Dear Clare, I love your videos and also love plants very much, I have about 40 in my small flat. I think using food products on the floor is no good idea or "hack", it's not hygienic and might even start to stink and get moldy. Just give the floor a good cleaning and after letting it dry again, finish it with an oil purposedly made for wooden floors. That's what will work best and will also be financially reasonable.
With the floor, its not just a water ring. The sun is also wrecking it, both the varnish and top coat are completely gone on that section. In your close up shots you can see just how dried out the wood really is and can see the vanish cracking. The only fix to make it look like the rest is to actually sand and redo it. Make sure to seal after the varnish to help prevent more water rings!
I'm with the people saying NO to the mayo. You can buy oil specifically for wood floors and furniture like Gilboy's hard wax oil. But yes, eventually the entire floor will need to be refinished.
CLUE NO 3, Putting down new roots ?, my money is definitely on moving, plus clearing the balcony, removing water marks off the floor, Emma staying to help you pack maybe ??? , definitely more videos like this, they encourage me to do the jobs I have been putting off lol
Your channel is amazing! You’re such a huge part of me taking action to open my own plant business, Houseplant Haven! You’re refreshingly normal and I love that you show the good and bad! -Destiny from Clarksville, Tennessee! ❤
Oh no... I would not use mayo on something absorbent like wood... any foodstuff that can go off/rancid? Hard no. You might find it starts stinking to high heaven in the summer... 😬 Which component is doing the work? The egg yolk, the oil, or the vinegar/acid? I'm guessing it's the oil doing the job, in which case a mineral or linseed oil would be much better (& won't go rancid). Black mould is no more dangerous that any other mould. The health effects are overblown ( _unless_ you're immunocompromised).
@43:30 hey Claire, any plant that creates bulbs it is best to let the plant tranfer the nutrients back to the bulb and let the leaf die off. same with tullips..
It was lovely spending this time in your home with you Claire, time I don’t usually have but inspiring all the same. Your content is beautiful, you are beautiful and I appreciate your time in how you continually come up with new ideas to keep things fresh, truly creative, thanks. I noticed you kept some nursery pots in the void above your oven and would appreciate you sharing some of your storage ideas as I am a reasonably new plant parent (7 - 8 mths) and realise the more serious you take this hobby the more plant care apparel (shall we say) you accumulate. 🦋
Yes, nutrients from yellowing leaves get passed back into the plant! That's why trees turn yellow in Autumn. The Tree knows that it won't be able to keep it's leaves when it's freezing, so it throws them off beforehand. But before doing so, it takes out all the nutrients (and the green chlorophyll) which lets the leaves turn yellow :)
🤫🚚 new | I cannot find that last symbol here on youtube, but you're definitely moving! Showing new roots....! OMG already looking forward to that video. Loved this one by the way a lot. I cleaned my office where all my plants are while watching, came up with a few new planty ideas and had some lovely tea. I am so happy that most of your balcony plants are saved haha. Loved that jukka part. What a crazy one. Looking forward to your video with Emma. She's great. I would love to see video's this year about propagating and repotting. I learn a lot from them about roots and soil. Also I would love to see more about trellising. That thing you said about monstera and moss polls. Great to see how you returned the aireal roots back in to the soil. I have a philodendron jungle boogie who needs a trellis or moss poll. What is the best thing to do and where to put it afterwards? Also I would like to see more about pot making en home decorating with plants. I love to hang my plants. Want to hang big ones with moss polls as well, propably a crazy idea. Hugs for Jolie!
Love your long videos! These chore videos also help me get into a more productive mood when I don’t feel like doing anything. Also, I always use the Sybotanica soil and I personally really like it!
These types of long videos are defiantly my favorite Yes make more ! Calming music (which I absolutely love) and working through what I need to do with you- I am not really into people telling me what I "must" do to keep my plants alive I followed some of this advice and my plants died ): For me planty stuff is suppose to be relaxing Not loud music Not bouncing camera angles No yelling voices LOL We have yuccas here and they live in heat (115) and freezing temps (snow) so I am sure your yucca will be fine If you would like some yucca seeds let me know I will have so many in the summer I do let yellow leaves die on their own Not attractive but its what happens in nature so has to be the right thing to do Joli is beautiful My dogs hate it when I move things around as well !
Possibly consider purchasing a vinyl clear mat covering for the area to lessen the water damage and having to retreat area. Agree with others that a move is on your horizon 🚚. Congrats!🎉
43:20 yes, thats true. Leave the yellowing leaf on the plant until it falls off on its own or comes off with a light touch or brushing against it. As you rightly said, the plant is extracting all the energy from the leaf. Greetings from Germany!
Quick google search says : Yes, when a leaf on a plant turns yellow, it is a sign of senescence, which means the plant is actively reabsorbing nutrients from the leaf to transfer them to younger, healthier parts of the plant; essentially, the yellowing leaf is sending its remaining nutrients back to the plant before it falls off. Key points about yellowing leaves and nutrient transfer: Chlorophyll loss: The yellow color indicates that the leaf is losing its chlorophyll, a pigment vital for photosynthesis, and can no longer produce food for the plant on its own. Nutrient recycling: As the chlorophyll breaks down, the plant begins to break down other components of the leaf and transport the usable nutrients back to the stem and roots. Natural process: This process of leaf senescence is a normal part of a plant's life cycle, especially for older leaves.
