I also have a dracaena marginata, and mine periodically needs to have the lower leaves removed because they go yellow/brown. I have found that this is usually not indicative of a problem as long as it’s just the lower leaves. It’s just the natural leaf cycle, and this is how they eventually get tall, bare stems that will make them a lovely tree shape. Your browning did not look that extensive, so I think you probably would have been fine with no repotting, especially since the root system didn’t look overcrowded. Another common issue with dracaena is green leaves turning brown only on at the tips. This can be caused by fluoride or chlorine in tap water, and can be prevented by switching to distilled or rain water. (I didn’t see any of that here, just mentioning it for other troubleshooters).
His wasn't in good shape, and would benefit in a larger pot, but it wasn't quite root bound, just very dry. I have also run into the issue with even mildly hard water browning the leaf tips. Found that if I leave my watering spray bottle open for 24-48 hours, it does better than directly watering from tap. I solved the first real bad issues I had by collecting rain water for a few weeks of waterings, and it can withstand water right from the tap occasionally now. Great plants though. Not too difficult once you get the hang of it.
So I use distilled water (as recommended by numerous plant people) Thing is, I still get brown tips occasionally. Curious if it can be caused by something other than water contaminated with fluoride/minerals.
@@snowy12841 over or under watering and possible lack of specific fertilizers for a potted plant. Sometimes it’s also not thinning out the plant enough. Brown tips are not always bad. I see mine have less in the winter than summer.
I think the number killer of plants is too much attention, not neglect. We tend to over water because if for some reason if the plants not looking "good" we automatically think it needs water, rather than trying to relocate it or repotting, etc.
That'd been exactly my problem, that'd for sure. My friend always tells me I love them too much and need to start neglecting them more. I'm deff an over water type . As soon as they look sad or something I run to water them !!!! Ugh, Think I'm FINNALLY learning tho...after along time and alot of plant deaths lol
🤣🤣🤣 Hello Helene Trostrup. I'm not laughing at the scenario of your plant looking sad. After you used the remedy of water,your observation of it being simply sad and wet was H-I-L-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!!!!😹 I truly hope your plant is doing better.🥰💐
@@helenetrstrup4817 As a plant lover who hates misfortunes of others,it's so wonderful to know that your "🌱'🌱" are doing well. I appreciate your response. THANK YOU HELENE.💗🥳
My basil my sister bought was neglected and dying so I made it my mission to save it and once it grew and healed I put it into my garden “which I’m still new to” and can’t wait to see it grow with everything else I got going :) I’m 24 and live alone so still a little new for me in routine
I am a self employed gardener in Central FL, East Coast. I have propagated Dracaena by cuttings and planted them in my yard in the ground. I have a hedge of them and the tallest one is 8 feet. I have worked for other people that have them in their yards. I was amazed to see that they get a lot taller, like 12' to 15'. So don't plant them too close to the house.
Hi, I can't believe. Two years ago I stole a plant from my grandma because it was dying. That plant was the turning point from not appreciating plants to now having almost 300. I recently discover your channel and started to see all videos from the beginning, and on this one I had a dejavu because this video was the first video that I saw and helped me with that first one! Thank you for your videos and accurate and cientific knowledge that you give to the subscribers. (Sorry for the English)
I have that plant at home and I can tell you some expanded clay on the bottom would be a right choice. This plant likes humidity but hates soggy earth, that's why some light soil and the expanded clay works perfect. Also to spray once a week some water on the leaves will help not getting the endings dry. And no direct sun, this is a tropical plants and are never to be found in open spaces, they like big trees protecting them from the direct sun, but good light is needed.
Yes!!! I noticed this too. We have to let them be and give them water just as much as it would if it was outdoors with rain or humidity. They are plants after all and we try to care for them like our babies lol I’m so guilty!
Sadly, for my plants I have been home recuperating since MARCH!! I love to water them. I noticed that if You pick the plant up out of the pot cover pot and it light it needs watering. If it’s heavy it doesn’t. There’s also a watering probe but that’s inexpensive but not as accurate, in my opinion. Also let the plant dry out, BUT when You see the leaves hanging, give it water. But then You can indulge in Your Water Fetish and really make it wet. But let the excess water run out. Also I have learned to go outside more often. Go to a Beer Garten, or do something outside to take my mind off of my Babies. But one thing Homeboy didn’t do and it’s very important when using Terracotta pots is to soak them in a pail of water until the air bubbles disappear. This enables the pot to hold in the moisture, closes the pores/air holes (see I know Some of y’all thought , “Pores? Clay doesn’t have pores. Skin does”) in the clay and ensures that the plant is being watered not the pot. Also when repotting always use a piece of broken pot or plastic to cover but not stuff the draining hole. This enables the excess water to drain and the roots won’t get root rot or the plant won’t be sitting in water. Too much Love is NEVER good. Something will always be hurt or die, be it Plant or Human. And just a tip for the Single Folks here. If You’re invited to a Dates place first look around and check out the cleanliness, but most importantly, if that Cat or Chic doesn’t have any plants, that’s a BAD sign, and if the plants are all dry out and sad looking, that’s how You’ll going to be looking. Because these are living Creatures that need to be cared for. And if that Person doesn’t have that ability? To each Their own but I have followed this guideline and although Single, I am Happily Single out of choice. Just a tip. Thanks for the video. Very informative as usual.
My fading plant also is a dracaena funnily enough, so I did everything you said to in this video. It took several weeks but its leaves are all bushy and happy now and it looks great! Thanks so much for this old video, it 100% helped me.
