And did you know that you can make your spider plants go to seed? When there are two or more flowers at a time, take a q-tip and very gently rub the flowers like a bee would do in pollinating a flower. You spread pollen from one flower to another, even if it's on the same plant. Then leave the flowers be and watch what happens in a few weeks as the dried up flowers turn to seed pods. Then again, keep a close watch on the pods as they turn from green to brown. Then you must keep a very close watch on the pods, as once they turn brown, they will burst in an effort to spread their seeds. Their seeds are black. At this point you can plant the seeds and grow new spider plants. Try pollinating all the different varieties of spider plants and see what you get. It's a fascinating experience to learn even more about the world of spider plants. Sorry this was so long.
There’s no need to do that when they already produce those little spiderling pups at the end of the long stems they throw out. That’s how I filled out my pot to look more lush & full. 😊
Thanks, I have a variety with curly leaves and recently learnt that I can hybridise my own plants with cross -pollination... I was using a q-tip for 'tickling' my feijoa plants flowers today in order to get some fruit, it's good to know that I can do it with the spider plants too.
I got seeds from my spider plant this year!!! I didn’t pollinate it myself and I have a feeling the fungus gnats did it for me and idk how to feel about that 😅😅😅
The tip for the Aloe is good if you want to have a bunch of smaller plants. But if you want to have it grow big there is a better way. I've been growing cacti and big Aloes for several years, in autumn (end of September) I stop watering them , and I try to keep them somewhere a bit cooler, the ideal would be 5-10°C, but I don't have such a place indoors so they get around 18°C. They go dormant, stop growing so they don't need light almost at all. This also helps Cacti flower next year. End of April-Mai I bring them back to the light and start slowly watering . Maybe try a side by side experimet whith your Aloes to see how they do with/without water/light in winter, you will be pleasantly surprised in 2 years.
So many people advise us to hardly water our plants over winter because they’re dormant but I’ve never found this to be true so I’m glad to hear you say that they DO grow and you should treat them almost as normal. Our house, with central heating and good insulation, is very warm over winter so not watering them always seemed so wrong. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 🪴
I'm in-between houses, renting a place that is terrible for growing anything. I love watching your channel and long for the day when I can have a home with better light and shelving for all the beautiful plants I want, as well as herbs! I even failed miserably with tomato plants on my deck because the squirrels ravaged EVERYTHING! That said, I will keep watching and sharing, and dreaming of my next and hopefully last home, filled with plants and a gorgeous, fruitful garden! Happy New Year to you!
I don't know why, but my late Mum could grow Gardenias unlike anyone I've ever known! At one point back in the 1970s she had 32 flowers on a massive Gardenia plant in our solarium, in FEBRUARY!! I do remember her soaking eggshells and using the water on the Gardenias. When she passed, which was expected due to her illness, I gave each of my sisters a bottle of Gardenia perfume. Back in 1988 when I got married, I had her wristlet corsage made from fresh Gardenias. Not an easy task for a florist in Winter in New Jersey, USA, but we did it! She would have LOVED your channel. I think of her every time I watch. Thank you!
I like to use paint brushes to brush away any soil that gets between leaves and stuff especially before it gets wet because it's easier dry. The longer the bristles the easier it is, I like the "spike" shaped tips better than the wide tips for more control and reaching into crevices better :)
I have to tell you, I saw your tip about using tap water conditioner, and now I know why my plants were dying. Holy mackerel! No more dry, yellowing edges. New growth is coming in so green. Now I have work to do on my outside garden
Honestly for all the tips I’ve gleaned from this channel, water conditioning has been the most impactful on my plants! Even my plants that weren’t appearing to suffer have made large strides forward! I recommend this to all of my customers that have browning tips on the leaves!
Good Morning Mr Sheffield!!! Congratulations to you and your Mrs on your new home!!! Moving is such a busy and stressful time, but ya'll will knock it out and enjoy your new journey in your new home. Can't wait to see your updates with the move and where all your plants end up in your new home!!!
Yes! Your fans will want a new house walk-through...maybe a vid of the plant move-in too! Hey, you've got a big family here and we all want to be in on the events! (Good luck with the move...I've moved many times and I've come to hate it more each time.)
Love this video. I almost ruined an umbrella plant. Any advice will be highly appreciated. My plants and i thank you for all you have taught me. Congratulations on your new home.
I also like to put plants together as well! Particularly my snake plant and pothos with some generic sedum. The snake grows upward while the pothos grown "down." The sedum fills out and take over the open spaces of soil. Sedum is a succulent but gets pretty thirsty here in South Texas. They help make sure the snake plant or whatever else they're planted with doesn't get too wet. Bit it's a great texture!
I remember watching one of your videos saying the zz plant is slow growing. I've had mine for about two months and there is not 1 but 5 new stems growing. Im a beginner so Im ecstatic about it. Oh and he is about 3 feet from a south facing patio door. Guess it loves it 🥰 Thanks Richard! Your the best!!
Spider plants: if you don’t do something with those pups, and they grow to the ground, they will root into carpeting. My parents took some from me when I moved out of state, years and years ago. None of us had any idea what we were doing, and the plants were thriving via near neglect…and then my mom realized they had grown into the rug. Ultimately, they had to replace the carpet. Uh, sorry, Mom!
