Nora ... you are at the top of your perfection. Your knowledge and creativity are exceptional to the plant community. I thank you for all that you do. Never stop, and don't forget about that book!! Your plants are stunning!!
Thank you for being such a lovely creator! I just switched to LECA for health reasons to avoid the bacteria and fungus that live in soil. I am grateful for your channel.
yeah Leca is actually cost effective in the long run. Btw I mix with perlite so that I don't need that much Leca. You can rinse the Leca and perlite together, too.
Thoses Roots are amazing!!! I saw someone on IG using a mesh fabric in her pots (the same as yours) to keep roots inside. I thought it was a very good idea!
Hi Nora. Watching this video using leca has confirmed to me why I love NOT using potting soil where I can get away with it. Can you imagine the mess you would have had with two bags of potting soil? It doesn’t bare thinking about. Congratulations on a huge job well done.
Hahaha! Loving this! I just repotted my BIG GUY yesterday! Well, not me...had two friends come and do it for me because I can't legit do anything with my plants right now while I'm in recovery from surgery. But boy, do these BIG BOYS take some WORK to repot!!! V-
Yes! You are so so right! I don't have pests, root rot, dropped leaves! It's been 3 years since I switched all my hoyas to leca. I will be transferring my other genus by the spring. Great video👍🏽! Hey, after all, you're the leca queen! Dee, NY
I just went through this with my Regal Shields. I really wanted to stick to Lechuza pots but the big ones are wallet breaking! I got so lucky, I scored the Clasico 43 on Amazon as "like new" for $60. I'm so happy I didn't have to go with the cheap store pots because my regal shields is always trying to tip over.
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection beautiful houseplants I love watching your video they all amazing have a blessed day
Thank you for the demonstration! Watching videos like yours has inspired me to switch some of my plants over to leca! It’s exciting starting a new adventure with it and seeing how we get on. Will certainly be nice to not have fungus gnats. I use leca already as an element of my potting mix and no how annoying it is when it rolls away on hard floors. When you got your bird of paradise out and I heard that familiar noise, I felt for you having to do the clean up for it 😂
Thanks a lot for sharing 😊. Maybe a watch out I learnt the hard way is that some plants are fragile. I broke my Philodendron Melanochrysum at the base while trying to repot it. It was in soil. So I cut it in several pieces and I am now trying to make them root and grow again, it is a good opportunity to experiment and learn.
I need to repot the adenium that I bought back in February and am trying to decide if I'm going to go the bonsai route or if I'm going to let it grow however it wants. I bought it as a 4 or 5 inch seedling and it has easily doubled in height in just the past 3 months after I brought it inside and put it under my Sansi lights.
Can you please do a Leca vs Pon please?? I use soil and pon atm. I have Leca for adding chunkiness. Also first to convert to soiled plants to semi hydro? I recently bought a very tiny Monstera mint for $200. In Moss at the moment and I won’t repot it until it at least it doubles the size. Help Leca Queen!! Thank you xx.
When choosing a lechuza pot how do I figure out the actual size I would need? Most of my plants are in soil and I'm thinking of transitioning them next spring when the weather is better.
I'm seeing premium potting mixes in Canada going for 35 dollars for 5 liters! That's a HUGE price IMO. I just stick with miracle grow cactus mix 9 dollars for 8 liters and a bag of perlite which is also 9 dollars for 8l. Then I typically put them both together at like an almost 50/50 ratio. And, this still adds up and gets expensive FAST! I try to use grow pots or nursery pots and then look for cover pots that would look great with a coat of paint! 🤣 Lately my grow pots are largely naked 🤯 I def love the look of lechuza but for my budget it's not at all realistic and I think their pon is even more expensive than leca! Another expense ppl forget it's buying grow lights! You're plant gets bigger you need bigger lights to feed them all as buddy plants take up more space. For me, Sansi lights fit in best as I can use any fixture rather than having grow lights in the middle of the room facing them. So I guess it's not just "get a grow light" but it's "get grow lights you can live with." Otherwise your initial "this will do even though it's ugly" investment will end up costing triple when you hate it and put it out of sight only to buy the one you wanted based on aesthetics in the first place!
