Same! We’ve come a long way since I got mine for $29.95 at my local supermarket. It has about 5 leaves with new growth coming in. I’m sad that the new leaf has a brown spot. Is my grow light burning it?
omg $29.95 is such a steal 🥺🥺 mine was $500 during covid times! Are the brown spots appearing on the variegation (ie the white/yellow parts) - that is a common sign of too much light so I do wonder how long you are keeping the grow light on for!
Very gorgeous. I only just came across your channel now. I currently have two Thai constellations, but at one time I did have eight 😅. The baby is in soil in my bigger one is in Leca :)
@@simpleplanty I sold them to get a bigger Thai haha. Although I’m trying to buy another big one tomorrow so I can chop and prop my one lol. Mines not super variegated. Gorgeous but.. lol. Hopefully it’s still there because I saw it last week but Bunnings in Orange had a really nice variegated one.
@@KayBX so good! You must have sold at such a great time, because I’ve noticed the price these days have dropped on the Thai 😭 each leaf is like a work of art 🤩
@@simpleplanty it has. My first Thai (20/30cm tall) was $137. Now almost metre tall ones are $99 at Bunnings. Also, I rang them up and they had one left and it very hard variegation… I asked them to put it on hold 😂
@@KayBX so envious! My Thai was $499 😫 it’s crazy that they are literally around $99 these days - I’m definitely due for another one, since I’m so impatient to propagate 😂
Hi James - I just got my TC a week ago. This is extremely helpful. Will be great if you can share some content in regards to your frequency of fertilizing and which type of fertilizer you prefer
Hi Edmund! Thanks for your feedback and for reaching out. My TC is absolutely loving liquid fertiliser that has NPK in it (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) - I use one called 'The Plant Runner' and 'Powerfeed' and use them interchangeably and apply once a month in my watering during the growing season. Can really advocate for those 2 products - they really help 😊
@@ededzk3166 no worries - I'll generally wait another month or so before introducing liquid fertilizer again - but I try to use filtered water on my next watering and leach the soil (only reccommended if your soil is extremely/airy/chunky and always drain all excess water because TC's are very prone to root rot).
Do you think it would do well in a terracotta pot? if so, should I adjust the soil mix to be a little less chunky and more water retentive or no? Thanks for the informative video
Short answer is 'Yes'! Terracotta is actually a great choice as improves your soil aeration - I have seen people use Terracotta for their MTC and it's down to personal preference. The actual key is ensuring that you know how often to water as they are very prone to root rot, but on the other side, Terracotta may dry it out at a faster rate and you could find yourself underwatering. The direct tip here is you need to be continually checking at the start to ensure you find the right balance of when to water - I would personally still keep my soil mix to be quite chunky (but it actually really depends on your climate/location). Hope that helps!
Yess! Oh, how I enjoyed this calming video. Comforting, interesting and fun at the same time, yes we are talking about a plant video. I ease my mind with plants. And there are so many plant channels on youtube where they speak so fast and too long videos - stresses me out, ai ai. Best wishes from Oslo, Norway
Hi Marte! Thanks so much for your feedback - definitely agree with you and the same - plants should be there to ease our minds! I have some videos where I talk too fast, so apologies in advanced 🙈 but this is great to know so I can think about this for future videos. Hope you are doing well in Oslo - I visited Stavanger many years back and it was beautiful! Would definitely want to visit Norway again some day. Take care 😊🌱
Hi Leny! Welcome to my channel! How were your rooting your Thai constellation? If it's ready and grown an extensive root system, start planting it into a well aerated soil mix, I provided my recommendation in video. For roots that have been propogated in water, highly reccomend that the soil is moist when transferred (I personally have experienced it taking a long time to take off because they are used to the water). If you really want it to take off, I have seen reports of grow lights on for 12 hours a day at least will help facilitate cuttings to grow well! Hope that helps :)
Oh sorry to hear that you’ve got fungus rust - it usually warrants removing and snipping off the affected leaves so it doesn’t spread and then giving the plant a thorough wipe down with some fungicides. Alternatively you could wipe down with neem oil but better off with something a little stronger. Not to worry, it can recover! All the best with it ☺️
That whole thing about talking to your plants I believe is real. The reason I believe it’s real is because they live off of your carbon dioxide. So when you’re admiring your plant, talk to it with heavy breathing lol😂😂😂💚 btw. Beautiful!
I just got so lucky and bought a full Monstera Thai Constellation from a friend! She is doing a big plant purge and sold me her MTC for $150, it has 5 beautiful/huge leaves and is fully rooted and potted! So excited!
