Yes indeed!! Im making a gumbo and was trying to find something to watch and boop, Fern uploaded AGAIN!! Im so excited! I really love her videos and her of course!! Its like a bf on my phone, lol!!
Additional watering tip. If you have a basement or a damp area in your home w/o plants, I recommend utilizing a dehumidifier to prevent mold BUT added bonus…you can collect the water and use it on your plants. Just keep the tank clean/strain the harvested water.
I love reusing containers like coffee and tea tins to use for plants. They are so easy to hammer drainage into. I've also started using ash trays and other shallow bowls I have been hoarding as plant saucers. Thank you for making this video and caring about the environment, Fern 🌿
Definitely always saving nursery pots to reuse and saving any other plastic cups/containers to use in place of nursery pots when planting into an item that’s not really a planter or is oddly shaped/sized. For example I had this really beautiful cache pot that was just too small for a 6 in nursery pot but also oddly too tall for a 4 in one so I was able to reuse a fage yogurt container which fits PERFECTLY inside and I just used a hot glue gun without any glue to burn drainage holes into the bottom!!
@@growingmyserotonin definitely works better for thinner ones but overall works well! I remove the stick of glue and wipe all the glue off the tip, let it get super hot and just press firmly where you want the hole, sometimes I’ll also use a skewer or something to help pole through and widen the hole while the plastic is still hot
Ooh yes! I’ve used plastic cutlery for plant stakes in pon plants! I’ve even wrapped moss around them 😂🙌 lots of things can be re-purposed, you’re such an inspiration human being 💚🧡 Every little bit helps!
Oh! I also save a lot of shipping materials from previous packages such as boxes, polyfill, bubble wrap, etc. for when I do planty trades I won’t need to go buy all that stuff ☺️
i save literally every mason jar that comes through our house for repotting, my family thinks i'm insane but they're great for water propagation! i don't understand why people don't save nursery pots. they come with plants all the time and then you can just pot a new plant in them right then i loved this video, from a fellow tree hugger house plant parent!
Pro tip, buy mature brown coconuts to eat and use a peeler to shave off the husk and shove it in your mix! That's what I do. Coconuts are only 59p in the UK and I love coconut, so it's win win 😀.
As a fellow plant based tree hugger, i genuinely appreciate this video SO MUCH. You have such a powerful voice in this community & I’m so proud to be a long time fan!! Keep doing you Fern! Give Olive some cuddles for me 🌿
Another thing is foraging your own climbing poles. Using actually wood and branches mimicks natural environments for climbing plants, plus it's free and sustainable! 😁
@@kangaroonick57 Some wood can rot pretty easily and fast, but there's some wood like cedar and pine that's much more rot-resistant. You'll have to be a little careful with those though because they can raise acidity. I just think they're a cute and free (but temporary) alternative to moss poles.
Glass bottles for water props and perlite props... plastic cups for leca... refresh old soil if its good or compost old soil along with dead leaves etc. Fertilizer water made from skins of fruit, egg shells, which is stored in old plastic bottles. That's my contribution 😊
I reuse my potting soil by putting a couple of drops of dish soap and and worm castings and long acting fertilizer and mixing it all together by hand. The dish soap allows the soil to decompact and start holding water again
Honestly hearing all of this is so refreshing 🙌🏻 I have a roommate who is EXTREMELY wasteful and it has taken such a toll on me just seeing how careless people can be 😤
I only use coffee grounds and egg shells on my plants 😂 growing up that’s all my mom used for fertilizing and I trust her plant advice! I also try to use as much rain water as I can
Easy rainwater collecting method I use. A bucket w/ a lid (I upcycled a kitty litter container lol) and an umbrella. Cut a hole in the top of the umbrella. Turn the umbrella upside down and set it on top of the bucket. I use the little Velcro strap meant to tie around the umbrella to secure it to the handle of my bucket - that way it doesn’t blow away lol. The surface area of the umbrella will collect rain water a lot more efficiently than just setting a container out. An airtight lid is also very important for keeping mosquitos from laying their eggs in the water! I always make sure to close the lid after it stops raining.
Anytime you are running water I keep a container under the tap to save that water for my plants. I also use dehumidifier water for my plants. Use coffee, banana peels and eggs in a blender for added fertilizer for outdoor plants. Save boiled water used for food for my outdoor plants as well. Great video. We can all do our part
I started baking used and old soil after repotting plants, root bits and all. I fertilize on the regular so baking out nutrients is not an issue for me. After seeing how much amendment rich soil I was tossing into my neighbor’s garden, last year, I decided that it’s wasteful to my pocket book! Although, my neighbor may be sad, I’m loving it!
I am big on donating my things to local senior centers since my dad is 89 yrs. I also diy, repurpose and reuse whatever I can. If even donate plants. Love this content.
