Hi all, hope you enjoy my new apartment & this apartment tour. I am working on a more in depth video about the outdoor courtyards but I want to gather a few more experiences & learn some lessons before I'll be able to talk about outdoor gardening in more depth :) For more, follow me in: Instagram: instagram.com/sydneyplantguy/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@sydneyplantguy?lang=en
As a fellow owner of a huge Warocqueanum, I was so happy when you cut that big, damaged leaf. So many people are TERRIFIED of *pruning* their rare plants, forgetting that it actually signals the plant to GROW. Congrats on the TH-cam plaque! You definitely deserve recognition for quality content!
One way to stop cats jumping the fence is to put a fence roller on it, so a pole with a tube outside of it. When paws touch the tube it spins so they can't get traction. The tricky part would be figuring out how to attach it to the fence without drilling into it, but cable ties my help. You could also use a tie out and harness for him to chill outside with you. The plants are looking lovely in your new place!
Thanks :) yeah i saw those … drilling is the issue but I might just email the landlord :) at this stage we have just done supervised visits and it’s working well :)
I think you’ve done an excellent job with your initial set up of your plants. I love the way the plants looked hooked on the fence! Your indoor and outdoor plants and space will continue to adjust until you have “settled” mentally. Minimizing the anxiety and stress with what is “suppose to be done” is a must. Allow yourself the time and space to appreciate the changes and enjoy the challenges to bring out your creativity and inner strength. “Go with the flow!” ❤
Get Brad a harness and lease! He might need some time to get used to it but its a great way to take him out and keep him contained while you supervise. If he gets really comfortable with the harness you could even take him on walks! I have plenty of friends with lease trained cats that love going on walks.
You have done ALOT in a short time!!! Everything looks great already. For AJ could you make a outdoor enclosure similar to a dog run? You could have it connected through an open window without damaging the apartment. You can always connect plants around the enclosure so it isn't a eyesore.
What a beautiful home for you and Brad and it already has this warmth homey feeling, congrats ! Beautiful aesthetic as always and you hands down have the best planty + content on TH-cam 🎉 thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to your next video yay!
I love that you have shared all this personal life stuff with us. I have been watching your videos since you started TH-cam and i gotta say the more you share about yourself, the more I want to watch theses videos. Thanks for making awesome content and taking us along for the bumpiness and fun of living with giant houseplants and Brad. 😊
25:52 maybe you could try adding some sphagnum moss to the aroid mix in the grow pole? Maybe you could lay it down the back towards the plastic part so the roots can get through the chunky part and get moisture from the moss?
You ability to talk to your audience - essentially people you don't know, in a trusting, friendly way, as if we were your good mates, really fascinates me. Also, I really appreciate how you can talk about plant care routine stuff in such an interesting and engaging way that it's hard to put the phone down! It's an amazing social skill, not many content creators have. I learned heaps from your channel! Thank you for sharing your plant jourrneys 🙏🏼❤️🪴
Enjoy your new lovely home and plants. Love to see how you will change after your guess leave. Love to see what you have change and place outdoors. Enjoy🪴💚🌿
Bravo for getting this done in very little time. Very organized and methodical. Lots of new avenues to explore with outside space. Worried about kitty. Maybe an invisible fence to keep him in the garden and out of harms way. Our little ones are so precious. Enjoy your new home and garden.
Very nice home and the plant set up particularly the hanging of the plants on the fence in the patio area. Brilliant and very aesthetically pleasing! Keep up with your videos. They have great contents. 😊
Hi! We just installed Oscillot posts on top of our fence for a ratbag that never used to be interested in getting out. It's helped a lot and doesn't look terrible.
As someone with a painfully small house, I'm enjoying seeing your smaller plants! I've been actively moving on a lot of my large vines because they are unsustainable, and focusing on things that have tiny leaves or grow into a small bush rather than vine. Now it's much easier to see the larger, statement plants that I've decided to keep. I'm definitely stealing the idea of putting all my Alocasia together in a tub. I've just turned their heat pad on for autumn/winter so that will make it easy to keep them on it all together :)
Love the updates especially the plants on the hooks outside. Hoping they all acclimate well. Congrats on the milestone and keep up the content. Hugs to Bradlez!
New place looks excellent! I'm slightly jealous of your 2 courtyards..perhaps you put kitty in a harness with a long lead so he can go outside while you are caring for the plants..just a thought ☺️😺
You have a lovely new home ,with lots of space for your beautiful plants to be displayed. Have you thought of getting the tracker for Brad so if he takes off you can always tell where he is.