@@simpleplanty the seller repotted it before giving it to me. She repotted it into a terracotta pot, which I think is great. Except it looks like she used soil and perlite mix. But I don’t see any other medium (like orchid bark). Hopefully it will be okay! I’m thinking since she has had the plant for a while and it’s done good in her care, hopefully she knows what she’s doing.
@@tkuhel12 no worries - everything you mentioned is absolutely fine and great (it's not essential to have orchid bark), just ensure that you're monitoring your watering with that substrate and you'll be fine 😊🌱
@@simpleplanty awesome, that makes me feel better! I definitely did not want to repot it again, especially after it moving from her space to mine. That would be pushing it! I will leave it be and be mindful of the watering! I have learned this past year that underwatering is better in most cases, than over watering! Thanks for replying to my comment!
It'll be much better if you can use a microphone for your audio voice. Those animations sounds a bit shocking me 😂 i came out very loud. Nice vid though 👍
my thai con literally just arrived, it’s only one leaf and it’s rooted, should i fertilise it now ? i’m confused, it also has its own lighting and everything so i’m just worried about watering and fertilisers
Hi - I'd check the substrate first before applying any water/fertiliser (to gauge at when it was last watered) also, if you want to be safe (as you don't know when it was last fertilised) you could apply it on the second watering 😊🌱
Great video and knowledge about the need for bright light! We sell giant specimen size Thai Constellations in our Etsy shop, and send Buyers a 31 page "Adoption Manual" to educate them about aroid care and propagation of these large epiphyte aroids! Thanks!
@@simpleplanty Yeah it's a lot, but it's not all just about care. A lot of it is the explanation of the entire process involved in propagation, and what makes a stem cutting with a node all the sudden start growing an entire new plant out of the side! Explains about apical dominance, auxin, terminal bud, etc. You got it about bright light and something to climb to get them or any aroid to grow huge! Mimic how they grow in nature! Not just monstera, but that includes pothos and syngoniums too, since they are all climbing semi-epiphyte aroids! Again, I enjoyed your video and the great way you explain things! Beautiful plants too, nice and healthy!
I have a few plants with a moss pole, very similar soil mix, I water solely through the moss pole. I'm curious, how often do you water your moss pole? Love, your MTC! I have not long got one myself and am loving it sick!
Admittedly I don't water it as often as I should as it dries out real quick (within 2 days I find if I fully drench it) - so I'll usually just wet it when it's time to water my plants. I am so happy you have an MTC, as well! Love it when a new leaf emerges and you get to discover a new pattern 😊
Hi! Ill be getting my thai in 2 months it was just freshly imported and the seller is acclimating for me, ive never had a thai but i have lots of finicky rare plants is the care relatively the same? Should i let it really really dry out before watering? and is my ikea greenhouse which keeps 70% humidity a good place for it? it is rooting in moss so when i get it how long should i keep it in moss before i transfer to soil and how do i water in the moss? Just like i would soil?
Hi Tayla! Sorry for the delayed reply - sounds like a great plan putting it in the IKEA greenhouse, it'll love you for it! With regards to watering it in moss, try not to overly drench the moss for risk of root rot as the moss retains quite a bit of water. When I water my plant propogations that are in moss, I try to ensure the water drains quite through to the bottom of the drainage holes and am just a little bit more careful when watering. It depends on how well it's rooting before transferring it over to soil (ie number of weeks before I usually transplant after seeing a healthy root system form). Hope that helps! ☺️🌱
@@simpleplantyI am closely watching your video, right from the size of the pot & the moss pole. (Already watched your video 3 times), will watch again once my plant arrives & faithfully follow your instructions & grow them well, hopefully! 😊😊😊
@@jo-js2tc how lucky is your monstera to have you! Sounds like you’re going to take absolute amazing care of it - do you have any other indoor plants? ☺️
I average about 1.5-2 weeks between watering ☺️ will depend on your climate and substrate but it has been a little colder lately in Sydney! Hope that helps
@@cammiforeman no worries, glad I could help. Do you mean misting directly on the plant? I generally would not recommend it and feel like it’s the biggest misconception - usually if there’s residual on leaves this can cause more problems than do good. In general misting only raises the humidity very temporarily (unless you have it on all day, etc.)
Also, the Thai is pretty easy in my experience, I’ve actually recently put her outside (it’s currently autumn and humidity is no way near 43%) and the temperatures have been going down to 14 degrees overnight, yet she is still producing a large healthy leaf right now!
