5 Years of Growing Plants in Leca Advice in 1hr 25 mins
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- Get 5 years of LECA growing expertise in 1 hour and 25 minutes! Everything you need to know about growing thriving indoor plants with LECA clay balls. Potting mix is NEVER an option for me.
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✅ VIDEO CONTENTS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:50 Video Contents (Topics)
00:02:34 Why Use Leca At All? Benefits Of Using Leca
00:04:36 What is Leca?
00:05:02 Leca Types
00:06:16 Size Of Leca Matters For Different Plant Types
00:06:37 Beware The Coloured 'leca' Ceramsite
00:07:24 What Brand Of Leca To Use
00:08:40 Importance of Nutrient Solutions for Leca
00:09:15 Preparing and Cleaning Leca Before Use
00:13:41 Choosing the Right Plants for Leca
00:14:43 Examining Plant Needs Before Transitioning
00:15:46 Examples of Plants Thriving in Leca
00:16:36 Preparing Your Plant for Leca Transition
00:17:50 Methods for Washing Off Soil
00:19:46 2 Methods Of Soil To Leca Transition
00:20:01 Long Method for Transitioning to Leca
00:24:04 Direct Method for Transitioning to Leca
00:24:45 Setting Up Leca Reservoirs
00:25:28 How To Place Plant In Pot During Transition
00:26:49 Leca Set Ups
00:26:59 Submerged Set Up
00:27:24 Wick Setup
00:28:31 Submerged vs. Wick Setup
00:29:18 Choosing the Right Setup for Your Plant
00:31:01 Pot Options for Leca Growing
00:32:08 Preventing Algae Growth
00:33:05 Importance of Ventilation Holes
00:35:32 Benefits of Clear Pots for Root Visibility
00:36:48 Tip for Shopping for Cache Pots
00:37:56 Importance of Water Quality in Leca Growing
00:40:58 Importance of Providing Nutrients in Leca
00:41:54 Choosing the Right Nutrients
00:42:26 Differences Between Soil and Hydroponic Nutrients
00:45:47 Guaranteed Analysis of Nutrient Solutions
00:47:18 Using Additives for Enhanced Growth
00:49:05 Importance of Mixing Nutrients Correctly
00:50:16 Watering Techniques and Maintaining the Reservoir
00:50:36 Bottom Vs. Top-Watering
00:51:30 Adjusting Reservoir Levels for Different Plants
00:52:52 Seasonal Variations in Reservoir Needs
00:53:48 Topping Up vs. Replacing Nutrient Solution
00:54:56 Best Practices for Maintaining Nutrient Solution
00:56:25 Cleaning and Flushing Your Plants
00:58:29 Frequency of Flushing
00:59:10 Ensuring Your Plant Thrives in LECA
01:03:20 Seasonal Care Tips for Plants
01:06:57 Common Leca Problems - Root Rot
01:09:18 Pest Issues and Vigilance
01:12:17 Propagating Plants in LECA
01:13:36 Advanced Care Tips
01:19:35 Avoiding Common Pitfalls
01:21:52 Finding a LECA Community
01:24:16 Embracing Luck and Resilience in Plant Care
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TITLE: 5 Years of Growing Plants in Leca Advice in 1hr 25 mins
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I first came across this channel just as I was contemplating buying my first houseplant. Stupidly(?) that was an expensive Monstera Thai Constellation and I went full on in LECA as I liked the idea of a soil free plant hobby. 50+ plants later and 95% of all plantings have been successful. Just go for it. Throw yourself into it. It’s not as difficult as you think it’s going to be.
Love it!!! So true !
😅Hi Mrs. Nora, I have followed you through your five year Leca journey all the while learning from YOU as you learned. And, I am ever so grateful for the vast wealth of knowledge you so willingly❤ share. It has helped me with transitioning so many of my plant babies, some successfully, some not so much. But, you have made it an enjoyable, worthwhile journey that I'm happy to continue on. I actually signed up for your Master Class (which I need to finish but wasn't able to due to health issues) and learned a lot from it. I will continue on this journey with you and appreciate the wealth of information you continue to provide. Many, many thanks to you!
Thank you so much for the support ❤️ 🙏
You are truly the “Leca Queen” Nora!
Thank you my dear friend 🧡. I truly appreciate your constant support ❤️
Top video by Top Master of semi-hydroponic culture. Dear Nora, you are not just "feeding" our plant care, you are also "feeding" our heart. Such a generous person.... Genuine love fot Mother Earth and all Her beings spreads around every time l hear and watch you. Blessings and gratitude to you, my dear Nora. ❤❤❤
Such high praise, I am truly humbled, thank you
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What an amazing amount of really helpful information.
This is a great video for anyone trying to get their arms around what LECA life looks like.
