Awesome!! We have a video on the tissue culture Thai constellations (which can be quite temperamental). But once you have that root zone strong they’re usually very stable!
Thank you,, definitely good info. I just bought one and my husband is worried I spent $100 just for it to die because my albo did but this video makes me very happy to know it won't have the same issues.
For my stratum mix i used orchid mix and added spagnum peat moss and perlite. So far this is working for me. My albos and small Thai Constellation seem to be fine with this mix. All are putting out new leaves.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I don't think this actually comes from Thailand. Well, this specific variegation does, but it's not a plant native to Thailand. Monstera Deliciosa is from Central America. It just so happens that the plant that got this variegation is was in Thailand.
Thanks for yet another fully informative video, with explanation and reasoning behind each care suggestion. I’m splitting a TC with a friend (picking up today). I plan to root the top cutting in water, then convert to Pon. For the bottom part which is already in rocky substrate, how do I know when to water? That is ALWAYS what I struggle to grasp since converting my airoids out of soil (where you can literally FEEL when it needs water). Any tips on that part would be greatly appreciated!💚
It is tough with rock based substrate like pon/Leca/perlite to tell exactly when to water. The best indicators I use are the top of rocks going dry and seeming “dusty”. Then double check the bottom drainage hole is mostly dry. Also look for a little leaf wrinkling just before watering, and the pot will be noticeably lighter!
Just found your channel. It’s just what I needed. How do you keel 65% humidity if you want to keep them in your living room? Just most the plant once a week or so? Thanks for making and sharing all these videos for us!
You’re welcome! Happy to share! 65% in just your living room can be hard to achieve without and enclosure. The Thai should be OK health wise, down to 40% or so… you’re just going to find the leaves tend to brown off quicker than when humidity is 55-70%
Thanks for this vid. I had a small Thai with beautiful roots, but I took it out of PON because it the roots were overgrown. I put it in coco coir and put it outside in shade and the darn thing got root rot, lost one leaf, half of the stalk and a lot of roots. I treated it and repotted back in pon and put it back outside. Stratum is also a soil though so do you wet it or no?
This was helpful! So I have a mature and expensive 🥹 Thai con that just started browning super fast on its all white leaf. Grow lights, humidity and I water with silica. The browning is soft and starts on the edges of the leaf. Do you think this may be sign of root rot or another issue? It’s concerning because literally every hour, it looks like it’s spread! The up side is that it’s also pushing out a new leaf from that same browning leaf’s stem. I’m contemplating changing its potting medium also. I purchased it and noticed it was mainly soil, bark and a bit of perlite. I don’t think there’s enough aeration honestly.
What I have not yet really understood about this. For example, does a Monstera Thai with a very high white content generally require more fertilizer/microsiemens than a not so strongly variegated plant? Or do the two plants differ exclusively in how much light they should get?
This is a great question. I honestly don’t know on the fertilizer front. For variegation, I need to give highly variegated plants more intense light, and I’m starting to experiment with different colors of light for variegation! Finding so far is to use light which is different than variegation colors. Ie avoid yellow lights on Thai con variegation
This might be a bit off topic, but can you give an indepth method of what to do for TC or Monstera Albos white sections turning brown? I'd like to know how to prevent it if possible, and what to do to stop it once it starts. Thanks.
It’s perfectly normal for any albino part of a plant that lacks chlorophyll to brown off. I’ve done a video on methods on delaying this browning, “stop albo from browning”
@@prettyingreen Thank you. I'll check it out. One last question, I transferred my Monstera Albo to Leca today, and I am uber paranoid. Lol. I dipped the roots into Mycorrhizae, and made sure that the water level is just below the roots. Is there a clear sign that it's not a good situation, where I should go back to a chunky aroid mix? I watched your vid about how you can push growth by having it in leca to increase air around the roots, but I just can't lose this plant. Thanks for all of your help, and keep making great videos.
I know this is old but maybe you'll get this question. is an orchid pot a good option. I get my Thai Con tomorrow and I just thought an orchid pot with aroid mix when I repot it would help with the root rot issue. what do you think?
Hello. Bought my first Thai Con. Do you recommend watering from the bottom or from the top. I am seeing both being done. Also....do you recommend a liquid fertilizer to add to water or fertilizer granules to add to the medium instead. Thanks.
Hey! I would water from the top down in a pot with drainage. Also, make sure the medium has lots of rocks/aggregate like perlite for drainage! We recommend using our liquid fertilizer Leaf Lux which can be used on all plants, and in all media! amzn.to/3wgITmR
I have one in moss right now and was considering 30% fox farm, 30% perlite, 30% bark. You think that's chunky enough or just get rid of the fox farm soil altogether? Maybe 20% soil? Just worried about the lack of nutrients in the bark/perlite.