Hey James, do you have much problem with root rot? For some reason they just rot like there is no tomorrow for me, and most of the time they already had root rot when they first arrived. I’m so done with them I feel like I’m being punished for the wrongs I haven’t even done :(
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that! I absolutely know what you mean by being prone to root rot, so I'm especially careful - do you have an aerated soil mix or substrate? I make sure my soil mix is especially airy so that the water drains through quite well (but still allowing a bit of retention to feed the plant). I notice the roots that have escaped the bottom drainage hole rot from time to time when the excess wells up, so I know the thai is especially prone!
@@simpleplanty hey thanks for your input ur awesome. I do use my own mix but a lot of the time I feel the rot happens when they even arrive at my home. The soil mix they arrive in usually is not airy enough and I found rot before I even did my first watering. I have 3 of these TC and they are established but still fairly young. On of them I received and waited for few weeks and no growth happening at all, so I pull it out and found rot. The second one I have I pulled it out the next day I received it and found rot already happening. The only good one I have I found no rot so I transferred it to my own airy mix and just crossing my fingers and toes. The de rotting process is an endless battle too, no matter how I cut and disinfect them I ended up almost stripping it bare and have to start rooting from square 1. If these one don’t survive then I’m done with them. My other philodendrons are growing healthily in the same condition. I just can’t seems to get the hang of TC, which most ppl say is very low maintenance 🤦♀️
@@lobsnbuns2705 no worries at all, I'm happy to help! Yeah, those mixes they come in can be so yucky - I'll usually repot pretty soon after I've brought it home. Such a shame to hear that - really have had such a bad run with rot in your case, I'm so sorry! Crossing my fingers and toes for your third one, as well. Unfortunately, not much you can do if it had pre-existing rot :'( Good luck - I really hope this one flourishes, because they're such beautiful plants!
So it really depends on why your Thai could be browning around the edges - for example, not enough sunlight, or not enough water - has this only been a recent problem or did you bring this home only recently?
awesome video, just what i needed! Could you in the future also include what the window/light situation means for people in the N hempishere? I am guessing your north/east facing window is my south/west facing window? Or am i being blonde?
So happy I could help! Absolutely, I'll be sure to mention the orientations going forward in my future videos - you're not being silly! Simply, my north-east facing in the S Hemisphere is your south-east facing if you're in the N Hemisphere! Let me know if you have any more questions ☺️
Here is also a random article I searched online that details the orientations in the Northern Hemisphere for you - www.bobvila.com/articles/why-it-matters-which-direction-your-home-faces/
Hi, your Thai is gorgeous! I have mine still little. The variegation of one of their leaves is getting black, the new one is half black, and the other half is fine. Can you help what I am doing wrong? I could overwater it; California's weather is a little cold. I have had my Thai since December last year, and 3 weeks ago, the black sports started. My kitchen is the warm place where I live, and is plenty of bright indirect light. Hope you can answer.
Hi Mary - thanks so much! My Thai has definitely been my prized possession - can you give me a rough guide on how often you are watering it, and the temperatures that you are getting? As a rough guide, I water mine every 1.5-2 weeks during spring/summer and about 2 weeks during winter. I do hear that California's weather is quite similar to Sydney though!
@@simpleplanty I was watering mine every weak, and I stop doin it since I start noticing the varigation start getting black spots. Temperature inside house is 65 degres.
@@maryes2544 Hi Mary - at those temperatures, I do think the watering schedule could potentially be too often. I would also double check your substrate - do you have it in a well aerated mix? That way, it would also prevent overwatering. Hope that helps!
I do have a moss pole for my Thai actually! Although, the internodal spacing between the albo versus the Thai are very different (albo has large spacing compared to the Thai) where people tend to believe that it won't matter much with the Thai, but it was my personal preference to put my Thai on one. Hope that helps 😊🌱
I’ve got a Swiss cheese plant ,when a new leaf grows ,an old leaf turns yellow from the bottom. Could you please tell me what’s the reason? Thank you 🌹
Hi! I haven't required to adjust my humidity levels for the Monstera Albo personally, just a lot of sunlight, water and liquid fertilizer from time to time to keep her happy. I have heard that albo's thrive on 50-60%, so if you can emulate those conditions, go ahead! Hope that helps 😊
@@leilatomsom3974 I feel like the Monstera constellation is less pickier with humidity than the albo. But if you can adjust your humidity levels, then go for it 😊🌱
Hi Denise! What makes you think you have root rot or rust? Sadly, a lot of my friends have also had rust and root rot on their MTC's but they have treated them, so not to worry!
@@simpleplanty because it started off brown patches forming on the leaves,.. then got a powdery rust stuff all over the leaves! I was told to spray it with fungicide so I have ,… wish I could send you photos..
