suit different plants. Thanks for sharing your tips, especially about water quality and top watering - very helpful for fellow plant lovers! 🌱💧
Great video as always. I think you may have provided me with some plant therapy today! I agree with you wholeheartedly, especially many of your examples of advanced care.
My “ah ha!” moment was not “if I was up to the challenge” of some of these divas, it was more “do I care enough” to cater to the divas? I really enjoy some carnivorous plants. They are the reason I collect rain water and I think my entire collection benefits from that. I love growing citrus indoors in the PNW and have added several varieties this year. Yes, they are divas that will drop their leaves and even fruit at a blink. But it’s a bragging rights thing, enjoying my own indoor tropical forest, and most importantly getting the reward of picking that fresh lime for a Caipirinha, or a lemon for a fresh glass of lemonade. Can’t wait to pick my first orange!
Contrast that with orchids. I really want to love them. Now I recognize, I like the IDEA of loving them. They just don’t pay off enough for the pain and effort. FOR ME. I’m more than happy to live vicariously through others when they bloom and enjoy that. 😊
I think we can enjoy our hobby and life so much more if we let ourselves discover the important little details.
Thanks, Richard! 🌿 It’s all about finding which plants resonate with us. Like you said, understanding what we care enough to invest in makes the hobby more enjoyable. Cheers to your indoor tropical forest and future citrus harvests! 🍋🌱
I used to live in Ecuador and the most advanced care I would give my "exotic" plants was fertilizer, sometimes 😅. Now I live in Canada and had to learn how to actually learn how to take care of the same plants haha as always, I love your videos Memo, they have really helped me through this re learning about my plants.❤
Adapting plant care to new environments can be a huge learning curve, Shanekoneko! 🌱🌍 Your experience in Canada sounds like a true plant adventure. Thanks for your kind words and glad my videos could help! ❤️🌿
I know gardenias are the national flower of the Cook Islands. They make divine lays out of them. I think everyone from colder climates like the UK are amazing growing these tropical plants 👏👏 I live in the north island in New Zealand which is much milder & I can find it challenging. Thanks Nemo, very enjoyable video 👍👍❤️
I was surprised to see lemon on your list. It was very educational to me and was pretty ignorant to the challenges for others. I live in California and my dwarf tree outside is loaded with huge lemons.
Lemons in California sound delightful, Annissa! 🍋 It’s so interesting to see how location affects plant care. Thanks for sharing your experience! 🌱☀️
I don’t have any of the ones mentioned & no plans to get in the near future. Thanks for sharing Memo!
Thanks for watching, Carol! 🌿 It's always good to know our limits with plant care. Perhaps in the future, you might find one that piques your interest. 🌱😊
Totally agree with this list. I have had several types of carnivorous plants expire in my house this year, despite following the instructions of the grower that sold them to me. Anthurium seedlings are easier for me. I do think that some seed batches just don’t size up. If they are self pollinated they can be really slow. I did notice with the seedlings I have grown, they all had explosive growth spurts when I added some small coconut cubes to their mix (about the size of dice). I think it is spongy enough for them to grab onto and woody enough to make them feel like epiphytes, if that’s what they’re into. Spraying with diluted orchid fertilizer is not a bad idea either.
Thanks Memo, I don’t have any of these plants. I did once upon a time have an orange tree, it didn’t last long even in a south facing bay window 🤦♀️😀🇨🇦
Sorry to hear about your orange tree, Linda. 🍊🇨🇦 Sometimes, even the sunniest window isn't enough. Thanks for sharing your experience! 🌿😊
Another begonia that many people believe needs high humidity to survive but which I’ve found to acclimate well to lower humidity is Begonia chlorosticta, I discovered that when I stuck a mostly leafless stem propagate in a low humidity spot and after some time it started growing really well.
Very cool to see what you have picked 🙂 I guessed right - Cutucuense & Obligua are there 😀
I looked up the Begonia darthvaderiana - it´s so beautiful 😯 Internet says it´s an actual species from Borneo and was discovered in 2014
Thanks for guessing right! 🌱 The Cutucuense & Obligua are indeed stars in this lineup. Oh very cool about the Begonia darthvaderiana's origin, good to know! It's amazing how nature always has new surprises for us, I would have assumed it was hybridised for the traits/looks. 🌿😊
@@Houseplantygoodness Yeah, exactly :-) I thought the same about Begonia brevirimosa, and couldn´t believe that it is a species - it´s so stunning 😍
re Anthurium seedlings, my advice on getting them to size up is to put them into a pot that you may think is 2 sizes too big for them! Just water according to the root size at first but once they have a larger pot they honestly start to size up their leaves so fast! :)
There is one citrus you can grow in your garden, its hardy to -20 degrees omce it is a bit older. The Citrus trifoliata, also called Poncirus trifoliata. The fruit can be made into marmelade and the plant is used to graft the other citrusses on. Mine is al that is left from a grapefruit, the part below the graft sprouted and it is surviving winter outside ( in the Netherlands ). I find seedling Antheriums hard as well, but lots of seedlings of plants are more of a challenge than the older plants.
Interesting to hear about the Citrus trifoliata - what a resilient plant! 🍊 And you're right about seedlings being a special challenge. It’s always fascinating to see the resilience and adaptability of plants, isn't it? 🌱🌍
That is so funny about growing citrus ... I live in regional Victoria in southern Australia and pretty much every house has a huge lemon tree in the backyard ... most of the bigger houseblocks in Melbourne will have a lemon tree too. I am incredulous when I see lemons in the supermarket for $1 each or more when you can walk down a local street and see people who have put excess lemons in a bix out the front of their property with a for free sign on them!!
with my seedlings i wait for a certain leaf size then i repot on their own cup and keep them stull in a prop box andi wait for another certain leaf size then i slowly take them out and grow them in ambient condition. lots of light and nutrients too lemme know if you want pictures 😊
29:40 - laugh of the day. Thank you.
