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I just keep it simple and cheap. Pro-mix potting soil with added perlite and orchid bark. Works well for me.
Super informative! Really appreciate your expertise. The balance of several critical variables is what makes it impossible to have a “one size fits all” approach to tropical houseplant care. To get a tropical plant to live in a non-tropical environment requires some education and a willingness to understand the impact of the different factors (light, humidity, substrate, watering). Anyone who wants to really understand how to properly care for tropicals will learn a lot from you!
Thanks! My philosophy is don’t change my environment to make the plant grow. Instead make the plant grow in MY environment. And with just a small tweak of the medium components combined with how I water can allow me to grow exotic plants in ambient conditions fuss-free!
I agree with you on house plants. I for one am not interested in a grow tent in my house.
Ditto. I grow for my own enjoyment and a lot of it is LOOKING AT THEM. I also hate moss poles so much for SO many reasons.
@@jieeeee Oh my gosh, so do I!!!! I refuse to put a moss pole up although my Philodendron Jose Bueno would probably thrive on one.
I nice alternative is a peace of drift wood! Maybe treated on the bottom end for fungus/moisture. I used to have a few back when I had a lot more philos!:)
I totally get people who have tents if they have the extra space. If I could, I’d have a walk in one and it would be my happy place but… that’s not my reality. Smaller tents or the equivalent are great to isolate plants or give them some short term extra love but with limited space, I’ve come to terms with the reality that I want plants in my home that will grow in my home where I can enjoy them.
@@LeafyConversations Ugh my main problem with moss poles is that I am horrible at keeping up with watering(I have most of my plants in amended pon no drainage) as moss becomes so hydrophobic after missing a watering and it can lead to dry rot easily. I've had success with tricking certain climbing philodendrons to trigger thigomorphogenesis with stakes tied to the aerial roots TIGHTLY but they are just as unsightly as moss poles. Jake mentioned drift woods which probably looks way better.
Love your shirt!
Thx!!
Yes, the best mix is whatever works for you. For me, that is coconut husk chips blended with #3 perlite and charcoal. It provides a lot of moisture and a lot of air for healthy roots. I could use sphagnum but CHC decomposes a lot more slowly due to the high lignin content, doesn't compress over time, maintains a moderately acid environment through it's life, and is easier to rehydrate if it gets too dry. CHC is also significantly cheaper.
I know that many people rave about PON and LECA for growing, I know that my plants just do better in organic media, period. They start out great in inorganic and then begin to decline after a couple of years. I've never been able to pinpoint a reason for this and, for me, it just isn't worth trying to figure out why when I'm perfectly comfortable growing in an organic blend and just repotting as needed.
Damnit Jake, i just got that earworm outa my head. Here we go again 😹 Love the song! And so so happy you're advice is encouraging critical thinking. There is no one substrate recipe/ watering schedule for every household conditions. 👏😻
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Yep agreed, you have to figure out what works for you, within those parameters. Mine is perlite, orchid bark, coco peat and a little of my own compost, but I change it a bit for anthuriums, begonias etc
That’s how it’s done!😎
Great video! I love that you question everything and encourage others to do so!
Love the video and the song - it'll be back in my head for another week!
I have had good luck with Pon in no drainage - sometimes with LECA to mark the reservoir. I am honestly a little nervous to add organic material but am so curious! It's there an aroid you'd suggest practicing on? Something cheap but sensitive enough to give me useful feedback. I know it's different for every plant but still...
I totally agree that the operative word in the term houseplants is "house." If I get a cabinet, it'll be for a bioactive terrarium.
I love your work! 💚
Maybe try a few different types of plants with different care needs. Like a terrestrial philo such as a Gloriosum vs an epiphytic one like Atabapoense. Same with other genera of plants. Also will be beneficial to observe plants with different root thickness since thicker roots are generally more resilient to droughts:)
Love all of your videos, so informative and fun!
Thanks so much! Glad you like them!
Love your videos. I learn a lot - thanks!!
Happy to hear! Cheers!😁
Totally agree!!!! Love this video!!
Thanks!☺️
Keep most of my plants outside in Florida. I use an orchid, perlite Tropical mix. Then a clay pot since it monsoons in the summer
I’m jealous of your climate😩
@@plantgayforlife my front and back patio are natural jungles
Those aren’t house plans then😂😂
@@calebn5330 they come inside sometime , plus technically still under my roof 😂
Ding ding ding! All stellar points!
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I switch using sphagnum moss with perlite after using more than a year of chunky soil mix. I found that it is most suitable for my watering schedule and environment! Glad to know that somebody is also using this method!
Good to hear you found a more suitable media to use!😁
Yessss 👏👏
Yep sure do know you write an produce music ☺️💚
My aroid mix:
• Cocopeat
• Charcoal
• Tree fern
• Volcanic rock
• Vermicompost
This mix is so good and cheap in here, yeah I live in Indonesia😆.
Cocopeat for moisture. Charcoal, tree fern and volcanic rock to make it porous. Vermicompost for nutrients.
My cheaper (lazy) aroid mix:
• Rice husk
• Burnt rice husk
• Cocopeat
• Compost
I’m jealous you can grow aroids outdoors over there!😄
One thing I always have to remind myself of is that potting mix is only a portion of the formula, but a vital one. As you said, the potting medium differs based on the home. I like using a mix of coco coir, orchid bark, akadama and lava rock. It's what works best in my home. Sadly the only thing I have issues supplementing is light at the moment :(
What about grow lights? You can essentially manipulate the perfect lighting situation for your plants based on the light you use and how close the plant is to it:)
@@plantgayforlife Oh I do have grow lights. But my growing collection definitely needs more light :(
@@MrSonoru test the light with a foot candle/lux meter to see how much more light you need. You can search online how many foot candles certain houseplants need.
@@plantgayforlife I do need to buy one and I totally forgot about that! Thanks for the reminder :)
I've watched several of your videos, and I believe you've given me a perfect solution to growing my anthiriums. I am so new to them and I was so nervous, but all of them as soon as I planted them similarly to how you have yours set up most of them have new leaves coming up! Now, I do have a question...how early is to early? I have some seedlings that are rather small! I'm afraid too small to set up how I have the larger ones that have several leaves. Can you help?
Sorry...I didn't know how else to get in touch. I hope this is okay? 😬
That’s great to hear it’s working well for you! It depends how established and healthy the plant is, not necessarily the size. Plants can be converted to the vase life so long as they have healthy root systems, are not moved to a vase considerably larger than its original pot, and planted in a medium similar to what it is used to growing in. 😉
@@plantgayforlife thank you so much for your reply. This info helps so much! Thank you. ❤️
Can anyone rate tree fern fiber? I've heard that it's great for moisture retention. Has anyone subbed soil/cocopeat completely for it?
so true... its just trying things and find out what works best.... whats you thoughts on lechuza pon?
Thx for the intertaning and helpufull videos :D
I’ve never used pon but I know a lot of growers swear by it! I have used all fluval stratum medium and pumice medium for some plants successfully, so I can imagine pon would give similar results:)
Moss is so hard to get off of roots.
Yes but it’s not necessary to remove all the moss when transplanting
@@plantgayforlife I am grateful I found your channel. I had my Anthuriums in wonderful media, but in orchid pots and allowed them to dry out a bit before watering. They were doing great then I put them outside for Spring rain, and Spring hail came with it and...well you probably know the rest, so I am rehabbing.
Why hello there! 😍
I recently bought another cuz I get so many compliments on this shirt! Can’t wait to get it!😃💚
@@plantgayforlife aaah, love that! I hope you get many more compliments 🥰
Great vid!!!