Stereofoam and broken terracota are great to put at the bottom of pots. I do that so the soil at the bottom dried faster because it’s airy. I don’t care what people say, it worked for me
I never have bought a plant online ,iv found just about any plant from local places...great information .and I also love plant supplies found much from thrift stores...thank you
My new fav is planting in glasses, empty candle jars, fake crystal, all empty sauce jars I even propagate with perlite in like pasta sauce jars or just regular glass jars with glass lids and it works!? It’s awesome to watch and you can paint the inside of the glass as well so the paint doesn’t look tacky and the glass isn’t clear
I just recently spray painted an old toothbrush holder that we don’t need anymore since we went electric and it’s now a cute little propagation station 🥰
I reuse pots and soil when possible, I put OLD soil outside in our yard, I’ve used rain water but not consistently, I use old things as pots (containers , plastic cups, ect) . It’s never a bad thing to reuse ♻️!
These are really wonderful tips. We get so much rain where I live, I can’t believe it’s never occurred to me to reserve some rain water. I love repurposing glass containers from packaged food items for propagation. For instance, I’ve repurposed glass coconut yogurt containers (which also happen to be roughly votive candle-size, for all of my candle cweens out there) to regrow scallions. I also used an old rice wine vinegar bottle to propagate one of my spider plant babies: The mouth of the bottle is just narrow enough that the baby won’t tip over, and the long neck of the bottle will allow me to view the growth of the roots.
I gave away my pon that I had accidentally purchased a while ago and never used (and was past the return date) in my local Facebook for free because I didn't just want to throw it away. I figured I had already spent the money and I just wanted someone else to have it and use it. The lovely lady who came to pick it up was really grateful and brought me some chocolate as a thank you. Win/win! :)
Loved this video so much!! I stopped spending 5-10 dollars a pot and spent $10 for 500 clear drink cups on Amazon to pot in! I bought 9oz and 20oz and have enough for a year! I will continue to fertilize my plants too. I do use fish emulsion that I use monthly and other stuff in between. I bought the bag of Better Gro orchid fertilizer and mix it to spray my Hoyas. Beats buying bottles every month! I have been known to pot plants in soup cans and veggie cans and even tuna cans. You keep doing what is good for you!! These things make a difference. I also bought a compost unit for my kitchen. I love it!!
Another really sustainable option is finding a natural spring near you. I am pretty lucky that I can go fill up my jugs with natural spring water and my plants love it. I know not everyone has the option, but those who do definitely should. Just as sustainable as rain water- which I’m also an avid support of. I got two hook ups for rainwater on my house, but you’ve gotta make sure to clean your gutters and know what type of gutters you have! Along with your roof. Peat and coco is a tough area. Because, the palm industry is VERY questionable. Peat is become more involved with AG laws to try and be better. But, we do what we can and like you said- reuse, reuse, reuse and know who you are SUPPORTING. No thank you MG! Lol Thank you for bringing awareness to a very important topic ❤️❤️
Interesting ideas. I definitely agree that the palm / coconut industry is rough on ecosystems & communities, but for sure it's not as harsh as the peat industry, right? As for gathering spring water... I'm wondering how that might impact the local environment or the microbiome of our plants??
More videos like this need to be in circulation among the plant community. There are so many passionate people in this hobby, and that energy needs to be focused! Love this
Yessss we love a sustainable kween💖 I am constantly saving plastic containers for future perlite prop boxes or glass bottles for water propagations 🥰 loved this video fern. 💕
I am super proud of my low waste watering system. I either use rain water because I am blessed to have a rain barrel outside or we will use the water we siphon out of our goldfish aquarium. I have old spinach containers from the grocery store that I put my pots in and water in those. And then take the water that has drained out and keep using it until all of it is done for all the plants. They really like the aquarium water and have been growing nonstop. Makes me feel a little bit better about my footprint with the house plants .
I remember when Mason jars were a huge thing and sold at michaels. But you can wash out pasta sauce glass containers and use them for plant propagation. Also I love bread yeast bottles , they are tiny amber glass bottles that I reuse for propagations. Love this eco-friendly video!!
I love this video! Living as sustainable as possible is really important to me! I make my own trellises and poles with twigs from the forest, and it works great as support for the plants ❤️
My favorite water prop containers are old jam or sauce jars. I go to the farmers market all the time in the summer and they sell a lot of goods in mason jars which is awesome for reusing.
If you guys buy the concentrated cleaners from grove they come in a little time glass jar that you empty into your spray bottle and those little jars are amazing for propagation especially string of varieties
One of my New Years/Plant parenthood goals is buying at least one rain barrel this Spring. Currently have 100 house plants and know I will put the rain barrel to good use.
Thank you for being one of the only plant-tubers to talk about environmental impacts/how to improve. Love as always!! 💖🍃 (hope your thrips are gone lol)
I reuse my foundation and other makeup bottles as propagation jars. And just buy plants/cuttings off fb marketplace. Also have seen second hand materials like perlite being sold on fb marketplace. The hardest to find is pots. I was lucky enough to come across a lady on fb marketplace who has hundreds of terracotta pots, and she gave me some for free. But a part from that theres little luck for second hand ones (at least, ones that are nice) - so in that event I paint the ugly ones lol (which is so therapeutic), or I've resorted to other sustainable options (i.e. The Good Pot Co --> decorative pots made of recycled paper in Bunnings in Australia // or selected Northcote pottery pots at Bunnings --> made of recycled materials like bamboo husks and nut shells (Benji Pot if anyones interested)) Definitely an important topic and agree that small actions in every part and hobby of your life creates huge differences
I agree that pots are hard to find second hand, especially if you are focused on Aesthetics. I usually feel really guilty when I have to buy a new pot, since the affordable ones are imported from around the world 😿
Large soda bottles make great leca net pots. Just cut to height, use the bottom as a pot. I use a carpet/box cutter to make slits. And those large bottles of distilled water are great for that too.