Hi!! Thank you for the video, but will direct sun burn the leaves?? The variegated parts? I live in Texas I’m wondering if the weather will be too hot or the sun too strong to leave outside during the warm months?
Hi! In my personal experience, it depends on how long the direct sunlight exposure is for and when (and whether your plant has adapted to it). For example, mine gets 1-2 hours of direct sunlight (but is located indoors) in the morning when the sun isn't as harsh (in comparison to afternoon direct sun rays). However, I've seen people grow Thai's outdoors which is subject to direct sunlight (as they have acclimated to the environment). My reccomendation is to err on the safe side - if it's direct morning sun for a couple hours, should be fine ☺️🌱 hope that helps!
Hi Maya! As a general guide, you should wipe them down every couple of weeks. Warning, long story ahead - as I opened my phone, I coincidentally saw this comment after I was wiping my Thai because my Thai has been struck with spider mites (I probably was wiping every 1-2 months, so now I'm paying the price). I've now been unfortunately been wiping it down every 2 days in the evenings with vitality plus to control these pests. Lesson learnt - wipe more often as a precautionary measure, because when you do these frequent wipe downs, you're preventing it from pests and allowing it stronger chance to grow as dust accumulates on the leaves. Hope that helps!
@@simpleplanty I normally spray my neem oil and soap water on every single one of my plants for pest prevention. And I plant to wipe the leaves once a month. What do you think? And for small started plant or cuttings, when do you think I should start spraying them and wipe leaves? I’m concerned since they are too fragile right now
Your Thai looks amazeeeeee 😍
Thankyou so much! 💚🌱
Great video for beginner...just got my Thai constellation 3 days ago.Thank you so much!
No worries Victor - glad I could help! They are super rewarding and easy to care for; best of luck ☺️ how exciting!
Same! We’ve come a long way since I got mine for $29.95 at my local supermarket. It has about 5 leaves with new growth coming in. I’m sad that the new leaf has a brown spot. Is my grow light burning it?
omg $29.95 is such a steal 🥺🥺 mine was $500 during covid times! Are the brown spots appearing on the variegation (ie the white/yellow parts) - that is a common sign of too much light so I do wonder how long you are keeping the grow light on for!
Very gorgeous. I only just came across your channel now.
I currently have two Thai constellations, but at one time I did have eight 😅. The baby is in soil in my bigger one is in Leca :)
Thanks so much Kay! What happened to the other 6? 😂 although, 2 sounds way more manageable!
@@simpleplanty I sold them to get a bigger Thai haha.
Although I’m trying to buy another big one tomorrow so I can chop and prop my one lol.
Mines not super variegated. Gorgeous but.. lol. Hopefully it’s still there because I saw it last week but Bunnings in Orange had a really nice variegated one.
@@KayBX so good! You must have sold at such a great time, because I’ve noticed the price these days have dropped on the Thai 😭 each leaf is like a work of art 🤩
@@simpleplanty it has. My first Thai (20/30cm tall) was $137.
Now almost metre tall ones are $99 at Bunnings. Also, I rang them up and they had one left and it very hard variegation… I asked them to put it on hold 😂
@@KayBX so envious! My Thai was $499 😫 it’s crazy that they are literally around $99 these days - I’m definitely due for another one, since I’m so impatient to propagate 😂
Hi James - I just got my TC a week ago. This is extremely helpful. Will be great if you can share some content in regards to your frequency of fertilizing and which type of fertilizer you prefer
Hi Edmund! Thanks for your feedback and for reaching out. My TC is absolutely loving liquid fertiliser that has NPK in it (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) - I use one called 'The Plant Runner' and 'Powerfeed' and use them interchangeably and apply once a month in my watering during the growing season. Can really advocate for those 2 products - they really help 😊
@@simpleplanty that's very informative. Last question, how long after should we fertilize after using pesticide/ fungicide ?
@@ededzk3166 no worries - I'll generally wait another month or so before introducing liquid fertilizer again - but I try to use filtered water on my next watering and leach the soil (only reccommended if your soil is extremely/airy/chunky and always drain all excess water because TC's are very prone to root rot).
Do you think it would do well in a terracotta pot? if so, should I adjust the soil mix to be a little less chunky and more water retentive or no? Thanks for the informative video
Short answer is 'Yes'! Terracotta is actually a great choice as improves your soil aeration - I have seen people use Terracotta for their MTC and it's down to personal preference. The actual key is ensuring that you know how often to water as they are very prone to root rot, but on the other side, Terracotta may dry it out at a faster rate and you could find yourself underwatering. The direct tip here is you need to be continually checking at the start to ensure you find the right balance of when to water - I would personally still keep my soil mix to be quite chunky (but it actually really depends on your climate/location). Hope that helps!