You could put a catio outside for Brad, either build one or try to find an aviary for him so he can be outside but still enclosed and then you don't have to worry about attaching it to anything
Congratulations on the new apartment and the TH-cam award!! Well deserved!! ❤ I’ve just gotten into exotic plants this last year, so next move we make I’ll be checking window orientations and the amount of brightness will be the dealbreaker! I’m relying on grow lights right now. All south facing windows, only one west but it’s covered by trees. I hope you love your new space!! Oh, my cat too tells me when it’s 4 pm, dinner time lol 😂 I’d never seen a Cuprea before finding one at our nursery, it’s INCREDIBLE. So pretty, the shine from red, blue, purple, green etc, I’m shook I’d love for our cat to go outside too, but when we got her we were living in a mountainous area, lots of predators, now, next to a big highway. So no, she doesn’t go out, as much as she wants too, she has to stay in
I find with all my aroid poles filled with either fern fibre, aroid mix or coco chip don't need to stay constantly moist. They can dry out for short periods of time and the roots seem to be perfectly fine. I water mine about once a week - 1.5 weeks and they do dry out completely in between. Fernfibre is definitely the best in poles in my experience, it does hold moisture then longest and can dry out for longer periods of time and the roots still thrive in it. oh and it doesn't seem to become hydrophobic either! :)
Always learning something new on your channel - Had no clue that Xanthosoma Lindenii had been reclassified again! I appreciate you always making sure to use their proper scientific names and having their ID's on the screen. 💚
So happy for you to enjoy your yards I have a cat also, I put him on a leash in my backyard and it makes it easy for me and safe for him It’s a win win for both of us
I know that you were always doing videos and looking for ideas for new ones. I think you should do an entire video on past and how you specifically deal with them because you don’t seem to have a problem and other folks do. You could also cover fertilizers and other plant care such as if you put oil on your leaves and stuff like that.
Ugh... the challenges of figuring out the best natural light space for plants. Your new place looks great, Jan. (True story, when we moved into our place, I woke up early so I could watch where the sun exposure was and what plants would be best suited for the area. The furniture was just an afterthought.
Wow 🤩 for your new home! And also a huge Wow to your yards! I would open my heart to extending the plants to the outdoors for sure! I am an outside girl
I found your channel through the moving video. I love the long vids b/c I can put it on like a movie and get things done. I also appreciated the honesty about the Sydney rental market. So many influencers make their life look so charmed and easy, and your experience was more realistic.
The only thing I have found that makes a difference with variegation is temperature. And this was specific to my epipremnums. The higher the temps they are in, the better the variegation. No other variegated plants I have seem to be affected by any conditions, light, humidity, feed, etc.
Love your videos! You can add some moss or tree fern fibre in the poles with the coco chips or aroid mix in it and it helps keep it moist for longer. It helps retain moisture and allows it to dry evenly. It also helps to really soak the coco chips for a few days before using them, so you don't need to water them every as it takes longer to dry out. Also, in south facing windows, a large garden mirror can help direct some light towards those windows to give them a bit more light. You are going to see terrific growths with the plants outside! Hopefully it doesn't get too cold or get frost in winter where you are. I put a monstera outside after it nearly died with thrips inside and it grew like a weed outside.
I love your experimental approach. As a plant addict and gardener, I worry about failure; but we have to take risks in order to learn; it's inspiring. Thankyou for your content. Maybe you could share some of your knowledge for those of use in the northern hem 😅x Nic
Honestly Jan I think it's for the best :D I;m really envious about your courtyards! I used to have one too in my previous apartment and I had my little veggie garden there. Now I live next to a busy street and with a very sunny balcony. All my veggies died :D I think the only thing I can grow there is some desert plants :D (Poland here)
Thanks Jan for another great video. You have done so well to keep us updated when you have had so much work to do. I am sure everyone appreciates the effort you put into your videos. 🤗
Loved the story of all the things that went wrong with your queen anthurium - when you chopped off that battered leaf haha 😅 made me feel a lot better about all the tattered leaves in my collection!