This was fantastic, just fantastic. I played it on the background while I cleaned and pruned my plants and it was such a peaceful and enlightening time. I think I'm doing most things right. I haven't had a need for an air stone or some of the "nice to have" things mentioned toward the end, but one thing I want to add more of is supplemental lights. Slowly but surely I will! Thank you for sharing your knowledge so generously. Greetings from the Spanish Caribbean!
So glad you enjoyed it.
Love the errant Hoya that wants to be part of the video.
I know right 😊😂😂❤❤gotta love a hoya!
I love this video. I learned so much. It is the most helpful video on Leca I have found. It does however make me miss the days that we would buy Dollar tree soil and put the plant in a way too big pot in a very dark corner and say "Good luck! See you in a month" (If I remember to water you) 😅
Yes...those were the good old days. I remember my grandmother and my mother doing what you described and their houseplants flourished. No plant food, store bought soil, special water and no pests. These new age plants are so needy. 😅
Thank you so much for your insight on this subject. I have a good number of successes and a few failures. But based on this video I know why now. You are a doll, thanks for sharing!!
You are very welcome 🙏
The most complete video on this theme!
Thank you 😊
THANK YOUUU THANK YOU thank youuuu 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 I have been searching for information about leca and nothing NOTHING has been as comprehensive as your video. Thank you sooooo much 🙏🏼
Feeling so much more confident about diving into Leca. Very much appreciate all the info in one place. Big hi from melbourne!
Hi Nora. Great video😊 your videos lead me to have 3 plants in Leca since last year. They are doing great! 🎉
great video! thank you for taking the time to make this. do you have any leca plants outside for summer? I want to take mine out but I have never seen someone take their leca plants out
Absolutely fantastick video! I've watched it all in one breath! Congrats!
Wow, thanks! That makes me really happy 😊
I can't thank you enough for this lengthy video. So much information given out. Now I'm more interested to know how to diversify liquid fertilizer in semi hydro. Hope that video will be out soon #request 🌿🌱💚
You're very welcome! Thank you for the amazing feedback. One never quite knows how a video will be received, especially one as long as this one. Thank you for making the process worthwhile.
Excellent video content! I am so thankful! Learning so much from you, Nora, cannot thank you enough!❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
I love this Video, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent info!
Thank you for this. I’ve been growing my plants in water based nutrient solution for a few months now and I’ve just found the courage to try leca. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed watching this Nora. I'm sure it was a lot of hard work for you and I for one, am very appreciative of all yr hard work. Thank you so so much. Sitting watching this was like a refresher course. Now that I am up the road a bit in my journey, I am absorbing this video with more understanding and little nuggets are sticking to my mind.
It's not about a new word. It's about a now word. Love you lots. ❤
Thank you so much my dear friend.
Thank you 🙏👏👏🌴🍀🌿🍃🌱🌳🌵
quite honestly one of your best videos ever. I have about half of my plants in LECA, and you've answered so many questions that continue to linger in the back of my mind. thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the support. I would not do it without this awesome feedback.
Because of you, I have learned to love LECA. It is truly a learned process. I love the purple passion plant, but I have had no success growing it in LECA. So I bought a plant to grow in soil......I had forgotten how nasty it is to work in soil, transferring it & dealing with the mess. Let alone what it does to my hands & nails. LECA RULES!!!
Leca does rule!! I love how you say it is a learned process. We have to put the work in to understand it and then we reap the rewards. Thank you for being there from the start. I remember our interactions even from the early days.
Hi Nora, you give so much detailed clear information in that video. I am not a leca user but I can see the result. I wish there was a video like this on PON.
Thank you do much. I wish I could do one on pon but I don't use it enough to give any detailed information. I am a casual user at best.
wow great tutorial, thank you Leca Queen. 👌🙏💞
You’re welcome 😊 thanks for watching 👀
Great video, I've been using Leca foe several years and always looking to learn ore about Leca.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for all this information. Hi from Arizona 🌵!
You are so welcome!
You have very pretty plants , your very knowleadable
Excellent class
Glad you think so! Many thanks.
The Hoya heuschkeliana at the 8 second mark is my dream. This is one of the plants that just hasn't done well for me.
I bought a leca that doesnt exoand. They did fine as long as i kept the water level high but when i let the water go low, it killed them. Im using them now to hold plants steady in the pot thats submerged in the fish tank
i enjoy your video
Thank you 😊
Exilant Video Best guidance for Plants lover
Thanks a lot
Please suggest me in ze ze plant in lica boll best liquid diet in India
Every time I flush I get a new batch of roots!🌱💚
This video is great advice. On the subject of when to change the nutrient solution. I am currently changing the solution once a week, as all my plants are newly potted, I want to provide them with the best chance. I find this is a bit of a chore. I also clean the reservoir container. as they get slimy and gunky. As well, I am finding greeblies swimming around in the old solution. Eww!!!!! I finish by spraying down the leaves. The plants look great after this whole process, which is so satisfying.