Yess! Oh, how I enjoyed this calming video. Comforting, interesting and fun at the same time, yes we are talking about a plant video. I ease my mind with plants. And there are so many plant channels on youtube where they speak so fast and too long videos - stresses me out, ai ai.
Best wishes from Oslo, Norway
Hi Marte! Thanks so much for your feedback - definitely agree with you and the same - plants should be there to ease our minds! I have some videos where I talk too fast, so apologies in advanced 🙈 but this is great to know so I can think about this for future videos. Hope you are doing well in Oslo - I visited Stavanger many years back and it was beautiful! Would definitely want to visit Norway again some day. Take care 😊🌱
Hallo, I'm beginner, How to plant Thai constellation with new and fresh roots? I appreciate your advice thank you.. Best regards Leny
Hi Leny! Welcome to my channel! How were your rooting your Thai constellation? If it's ready and grown an extensive root system, start planting it into a well aerated soil mix, I provided my recommendation in video. For roots that have been propogated in water, highly reccomend that the soil is moist when transferred (I personally have experienced it taking a long time to take off because they are used to the water). If you really want it to take off, I have seen reports of grow lights on for 12 hours a day at least will help facilitate cuttings to grow well! Hope that helps :)
How do I get rid of rust underneath??
Oh sorry to hear that you’ve got fungus rust - it usually warrants removing and snipping off the affected leaves so it doesn’t spread and then giving the plant a thorough wipe down with some fungicides. Alternatively you could wipe down with neem oil but better off with something a little stronger. Not to worry, it can recover! All the best with it ☺️
That whole thing about talking to your plants I believe is real. The reason I believe it’s real is because they live off of your carbon dioxide. So when you’re admiring your plant, talk to it with heavy breathing lol😂😂😂💚
btw. Beautiful!
Plants are living things, so why not talk to them too 😂 thanks so much for watching! 💚🍀
Great video, simple but clear! Looking at getting a MTC for my indoor collection. Cheers mate!
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated! The MTC is seriously an amazing specimen - enjoy!!! Hope this video helped ☺️
Watched until end, I’m a monstera mom, a bit worried because of root rot. Thanks for sharing .. hope to see you around too.
Hi Mercy! Nice to meet you - Thai's are prone to root rot unfortunately, I reckon moreso than the regular Deliciosa. Thanks for watching!
I just got so lucky and bought a full Monstera Thai Constellation from a friend! She is doing a big plant purge and sold me her MTC for $150, it has 5 beautiful/huge leaves and is fully rooted and potted! So excited!
Omg $150 is considered a 'steal', lucky you! I'm so excited for you 🤩🌱
@@simpleplanty the seller repotted it before giving it to me. She repotted it into a terracotta pot, which I think is great. Except it looks like she used soil and perlite mix. But I don’t see any other medium (like orchid bark). Hopefully it will be okay! I’m thinking since she has had the plant for a while and it’s done good in her care, hopefully she knows what she’s doing.
@@tkuhel12 no worries - everything you mentioned is absolutely fine and great (it's not essential to have orchid bark), just ensure that you're monitoring your watering with that substrate and you'll be fine 😊🌱
@@simpleplanty awesome, that makes me feel better! I definitely did not want to repot it again, especially after it moving from her space to mine. That would be pushing it! I will leave it be and be mindful of the watering! I have learned this past year that underwatering is better in most cases, than over watering! Thanks for replying to my comment!
@@tkuhel12 no worries, happy it helped! Can't wait for it to flourish under your care 😊🌱
It'll be much better if you can use a microphone for your audio voice. Those animations sounds a bit shocking me 😂 i came out very loud. Nice vid though 👍
Thanks for watching! This was my first video so I apologise for the terrible sound 😂 bought a mic after my 2nd video 🙈🌱
that mosspole, homemade? looks so good! must have for a monstera :D
It sure is! I'll do a video in a couple weeks on how I make one since I need to make a few anyway for spring ☺️ stay tuned!
Loving your video editing skills - this was my first ever video, so excuse my poor edit 😅
I’m Thai and I just got Thai constellation today !
How is your Thai Constellation going? Would love to hear!
@@simpleplanty It is doing good just transfer it from Moss to a soil yesterday
@@mayac2266 great to hear and hope to see it thrive!
my thai con literally just arrived, it’s only one leaf and it’s rooted, should i fertilise it now ? i’m confused, it also has its own lighting and everything so i’m just worried about watering and fertilisers
Hi - I'd check the substrate first before applying any water/fertiliser (to gauge at when it was last watered) also, if you want to be safe (as you don't know when it was last fertilised) you could apply it on the second watering 😊🌱
Thanks I just got one today! Wish me luck!
