I love that, for the most part, houseplant youtubers are super supportive of eachother😊 I'm constantly seeing other youtubers that I watch leaving comments on other houseplant channels! It's so awesome! As a matter of fact, I just saw one of your comments on Ferns video the other day, lol! I love that! I immediately gave it a 👍 😁💚
I watch Becca, Fern ,Planterina and others but you are my favorite. I like your advices and your experiences and I'm in Canada ☺️ Some videos are to much of "look at me ", but that's just my opinion. Love your dog being included, she is beautiful 💕
Thanks so much Grace!!! I am constantly learning as well and change my methods if I find a better way...usually from people like yourself in the comment section who provide information amazing and useful information.
It doesn't bother me...usually delete those comments and move on. I have heard other other channels getting very rude comments and that is not what this plant community is about. Thanks for this comment and support Karen!
YesJeff, we are all plant enthusiasts not scientists. We are sharing our experiences and interests. Your approach to plant care is based on trial and error with a methodical handling of your plant care. Thank you for reminding your audience that we are here to share our interest and experiences
Yes and that's why I love reading the comments. I am always learning and enjoy hearing what works for others....it is a great source of information for everyone. Thanks for the channel support!
I’ve been in the plant community for a decade. Prior to, and even during, I’ve never really used moss to propagate. I adjust my soil mixes accordingly and almost always use water for cuttings. In my experience water is much faster and has a better success rate. Only recently have I branched out into pon and other materials at all. For me the jury is still out. Over the past year Ive rehab’d a lot of root damaged plants from regular potting soil. Making the adjustments with soil is getting easier now that I know more. I still can’t believe how many plants I killed over the years lmao 😂. I love seeing the honesty here. We’ve all done it. Excellent video sir.
Thanks Scott. I'll have to go back and watch this video as it is an older one know and I can't remember all that is in it. I no longer use the self watering pot for this plant. It is in a chunky soil and I have switched to top dressing with the moss to hold in the moisture and when it gets dry, I know know when it needs water. Thanks for watching and hope you check out some more NEWER ones lol
Experimenting is so much fun. I wouldn't mind hearing about other channels you watch. Maybe I'll find one I like. Also about the lack of nutrients, sometimes I'll add super thrive to the water used to wet the perlite in my propagation boxes.
The self watering pot you have is the exact one I have my exotica in since Feb, and it's doing well. I also have a Maharani in one but that is a one leaf wonder and has been for months. I don't know why anyone would get angry over a plant care video. They all have a delete button. I love discussing plant care with you and the many others I subscribe to. We can all learn from each other.
I agree with this 100%. I have ad the odd comment that I will delete as it does not contribute to a productive dialog, but I've heard this from other plant youtubers as well. Thanks for the support!
I have been watching more Canadian plant TH-camrs lately. More relatable and the access is similar. I like Crazyplantguy, Hakuna la Planta, and unplantparenthood. And of course Fern 😊☺️
I was about to ask for an update because I found your channel through searching and just realized this video is only a day old 😂😂 can’t wait to see the progress!!
I’ve started to DIY my own self watering pots for my more moisture loving ferns and monolena as I’m also an under waterer. I use one of those pedestal style cache pots as they provide a larger reservoir of water than ones specifically made to be self watering pots, with a piece of paracord as my wick and thread it through the nursery pot, similar to how you have your ready made one. I also use a super chunky mix with coco chips, charcoal, rice hulls with only about 10-20% potting mix. It’s been two months now, I’m just about due to top up the reservoir, and so far so good.
I follow both Fern and Becca, but please do mention other planttubers! It would be fun to see what you’re watching :) And don’t forget to make an updated video of these pots, I’m very curious of them!
Okay. I will definitely give some channel shout outs. I speak with a few other plant channels and love the discussions we have, so I think it would be great to talk more about them. And I will absolutely provide updates with the pots!
Thanks for the suggestion. A long time ago I had an indoor lemon tree and just wasn't doing well until I watered (occasionally) with cold coffee. I added the coffee to help with soil acidity levels and it exploded with growth and produced 3 sweet lemons. I may try this again.
Hi Jeff. Great video as usual. I noticed that when you pot up new propagations you are using those pots with the long openings in them. Is that for better aeration? I’m very interested in who you like to get your plant content from on TH-cam. It’s fun to get a wide perspective of information. Keep up the great work. I love watching your channel and really appreciate all the help you give. Stay safe
Thanks Faith! Those are orchids pots and yes I use them for better air exchange....allows the roots to breath better. I also still love terracotta pots.