My dracena was going good until I repotted it in the potting mix with perlite. It all went droopy in a couple of months. Local garden center told me that Dracena is lime hating plant and perlite will eventually kill it. I had to soak the plant's rootball in water for several hours before I managed to remove all traces of perlite from its root system. It's back to life again. So how come you recommend perlite for dracena care?
Great video, as usual. I agree with the previous commenter that verbalizing everything you do is an important complement to watching. You're a very good teacher.
Re-potted mine was dry at the bottom and roots coning through bottom on the pot,iv now got a healthy plant. gave it a clean and better soil and better bigger pot.its come back to life and growing again, plant held in there for a long time before i sorted it out.
I got plants who doesn't like water but also like moist soil. So I started watering in once a week and gradually decrease the days to get the perfect moist but not wet soil.
With a move, a harsh Canadian winter letting some cold air in, limited sun getting to the plant and a neglectful owner (yours truly), I placed the plant next to the garbage, to be taken out. This morning, after noticing a few green leaves, I figured I’d give TH-cam a chance to help out. And there was your video. So, with my morning cup of coffee in hand and some empathy, I cut away the clearly dead, thick stems and moved the plant to a brighter room. Thanks for the tips. I’m no green thumb, but I will do my best.
I'm looking at this video 2 yrs after it was made. I tried to find the results that u mentioned you would post but I couldn't find it. Can u provide the link? Thanks🤗
If you use a coffee filter or some newspaper in the bottom of the pot it keeps the soil from washing through the drain hole..also crumpled newspaper works to hold moisture in the soil longer..the ink will not harm the plant..I’ve been doing this for years..
I agree! I just started watching this channel a few days ago and this is already the third video where I was really disappointed in not seeing how the plant was doing after the "project" of the video was completed. I wish there was a link in the video description to a follow up video of the plant weeks later if it can't be added to the video itself.
I just did that to a few of my plants, it may be approaching winter time, but they really grew over the summer, and now they really needed some attention with some new big pots to let their roots spread out underground over the winter season.
My grandma has that plant. When she cuts off a branch another one grows. That thing never dies. It usually goes 1-2 weeks between watering and it never dies, lol. Probably hasn't been repotted in a few years.
Hey! How's dracaena doing now? I can't find any follow up video. I am about to repot mine as it looks very miserable and I am afraid it's dying off slowly so I am going to try to bring it back to life. Thanks for sharing this video, it was super helpful.
I have the exact same plant at home which isn't doing well. We have a lot in common, actually - we're both not getting enough water. Thanks for sharing these tips.
The thing I don't like about perlite is its tendency to 'float' to the surface, thus no longer aerating the soil. I have recently changed to adding one part pumice. Thus far, I have not had issues with it floating to surface of the soil. I also add 1 part of horticulture charcoal, 1 part of orchid bark, and a handful of worm castings to my potting mix. I have had no issues with my plants going into shock from repotting, dropping leaves, or even drooping/wilting following repotting.
I read somewhere that placing small rocks at the bottom of the pot beforr filling with soil helps with aeration and ensuring the plant doesn't sit in stagnant water
Overwatering is nr. 1 plantkiller. Neglecting is second. BTW: If you use these kind of pots you always have to water them more because these pots absorb water and because of this the soil dries faster than in a ceramic or plastic pot. The pot he used before was already a bit too big. You can see that with the roots. If the roots are so close to the potwalls and come out of the bottom hole, they definitely need a bigger one. If plants have a too big pot they grow a buuunch of roots but ontop won't happen a lot because of that. And make sure to use a drainage material- as example stones. Place approximately 1-3cm high stones on the bottom of the pot so the excess water can drain from it more easily there. Because if the water can't drain the roots begin to rot and the plant eventually dies. So always check the soil. :)
I had a plant like that grows up to 8 ft. I moved the plant outside because we had our house fumigated, when I came back 3 days later the plant lost most of the leaves and I’m not sure if it will survive but the branches is still standing, but maybe repotting is a good idea . The chemicals certainly caused it because I did not moved it far enough in the house, I had that plant for 25 years . And it survived even after 6 weeks vacation. It always was a good background in every photo .
U keep talking about that dracenea being in such bad shape, but it’s not at ALL! I wouldn’t even be REMOTELY worried, just a little guilty feeling that I let it get like that, and can honestly say there’s no WAY that couldn’t be turned around, very easily and very quickly! At that moment that plant is still in relatively GOOD shape. Unless there’s something invisible like u mentioned, as in lack of nutrients, which is rarely gonna be the reason someone’s plant looks like that. all u need to do is water it(I haven’t watched the video yet, I stopped at 1:22)! U can even leave the bad leaves on, and it’ll make a complete perfect comeback, VERY quickly! It’ll just look way better if u remove the bad leaves, but all u NEED to do to make that plant fully healthy is water it well(and continue watering it). Im VERY saddened by the thought that someone like you would even CONSIDER giving up on a plant anywhere NEAR as good as that one still is! Only give up on a plant when the roots have desiccated, or rotted away, and ur sure it’s actually dead!
Thank you so much for this video! I was in a store yesterday and they had a whole rack of dying and dead ivy plants. I picked one that I am hoping I can save. Going to use your method right now👍🏻👊🏻
Cut into the roots before planting. Break up that original potting. There’s an acidic juice that’s released that helps the roots grow; it’s not just the fertilizer. Dad proved many experts wrong and won respect from many root expects through his work. If you’ll do this, you can save many plants that Lowe’s places on Clearance.
