Prayer Plant | Red Maranta Care Tips!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Hello my friends! It's me. I filmed another care tips video all about my Prayer Plant / Red Maranta! It was 100 degrees in my apartment while filming so forgive my inevitable sweatiness.
This plant ended up being a lot easier than I thought, not nearly as finicky as I'd heard they can be. But who knows, you might kill it instantly... and if that happens - oh well. It happens... A LOT. Don't fret.
Anyway, I hope this video helps you in your plant journey! Let's try and not kill plants together.
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one of the office i call on at work has this plant on a 4' x 4' table in the center of the lobby . it is huge it hangs of all 4 side of the table . i had never sen this plant before and asked all the people in the office what it was and who takes care of it . they told me none of them know what it is and that the cleaning lady that works overnight brought it in and cares for it.
so i searched for the name of it and then found this video . i am 53 and only recently got into house plants , though i have had planted aquariums for years .
anyway i'll stop rambling and just say i subscribed . and your delivery and sense of humor are awesome.
That’s so cool the cleaning lady just brought it in for you guys ⭐️ it’s a gorgeous plant so I’m glad you’ve gotten the chance to enjoy it - thank you for watching and subbing!!! ☺️
Omg, your humor!!!!! Hahah I subscribed right away after watching this video
Aww thank YOU!! I am honored haha 🙌
Same!
love your sassy humor lol, and great plant tips
Aw thank you so much ! I’m honored you think so 😊 💃
Best prayer plant video yet. Helpful and hilarious
Aw thank you!! So glad you enjoyed, warms my lil heart 😊❤️
I love your humor lol thank you good information
Thank you !! I’m glad it’s helpful 😊
You give me hope. 1 day into Maranta parenting x
Oh my, day 1 is a frightening spot but it’s much easier than you think!! Let me know how it goes! 👍
@@Macksimize100 thank you x
just one thing, boiling the water will actually increase the concentration of minerals in it as the minerals dont evaporate. you'd be much better off with tap water
yeah i just use distilled, the filtered water from the fridge, or rainwater. rainwater does the best.
I'm pretty excited
Lol I’m so glad to hear it 😊
Mine only folds at daytime and comes to life at night.. I always felt a connection because I’m a night-🦉 Now I find out it supposed to fold at night 😳
haha maybe yours works the night shift ?
Macksimize I guess🌙🙃
I love how your plant looks! Must admit I don't have one... Would love to get more plants but I think my husband would kill me. LOL Thanks for sharing it! I will have to vicariously enjoy yours!
I know my boyfriend rolls his eyes every time I bring a new plant home too haha - You should definitely get this plant if you have a good spot for it!! I'll support your plant addiction lol
@@Macksimize100 LOL If my husband goes on his annual fishing trip in a few months, that's when I plan to add more plants and blend them in! LOL
That one entered my humble abode the other day. :3 been caring for a green variety of the plant (not the lime one, the simpler one, looks like a ladybug xD).
I had my ups and downs with it. But yeah! great tips there! Just, ive heard that boiling water in an attempts to get the Chlorine and other minerals out is not recommended. As i understood, boiling just evaporates the clean water molecules into steam, and leaves in your boiling pot less water and therefore greater concentration of those minerals you want to get rid of xD... And distilled water comes from condensing that steam water molecules back into liquid. So thats the purest water. Letting water sit is much better than boiling it. But ive opted for a filter jug. Britta or something like that. Works fine for now, even on calatheas.
I like your videos! Your vids are fun and informative as well to watch! Keep up the good work! :3
Thank you so much for watching!! I’m so glad the video was helpful in some way, that’s the main goal here haha 😆 - but yesss I’ve also heard the boiling trick isn’t always recommend! I love that you’re bringing up that point. It’s weird because it seems to work for me after letting it cool down but I think everyone has different luck depending on their tap water?! I think the main takeaway is definitely let the water sit out for 24 hours and that’s been keeping my leaves looking real fresh lol :) I hope you continue to have good luck with your plant and keep me posted!
@@Macksimize100 Well, maybe tap water in my area is not as pure as one would expect. Had some leaf browning on that green marantha i mentioned. But yeah, soon i learned the trick and informed myself. :3 Have a nice evening!
I finally snagged one of these last night from my local Lowe’s and I’m in love with it 😭😭😭💕
I am so excited for you 👏😊 it’s a real gem
Your intros are life
ok....i had to subscribe. YOU ARE FUNNY! also, just bought this plant and want to learn more about it :)
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed 😊
I enjoy watching your videos. I like how you’re feeding us the information yet keeping a smile on my face with your sarcastic yet welcoming comedic personality! Go girl! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
oh my gosh this is the nicest thing ever, thank you girl!! 🙌❤️
Macksimize absolutely!! I’m definitely a new subbie!! #plantmoms 🌱
Please be my friend! Omg so I’ve heard about the folding at night but I never really payed attention so tell me why I just googled “why is my prayers plant looking sad” at 8:35 pm 😂😂 also tried the straightening the leaves and used they’re firm 🤣🤣
I love this girl
Haha I’m so glad to hear that! ☺️thank you!
