I LOVE that there's no clickbait in any of your videos, and you get right to what was in the thumbnail. Educational, funny, with no bs? Sign me right up. Thank you for making these videos, they teach me so much and are a spot of joy in my day. 💜
I'm officially addicted to your chanel,which is much appreciated by my plants:)) Thank you for all entertainment,while giving us valuable lessons-never boring,always in a kind of dramatic/comedian style:))) Thank you so much!!!!!!
I killed a few dozen before I made the decision to educate myself on plant care (I still kill some shhhhh) I now have nearly 200 beautiful plants and all because I bought a $13 moisture meter (thanks to you 😉) In time we learn by looking at our plants when they want mommies attention🌿💚
Your suggestion of a water meter has made a 100% difference with caring for my plants. I never water now without sticking it in the soil in various areas to see if it needs water. There have been times when looking at the top of the soil I think, this plant needs water only to see it doesn't at all.
I wholehearted agree with the plastic pots tip. I too have an -unhealthy- healthy obsession with all things plants, but also, I'm an _aesthetics maniac_ . I *always* used put my plants straight into a nice ceramic/stone/clay pot straight out of the nursey pots. It's something I wish I'd not ever gotten into the habit of doing. Roll on some years and I've slowly been repotting those older plants into nursery pots and always keeping the new plants left in them, and It's made a huge difference in the overall health of the plants! I do still have a few that are directly potted, simply because of their awkward shape - I'm talking about the rounded ceramics that barely give enough room for a small sized nursey pot - so much wasted room. I take special care with these guys though when watering, and they seem to be doing alright.. but it's still not ideal.
I can totally relate to the type of round:ish shaped ceramic pots that are near impossible to put a fitting nursery pot inside of. I've got two beautiful large pots, with huge ZZ-plants inside, and the watering of those is a total guessing game except from lifting them and estimating their weight. I'm sure there's some rotten roots hiding down there from being too generous with the watering sometimes, but overall they have actually thrived during their 4~ years in there & are almost constantly pushing out new growth. I'm eager to repot them next spring and take a look at what has actually been going on in the root-department during all these years of watering them very haphazardly.
I have stopped this almost 4 minutes in! The introduction was absolutely hilarious (so true too! It's happened to me more than once!). I love this mixture of humour and good advice! Totally relatable in every way! Now....back to the video! 🌿
Just discovered Mr Sheffield & ❤ him! Very interesting & informative. As an American with English roots, could listen to him talk all day while enjoying the humor ... oh, and of course the knowledge. 👌🏽👍😂
The first step to change is admitting you have a problem. I am thinking about developing a 12 step program for plant addiction. Great content and greetings from Pittsburgh PA.
I love that your living space is so full of light - a must-have for plants and for people. And I love your kitchen cabinet color. Thanks for all of your wonderful videos and your incredible humor.😊
A little tip with dechlorinating water without chemicals. If you can keep your water out for 24hrs the chlorine discapates. Even with aquarium treatments it should be left for a period of time to treat it. I learned this keeping aquariums. I think a good tip also from aquariums is giving water time to come up to room temperature. While it's warm it can stay outside and really warm up. 'Indoor' plants don't like it cold so water straight from the tap can cause shock and decline in many plants. I killed a couple of Ficus Bonsai by doing this. Now mine is flourishing. Something worth a try too is putting struggling plants in a clear plastic bag where they create their own super humid micro climate. I've helped a few plants find new strength by doing this and also bounce back strong from heavy defoliating. Keep up the great tips and videos and give these a try. I'm sure you'll find more success than this compared to soy sauce!
I wanted to let you know that what you said to remove chlorine, YES, you can simply let tap water sit out for a few days, and it will eventually vaporize into the air. However, Chloramines are what the majority of treatment plants use in the USA and other places because it is more efficacious than just chlorine. (You can ask for a water quality report from the local authority to see if they are using chloramine.) Chloramines are a more complex combination of ammonia and free chlorine, which means they aren’t capable of evaporating. Thank you for reminding me about covering with a plastic bag. I've done this on new young plants but I may try it on my older avacado plant that likes to drop leaves.
@laurel7175 Absolutely right, chloramine and flourides that some countries add are much more difficult to remove. Not an issue for this channel though.
For my plants and my aquariums I keep dechlorinated water in 5L containers. This gets it to room temp and means it is always ready to go. Aquariums also make the best, IMHO, water propagation tanks. I have a 30cm cube with just half a dozen nano fish and some shrimp in it and it is amazing for cuttings. Thank you so much for your great videos
I just LOVE this channel! Not only did I learn a lot here and have mostly healthy and happy plants after years of failure and dead plants (schedules, overwatering...), I also have actual FUN watching the videos and watch them as a treat on sunday mornings. Thank you for that ♥
I have had my alocasia black velvet for six months now, got him as a baby, and he only gets one leaf at a time but super tall stem, so i moved him closer to the window to see if that helps me get more foliage and less stem 😅🌹🌿 Fingers crossed! 🤞🍀
When it's time to repot, remember to look for corms. My first repot, I found one. My 2nd repot, I found 5. I'll soon have 5 new Black Velvet plants, but I have no idea where I'm going to put them. LOL
Good advice! I started taking in plants after I painted my living/dining room during Covid and wanted to decorate when there was nothing to decorate with😂. Since then I've had some failures (all touted as no fail plants 😂) Right now I have 12 beauties. Your best advice being look the plant up online to see if you have the right place and patience for that plant! Last Spring I had had enough of my Pillea and my Areca Palm so I kicked them outside where MN Summer with the help of my husband left me with 2 beautiful plants I now had to bring back inside......wish them and me luck as we try again!