That was a very productive couple of days. It’s so nice to see the monstera get fresh soil and the yucca refreshed amazing how resilient plants actually can be. I really enjoy plants being repotted with fresh potting, it’s like they can breathe and say “thank you” that’s how I feel when I do mine, I enjoy and general plant care. Look forward to the next video.. big hugs to beautiful joli ❤
You always getting me off my back side with your videos. I wasn’t planning to do Planty stuff today … mid video I was already on it ;-) ❤Thank you for sharing the video 😊
I love your videos and took advantage today to do some repotting while watching. Your closet of chaos inspired me to organize my soils, pots and all the plant related things onto their own shelves on my back porch. It has been so lovely and it helps me get things done! Thanks!
very random, but instead of just placing the plants on the ground, a little side board / small desk next to the couch would be very pretty and much nicer-looking in my opinion! :)
🤫🚚 🆕️. I'm sooooo excited for you, Joli, and Ross!! And it's so cool how you're doing this clue thing to let others that aren't on patreon guess!!! And I just can't wait to see the future!!! Have a great week, Claire!!! ❤
Hi Claire, I know a bit about cleaning. Besides the water marks you have a lot of limescale and though I know this wouldn't be appropriate for a wooden floor, try a normal bathroom anti limescale product and give it a good scrub. Let it dry and then apply a transparent furniture natural spray and just let it absorb and dry. Good luck Maria
Maybe if you can get wire shelves (like the ones you have but shorter) with wheels to put in front of your doors and when you need to get to your other plants or get outside, you can just wheel the cart out of the way for the moment and put it back when you’re done. They have short shelving with wheels on Amazon. Maybe even ikea would have them.
Loved this! It helped me to get to it with the plant chores, cleaning, and organizing I’ve been putting off, doing it along with you! Thank you!!! 🕺🏼🪴🌿🌵🌱🎉💃
Your window cleaning looks like mine with my plant rooms! I'm readying my house for sale and had to get it "show ready" so went through your routines. Thankfully it all cleaned up great! Now to plan moving 150 plants including very large and a few rare specimens. Thanks for all the great inspiration.
🤫 I do believe you're moving, I love all your videos Claire, the long chatty ones are my favourite, you inspire me to get things done, Ive learnt so much from you. I'd always just used a towel on the floor to repot my plants and after watching your videos, I got a potting mat, which I has no idea such a thing existed, what a life saver it is 👍, . Big hug to Yoli, she looked sooooo cute curled up on her bed.
anthuriums prefer a slightly more acidic soil, and charcoal/ activated carbon tends to make soil more alkaline, so a good anthurium mix ideally would not contain these ingredients.
Make sure to acclimate those plants or you'll kill them... if it were me, I'd actually leave them out until spring since they've obviously acclimated to the cold... those jades should be fine... in fact all of those plants look ok... the Hoya does surprise me though...
Absolutely loved the video! You got so much done! 👏I'm so proud of you 😍I also wanted to mention that I use Sybotanica all the time, I'm located in Germany and I love their soils and good service 😊If you ever need something translated let me know and I'll do my best 💚
Love the long vids. Makes good backround vids while im doing plant chores or just working on my photography edits. I hear you talk and check in every few min to see your progress. Thank you.
it's true for yellowing leaves that they are reabsorbing nutrients! [edit:] I think (one) of the reasons why your aloe vera, alocacia & Yucca is okay despite being really cold climates is because you've left it out there since construction & the temps have gone down slowly, so not immediately to freezing so the plants had time to acclimate & produce anti-freeze (sugars for plants) to keep their cells from not breaking because of water expanding to ice crystals (when the plant stems get really mushy once frozen and thawed). If you put a houseplant that was not acclimated out into the freezing cold, it will suffer and die because it isn't use to the cold 'shock' damage. Also, fun note: I forgot which plants it was, but ( think) in south america there are some cacti that live in very high elevation deserts so it gets rather cold and snowy in the winter time and they can survive the winter snow! (this info I got from "crime pays but botany doesn't" i really recommend his channel to learn about plants!) Other fun note is that there is actually (where I am from in new york) a native cactus! it's called the prickly pear! it survives in new york's rainy/snowy winters because it lives on sandy really fast draining soil, it's pretty neat!
I read car wax works really well on wood for watermarks. Something to try. - Also, you are right about the yellowing leaves. Do not cut off the yellowing leaves, let them drop off naturally. The plant will reabsorb the nutrients from the yellow leaf.
I just recently saw another creator make the same claim regarding yellowing leaves. She said that as long as the leaf still has some green in it, she does not take them off. She only removes them once they have gone completely yellow. Very interesting!
When you chop yellow leaves, it pushes new growth regardless. Either way, it waits til the yellowing one is gone before growing. So, I help it grow faster and remove it
Don't listen to the nay-sayers. Mayonnaise on the floor is a nice start. I myself prefer to then add a tiny bit of dijon mustard and some thinly sliced ham. A leaf of lettuce and your floor has been transformed into a tasty (and healthful) luncheon snack! For dinner you could continue the theme by layering some cheesy, tomato - y lasagna on the kitchen floor (who doesn't like lasagna?) and finish with some tiramisu a la bedroom floorboards. mmm ... bon appetit!