I rescue plants from curbside.... they usually come in pots and soil.... I reuse all of it. Bake the soil to reuse in my outdoor plants or I use in my outdoor raised beds garden 😀.... I just rescued 3 huge fiddle leaf fig trees.... one is about 10 ft tall the other two is 4 and 5 ft
Love this video so much fern. Been really trying to learn what steps I can make to be more sustainable this helps so much. Keep being an advocate for the planet!!!
I absolutely love that you brought this conversation to the table 💚 Another thing that you can do to be more sustainable in your plant care practices is to use fish tank water for a perfectly balanced, all-in-one plant fertilizer. Fish tank water is filled with life- especially beneficial microbes that your plant needs for survival. A lot of the microbes that come in potting mixes actually slowly die off in between waterings as the soil dries out but is replaced when you use the waste water from your fish tank. I swear by the stuff and my plants can’t get enough of it 🐟💩 Big ag companies like Miracle Grow & General Hydroponics are owned by Monsanto (sorry Fern, I know you’re a fan 😅) which creates synthetic fertilizers, pesticides & chemicals that are poisoning our planet. If you use fish tank water, instead, you’re saving on plastic containers your fertilizer comes in too!
Yes, you're 100% right. Fertilizer is a hard one for me, but I'm willing to work towards making a positive switch! Thanks so much for watching & for sharing your insight ☺️
@@wildfern I totally understand! I used to use the same products until I met my partner who was really into aquariums and we started discussing the bigger impacts. If you ever need any help setting up a small fish tank please feel free to reach out! I am more than happy to help- you would be surprised how much fertilizer you can create with a small fish tank. Until then, you are doing a wonderful job opening up conversations & inspiring sustainability 💗
Instead of boiling perlite, I've been cleaning them with topical hydrogen peroxide solution. I soak it in the solution (no water or other additives) and just leave it there until I need to use it. In my experience, it kills the algae perfectly which is my main aim.
The biggest change for me was buying a distiller. This has saved $, plastic and lugging gallons of water. This spring I’ll be adding rain barrels to a few of my downspouts.
Awesome topic! I reuse all my plastic lids in the bottom of my cache pots to raise the inner nursery pot off the bottom. I never replant into the ceramic/terra because then I can't change my mind without a hassle. I put the cache pot where it looks best and can change out the plants on whether it's happy there or not, and don't have to deal with trays, the weight, etc. - and I'm in the process of switching all to semi-hydro - love it!
Thank you so much for your fun informative videos really enjoying all my houseplants just repotted them in soil you recommended and given my mini monstera and monkey monstera a Moss pole makes me feel like I'm doing it with a friend thank you 💖
Great video Fern! One way I "upcycle" in my planty decor is by using a cute old food or drink container to conceal a nursery pot: like a cool looking cardboard box from a 6-pack of local craft beer... it only lasts a couple months, but it's fun to change it up 🙃 A couple people mentioned 🚿 capturing shower water 🚿 ... I'm totally stealing that for my indoor & outdoor gardening.
I have always collected rain water for my houseplants and bonsai, its very cheap and easy to set up a rain water collector if you have a drain pipe and totally worth it as some plants are fussy about what water they get but none of them have a problem with rain water
Yesss Fern! 👏👏👏Thank you so much for creating content around sustainability. It's so important and I love to see you using your platform to promote it!
I 've Picked Up Starbuck's And Big Gulp Cups To Propagate My Plants In...I Even Have A Mini- Monstera Growing In Soil In One. IT Fits Down Inside A Vase With Stripes , Red Hearts And The Word Love Written On Each Heart. I Found The Vase At The Goodwill That Was Near Flora Grubb's Gardens Where I Would Buy Plants. After That... It Was Off To The Goodwill To Find Pots, Pitchers And Other Vessels... Works Of Art To Go With My Living Works Of Art!!! I BELIEVE They Took Notice Though...Because The Prices Went UP!!! 🤨🤨🤨
I have used my old clear chewing gum containers as propagation vessels a lot!! I either use them with leca or I poke holes in the bottom and just use them like a regular 5cm diameter nursery pot. I love them. I don't eat a lot of gum anymore, but I still have a lot of those containers left to use haha
I water my plants with aquarium water. I have 9 aquariums so there is plenty of water to go around. If no plants need water on a day when I clean a tank then I put the water in a 1 gallon container. My plants love the water.
I love reusing the plastic containers from cherry tomatoes 🍅 because I can first refuse them and of course see the roots 💚 the rain water is amazing idea which I haven't tried yet but I would love to in the future 😍
My fiancé drinks sooo much coffee along with that is creamer so I’ve reused the coffee creamer container for watering/fertilizer water. And it’s been so handy cause it pours greatly!