I agree 100%! I can relate so much to your experience and I couldn't agree more on your tips for plant owners! It's definitely made me the best plant mom that I can be! ❤
Haha agree. Perfect humor, made my day! ❤😂 One point to add: Get to know your plant! Not as a species but as an individual, like humans, none is like the other 😄
I don't remember which of your great videos gave this advice, but putting a cutting of pothos with other plant cuttings really works to promote root growth on the other plant!! Like someone else said, " love your sense of humor" (& your accent). 😂 I also like the various clips you put in your videos. Stay well.
I’ve been using a very thin wooden stick to poke around the soil in all over my plants to allow O2 to reach the roots. It also helps to see how damp the soil it. Since I started doing this, my plants have thrived 😊
Thank you for this vieo, it was exactly what I needed. A fairly new plant mom, and have introduced thrips in my collection with my monstera, and they are no fun to play with.. But this video reminds me that there is a learning curve to everything
I follow quiet few plant YT channels. Obviously they educational ans I've learned a lot.... But this one is my MAIN and favourite channel to watch ❤️ thank you. I have a small request. As I am proud plant parent only less than a year... Ive made huge progress over the spring and summer with ur tips (water throughout above sink, water conditioner, light, read what the plant needs, Inspect them properly, repot my old soil quick with ur advice or propagation) 😍I've saved and grow successfully many species (from seeds, small stems and even sick plants saved from dead shelf from store 🤗). However.... And here is the fun part... Ive no idea how to prepare to winter in uk... Most of my plants grow on window sills, some still enjoying outdoor weather... But.. How not to kill them on cold narrow sill or lack of light or Humidity? Grow lights in a whole house (im not sure if i can manage to do for all), 🤷 my energy bill is high enough 😭 humidifier? (small ones won't manage to do the job for all of them)... HEEEELPPPPP😭😭😭😭😭 Plz do long video to explain like to a toddler... How To NOT kill plants over the winter! 😭 It's my first winter to come...how to prepare them? Warm regards from Luton 🤗
Thank you 😊. I’ve got this I made last year. Might update it for this winter 5 Tips to Keep Your Plants Alive This Winter th-cam.com/video/-4k2_MZwu5E/w-d-xo.html
I agree that a schedule is useless....plants are like babies....just when you think you have them figured out they change. I do keep a calendar though to keep notes and remind me when I last watered or debugged or repotted, pruned etc. Only water when the soil is dry!!!!! Enjoying watching your videos...new subscriber here!
something i really like to do lately, since i mostly buy kinda nice looking plastic pots for 2-3 bucks to drill extra holes. they dont have as many holes as nursery pots, just get your powerdrill and drill in a couple more
3:00 Hahaha My mother-in-law always said she had a Black Thumb. Imagine then, I once gave her a plant in a pot that had no drainage holes (yeah, I didn't respect that then. ) It was years before any plant was happy in it. Plant after plant died -but it's a BEAUTIFUL pot... Fast forward 25 years, a Christmas Cactus has since managed to happily reside in said pot. It always feels to me like my mother-in-law's black thumb legacy has been remedied, and justifies my wish to keep this pot in Mom R.'s memory. Long way to go, huh? 😅
My favourite part of working at a garden centre was working with customers to find the exact plant that would work for them, It was almost always a pothos or snake plant but still, it was really fun.
I only have a schedule for checking my plants with the moisture meter - I check it every thursday - the plants, that are dry, get watered, the rest don't; if a plant generally likes it more moist and is not dry enough on thursday, I check those again on Sunday and water if ready -> works great so far :D
😂 …your honesty 😝 about plant care is so relatable Do you have any Hoya care videos? I’m want to add Hoyas native to the Philippines to my collection. Most of these Hoya videos find are in Filipino..(I’m Filipino who can only speak English 🥴) (Your 🇺🇸 fan)
My personal favorite when reading the provided info tag is "Assorted foliage." 😶 well, *that* clears it up! Snap in the app and read the story. When you see any mention of humidity, RUN!!!! My second search : toxicity to animals. I don't need another angry drama queen in my house.....looking at you Geo. Yeah YOU!😏😉
Thank you for another awesome video :D I'm currently trying to get the guts up to chop the top off my Ficus lyrata - its about 4.5ft tall. I used to keep it outside in the summertime - it loved it. Loads of leaves. Then one weekend it was insanely windy. I found it three days later lying on the floor missing all but four leaves on the top. This was about seven years ago and it has only grown one new leaf since. I am sure binning it would improve my collections looks but for the moment it just sort of sits there until I grow a pair and get the secateurs.
@@SheffieldMadePlants It is definitely the way to go, I'm quite attached to this plant and don't want to kill it but seven years looking like a cotton bud just isn't a good look. I will give it a go tomorrow if my nerve doesn't fail me!