Lovely big plant, but it looks like an absolute chore to water in the future. Question: with this large plant, will you still studiously do the weekly flush and changing of the nutrient water? Or are you going to tweak your routine a bit to minimize the work (and back aches) that goes into a large plant in LECA? I’m asking this because I’m transferring my monstera deliciosa into LECA. PS- I also had a bird of paradise. I got it large. It was super high maintenance to water, and because the shop had it in conventional soil it become compressed over time. It leaves also got unwieldy as it grew and they started fighting each other. I finally had to give it away and decided to grow climbers on moss poles instead. Still high maintenance but not as unwieldy.
Yes I have but I am in 2 minds about them now tbh. I came across some research about what actually makes a plant bloom and the increased phosphorus might not be it. All my plants now get normal nutrients and they are flowering so 🤷
The Peace Lily will love it. I don't know what the other one is, but by it's name, I would think it would do well. I've actually only had 2 or 3 plants that didn't do well, and I'm sure that was my fault. All of my plants live leca.
I know alot of people who do not make the holes and it works. I just did not gave the time to make the holes this time. I hope I do not live to regret it. 😏
The only problem that I have with my big ones in leca is having to lift them out of the outer pot, carry them to the tub, and flush every 2 weeks. They are just so heavy
You will need a crane to get BOP out of that huge pot... in about 250 years would be my guess. However, more likely, you will need to make hole in your ceiling in few years time so it can carry on growing 🤣
No one need to replace the old potting mix, come on… you want to leave the roots undisturbed, especially with your bigger plants. You will do big disservice to them if you untangle the roots and change the whole thing.
very untrue! it will give it fresh nutrients, as the older medium’s nutrients are most likely used up or very minimal at best. even if you do continue using the old medium, you will obviously need more to fill out the newer and larger pot! lastly, loosening up the root ball is actually very helpful for the plant, keeping it from suffocating since it grew so tightly into the old/smaller pot and allowing the roots to continue to spread out more which is almost always a good thing (especially for more established plants).
@@taarla_grimoireyou are correct 👍🏼 I always untangle my roots and trim them too, no problems at all, that's like not combing out the tangles in your hair for me. Everybody takes care of their plants differently, it's called trial and errors during YOUR plant journey, listen and learn along the way what's good for your plants, great comment 🥰🥰
Nora ... you are at the top of your perfection. Your knowledge and creativity are exceptional to the plant community. I thank you for all that you do. Never stop, and don't forget about that book!! Your plants are stunning!!
Thanks so much 😊 You are too kind
Thank you for being such a lovely creator! I just switched to LECA for health reasons to avoid the bacteria and fungus that live in soil. I am grateful for your channel.
You are very welcome. How is leca working for you?
I love your content. Your channel should have 100k followers easy because your one of the top tier plant vloggers on TH-cam.
Maybe one day! Thank you for your kind words.
yeah Leca is actually cost effective in the long run. Btw I mix with perlite so that I don't need that much Leca. You can rinse the Leca and perlite together, too.
Thoses Roots are amazing!!!
I saw someone on IG using a mesh fabric in her pots (the same as yours) to keep roots inside. I thought it was a very good idea!
Yeah that would be Dana @theleafydiva she is awesome!
Hi Nora. Watching this video using leca has confirmed to me why I love NOT using potting soil where I can get away with it. Can you imagine the mess you would have had with two bags of potting soil? It doesn’t bare thinking about. Congratulations on a huge job well done.
Hahaha! Loving this! I just repotted my BIG GUY yesterday! Well, not me...had two friends come and do it for me because I can't legit do anything with my plants right now while I'm in recovery from surgery. But boy, do these BIG BOYS take some WORK to repot!!! V-
That is one HUGE pot and my goodness those roots! Great video 👍
Thank you 😊
Yes! You are so so right! I don't have pests, root rot, dropped leaves! It's been 3 years since I switched all my hoyas to leca. I will be transferring my other genus by the spring. Great video👍🏽! Hey, after all, you're the leca queen! Dee, NY
09:08 Let's put some leca in... roughly 10 to 15 litres 🤣 This video is actually pretty hilarious. Love it.
Let's put in all the leca!!
I just went through this with my Regal Shields. I really wanted to stick to Lechuza pots but the big ones are wallet breaking! I got so lucky, I scored the Clasico 43 on Amazon as "like new" for $60. I'm so happy I didn't have to go with the cheap store pots because my regal shields is always trying to tip over.