I'm a big fan of your clips. I've been getting back into indoor gardening moreso again. Thank you for all of your tip. I've been learning new things as well as getting wonderful confirmation of what I've been doing. I have been using gpt-o1 for a lot of more specific and direct support of each of my plants and customizing the soil for them. Your clips are so helpful for helping give me the confidence in what I'm being told and for helping me understand better. Much appreciated!
I've been watching you for years and came back just to see how you're doing and your collection has GROWN and is looking gorgeous. I have hundreds of rare plants now and complex hybrid Antheriums and collectors offset, etc.. and I wouldn't know what I do if it wasn't for you teaching me in the beginning.
I've had my Poinsettia for 2 years now and its gotten big since then. It came from a holiday work party and they were throwing them away at the end of the night so I snagged one. I have some orchid specific fertilizer I bought but I give it to all my plants and they all enjoy it. The Poinsettia exploded with leaves last year. I'm too lazy to bother with the light deprivation so he's still green a week before Christmas but that's OK, it seems pretty healthy. Sometimes I get mushrooms growing in its pot if it gets too moist but they don't seem to hurt anything.
Congratulations on your new home! I hope your move goes smoothly and everyone settles in nicely, and all in time for Christmas. Happy holidays to you and your family and your green family, and all the best in the New Year. Super video, as always, I love my Saturday mornings, coffee and Sheffield Made Plants
all good tips! I think some people would benefit from a small long handled paint brush. they can use the handle to poke the soil for planting, or packing in around the sides and the brush end to sweep away soil from the leaves and crown
"And that's how you end up with 90 plants in your home." I stumbled upon the many-props "bouquets" of different viney guys (philos/pothos/scinapsus) and I absolutely love them.
Thank you so much Richard, I really really enjoyed watching and listening to you talk about your wonderful plants, and that poinsettia was in a dreadful state and I must say that I’ve never seen a pink poinsettia before, but, I’m sure you will keep it going. Although my plants aren’t anywhere as good as yours, I’m trying to keep them alive and healthy too.
I've had my current spider plant for over 20 years and it's only flowered once for me back in 2020. The poor thing has been through it and is still living. She's currently still on the mind from a long move 2 years ago so she's about 1/8 the size she was prior to moving but she's alive 😊
@@TexasHildis Plants go dormant in the winter, but really it's the perfect time to start taking cuttings from your garden and start rooting them under a grow light so they're ready to go out in the spring time.
I keep all sizes of plastic plant pots. From tiny starter plant size to quart sizes of all width /height dimensions. I will use them inside of decorative pots, and containers made into pots. If necessary I’ll raise a plastic pot up with paper towels and aluminum foil so to fit it’s home flush. Using a potted up plant insert allows you to remove the plant, water and set on a towel to properly drain before returning to your decorative pot. Healthier watering and fertilizing imo. Other benifits like keeping “real” pots cleaner, to keeping tables or shelves they sit on cleaner, to being able to place plants in a “non-tapered pot” and not having plant roots stuck in that odd shaped container. To having fun switching plants and pots around. I have mostly failed to find a plastic container that wouldn’t work asthetically and functionally for any of my containers and you never know they’re there. I Whenever possible “sub containers”.
13:31 😂😂😂the look of glee when you chopped his head off. Mrs Diver gets the opposite look when I do that to any of our plants. I’m twisted like you…they always grow back so chop away if need be. Good luck with the move🤙
I have a black thumb! Recently I've been growing miniature succulents. But an associate gave me her monstera deliciosa, a veragated pathos, many other herb plants, and a spider plant. These poor guys are gonners with me. I hope I learn enough from you to keep them alive. I've killed thousands of dollars worth of plants and sadly two peace Lillie's I recieved from my sons funeral. Keep up the videos for noob sponges like me!
Oh good ideas again. I make all my macrame hangers myself,with cheap cord. But to put the pot easily in a macrame hanger i knot each string seperate,(not bind)so you place the pot in the net and the seperate 3 or 4 macrame strings (with each a noose) on a hook. I hope you understand this explenation. 😊.
OK......Rich you shocked me again when you chopped the aloe. I was praying you picked up one of the thanksgiving cactus's also, that would have been a huge win for us followers. Maybe next year. I'm so excited for your move to your new home, CONGRATULATIONS! It would be so neat if you could film some plant action, placement, etc. if you are not to busy. lol I hope and pray all goes smoothly. ADVICE: wear a hat so you don't pull anymore hair out Love and Peace.
Love the macrame makeover. Perhaps it would be easier to "redress it" while it's still hanging , from its plastic straps. Once sorted with macrame cradle ,then remove the plastic clips.
I am now bringing in some of my outdoor annual plants like Vinca and a deep purple Potato Vine. I chopped the Vinca to about 4” and it sent sprouts up and is now thick. The Potato Vine is sending up new shoots too. So by spring I’ll have bushy plants to divide saving me money. I’ve done this for 3 years with the Vinca. There are a couple others I’ll try next year. Lantana will actually flower in the house too over wonder. I have a lot of windows on the south side of our house.
My concern with using the odd container with plants is getting it out again without damage when it needs repotting. I leave plants in a nursery pot and put that in the container instead. Easier to water too. Thanks for the fertilization tip. I try to remember to fertilize a little every watering.