I had a Rubber Plant that was the same, it looked awful, long leggy stems with a few.leaves at the top. I steeled myself, chopped it all the way down to the soil, stuck the top few stems into water to propagate, put the pot outside intending on recycling the whole thing into the flowerbeds and forgot about it, within a few weeks I started to see new growth. Not only did I have to repot it into a bigger pot last year but the thing is as tall as me and looks amazing. I ended up sticking the propagated/rooted stems in with it but I make sure I put her outside at the first chance every spring. I just have to find a big enough spot to put her when she comes back in next month, she does not like being in the house at all. Good luck with your plant, sometimes doing the draatic thing can shock them back into even bigger and better. 😊
@@Rebecca-qx1et Thank you so much for sharing! Its amazing how doing something so drastic can really help a plant get back into its growing groove. I will definitely be chopping mine back in the morning.
I wrote an email to the makers of Stress Coat asking whether the product removes fertilizer from water. They sent back a very nice reply saying Stress Coat does not remove fertilizer, but the cannot recommend using Stress Coat with house plants because they have not studied the affects.
Thanks for tips on buying plants I was looking at some fiddle leaf plants and they had they had pen size dots and I didn’t know so I didn’t get only had them on one or two leaves
à few years ago i coudn't keep anything alive. then i moved, bought a bonsai ficus and i've now ended up with quite the collection of plants. green thumb, talent. pff, it's just time, efford and the will to learn. :D
Hey Mr.Sheffield and the community! I have a question: i’ve repotted my plants more than 2 weeks ago, pots are not big (13cm), and the soil just doesn’t dry. I moved it to more light and airy area, ruffled the soil but it still doesn’t dry. Do I need to repot it again into another soil? Or should I just wait, because there’s just not enough light and temperature is not high in the apartment? I’m afraid or root rot. Thank you!
That was one thing I was hesitant about. Using the stress coat water on my calatheas and prayer plants. I still use the distilled. Maybe I should try it now
Nice video! My small mango seedling is starting to die, especially after I watered it and after I used wet paper towel to wipe its leaves or leaf I should say, becase it dropped 3 out of 4 leaves. And it's wilting so much, even the stem started twisting and the top looks as if it's rotting and there weren't as many spider mites. So I checked the roots, annnnnd there were basically no roots left and it smelled bad. Only the main root was still alive from the inner layers.This soil also had really thrown me off with the moisture. I'm gonna go out and look for pesticides or fungcides or even hydrogen peroxide. I don't wanna lose my beloved mango
Did you let the soil dry between waterings ? Otherwise roots will rot because of the anaerobic environment. If you want to use something, if you leave the plant in the pot, let the soil dry, then use hydrogen peroxide, one part 3% hydrogen peroxide and two parts water, and put it in a watering can or spray bottle. You can either use it while the plant is still in the pot, or after taking it out of the pot and spray the root ball. That should kill the bacteria responsible for root rot. If there very few roots left, the plant may shed a lot of leaves but it may still recover and make a comeback, however if there are no roots it's a lost cause.
@@Daniele63 A few hours ago I checked the roots and basically all the secondary roots have died in fact, they're completely gone, so this is very extreme in severity root rot and decay. The main root was partially decayed, but the remaining parts of it were alive. And there are side/secondary roots, that are somewhat alive here and there and one microscopic root, but it still looks absolutely abysmal. But I still don't have hydrogen peroxide and I don't exactly know which shops have hydrogen peroxide. And the stem is starting to twist, the remaining leaf is basically dried to the point of no recovery. I don't wanna lose my beloved mango. I've never used hydrogen peroxide. I would have already had one for mny months, if I had known where they sell hydrogen peroxide.
@@АлександърДенев2 I've never used it either and never needed to. If you water properly then you will never need it. In your case it's so extreme i don't know if it's worth the hassle
On propagating your way out of a mess: I've tried this TWICE with my lucky bamboo and gotten nothing but a mushy root end either time - despite watching TH-camrs show how easy it is! Haven't seen many Dracaenae on your vids, but so many plants, maybe I missed. If your thing, maybe a vid idea?
Strange that you have Snake Plants not doing well away from the window. I live in a row house like you, and it's in a narrow street so at the front and at the back there's my kitchen build-out and my neighbour's build-out taking a lot of light. So in the middle of the living room plants really struggle but Snake Plants thrive. I do go weeks and weeks without watering them, maybe that benefits them? One thing I really have to start doing is quarantine my cacti when I buy a new one. More than once I've lost a couple because I brought in spider mites. I always look for them before buying a new cactus but sometimes there aren't any visible signs of them yet when I buy a new cactus. Lately I've seen a lot of cacti in shops with spider mite webs.
Another great unpretentious video🌻 don't get me wrong, I do love a little peak into the more Instagram, 15 bedrooms, everything's white, with 6 swimming pools and 12 dogs uploads 😂 but they're problematic for a number is reasons. Mainly, we don't live in a sun drenched climate(Irish weather can only be matched by British 😂) By you keeping it real, makes us feel more competent and not afraid to try things. Thank you Me Sheffield 😅😅 and my best regards to the suffering Mrs Sheffield
I bought a bad cactus the other day 😂 I haven't touched it and it looks to be failing. Greenthumbs are developed. I can't grow everything, and I'm okay with that. I cannot grow tradescantia at all. Alocasia I do well.