I have learned so much from your channel! Thank you! Karen, Wyoming
You are so welcome!
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection beautiful houseplants I love watching your video they all amazing have a blessed day
Thanks so much 😊
I’m following your guides but I’m using lava rock and pumice. Thank you for the beautiful education you provide on your channel!
You give me hope every time😅. Thank you for your videos🥰. I’m a beginner and my plants are doing well 🥰
You got this!
Looks wonderful. Well worth the effort! Add the part looks beautiful! ❤️
Thank you so much!
Omg; that must have felt like a workout. Thanks for sharing Nora!
It was! The mess was even more exhausting!! I am still finding random leca balls 🤣🤣
Love this channel! Learning so much to get nice plants set up. 👍🏻
Glad to hear it!
Well that if one big pot. I look forward to seeing how big it gets
You and me both 😊
What a massive job! Hoping it flowers for you too Nora. Ive been using Flower Focus on my Peace Lillies and they are finally flowering for me 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Using Flower Focus for it is certainly an idea!! 🥰
So funny Nora! 🤣 I looooove you! TOP!!! 🔝
Thank you! 😃
Thank you for the demonstration! Watching videos like yours has inspired me to switch some of my plants over to leca! It’s exciting starting a new adventure with it and seeing how we get on.
Will certainly be nice to not have fungus gnats. I use leca already as an element of my potting mix and no how annoying it is when it rolls away on hard floors. When you got your bird of paradise out and I heard that familiar noise, I felt for you having to do the clean up for it 😂
Whew, I’m exhausted by proxy Nora! I have an Alocasia Amazonica trapped in a pot by its rope like roots too. I’m dreading repotting it now😅
Well sooner rather than later otherwise you will be like me 😊
Thanks a lot for sharing 😊. Maybe a watch out I learnt the hard way is that some plants are fragile. I broke my Philodendron Melanochrysum at the base while trying to repot it. It was in soil.
So I cut it in several pieces and I am now trying to make them root and grow again, it is a good opportunity to experiment and learn.
Sorry to hear that, but like you said, we live and learn!
I need to repot the adenium that I bought back in February and am trying to decide if I'm going to go the bonsai route or if I'm going to let it grow however it wants. I bought it as a 4 or 5 inch seedling and it has easily doubled in height in just the past 3 months after I brought it inside and put it under my Sansi lights.
Oh this video is nice. Absolutely Gorgeous 👍🏾
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Thank you so much 🤗
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Thank you 😊
Great video Nora Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
My pleasure! Thank you for watching.
Can you please do a Leca vs Pon please?? I use soil and pon atm. I have Leca for adding chunkiness. Also first to convert to soiled plants to semi hydro?
I recently bought a very tiny Monstera mint for $200. In Moss at the moment and I won’t repot it until it at least it doubles the size. Help Leca Queen!! Thank you xx.
Love your videos!!
Thank you!!
When choosing a lechuza pot how do I figure out the actual size I would need? Most of my plants are in soil and I'm thinking of transitioning them next spring when the weather is better.
This was hilarious! I think I will stick with tiny plants. At 81 and 4’9”, I would be buried under leca!
Indeed you would, we forget that the plants grow!!! 😂
Is there a particular type or brand of leca that you use- please & thanks
I use whatever I find at my local hydroponics shops.
I'm seeing premium potting mixes in Canada going for 35 dollars for 5 liters! That's a HUGE price IMO. I just stick with miracle grow cactus mix 9 dollars for 8 liters and a bag of perlite which is also 9 dollars for 8l. Then I typically put them both together at like an almost 50/50 ratio. And, this still adds up and gets expensive FAST! I try to use grow pots or nursery pots and then look for cover pots that would look great with a coat of paint! 🤣 Lately my grow pots are largely naked 🤯 I def love the look of lechuza but for my budget it's not at all realistic and I think their pon is even more expensive than leca! Another expense ppl forget it's buying grow lights! You're plant gets bigger you need bigger lights to feed them all as buddy plants take up more space. For me, Sansi lights fit in best as I can use any fixture rather than having grow lights in the middle of the room facing them. So I guess it's not just "get a grow light" but it's "get grow lights you can live with." Otherwise your initial "this will do even though it's ugly" investment will end up costing triple when you hate it and put it out of sight only to buy the one you wanted based on aesthetics in the first place!