Great video, love all and any you put out. I was given a yucca plant years ago and she’s planted outdoors and surviving beautifully. I’ll be interested in seeing how mayo works on wood floor. 😊 I personally use an oil specifically for my wood floors. As for white vinegar it works great to prevent mold on my windows during the winter when it builds up. It is great in my washing machine to prevent that musty smell.
I love your title.I basically did the same thing.I made myself a double hanger hanging shelf and made a big difference.Reset some plans.So yeah I kind of do the same thing you're about to do awesome
You can try a little brown shoe polish on the light stains. Your floors are light, so I would start little by little and not leave the polish on very long
Claire I don’t know if you can get this in the UK but it’s called Kurd Kutter but oh my goodness that stuff is a miracle worker it will cut through the black on your windows like butter I use it for cleaning so many things great for grease and grime on kitchen cabinets I use it inside and outside on my chairs you use just plain water with your rag know other things needed in the water hope you can find it I buy it by the gallon and put what I need in a spray bottle 😊
Great job on the rearrange and clean up😀 I find vinegar works well for all sorts of cleaning, especially windows, as well coffee pots, kettles. I to get easily distracted while doing house work. Was doing just that while watching your video, very addictive watching your video's when I should be cleaning.😂 good luck with your floor.
I've become too familiar with mouldy window frames since moving to the coast. The humidity indoors never goes below 50%; in summer, it was 99% for a long time. I've even used mold killers and it hasn't stopped. (I don't have a humidifier here, I don't need one.)
Just finished my repotting and repainting some wall corners near the windows after treating them for mold, made some hot chocolate, sat down and "Bingo": there you go doing the same🤣🤣🤣. Lovely video, more of the same, please. As for the ending, I think I guessed, but don't want to spoil the fun for the others. It will be a few very interesting videos/vlogs, if you decide to film it. Also, I know you have one edible plant inside. I'm currently thinkng of replacing some of my decorative plants with tropical edibles. I already have Piper sarmentosum (tastes great in salads!) and am looking for other similar plants. If I had a 5 meter tall ceiling I'd totally get a cacao tree, but alas...
I had to laugh when you said you were going to put Mayonnaise on the floor 😂 Mayo isn’t going to do anything. Im sure it needs to be sanded down & refinished. But, try Oxalic Acid first. That’s your best bet to eliminate some of the stains. As long as there’s chlorophyll in a dying leaf it will still send that energy back into the plant. Once they’re all yellow, they contribute nothing & need to be removed.
You do know the desert gets really cold sometimes, right? Not trying to be rude so don't take it that way please... honestly I've realized a lot of people aren't actually aware of that. From some article (too lazy to be specific) - not sure about how accurate it is, but I am sure that some deserts do freeze... The Sahara Desert in Africa has extreme temperature variations between day and night can. For instance, the Saharan temperature during the day can be 38-degree Celsius high, but at night it can be as low as -4 degree.
She had the cheap crap. Make your own it tastes much better but definitely don’t get the cheap crap she was using. She probably only bought it for the floors as that stuff tastes vile 🥴🤢🤮 I’ve personally tried it
Hhh, you're large dieffenbachia looks great, I'm so envious of it. edit: About the yellowing leaves: Yeah, basically, when a leaf turns yellow, it's bringing all of the mobile nutrients back into the plant, so that'd be: Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Magnesium, Chlorine, Zinc, and molybdene. But things like, calcium, sulfer, iron, boron, copper, and some pseudo nutrients like Silicon Dioxide can't be transported. Linking back to a comment I've given you before: It's why Anthuriums struggle so much with calcium- Not only do anthuriums need higher levels of calcium nutritionally speaking, but it's one of the nutrients that can't re-absorb back from dying leaves. Yellowing leaves can be kept on if the plant is young, because the root system isn't particularly robust enough to efficiently absorb either water or nutrition, but if a plant is larger, and is actively being fertilised, the re-absorbtion of nutrition isn't going to do much, especially if the fertiliser is lacking in immobile nutrients. It's one of the reasons why I myself don't use LGL- It is a bio-bloomer and does help with beneficial microbes, but because even though it has liquid calcium in it, I don't find there to be enough in it for my plants, it's not a balanced nutritional profile, which can cause all sorts of issues like leaf cycling, deformed leaves, stunted growth, excessively large root systems, an increase in water absorption. Personally, I use NurtureSystem's powergro fertiliser. Not only does it have CalMag mixed in, but it also isn't as damaging to the microbiome as other fertilisers due it's usage of humic and fulvic acid, which is a beneficial, organic chemical that's found in compost and organic mulch for gardens- Which is surprising, because it's technically made for semi-hydro set-ups. They also have other beneficial additions as well, like a root stimulant for damaged roots, a bio-stimulant which speeds up growth, they have their own semi-hydro mix, they have their own "leca", and they have a beneficial fungal powder if something happens to the soil biome. Personally, in my collection, I've noticed not only 3x the growth as Phostrogen (which is what I was using before) but my plants are SO MUCH DARKER than they've ever been. My plants in lower light look like they're in bright indirect, and some of my plants have thrived so much that some of them are straight up rivalling a lot of the outdoor specimens I see online in tropical places. Like, the fertiliser performs so well that, once it started taking effect, I was practically screaming at people about it. Completely revolutionised plant care for me, istg.