Do you have an oak leaf ficus/ficus quercifolia/string of frogs? I finally got a few and I love them so much!! There is, however, a lack of youtube videos dedicated to them :( I feel like I could learn more about them and you're a good teacher so, if you have experience with them, I'd love to see a video!
@@SheffieldMadePlants well heck lol. I couldn't find any in shops either. After half a year of searching, I gave up and got some great ones from an etsy shop. Thanks for the reply!
Ok I care for for my sister's banana plants. And she has some miscommunication.. thinking they need alot of fertilizer. Like using one type WITH conting to use the other. And she thinks they ALWAYS need to be watered (they are to big to run under a sink, yes they have drainage holes but no trays!! And thier on wood!!!) Can you make a video on banana plants?
New to the channel, really enjoying your content! You're presentation skills seem to be improving exponentially as well. The "acting" parts are hilarious, reminds me of LTT.
Hi! I bought the API treatment; I'll try it in my next watering cycle. Can it be used on lucky bamboo? I wish I knew about planting cuttings for the Transcandensia (sp?). I had one that grew out nicely for four months...then she went to the big garden in the sky. ☹️
On "companions": so far, I've had no issues with plants from (nameless big box) but am pretty sure my fungus gnats came from highest-rated garden centre in the city. Quarantine everything - don't trust the name/Google rating.
I love your new video style. So full of humour 😂❤ Keep up the good work! As for the water conditioner: do you let the water sit a bit for it to do its work or is it ready instantly?
But, my mom has two Calathea and she’s using distilled water and there browning excessively. How do we 1: nurse them back to health, and 2: get them to stop browning? She did the research before and it looked like it would do great in our house. What is she doing wrong?
Lol You are in rare form..If the info wasn't on point, I would suspect you have been drinking!!🙄😎. You literally had me rolling with your oneliners okay? Thanks for your candid confessions too.😁😁😁😁🤗
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FUNNY BUT SOOOOOO TRUE! thank you for all you do!
@@desertedenblooms Thanks for watching 😁
Me tooo! 😂😂
I love your humour😺👌
Thank you 😊
I agree. I wanted to comment this 👆 as well 😁
Agree!!! I love it, too!! 😊
I LOVE that there's no clickbait in any of your videos, and you get right to what was in the thumbnail. Educational, funny, with no bs? Sign me right up. Thank you for making these videos, they teach me so much and are a spot of joy in my day. 💜
I appreciate that!
I agree!
I often wondered about how Mrs. Sheffield gets along with that obsession 😂 nice video, once again
Thank you 😊
I'm officially addicted to your chanel,which is much appreciated by my plants:)) Thank you for all entertainment,while giving us valuable lessons-never boring,always in a kind of dramatic/comedian style:))) Thank you so much!!!!!!
Thank you very much 😁
Who knew plant tips could be so entertaining 😊.
Thank you 😊
I killed a few dozen before I made the decision to educate myself on plant care (I still kill some shhhhh) I now have nearly 200 beautiful plants and all because I bought a $13 moisture meter (thanks to you 😉) In time we learn by looking at our plants when they want mommies attention🌿💚
Love it!
Mrs. Sheffield gets an A++ and an 🥇 from me! I have a husband just like her, he has the patience of a saint! 💗
She sure does!
Your suggestion of a water meter has made a 100% difference with caring for my plants. I never water now without sticking it in the soil in various areas to see if it needs water. There have been times when looking at the top of the soil I think, this plant needs water only to see it doesn't at all.
Great stuff 👍
As mentioned earlier by someone...love your sense of humor...and great facial expressions. Adds to your already great videos
Thanks so much!
I wholehearted agree with the plastic pots tip.
I too have an -unhealthy- healthy obsession with all things plants, but also, I'm an _aesthetics maniac_ . I *always* used put my plants straight into a nice ceramic/stone/clay pot straight out of the nursey pots. It's something I wish I'd not ever gotten into the habit of doing. Roll on some years and I've slowly been repotting those older plants into nursery pots and always keeping the new plants left in them, and It's made a huge difference in the overall health of the plants!
I do still have a few that are directly potted, simply because of their awkward shape - I'm talking about the rounded ceramics that barely give enough room for a small sized nursey pot - so much wasted room. I take special care with these guys though when watering, and they seem to be doing alright.. but it's still not ideal.
I’ve got a few dotted around too. Much safer to have them in plastic pots
I can totally relate to the type of round:ish shaped ceramic pots that are near impossible to put a fitting nursery pot inside of.
I've got two beautiful large pots, with huge ZZ-plants inside, and the watering of those is a total guessing game except from lifting them and estimating their weight. I'm sure there's some rotten roots hiding down there from being too generous with the watering sometimes, but overall they have actually thrived during their 4~ years in there & are almost constantly pushing out new growth.
I'm eager to repot them next spring and take a look at what has actually been going on in the root-department during all these years of watering them very haphazardly.
I have stopped this almost 4 minutes in! The introduction was absolutely hilarious (so true too! It's happened to me more than once!). I love this mixture of humour and good advice! Totally relatable in every way! Now....back to the video! 🌿
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks
@@SheffieldMadePlants 🩷🌿🩷
Just discovered Mr Sheffield & ❤ him! Very interesting & informative. As an American with English roots, could listen to him talk all day while enjoying the humor ... oh, and of course the knowledge. 👌🏽👍😂
Very kind thank you!