Glad to have provided a laugh, Mak! 😄 Sometimes, it's the little moments in a video that make our day. 🌱🎥
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Very true for the citrus plant. My tangerine plant was thriving and once the fall hit, it dropped all of its leaves. My lemon is hanging on to some leaves. You are right about gardenia. I planted the shrub in my backyard and it died. I grow other roses and shrubs and veggies without complete failure like the gardenia. I assume it was my clay soil or ph.
That first plant is on my wish list! From Enid's book is where I saw it as well. But I'll tell ya, I can't keep succulents or a polly alive to save my life. But I have a lot of the other advanced ones. Go figure.
That Cutucuense is indeed a wishlist wonder, Anna! 🌱🌟 It's funny how plant care can be so unpredictable, isn't it? Here's to more plant successes in your collection! 🌿💚
My baby anthuriums are growing very quickly, I'm totally surprised myself because I expected them to do about the same as Memo's seedlings. I got my magnificum x besseae seeds last spring and the largest leaf is 25 cm! The cristal x lux is also growing like a weed.
What I did: yes I had the seedlings on the heating mat when it was cool, I started fertilizing them after the 2nd leaf. I keep them in a small terrarium with 70-80% humidity, 23-25°C and small ventilator. I always set the PH of the water to around PH5. My water is usually around PH7 and they don't like that.
I also have a amphioxus right beside the seedlings in terrarium, it is pretty fuz free there, but I will try it otside in the living room in the summer:)
Wow, your baby anthuriums are thriving! 🌱 Your approach is spot on, especially maintaining the right humidity and pH balance. And it's great to hear about your Amphioxus doing well - seems like you've found the sweet spot for these plants. 🌿👍
Honestly the obliqua peru has been one of the easiest plants for me to take care of. Give it a mosspole and it'll stop pushing out runners, and actually push HUGE leaves (of course only if it receives a good amount of light), mine is at about 10¨ leaves now and lives in my living room @~40% humidity.
My parents have a lemon tree growing outside in Devon. It produces delicious lemons.
Team avoidance checking in -- if a plant can't handle a wee bit of neglect, it's just going to die and that's that.
Team Avoidance has a point! 😅 Sometimes, the best approach is to understand our limits. Resilient plants for the win! 🌱🥇
Lol. There honestly is one thing on your list that's also on mine, but I wonder if it isn't a bit of an exception to the rule: makrut lime. After all, I don't want the fruit, just the leaves to put in Thai food! It's a pity that the availability sucks, because as long as it pushes out leaves I don't care how ugly it looks lol.
As far as trouble plants go... I have a tiny house with four humidifiers going non-stop and they can't even manage 30% over the winter. Plants that can't tolerate the seasonal humidity drop just aren't worth the stress imo. (And it's a BIG drop!) Same with any that need a draconian watering regime- it's just not going to happen.
I agree 💯 that it's very important to realize your limits, for your own sanity if nothing else. Ask me how I know 😂 (I wish I could keep vandas so badly, but they really, really hate central heating and all that comes with it.)
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Yes, those advanced houseplants are something, right? 🌱🤔 Always a new challenge around the corner in the plant world!
Crazy because I can only really grow carnivorous plants😅 and I have quite bad humidity and temperature for the ones I have.
Another comment, to this video: a lot of carnivorous plants also need a winter pause. They are from Europe or North America and they need the winter, the freezing and the snow. I had a venus flytrap and it was so happy and then, 2 years later it just died and I didn't know why. I recently found out that they need the winter break and need to die back completely. So if you are living in a flat and don't have a balcony, be very aware of the type of carnivorous plant you are getting.
That's an important point about carnivorous plants needing a winter pause. 🌱❄️ It’s crucial to understand the natural cycles of plants, especially when growing them in different environments. Thanks for sharing this tip! 🌿👌
Nope. I have Nepenthes, VFTs, Cephalotus and a Heliamphora. All thriving none of them with a “winter pause”.
They’re all in a mix of sphag and perlite and none are under any domes or cabinets. They’re actually really chill if you give them enough light or full sun. And they get regular filtered water, meaning I water with the same water drink of.
@@misscindypalacio yes, that's why I said to do a bit of research beforehand. I didn't say all carnivorous plants need that, but there are some species that do. The venus flytrap, the sundew, the sarracenia, to name a few. They are quite common carnivorous plants.
Problem is, in the garden center they are all grouped together, even though they need different cares.
I don't know why your VFT doesn't need a winter pause. I just learned that they normally get burnout after two to three years and just die. Maybe yours is a special case or a different variety, not from Europe or North America? How long have you had yours?
That is true! It does add to the difficulty level. Trying to figure out if your plant is dead or just sleeping is definitely an added challenge.
Carnivorous plants are not difficult to care. They just need different care. But so does aroids, cacti and orchids compared to a Ficus.
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🪴☠🪴 Right back at you, Dave! 😄🌱
Thanks for the information. I’ve tried twice, on second try at the begonia Amphoxis it’s not going well. 😅 As for anthurium seedlings it took a whole year to take off a grow, planted in sphagnum and # perlite but finally 5 in tall an doing well. I’ve had a variegated lemon for 10 yrs at least, it goes out in the summer, 🤞🏽 hope it makes through this polar vortex. 🫶🏼💚
Thanks, Sherry! 🌿 It's all about perseverance with plants like the Begonia Amphoxus. And congratulations on your success with the Anthurium seedlings and the lemon tree - that's quite an achievement, especially through the polar vortex! 🌱❄️