I was just asking her where she’s from because I’m from the uk and women in the uk don’t have the huge jaw bone that she has, then I saw your comment and thought it said she has such a large dieffenbachia, but in my mind that was the medical word for jaw bone, lol. It’s funny how the mind works. I’d love to know where she’s from though because if she was from the uk, she’d be a bloke, lol, begat we English men have block heads and the women have egg heads, lol, so I’m wondering where she’s from.
@@autumn5852That might just be a regional thing for you then, because I'm from the UK myself and most women I know have her jawline, including women I'm related to and my last names been around since the Anglo-Norman period which was a thousand years ago. She might have mentioned she has roots from a different country, but I'm almost definite that she's from here.
@ it’s maybe that I’ve just never noticed before then. To be fair, I don’t usually look at people’s faces but her jaw stood out to me and I only remember seeing a jaw like that on a man. I’ll have a look at people tomorrow, lol, and hope I don’t look too noticeable, lol.
@ I definitely do need to look because honestly, I’ve never seen women with jaw bones like that. If you look at a female skull it has a soft sloping jaw line and a male skull has a long angled one but I’ve never actually took notice of real people’s faces as opposed to studying the skull/anatomy and her jaw just stood out to me. So I’m gonna be looking at everyone very closely for the next few days, lol 😂 being autistic I just usually look at a certain part of a person’s face, usually their mouth to try and lip read to stay focussed on what they’re saying, so it’l be fun to actually look at their faces :)
She’s not very bright so I wouldn’t put it past her. Whoever told her to put mayo on the floor must be pissing themselves with laughter after realising she actually did it. And I’ve seen her do other ridiculous stuff that someone told her to do. So enjoy her videos but if she tells you to do something, do the opposite and you should be ok.
@@JuanellHopper why? Are we supposed to pretend that what we’re watching isn’t true and to pretend she’s bright? We’re not all brain boxes you know but that doesn’t mean we’re any less than them.
Why did it take you 2 months to not gain access to that balcony? I would be going mental within a week if I didn’t get a ladder from the outside to get access back to the balcony. Also a crazy fire hazard so surprised they didn’t come back and clear it. Pretty sure I can see it’s only a first floor flat so I would’ve just grabbed a ladder and climbed from the outside
LOVE sybotanica SO MUCH it’s all I use, I like to mix my own with their stuff-FAB. The components to all their mixes s are on their site. Their Anthurium mix is Worm castings Activated carbon Coco coir Coconut husk chips Orchid bark Perlite Soil ninja use the same except they add zeolite. The lava rocks are great for terrarium :)
Have to tell you... We live in an old house with hardwood floors and both my husband (who was walking through) and I cringed when you put the mayo on the floor. It's a very short term fix that can do long term damage to the wood. The reason you have that damage is a mix of sun and water and the floor needs to be refinished. You're putting a perishable product into a porous surface... I know this is an old old hack that's been around for ages... But wood refinishers and wood workers will tell you it's a huge No....
This is off topic, but what size feet do you have? ~ they’re HUGE 😮 lol. I’m sure you get asked this question a lot and more importantly, where do you get your shoes from? Or are they not as big as they appear in the video?
Dear Clare, I love your videos and also love plants very much, I have about 40 in my small flat.
I think using food products on the floor is no good idea or "hack", it's not hygienic and might even start to stink and get moldy. Just give the floor a good cleaning and after letting it dry again, finish it with an oil purposedly made for wooden floors. That's what will work best and will also be financially reasonable.
With the floor, its not just a water ring. The sun is also wrecking it, both the varnish and top coat are completely gone on that section. In your close up shots you can see just how dried out the wood really is and can see the vanish cracking. The only fix to make it look like the rest is to actually sand and redo it. Make sure to seal after the varnish to help prevent more water rings!
I'm with the people saying NO to the mayo. You can buy oil specifically for wood floors and furniture like Gilboy's hard wax oil. But yes, eventually the entire floor will need to be refinished.
I love this kind of videos!!! Feels like I have company while doing my garden or house plants or other house chores! Pls make more of these 😊
I love these long videos! The longer the better I love doing plant chores with you 😊
CLUE NO 3, Putting down new roots ?, my money is definitely on moving, plus clearing the balcony, removing water marks off the floor, Emma staying to help you pack maybe ??? , definitely more videos like this, they encourage me to do the jobs I have been putting off lol
Your channel is amazing! You’re such a huge part of me taking action to open my own plant business, Houseplant Haven! You’re refreshingly normal and I love that you show the good and bad!
-Destiny from Clarksville, Tennessee! ❤
Oh no... I would not use mayo on something absorbent like wood... any foodstuff that can go off/rancid? Hard no. You might find it starts stinking to high heaven in the summer... 😬
Which component is doing the work? The egg yolk, the oil, or the vinegar/acid? I'm guessing it's the oil doing the job, in which case a mineral or linseed oil would be much better (& won't go rancid).
Black mould is no more dangerous that any other mould. The health effects are overblown ( _unless_ you're immunocompromised).
@43:30 hey Claire, any plant that creates bulbs it is best to let the plant tranfer the nutrients back to the bulb and let the leaf die off. same with tullips..