API water softener gave my dead calathea LIFE. Also, I highly recommend clear plastic nursery pots-the root porn is 👌🏻
Like it!
The first step to change is admitting you have a problem. I am thinking about developing a 12 step program for plant addiction. Great content and greetings from Pittsburgh PA.
I’ll sign up
Me too,
Where can I sign up?
I love the new humorous style! 😂 I feel right at home with my own crappy-looking plants.
Glad you like them!
I love that your living space is so full of light - a must-have for plants and for people. And I love your kitchen cabinet color. Thanks for all of your wonderful videos and your incredible humor.😊
Thank you so much!
A little tip with dechlorinating water without chemicals. If you can keep your water out for 24hrs the chlorine discapates. Even with aquarium treatments it should be left for a period of time to treat it.
I learned this keeping aquariums. I think a good tip also from aquariums is giving water time to come up to room temperature.
While it's warm it can stay outside and really warm up.
'Indoor' plants don't like it cold so water straight from the tap can cause shock and decline in many plants.
I killed a couple of Ficus Bonsai by doing this. Now mine is flourishing.
Something worth a try too is putting struggling plants in a clear plastic bag where they create their own super humid micro climate.
I've helped a few plants find new strength by doing this and also bounce back strong from heavy defoliating.
Keep up the great tips and videos and give these a try. I'm sure you'll find more success than this compared to soy sauce!
Thanks for the tips
I wanted to let you know that what you said to remove chlorine, YES, you can simply let tap water sit out for a few days, and it will eventually vaporize into the air.
However, Chloramines are what the majority of treatment plants use in the USA and other places because it is more efficacious than just chlorine. (You can ask for a water quality report from the local authority to see if they are using chloramine.)
Chloramines are a more complex combination of ammonia and free chlorine, which means they aren’t capable of evaporating.
Thank you for reminding me about covering with a plastic bag. I've done this on new young plants but I may try it on my older avacado plant that likes to drop leaves.
@laurel7175 Absolutely right, chloramine and flourides that some countries add are much more difficult to remove. Not an issue for this channel though.
For my plants and my aquariums I keep dechlorinated water in 5L containers. This gets it to room temp and means it is always ready to go. Aquariums also make the best, IMHO, water propagation tanks. I have a 30cm cube with just half a dozen nano fish and some shrimp in it and it is amazing for cuttings. Thank you so much for your great videos
I love these videos! You definitely deserve all the subscribers! I love the editing, and jokes. Of course the plant tips, too!!
Thank you so much!!
Love your honesty! I always feel guilty when a plant dies.
Of course 😁
Good tips and funny delivery of the tips 😂
Thanks! 😃
Haha your humour😂 love that picture with the lady and puppy in the car!
Pete McKee if you’re interested
@@SheffieldMadePlants will check out, I thought you had painted mrs Sheffield! 🤓🎨🖼️
😂 another wonderful video!! I love how much more comfortable and fun you have become in from of the camera 💚 can’t wait for the next one!!
Thank you so much!!
I'm green with envy how many great shelving units you have!
It’s well worth it. They were made bespoke
I just LOVE this channel! Not only did I learn a lot here and have mostly healthy and happy plants after years of failure and dead plants (schedules, overwatering...), I also have actual FUN watching the videos and watch them as a treat on sunday mornings. Thank you for that ♥
Love it thank you!
You are so much fun to watch! And informative too! 😊
Thank you 😊
There are worse addictions my friend!!! I’m happy this one is yours! 😊
Thanks!
Great and fun video, love the humour! 😂
Glad you enjoyed it!
"bought plants without having any idea where we're going to put them" - so true 😂
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That snake plant has my heart 😂 I appreciate that lil trooper
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Been there and done that. So many problems. Im 72 and only buy the easy plants to deal with now. Thanks for the laugh. Have a blessed day.
Good afternoon 🤗 which ones would you call easy ?
Thanks for watching 😁
Good to start a day with your video. Thanks. I suppose your plants enjoy your sense of humor as well . 😊
I feel like they’re not that keen 😅
I LIKE the Humor Mr. Sheffield provides on his videos.
Thank you 😊
Beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection thank you for sharing beautiful plants lovely
Thanks!
I have had my alocasia black velvet for six months now, got him as a baby, and he only gets one leaf at a time but super tall stem, so i moved him closer to the window to see if that helps me get more foliage and less stem 😅🌹🌿 Fingers crossed! 🤞🍀
That should work 🤞
When it's time to repot, remember to look for corms. My first repot, I found one. My 2nd repot, I found 5. I'll soon have 5 new Black Velvet plants, but I have no idea where I'm going to put them. LOL
Good advice! I started taking in plants after I painted my living/dining room during Covid and wanted to decorate when there was nothing to decorate with😂. Since then I've had some failures (all touted as no fail plants 😂) Right now I have 12 beauties. Your best advice being look the plant up online to see if you have the right place and patience for that plant! Last Spring I had had enough of my Pillea and my Areca Palm so I kicked them outside where MN Summer with the help of my husband left me with 2 beautiful plants I now had to bring back inside......wish them and me luck as we try again!
Great stuff 👍 and good luck 🤞
The best thing that you have ever done for me and all my green friends was the moisture meter.
Hallelujah 😁
I agree 100%! I can relate so much to your experience and I couldn't agree more on your tips for plant owners! It's definitely made me the best plant mom that I can be! ❤
Love it!