We killed one of those after a few years, just not enough light & we’d forget to water, maybe after we have new drapes made & installed we’ll try again! I always thought the yellow leaves also went so learned something.
I did this for a couple of house plants. They still died. I have fingers-of-death where houseplants are concerned! However worm-castings is something I haven’t tried. Third time’s a charm..🤞
I have a very tall plant that was gifted to me and I think I gave it too much water. It's too heavy for me to re-pot and I don't know what to do to revive it. I'm slowly learning, glad I found your channel.
I just re-repotted a failure-to-thrive ponytail palm. I think my first effort to repot was done with poor technique (packing soil too tight, choosing wrong kind of soil, not breaking up the roots to prevent root memory). Thanks for the helpful videos! I’ve learned a lot from watching your channel. How is the dracaena doing?
I guess now i have the exactly same problem with my ponytail palm. The truck is kind of mushy and has many rotten leaves. So... Did the re-potting help? and please can you tell me how long did it take to recover and which soil mix have you used?
Trunk is mushy?? Remove the plant from the soil and trim any mushy, black (dead) roots ASAP. Ponytail does not like wet feet. Water every 2 weeks on average, probably less in the winter. Ponytail likes a well draining soil. I use a cactus mix. But even some cactus mixes could stand to have a bit of extra perlite. Make sure you have good drainage holes. Use a terra cotta pot if you tend to overwater. One thing I am unsure is of whether or not to apply rooting hormone to the roots that you trim. Then put plant back in dry soil and hold off on watering for about a week. Then water thoroughly. Best of luck! So sad to see a plant struggle...Oh and my ponytail is doing better on one side. The roots on the thriving side are already coming out of the bottom of the pot after replanting only 6 weeks later. I am hoping the other side will catch up. I rotate the plant so I do not think it has to do with light.
I have always found that house plants do much better with RAINWATER rather than tap water with all its additives, they hate fluoride as it affects photosynthesis.
Pretty sure mine is on it's way to take the big plant nap. The top looks rotten and the stem is a pale color. I tried to keep it alive I was thinking about cutting off the top to see if new leaves would grow since the roots seem fine.. 😩 I feel so bad because it was a housewarming gift.
My plant is dying 😭 and it had a mealybug infestation. I changed the soil, cleaned the plant's leaves with dish soap and peppermint oil, and the leaves all just dropped and started to fall off. I am devastated. I really want to save mynplant because there is new growth. I just dont know what to do because cleaning the plants leaves and caring for the leaves makes it worse! You can see all the little bite marks on the dead leaves where the bugs were.
Thank you. Had not realised the plant needed basic caring, e.g. change pot and soil with trimming off dead leaves. Lesson learnt. Great basic learning share to put into practice. ☕👌
If the plant is 'dying' or stressed, repotting it is likely the last thing it needs ... It's like moving house when you have a broken leg ... In the case of the video, the plant was healthy, just had some dead old leaves (which came off easily) ...
Nice Video! Underwatering is one of the easiest problems to remedy though! The haircut and repotting (a lot of visible life seen) are excellent choices to fix this plant. Overwatering on the other hand is often a slow certain doom for draceaenas though!
I didn't realize such a tiny plant could need a bigger pot 😔. My dracena (just found out it is one) is taller and I haven't repotted it yet and the leaves are dropping. I'm definitely going to do what you recommended! I can't wait to see this plant thrive because then I can propagate it 😂. New plants for free yeehaw 🤠 always the goal
If your leaves are dropping off and the tip of the plant seems dead, you can cut it back to a height you want it to start over in the live part of the stem. Any good remainder of the cutting can be cut at an angle and reinserted back into the soil.
Number one killer of houseplants neglect lol turns out my plants thrive on neglect when I water them once a week they die so now I do it like every two or three lol killed my money tree like that and orchids 😭
Allow the soil to dry out for a few days, so that the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) are really dry. The larvae of fungus gnats cannot survive in dry soil. However, they will remain dormant and begin their development once the soil is moist again. Water your plant with a mixture of one part hydrogen peroxide and four parts water. The solution will kill the larvae, but is harmless to your plant. Reapply the hydrogen peroxide solution once a week until you see that the fungus gnats are gone.
My garden gets so much attention and yet my poor house plants are neglected ..until I literally hear them gasping and then I guiltily overwater. How they make it through I’ll never know. I have chopped mine back numerous times and it always comes back happy and healthy.
Mine is too be outsd , brown it turn 😔 I brought it in , now with Xtra fertilizer & soil let's see if I save my plant ? Question why do plants start growing then turn brown ?