Hi! New viewer here! Your Manjula is stunning. I don't think I've ever seen one with such large and mature leaves! Makes me want to try taking some cuttings of mine and work it up a pole! Very beautiful ❤️
My adansonii went fully white too (and btw, the light makes absolutely no difference at all, you're 100% right) and weird thing is, it started to grow some chlorophyll with I think the 4th fully white leaf. It went kind of mint-ish all of a sudden and then every leaf came out fully white and turned minty within 2-4 weeks.
you don't know how much happy i am to see this video pop up on my notification. and yeah i'm 4 hours late but that doesn't stop me !!!!!! congratulations Jan for your excellent job setting up your plants beautifully. glad to see you put your mind through the set up and turned out really pretty. it warms my heart to see you, brad, and your plants. warm greetings from indonesia
Look into making your cat a "catio" you build them an enclosure that is up against a window ,you open the window and the cat goes outside in the protected space.. there's usually a cat tree or 2 in the catio . It will fix his need to get outside
So inspiring 😻 Thank you for the informative as well as entertaining content. We will be attempting to emulate your moss poles on several of our young aroids. Our kitties can totally relate to Brad's courtyard dilemma. Dedicated supervised visits work best for us. Congratulations on 100k subs and the beautiful new apartment!
You should get a kitty harness and leash for Brad! My cat adores the outdoors so I started walking around with her on a leash and she loves it ^_^ it took a while for her to get used to the harness and leash but I'm sure she'd say it's worth it!
I love your videos, Brad, and your plant collection. Thank you for sharing your experiences, it helps me so much when doing my research as well. I am a fan for life, without you my plant journey would be so different, and I love where it’s going now. 💚 thank you for all the work you do, it has to be so time consuming, and I appreciate your work!
Hi Jan! Love love your bathroom, love the hooks in the courtyard!, You can get Brad a harness and just hold on and give him an hour outside while you are relaxing outside.....love your new place so much.....once you settle in...or more time passes....you are going to love your place more and more....glad you kept your scindapsis! Great job setting all your beauties up!
I live in the USA, in Iowa. I have just gotten a Monstera. Then I found your channel, and I love how you grow your Monstera, I have repotted it, and there were 5 baby monstera in the pot. I kept 3 plants and put them around a moss pole. The other 2 went to a friend. I plan to rotate the pot in a south window that has a big porch over it. I am in the northern hemisphere so the is a sunny place. I really love your new apartment and your outdoors area.
Hello Jan: A million congratulations on the new apartment...you have already done wonders with getting settled...and it looks like the plants are actually enjoying the new place even more than the old one...amazing. The outside areas are a great gift, and will only get better looking as time passes. We wonder about Sydney winter temps...do you ever get a hint of frost or extended chilly weather? By the look of the palms in your area that we saw as you were moving, it never gets that cold...and by the way, you could get a few cymbidium orchids for winter bloom and color...they would love those patios! Can't wait to see the next chapter, and yes, we really like seeing a more "personal" approach to your videos...makes them all so much more enjoyable! Thanks for bringing us along!
Hey :) thank you ! We don't get frost here but it can get cold during winter. In my neighbourhood there are deliciosas growing everywhere in the wild some aroids can survive outside here, the question is just whether mine will be able to build enough resilience for the upcoming winter. Only time will tell :)
@@sydneyplantguy Many thanks for the quick reply...and the best thing is...if it gets too chilly for a short period, you can always bring them all in and wait out the cold weather..might get a little crowded, but you'll be with all your friends! We have been able to put out most of our cold-hating plants this past week...first week of March is usually the last frost date here in this part of Tuscany...but this year last frost was Feb. 19...first was Jan. 6...so maybe global warming is here to stay...fine with us! Keep up the great work...we really appreciate it!
Well done Jan👏👏👏 was always going to look great cause it’s you so I didn’t have any doubts about that 😉 Hope that Brad settle’s and the itch to get outside and jump the fence fades, which I’m sure he will he loves being with you 🥰 And I’m sure I’ve already said but, Congratulations on the 100k looks like your on the way to the next milestone. 🌱💚
I love your show! I love your new apt with 2 courtyards! Your so cute! Love your personality! You talk very well on your show. Some shows are hard to watch, some talk too fast, some too slow with like no emotions, and some end their comments going up high in voice like it’s a question, you are perfect!
Love the new place and how much you have done with it, the convenience of the courtyards is awesome. The vittarifolium looks great in the bathroom, perfect place with the light and humidity. Congrats !
My cat LOVES to go outside in the fenced area of our yard in the spring and summer and we have a harness and a really long leash that we tie her out on. Keeps her safe, inside the fence, and gives her a little length to be able to explore. Brad would probably love the same kinda deal and you'll know he's safe :)
I have monstera small form which turns all white, but after 3 totally white leafs, it gave me recently well balanced 50/50 green/white leaf. So don't give up.