Love your videos with the dry humor.
Thank you 😊
Thank you Richard, for another fun and informative vid 😁
My pleasure!
Haha agree. Perfect humor, made my day! ❤😂
One point to add: Get to know your plant! Not as a species but as an individual, like humans, none is like the other 😄
Good point!
Your jokes are getting better Richard🥴 The plant care is faultless👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you 😊
I don't remember which of your great videos gave this advice, but putting a cutting of pothos with other plant cuttings really works to promote root growth on the other plant!!
Like someone else said, " love your sense of humor" (& your accent). 😂
I also like the various clips you put in your videos. Stay well.
Wonderful!
Just started with this hobby and i've seen so many helpful tips, and love the humor of the channel. Good job man keep up the great content!
Thanks, will do!
I’ve been using a very thin wooden stick to poke around the soil in all over my plants to allow O2 to reach the roots. It also helps to see how damp the soil it. Since I started doing this, my plants have thrived 😊
Sounds great!
Thank you for this vieo, it was exactly what I needed. A fairly new plant mom, and have introduced thrips in my collection with my monstera, and they are no fun to play with.. But this video reminds me that there is a learning curve to everything
Glad it was helpful! Thrips sure are a nightmare
I love watching your videos! Not only do I learn a lot, but you crack me the heck up! Keep up the great work and keep being you
Thanks for watching 😁
I follow quiet few plant YT channels. Obviously they educational ans I've learned a lot.... But this one is my MAIN and favourite channel to watch ❤️ thank you.
I have a small request. As I am proud plant parent only less than a year... Ive made huge progress over the spring and summer with ur tips (water throughout above sink, water conditioner, light, read what the plant needs, Inspect them properly, repot my old soil quick with ur advice or propagation) 😍I've saved and grow successfully many species (from seeds, small stems and even sick plants saved from dead shelf from store 🤗). However.... And here is the fun part... Ive no idea how to prepare to winter in uk... Most of my plants grow on window sills, some still enjoying outdoor weather... But.. How not to kill them on cold narrow sill or lack of light or Humidity? Grow lights in a whole house (im not sure if i can manage to do for all), 🤷 my energy bill is high enough 😭 humidifier? (small ones won't manage to do the job for all of them)... HEEEELPPPPP😭😭😭😭😭
Plz do long video to explain like to a toddler... How To NOT kill plants over the winter! 😭 It's my first winter to come...how to prepare them?
Warm regards from Luton 🤗
Thank you 😊. I’ve got this I made last year. Might update it for this winter
5 Tips to Keep Your Plants Alive This Winter
th-cam.com/video/-4k2_MZwu5E/w-d-xo.html
@@SheffieldMadePlants I will go thro them all 🤗 than you
Love your videos and your sense of humor.
Thank you 😊
I agree that a schedule is useless....plants are like babies....just when you think you have them figured out they change. I do keep a calendar though to keep notes and remind me when I last watered or debugged or repotted, pruned etc. Only water when the soil is dry!!!!!
Enjoying watching your videos...new subscriber here!
Very good idea to keep notes to keep track
something i really like to do lately, since i mostly buy kinda nice looking plastic pots for 2-3 bucks to drill extra holes. they dont have as many holes as nursery pots, just get your powerdrill and drill in a couple more
I need to try that
Funny and informative👍🪴😊Thanks a million! 💚💚💚
Glad you enjoyed it!
Learning is really the fun part with the occasional triumph when things go right.
Absolutely 👍
Loved the video! Love your channel❤
Thank you so much!!
3:00 Hahaha
My mother-in-law always said she had a Black Thumb.
Imagine then, I once gave her a plant in a pot that had no drainage holes (yeah, I didn't respect that then. ) It was years before any plant was happy in it. Plant after plant died -but it's a BEAUTIFUL pot...
Fast forward 25 years, a Christmas Cactus has since managed to happily reside in said pot. It always feels to me like my mother-in-law's black thumb legacy has been remedied, and justifies my wish to keep this pot in Mom R.'s memory.
Long way to go, huh? 😅
You keep me in stitches while I learn great tips!! You are a genius with your new way of doing your videos. I love it. Thanks!!!
Thank you 😊
My favourite part of working at a garden centre was working with customers to find the exact plant that would work for them, It was almost always a pothos or snake plant but still, it was really fun.
Love that!
Hi, such a great, hilarious, educational video! Great tips!!!!
Thanks so much!
I only have a schedule for checking my plants with the moisture meter - I check it every thursday - the plants, that are dry, get watered, the rest don't; if a plant generally likes it more moist and is not dry enough on thursday, I check those again on Sunday and water if ready -> works great so far :D
Perfect way to do it 👌
You're hilarious... love this. 😂 My absolute favorite plant guy on the web ❤
Wow, thanks!
Nice video, thanks too!
Glad you liked it!
😂 …your honesty 😝 about plant care is so relatable
Do you have any Hoya care videos? I’m want to add Hoyas native to the Philippines to my collection. Most of these Hoya videos find are in Filipino..(I’m Filipino who can only speak English 🥴)
(Your 🇺🇸 fan)
Thank you 😊. Not got one of Hoya yet but will add it to the list
My personal favorite when reading the provided info tag is "Assorted foliage." 😶 well, *that* clears it up! Snap in the app and read the story. When you see any mention of humidity, RUN!!!!