Mine bows during the day and stands at night. Got it from my sister. I've had it for two months and it has only three months and hasn't put out any new leaves.
I know it sounds simple... but how do you bottom water?
Haha I understand the confusion, I should make a video on how to do it! But in a lil nut shell - you fill a large pot with water (ideally water that’s been sitting out for 24 hours to clear out the minerals tap water carries) and set your plant in there for 30 minutes or until the soil is completely soaked through ! Really only works for smaller plants since larger plants are extremely heavy sometimes lol
@@Macksimize100 so it soaks through the drainage hole?
Yes exactly! Forgot to mention that. So always ensure your pots have drainage holes, the water will soak through those into the soil. Usually I keep my plants in their plastic nursery pots I bought them in and put them in a cuter cover pot which makes bottom watering easier
Anyone know how to encourage the red on the undersides?😊 mine is green on the edges of the underside and more concentrated red towards the center. Maybe it’s getting too much light? It’s not burning though lol I would appreciate any tips 🙏🏽😊
I originally had this baby hanging in my window but now I'm thinking that's too much light. Will she be okay across the room about 8 feet? I do have 3 windows in my room with lots of light
Ahh yes she might be able to handle being right next to the window especially if it's east-facing, just keep an eye and see if the leaves start wilting or look sun burnt, then definitely take her back a notch - I think she'll be happy 8 feet away too especially if you have multiple windows ! 😊 Hope that helps!
Hey Mack did u know they grow great in just a vase of water ?
I’ve seen that! I’ll have to try it ☺️ treat it like some of my pothos
Lovely you💚💚 thanks.
Yes! been growing mine for over two yrs now and they tend to sleep at night (tortido kekeke) and awake during the day when it likes to take mist from my zero water filtered spray bottle :) just re-potted mine because it out grew the pot it came in.. was wondering.. I noticed 2 separate stem bundles sprouting leaves but connected by one large root underneath, is it ok to cut it and pot them separately? It did also offspring a separate third root system and is a baby so I potted that one in a different container already.
Yeah you can definitely separate them! Just be careful not to injure the roots TOO much, it’s a delicate dance when separating a plant from a central root system but can be done :)
@@Macksimize100 GOD dang it, so I put the baby in a small pot kept inside, the other two decided not to cut the root and propagated them together to a larger pot but put them outside my back porch.. thought it would be ok but when I went to check on them in a few days they were all widdeley shrunken and near death! I didn't think the nights here(so cali) would affect them too much but I was so wrong, there so damn sensitive.. I am nursing them daily back to health now, I hope they can make it, it looks like they have 50/50 chance but seem to be doing a tiny bit better day by day.
So I thought my leaves were burnt. Must have been my bloomin’ water!! Ugh 😑
Yes they are sooo sensitive to the water you use! Drama queens ☺️
Can I use purified drinking water for these guys?
Yes you can! They can technically survive any water, it's only straight tap water that is a little too harsh for them and causes the brown tips
I wish I could be your friend and talk about plants with you!
We can talk about plants ANY time 😊
@@Macksimize100 Hi, so far I have watched 2 of your videos and shared with my "plant" girlfriend .. that's another story. Is there any way for you to update your videos or just respond to me with what I might be doing to flat out kill a plant!! I killed my prayer plant and I think it might have been the watering issue you mentioned. I'm buying another one because it was beautiful to watch, we'll see if I can keep that one alive. 🤞
Haha thank you!! We all have that plant friend 😂 - it might be a watering issue though with your prayer plant! Was it yellow and droopy or did it get crispy and brown? Typically if it’s yellow that means too much water whereas brown means you were under-watering!
@@Macksimize100 hi again, thank you for responding so fast. Is there a way to know when you send a response so I'm not sitting here like fatal attraction LOL (I could be dating myself with hat comment) .. I literally did everything, cuz that's what the friend told me. so I didn't over water and then I underwatered. It was kind of a mess.
I like your vibes
Thank you!! 🙏 🌿🌈
is drinking water from a fountain okay for this plant?
Yes! 😊
What do you fertilize it with ?
I use fertilizer called "Alaska Fish Fertilizer" - if you type that into google it should be the first one that pops up! It's pretty much the only major Fish Fertilizer you can get - they sell at Home Depot and Amazon as well
@@Macksimize100 you're the best! Thank you ❤
@@Macksimize100 can you please tell me your ratio. I want to use mine this summer, thanks
Wrong advice!!!! It doesn't like to be crispy dry!!!! It likes to be moist at all times!!!!🙄✌️