Hi Jeff, I disagree with moss rotting out the roots if left in the soil. I received a Hoya cutting rooted in moss, and I left 90% of it on as I could not take it off without damaging the roots (and it was a lot of moss). I placed it in a well-draining and chunky mix I made and the hoya is thriving! Absolutely thriving, I water only when the leaves get soft! So I've been adding a bit of moss to my small 2" pots to keep them damp a bit longer since those tend to need the most watering... Sometimes it's best to leave some moss in to not damage the roots, however to each their own!
Hey! Thanks for this comment and value everyone's personal experience. We can all learn from everyone....thats why I enjoy the comment section. I had a hoya not doing well previously (can't recall which one) and when I pulled it out of the soil it was a goner from rot root. Now it very well my have been my fault for not acting enough chunk into the mix lol or from the moss staying wet. If I'm potting into soil, I remove the moss. Now I've seen some people use moss, leca and perlite as a mix and I think I would like that and will probably try that out someday. Thanks and hope you stick around for more videos!
Curious what you do that has you working 12 hour shifts? I realize that might be too personal so I won’t be offended if it’s private! I can imagine that makes plant care more challenging (at least part of the week!). Pretty amazing that you can still maintain a balance. Or perhaps it’s fairly easy once you get the hang of it! …I realize this is off-topic but I loved the planty content also!😂
Hey Otis! I work in healthcare (paramedic). I find plant care relaxing and enjoy it very much. I do get stretches of 5 days off in a row, so it's nice to be able to spend those days just relaxing, doing family stuff and making videos for TH-cam!
The clarinervium looks similar to mine. One leaf chopped off at the bottom 😂 tho i think mine trying to put out new leaf. I've been struggling with clarinervium, i bought one at early 2020, and it's so hard to make it happy, everytime it put out a new leaf it's either rotted off or dried off.
These are all fairly new to me, so I'm trying to figure them out as well. I'm hoping this self watering pots provides some consistency with keeping it watered.
Hey Jeff, I finally just bought my first Anthurium Clarinervium and with it being so expensive I do not want to do anything to affect it. I am looking into what kind of pot is best for it. How did the self-watering pot end up working out for you?
Mine are all still kind of adjusting. The newest leaves on all my anthurium are deformed haha. Anthurium love a chunky mix with good air flow, so I actually repot some into a heavy orchid bark (with perlite and charcoal) mix with some soil in a terracotta pot. I'm still learning about these plants. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
I think I’m done with moss…I had a monstera node with a small leaf which was looking good under plastic waiting for roots. I took cover off to give it some air next to my kitchen sink and I noticed a bunch of tiny white bugs all over it 😮 so out to the compost it went. I think bugs can really hide out in moss and moss poles.I have a potting bench in my sunroom but funny thing is I never have any space to work. 🪴🪴🪴
@@otisschroeder9790 I wasn’t positive it was mealy bugs…they were moving very fast and I wasn’t taking any chances on that one leaf that wasn’t developing any roots. I’m just glad I placed it right where I could see it before they spread. You’re right I could have tried, I just didn’t want to. I purchased a plant with mealy bugs once (first time I ever had mealies) and treated it successfully even after they said I could return it; they were larger and didn’t move much.
You can always find more room. I don't want to big and bulky grow lights, but Im okay with the grow bulbs you can use in regular desk or floor lamps. I just bought thsoe goose neck grow lights off amazon as well....give those a try.
I know this video was uploaded a year ago but I'm watching it now and wanted to share the experience I have with self watering pots. they move the moisture to whereever the cord is, so when the cord sits on bottom of the pots, it can only wick water to that point. if we want the whole substrate to be able to get water, the cord has to come all the way to top of the pot
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I love that, for the most part, houseplant youtubers are super supportive of eachother😊 I'm constantly seeing other youtubers that I watch leaving comments on other houseplant channels! It's so awesome! As a matter of fact, I just saw one of your comments on Ferns video the other day, lol! I love that! I immediately gave it a 👍 😁💚
Thanks! There are a few other plant youtubers that I chat with regularly talking about plant or youtube specific questions.
I watch Becca, Fern ,Planterina and others but you are my favorite. I like your advices and your experiences and I'm in Canada ☺️
Some videos are to much of "look at me ", but that's just my opinion. Love your dog being included, she is beautiful 💕
Thanks so much Grace!!! I am constantly learning as well and change my methods if I find a better way...usually from people like yourself in the comment section who provide information amazing and useful information.
Love your videos. Don’t let the trolls get to you. That’s what they live for. They must have miserable lives to pick on plant video folks.
It doesn't bother me...usually delete those comments and move on. I have heard other other channels getting very rude comments and that is not what this plant community is about. Thanks for this comment and support Karen!
Hey Jeff we love your channel, don’t let the Karen’s bother you. Some of your advice has help me save a few of my plants.
Thanks Keith and always like to see you in the comment section!