I admire your attitude regarding the new apartment/lighting conditions. As a side note, some time back I started incorporating "the proof is in the pudding" in presentations I give. It really does head off some negativity 😆
Consider getting your cat a harness and put him on a leash outside. We see lots of cats (here in Thailand) on harnesses sitting outside during the day.
Looks really cool....love your outdoor spaces and the sun they get. You've given me lots of ideas for my outdoor courtyard too, esp the hanging poles. Am even inspired to hang my phalaenopsis orchids to my big trees out front and back. Thanks 👌🏼
Congratulations! I am so glad you have a garden now. You deserve it because plants love you. You take such good care of them. I look forward to more green thumb loving videos from your garden. I would love to see what you grow there. ❤🌿❤🌿❤🌿❤🌿🌱🌸❤
Hi, congrats on your move. I'm writing in regard to the mother grow lights: I know you have a relationship w the company, so I'm hoping you relay this message: I noticed your issue w the lamp's height. I like the Mother Lights and see they paid much attention to design and sustainability. Yet, I haven't bought them due to the height issue. If they had an adjustable height base, they would be perfect. I wouldn't mind paying the extra cost of this feature. But for the price of these lights, to additionally have to buy a table that increases the space the lights occupy, defeats the purpose and hinders the aesthetic intention of the Mother lamp. Once more, I congratulate you on your new home. Moves are never easy, and you seem to have done it excellently.
I love your plant collections, i also started collecting last year like philos, eppis, syngoniums, alocasias… but lately i hooked into collecting anthorium foliages especially those variegated ones…. Love it, hopefully i can see it soon in your collections..
I really like your new home Jan. You've made it 'homey' already! I really hope you come to a satisfactory solution for Brad soonest. Forgive my ignorance but will your plants be able to survive outdoors all year round? Lucky you!
Hi all,
hope you enjoy my new apartment & this apartment tour. I am working on a more in depth video about the outdoor courtyards but I want to gather a few more experiences & learn some lessons before I'll be able to talk about outdoor gardening in more depth :)
For more, follow me in:
Instagram: instagram.com/sydneyplantguy/
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@sydneyplantguy?lang=en
Congratulations on your TH-cam plaque! You make fantastic content! Greetings from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - USA!
“Subscribed” your plants are so mesmerizing😊
Plesae, Sydney, subtitulos en Español
hello, it’s amazing. Thanks for the videos. I am very crazy about gardening
I recently shifted to a new accommodation and I purchased few plants instead purchasing the groceries 😅
As a fellow owner of a huge Warocqueanum, I was so happy when you cut that big, damaged leaf. So many people are TERRIFIED of *pruning* their rare plants, forgetting that it actually signals the plant to GROW. Congrats on the TH-cam plaque! You definitely deserve recognition for quality content!
One way to stop cats jumping the fence is to put a fence roller on it, so a pole with a tube outside of it. When paws touch the tube it spins so they can't get traction. The tricky part would be figuring out how to attach it to the fence without drilling into it, but cable ties my help. You could also use a tie out and harness for him to chill outside with you. The plants are looking lovely in your new place!
Thanks :) yeah i saw those … drilling is the issue but I might just email the landlord :) at this stage we have just done supervised visits and it’s working well :)
Whoaaa, K'eyush is here too ❤😊
Keeping his claws cut might also help.
Love the new apartment and great layout of plants :)
Congratulations on your TH-cam award 👏
Thank you:)
I think you’ve done an excellent job with your initial set up of your plants. I love the way the plants looked hooked on the fence! Your indoor and outdoor plants and space will continue to adjust until you have “settled” mentally. Minimizing the anxiety and stress with what is “suppose to be done” is a must. Allow yourself the time and space to appreciate the changes and enjoy the challenges to bring out your creativity and inner strength. “Go with the flow!” ❤
Thanks :)
Get Brad a harness and lease! He might need some time to get used to it but its a great way to take him out and keep him contained while you supervise. If he gets really comfortable with the harness you could even take him on walks! I have plenty of friends with lease trained cats that love going on walks.
Beautiful home! Love what you’ve done with the place. Thank you for keeping it real and never sugar coating. Your authenticity is appreciated 😊💚🪴
Thanks :)
“It also contributes to anxiety” lol Love it! Your collection is amazing and you make it look so easy! 🌱
Leash and harness for the kitty. I've done this with my cats when camping. Love your channel and your beautiful plants. Canada
You have done ALOT in a short time!!! Everything looks great already. For AJ could you make a outdoor enclosure similar to a dog run? You could have it connected through an open window without damaging the apartment. You can always connect plants around the enclosure so it isn't a eyesore.