Best bet is to repot with fresh soil, cutting away the rotted roots and cutting away and equal amount of foliage above so the plant can still support itself
Hadas Goshen take it out of the pot, cut off the dead growth and trim the roots. Then get another pot with fresh dirt. What I didn’t see from this video is that when you use a terracotta/clay pot you have to sit it in water for about an hour, so that the pot/ clay soaks up water. You’ll see bubbles coming from the pot as an indication that the pot is soaking up water. If not every time you water the plant the moisture goes into the pot not the plant. Another thing to remember when repotting is to put a broken piece of pot, or something to cover the watering hole in the bottom of the pot. The hole should allow the excess water to flow out of the pot, but should be big enough that the excess water drains slowly. This enables the dirt/plant to soak up water and stay nourished. After replacing the dirt don’t water the plant for a few days and leave the plant out of the Sun, but ensure that it’s getting light.After 2-3 days soak the plant allowing water to run out of watering hole. Do this a few times to insure the plant has taken in enough water. A tip to find out if the plant needs watering is to lift the plant up without the over pot? I just pick the plant up out of the cover pot and see how heavy it is. If the plant is heavy it needs no water, but if it’s light, then water it thoroughly and it should be good for a week or 5 days, depending on where it’s sitting, outside because of the sun more often, or in winter every 8-10 days. I also used to drown my plants until I started watching how the leaves hanged. It’s better to water 1x thoroughly than 3x short. As long as the stem/trunk isn’t completely rotten you can still save it. Also the live part can simply be cut off and placed in a glass of water. After 2-3 weeks roots will show and you can give it another try. Remember to cut the living growth long enough for potting. Try it out. It’s always better to buy a young plant instead of an older one because the younger ones are cheaper, they can take the changes/ more abuse easier, and because they’re looking for LOVE, they’ll try to accommodate your faults or inexperience. Besides when it’s smaller you get a feeling of achievement when it starts growing. But also on another tip is, most plants that are on their last limbs, will shoot out a Baby, trying to preserve the next generation. Like the banana plant. So you could take that cutting an propagate a whole new plant. Don’t give up and when all else fails, take your plant to swimming class.
My plants got mealybugs and some pests o got rid of them but if ı decide to repot what do ı do with the past soil do ı throw it out or let it wait in the sun
Hey! I know that guy! Looking for some guidance on a sad inherited dracaena that was left at the office during COVID times and stumbled across this video and now I’m starstruck. BRB sad plant, gotta go look up Kevin in our first grade yearbook. Haha!
After you shook old soil off, root ball was pretty small. Seems like you should have reduced size of pot (diameter 2” bigger than roots). Please explain.
I have a plant which is a lentil and its wilting and dying I changed the pot size a few days ago it's still wilting and if I cut it of it will be a small stem which will dry out and it's stem is going thin. Could you please help me?😓🌱
I have a plant like this and it has like 4 branches. One of them had all the leaves fall off and is mushy at the top can i save it? Will it affect the other branches?
Hey so my plants leaves are ALL falling off idk wat to do plz help me i had also repotted it three days before this happened, idk if i overwatered it cuz the stem all the way from the top turned white/yellow
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I am blind, so I appreciate your verbalizing everything you do, I get a lot out of your videos, thank you so much
Didn't even think of that but I'm glad it's helping, I'll do more!
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I also have a dracaena marginata, and mine periodically needs to have the lower leaves removed because they go yellow/brown. I have found that this is usually not indicative of a problem as long as it’s just the lower leaves. It’s just the natural leaf cycle, and this is how they eventually get tall, bare stems that will make them a lovely tree shape. Your browning did not look that extensive, so I think you probably would have been fine with no repotting, especially since the root system didn’t look overcrowded. Another common issue with dracaena is green leaves turning brown only on at the tips. This can be caused by fluoride or chlorine in tap water, and can be prevented by switching to distilled or rain water. (I didn’t see any of that here, just mentioning it for other troubleshooters).
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His wasn't in good shape, and would benefit in a larger pot, but it wasn't quite root bound, just very dry. I have also run into the issue with even mildly hard water browning the leaf tips. Found that if I leave my watering spray bottle open for 24-48 hours, it does better than directly watering from tap. I solved the first real bad issues I had by collecting rain water for a few weeks of waterings, and it can withstand water right from the tap occasionally now. Great plants though. Not too difficult once you get the hang of it.
Ohh thank you so much, my dracaena has dead leaf tips and i was always wondering why but now i know what to do :)
So I use distilled water (as recommended by numerous plant people) Thing is, I still get brown tips occasionally. Curious if it can be caused by something other than water contaminated with fluoride/minerals.
@@snowy12841 over or under watering and possible lack of specific fertilizers for a potted plant. Sometimes it’s also not thinning out the plant enough. Brown tips are not always bad. I see mine have less in the winter than summer.
I think the number killer of plants is too much attention, not neglect. We tend to over water because if for some reason if the plants not looking "good" we automatically think it needs water, rather than trying to relocate it or repotting, etc.
That'd been exactly my problem, that'd for sure. My friend always tells me I love them too much and need to start neglecting them more. I'm deff an over water type . As soon as they look sad or something I run to water them !!!! Ugh, Think I'm FINNALLY learning tho...after along time and alot of plant deaths lol
I'd say your absolutely right , over caring for the plant
That's definitely true that in my case. I've heard over and over that overwatering is the #1 killer of indoor houseplants.
pretty sure overwatering is #1 killer of houseplants
I'd agree!
Definitely agree!
That would be too much care
Some ppl like me just forget they need me
And under or properly....
My first thoughts watching the video!
My thought was: "Aw it just looks sad."