My second search : toxicity to animals. I don't need another angry drama queen in my house.....looking at you Geo. Yeah YOU!😏😉
Assorted foliage is the worst!
our favorite berk with his feet on the furniture!
Haha again
Ohhhhh Mr. Sheffield. ❤
😅
So enjoyable, Thank you I enjoy your videos so much and so helpful too!!
I'm so glad!
Oh my goodness I love this video thank you so much
My pleasure 😊
I love Mr Sheffield!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for another awesome video :D
I'm currently trying to get the guts up to chop the top off my Ficus lyrata - its about 4.5ft tall. I used to keep it outside in the summertime - it loved it. Loads of leaves. Then one weekend it was insanely windy. I found it three days later lying on the floor missing all but four leaves on the top. This was about seven years ago and it has only grown one new leaf since. I am sure binning it would improve my collections looks but for the moment it just sort of sits there until I grow a pair and get the secateurs.
A good hard prune sounds like just the ticket
@@SheffieldMadePlants It is definitely the way to go, I'm quite attached to this plant and don't want to kill it but seven years looking like a cotton bud just isn't a good look. I will give it a go tomorrow if my nerve doesn't fail me!
I had a Rubber Plant that was the same, it looked awful, long leggy stems with a few.leaves at the top. I steeled myself, chopped it all the way down to the soil, stuck the top few stems into water to propagate, put the pot outside intending on recycling the whole thing into the flowerbeds and forgot about it, within a few weeks I started to see new growth. Not only did I have to repot it into a bigger pot last year but the thing is as tall as me and looks amazing. I ended up sticking the propagated/rooted stems in with it but I make sure I put her outside at the first chance every spring. I just have to find a big enough spot to put her when she comes back in next month, she does not like being in the house at all. Good luck with your plant, sometimes doing the draatic thing can shock them back into even bigger and better. 😊
@@Rebecca-qx1et Thank you so much for sharing! Its amazing how doing something so drastic can really help a plant get back into its growing groove. I will definitely be chopping mine back in the morning.
I wrote an email to the makers of Stress Coat asking whether the product removes fertilizer from water. They sent back a very nice reply saying Stress Coat does not remove fertilizer, but the cannot recommend using Stress Coat with house plants because they have not studied the affects.
Thanks for the info! I’ll keep at it. Seems to work
Thanks for tips on buying plants I was looking at some fiddle leaf plants and they had they had pen size dots and I didn’t know so I didn’t get only had them on one or two leaves
Best to avoid in doubt 👍
I love your videos. So funny and I always learn something. Your the Monty Don in house plants.
Thanks so much 😁
amazing video always love watching ...very infotmative🎉
Thanks so much!
à few years ago i coudn't keep anything alive. then i moved, bought a bonsai ficus and i've now ended up with quite the collection of plants. green thumb, talent. pff, it's just time, efford and the will to learn. :D
Be very careful, you will fall into plant addiction before you know it😊
Exactly 💯
@@hectorskmetija3015 too late! 😅
He is so much fun!
Thank you 😊
Hey Mr.Sheffield and the community!
I have a question: i’ve repotted my plants more than 2 weeks ago, pots are not big (13cm), and the soil just doesn’t dry. I moved it to more light and airy area, ruffled the soil but it still doesn’t dry. Do I need to repot it again into another soil? Or should I just wait, because there’s just not enough light and temperature is not high in the apartment? I’m afraid or root rot.
Thank you!
What’s in the soil? If it’s taking weeks then might need a change
That was one thing I was hesitant about. Using the stress coat water on my calatheas and prayer plants. I still use the distilled. Maybe I should try it now
Distilled is great if you’re happy with it. Stress coat is good alternative
@@SheffieldMadePlants my other plants seem to don't mind the stress coat water. I have been using it for a month now I believe maybe longer.
Nice video! My small mango seedling is starting to die, especially after I watered it and after I used wet paper towel to wipe its leaves or leaf I should say, becase it dropped 3 out of 4 leaves. And it's wilting so much, even the stem started twisting and the top looks as if it's rotting and there weren't as many spider mites. So I checked the roots, annnnnd there were basically no roots left and it smelled bad. Only the main root was still alive from the inner layers.This soil also had really thrown me off with the moisture. I'm gonna go out and look for pesticides or fungcides or even hydrogen peroxide. I don't wanna lose my beloved mango
Did you let the soil dry between waterings ? Otherwise roots will rot because of the anaerobic environment.
If you want to use something, if you leave the plant in the pot, let the soil dry, then use hydrogen peroxide, one part 3% hydrogen peroxide and two parts water, and put it in a watering can or spray bottle. You can either use it while the plant is still in the pot, or after taking it out of the pot and spray the root ball. That should kill the bacteria responsible for root rot.
If there very few roots left, the plant may shed a lot of leaves but it may still recover and make a comeback, however if there are no roots it's a lost cause.
I’ve never had much luck getting a mango from seedling to established plant indoors.