What a beautiful home for you and Brad and it already has this warmth homey feeling, congrats ! Beautiful aesthetic as always and you hands down have the best planty + content on TH-cam 🎉 thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to your next video yay!
Thank you :)
A beauty, inspiring smaller collection to taller/robust later as usual. Enjoy your new apartment/plant apartment
I love that you have shared all this personal life stuff with us. I have been watching your videos since you started TH-cam and i gotta say the more you share about yourself, the more I want to watch theses videos. Thanks for making awesome content and taking us along for the bumpiness and fun of living with giant houseplants and Brad. 😊
25:52 maybe you could try adding some sphagnum moss to the aroid mix in the grow pole? Maybe you could lay it down the back towards the plastic part so the roots can get through the chunky part and get moisture from the moss?
I like what you’ve done so far and I especially like the outdoor patios! Everything will be beautiful!
You ability to talk to your audience - essentially people you don't know, in a trusting, friendly way, as if we were your good mates, really fascinates me. Also, I really appreciate how you can talk about plant care routine stuff in such an interesting and engaging way that it's hard to put the phone down! It's an amazing social skill, not many content creators have.
I learned heaps from your channel! Thank you for sharing your plant jourrneys 🙏🏼❤️🪴
😂😂 I’m laughing so hard we need merch with you standing in front of all your best plants with words say: “proof is in the pudding” lol
haha maybe one day :)
I love that you hung plants onto the fence! I never would have thought of that, definitely something I'll have to keep in mind for the future.
Marvelous ideas 😮
Enjoy your new lovely home and plants. Love to see how you will change after your guess leave. Love to see what you have change and place outdoors. Enjoy🪴💚🌿
Congratulations you deserve it. You are magnificent and with plants.😀
Thank you :)
Bravo for getting this done in very little time. Very organized and methodical. Lots of new avenues to explore with outside space. Worried about kitty. Maybe an invisible fence to keep him in the garden and out of harms way. Our little ones are so precious. Enjoy your new home and garden.
You did not disappoint with the plants outdoors and indoors! Love the magical garden! Look forward to watching it grow.
Thank you:)
Right out the gate those Alocasias made me SO HAPPY! Thanks for the great display idea as well, I will be doing it this weekend! Awesome channel.
Very nice home and the plant set up particularly the hanging of the plants on the fence in the patio area. Brilliant and very aesthetically pleasing! Keep up with your videos. They have great contents. 😊
Hi! We just installed Oscillot posts on top of our fence for a ratbag that never used to be interested in getting out. It's helped a lot and doesn't look terrible.
Oh my gosh! I almost think your bathroom is the best and most creative plant room! (the wee rubber ducks ... ♥)
As someone with a painfully small house, I'm enjoying seeing your smaller plants! I've been actively moving on a lot of my large vines because they are unsustainable, and focusing on things that have tiny leaves or grow into a small bush rather than vine. Now it's much easier to see the larger, statement plants that I've decided to keep. I'm definitely stealing the idea of putting all my Alocasia together in a tub. I've just turned their heat pad on for autumn/winter so that will make it easy to keep them on it all together :)
Love the updates especially the plants on the hooks outside. Hoping they all acclimate well. Congrats on the milestone and keep up the content. Hugs to Bradlez!
Thanks :)
New place looks excellent! I'm slightly jealous of your 2 courtyards..perhaps you put kitty in a harness with a long lead so he can go outside while you are caring for the plants..just a thought ☺️😺
one way to keep the moss in your poles moist is to put sponges in the center of your pole.
The moss is pretty much like a natural sponge anyway :)
19:20 Brad just washing himself in the tv reflection is a vibe
You have a lovely new home ,with lots of space for your beautiful plants to be displayed. Have you thought of getting the tracker for Brad so if he takes off you can always tell where he is.