Then you water it: "Now it just looks sad and wet."
lol
🤣🤣🤣 Hello Helene Trostrup. I'm not laughing at the scenario of your plant looking sad. After you used the remedy of water,your observation of it being simply sad and wet was H-I-L-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!!!!😹 I truly hope your plant is doing better.🥰💐
@@rhonnesanelms8969 My plants are doing great. None needs reviving at the moment. I don't shower my plants, so they don't look wet either.😄
@@helenetrstrup4817 As a plant lover who hates misfortunes of others,it's so wonderful to know that your "🌱'🌱" are doing well. I appreciate your response. THANK YOU HELENE.💗🥳
My basil my sister bought was neglected and dying so I made it my mission to save it and once it grew and healed I put it into my garden “which I’m still new to” and can’t wait to see it grow with everything else I got going :) I’m 24 and live alone so still a little new for me in routine
I am a self employed gardener in Central FL, East Coast. I have propagated Dracaena by cuttings and planted them in my yard in the ground. I have a hedge of them and the tallest one is 8 feet. I have worked for other people that have them in their yards. I was amazed to see that they get a lot taller, like 12' to 15'. So don't plant them too close to the house.
So they like full sun?
Hi, I can't believe. Two years ago I stole a plant from my grandma because it was dying. That plant was the turning point from not appreciating plants to now having almost 300. I recently discover your channel and started to see all videos from the beginning, and on this one I had a dejavu because this video was the first video that I saw and helped me with that first one! Thank you for your videos and accurate and cientific knowledge that you give to the subscribers. (Sorry for the English)
I have that plant at home and I can tell you some expanded clay on the bottom would be a right choice. This plant likes humidity but hates soggy earth, that's why some light soil and the expanded clay works perfect. Also to spray once a week some water on the leaves will help not getting the endings dry. And no direct sun, this is a tropical plants and are never to be found in open spaces, they like big trees protecting them from the direct sun, but good light is needed.
. Thanks for this info.
No! Number 1 killer of plants is hands down Too much Love...I began to back off & leave my plants a bit & they're doing much better.🍃🌿🌼
Sad but true
ME TOO 😫😫😫
I bet our issues with relationships can be exposed to us by observing our relationships with our plants. I’m not high BTW, not yet anyway....😂
Yes!!! I noticed this too. We have to let them be and give them water just as much as it would if it was outdoors with rain or humidity. They are plants after all and we try to care for them like our babies lol I’m so guilty!
Sadly, for my plants I have been home recuperating since MARCH!! I love to water them. I noticed that if You pick the plant up out of the pot cover pot and it light it needs watering. If it’s heavy it doesn’t. There’s also a watering probe but that’s inexpensive but not as accurate, in my opinion. Also let the plant dry out, BUT when You see the leaves hanging, give it water. But then You can indulge in Your Water Fetish and really make it wet. But let the excess water run out. Also I have learned to go outside more often. Go to a Beer Garten, or do something outside to take my mind off of my Babies. But one thing Homeboy didn’t do and it’s very important when using Terracotta pots is to soak them in a pail of water until the air bubbles disappear. This enables the pot to hold in the moisture, closes the pores/air holes (see I know Some of y’all thought , “Pores? Clay doesn’t have pores. Skin does”) in the clay and ensures that the plant is being watered not the pot. Also when repotting always use a piece of broken pot or plastic to cover but not stuff the draining hole. This enables the excess water to drain and the roots won’t get root rot or the plant won’t be sitting in water. Too much Love is NEVER good. Something will always be hurt or die, be it Plant or Human. And just a tip for the Single Folks here. If You’re invited to a Dates place first look around and check out the cleanliness, but most importantly, if that Cat or Chic doesn’t have any plants, that’s a BAD sign, and if the plants are all dry out and sad looking, that’s how You’ll going to be looking. Because these are living Creatures that need to be cared for. And if that Person doesn’t have that ability? To each Their own but I have followed this guideline and although Single, I am Happily Single out of choice. Just a tip. Thanks for the video. Very informative as usual.
Literally just searched “how to bring a dead plant back to life” as i’m sitting here holding a little dead succulent lol so sad
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Same, with my calathea Zebrina 😂😭
Same, my succulent has no more leaves 🥺
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My fading plant also is a dracaena funnily enough, so I did everything you said to in this video. It took several weeks but its leaves are all bushy and happy now and it looks great! Thanks so much for this old video, it 100% helped me.
My dracena was going good until I repotted it in the potting mix with perlite. It all went droopy in a couple of months. Local garden center told me that Dracena is lime hating plant and perlite will eventually kill it. I had to soak the plant's rootball in water for several hours before I managed to remove all traces of perlite from its root system. It's back to life again. So how come you recommend perlite for dracena care?
Great video, as usual. I agree with the previous commenter that verbalizing everything you do is an important complement to watching. You're a very good teacher.
I love how you refer to your plants as your babies😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️because I do too😂
Re-potted mine was dry at the bottom and roots coning through bottom on the pot,iv now got a healthy plant. gave it a clean and better soil and better bigger pot.its come back to life and growing again, plant held in there for a long time before i sorted it out.
My issue is over watering. *guilty*.
I got plants who doesn't like water but also like moist soil. So I started watering in once a week and gradually decrease the days to get the perfect moist but not wet soil.
With a move, a harsh Canadian winter letting some cold air in, limited sun getting to the plant and a neglectful owner (yours truly), I placed the plant next to the garbage, to be taken out. This morning, after noticing a few green leaves, I figured I’d give TH-cam a chance to help out. And there was your video. So, with my morning cup of coffee in hand and some empathy, I cut away the clearly dead, thick stems and moved the plant to a brighter room. Thanks for the tips. I’m no green thumb, but I will do my best.
Love the way you wrote this Nicole! Good luck with the rehab!