I love this! I look forward to reusing my pon and moss. I also throw in coffee grounds, and if I don't drink all the coffee in the pot I throw it in a plant. I like to use egg shells also and I even use the water I boil my eggs in, I was told when they're boiled they nutrients from the shells go into the water. Rice water and Banana peels is another thing I use.
This is awesome topic and i really enjoyed your video! 🤩 For me finding new ways to be more sustainable, like reusing containers is so rewarding haha 😂 One thing though that I'm concerned about is the energy use of humidifiers and grow lights 😬 I'm always debating whether i should shut them down earlier or not. But on the other hand, it is necessary for the plants to thrive and this hobby is nothing if the plants are not happy.
Love that you mentioned boiling your sphagnum moss! The sphagnum moss I own is all from buying from local sellers and tbh it’s not my favorite medium haha but I do want to use it for a prop box… I was always unsure how to “sterilize” it though. So again, thank you 🌿
Unless a plant has died or had pests in moss or perlite, leca or whatnot, I don't do anything to it. Also, invest in live moss. I bought 5kg last summer and kept two boxes under grow lights and it just keeps growing. Sometimes it grows faster than my props.
I bake my soil at 180F for about 30mins, and it sterilizes it:) also re-use my perlite and moss. Good for the budget as well 👏also made plant planks from a big piece of wood I found on the side of the road. So many things can be re-purposed !
Bit late commenting on this video but hey ho. I have a wormery which I use to put all my food scraps in. The worm castings (liquid worm poo) makes a perfect fertiliser!
I love this! So many people get caught up in the consumerism aspect of growing plants, and miss the fact that we should be trying to make more conscious efforts to protect the earth and watch our carbon footprint. Excessive imports are what really gets me. Not worth it imo.
Great information! Theirs always things we can do to help the environment! I was doing plant chores the other day and saw some radish seeds , wow they are the fastest thing to grow , great for kids they sprouted in a few days ! Tfs 🌵 I microwave soil to make sure I can reuse ♻️ it
I ALSO Have A Number Of Bottles From Tequila Brands That I've Picked Up From The Streets. Patrón And 1800 Bottles Are Some Good Looking Water Propagation Bottles!!!
I don't know where conconut coir is harvested. But I know that for some coconut milks monkeys are used to harvest it. So that might be something to keep in mind as a posibility
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Two Fern uploads back to back? We have been blessed 🙏
Enjoyyyyy 🥰🥰
Yesssss!!!! 🙌🏼💚
Yes indeed!! Im making a gumbo and was trying to find something to watch and boop, Fern uploaded AGAIN!! Im so excited! I really love her videos and her of course!! Its like a bf on my phone, lol!!
In the beginning of the video, that rainbow behind you is EVERYTHANG 🌈
Additional watering tip. If you have a basement or a damp area in your home w/o plants, I recommend utilizing a dehumidifier to prevent mold BUT added bonus…you can collect the water and use it on your plants. Just keep the tank clean/strain the harvested water.
I love reusing containers like coffee and tea tins to use for plants. They are so easy to hammer drainage into. I've also started using ash trays and other shallow bowls I have been hoarding as plant saucers. Thank you for making this video and caring about the environment, Fern 🌿
Definitely always saving nursery pots to reuse and saving any other plastic cups/containers to use in place of nursery pots when planting into an item that’s not really a planter or is oddly shaped/sized. For example I had this really beautiful cache pot that was just too small for a 6 in nursery pot but also oddly too tall for a 4 in one so I was able to reuse a fage yogurt container which fits PERFECTLY inside and I just used a hot glue gun without any glue to burn drainage holes into the bottom!!
What a brilliant way to burn holes!! I'm so going to use this idea
@@growingmyserotonin definitely works better for thinner ones but overall works well! I remove the stick of glue and wipe all the glue off the tip, let it get super hot and just press firmly where you want the hole, sometimes I’ll also use a skewer or something to help pole through and widen the hole while the plastic is still hot
I live in an appartement, so not able to collect rainwater. But I always catch my shower water as it's heating up and it's a full bucket!
Literally. Such a genius tip, I'm definitely stealing that idea!!! Thanks Caitlin 💚
Ooh yes! I’ve used plastic cutlery for plant stakes in pon plants! I’ve even wrapped moss around them 😂🙌 lots of things can be re-purposed, you’re such an inspiration human being 💚🧡 Every little bit helps!
Yessss - love it 💓 thanks for always watching 🥺
Oh! I also save a lot of shipping materials from previous packages such as boxes, polyfill, bubble wrap, etc. for when I do planty trades I won’t need to go buy all that stuff ☺️
OH YES such a good one!!!
i save literally every mason jar that comes through our house for repotting, my family thinks i'm insane but they're great for water propagation! i don't understand why people don't save nursery pots. they come with plants all the time and then you can just pot a new plant in them right then
i loved this video, from a fellow tree hugger house plant parent!
Yes exactly! I used to recycle my nursery pots but now I hoard them like gold hahah
I do the exact same thing! Especially the tiny glass yogurt jars, they are absolutely perfect for props and juveniles!