I like your idea of mixing the different plants. I’m going to try that when I need to repot my pathos (devils ivy there). I hope your move went well. That’s a lot of plants to move. And everything else. I hope your new place is wonderful.
I have some spider plant pups that I plan on putting in soil in a couple of weeks. I didn't expect any this year so it's exciting that I might have some baby spider plants to give to college students! I'm using some vacation time in December to prepare for Christmas, but I will absolutely be using some of that time to do some extra work on my houseplants! I work in a factory under bright lights so when I go home I tend to like most of my lights off. I also prefer cloudy over sunny days unless there's snow on the ground. Since becoming a plant parent I have many grow lights and I leave lights on longer in the rooms I spend the most time in...I also catch myself hoping for sunnier skies even when it's blistering hot outside. I appreciate you talking about cold damage to plants near the entrance. It's similar to cut flowers being sold in the produce section. I know companies have done extensive research in how to get customers to spend more money in their stores, but it is very annoying when you know they're selling you sub-par products because of this.
18:01 omg that’s a great idea!!! I was thinking of that too or putting some pothos with my snake plants or with my arrowhead plants … my albo is just a brown mess it was so pretty 😕 has a solid white vein leaf section basically like blooming flowers lol
In the case of the Aloe topper repotting. Another tip you can do if you don't want to wait a day or two to callous over before repotting. You can simply pot it up and then wait 2-4 days BEFORE watering (depending on how much moisture is in your potting mix at the time) and your aloe or any other succulent will still callous over even while potted. It just takes a little bit longer since there is no air flow and there still may be a bit of moisture in your mix. Then after the 2-4 days, start your watering routine as normal for a newly potted unrooted plant.
I have a Frankenpot just like yours! Mine has Pothos Cebu Blue, Marble Queen, Manjula, and Neon, and Philodendron Brasil, Micans, and Heartleaf. The only one that doesn't thrive is the Micans---it often has dried leaves, while the others don't. I love seeing all the diverse leaf forms clustered together!
@@hnelson5609 My pleasure. I think the Micans would do better if I waited for it to have a more robust root system before I plant it together with its "cousins". It's almost like the others take all the good stuff and leave poor Micans to fend for the leftovers. It grows, but looks puny and papery, while the others size up and stay glossy and healthy-looking.
SOOO many useful tips!! I have been following you for a few years now…always learn something new when I watch your videos. Thanks for the aloe tip! A friend passed on an out of control aloe to me recently - I was able to confidently cut it back and repot it after watching tour tutorial.
I had three poinsettia's a while back, i only had an unheated conservatory for them, so when they started to look sad , I chopped them right down to a few inches,to see what happened. A few weeks later, they were growing new leaves, and even had flowers. I did this for three years, until we got a cat, who kept trying to chomp on them, so i gave them to a friend, who promptly killed them!! They were the red ones, so maybe a bit tougher than other colours?
My Ponsettia is 6-7 years old now (looks like a little tree now...). My feeling ist, if it makes it through the first winter, it will be okay. Fingers are crossed.
Another fantastic video, so helpful for us beginners! I’m very excited because I have those same pothos and philodendrons and will make a mixed planting - those are some of my favorite plants!
My string of hearts I just take that extra cutting and spiral it at the top and pin it down with bobby pins and it eventually roots in and that’s how I get a very full top.
Thanks for your very important information about plants .went I’m watching your videos I don’t want them to end.like always sending you and your family lots of love 💕
Congratulations on the move to your new brighter space. Will you be doing a boxing up video for moving your jungle? I am looking for a new place just now and light requirements for my twenty odd plants is high on the list although watching your content i have learned much about adding grow lights should natural light not be as generous in the next . I currently have a large sliding glass door with a southern exposure.
Thank you for sharing. I am going to cut my string of hearts today and try to propagate it. With the spider plant, do you leave the stems on the plant after you cut the tiny "spiders"? Or should I cut the long, hanging stems off the mother plant?
I just put the baby in the soil. Spider plants will grow tons of babies especially once they’re root bound in their pot. They grow very quickly. I put 5 babies in a hanging pot, 4 months ago and now I have a nice size specimen
I love this channel! And I mean absolutely NO disrespect by the following question! I live in the United States. My sister-in-law teaches at a nearby college that has many international students. We have teamed up with a few other faculty members to give away houseplants to them. We have a private Facebook group to provide advice in caring for their houseplants, and I've shared several of this channel's videos there. I would like to help the international students feel even more welcome to the group by including reliable houseplant care videos from TH-camrs from other countries or ethnicities. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
2 Qs; I'm a tea drinker myself and have these nice tins, but won't they rust if used as pots for 🌱? We don't want that.😉 Also with re to the hanging plants... How do you water the darn thing without having it drip all over? Just bottom watering and then waiting a day till it dries? 🙈 Ponsettia... 😑 Given up years ago. Such a diva. It never lasts past Xmas at my house. Bought a really nice fake one a couple of years ago and I whip it out every Xmas season and store away with the rest of decorations in Jan. Season"s Greetings! 🎄✨
Good morning and thanks for a great video on a blustery day!! My Spider Plant is living her best life and looks great, but she's not giving me any Pups. Whhhhhyyyyyy??😭 Congratulations on the move!!