You got this Aaron 💪🌱
Good luck to your new Thai
Hope it's going well! 🙌🙌
Great video and knowledge about the need for bright light! We sell giant specimen size Thai Constellations in our Etsy shop, and send Buyers a 31 page "Adoption Manual" to educate them about aroid care and propagation of these large epiphyte aroids! Thanks!
31 pages, wow! No worries 🤩🌱
@@simpleplanty Yeah it's a lot, but it's not all just about care. A lot of it is the explanation of the entire process involved in propagation, and what makes a stem cutting with a node all the sudden start growing an entire new plant out of the side! Explains about apical dominance, auxin, terminal bud, etc. You got it about bright light and something to climb to get them or any aroid to grow huge! Mimic how they grow in nature! Not just monstera, but that includes pothos and syngoniums too, since they are all climbing semi-epiphyte aroids! Again, I enjoyed your video and the great way you explain things! Beautiful plants too, nice and healthy!
@@exoticplantsnseeds amazing, sounds extremely resourceful and thanks for sharing 😊🌱
I have a few plants with a moss pole, very similar soil mix, I water solely through the moss pole. I'm curious, how often do you water your moss pole? Love, your MTC! I have not long got one myself and am loving it sick!
Admittedly I don't water it as often as I should as it dries out real quick (within 2 days I find if I fully drench it) - so I'll usually just wet it when it's time to water my plants. I am so happy you have an MTC, as well! Love it when a new leaf emerges and you get to discover a new pattern 😊
Hi! Ill be getting my thai in 2 months it was just freshly imported and the seller is acclimating for me, ive never had a thai but i have lots of finicky rare plants is the care relatively the same? Should i let it really really dry out before watering? and is my ikea greenhouse which keeps 70% humidity a good place for it? it is rooting in moss so when i get it how long should i keep it in moss before i transfer to soil and how do i water in the moss? Just like i would soil?
Hi Tayla! Sorry for the delayed reply - sounds like a great plan putting it in the IKEA greenhouse, it'll love you for it! With regards to watering it in moss, try not to overly drench the moss for risk of root rot as the moss retains quite a bit of water. When I water my plant propogations that are in moss, I try to ensure the water drains quite through to the bottom of the drainage holes and am just a little bit more careful when watering. It depends on how well it's rooting before transferring it over to soil (ie number of weeks before I usually transplant after seeing a healthy root system form). Hope that helps! ☺️🌱
Happy to have found this video with good guidance on growing Monstera Thai constellation. Thank you, God bless you! 🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐
Hey Jo! Thanks so much for your feedback, it really means a lot to me 😊 hope your Thai grows well!! Best of luck 🍀🍀
@@simpleplantyalready booked, will be delivered next week. This guidance video has come at the right time! 😊😊😊
@@jo-js2tc omg that’s so exciting! Trust me that when a new leaf comes, it never gets old 😂 they’re so beautiful and you’re gonna love it! 💚
@@simpleplantyI am closely watching your video, right from the size of the pot & the moss pole. (Already watched your video 3 times), will watch again once my plant arrives & faithfully follow your instructions & grow them well, hopefully! 😊😊😊
@@jo-js2tc how lucky is your monstera to have you! Sounds like you’re going to take absolute amazing care of it - do you have any other indoor plants? ☺️
Good video instructions. Thanks
No worries Angelique, hope it helped 😊🌱
Hiii
I really want to buy Thai constellation......may I know what was the price of it
Hi Mira - I had this gifted to me, but for the size in my video, the market rate was around 500 AUD at the time. Hope that helps.
What kinda fertiliser did you use?
I rotate between a brand called ‘plant runner’ and ‘powerfeed’. As long as it’s got NPK in it, your plants will go gangbusters for it ☺️🍀
Thank you for the info.
@@ebotebot5 no worries, happy to help ☺️
How often do you find you are watering your plant?
I average about 1.5-2 weeks between watering ☺️ will depend on your climate and substrate but it has been a little colder lately in Sydney! Hope that helps
@@simpleplanty that does help! Do you mist yours at all? The humidity isn't the best in my house. About 43% usually.
@@cammiforeman no worries, glad I could help. Do you mean misting directly on the plant? I generally would not recommend it and feel like it’s the biggest misconception - usually if there’s residual on leaves this can cause more problems than do good. In general misting only raises the humidity very temporarily (unless you have it on all day, etc.)