Could we get a plant update Nicole G? I'm curious if you were able to revive it :)
I'm looking at this video 2 yrs after it was made. I tried to find the results that u mentioned you would post but I couldn't find it. Can u provide the link? Thanks🤗
If you use a coffee filter or some newspaper in the bottom of the pot it keeps the soil from washing through the drain hole..also crumpled newspaper works to hold moisture in the soil longer..the ink will not harm the plant..I’ve been doing this for years..
Woulda been nice to have a link to the follow up. Would love to see how it revived after a few months.
Where’s the “after” part tho
Seriously I wanna know how long it takes to get back to 'normal'
maybe it died xD
I agree! I just started watching this channel a few days ago and this is already the third video where I was really disappointed in not seeing how the plant was doing after the "project" of the video was completed. I wish there was a link in the video description to a follow up video of the plant weeks later if it can't be added to the video itself.
@@quiltedquickerpicker he poured too much water 😂😂😂 Dracaena doesn't like water that much...that's why 2nd part didn't come 😉
@@futuroluxo oh xD hahaha xD
I just did that to a few of my plants, it may be approaching winter time, but they really grew over the summer, and now they really needed some attention with some new big pots to let their roots spread out underground over the winter season.
“I just inhaled some worm poop I’m pretty....sure” 😂
Lolol
How did it taste and are you encouraged to inhale more.
Not vermiculite? Can see a huge cloud rising..
"Leave it in perfect conditions and pray!"
Okay, sounds like a plan.
My grandma has that plant. When she cuts off a branch another one grows. That thing never dies. It usually goes 1-2 weeks between watering and it never dies, lol. Probably hasn't been repotted in a few years.
Hey! How's dracaena doing now? I can't find any follow up video. I am about to repot mine as it looks very miserable and I am afraid it's dying off slowly so I am going to try to bring it back to life. Thanks for sharing this video, it was super helpful.
same
Yes please. Follow up video.
Omg I have this plant and it’s huge!! It’s been with me for years and I never knew what its called. Thanks for the video 💜
You're welcome!
I have the exact same plant at home which isn't doing well. We have a lot in common, actually - we're both not getting enough water.
Thanks for sharing these tips.
The thing I don't like about perlite is its tendency to 'float' to the surface, thus no longer aerating the soil. I have recently changed to adding one part pumice. Thus far, I have not had issues with it floating to surface of the soil. I also add 1 part of horticulture charcoal, 1 part of orchid bark, and a handful of worm castings to my potting mix. I have had no issues with my plants going into shock from repotting, dropping leaves, or even drooping/wilting following repotting.
I read somewhere that placing small rocks at the bottom of the pot beforr filling with soil helps with aeration and ensuring the plant doesn't sit in stagnant water
My cat was eating at my dracena.. so I just cut it back.. added more soil/ fertilizer, put it outside to get fresh air! Its doing great!!
Side note: I reuse talenti containers myself!
Me too 😁😁😁
When I repot a dry root system I water the roots first then I water soil. That works for me.
Jewel Tyler do you directly submerge the roots?
Great video, thank you. When I transplant a plant, I always soak the pot before to keep the pot from wicking the water from the soil.
Overwatering is nr. 1 plantkiller. Neglecting is second.
BTW: If you use these kind of pots you always have to water them more because these pots absorb water and because of this the soil dries faster than in a ceramic or plastic pot. The pot he used before was already a bit too big. You can see that with the roots. If the roots are so close to the potwalls and come out of the bottom hole, they definitely need a bigger one. If plants have a too big pot they grow a buuunch of roots but ontop won't happen a lot because of that. And make sure to use a drainage material- as example stones. Place approximately 1-3cm high stones on the bottom of the pot so the excess water can drain from it more easily there. Because if the water can't drain the roots begin to rot and the plant eventually dies. So always check the soil. :)
I had a plant like that grows up to 8 ft. I moved the plant outside because we had our house fumigated, when I came back 3 days later the plant lost most of the leaves and I’m not sure if it will survive but the branches is still standing, but maybe repotting is a good idea . The chemicals certainly caused it because I did not moved it far enough in the house, I had that plant for 25 years . And it survived even after 6 weeks vacation. It always was a good background in every photo .
U keep talking about that dracenea being in such bad shape, but it’s not at ALL! I wouldn’t even be REMOTELY worried, just a little guilty feeling that I let it get like that, and can honestly say there’s no WAY that couldn’t be turned around, very easily and very quickly! At that moment that plant is still in relatively GOOD shape. Unless there’s something invisible like u mentioned, as in lack of nutrients, which is rarely gonna be the reason someone’s plant looks like that. all u need to do is water it(I haven’t watched the video yet, I stopped at 1:22)! U can even leave the bad leaves on, and it’ll make a complete perfect comeback, VERY quickly! It’ll just look way better if u remove the bad leaves, but all u NEED to do to make that plant fully healthy is water it well(and continue watering it). Im VERY saddened by the thought that someone like you would even CONSIDER giving up on a plant anywhere NEAR as good as that one still is! Only give up on a plant when the roots have desiccated, or rotted away, and ur sure it’s actually dead!
Hello, I followed your advice and my flowers are happy again. Thank you so much for the advice. Great information 👍
Glad it helped!
My plant is doing that right now and I've been trying to save it for months thanks for the video!!
You had me at "plant babies"...great info and I love your voice. Been learning a lot. I am new to the foliage family but loving all my plant babies.
Wow thanks for the kind words Brooke! Glad it was helpful
In contrast, men watching this video experienced a slight cringe.
Good information 😉 I have a droopy plant didn't think that the soil was bad., will give it the directions you gave . Thank you 🌿🪴
always get a pot with a hole at the bottom so water can drain also just dont over water.