Patience, Grasshopper. I rooted a pup a year ago and while it's grown tremendously, it has yet to make babies. (No, you don't need a 'Daddy'....no birds-and-bees talk required). Two factors: Age and being a bit root-bound. My mother plant went into an eight-inch hanging pot three years ago and hasn't been reported since. I give it a bit of fresh soil once a year, just sprinkling it on top of the old soil. She produces dozens of children. Mine seems to drink a lot of water and I do mist the babies from time to time, since they do have small aerial roots. I'm sure yours will crank out children as long as it looks happy now.
@ You’re the best!! She is still just a baby herself; grew her from a cutting from a Home Depot floor freebie in August (a manager gave her to me); so the knowledge to wait is appreciated. Just like life.☺️
Speaking of poinsettia plants, You say that yours always die off. I once had a poinsettia plant that I kept alive for over two years and it was about four foot tall and three feet wide. You just need to keep it warm and a lot of light. I had it growing under my Mars hydro grow light for the winter and I kept a little space heater near it too. About the water conditioner for me I use the city water here in Philadelphia pa and all of my plants don't mind it too much. Also about watering plants for the whole season is only good for certain plants because during the winter I don't water my cactuses or feed them at all and once spring comes around I totally soak the cactuses before putting them back outside for the season. Just thought people should know that they can only water certain plants during the dormant phase of of the plants life but not all plants. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Two spider plant questions: When I got it, it was variegated, now it is healthy but, plain green. What happened and how can I get it back to "striped?" Why won't it grow babies?
Love this channel, just a quick question about planting your plant in a metal container as you did: what about rust? I used one metal container before as a cute pot to put my nursery pot in, but it started to rust on the inside from the water. I ended up putting a plastic bag inside it. Do you know if rust is harmful to the plants?
As a plant parent for years, I still struggle with the winter season and watering or lack of watering plants..especially succulents and cacti. Lately, just a mere watering has turned my large hawthoria with tons of pups to mush.(even though the soil was bone dry). I live in Canada. How do water during the winter season? Do you repot in winter if you notice dropping of many leaves/yellowing? I'm now noticing that plants I've kept in their nursery pots are declining....becoming frustrating as to who to listen to on you tube ie. Repotting vs not repotting once you get the plant home. The only time I like to repot is when the soil is not well draining and holds too much moisture. Thanks
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And did you know that you can make your spider plants go to seed? When there are two or more flowers at a time, take a q-tip and very gently rub the flowers like a bee would do in pollinating a flower. You spread pollen from one flower to another, even if it's on the same plant. Then leave the flowers be and watch what happens in a few weeks as the dried up flowers turn to seed pods. Then again, keep a close watch on the pods as they turn from green to brown. Then you must keep a very close watch on the pods, as once they turn brown, they will burst in an effort to spread their seeds. Their seeds are black. At this point you can plant the seeds and grow new spider plants. Try pollinating all the different varieties of spider plants and see what you get. It's a fascinating experience to learn even more about the world of spider plants. Sorry this was so long.
That's exactly what I need, MORE spider plants 🫣 Jk, thanks for the tip
HAAAA!
That's funny!
There’s no need to do that when they already produce those little spiderling pups at the end of the long stems they throw out. That’s how I filled out my pot to look more lush & full. 😊
Thanks, I have a variety with curly leaves and recently learnt that I can hybridise my own plants with cross -pollination... I was using a q-tip for 'tickling' my feijoa plants flowers today in order to get some fruit, it's good to know that I can do it with the spider plants too.
I got seeds from my spider plant this year!!! I didn’t pollinate it myself and I have a feeling the fungus gnats did it for me and idk how to feel about that 😅😅😅
The tip for the Aloe is good if you want to have a bunch of smaller plants. But if you want to have it grow big there is a better way. I've been growing cacti and big Aloes for several years, in autumn (end of September) I stop watering them , and I try to keep them somewhere a bit cooler, the ideal would be 5-10°C, but I don't have such a place indoors so they get around 18°C. They go dormant, stop growing so they don't need light almost at all. This also helps Cacti flower next year. End of April-Mai I bring them back to the light and start slowly watering . Maybe try a side by side experimet whith your Aloes to see how they do with/without water/light in winter, you will be pleasantly surprised in 2 years.
So many people advise us to hardly water our plants over winter because they’re dormant but I’ve never found this to be true so I’m glad to hear you say that they DO grow and you should treat them almost as normal. Our house, with central heating and good insulation, is very warm over winter so not watering them always seemed so wrong. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 🪴
I'm in-between houses, renting a place that is terrible for growing anything. I love watching your channel and long for the day when I can have a home with better light and shelving for all the beautiful plants I want, as well as herbs! I even failed miserably with tomato plants on my deck because the squirrels ravaged EVERYTHING! That said, I will keep watching and sharing, and dreaming of my next and hopefully last home, filled with plants and a gorgeous, fruitful garden! Happy New Year to you!
I don't know why, but my late Mum could grow Gardenias unlike anyone I've ever known! At one point back in the 1970s she had 32 flowers on a massive Gardenia plant in our solarium, in FEBRUARY!! I do remember her soaking eggshells and using the water on the Gardenias. When she passed, which was expected due to her illness, I gave each of my sisters a bottle of Gardenia perfume. Back in 1988 when I got married, I had her wristlet corsage made from fresh Gardenias. Not an easy task for a florist in Winter in New Jersey, USA, but we did it! She would have LOVED your channel. I think of her every time I watch. Thank you!