Also, the Thai is pretty easy in my experience, I’ve actually recently put her outside (it’s currently autumn and humidity is no way near 43%) and the temperatures have been going down to 14 degrees overnight, yet she is still producing a large healthy leaf right now!
Hey James, do you have much problem with root rot? For some reason they just rot like there is no tomorrow for me, and most of the time they already had root rot when they first arrived. I’m so done with them I feel like I’m being punished for the wrongs I haven’t even done :(
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that! I absolutely know what you mean by being prone to root rot, so I'm especially careful - do you have an aerated soil mix or substrate? I make sure my soil mix is especially airy so that the water drains through quite well (but still allowing a bit of retention to feed the plant). I notice the roots that have escaped the bottom drainage hole rot from time to time when the excess wells up, so I know the thai is especially prone!
@@simpleplanty hey thanks for your input ur awesome. I do use my own mix but a lot of the time I feel the rot happens when they even arrive at my home. The soil mix they arrive in usually is not airy enough and I found rot before I even did my first watering. I have 3 of these TC and they are established but still fairly young. On of them I received and waited for few weeks and no growth happening at all, so I pull it out and found rot. The second one I have I pulled it out the next day I received it and found rot already happening. The only good one I have I found no rot so I transferred it to my own airy mix and just crossing my fingers and toes. The de rotting process is an endless battle too, no matter how I cut and disinfect them I ended up almost stripping it bare and have to start rooting from square 1. If these one don’t survive then I’m done with them. My other philodendrons are growing healthily in the same condition. I just can’t seems to get the hang of TC, which most ppl say is very low maintenance 🤦♀️
@@lobsnbuns2705 no worries at all, I'm happy to help! Yeah, those mixes they come in can be so yucky - I'll usually repot pretty soon after I've brought it home. Such a shame to hear that - really have had such a bad run with rot in your case, I'm so sorry! Crossing my fingers and toes for your third one, as well. Unfortunately, not much you can do if it had pre-existing rot :'( Good luck - I really hope this one flourishes, because they're such beautiful plants!
Um so I have a Thai Constellation but they are slightly brown around the edge how do I fix that?
So it really depends on why your Thai could be browning around the edges - for example, not enough sunlight, or not enough water - has this only been a recent problem or did you bring this home only recently?
awesome video, just what i needed! Could you in the future also include what the window/light situation means for people in the N hempishere? I am guessing your north/east facing window is my south/west facing window? Or am i being blonde?
So happy I could help! Absolutely, I'll be sure to mention the orientations going forward in my future videos - you're not being silly! Simply, my north-east facing in the S Hemisphere is your south-east facing if you're in the N Hemisphere! Let me know if you have any more questions ☺️
Here is also a random article I searched online that details the orientations in the Northern Hemisphere for you - www.bobvila.com/articles/why-it-matters-which-direction-your-home-faces/
Hi, your Thai is gorgeous! I have mine still little. The variegation of one of their leaves is getting black, the new one is half black, and the other half is fine. Can you help what I am doing wrong? I could overwater it; California's weather is a little cold. I have had my Thai since December last year, and 3 weeks ago, the black sports started. My kitchen is the warm place where I live, and is plenty of bright indirect light. Hope you can answer.
Hi Mary - thanks so much! My Thai has definitely been my prized possession - can you give me a rough guide on how often you are watering it, and the temperatures that you are getting? As a rough guide, I water mine every 1.5-2 weeks during spring/summer and about 2 weeks during winter. I do hear that California's weather is quite similar to Sydney though!
@@simpleplanty I was watering mine every weak, and I stop doin it since I start noticing the varigation start getting black spots. Temperature inside house is 65 degres.
@@maryes2544 Hi Mary - at those temperatures, I do think the watering schedule could potentially be too often. I would also double check your substrate - do you have it in a well aerated mix? That way, it would also prevent overwatering. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the tips! Subscribed.
Thanks so much for subscribing! Will keep making some great plant content to help everyone out there 😊
Super informative and professional. Can’t wait for your next video 😍
Thankyou so much for watching! Happy to answer any questions you may have ♥️🌱
Maybe I missed it but do you have a moss pole for your Thai? I'm not sure if mine needs one or not. I do have one for my Albo. Thanks.
I do have a moss pole for my Thai actually! Although, the internodal spacing between the albo versus the Thai are very different (albo has large spacing compared to the Thai) where people tend to believe that it won't matter much with the Thai, but it was my personal preference to put my Thai on one. Hope that helps 😊🌱
@@simpleplanty Hi, yes, that helps! I want to repot my Thai (since it keep tipping over), and I will now add a pole to it. Thank you for replying!