Thank you so much for this video! I was in a store yesterday and they had a whole rack of dying and dead ivy plants. I picked one that I am hoping I can save. Going to use your method right now👍🏻👊🏻
Cut into the roots before planting. Break up that original potting. There’s an acidic juice that’s released that helps the roots grow; it’s not just the fertilizer. Dad proved many experts wrong and won respect from many root expects through his work. If you’ll do this, you can save many plants that Lowe’s places on Clearance.
Haha you seriously have done a video on EVERY PLANT.
Thanks again!
We killed one of those after a few years, just not enough light & we’d forget to water, maybe after we have new drapes made & installed we’ll try again! I always thought the yellow leaves also went so learned something.
I'm so glad this video popped up in my recomendations, very informative and helpful, thank you!
btw what a looker, lord have mercy slap me
Glad it helped you out!
Was there a follow up video like u said??😁
I did this for a couple of house plants. They still died. I have fingers-of-death where houseplants are concerned!
However worm-castings is something I haven’t tried. Third time’s a charm..🤞
I’d consider soaking it before repotting, and soaking the pot since it is clay?
Oh yes that plant needed your TLC. It looks good now and I think you are right, it will make a comeback. 😊
I apologized to it for mistreating it :(
Epic Gardening lol 😂
Ive got a variegated dracena that got swamped by annuals in her summer vacation outdoors. Hope she thrives now that ive got her repotted.
I have a very tall plant that was gifted to me and I think I gave it too much water. It's too heavy for me to re-pot and I don't know what to do to revive it. I'm slowly learning, glad I found your channel.
I just re-repotted a failure-to-thrive ponytail palm. I think my first effort to repot was done with poor technique (packing soil too tight, choosing wrong kind of soil, not breaking up the roots to prevent root memory). Thanks for the helpful videos! I’ve learned a lot from watching your channel. How is the dracaena doing?
I guess now i have the exactly same problem with my ponytail palm. The truck is kind of mushy and has many rotten leaves. So... Did the re-potting help? and please can you tell me how long did it take to recover and which soil mix have you used?
Trunk is mushy?? Remove the plant from the soil and trim any mushy, black (dead) roots ASAP. Ponytail does not like wet feet. Water every 2 weeks on average, probably less in the winter. Ponytail likes a well draining soil. I use a cactus mix. But even some cactus mixes could stand to have a bit of extra perlite. Make sure you have good drainage holes. Use a terra cotta pot if you tend to overwater. One thing I am unsure is of whether or not to apply rooting hormone to the roots that you trim. Then put plant back in dry soil and hold off on watering for about a week. Then water thoroughly. Best of luck! So sad to see a plant struggle...Oh and my ponytail is doing better on one side. The roots on the thriving side are already coming out of the bottom of the pot after replanting only 6 weeks later. I am hoping the other side will catch up. I rotate the plant so I do not think it has to do with light.
I have always found that house plants do much better with RAINWATER rather than tap water with all its additives, they hate fluoride as it affects photosynthesis.
Pretty sure mine is on it's way to take the big plant nap. The top looks rotten and the stem is a pale color. I tried to keep it alive I was thinking about cutting off the top to see if new leaves would grow since the roots seem fine.. 😩 I feel so bad because it was a housewarming gift.
My plant is dying 😭 and it had a mealybug infestation. I changed the soil, cleaned the plant's leaves with dish soap and peppermint oil, and the leaves all just dropped and started to fall off. I am devastated. I really want to save mynplant because there is new growth. I just dont know what to do because cleaning the plants leaves and caring for the leaves makes it worse! You can see all the little bite marks on the dead leaves where the bugs were.
If there is not a single leaf left, can it be revived?
This is amazing! I subscribed, can totally watch all day. Just started growing plants at home 🌱
I never forget to water my babies
Thank you. Had not realised the plant needed basic caring, e.g. change pot and soil with trimming off dead leaves. Lesson learnt.
Great basic learning share to put into practice. ☕👌
Wait, so where can I find the update video?
If the plant is 'dying' or stressed, repotting it is likely the last thing it needs ... It's like moving house when you have a broken leg ... In the case of the video, the plant was healthy, just had some dead old leaves (which came off easily) ...
Nice Video! Underwatering is one of the easiest problems to remedy though! The haircut and repotting (a lot of visible life seen) are excellent choices to fix this plant. Overwatering on the other hand is often a slow certain doom for draceaenas though!
should that clay pot first be soaked in water, so that once plant / soil are added the dry pot doesn't pull moisture from the soil?
So glad I’m not the only one who calls them plant babies.
I didn't realize such a tiny plant could need a bigger pot 😔. My dracena (just found out it is one) is taller and I haven't repotted it yet and the leaves are dropping. I'm definitely going to do what you recommended! I can't wait to see this plant thrive because then I can propagate it 😂. New plants for free yeehaw 🤠 always the goal
If your leaves are dropping off and the tip of the plant seems dead, you can cut it back to a height you want it to start over in the live part of the stem. Any good remainder of the cutting can be cut at an angle and reinserted back into the soil.
How much water is appropriate for a plant this size?
Really very helpful video. Thank you so much
Was there ever an update video for this plant?
Number one killer of houseplants neglect lol turns out my plants thrive on neglect when I water them once a week they die so now I do it like every two or three lol killed my money tree like that and orchids 😭
You can buy a Moister-Meter and check how wet the Soil really is.