Happy new year
@@SheffieldMadePlantshappy new year man! Do you have any tips for anthuriums?
@ I’m not so good with them at the moment
I like to use paint brushes to brush away any soil that gets between leaves and stuff especially before it gets wet because it's easier dry. The longer the bristles the easier it is, I like the "spike" shaped tips better than the wide tips for more control and reaching into crevices better :)
I have to tell you, I saw your tip about using tap water conditioner, and now I know why my plants were dying. Holy mackerel! No more dry, yellowing edges. New growth is coming in so green. Now I have work to do on my outside garden
I started using the water conditioner a year ago, huge difference in my plants.
Great stuff 👍
This comment has me anxious to get to this part of the video for my aha moment
Honestly for all the tips I’ve gleaned from this channel, water conditioning has been the most impactful on my plants!
Even my plants that weren’t appearing to suffer have made large strides forward! I recommend this to all of my customers that have browning tips on the leaves!
What is water conditioner?
Good Morning Mr Sheffield!!! Congratulations to you and your Mrs on your new home!!!
Moving is such a busy and stressful time, but ya'll will knock it out and enjoy your new journey in your new home. Can't wait to see your updates with the move and where all your plants end up in your new home!!!
Yes! Your fans will want a new house walk-through...maybe a vid of the plant move-in too! Hey, you've got a big family here and we all want to be in on the events! (Good luck with the move...I've moved many times and I've come to hate it more each time.)
Thanks!
@@SheffieldMadePlantsWhere did you move to? Is it more sunny than Sheffield?
@ still Sheffield
Love this video. I almost ruined an umbrella plant. Any advice will be highly appreciated. My plants and i thank you for all you have taught me. Congratulations on your new home.
I also like to put plants together as well! Particularly my snake plant and pothos with some generic sedum. The snake grows upward while the pothos grown "down." The sedum fills out and take over the open spaces of soil. Sedum is a succulent but gets pretty thirsty here in South Texas. They help make sure the snake plant or whatever else they're planted with doesn't get too wet. Bit it's a great texture!
That jar hack for humidity is GENIUS!
Wouldn't the plant get too humid & possibly rot? I wonder if it would be better to have some ventilation?
I use the plastic dishes lettuce/salad comes in to cover the tiny pots.
@@christinaeilers3562yeah, it is. I use a propegator tray for this, its like a miniature greenhouse with openable slits for fresh air.
Yeah. I will not be throwing my glass containers away so frivolously.
I like the cuteness of the jar.🌸
I started using clear food containers from take home places. I punch holes iin the bottom to creatw drainage holes
Like it!
Sometimes I buy food just for the container🙂
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They make some of the best pots! ❤
Most seedlings and plants do better when the roots are in a darker environment.
I just tried to revive my aloe today and your tip is sooo timely. Imma going to let her callous over! Thank you!! 🪴
I remember watching one of your videos saying the zz plant is slow growing. I've had mine for about two months and there is not 1 but 5 new stems growing. Im a beginner so Im ecstatic about it. Oh and he is about 3 feet from a south facing patio door. Guess it loves it 🥰 Thanks Richard! Your the best!!
Sounds good!
Spider plants: if you don’t do something with those pups, and they grow to the ground, they will root into carpeting. My parents took some from me when I moved out of state, years and years ago. None of us had any idea what we were doing, and the plants were thriving via near neglect…and then my mom realized they had grown into the rug. Ultimately, they had to replace the carpet.
Uh, sorry, Mom!
That’s wild
😂
Thank you for sharing your tips, up-front, and common sense ideas.
I'm a big fan of your clips. I've been getting back into indoor gardening moreso again. Thank you for all of your tip. I've been learning new things as well as getting wonderful confirmation of what I've been doing. I have been using gpt-o1 for a lot of more specific and direct support of each of my plants and customizing the soil for them. Your clips are so helpful for helping give me the confidence in what I'm being told and for helping me understand better. Much appreciated!
I've been watching you for years and came back just to see how you're doing and your collection has GROWN and is looking gorgeous. I have hundreds of rare plants now and complex hybrid Antheriums and collectors offset, etc.. and I wouldn't know what I do if it wasn't for you teaching me in the beginning.
I've had my Poinsettia for 2 years now and its gotten big since then. It came from a holiday work party and they were throwing them away at the end of the night so I snagged one. I have some orchid specific fertilizer I bought but I give it to all my plants and they all enjoy it. The Poinsettia exploded with leaves last year. I'm too lazy to bother with the light deprivation so he's still green a week before Christmas but that's OK, it seems pretty healthy. Sometimes I get mushrooms growing in its pot if it gets too moist but they don't seem to hurt anything.
Que lindas sus plantas....saludos desde Panamá
Love string of hearts. Thanks for the tip on starting more.
Congratulations on your new home! I hope your move goes smoothly and everyone settles in nicely, and all in time for Christmas. Happy holidays to you and your family and your green family, and all the best in the New Year. Super video, as always, I love my Saturday mornings, coffee and Sheffield Made Plants
Thanks!
I bet you are a fun person to hang out with. I really like your videos and they have helped and inspired me a lot in my second era of plant care
I appreciate that!
all good tips! I think some people would benefit from a small long handled paint brush. they can use the handle to poke the soil for planting, or packing in around the sides and the brush end to sweep away soil from the leaves and crown
Great tiny terrarium idea!
