How Many Plants Is TOO MANY | When Is It Time To Let a Plant Go?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ธ.ค. 2021
- Welcome to Rooting Mindfully. My name is Ayana. Today I am doing a video on how many plants is too many and when it is time to let a plant go. This question I have posed to my self throughout my journey and it has also been asked of me so I decided to make this video. I hope you enjoy it.
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my "too many" plants is when my shelves look cluttered and not spaced out enough.
I need to get rid of some plants because right now, there are so many that they are making the house look cluttered. Plants should enhance the way a home looks, but right now, my plants are taking up every inch of windowsill in the good windows, and we can’t close the blinds or easily open and close the windows. I had to move them to a different room this week because we’re painting, and I can’t deny that the room looks better without the army of plants crowding the windows. So my plan is to downsize to keep some of the more attractive statement plants and arrange them nicely, keep some of my “just because I enjoy watching them grow” plants in our spare bedroom, and get rid of the ones that don’t make the cut.
This is truly one of the best houseplant videos. I've been growing houseplants for around 34 years now. This year was the year of hell in my growing experience. Thrips (and I never had thrips before!!) Lost 7 plants, 2 favorites. Almost lost my favorite. Mom had surgery, needed to help her. 2 more plants going down hill after repot. So upsetting. This year I am thinking about buying nicer pots for some of my remaining plants and maybe 1 plant stand but No New Plants! Maybe 1 but no more. You are right, it can get to you after awhile. Not many videos about the truth in growing houseplants. You just about covered it. 👍🌱
“If the plant is disrespectful” 😂
Great video, much wisdom!
Hope you have a happy New Year 💚
Happy New Year to you as well :) hahah thank you so much :) I try lol
I always enjoy watching your videos. Great advice. I am under 50 plants and that for me "50" is my limit. Knowing your limit is key, because the care and upkeep can be overwhelming at times. Please Ayana, when you feel the need to declutter, and want to rid yourself of some of your plants. Please hold a lottery, I will pay for shipping if I win 😁
LOL we all know if your plants dont behave they will go out the door to the plant gods lol I love this video you cant enjoy your plants if they stress you out. I love nature and my plants and fish tanks makes me feel like I am in the forest if I could live in a tree house in the forest I would. I have around 176 plants pluse the ones in my fish tanks and if the dont want to live with me in my forest after I water them, feed them give then light and the fans to keep them moving loving and caring for the well off to the plant gods they go lol . thank you for this video Happy New Year everybody
You made perfect sense about everything I do stupid things like keep buying plants I know I can’t grow just because I like them so much lol I’m like you if it doesn’t do well I get rid of it I have 160 plants and I’m 71 years old and don’t have time to deal with it thank you for sharing
great video topic, it is very subjective depending on one's lifestyle, patience level, time management, space, etc. I currently have around 85 (mostly easygoing, beginner to intermediate level) plants, down from my high of maybe 105 or so, but two plants would absolutely be tooooooo much for say, my mom 🤣🤣
i think when it becomes not fun anymore to do the day to day maintenance/checking on them, or when it becomes an extreme chore that takes up like hours of your day - you might have a few too many and might need to reconnoiter. it should be a relaxing hobby, not any kind of stressful. because i'm definitely with you in that i will cut my losses on an unhappy, non salvageable plant in a hearbeat
Lol your mom
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I hear you. I am struggling with anthurium, the velvet texture ones. They were so expensive etc and I can only keep clarinervium happy. If by the end of 2022 my other velvet anthurium are not thriving, I will try and gift them to my city botanical garden... I would do that now, but giving away something that cost me a 100+ is not easy.
Love this! I’m constantly asking myself this question! 😂
It is a personal preference... I have 26 plants inside my house and that is enough... for me my space is starting to feel cluttered.... 😌 I also have 25 on my front porch and I don't know how much I have on my back patio.... to each his/her own
Yeah I have a lot plants
I always hope I can have a green house
Thank you Ayana. You advice is so useful.