@@bluovalgal no worries, happy to help! Get it up on that pole 😊🌱
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE THIS. 🥰
THANKYOU. THANKYOU. THANKYOU! 💚
Just paid 2,600 for one 😭🌚
Which currency! Plants are worth the price you're willing to pay for them 😊🌱
I just got a baby yesterday 🥹
Woohoo! How exciting - all the best and hope it flourishes real quick 😊🌱
I’ve got a Swiss cheese plant ,when a new leaf grows ,an old leaf turns yellow from the bottom.
Could you please tell me what’s the reason?
Thank you 🌹
Perfectly normal as the plant is directing energy into new growth and part of the plant lifecycle. Nothing to worry about 🤗🌱
@@simpleplanty Thanks for your reply🌹
@@fouziyahhoseiny1868 anytime ☺️ thanks for watching! 🌱
Monsterra albo needs humidity?
how much do you need?
and what would be your care?
Hi! I haven't required to adjust my humidity levels for the Monstera Albo personally, just a lot of sunlight, water and liquid fertilizer from time to time to keep her happy. I have heard that albo's thrive on 50-60%, so if you can emulate those conditions, go ahead! Hope that helps 😊
Does the monstera constellation also ask for humidity?
@@leilatomsom3974 I feel like the Monstera constellation is less pickier with humidity than the albo. But if you can adjust your humidity levels, then go for it 😊🌱
I think mine has rust or root rot! 😢 how do I know which and how do I treat? Wish I could add photos?
Hi Denise! What makes you think you have root rot or rust? Sadly, a lot of my friends have also had rust and root rot on their MTC's but they have treated them, so not to worry!
@@simpleplanty because it started off brown patches forming on the leaves,.. then got a powdery rust stuff all over the leaves! I was told to spray it with fungicide so I have ,… wish I could send you photos..
@@deniseweaver2104 definitely sounds like rust - you're on the path for recovery, not to worry! ☺️🌱
Hi!! Thank you for the video, but will direct sun burn the leaves?? The variegated parts? I live in Texas I’m wondering if the weather will be too hot or the sun too strong to leave outside during the warm months?
Hi! In my personal experience, it depends on how long the direct sunlight exposure is for and when (and whether your plant has adapted to it). For example, mine gets 1-2 hours of direct sunlight (but is located indoors) in the morning when the sun isn't as harsh (in comparison to afternoon direct sun rays). However, I've seen people grow Thai's outdoors which is subject to direct sunlight (as they have acclimated to the environment). My reccomendation is to err on the safe side - if it's direct morning sun for a couple hours, should be fine ☺️🌱 hope that helps!
@@simpleplanty thank you so much!
@@simpleplanty oh one last question, as far as humidity? Do you have a humidifier going? Or are they not too picky?
@@hleethao1542 not too picky in my case - and I've heard of others not really using one either ☺️🌱
@@simpleplanty direct light in the morning is fine for Thai?
Thank you😊
No worries, glad I could help @lilmiesenigma! ☺️
Tantalizing.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video - thanks very much!
Thank you 🤗🌱
No worries at all, happy to help ☺️💚🌱
How often do you wipe down Thai leaves?
Hi Maya! As a general guide, you should wipe them down every couple of weeks. Warning, long story ahead - as I opened my phone, I coincidentally saw this comment after I was wiping my Thai because my Thai has been struck with spider mites (I probably was wiping every 1-2 months, so now I'm paying the price). I've now been unfortunately been wiping it down every 2 days in the evenings with vitality plus to control these pests. Lesson learnt - wipe more often as a precautionary measure, because when you do these frequent wipe downs, you're preventing it from pests and allowing it stronger chance to grow as dust accumulates on the leaves. Hope that helps!
@@simpleplanty I normally spray my neem oil and soap water on every single one of my plants for pest prevention. And I plant to wipe the leaves once a month. What do you think? And for small started plant or cuttings, when do you think I should start spraying them and wipe leaves? I’m concerned since they are too fragile right now
@@mayac2266 sounds great Maya! I don't tend to clean cuttings but you could delicately do it if you wanted to.
Cool vid
Thankyou Nils! Have a great week ahead ☺️🌱
Muy bonita planta😍
Thankyou! 😊🌱
wow mantul 👍🌱
Thanks for watching Angga! Have a great weekend :D
@@simpleplanty your welcome 🙏
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What do you wipe the leaves down with?
Usually a diluted mix of neem oil and eco oil - keeps the pests at bay. Hope that helps ☺️