"And that's how you end up with 90 plants in your home." I stumbled upon the many-props "bouquets" of different viney guys (philos/pothos/scinapsus) and I absolutely love them.
Thank you so much Richard, I really really enjoyed watching and listening to you talk about your wonderful plants, and that poinsettia was in a dreadful state and I must say that I’ve never seen a pink poinsettia before, but, I’m sure you will keep it going. Although my plants aren’t anywhere as good as yours, I’m trying to keep them alive and healthy too.
It’s not looking great 😬
Congrats on the new home! Can't wait to see the new plant setup!
I'm sure we'll all appreciate a vid on moving plants
I've had my current spider plant for over 20 years and it's only flowered once for me back in 2020. The poor thing has been through it and is still living. She's currently still on the mind from a long move 2 years ago so she's about 1/8 the size she was prior to moving but she's alive 😊
Thumbs up for the idea with the jam glass 👍
People think winter is a slow-down in plant care. It's propagation frenzy, actually.
Iol what do you mean? Please elaborate 😅
@@TexasHildis Plants go dormant in the winter, but really it's the perfect time to start taking cuttings from your garden and start rooting them under a grow light so they're ready to go out in the spring time.
I keep all sizes of plastic plant pots. From tiny starter plant size to quart sizes of all width /height dimensions. I will use them inside of decorative pots, and containers made into pots. If necessary I’ll raise a plastic pot up with paper towels and aluminum foil so to fit it’s home flush.
Using a potted up plant insert allows you to remove the plant, water and set on a towel to properly drain before returning to your decorative pot. Healthier watering and fertilizing imo.
Other benifits like keeping “real” pots cleaner, to keeping tables or shelves they sit on cleaner, to being able to place plants in a “non-tapered pot” and not having plant roots stuck in that odd shaped container. To having fun switching plants and pots around.
I have mostly failed to find a plastic container that wouldn’t work asthetically and functionally for any of my containers and you never know they’re there.
I Whenever possible “sub containers”.
13:31 😂😂😂the look of glee when you chopped his head off. Mrs Diver gets the opposite look when I do that to any of our plants. I’m twisted like you…they always grow back so chop away if need be. Good luck with the move🤙
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I have a black thumb! Recently I've been growing miniature succulents. But an associate gave me her monstera deliciosa, a veragated pathos, many other herb plants, and a spider plant. These poor guys are gonners with me. I hope I learn enough from you to keep them alive. I've killed thousands of dollars worth of plants and sadly two peace Lillie's I recieved from my sons funeral. Keep up the videos for noob sponges like me!
Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. Love this channel!
I love interesting containers
The tiny roses in your kitchen are so beautiful
I really want to see an update to your propagation mix!
So glad I found your channel, love that jar idea ❤
Thanks!
Oh good ideas again.
I make all my macrame hangers myself,with cheap cord. But to put the pot easily in a macrame hanger i knot each string seperate,(not bind)so you place the pot in the net and the seperate 3 or 4 macrame strings (with each a noose) on a hook.
I hope you understand this explenation. 😊.
Great idea! Thanks!
OK......Rich you shocked me again when you chopped the aloe. I was praying you picked up one of the thanksgiving cactus's also, that would have been a huge win for us followers. Maybe next year. I'm so excited for your move to your new home, CONGRATULATIONS! It would be so neat if you could film some plant action, placement, etc. if you are not to busy. lol I hope and pray all goes smoothly. ADVICE: wear a hat so you don't pull anymore hair out Love and Peace.
Thanks! I've been keeping an eye out for one but they don't sell them near me
Thanks!
Thank you 😊
Love the macrame makeover. Perhaps it would be easier to "redress it" while it's still hanging , from its plastic straps. Once sorted with macrame cradle ,then remove the plastic clips.
Good shout
I am now bringing in some of my outdoor annual plants like Vinca and a deep purple Potato Vine. I chopped the Vinca to about 4” and it sent sprouts up and is now thick. The Potato Vine is sending up new shoots too. So by spring I’ll have bushy plants to divide saving me money. I’ve done this for 3 years with the Vinca. There are a couple others I’ll try next year. Lantana will actually flower in the house too over wonder. I have a lot of windows on the south side of our house.
My concern with using the odd container with plants is getting it out again without damage when it needs repotting. I leave plants in a nursery pot and put that in the container instead. Easier to water too. Thanks for the fertilization tip. I try to remember to fertilize a little every watering.
Snake plants takes decades to get rootbound.
Thank you.
I like your idea of mixing the different plants. I’m going to try that when I need to repot my pathos (devils ivy there).
I hope your move went well. That’s a lot of plants to move. And everything else. I hope your new place is wonderful.
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I have some spider plant pups that I plan on putting in soil in a couple of weeks. I didn't expect any this year so it's exciting that I might have some baby spider plants to give to college students!
I'm using some vacation time in December to prepare for Christmas, but I will absolutely be using some of that time to do some extra work on my houseplants!
I work in a factory under bright lights so when I go home I tend to like most of my lights off. I also prefer cloudy over sunny days unless there's snow on the ground. Since becoming a plant parent I have many grow lights and I leave lights on longer in the rooms I spend the most time in...I also catch myself hoping for sunnier skies even when it's blistering hot outside.