I’m so glad you’ve settled in and your plants look healthy. 🙋🏼♀️🪴💚🐩
Thank you:)
You could put a catio outside for Brad, either build one or try to find an aviary for him so he can be outside but still enclosed and then you don't have to worry about attaching it to anything
Congratulations on the new apartment and the TH-cam award!! Well deserved!! ❤ I’ve just gotten into exotic plants this last year, so next move we make I’ll be checking window orientations and the amount of brightness will be the dealbreaker! I’m relying on grow lights right now. All south facing windows, only one west but it’s covered by trees. I hope you love your new space!! Oh, my cat too tells me when it’s 4 pm, dinner time lol 😂 I’d never seen a Cuprea before finding one at our nursery, it’s INCREDIBLE. So pretty, the shine from red, blue, purple, green etc, I’m shook
I’d love for our cat to go outside too, but when we got her we were living in a mountainous area, lots of predators, now, next to a big highway. So no, she doesn’t go out, as much as she wants too, she has to stay in
Beautiful!!! So happy everything worked out. Thank you for sharing! 💙😁🌄🌿
I find with all my aroid poles filled with either fern fibre, aroid mix or coco chip don't need to stay constantly moist. They can dry out for short periods of time and the roots seem to be perfectly fine. I water mine about once a week - 1.5 weeks and they do dry out completely in between. Fernfibre is definitely the best in poles in my experience, it does hold moisture then longest and can dry out for longer periods of time and the roots still thrive in it. oh and it doesn't seem to become hydrophobic either! :)
Elephant in the room 😂
Fantastic job at arraigning your space. Brad looks quite happy as do the plants.
Thank you :)
Always learning something new on your channel - Had no clue that Xanthosoma Lindenii had been reclassified again! I appreciate you always making sure to use their proper scientific names and having their ID's on the screen. 💚
Thanks :)
So happy for you to enjoy your yards
I have a cat also, I put him on a leash in my backyard and it makes it easy for me and safe for him
It’s a win win for both of us
I know that you were always doing videos and looking for ideas for new ones. I think you should do an entire video on past and how you specifically deal with them because you don’t seem to have a problem and other folks do. You could also cover fertilizers and other plant care such as if you put oil on your leaves and stuff like that.
I love your channel because you have such huge plants. I love to watch those big green leaves 😍
Ugh... the challenges of figuring out the best natural light space for plants. Your new place looks great, Jan.
(True story, when we moved into our place, I woke up early so I could watch where the sun exposure was and what plants would be best suited for the area. The furniture was just an afterthought.
Wow 🤩 for your new home! And also a huge Wow to your yards! I would open my heart to extending the plants to the outdoors for sure! I am an outside girl
Oooh looove the way you interspersed the hanging moss poles on the fence. Looks awesome
Thanks :)
Plenty of other leaves to help the Queen and since you cut that leaf, it may just helped with the growth of the new leaf. 😊
Love the new place, you’ve done a great job turning it into a home! Glad you’re enjoying your new space! ❤
Thank you :)
Your new place looks great!! Love your courtyards. I think the tropical plants outside is such a great vibe
Thanks :)
I found your channel through the moving video. I love the long vids b/c I can put it on like a movie and get things done. I also appreciated the honesty about the Sydney rental market. So many influencers make their life look so charmed and easy, and your experience was more realistic.
Thank you :) transparency is the way to go!!
The only thing I have found that makes a difference with variegation is temperature. And this was specific to my epipremnums. The higher the temps they are in, the better the variegation. No other variegated plants I have seem to be affected by any conditions, light, humidity, feed, etc.
Love your videos!
You can add some moss or tree fern fibre in the poles with the coco chips or aroid mix in it and it helps keep it moist for longer. It helps retain moisture and allows it to dry evenly. It also helps to really soak the coco chips for a few days before using them, so you don't need to water them every as it takes longer to dry out. Also, in south facing windows, a large garden mirror can help direct some light towards those windows to give them a bit more light.
You are going to see terrific growths with the plants outside! Hopefully it doesn't get too cold or get frost in winter where you are. I put a monstera outside after it nearly died with thrips inside and it grew like a weed outside.
just love to watch ur vid every time u upload and u started my plant collecting hobby at 11 now i have over 80+ aroids on moss poles now
Happy growing :) & thanks for watching
14:37 omg this speaks to my anxious soul, how validating to hear!!
I love your experimental approach. As a plant addict and gardener, I worry about failure; but we have to take risks in order to learn; it's inspiring. Thankyou for your content. Maybe you could share some of your knowledge for those of use in the northern hem 😅x Nic
Love the idea of putting multiple pots in one 👍
Honestly Jan I think it's for the best :D I;m really envious about your courtyards! I used to have one too in my previous apartment and I had my little veggie garden there. Now I live next to a busy street and with a very sunny balcony. All my veggies died :D I think the only thing I can grow there is some desert plants :D (Poland here)
Love,love your new courtyards!