@@silenc3x at minute 1:15 of the video, he answers this question. He strongly urged moving away from soil medium entirely, “for all Monstera.., including the Albo”. The reason he shared was in order to avoid wet pockets by providing a well drained growth environment that the rocky, or chunky medium facilitates.
@@shnuggumz Thanks, I heard that.... but moving over to LECA with a reservoir is a large change. Watch the Logee's video on albos with their master gardener, he just uses modified standard potting soil. And the dude literally manages the plants all their stores and they grow from small cuttings and sell thousands of albos. While that may debatably be too heavy, it works for them. Even if you don't want such a heavy soil, there is probably a happy medium between 100% LECA and a standard potting soil, right? Pun intended. Esp if you don't oversize the container and have extra wet medium around the plant so it doesnt have wet feet/legs. There are so many ways to grow plants and I just find LECA to be such a departure for me. Hence my questioning. But I get if Pretty In Green is just recommending what he's comfortable with and enjoys the most. It seems the takeaway is just, chunky as possible. I'm considering a mix of coco coir/bark/charcoal/perlite with maybe like 10% Fox Farm Ocean forest soil to aide the nutrients and microbe population. (going easy on the perlite and soil)
I just saw her video on that! I honestly can’t comment on it yet since I’m not versed on it. But I do agree there has been a shift in the difference in todays Thai cons (I just got 200pcs), and 2018 Thai cons… 😄
@@prettyingreen also you’re on point about the crispiness and browning on the cream parts. Both of mine have crisped and brown at some point… unlike my albos who can withstand some direct sunlight and a few overwaterings like champs, never gotten crispy edges or browning on the white parts, not even the half moon leaves. Btw, do you know if ThaiCons being TC causes them to grow slower than cacti? Lol Cause it’s like they’re standing still in time lol. Or is it just mine?
In other words, this isn’t a plant to have in a normal home? There’s no way I’m keeping my temperature at 88° nor am I able to do 65% humidity. I don’t live in a greenhouse so your advice isn’t very helpful.
How is that unhelpful if it's information you can use to make a decision. He can't change the fact that it's a tropical plant that thrives in a tropical environment. That's the reality of the situation. You can decide whether that makes the plant incompatible with your lifestyle and then probably find a plastic monstera, flick some white paint on it and go with that. No need to worry about husbandry! Also the vast majority of normal homes sit in and around the tropics, so that makes those conditions perfectly normal, you're more of an outlier if that's not you.
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Very informative! I’m currently caring for a nursery size thai con, would love a video on how to raise one to full size. Yours is stunning😊
Awesome!! We have a video on the tissue culture Thai constellations (which can be quite temperamental). But once you have that root zone strong they’re usually very stable!
This video taught me more in the 1st 3 minutes than any of the others I’ve seen!!! Thank you so much for the info! I am now subscribed 😊
YAY!!! This is such a nice comment! And thank you for subscribing! 😄🤗
Seriously the one Asian guy talked more about random stuff in the 1st 5 min I turned it off 😅
I just got gifted my 1st plant and never knew I would love it this much!
Your explanation was very easy to understand. Thank you
So glad it was! Thank you for watching 😄
We just dropped a bunch new plants for spring! prettyingreen.com/collections/all-plants
This video is right on time for me! Tfs!
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Thank you,, definitely good info. I just bought one and my husband is worried I spent $100 just for it to die because my albo did but this video makes me very happy to know it won't have the same issues.
I just got one of these from my niece and her husband in Texas it’s beautiful
For my stratum mix i used orchid mix and added spagnum peat moss and perlite. So far this is working for me. My albos and small Thai Constellation seem to be fine with this mix. All are putting out new leaves.
That sounds like a great mix! There’s so many different combinations to use 😄
thank you for this video... i have been having sooooo many problems with my thai con. going to transfer mine to a soil-less medium!!!!
You’re welcome! I’m sure it will appreciate more air in the soil!
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I don't think this actually comes from Thailand. Well, this specific variegation does, but it's not a plant native to Thailand. Monstera Deliciosa is from Central America. It just so happens that the plant that got this variegation is was in Thailand.
I made a whole documentary on the Thai Constellation Monstera where I speak with the person who named it and the origin! Check it out 👍
Thanks for yet another fully informative video, with explanation and reasoning behind each care suggestion. I’m splitting a TC with a friend (picking up today). I plan to root the top cutting in water, then convert to Pon. For the bottom part which is already in rocky substrate, how do I know when to water? That is ALWAYS what I struggle to grasp since converting my airoids out of soil (where you can literally FEEL when it needs water). Any tips on that part would be greatly appreciated!💚
It is tough with rock based substrate like pon/Leca/perlite to tell exactly when to water. The best indicators I use are the top of rocks going dry and seeming “dusty”. Then double check the bottom drainage hole is mostly dry. Also look for a little leaf wrinkling just before watering, and the pot will be noticeably lighter!