Use punctuations, sheesh
Hello! Do you ever get gnats on your indoor plants? If so, is there a way I can get rid of them?
im asking AS WELL
Allow the soil to dry out for a few days, so that the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) are really dry. The larvae of fungus gnats cannot survive in dry soil. However, they will remain dormant and begin their development once the soil is moist again. Water your plant with a mixture of one part hydrogen peroxide and four parts water. The solution will kill the larvae, but is harmless to your plant. Reapply the hydrogen peroxide solution once a week until you see that the fungus gnats are gone.
Donna Dewey thanks!!!!
My garden gets so much attention and yet my poor house plants are neglected ..until I literally hear them gasping and then I guiltily overwater. How they make it through I’ll never know. I have chopped mine back numerous times and it always comes back happy and healthy.
Where's the follow-up video?
You need to put about 2/3 inches of small stones in the bottom of every pot for drainage, this way the roots will never get waterlogged.
I'm looking for a followup to this video. Can you post a link to how this plant did?
Mine is too be outsd , brown it turn 😔 I brought it in , now with Xtra fertilizer & soil let's see if I save my plant ?
Question why do plants start growing then turn brown ?
It's funny that this popped up for me, this exact plant was gifted to me and it's gonna need some help!
what if you've over watered the plant and it's starting to rot? :(
Best bet is to repot with fresh soil, cutting away the rotted roots and cutting away and equal amount of foliage above so the plant can still support itself
In Winter I put these overwatered plants next to my room heater and it dries really quick
My dracena started dropping green leaves and then it just broke in half and died 😭😭😭
Hadas Goshen take it out of the pot, cut off the dead growth and trim the roots. Then get another pot with fresh dirt. What I didn’t see from this video is that when you use a terracotta/clay pot you have to sit it in water for about an hour, so that the pot/ clay soaks up water. You’ll see bubbles coming from the pot as an indication that the pot is soaking up water. If not every time you water the plant the moisture goes into the pot not the plant. Another thing to remember when repotting is to put a broken piece of pot, or something to cover the watering hole in the bottom of the pot. The hole should allow the excess water to flow out of the pot, but should be big enough that the excess water drains slowly. This enables the dirt/plant to soak up water and stay nourished. After replacing the dirt don’t water the plant for a few days and leave the plant out of the Sun, but ensure that it’s getting light.After 2-3 days soak the plant allowing water to run out of watering hole. Do this a few times to insure the plant has taken in enough water. A tip to find out if the plant needs watering is to lift the plant up without the over pot? I just pick the plant up out of the cover pot and see how heavy it is. If the plant is heavy it needs no water, but if it’s light, then water it thoroughly and it should be good for a week or 5 days, depending on where it’s sitting, outside because of the sun more often, or in winter every 8-10 days. I also used to drown my plants until I started watching how the leaves hanged. It’s better to water 1x thoroughly than 3x short. As long as the stem/trunk isn’t completely rotten you can still save it. Also the live part can simply be cut off and placed in a glass of water. After 2-3 weeks roots will show and you can give it another try. Remember to cut the living growth long enough for potting. Try it out. It’s always better to buy a young plant instead of an older one because the younger ones are cheaper, they can take the changes/ more abuse easier, and because they’re looking for LOVE, they’ll try to accommodate your faults or inexperience. Besides when it’s smaller you get a feeling of achievement when it starts growing. But also on another tip is, most plants that are on their last limbs, will shoot out a Baby, trying to preserve the next generation. Like the banana plant. So you could take that cutting an propagate a whole new plant. Don’t give up and when all else fails, take your plant to swimming class.
@@chileshebowa4212 I'm so sorry you're going through this hard time.
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Can you tell me what did you add please to the soil .
Can you use garden soil?
My plants got mealybugs and some pests o got rid of them but if ı decide to repot what do ı do with the past soil do ı throw it out or let it wait in the sun
Hmmm. Thank you. Where is follow up video?
Hey! I know that guy! Looking for some guidance on a sad inherited dracaena that was left at the office during COVID times and stumbled across this video and now I’m starstruck. BRB sad plant, gotta go look up Kevin in our first grade yearbook. Haha!
After you shook old soil off, root ball was pretty small. Seems like you should have reduced size of pot (diameter 2” bigger than roots). Please explain.
Agree, plant is now super oversized.
I have a plant which is a lentil and its wilting and dying I changed the pot size a few days ago it's still wilting and if I cut it of it will be a small stem which will dry out and it's stem is going thin.
Could you please help me?😓🌱
I have a plant like this and it has like 4 branches. One of them had all the leaves fall off and is mushy at the top can i save it? Will it affect the other branches?
So, is there a follow up video?
Thank you!! I'll use these steps 5 of my darlings look just like that after leaving them behind during a long distance move.
Thanks, Kev, for the great tips!
What if all of the leaves come off because that happened to me and not sure what to do
Didn't expect to find a plant care video so funny.
omg this is just what i needed ! thank you!!
I have planted an aquarium at is it ok to give planted aquarium water to the plants?
The thing makes you cough was the perlite trust me LOL
Hey so my plants leaves are ALL falling off idk wat to do plz help me i had also repotted it three days before this happened, idk if i overwatered it cuz the stem all the way from the top turned white/yellow
Is the treatment for root rot simply by watering the plant once a week, or are there other solutions? Because the leaves have begun to fall.
Aww I just bought one of these! Doing well so far wishing for the best!