Thanks Jan for another great video. You have done so well to keep us updated when you have had so much work to do. I am sure everyone appreciates the effort you put into your videos. 🤗
Thank you Greg :)
Your bathroom shelf is so gorgeous! The humidity in your bathroom is so good for your finicky babies.
Loved the story of all the things that went wrong with your queen anthurium - when you chopped off that battered leaf haha 😅 made me feel a lot better about all the tattered leaves in my collection!
Love your new place. I can see you like it too . Great new start. Congrats
😂😂😂 I love the rubber ducks in the bathroom ❤️ the house looks great! Can’t wait to see you settle in even more and how it changes.❤️
Thanks :)
Loved the video! Looking forward on how you transform your new place.
Thanks :)
Queenie’s looking Manky, off with its head..😱.. too funny! 😂😂😂
Congratulations on your fab new home and courtyards x
Hi! New viewer here! Your Manjula is stunning. I don't think I've ever seen one with such large and mature leaves! Makes me want to try taking some cuttings of mine and work it up a pole! Very beautiful ❤️
Thank you :)
You seem at home! Love the new space & look fwd to seeing you, brad & plants grow. Thanks for sharing jan!
Thanks :)
My adansonii went fully white too (and btw, the light makes absolutely no difference at all, you're 100% right) and weird thing is, it started to grow some chlorophyll with I think the 4th fully white leaf. It went kind of mint-ish all of a sudden and then every leaf came out fully white and turned minty within 2-4 weeks.
you don't know how much happy i am to see this video pop up on my notification. and yeah i'm 4 hours late but that doesn't stop me !!!!!! congratulations Jan for your excellent job setting up your plants beautifully. glad to see you put your mind through the set up and turned out really pretty. it warms my heart to see you, brad, and your plants. warm greetings from indonesia
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Look into making your cat a "catio" you build them an enclosure that is up against a window ,you open the window and the cat goes outside in the protected space.. there's usually a cat tree or 2 in the catio . It will fix his need to get outside
So inspiring 😻 Thank you for the informative as well as entertaining content. We will be attempting to emulate your moss poles on several of our young aroids. Our kitties can totally relate to Brad's courtyard dilemma. Dedicated supervised visits work best for us. Congratulations on 100k subs and the beautiful new apartment!
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I get so much enjoyment from your videos, congrats on 100k and your new home!!! You make such amazing and valuable content. Thank you for sharing! ❤
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love how you arranged your new place! and the rubber ducks in the bathroom add just that little bit more fun and colour, love it!
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You should get a kitty harness and leash for Brad! My cat adores the outdoors so I started walking around with her on a leash and she loves it ^_^ it took a while for her to get used to the harness and leash but I'm sure she'd say it's worth it!
I love your videos, Brad, and your plant collection. Thank you for sharing your experiences, it helps me so much when doing my research as well. I am a fan for life, without you my plant journey would be so different, and I love where it’s going now. 💚 thank you for all the work you do, it has to be so time consuming, and I appreciate your work!
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Hi Jan! Love love your bathroom, love the hooks in the courtyard!, You can get Brad a harness and just hold on and give him an hour outside while you are relaxing outside.....love your new place so much.....once you settle in...or more time passes....you are going to love your place more and more....glad you kept your scindapsis! Great job setting all your beauties up!
First time watching you video the plants are gorgeous and healthy all your plants are beautiful beautiful
I live in the USA, in Iowa. I have just gotten a Monstera. Then I found your channel, and I love how you grow your Monstera, I have repotted it, and there were 5 baby monstera in the pot. I kept 3 plants and put them around a moss pole. The other 2 went to a friend. I plan to rotate the pot in a south window that has a big porch over it. I am in the northern hemisphere so the is a sunny place. I really love your new apartment and your outdoors area.
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Love all your plants, and their sooo big and beautiful.!! Enjoy your videos so much, you truly have a GREEN THUMB.!!!
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Hello Jan: A million congratulations on the new apartment...you have already done wonders with getting settled...and it looks like the plants are actually enjoying the new place even more than the old one...amazing. The outside areas are a great gift, and will only get better looking as time passes. We wonder about Sydney winter temps...do you ever get a hint of frost or extended chilly weather? By the look of the palms in your area that we saw as you were moving, it never gets that cold...and by the way, you could get a few cymbidium orchids for winter bloom and color...they would love those patios! Can't wait to see the next chapter, and yes, we really like seeing a more "personal" approach to your videos...makes them all so much more enjoyable! Thanks for bringing us along!