Pro tip, buy mature brown coconuts to eat and use a peeler to shave off the husk and shove it in your mix! That's what I do. Coconuts are only 59p in the UK and I love coconut, so it's win win 😀.
As a fellow plant based tree hugger, i genuinely appreciate this video SO MUCH. You have such a powerful voice in this community & I’m so proud to be a long time fan!! Keep doing you Fern! Give Olive some cuddles for me 🌿
Love this! We throw all of our indoor plant matter (dead leaves, old soil, plants that have died etc) into the compost for our veggie garden!
yasssss 👏
I do this too! It’s a good feeling to know that nothing gets wasted and it goes into feeding more plants.
I don't have the space for a compost but that is such a cool idea!
Reduce 💙 Reuse 💛 Recycle 💚 Love this video!
Another thing is foraging your own climbing poles. Using actually wood and branches mimicks natural environments for climbing plants, plus it's free and sustainable! 😁
Yes! A pothos climbing up an old branch is so cute 💚
dont they become mouldy after sitting in your pots for a while?
@@kangaroonick57 Some wood can rot pretty easily and fast, but there's some wood like cedar and pine that's much more rot-resistant. You'll have to be a little careful with those though because they can raise acidity. I just think they're a cute and free (but temporary) alternative to moss poles.
@@cowabunga8922 i have a forest near my home so I have to bring home some branches and try this out :) thanks!
I love that you walk the walk, not just talk the talk.
Glass bottles for water props and perlite props... plastic cups for leca... refresh old soil if its good or compost old soil along with dead leaves etc. Fertilizer water made from skins of fruit, egg shells, which is stored in old plastic bottles. That's my contribution 😊
Instead of orchid bark for my aroid mix I add in boiled then chopped up wine corks, they work amazingly
I reuse my potting soil by putting a couple of drops of dish soap and and worm castings and long acting fertilizer and mixing it all together by hand. The dish soap allows the soil to decompact and start holding water again
I'm absolutely a user of rain water for my plants. Watching planty videos pin yt encouraged me more to re-used and re-purpose 💚.
Honestly hearing all of this is so refreshing 🙌🏻 I have a roommate who is EXTREMELY wasteful and it has taken such a toll on me just seeing how careless people can be 😤
I only use coffee grounds and egg shells on my plants 😂 growing up that’s all my mom used for fertilizing and I trust her plant advice! I also try to use as much rain water as I can
How do you use the egg shells? Do you just crush and lay on the soil?
@@beckygarcia4416 yes!! I just sprinkle them on top of the soil!
Easy rainwater collecting method I use. A bucket w/ a lid (I upcycled a kitty litter container lol) and an umbrella. Cut a hole in the top of the umbrella. Turn the umbrella upside down and set it on top of the bucket. I use the little Velcro strap meant to tie around the umbrella to secure it to the handle of my bucket - that way it doesn’t blow away lol. The surface area of the umbrella will collect rain water a lot more efficiently than just setting a container out. An airtight lid is also very important for keeping mosquitos from laying their eggs in the water! I always make sure to close the lid after it stops raining.
This is sooo smart!!! I need this set up lol
I love that you are speaking of sustainability and the environment. Thanks for some great tips😍
Anytime you are running water I keep a container under the tap to save that water for my plants. I also use dehumidifier water for my plants. Use coffee, banana peels and eggs in a blender for added fertilizer for outdoor plants. Save boiled water used for food for my outdoor plants as well. Great video. We can all do our part
I use all kinds of things for pots. I bought the drill bits to put holes in the bottoms.
Thanks for helping save the planet 🌏❤️
I started baking used and old soil after repotting plants, root bits and all. I fertilize on the regular so baking out nutrients is not an issue for me. After seeing how much amendment rich soil I was tossing into my neighbor’s garden, last year, I decided that it’s wasteful to my pocket book! Although, my neighbor may be sad, I’m loving it!
Love your prism of light on your wall.....so pretty 😋
Socks on clear pots....great idea!
I am big on donating my things to local senior centers since my dad is 89 yrs. I also diy, repurpose and reuse whatever I can. If even donate plants. Love this content.
Yes, I agree with all you said. I live on a fixed income and reuse as much as possible when it comes to plant care. It all can become very expensive.
I reuse my Perlite and Sphagnum Moss after seeing your videos. I also reuse the kids slurpee cups for my LECA plants. So much fun.
Stereofoam and broken terracota are great to put at the bottom of pots. I do that so the soil at the bottom dried faster because it’s airy. I don’t care what people say, it worked for me
I never have bought a plant online ,iv found just about any plant from local places...great information .and I also love plant supplies found much from thrift stores...thank you
My new fav is planting in glasses, empty candle jars, fake crystal, all empty sauce jars I even propagate with perlite in like pasta sauce jars or just regular glass jars with glass lids and it works!? It’s awesome to watch and you can paint the inside of the glass as well so the paint doesn’t look tacky and the glass isn’t clear
I just recently spray painted an old toothbrush holder that we don’t need anymore since we went electric and it’s now a cute little propagation station 🥰
I like reusing pots and painting old pots with chalk paint ☺️ thank you for making a video on this topic!
I always think of ways to better use water when watering plants....great tips!