I Like that you show a real flat with real imperfections. Not the typical social media beige bullsh;t ❤
It was lovely spending this time in your home with you Claire, time I don’t usually have but inspiring all the same. Your content is beautiful, you are beautiful and I appreciate your time in how you continually come up with new ideas to keep things fresh, truly creative, thanks. I noticed you kept some nursery pots in the void above your oven and would appreciate you sharing some of your storage ideas as I am a reasonably new plant parent (7 - 8 mths) and realise the more serious you take this hobby the more plant care apparel (shall we say) you accumulate. 🦋
Yayyyy been waiting for this all day!!!
Just finished a day of house renovating chores now to chilll !!!
Yes, nutrients from yellowing leaves get passed back into the plant! That's why trees turn yellow in Autumn. The Tree knows that it won't be able to keep it's leaves when it's freezing, so it throws them off beforehand. But before doing so, it takes out all the nutrients (and the green chlorophyll) which lets the leaves turn yellow :)
Very beautiful explanation.
I'm cleaning my plant shelves and cabinets while listening to you! Thank you for the company. :-) 😃
🤫🚚 new | I cannot find that last symbol here on youtube, but you're definitely moving! Showing new roots....! OMG already looking forward to that video. Loved this one by the way a lot. I cleaned my office where all my plants are while watching, came up with a few new planty ideas and had some lovely tea. I am so happy that most of your balcony plants are saved haha. Loved that jukka part. What a crazy one.
Looking forward to your video with Emma. She's great. I would love to see video's this year about propagating and repotting. I learn a lot from them about roots and soil. Also I would love to see more about trellising. That thing you said about monstera and moss polls. Great to see how you returned the aireal roots back in to the soil. I have a philodendron jungle boogie who needs a trellis or moss poll. What is the best thing to do and where to put it afterwards? Also I would like to see more about pot making en home decorating with plants. I love to hang my plants. Want to hang big ones with moss polls as well, propably a crazy idea. Hugs for Jolie!
Love your long videos! These chore videos also help me get into a more productive mood when I don’t feel like doing anything.
Also, I always use the Sybotanica soil and I personally really like it!
Have u thought about getting a water absorption mat for that area?
These types of long videos are defiantly my favorite Yes make more ! Calming music (which I absolutely love) and working through what I need to do with you- I am not really into people telling me what I "must" do to keep my plants alive I followed some of this advice and my plants died ): For me planty stuff is suppose to be relaxing Not loud music Not bouncing camera angles No yelling voices LOL We have yuccas here and they live in heat (115) and freezing temps (snow) so I am sure your yucca will be fine If you would like some yucca seeds let me know I will have so many in the summer I do let yellow leaves die on their own Not attractive but its what happens in nature so has to be the right thing to do Joli is beautiful My dogs hate it when I move things around as well !
Possibly consider purchasing a vinyl clear mat covering for the area to lessen the water damage and having to retreat area.
Agree with others that a move is on your horizon 🚚. Congrats!🎉
43:20 yes, thats true. Leave the yellowing leaf on the plant until it falls off on its own or comes off with a light touch or brushing against it. As you rightly said, the plant is extracting all the energy from the leaf.
Greetings from Germany!
✨Leaf senescence✨ plants are so magical!
@@themelicious7733 not to mention humans :--D
We're alright sometimes 😂
Awesome video! I enjoy seeing collection/genus videos and what you’ve personally learned/experienced about their care.
Quick google search says : Yes, when a leaf on a plant turns yellow, it is a sign of senescence, which means the plant is actively reabsorbing nutrients from the leaf to transfer them to younger, healthier parts of the plant; essentially, the yellowing leaf is sending its remaining nutrients back to the plant before it falls off.
Key points about yellowing leaves and nutrient transfer:
Chlorophyll loss:
The yellow color indicates that the leaf is losing its chlorophyll, a pigment vital for photosynthesis, and can no longer produce food for the plant on its own.
Nutrient recycling:
As the chlorophyll breaks down, the plant begins to break down other components of the leaf and transport the usable nutrients back to the stem and roots.
Natural process:
This process of leaf senescence is a normal part of a plant's life cycle, especially for older leaves.
That was a very productive couple of days. It’s so nice to see the monstera get fresh soil and the yucca refreshed amazing how resilient plants actually can be. I really enjoy plants being repotted with fresh potting, it’s like they can breathe and say “thank you” that’s how I feel when I do mine, I enjoy and general plant care. Look forward to the next video.. big hugs to beautiful joli ❤
For floors, I used the finishing oil for cutting boards and wooden table tops. I got mine at IKEA and it worked so well!
Everytime you say nightmare it cracks me up 😂😂😂 "NNNNIIIIIIGHTMAAAARE" It's just so relatable.
Love love love these types of videos. I have started organizing all my cover pots, nursery pots, soils and such after watching you❤. 🤫🚚🆕
You always getting me off my back side with your videos. I wasn’t planning to do Planty stuff today … mid video I was already on it ;-) ❤Thank you for sharing the video 😊
I love your videos and took advantage today to do some repotting while watching. Your closet of chaos inspired me to organize my soils, pots and all the plant related things onto their own shelves on my back porch. It has been so lovely and it helps me get things done! Thanks!
congratulations on getting so much work done! you are an absolute girl BOSS Claire!!!
very random, but instead of just placing the plants on the ground, a little side board / small desk next to the couch would be very pretty and much nicer-looking in my opinion! :)
🤫🚚 🆕️. I'm sooooo excited for you, Joli, and Ross!! And it's so cool how you're doing this clue thing to let others that aren't on patreon guess!!! And I just can't wait to see the future!!! Have a great week, Claire!!! ❤
Hi Claire, I know a bit about cleaning.