YesJeff, we are all plant enthusiasts not scientists. We are sharing our experiences and interests. Your approach to plant care is based on trial and error with a methodical handling of your plant care. Thank you for reminding your audience that we are here to share our interest and experiences
Yes and that's why I love reading the comments. I am always learning and enjoy hearing what works for others....it is a great source of information for everyone.
Thanks for the channel support!
I’ve been in the plant community for a decade. Prior to, and even during, I’ve never really used moss to propagate. I adjust my soil mixes accordingly and almost always use water for cuttings. In my experience water is much faster and has a better success rate. Only recently have I branched out into pon and other materials at all. For me the jury is still out. Over the past year Ive rehab’d a lot of root damaged plants from regular potting soil. Making the adjustments with soil is getting easier now that I know more. I still can’t believe how many plants I killed over the years lmao 😂. I love seeing the honesty here. We’ve all done it. Excellent video sir.
Thanks Scott. I'll have to go back and watch this video as it is an older one know and I can't remember all that is in it. I no longer use the self watering pot for this plant. It is in a chunky soil and I have switched to top dressing with the moss to hold in the moisture and when it gets dry, I know know when it needs water. Thanks for watching and hope you check out some more NEWER ones lol
Experimenting is so much fun. I wouldn't mind hearing about other channels you watch. Maybe I'll find one I like. Also about the lack of nutrients, sometimes I'll add super thrive to the water used to wet the perlite in my propagation boxes.
Thanks Janice! I have always wanted to try super thrive. Thanks for the reminder!
The self watering pot you have is the exact one I have my exotica in since Feb, and it's doing well. I also have a Maharani in one but that is a one leaf wonder and has been for months. I don't know why anyone would get angry over a plant care video. They all have a delete button. I love discussing plant care with you and the many others I subscribe to. We can all learn from each other.
I agree with this 100%. I have ad the odd comment that I will delete as it does not contribute to a productive dialog, but I've heard this from other plant youtubers as well. Thanks for the support!
Love watching your vids! You and @Wildfern are my fav youtubers! I guess I love Canadians!
Thanks so very much!!! I took a screenshot of this and sent it to Fern as well.
I have been watching more Canadian plant TH-camrs lately. More relatable and the access is similar.
I like Crazyplantguy, Hakuna la Planta, and unplantparenthood. And of course Fern 😊☺️
I watch all of those channels too!!!
I was about to ask for an update because I found your channel through searching and just realized this video is only a day old 😂😂 can’t wait to see the progress!!
Hello Allie. Welcome and stayed tuned for an update!
Hi Jeff, it's Adele. Hope the self -watering pot works. That anthurium clarinervium is almost just a wet stick. Good luck for a full plant ☘️!
Thanks Adele. I hope it grows quick!
@@EverythingPlants your so welcome, looking forward to seeing the new video. Plants I dislike. Have a great week.🐕🎈🦉🍁🎇🎆🦋🌹🌺
I’ve started to DIY my own self watering pots for my more moisture loving ferns and monolena as I’m also an under waterer. I use one of those pedestal style cache pots as they provide a larger reservoir of water than ones specifically made to be self watering pots, with a piece of paracord as my wick and thread it through the nursery pot, similar to how you have your ready made one. I also use a super chunky mix with coco chips, charcoal, rice hulls with only about 10-20% potting mix. It’s been two months now, I’m just about due to top up the reservoir, and so far so good.
These are some of my favorite comments. I love hearing about other people's methods of plant care. Thanks for sharing this information.
I follow both Fern and Becca, but please do mention other planttubers! It would be fun to see what you’re watching :) And don’t forget to make an updated video of these pots, I’m very curious of them!
Okay. I will definitely give some channel shout outs. I speak with a few other plant channels and love the discussions we have, so I think it would be great to talk more about them.
And I will absolutely provide updates with the pots!
Think you should have put some sphagnum with your soil mix because I believe Anthuriums are acid loving plants.
Thanks for the suggestion. A long time ago I had an indoor lemon tree and just wasn't doing well until I watered (occasionally) with cold coffee. I added the coffee to help with soil acidity levels and it exploded with growth and produced 3 sweet lemons. I may try this again.
Hi Jeff. Great video as usual. I noticed that when you pot up new propagations you are using those pots with the long openings in them. Is that for better aeration?
I’m very interested in who you like to get your plant content from on TH-cam. It’s fun to get a wide perspective of information.
Keep up the great work. I love watching your channel and really appreciate all the help you give. Stay safe
Thanks Faith! Those are orchids pots and yes I use them for better air exchange....allows the roots to breath better. I also still love terracotta pots.
Hi Jeff, I disagree with moss rotting out the roots if left in the soil. I received a Hoya cutting rooted in moss, and I left 90% of it on as I could not take it off without damaging the roots (and it was a lot of moss). I placed it in a well-draining and chunky mix I made and the hoya is thriving! Absolutely thriving, I water only when the leaves get soft! So I've been adding a bit of moss to my small 2" pots to keep them damp a bit longer since those tend to need the most watering... Sometimes it's best to leave some moss in to not damage the roots, however to each their own!