I become sustainable by watching your videos
I reuse pots and soil when possible, I put OLD soil outside in our yard, I’ve used rain water but not consistently, I use old things as pots (containers , plastic cups, ect) . It’s never a bad thing to reuse ♻️!
These are really wonderful tips. We get so much rain where I live, I can’t believe it’s never occurred to me to reserve some rain water. I love repurposing glass containers from packaged food items for propagation. For instance, I’ve repurposed glass coconut yogurt containers (which also happen to be roughly votive candle-size, for all of my candle cweens out there) to regrow scallions. I also used an old rice wine vinegar bottle to propagate one of my spider plant babies: The mouth of the bottle is just narrow enough that the baby won’t tip over, and the long neck of the bottle will allow me to view the growth of the roots.
I gave away my pon that I had accidentally purchased a while ago and never used (and was past the return date) in my local Facebook for free because I didn't just want to throw it away. I figured I had already spent the money and I just wanted someone else to have it and use it. The lovely lady who came to pick it up was really grateful and brought me some chocolate as a thank you. Win/win! :)
that is so nice 🥺 yes such a win win!
I love rain water I collect it all the time … thanks for all your sharing
Loved this video so much!! I stopped spending 5-10 dollars a pot and spent $10 for 500 clear drink cups on Amazon to pot in! I bought 9oz and 20oz and have enough for a year! I will continue to fertilize my plants too. I do use fish emulsion that I use monthly and other stuff in between. I bought the bag of Better Gro orchid fertilizer and mix it to spray my Hoyas. Beats buying bottles every month! I have been known to pot plants in soup cans and veggie cans and even tuna cans. You keep doing what is good for you!! These things make a difference. I also bought a compost unit for my kitchen. I love it!!
Oh I need to mix my own orchid fertilizer too!! I hate buying the bottles so often. Great idea.
Another really sustainable option is finding a natural spring near you. I am pretty lucky that I can go fill up my jugs with natural spring water and my plants love it. I know not everyone has the option, but those who do definitely should. Just as sustainable as rain water- which I’m also an avid support of. I got two hook ups for rainwater on my house, but you’ve gotta make sure to clean your gutters and know what type of gutters you have! Along with your roof.
Peat and coco is a tough area. Because, the palm industry is VERY questionable. Peat is become more involved with AG laws to try and be better. But, we do what we can and like you said- reuse, reuse, reuse and know who you are SUPPORTING. No thank you MG! Lol
Thank you for bringing awareness to a very important topic ❤️❤️
Algae is pretty good for our plants too. I know many just don’t like the look of it. 💚
Interesting ideas.
I definitely agree that the palm / coconut industry is rough on ecosystems & communities, but for sure it's not as harsh as the peat industry, right?
As for gathering spring water... I'm wondering how that might impact the local environment or the microbiome of our plants??
More videos like this need to be in circulation among the plant community. There are so many passionate people in this hobby, and that energy needs to be focused! Love this
Yessss we love a sustainable kween💖 I am constantly saving plastic containers for future perlite prop boxes or glass bottles for water propagations 🥰 loved this video fern. 💕
I am super proud of my low waste watering system. I either use rain water because I am blessed to have a rain barrel outside or we will use the water we siphon out of our goldfish aquarium. I have old spinach containers from the grocery store that I put my pots in and water in those. And then take the water that has drained out and keep using it until all of it is done for all the plants. They really like the aquarium water and have been growing nonstop. Makes me feel a little bit better about my footprint with the house plants .
I remember when Mason jars were a huge thing and sold at michaels. But you can wash out pasta sauce glass containers and use them for plant propagation. Also I love bread yeast bottles , they are tiny amber glass bottles that I reuse for propagations. Love this eco-friendly video!!
I love this video! Living as sustainable as possible is really important to me! I make my own trellises and poles with twigs from the forest, and it works great as support for the plants ❤️
My favorite water prop containers are old jam or sauce jars. I go to the farmers market all the time in the summer and they sell a lot of goods in mason jars which is awesome for reusing.
I can't wait until farmers markets are running again 🥺💚
I save, wash, and reuse chopsticks to use as plant stakes!! Works like a charm 😌
If you guys buy the concentrated cleaners from grove they come in a little time glass jar that you empty into your spray bottle and those little jars are amazing for propagation especially string of varieties
One of my New Years/Plant parenthood goals is buying at least one rain barrel this Spring. Currently have 100 house plants and know I will put the rain barrel to good use.
Oh YES what a great idea. When I own a home I will definitely be getting one too!
Some municipalities give them to residents. You just have to request it if it’s available.
Thank you for being one of the only plant-tubers to talk about environmental impacts/how to improve. Love as always!! 💖🍃 (hope your thrips are gone lol)
I reuse my foundation and other makeup bottles as propagation jars. And just buy plants/cuttings off fb marketplace. Also have seen second hand materials like perlite being sold on fb marketplace.