Besides the water marks you have a lot of limescale and though I know this wouldn't be appropriate for a wooden floor, try a normal bathroom anti limescale product and give it a good scrub. Let it dry and then apply a transparent furniture natural spray and just let it absorb and dry.
Good luck
Maria
Why are you suggesting she try something that you yourself said isn’t appropriate for a wooden floor? Are you trying to help her ruin it completely?
Maybe if you can get wire shelves (like the ones you have but shorter) with wheels to put in front of your doors and when you need to get to your other plants or get outside, you can just wheel the cart out of the way for the moment and put it back when you’re done. They have short shelving with wheels on Amazon. Maybe even ikea would have them.
Loved this! It helped me to get to it with the plant chores, cleaning, and organizing I’ve been putting off, doing it along with you! Thank you!!! 🕺🏼🪴🌿🌵🌱🎉💃
This was the first time that I have watched your channel. I absolutely loved your content and I will definitely be sticking around 😀👍. Thank you 😊🇨🇦
Your window cleaning looks like mine with my plant rooms! I'm readying my house for sale and had to get it "show ready" so went through your routines. Thankfully it all cleaned up great!
Now to plan moving 150 plants including very large and a few rare specimens.
Thanks for all the great inspiration.
🤫 I do believe you're moving, I love all your videos Claire, the long chatty ones are my favourite, you inspire me to get things done, Ive learnt so much from you.
I'd always just used a towel on the floor to repot my plants and after watching your videos, I got a potting mat, which I has no idea such a thing existed, what a life saver it is 👍,
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Big hug to Yoli, she looked sooooo cute curled up on her bed.
I loved this long video, especially after having done some plant care and cleaning, the break was welcomed. ❤
anthuriums prefer a slightly more acidic soil, and charcoal/ activated carbon tends to make soil more alkaline, so a good anthurium mix ideally would not contain these ingredients.
Make sure to acclimate those plants or you'll kill them... if it were me, I'd actually leave them out until spring since they've obviously acclimated to the cold... those jades should be fine... in fact all of those plants look ok... the Hoya does surprise me though...
Absolutely loved the video! You got so much done! 👏I'm so proud of you 😍I also wanted to mention that I use Sybotanica all the time, I'm located in Germany and I love their soils and good service 😊If you ever need something translated let me know and I'll do my best 💚
Thanks for the great vid. Loved the music today, you always have nice music xxx
Love the long vids. Makes good backround vids while im doing plant chores or just working on my photography edits. I hear you talk and check in every few min to see your progress. Thank you.
So excited for you and Emma to film together!
it's true for yellowing leaves that they are reabsorbing nutrients!
[edit:] I think (one) of the reasons why your aloe vera, alocacia & Yucca is okay despite being really cold climates is because you've left it out there since construction & the temps have gone down slowly, so not immediately to freezing so the plants had time to acclimate & produce anti-freeze (sugars for plants) to keep their cells from not breaking because of water expanding to ice crystals (when the plant stems get really mushy once frozen and thawed). If you put a houseplant that was not acclimated out into the freezing cold, it will suffer and die because it isn't use to the cold 'shock' damage.
Also, fun note: I forgot which plants it was, but ( think) in south america there are some cacti that live in very high elevation deserts so it gets rather cold and snowy in the winter time and they can survive the winter snow! (this info I got from "crime pays but botany doesn't" i really recommend his channel to learn about plants!)
Other fun note is that there is actually (where I am from in new york) a native cactus! it's called the prickly pear! it survives in new york's rainy/snowy winters because it lives on sandy really fast draining soil, it's pretty neat!
I read car wax works really well on wood for watermarks. Something to try. - Also, you are right about the yellowing leaves. Do not cut off the yellowing leaves, let them drop off naturally. The plant will reabsorb the nutrients from the yellow leaf.
I just recently saw another creator make the same claim regarding yellowing leaves. She said that as long as the leaf still has some green in it, she does not take them off. She only removes them once they have gone completely yellow. Very interesting!
When you chop yellow leaves, it pushes new growth regardless. Either way, it waits til the yellowing one is gone before growing. So, I help it grow faster and remove it
Don't listen to the nay-sayers. Mayonnaise on the floor is a nice start. I myself prefer to then add a tiny bit of dijon mustard and some thinly sliced ham. A leaf of lettuce and your floor has been transformed into a tasty (and healthful) luncheon snack!
For dinner you could continue the theme by layering some cheesy, tomato - y lasagna on the kitchen floor (who doesn't like lasagna?) and finish with some tiramisu a la bedroom floorboards. mmm ... bon appetit!
Great video. FYI white vinegar is just plain distilled vinegar
Great video, love all and any you put out. I was given a yucca plant years ago and she’s planted outdoors and surviving beautifully. I’ll be interested in seeing how mayo works on wood floor. 😊 I personally use an oil specifically for my wood floors. As for white vinegar it works great to prevent mold on my windows during the winter when it builds up. It is great in my washing machine to prevent that musty smell.