I did the same thing with a Hoya Crimson Queen, no issues. I didn’t remove the moss because I was afraid to damage the roots.
Hey! Thanks for this comment and value everyone's personal experience. We can all learn from everyone....thats why I enjoy the comment section. I had a hoya not doing well previously (can't recall which one) and when I pulled it out of the soil it was a goner from rot root. Now it very well my have been my fault for not acting enough chunk into the mix lol or from the moss staying wet.
If I'm potting into soil, I remove the moss. Now I've seen some people use moss, leca and perlite as a mix and I think I would like that and will probably try that out someday.
Thanks and hope you stick around for more videos!
How did the wicking experiment turn out? I was tempted to wick a flamingo plant.
It didn't do well in that pot. This is an older video now and I had to go back to watch it.
Perlite the best propagation method in my experience
I love it too!
Curious what you do that has you working 12 hour shifts? I realize that might be too personal so I won’t be offended if it’s private! I can imagine that makes plant care more challenging (at least part of the week!). Pretty amazing that you can still maintain a balance. Or perhaps it’s fairly easy once you get the hang of it! …I realize this is off-topic but I loved the planty content also!😂
Hey Otis! I work in healthcare (paramedic). I find plant care relaxing and enjoy it very much. I do get stretches of 5 days off in a row, so it's nice to be able to spend those days just relaxing, doing family stuff and making videos for TH-cam!
@@EverythingPlants wow, that would be pretty handy for family and plant time! Seems well worth the trade off
Ohh hell bring it
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The clarinervium looks similar to mine. One leaf chopped off at the bottom 😂 tho i think mine trying to put out new leaf. I've been struggling with clarinervium, i bought one at early 2020, and it's so hard to make it happy, everytime it put out a new leaf it's either rotted off or dried off.
These are all fairly new to me, so I'm trying to figure them out as well. I'm hoping this self watering pots provides some consistency with keeping it watered.
Hey Jeff, I finally just bought my first Anthurium Clarinervium and with it being so expensive I do not want to do anything to affect it. I am looking into what kind of pot is best for it. How did the self-watering pot end up working out for you?
Mine are all still kind of adjusting. The newest leaves on all my anthurium are deformed haha. Anthurium love a chunky mix with good air flow, so I actually repot some into a heavy orchid bark (with perlite and charcoal) mix with some soil in a terracotta pot. I'm still learning about these plants. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
@@EverythingPlants I totally get it, I know you are just a hobbyist like me lol.😀
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Thanks!
I think I’m done with moss…I had a monstera node with a small leaf which was looking good under plastic waiting for roots. I took cover off to give it some air next to my kitchen sink and I noticed a bunch of tiny white bugs all over it 😮 so out to the compost it went. I think bugs can really hide out in moss and moss poles.I have a potting bench in my sunroom but funny thing is I never have any space to work. 🪴🪴🪴
Was it not possible to treat the (mealy?) bugs?
@@otisschroeder9790 I wasn’t positive it was mealy bugs…they were moving very fast and I wasn’t taking any chances on that one leaf that wasn’t developing any roots. I’m just glad I placed it right where I could see it before they spread. You’re right I could have tried, I just didn’t want to. I purchased a plant with mealy bugs once (first time I ever had mealies) and treated it successfully even after they said I could return it; they were larger and didn’t move much.
@@lgarden7086 gotcha. I can understand just not wanting to deal with bugs. Cut your loses and run!
I don't use moss very often, but I am kind of curious as I have seen some people add in perlite and even leca balls into it.
I have never had any anthurium of any kind, would love to get one but I am maxed out for space and don't want to go the grow light route.
You can always find more room. I don't want to big and bulky grow lights, but Im okay with the grow bulbs you can use in regular desk or floor lamps. I just bought thsoe goose neck grow lights off amazon as well....give those a try.
Do you know why the anthurium leaf is slightly curled? I live in a tropical climate and can't figure out why I keep getting curled leaves
Im guessing either a light issue or inconsistent watering??? Those are just guesses.
She sold me a “rooted” / stump as well. It was a queen anthurium. I was so sad
Who sold you a stump? Were you able to root it or save it?
@@EverythingPlants LBPC and nope. It was a queen anthurium
@@kourtneys.plant.korner765 that is pretty crazy because her stuff is usually good quality.
I know this video was uploaded a year ago but I'm watching it now and wanted to share the experience I have with self watering pots. they move the moisture to whereever the cord is, so when the cord sits on bottom of the pots, it can only wick water to that point. if we want the whole substrate to be able to get water, the cord has to come all the way to top of the pot