Hey :) thank you ! We don't get frost here but it can get cold during winter. In my neighbourhood there are deliciosas growing everywhere in the wild some aroids can survive outside here, the question is just whether mine will be able to build enough resilience for the upcoming winter. Only time will tell :)
@@sydneyplantguy Many thanks for the quick reply...and the best thing is...if it gets too chilly for a short period, you can always bring them all in and wait out the cold weather..might get a little crowded, but you'll be with all your friends! We have been able to put out most of our cold-hating plants this past week...first week of March is usually the last frost date here in this part of Tuscany...but this year last frost was Feb. 19...first was Jan. 6...so maybe global warming is here to stay...fine with us! Keep up the great work...we really appreciate it!
Congratulations! You are an inspiration for us gardeners who rent. Hugs to your kitty!
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Well done Jan👏👏👏 was always going to look great cause it’s you so I didn’t have any doubts about that 😉
Hope that Brad settle’s and the itch to get outside and jump the fence fades, which I’m sure he will he loves being with you 🥰
And I’m sure I’ve already said but, Congratulations on the 100k looks like your on the way to the next milestone. 🌱💚
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I love your show! I love your new apt with 2 courtyards! Your so cute! Love your personality! You talk very well on your show. Some shows are hard to watch, some talk too fast, some too slow with like no emotions, and some end their comments going up high in voice like it’s a question, you are perfect!
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Having an outdoor space give you more options for your plants I’m excited how they will tribe on your new apartment
Love all the plants but the bathroom shelf display is awesome!
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What a beautiful new apartement with gorgeous plants, btw big hug for a cute meow😍
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Love the new place and how much you have done with it, the convenience of the courtyards is awesome. The vittarifolium looks great in the bathroom, perfect place with the light and humidity. Congrats !
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My cat LOVES to go outside in the fenced area of our yard in the spring and summer and we have a harness and a really long leash that we tie her out on. Keeps her safe, inside the fence, and gives her a little length to be able to explore. Brad would probably love the same kinda deal and you'll know he's safe :)
Thanks for the video your setting in well, I'm sure brad will explore but always come home
I have monstera small form which turns all white, but after 3 totally white leafs, it gave me recently well balanced 50/50 green/white leaf. So don't give up.
I admire your attitude regarding the new apartment/lighting conditions. As a side note, some time back I started incorporating "the proof is in the pudding" in presentations I give. It really does head off some negativity 😆
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perfect timing! I needed something to watch for breakfast haha. Looking forward to the tour!
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I am really your way to decorate indoor plants,thas is give me much inspiration to follow how to decorate room well.thanks so much
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Consider getting your cat a harness and put him on a leash outside. We see lots of cats (here in Thailand) on harnesses sitting outside during the day.
I tried before … he hates the harness but I’ve out an air tag on him :)
Are you from South Africa?
@@sydneyplantguy maybe he will get used to it over time? Ive had pets hate collars etc but after awhile they give in haha.
Looks really cool....love your outdoor spaces and the sun they get. You've given me lots of ideas for my outdoor courtyard too, esp the hanging poles. Am even inspired to hang my phalaenopsis orchids to my big trees out front and back. Thanks 👌🏼
Congratulations! I am so glad you have a garden now. You deserve it because plants love you. You take such good care of them. I look forward to more green thumb loving videos from your garden. I would love to see what you grow there. ❤🌿❤🌿❤🌿❤🌿🌱🌸❤
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Hi, congrats on your move. I'm writing in regard to the mother grow lights: I know you have a relationship w the company, so I'm hoping you relay this message: I noticed your issue w the lamp's height. I like the Mother Lights and see they paid much attention to design and sustainability. Yet, I haven't bought them due to the height issue. If they had an adjustable height base, they would be perfect. I wouldn't mind paying the extra cost of this feature. But for the price of these lights, to additionally have to buy a table that increases the space the lights occupy, defeats the purpose and hinders the aesthetic intention of the Mother lamp.
Once more, I congratulate you on your new home. Moves are never easy, and you seem to have done it excellently.
I love your plant collections, i also started collecting last year like philos, eppis, syngoniums, alocasias… but lately i hooked into collecting anthorium foliages especially those variegated ones…. Love it, hopefully i can see it soon in your collections..
You have gorgeous plants. Love your outdoor spaces!
So pleased you and Brad have settled in okay. Keeping doing what you’re doing, I love your videos 💚🌿
I really like your new home Jan. You've made it 'homey' already! I really hope you come to a satisfactory solution for Brad soonest. Forgive my ignorance but will your plants be able to survive outdoors all year round? Lucky you!