@@Daniele63 A few hours ago I checked the roots and basically all the secondary roots have died in fact, they're completely gone, so this is very extreme in severity root rot and decay. The main root was partially decayed, but the remaining parts of it were alive. And there are side/secondary roots, that are somewhat alive here and there and one microscopic root, but it still looks absolutely abysmal. But I still don't have hydrogen peroxide and I don't exactly know which shops have hydrogen peroxide. And the stem is starting to twist, the remaining leaf is basically dried to the point of no recovery. I don't wanna lose my beloved mango. I've never used hydrogen peroxide. I would have already had one for mny months, if I had known where they sell hydrogen peroxide.
@@АлександърДенев2 I've never used it either and never needed to. If you water properly then you will never need it.
In your case it's so extreme i don't know if it's worth the hassle
I always read, snake plants do not like much light... mine got too tall near the window, so I put them in the hall with lower light... 😱
On propagating your way out of a mess: I've tried this TWICE with my lucky bamboo and gotten nothing but a mushy root end either time - despite watching TH-camrs show how easy it is! Haven't seen many Dracaenae on your vids, but so many plants, maybe I missed. If your thing, maybe a vid idea?
Thanks for the idea 👍
Lots of good tips in this video 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks 👍
This is such a good channel
Thank you 😊
Strange that you have Snake Plants not doing well away from the window. I live in a row house like you, and it's in a narrow street so at the front and at the back there's my kitchen build-out and my neighbour's build-out taking a lot of light. So in the middle of the living room plants really struggle but Snake Plants thrive. I do go weeks and weeks without watering them, maybe that benefits them?
One thing I really have to start doing is quarantine my cacti when I buy a new one. More than once I've lost a couple because I brought in spider mites. I always look for them before buying a new cactus but sometimes there aren't any visible signs of them yet when I buy a new cactus. Lately I've seen a lot of cacti in shops with spider mite webs.
I can’t remember mentioning snake plant struggles. Mine are fine and do well without watering for a while
Another great unpretentious video🌻 don't get me wrong, I do love a little peak into the more Instagram, 15 bedrooms, everything's white, with 6 swimming pools and 12 dogs uploads 😂 but they're problematic for a number is reasons. Mainly, we don't live in a sun drenched climate(Irish weather can only be matched by British 😂) By you keeping it real, makes us feel more competent and not afraid to try things. Thank you Me Sheffield 😅😅 and my best regards to the suffering Mrs Sheffield
Thank you 😊. I’ll send her your regards 😂
I bought a bad cactus the other day 😂 I haven't touched it and it looks to be failing. Greenthumbs are developed. I can't grow everything, and I'm okay with that. I cannot grow tradescantia at all. Alocasia I do well.
Some plants are just hit or miss
Do you have an oak leaf ficus/ficus quercifolia/string of frogs? I finally got a few and I love them so much!! There is, however, a lack of youtube videos dedicated to them :( I feel like I could learn more about them and you're a good teacher so, if you have experience with them, I'd love to see a video!
I don’t have those. Never seen them in the shops near me.
@@SheffieldMadePlants well heck lol. I couldn't find any in shops either. After half a year of searching, I gave up and got some great ones from an etsy shop. Thanks for the reply!
Ok I care for for my sister's banana plants. And she has some miscommunication.. thinking they need alot of fertilizer. Like using one type WITH conting to use the other. And she thinks they ALWAYS need to be watered (they are to big to run under a sink, yes they have drainage holes but no trays!! And thier on wood!!!) Can you make a video on banana plants?
I’d need to get the plant first 😅
New to the channel, really enjoying your content! You're presentation skills seem to be improving exponentially as well. The "acting" parts are hilarious, reminds me of LTT.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi! I bought the API treatment; I'll try it in my next watering cycle. Can it be used on lucky bamboo?
I wish I knew about planting cuttings for the Transcandensia (sp?). I had one that grew out nicely for four months...then she went to the big garden in the sky. ☹️
Can be used on any plant as far as I know. Yes trads tend to do that ☹️
On "companions": so far, I've had no issues with plants from (nameless big box) but am pretty sure my fungus gnats came from highest-rated garden centre in the city. Quarantine everything - don't trust the name/Google rating.
Amen to that
My calathea love affair is that it is ... now outdoors got beautiful and then when.. indoor fussy again, i think i 'm trauma bounded..lol
Maybe just accept your fate 😅
Who Is the stranger in this video? Just curious. Love your videos...
Thank you 😊
I love your new video style. So full of humour 😂❤
Keep up the good work!
As for the water conditioner: do you let the water sit a bit for it to do its work or is it ready instantly?
Thanks! It’s ready pretty much straight away
Your videos are becoming increasingly more humourous, but still super useful. Keep them coming! 🪴
Thanks, will do! 😁
Wait should i be watering from the bottom plate or the top? Does it matter?
Doesn’t matter. I prefer bottom
Haha I love your honesty 😂
Thank you 😊
PLASTIC PLANTS? Whaaaaaaat? They're ugly! Loved the video, informative and lots of humor. You're very funny. Really cute video.
Thank you 😊
But, my mom has two Calathea and she’s using distilled water and there browning excessively. How do we 1: nurse them back to health, and 2: get them to stop browning? She did the research before and it looked like it would do great in our house. What is she doing wrong?
Hard to say without seeing. Is the watering on point?
You never miss lol 🍻
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Lol You are in rare form..If the info wasn't on point, I would suspect you have been drinking!!🙄😎. You literally had me rolling with your oneliners okay?
Thanks for your candid confessions too.😁😁😁😁🤗
You’re a ⭐️