@@prettyingreen yes, very tough. Thanks for the tips sharing how you approach it.
Great video! Thank you!
Just found your channel. It’s just what I needed. How do you keel 65% humidity if you want to keep them in your living room? Just most the plant once a week or so? Thanks for making and sharing all these videos for us!
You’re welcome! Happy to share! 65% in just your living room can be hard to achieve without and enclosure. The Thai should be OK health wise, down to 40% or so… you’re just going to find the leaves tend to brown off quicker than when humidity is 55-70%
Very helpful! Thank you!!
Can I use coco coir and perlite mix instead of stratum mix?
Very helpful, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Can I keep my variegated and normal monsteras close to radiator in summer time? Then radiators in our house is off
This Monstera is so beautiful!!! How much is the small one in the plastic cup???
The little babies go for around $120 at the Albo Shows 😄
@@prettyingreen oh, myself. I guess I have to put out to get that plant!! It's still expensive!!
Thanks for this vid. I had a small Thai with beautiful roots, but I took it out of PON because it the roots were overgrown. I put it in coco coir and put it outside in shade and the darn thing got root rot, lost one leaf, half of the stalk and a lot of roots. I treated it and repotted back in pon and put it back outside. Stratum is also a soil though so do you wet it or no?
This was helpful! So I have a mature and expensive 🥹 Thai con that just started browning super fast on its all white leaf. Grow lights, humidity and I water with silica. The browning is soft and starts on the edges of the leaf. Do you think this may be sign of root rot or another issue? It’s concerning because literally every hour, it looks like it’s spread! The up side is that it’s also pushing out a new leaf from that same browning leaf’s stem.
I’m contemplating changing its potting medium also. I purchased it and noticed it was mainly soil, bark and a bit of perlite. I don’t think there’s enough aeration honestly.
Do you recommend a 4inch potted plant in leca? And a grow light is ok even though they don’t like direct sunlight?
I grow a bunch of mine in 4” pots of LECA under grow lights 😄
I just checked and my Thai has some black roots. Should I use hydrogen peroxide? What percentage?
What’s the good fertilizer for it? I have Thai for a year and it gave me 1 leaf 😢
We use our A+B LECA fertilizer: prettyingreen.com/products/part-a-b-leca-fertilizer?_pos=1&_sid=fcbc9bb7a&_ss=r
But something with 3-1-2 NPK ratio 😄
Can i make it grow in my aquarium?
Potentially! As long as the leaves are above water, and only roots are in the water
I wanna win that thia stick! Great video
What I have not yet really understood about this.
For example, does a Monstera Thai with a very high white content generally require more fertilizer/microsiemens than a not so strongly variegated plant? Or do the two plants differ exclusively in how much light they should get?
This is a great question. I honestly don’t know on the fertilizer front. For variegation, I need to give highly variegated plants more intense light, and I’m starting to experiment with different colors of light for variegation! Finding so far is to use light which is different than variegation colors. Ie avoid yellow lights on Thai con variegation
Very informative but what about fertilizer how often and which you use?
Are self-watering pots bad?
Great information. Thank you.
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This might be a bit off topic, but can you give an indepth method of what to do for TC or Monstera Albos white sections turning brown? I'd like to know how to prevent it if possible, and what to do to stop it once it starts. Thanks.
It’s perfectly normal for any albino part of a plant that lacks chlorophyll to brown off. I’ve done a video on methods on delaying this browning, “stop albo from browning”
@@prettyingreen Thank you. I'll check it out. One last question, I transferred my Monstera Albo to Leca today, and I am uber paranoid. Lol. I dipped the roots into Mycorrhizae, and made sure that the water level is just below the roots. Is there a clear sign that it's not a good situation, where I should go back to a chunky aroid mix? I watched your vid about how you can push growth by having it in leca to increase air around the roots, but I just can't lose this plant. Thanks for all of your help, and keep making great videos.
Can we improve humidity with just a spray bottle?
I know this is old but maybe you'll get this question. is an orchid pot a good option. I get my Thai Con tomorrow and I just thought an orchid pot with aroid mix when I repot it would help with the root rot issue. what do you think?