I appreciate you talking about cold damage to plants near the entrance. It's similar to cut flowers being sold in the produce section. I know companies have done extensive research in how to get customers to spend more money in their stores, but it is very annoying when you know they're selling you sub-par products because of this.
18:01 omg that’s a great idea!!! I was thinking of that too or putting some pothos with my snake plants or with my arrowhead plants … my albo is just a brown mess it was so pretty 😕 has a solid white vein leaf section basically like blooming flowers lol
In the case of the Aloe topper repotting. Another tip you can do if you don't want to wait a day or two to callous over before repotting. You can simply pot it up and then wait 2-4 days BEFORE watering (depending on how much moisture is in your potting mix at the time) and your aloe or any other succulent will still callous over even while potted. It just takes a little bit longer since there is no air flow and there still may be a bit of moisture in your mix. Then after the 2-4 days, start your watering routine as normal for a newly potted unrooted plant.
I have a Frankenpot just like yours! Mine has Pothos Cebu Blue, Marble Queen, Manjula, and Neon, and Philodendron Brasil, Micans, and Heartleaf. The only one that doesn't thrive is the Micans---it often has dried leaves, while the others don't. I love seeing all the diverse leaf forms clustered together!
Good to know about the Micans. Thank you!
@@hnelson5609 My pleasure. I think the Micans would do better if I waited for it to have a more robust root system before I plant it together with its "cousins". It's almost like the others take all the good stuff and leave poor Micans to fend for the leftovers. It grows, but looks puny and papery, while the others size up and stay glossy and healthy-looking.
Sounds nice that!
Micians require more water in my experience.
SOOO many useful tips!! I have been following you for a few years now…always learn something new when I watch your videos. Thanks for the aloe tip! A friend passed on an out of control aloe to me recently - I was able to confidently cut it back and repot it after watching tour tutorial.
I can't wait to see the new house with all your plants.. Congratulations!🌱🪴🌵
Thanks!
Thanks for saving that poinsettia! haha.
I would love a Spring update on this video, three or four months from now
Very interesting - thank you. When taking cuttings, why do you tear off lower leaves, rather than cut them off?
No real reason. Tearing gets all the leaf maybe
I winced as you started hacking at the Aloe Vera 😅
One of my local greenhouses specializes in Poinsettias and its the only place i trust to get them. Always last till the new year!
Congratulations on the new home! Can't wait to see how you set up all your plants in your new space 😊
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I had three poinsettia's a while back, i only had an unheated conservatory for them, so when they started to look sad , I chopped them right down to a few inches,to see what happened. A few weeks later, they were growing new leaves, and even had flowers. I did this for three years, until we got a cat, who kept trying to chomp on them, so i gave them to a friend, who promptly killed them!! They were the red ones, so maybe a bit tougher than other colours?
Wish I could post a pic of the 50 degrees celsius (122 F) my thermometer hit on my Sydney balcony this week! 🔥 Great tips as always! Cheers 👍🏾
My Ponsettia is 6-7 years old now (looks like a little tree now...). My feeling ist, if it makes it through the first winter, it will be okay. Fingers are crossed.
Congratulations to u n your family on new home .may u live happy 😊
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I loved this informative video. I loved watching the propagating 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another fantastic video, so helpful for us beginners! I’m very excited because I have those same pothos and philodendrons and will make a mixed planting - those are some of my favorite plants!
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Thank you for sharing your experiences 😊😊😊
My pleasure 😊
My string of hearts I just take that extra cutting and spiral it at the top and pin it down with bobby pins and it eventually roots in and that’s how I get a very full top.
What a cute name "string of Hearts"❤
When that snake plant out grows the tea tin...you may have a very hard time getting it out since the opening is narrower than the tin's width.
Thanks for sharing some very helpful information.
Thanks for your very important information about plants .went I’m watching your videos I don’t want them to end.like always sending you and your family lots of love 💕
Glad you like them!
Congratulations on the move to your new brighter space. Will you be doing a boxing up video for moving your jungle? I am looking for a new place just now and light requirements for my twenty odd plants is high on the list although watching your content i have learned much about adding grow lights should natural light not be as generous in the next . I currently have a large sliding glass door with a southern exposure.
There'll be something to watch
Congratulations on your new home! And i always start spiders in water, good to know i can just plunk em in the soil 😊
Thank you for sharing. I am going to cut my string of hearts today and try to propagate it. With the spider plant, do you leave the stems on the plant after you cut the tiny "spiders"? Or should I cut the long, hanging stems off the mother plant?
I leave mine because it usually grows more pups
I just put the baby in the soil. Spider plants will grow tons of babies especially once they’re root bound in their pot. They grow very quickly. I put 5 babies in a hanging pot, 4 months ago and now I have a nice size specimen
@AJproductionsful Thank you. I will leave it then. I cut it off previously but when I saw Mr. Sheffield leaving it I wondered.
I don't know actually. I just leave it i guess. Not sure what happens to it
I love your videos ! I would be very interested in seeing a video on how you organize and go through with the moving of all your 200+ plants !
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🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 I finally had to bring my last one in she needs a bath lol I got the SANSI string lights they are amazing!!! Thanks for the tips!!!
My pleasure 😊
Thank you so so much. Now I know what to do. 👏🏾 ❤ from Canada 🇨🇦
I love this channel! And I mean absolutely NO disrespect by the following question!