Thank you! This is just what I needed to hear. My collection has gotten too big and overwhelming. But I feel so guilty for not “saving a plant” or letting go of plants I no longer love when in reality we pull weeds, eat salads, clear ground for housing etc without batting an eye. This will help me to declutter, let go of plants that just continue too struggle for too long or I no longer have a passion for and make life easier!
I agree with you completely, I want to simplify Everything in my life, including care for my plants.👍🏻I’m also going to minimize the amount I’ll spend for and on plants in 2022…This year is ALL about ME! 😁 Great video, Happy New Year! 🎊🙏🏻🪴💕
Exactly 😀😀😀 I definitely agree
I really appreciate that you have moved closer to the camera. Thank you for making this content. I love your honesty.
Happy New Year 🥳
Love your vids!
This is great advice. I really enjoy your input.
I think I needed to hear this today. Thank you!
Thank for for the great advice. I have just over 80 plants and this is all I want. I feel it. Going to learn what it is like to take care of all of these in 2022. Happy New Year! 🎆
Happy New Year. That sounds like a great idea 😀
Very good video! Plants need to be appreciative to.
Enjoyed your videos!! Happy new years!! See you in 2022!!
I only have 25 plants, but soon 30 lol. I am trying not to go over. I think I need to just collect snake plants, because they seem to do well wherever I put them. They are still growing and thriving. Although they aren’t as fun to watch as other plants, but I am way too lazy for fussy/diva plants. Thanks for or the video! Happy New Year! We made it! Hopefully this year will be stress and worry free!
Winter is frustrating, 4 good hours of sun between sunrise and total darkness.. That is when some plants leave on their own or go dormant. Places by a nice window are limited and the electric bill increases without using more. Plants sitting next to a fish tank, the kitchen sink or where we hang out are benefitting from the lights... we use. A nightlight and the use of a light in the bath, seems to be enough for some orchids for a while. Sickly-looking plants are hard to live with but due to finances, it is hard to discard them. I am glad that I fought a stressy battle with some pests because the plant is coming back to life. Do you think that spending money on anything in excess, is a self-treatment for depression or lonliness? The hunt for plants is so fun! It takes your mind to a nice place. A scientific experiment on one sort of plant, can teach you so much and you experience success. Too many experiments with plants which need different conditions is often too much. Also, all the equipment you'd like to purchase does not fit into an apartment. The sinks are not made for gardening fans, so there we are with a challenge for sure. Ideally, 'enough' would be plants all placed aesthetically in a roomy home but instinctively, I always wanted the inside to look like the outside.. a lush jungle. Then you try to solve problems by propagating. My Aunt had 1 tiny plant, a Palm, on her kitchen table. It always looked great. My Aunt's Aunt had huge Philodendrons on one windowsill in her sunroom. They were beautiful and the shelf was always clean. I think that it depends on your age, energy level, your time at work or school, your finances, your curiousity and if you are a TH-camr or not. You need less of everything as you get older because daily chores are enough and other intangible things have greater value for you than a hobby which grows into something huge if you let it. If you can, think about what you can manage easily, before you begin and then be honest enough to adjust to change. Watch this video again, it's a good one.
I started to stop actively getting at around 55 varieties of plant mark.
Then it balanced out, and I think now 48 varieties (and thriving)
I love it here🍃
Thank you for sharing your wonderful words have a wonderful day
Very good. Say hello to your mom and Sage👍🏽😊
You explained everything so well. It’s so easy to go overboard with buying plants then feeling overwhelmed. Happy New Year. Stay safe.
Happy New Year!!! I definitely agree. I was actually explaining to cycle of emotions and journey of a plant parent to my boyfriend today and it was like I was speaking another language lol I am glad it translated well. lol
Lol! Oh yes
Happy new year
Enjoy your plants.........:)
I have plants on every window ledge, apart from the kitchen which is probably too volatile an environment for them. All my personal plants have a story, I'd not like so many that I didn't 'know' them. Sounds odd when I say it out loud 😅
Letting mother nature handle the disrespectful ones 😆😆
I have 14 plants. That’s enough for me lol.
I usually give some away when I buy more.
Missing you girl. I know life can be super busy, but hope to see you again soon.
I have the urge to let plants go often but I always worry I’ll regret it. I can be very spontaneous so idk😅