The hardest to find is pots. I was lucky enough to come across a lady on fb marketplace who has hundreds of terracotta pots, and she gave me some for free. But a part from that theres little luck for second hand ones (at least, ones that are nice) - so in that event I paint the ugly ones lol (which is so therapeutic), or I've resorted to other sustainable options (i.e. The Good Pot Co --> decorative pots made of recycled paper in Bunnings in Australia // or selected Northcote pottery pots at Bunnings --> made of recycled materials like bamboo husks and nut shells (Benji Pot if anyones interested))
Definitely an important topic and agree that small actions in every part and hobby of your life creates huge differences
I agree that pots are hard to find second hand, especially if you are focused on Aesthetics. I usually feel really guilty when I have to buy a new pot, since the affordable ones are imported from around the world 😿
@@shesjustsomegirl same here. But I’ve found painting terracotta pots which I can always find second hand is great - look up inspo on Pinterest!
Yeyy 2 videos im soo happy keep them coming baby girl
Large soda bottles make great leca net pots. Just cut to height, use the bottom as a pot. I use a carpet/box cutter to make slits. And those large bottles of distilled water are great for that too.
oh yes I've seen the soda bottle hack! so cool and a great way to re-use
I rescue plants from curbside.... they usually come in pots and soil.... I reuse all of it. Bake the soil to reuse in my outdoor plants or I use in my outdoor raised beds garden 😀.... I just rescued 3 huge fiddle leaf fig trees.... one is about 10 ft tall the other two is 4 and 5 ft
Love this video so much! Rain water is the best for your plants I also collect snow just make sure its not yellow 😉
Love this video so much fern. Been really trying to learn what steps I can make to be more sustainable this helps so much. Keep being an advocate for the planet!!!
Wow! I was just thinking about how to make my planty hobby more sustainable ^^ the timing of this video is so perfect.
That's so amazing to hear 🥺💚
I absolutely love that you brought this conversation to the table 💚
Another thing that you can do to be more sustainable in your plant care practices is to use fish tank water for a perfectly balanced, all-in-one plant fertilizer. Fish tank water is filled with life- especially beneficial microbes that your plant needs for survival. A lot of the microbes that come in potting mixes actually slowly die off in between waterings as the soil dries out but is replaced when you use the waste water from your fish tank. I swear by the stuff and my plants can’t get enough of it 🐟💩
Big ag companies like Miracle Grow & General Hydroponics are owned by Monsanto (sorry Fern, I know you’re a fan 😅) which creates synthetic fertilizers, pesticides & chemicals that are poisoning our planet.
If you use fish tank water, instead, you’re saving on plastic containers your fertilizer comes in too!
Yes, you're 100% right. Fertilizer is a hard one for me, but I'm willing to work towards making a positive switch! Thanks so much for watching & for sharing your insight ☺️
@@wildfern I totally understand! I used to use the same products until I met my partner who was really into aquariums and we started discussing the bigger impacts. If you ever need any help setting up a small fish tank please feel free to reach out! I am more than happy to help- you would be surprised how much fertilizer you can create with a small fish tank. Until then, you are doing a wonderful job opening up conversations & inspiring sustainability 💗
Instead of boiling perlite, I've been cleaning them with topical hydrogen peroxide solution. I soak it in the solution (no water or other additives) and just leave it there until I need to use it. In my experience, it kills the algae perfectly which is my main aim.
The biggest change for me was buying a distiller. This has saved $, plastic and lugging gallons of water. This spring I’ll be adding rain barrels to a few of my downspouts.
Which one do you have?! I want one too!
@@wildfern I bought the stainless steel CO-Z distiller with a glass cache. It retails for $130.00.
Awesome topic! I reuse all my plastic lids in the bottom of my cache pots to raise the inner nursery pot off the bottom. I never replant into the ceramic/terra because then I can't change my mind without a hassle. I put the cache pot where it looks best and can change out the plants on whether it's happy there or not, and don't have to deal with trays, the weight, etc. - and I'm in the process of switching all to semi-hydro - love it!
Love this video thanks so much for making it we all have room to grow and do better!
Thank you so much for your fun informative videos really enjoying all my houseplants just repotted them in soil you recommended and given my mini monstera and monkey monstera a Moss pole makes me feel like I'm doing it with a friend thank you 💖
Great video Fern!
One way I "upcycle" in my planty decor is by using a cute old food or drink container to conceal a nursery pot: like a cool looking cardboard box from a 6-pack of local craft beer... it only lasts a couple months, but it's fun to change it up 🙃
A couple people mentioned 🚿 capturing shower water 🚿 ... I'm totally stealing that for my indoor & outdoor gardening.
I have always collected rain water for my houseplants and bonsai, its very cheap and easy to set up a rain water collector if you have a drain pipe and totally worth it as some plants are fussy about what water they get but none of them have a problem with rain water
Yesss Fern! 👏👏👏Thank you so much for creating content around sustainability. It's so important and I love to see you using your platform to promote it!
Thank you so much 🥺 I'm glad you appreciate it!
Great tips!! Defenitly agree on making a different by doing our best with little steps 🌟🌿 Btw you look amazing 😍 love the bandana and the lipstick 💋
Thank you so much!!