I live in the United States. My sister-in-law teaches at a nearby college that has many international students. We have teamed up with a few other faculty members to give away houseplants to them. We have a private Facebook group to provide advice in caring for their houseplants, and I've shared several of this channel's videos there. I would like to help the international students feel even more welcome to the group by including reliable houseplant care videos from TH-camrs from other countries or ethnicities. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
The Millennial plant dad is based in Nigeria(sp). He also presents consistent plant care content in a fun and interesting manner.
@shellym9504 Thanks!
@@TigerStyleFanMIZ SidneyPlantGuy is from Germany living in Australia.
@@TigerStyleFanMIZLeafy_Luster is by a young German lady, Kristina is her name (sp).
Whats a plant video got to do with human ethnicity? The only ethnic backgrounds I care about are my plants'... 😂
Thank you, Mr Sheffield. 😊😊😊😊😊
Perfect timing!!!! I'd been worrying about some of my plant babies... 😂
Omg poor aloe 😂 Hope it will make it. :-) Good luck with the move and happy holidays! 😊
Blessings on your move❤
This is the best video , very informative and useful tips .thank u sir😊
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Hi so glad you moving house , hope you get sorted for Christmas 😊
2 Qs; I'm a tea drinker myself and have these nice tins, but won't they rust if used as pots for 🌱? We don't want that.😉
Also with re to the hanging plants... How do you water the darn thing without having it drip all over? Just bottom watering and then waiting a day till it dries? 🙈
Ponsettia... 😑 Given up years ago. Such a diva. It never lasts past Xmas at my house. Bought a really nice fake one a couple of years ago and I whip it out every Xmas season and store away with the rest of decorations in Jan.
Season"s Greetings! 🎄✨
Rust could happen but i'll deal with that when i need to. I water over my sink
Congratulations on your new house!
Thank you 😊
Good morning and thanks for a great video on a blustery day!! My Spider Plant is living her best life and looks great, but she's not giving me any Pups. Whhhhhyyyyyy??😭 Congratulations on the move!!
Patience, Grasshopper. I rooted a pup a year ago and while it's grown tremendously, it has yet to make babies. (No, you don't need a 'Daddy'....no birds-and-bees talk required). Two factors: Age and being a bit root-bound. My mother plant went into an eight-inch hanging pot three years ago and hasn't been reported since. I give it a bit of fresh soil once a year, just sprinkling it on top of the old soil. She produces dozens of children. Mine seems to drink a lot of water and I do mist the babies from time to time, since they do have small aerial roots. I'm sure yours will crank out children as long as it looks happy now.
@ You’re the best!! She is still just a baby herself; grew her from a cutting from a Home Depot floor freebie in August (a manager gave her to me); so the knowledge to wait is appreciated. Just like life.☺️
It'll come. Good light and patience needed
@@SheffieldMadePlants Grateful I have plenty of both, 🤣especially now knowing it's a longer process. Thanks!!
I haven’t seen any videos about moss poles .maybe you can think about about that 😀
Thanks so much for this video ❤
My pleasure 😊
Love these videos!!!!
Glad you like them!
Good tips!
Can you have one session on Poinsetta, types, propagation light, water requirements. Thanks
Speaking of poinsettia plants, You say that yours always die off.
I once had a poinsettia plant that I kept alive for over two years and it was about four foot tall and three feet wide. You just need to keep it warm and a lot of light. I had it growing under my Mars hydro grow light for the winter and I kept a little space heater near it too. About the water conditioner for me I use the city water here in Philadelphia pa and all of my plants don't mind it too much. Also about watering plants for the whole season is only good for certain plants because during the winter I don't water my cactuses or feed them at all and once spring comes around I totally soak the cactuses before putting them back outside for the season. Just thought people should know that they can only water certain plants during the dormant phase of of the plants life but not all plants.
Have a wonderful holiday season.
Thanks for the tips👍
Plants near the door and fresh-cut flowers near the fresh fruit!
Two spider plant questions:
When I got it, it was variegated, now it is healthy but, plain green. What happened and how can I get it back to "striped?"
Why won't it grow babies?
Sounds like both are due to lack of light
I use chop sticks for my props poking holes in the soil! I save them Everytime I go to sushi!! 🍣
Love this channel, just a quick question about planting your plant in a metal container as you did: what about rust? I used one metal container before as a cute pot to put my nursery pot in, but it started to rust on the inside from the water. I ended up putting a plastic bag inside it. Do you know if rust is harmful to the plants?
Don't think so but a snake plant won't need much water, which is why i chose it
As a plant parent for years, I still struggle with the winter season and watering or lack of watering plants..especially succulents and cacti.
Lately, just a mere watering has turned my large hawthoria with tons of pups to mush.(even though the soil was bone dry). I live in Canada.
How do water during the winter season?
Do you repot in winter if you notice dropping of many leaves/yellowing?
I'm now noticing that plants I've kept in their nursery pots are declining....becoming frustrating as to who to listen to on you tube ie. Repotting vs not repotting once you get the plant home. The only time I like to repot is when the soil is not well draining and holds too much moisture. Thanks
Can I do the same thing with my string of pearls as you’ve done with your string of hearts?
Yes.
Yep
I use a shallow pot for all SOH. Their roots are shallow. No need for all the soil.