Lovely big plant, but it looks like an absolute chore to water in the future. Question: with this large plant, will you still studiously do the weekly flush and changing of the nutrient water? Or are you going to tweak your routine a bit to minimize the work (and back aches) that goes into a large plant in LECA? I’m asking this because I’m transferring my monstera deliciosa into LECA.
PS- I also had a bird of paradise. I got it large. It was super high maintenance to water, and because the shop had it in conventional soil it become compressed over time. It leaves also got unwieldy as it grew and they started fighting each other. I finally had to give it away and decided to grow climbers on moss poles instead. Still high maintenance but not as unwieldy.
So true 😅😊
Have u tried a blooming fertilizer for ur plants tht flower
Yes I have but I am in 2 minds about them now tbh. I came across some research about what actually makes a plant bloom and the increased phosphorus might not be it. All my plants now get normal nutrients and they are flowering so 🤷
@@TheLecaQueen yasss queen drop some wisdom on me thank u so much for replying
04:02 Wow, that is one giant pot. You can fit in it and still have plenty space to move 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
Mrs. Nora would a Pachira aquatica and a peace lily do well in leca?
The Peace Lily will love it. I don't know what the other one is, but by it's name, I would think it would do well. I've actually only had 2 or 3 plants that didn't do well, and I'm sure that was my fault. All of my plants live leca.
@@marygatdula2744 cool thank you ..the other plant is a money 🌴
❤ your channel, everyone should subscribe
Thank you! And obviously I agree! Everyone should subscribe 🥰
Do you use LECA with your plants that have a moss pole?
Yes I do. Check out my moss pole playlist
What was the wick in there for?
To make sure the leca stays moist
I haven't seen any mention of wicks in your videos. Did I miss something?
@IslandfriendsOz I use them sometimes. I have alot of videos!😊
If I put my big plants outdoors, is LECA suitable for outdoor plants? And pros and cons for outdoor plants in LECA?
You and me both!! It will be something in a year or 2.
I noticed you didn’t put any holes in the new inner pot. Do you feel it isn’t necessary?
I know alot of people who do not make the holes and it works. I just did not gave the time to make the holes this time. I hope I do not live to regret it. 😏
Is the leca supposed to be dry after time at the top?
It will be, yes.
@@marygatdula2744 thank you again for the clarification. I thought I was screwing up
@@kbm4409 nope you are okay, I thought I wasn't doing it right with either 👍🏼
where was all this time. miss u for a bit there, or maybe i was not on you tube .🤣😀
I have been here, not as much as I used to be, but still here!
I subscribed first time i watched
Much appreciated.
The only problem that I have with my big ones in leca is having to lift them out of the outer pot, carry them to the tub, and flush every 2 weeks. They are just so heavy
I know what you mean. The long-winded leca lady has a great fix for that!
transferring or working with large plants, makes me a nervous wreck. $$$$ always worry about losing them
The more you do it, the more comfortable you become 😊
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🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️
The plant museet have so much water in the winter time they don't crave so much water because they have a resting period in the winter time
The thumbnail reminds me I have watered my BOP in months sigh
You will need a crane to get BOP out of that huge pot... in about 250 years would be my guess. However, more likely, you will need to make hole in your ceiling in few years time so it can carry on growing 🤣
Everything you say is true!
It’s absolutely gorgeous but a $200 pot is never gonna happen here. 😂
Same. That's excessive.
It is a pricey pot that I can not deny!
No one need to replace the old potting mix, come on… you want to leave the roots undisturbed, especially with your bigger plants. You will do big disservice to them if you untangle the roots and change the whole thing.
very untrue! it will give it fresh nutrients, as the older medium’s nutrients are most likely used up or very minimal at best. even if you do continue using the old medium, you will obviously need more to fill out the newer and larger pot! lastly, loosening up the root ball is actually very helpful for the plant, keeping it from suffocating since it grew so tightly into the old/smaller pot and allowing the roots to continue to spread out more which is almost always a good thing (especially for more established plants).
@@taarla_grimoireyou are correct 👍🏼
I always untangle my roots and trim them too, no problems at all, that's like not combing out the tangles in your hair for me. Everybody takes care of their plants differently, it's called trial and errors during YOUR plant journey, listen and learn along the way what's good for your plants, great comment 🥰🥰