I 've Picked Up Starbuck's And Big Gulp Cups To Propagate My Plants In...I Even Have A Mini- Monstera Growing In Soil In One. IT Fits Down Inside A Vase With Stripes , Red Hearts And The Word Love Written On Each Heart. I Found The Vase At The Goodwill That Was Near Flora Grubb's Gardens Where I Would Buy Plants. After That... It Was Off To The Goodwill To Find Pots, Pitchers And Other Vessels... Works Of Art To Go With My Living Works Of Art!!! I BELIEVE They Took Notice Though...Because The Prices Went UP!!! 🤨🤨🤨
Heck yeah! I have rain barrels and a compost system, but I use both mainly for gardening🥰
👁️ am so happy you made this video. We all need to shift our focus to taking care of our home. 💚
I have used my old clear chewing gum containers as propagation vessels a lot!! I either use them with leca or I poke holes in the bottom and just use them like a regular 5cm diameter nursery pot. I love them. I don't eat a lot of gum anymore, but I still have a lot of those containers left to use haha
ahh so smart!! I love that
Good content!!!
I’ve covered nursery pots with fabric, textured paint, rope, wood etc. Love to repurpose/re-use !!!
Oh that’s so fun!!
What color is your lipstick?! Btw your face always looks beautiful with or without makeup!
I water my plants with aquarium water. I have 9 aquariums so there is plenty of water to go around. If no plants need water on a day when I clean a tank then I put the water in a 1 gallon container. My plants love the water.
Oh that's handy! Watering and fertilizing all in one - bam 💥
I also use old 10 and 20 gallon aquariums as prop boxes. I reuse glass jars to put my cuttings in and I put them in the tank.
I love reusing the plastic containers from cherry tomatoes 🍅 because I can first refuse them and of course see the roots 💚 the rain water is amazing idea which I haven't tried yet but I would love to in the future 😍
Ah yesssss! 🍅
My fiancé drinks sooo much coffee along with that is creamer so I’ve reused the coffee creamer container for watering/fertilizer water. And it’s been so handy cause it pours greatly!
I love this! I look forward to reusing my pon and moss. I also throw in coffee grounds, and if I don't drink all the coffee in the pot I throw it in a plant. I like to use egg shells also and I even use the water I boil my eggs in, I was told when they're boiled they nutrients from the shells go into the water. Rice water and Banana peels is another thing I use.
I’ve always wondered if it would be okay to pour left over coffee into them!!
This is awesome topic and i really enjoyed your video! 🤩 For me finding new ways to be more sustainable, like reusing containers is so rewarding haha 😂 One thing though that I'm concerned about is the energy use of humidifiers and grow lights 😬 I'm always debating whether i should shut them down earlier or not. But on the other hand, it is necessary for the plants to thrive and this hobby is nothing if the plants are not happy.
Love that you mentioned boiling your sphagnum moss! The sphagnum moss I own is all from buying from local sellers and tbh it’s not my favorite medium haha but I do want to use it for a prop box… I was always unsure how to “sterilize” it though. So again, thank you 🌿
Unless a plant has died or had pests in moss or perlite, leca or whatnot, I don't do anything to it. Also, invest in live moss. I bought 5kg last summer and kept two boxes under grow lights and it just keeps growing. Sometimes it grows faster than my props.
I bake my soil at 180F for about 30mins, and it sterilizes it:) also re-use my perlite and moss. Good for the budget as well 👏also made plant planks from a big piece of wood I found on the side of the road. So many things can be re-purposed !
I always water with rain water. My plants always seem to struggle when I used tap water
They are lucky plants! 🌧
such a cute video keeps me motivated in my sustainability journey! 💚
if i water propagate i love to pour that water through when i pot it up
Bit late commenting on this video but hey ho. I have a wormery which I use to put all my food scraps in. The worm castings (liquid worm poo) makes a perfect fertiliser!
I love this! So many people get caught up in the consumerism aspect of growing plants, and miss the fact that we should be trying to make more conscious efforts to protect the earth and watch our carbon footprint. Excessive imports are what really gets me. Not worth it imo.
Great information! Theirs always things we can do to help the environment!
I was doing plant chores the other day and saw some radish seeds , wow they are the fastest thing to grow , great for kids they sprouted in a few days ! Tfs 🌵 I microwave soil to make sure I can reuse ♻️ it
Great ideas Fern. We all can do better
We just got a kpod recycling tool from Walmart and the pod already will have a hole in the bottom perfect for a single leaf prop
I ALSO Have A Number Of Bottles From Tequila Brands That I've Picked Up From The Streets. Patrón And 1800 Bottles Are Some Good Looking Water Propagation Bottles!!!
Great tips! We love sustainability 🙌🏻
I love this! I've wanted to be more environmentally conscious in general, but I never thought about that with planting oddly. Thanks Fern 🌿
I don't know where conconut coir is harvested. But I know that for some coconut milks monkeys are used to harvest it. So that might be something to keep in mind as a posibility
Yes this topic is so important!!! Thanks fern for another amazing video 🌿🥰
Great topic to bring forward. Hoping we can all do something to make a difference 🌱🌿💚
I WISH I could use rainwater, but I live in Central California and it rains maybe 10 times a year 😅
Same. I would literally feel so guilty taking rain from this parched landscape 😞
You’re a good human. :)