I absolutely LOVE orchid pots. Try and use a cover pot to avoid algae / gnat attraction. Use aroid mix with it for good air flow
Hello. Bought my first Thai Con. Do you recommend watering from the bottom or from the top. I am seeing both being done. Also....do you recommend a liquid fertilizer to add to water or fertilizer granules to add to the medium instead. Thanks.
Hey! I would water from the top down in a pot with drainage. Also, make sure the medium has lots of rocks/aggregate like perlite for drainage! We recommend using our liquid fertilizer Leaf Lux which can be used on all plants, and in all media! amzn.to/3wgITmR
@prettyingreen Thank you so much!
I have one in moss right now and was considering 30% fox farm, 30% perlite, 30% bark. You think that's chunky enough or just get rid of the fox farm soil altogether? Maybe 20% soil? Just worried about the lack of nutrients in the bark/perlite.
I would just get rid of the dirt. Maybe add a slow release or liquid fertilizer assuming it has adequate root mass
@@prettyingreen Thanks. Would you take as much caution with a standard albo? Or can they handle a little soil in their mix?
@@silenc3x at minute 1:15 of the video, he answers this question. He strongly urged moving away from soil medium entirely, “for all Monstera.., including the Albo”. The reason he shared was in order to avoid wet pockets by providing a well drained growth environment that the rocky, or chunky medium facilitates.
@@shnuggumz Thanks, I heard that.... but moving over to LECA with a reservoir is a large change. Watch the Logee's video on albos with their master gardener, he just uses modified standard potting soil. And the dude literally manages the plants all their stores and they grow from small cuttings and sell thousands of albos. While that may debatably be too heavy, it works for them. Even if you don't want such a heavy soil, there is probably a happy medium between 100% LECA and a standard potting soil, right? Pun intended. Esp if you don't oversize the container and have extra wet medium around the plant so it doesnt have wet feet/legs. There are so many ways to grow plants and I just find LECA to be such a departure for me. Hence my questioning. But I get if Pretty In Green is just recommending what he's comfortable with and enjoys the most. It seems the takeaway is just, chunky as possible. I'm considering a mix of coco coir/bark/charcoal/perlite with maybe like 10% Fox Farm Ocean forest soil to aide the nutrients and microbe population. (going easy on the perlite and soil)
Do I remove leaves with brown spots?
We don't live in greenhouses, so we must consider how much humidity humans & our homes can tolerate. What about using horticultural charcoal?
Love horticultural charcoal
what aroid potting mixture do use for thai?
The 3/2/1 Aroid Mix works good for it: 3 parts Coconut Husk / 2 parts Perlite / 1 part Coconut Coir + slow release fert
Thank you, i will try this, i live in north of cali, my thai is yellowing i hope this will help👍🏼
Ok if you use pine bark or perlite how often do you water it????
Probably every 10-20 days depending on pot size and environment
@@prettyingreen thank you I used both pine bark and perlite for soil. It’s in an orchid pot with great drainage. I really appreciate your advice ❤️
Kaley Ellen talks about thai con 1.0 and 2.0. What do you think about that?
I just saw her video on that! I honestly can’t comment on it yet since I’m not versed on it. But I do agree there has been a shift in the difference in todays Thai cons (I just got 200pcs), and 2018 Thai cons… 😄
@@prettyingreen thanks for the weigh in! my albo from your show last year is still my fav out of my whole shelf :)
I thought monsters was native to South America seems more hassle than it's worth. I'll just stick with the regular one.
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AKA the mother of rotting roots 🙄 blink and mine starts to rot it’s so annoying!
Totally!! It gets root rot quickly!
@@prettyingreen also you’re on point about the crispiness and browning on the cream parts. Both of mine have crisped and brown at some point… unlike my albos who can withstand some direct sunlight and a few overwaterings like champs, never gotten crispy edges or browning on the white parts, not even the half moon leaves.
Btw, do you know if ThaiCons being TC causes them to grow slower than cacti? Lol Cause it’s like they’re standing still in time lol. Or is it just mine?
I keep my baby thai con with my baby cannabis plants
i got worms in my soil😁
Ooooo lucky!!
i keep them there to floff the soil up take care of the roots @@prettyingreen
In other words, this isn’t a plant to have in a normal home? There’s no way I’m keeping my temperature at 88° nor am I able to do 65% humidity. I don’t live in a greenhouse so your advice isn’t very helpful.
How is that unhelpful if it's information you can use to make a decision. He can't change the fact that it's a tropical plant that thrives in a tropical environment. That's the reality of the situation. You can decide whether that makes the plant incompatible with your lifestyle and then probably find a plastic monstera, flick some white paint on it and go with that. No need to worry about husbandry!
Also the vast majority of normal homes sit in and around the tropics, so that makes those conditions perfectly normal, you're more of an outlier if that's not you.