I love your title.I basically did the same thing.I made myself a double hanger hanging shelf and made a big difference.Reset some plans.So yeah I kind of do the same thing you're about to do awesome
You can try a little brown shoe polish on the light stains. Your floors are light, so I would start little by little and not leave the polish on very long
Where did the Mother LifeSpectrum grow light go?
Thought it looked good in front of the tv
Claire, for the watermarks the best and easiest thing I found is just to use a hairdryer
Yucca are actually super hardy! When I lived in Colorado I kept mine outside all year round , even in the winter
Claire I don’t know if you can get this in the UK but it’s called Kurd Kutter but oh my goodness that stuff is a miracle worker it will cut through the black on your windows like butter I use it for cleaning so many things great for grease and grime on kitchen cabinets I use it inside and outside on my chairs you use just plain water with your rag know other things needed in the water hope you can find it I buy it by the gallon and put what I need in a spray bottle 😊
Yucca plant is very hardy and we actually grow it outdoor inground here in Toronto, Canada and survive our harsh,very brutal,long cold winter.
Gosh, they blocked a fire exit, make them come back.
Great video Claire, well done. 😊
I just repotted one of my monstera deliciosas too! Whew! 😅 I didn’t realize you were doing it too until you started. Twinsies!
I spy a big Bill 😍 I got one about 3 weeks ago and love it . Thank you again for another wonderful video x
Nearly said the monstera just needs a bigger pot last time you mentioned it. Will help with making it less unstable too! 👍
Thanks for amazing video. You helped me go through my chores)))
Loved the video Claire 😊 My Monstera is a similar size to yours and i use a large curved babboo stake to support mine and it works a treat 👍
Great job on the rearrange and clean up😀 I find vinegar works well for all sorts of cleaning, especially windows, as well coffee pots, kettles. I to get easily distracted while doing house work. Was doing just that while watching your video, very addictive watching your video's when I should be cleaning.😂 good luck with your floor.
I've become too familiar with mouldy window frames since moving to the coast. The humidity indoors never goes below 50%; in summer, it was 99% for a long time. I've even used mold killers and it hasn't stopped. (I don't have a humidifier here, I don't need one.)
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Love this video, happily watch a lot more like it
Girl dont put mayo on your floor boards just use some linseed or sunflower oil 😂
White vinegar ans white wine vinegar are not the same thing Claire
‘Got home and ate lots of cheese’ 😂😂 This is exactly my reaction to stressful situations 😂
yes, this is the best way.
Mayo? Noooo don’t do that, that’s wild talk😂😭 and there was no difference
Just finished my repotting and repainting some wall corners near the windows after treating them for mold, made some hot chocolate, sat down and "Bingo": there you go doing the same🤣🤣🤣. Lovely video, more of the same, please. As for the ending, I think I guessed, but don't want to spoil the fun for the others. It will be a few very interesting videos/vlogs, if you decide to film it. Also, I know you have one edible plant inside. I'm currently thinkng of replacing some of my decorative plants with tropical edibles. I already have Piper sarmentosum (tastes great in salads!) and am looking for other similar plants. If I had a 5 meter tall ceiling I'd totally get a cacao tree, but alas...
Oh BTW love your videos follow you for the longest time 😊
White vinegar is different from white wine vinegar
Oh I can’t wait to see the giant euphorbia’s repotted!
I had to laugh when you said you were going to put Mayonnaise on the floor 😂 Mayo isn’t going to do anything. Im sure it needs to be sanded down & refinished. But, try Oxalic Acid first. That’s your best bet to eliminate some of the stains.
As long as there’s chlorophyll in a dying leaf it will still send that energy back into the plant. Once they’re all yellow, they contribute nothing & need to be removed.
what happens to the mayo in a dying leaf?
@ Leaves don’t have mayo in them 🤔😂
Love this video!
I was just thinking about how I need to do this as well ❤
You do know the desert gets really cold sometimes, right? Not trying to be rude so don't take it that way please... honestly I've realized a lot of people aren't actually aware of that.
From some article (too lazy to be specific) - not sure about how accurate it is, but I am sure that some deserts do freeze...
The Sahara Desert in Africa has extreme temperature variations between day and night can. For instance, the Saharan temperature during the day can be 38-degree Celsius high, but at night it can be as low as -4 degree.
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT? WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT? Please
Perfect timing
I did chuckle that you got the best mayo 😂I have mayo on everything and only buy the cheaper ones 😂😂 I’m now off to clean my windows 😅
She had the cheap crap. Make your own it tastes much better but definitely don’t get the cheap crap she was using. She probably only bought it for the floors as that stuff tastes vile 🥴🤢🤮 I’ve personally tried it
Sybotanica needs to come to the U.S.
I have never tried it, but supposedly olive oil and salt work 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ also have you tried a magic eraser?
Hhh, you're large dieffenbachia looks great, I'm so envious of it.
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About the yellowing leaves: Yeah, basically, when a leaf turns yellow, it's bringing all of the mobile nutrients back into the plant, so that'd be:
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Magnesium, Chlorine, Zinc, and molybdene.
But things like, calcium, sulfer, iron, boron, copper, and some pseudo nutrients like Silicon Dioxide can't be transported. Linking back to a comment I've given you before: It's why Anthuriums struggle so much with calcium- Not only do anthuriums need higher levels of calcium nutritionally speaking, but it's one of the nutrients that can't re-absorb back from dying leaves.