Could the creepy crawlies be springtails?
Hello Nora. At my country there is not that product of fertilizer. But there is a and b fertilizer for vegetable. Is it ok to use them for indoor tropical plants?
Hello Nora,
I was just gifted an enormous Hoya plant. I have just started researching how to switch from soil to semi hydroponics. I was wondering if you could help me with where to start this process? The Hoya has a lot of wax flowers and a lot of long stems that I want to propagate. I wish I could send you a picture of how huge she is. She’s in a big outdoor container that a person would grow tomatoes in. Lots of soil and a ton of long stems.
How would I even go about starting this? Should I cut the long woody stems to propagate first?
Thanks in advance!
I found you about a month ago and you are absolutely amazing!
Take Care,
Teri
You know I love a Hoya. I would love to see it. Join my free Facebook group, you can put pictures there or even better check out thelecaqueen.com for other ways of contact or membership.
I'm really curious though. Sometimes, the LECA towards the top of the pot will dry out even though the catch pot will be where it needs to be. I'll usually use a squeeze bottle to wet the LECA towards the top. Is that considered a good practice?
Can I add clay balls to my orchid mix for some plants ? I have a calathea orbifoila she’s very poorly I repotted her in orchid an little compost. Giving her light , she’s still not happy her leaves are all crispy edges . Even bought a humidifier. She’s so limp I feel she’s dying . Do I put her by the humidifier every day an how long please ? Thank u
This video has loads full of information. I grow a few plants in Leca now. I have listen to your videos. Like you said these are suggestions based on your atmosphere. It worked for me. Thanks. I’m June in my Junegle.
🪴Happy Planting🌿
I use ceramsite for water propagation to hold the cuttings down
Great idea!
I am curious though. When your LECA starts to dry up at the top of the pot, but your catch pot is still full enough. In those times, I'll usually use a squeeze bottle just to wet down the leca towards the top. Is this a good practice?
Amanda, I only water from the top for the first 2 or 3 weeks of transitioning a plant to semi-hydro, especially if it had been living in water. After that, I let the substrate work as it's intended. Remember, LECA and PON move water by capillary ("wicking") action. If the bottom is wet but then you wet the top, the substrate will not be as efficient pulling up moisture evenly and you risk having some roots that are very hydrated and others that are parched in the same pot. So, after the initial gentle transitioning, let the LECA do what LECA will so beautifully do.
I’m honestly 💯 nervous about having to monitor so much with Leca and Pon. I have ADHD and worry I’ll miss a step and kill my plants. As well, the start up seems expensive with the plant food, Leca, Pon, monitoring tools.
To offset costs I am saving plastic containers left and right and putting holes in them to get them ready when I do find my brave moment. I’ve found Leca (Odla) at IKEA for super cheap! Is it a good starter Leca? I’m already struggling to keep my place humid enough, as I live in a SUPER dry climate (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
So far my experience with Leca/semi hydro was a completely failure. Even after watching so many videos on TH-cam in this topic, soaked theory like a sponge, tried and failed. I’m 30 min behind on your video, I hope I learn something new and try again without ending with completely rooted roots or mould on the top of leca. Because as many people explain that it’s easier than soil, for me it’s totally opposite 😂
Sorry to hear that I hope this changes for you. Did you learn anything that may change things for you? May I ask what plants you tried in leca? Some plants are generally not as easy as others.
Can pumice be used instead of leca?
Some people use it yes.
I'm always afraid if I flush a plant ill cause root rot
😂 master class
I am glad you think so. I thought it was. Stuff I would have loved to know when I started.
I do not like leca except to cover the holes in my pots, or mixing into the soil, but I love the magic you display.
I respect that. Each to their own and I thank you for your graciousness, kindness and support ❤️ 🙏
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Nope, free
Thank you so much for this comprehensive video! I love your content; you’ve helped me SO much! ❤🪴👑
You are so welcome!
Can I add clay balls to my orchid mix for some plants ? I have a calathea orbifoila she’s very poorly I repotted her in orchid an little compost. Giving her light , she’s still not happy her leaves are all crispy edges . Even bought a humidifier. She’s so limp I feel she’s dying . Do I put her by the humidifier every day an how long please ? Thank u
This video has loads full of information. I grow a few plants in Leca now. I have listen to your videos. Like you said these are suggestions based on your atmosphere. It worked for me. Thanks. I’m June in my Junegle.
🪴Happy Planting🌿