Yellowing leaves can be kept on if the plant is young, because the root system isn't particularly robust enough to efficiently absorb either water or nutrition, but if a plant is larger, and is actively being fertilised, the re-absorbtion of nutrition isn't going to do much, especially if the fertiliser is lacking in immobile nutrients.
It's one of the reasons why I myself don't use LGL- It is a bio-bloomer and does help with beneficial microbes, but because even though it has liquid calcium in it, I don't find there to be enough in it for my plants, it's not a balanced nutritional profile, which can cause all sorts of issues like leaf cycling, deformed leaves, stunted growth, excessively large root systems, an increase in water absorption.
Personally, I use NurtureSystem's powergro fertiliser. Not only does it have CalMag mixed in, but it also isn't as damaging to the microbiome as other fertilisers due it's usage of humic and fulvic acid, which is a beneficial, organic chemical that's found in compost and organic mulch for gardens- Which is surprising, because it's technically made for semi-hydro set-ups.
They also have other beneficial additions as well, like a root stimulant for damaged roots, a bio-stimulant which speeds up growth, they have their own semi-hydro mix, they have their own "leca", and they have a beneficial fungal powder if something happens to the soil biome. Personally, in my collection, I've noticed not only 3x the growth as Phostrogen (which is what I was using before) but my plants are SO MUCH DARKER than they've ever been. My plants in lower light look like they're in bright indirect, and some of my plants have thrived so much that some of them are straight up rivalling a lot of the outdoor specimens I see online in tropical places.
Like, the fertiliser performs so well that, once it started taking effect, I was practically screaming at people about it. Completely revolutionised plant care for me, istg.
I was just asking her where she’s from because I’m from the uk and women in the uk don’t have the huge jaw bone that she has, then I saw your comment and thought it said she has such a large dieffenbachia, but in my mind that was the medical word for jaw bone, lol. It’s funny how the mind works. I’d love to know where she’s from though because if she was from the uk, she’d be a bloke, lol, begat we English men have block heads and the women have egg heads, lol, so I’m wondering where she’s from.
@@autumn5852That might just be a regional thing for you then, because I'm from the UK myself and most women I know have her jawline, including women I'm related to and my last names been around since the Anglo-Norman period which was a thousand years ago.
She might have mentioned she has roots from a different country, but I'm almost definite that she's from here.
@ it’s maybe that I’ve just never noticed before then. To be fair, I don’t usually look at people’s faces but her jaw stood out to me and I only remember seeing a jaw like that on a man. I’ll have a look at people tomorrow, lol, and hope I don’t look too noticeable, lol.
@@autumn5852 You don't need to, just look at Englands Women's football team. Most of them have quite strong jaw bones.
@ I definitely do need to look because honestly, I’ve never seen women with jaw bones like that. If you look at a female skull it has a soft sloping jaw line and a male skull has a long angled one but I’ve never actually took notice of real people’s faces as opposed to studying the skull/anatomy and her jaw just stood out to me. So I’m gonna be looking at everyone very closely for the next few days, lol 😂 being autistic I just usually look at a certain part of a person’s face, usually their mouth to try and lip read to stay focussed on what they’re saying, so it’l be fun to actually look at their faces :)
Putting down new roots...I see ya😅
Oh I thought you were about to put mayonnaise on your plants. I was yelling no don't put mayo on your plants 😂
She’s not very bright so I wouldn’t put it past her. Whoever told her to put mayo on the floor must be pissing themselves with laughter after realising she actually did it. And I’ve seen her do other ridiculous stuff that someone told her to do. So enjoy her videos but if she tells you to do something, do the opposite and you should be ok.
@autumn5852 that's not a very nice thing to say.
@@JuanellHopper why? Are we supposed to pretend that what we’re watching isn’t true and to pretend she’s bright? We’re not all brain boxes you know but that doesn’t mean we’re any less than them.
Why did it take you 2 months to not gain access to that balcony? I would be going mental within a week if I didn’t get a ladder from the outside to get access back to the balcony. Also a crazy fire hazard so surprised they didn’t come back and clear it. Pretty sure I can see it’s only a first floor flat so I would’ve just grabbed a ladder and climbed from the outside
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LOVE sybotanica SO MUCH it’s all I use, I like to mix my own with their stuff-FAB. The components to all their mixes s are on their site. Their Anthurium mix is
Worm castings
Activated carbon
Coco coir
Coconut husk chips
Orchid bark
Perlite
Soil ninja use the same except they add zeolite.
The lava rocks are great for terrarium :)
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Have to tell you... We live in an old house with hardwood floors and both my husband (who was walking through) and I cringed when you put the mayo on the floor. It's a very short term fix that can do long term damage to the wood. The reason you have that damage is a mix of sun and water and the floor needs to be refinished. You're putting a perishable product into a porous surface... I know this is an old old hack that's been around for ages... But wood refinishers and wood workers will tell you it's a huge No....
Why couldn’t you just use oil?
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This is off topic, but what size feet do you have? ~ they’re HUGE 😮 lol.
I’m sure you get asked this question a lot and more importantly, where do you get your shoes from? Or are they not as big as they appear in the video?