I love how Chai and Luna 😺 demand your attention every time you post 😊 Gives us a chance to see them in every video 📷 Hopefully, Star will grace us with her presence before too long 🙏💗
good morning melissa! got my coffee and am watching before my husband and i go and chop wood to make our raised garden beds lol. so relaxing!! love you your content! and your plants are always so gorgeous!! ive learned so much from you. i started my plant journey one year ago today!! and am obsessed lol. i have 20-30 plants so far.
ThankYou Melissa for sharing your videos. I absolutely loved this one too. I love how you do these moss poles. Also I love how your pretty girl just sits on your lap while working on your plants😂.❤ adorable.❤
Hello. Use regular tape to save the leaf. I’ve done it several times, including tears in leaves. For the tears I place the tape on the back of the leaf, some you can’t even teal it’s torn/ripped. Good luck!
I love moss pole video's!! ❤ Can't wait to see more updates 🥰 I had my thai constellation on a moss pole for the past year, and a couple weeks ago I chopped it but left it on the pole, and all of the cuttings have their second leaves opening!! Just waiting until the new leaves harden before removing them from the pole and potting separately (without poles) 😅 You've been such a moss pole inspo, I always love seeing yours! 🥰🥰
To deal with ants and other potential crawling bugs: I use Diatomaceous Earth around the perimeter and window sills of my plant room. This stuff is great and it’s natural and will not harm the pets. It’s also available at Lowe’s.
Beautiful plants! Love the manjula re-do!! Need to do something drastic with mine. It's just in a hanging pot!!😢 Great job. I always love watching your videos!!
I finally got a manjula cutting from someone 1h from me and I'm really happy about it! (it was cheaper than buy a full pot locally XD) I'm excited to see her growing!
I was also collecting rain water off my roof too and oddly enough I stopped just as you were too because I began to question the same thing. Love the content as usual and I remember when you got the plant in 2022 and now it looks beautiful ❤
An your tps is best to use directly on the roots. I also used that but have found tarantula is a lot better and I also use it with piranha. For some reason I cannot think of the name who makes it at the moment but it's for hydroponics but you can also use it in soil. I got mine from go grow Michigan and they right now are having a huge sale so that's where I got mine and it is making a dramatic difference right away. My Thai constellation had root rot and I used a little bit of that piranha in there which goes in and eats up any of the dead roots and turns it into stuff that your plants can use and within I'd say two uses the root rot's gone. I love it, can't say enough good things about it
Chai's meows were tripping me out... I went and looked at my front door to see if a cat was there LOL. Your moss poles are amazing.. you totally have me inspired! The Manjula was my favorite today 😍
Hey Melissa, nice Melano! Yeah I always rinse my pon before potting up but it still develops residue no matter how mauch you rinse it. I guess over time it builds up but at least it's not harmful to the plants. Your projects in this vid are the same as mine atm....moss pole extensions, re-doing older moss poles that aren't practical anymore for me as well as reconfiguring my room to maximize light to plants ratio 😆 I've even bought new low lying benches to re-position all my poles/plants along one wall like you have so that it's easier for watering and monitoring growth. I have half the space you have so plant realty is at an all time premium🙄 And I'm always amazed at your patience with Chai and Luna when they're in your way of filming...they're cute but I don't think I'd be so patient 🫣 My daughter on the other hand is like you...don't disturb the babies! 😅😂 Looking forward to the next one 👌🏼🥰
I’ve thought of pre-rinsing the PON. With the type that is without fertilizer included I don’t see a problem. I have what comes with the pots, and I believe it does contain the 6 month worth of fertilizer. I worry rinsing would dilute that. And I wouldn’t be able to gage how much was rinsed away.
I just rinsed a big batch of it yesterday - I broke out my meter as well and tested my water and learned a lot. I am going to start fertilizing pon now regardless of how much slow release is in there. I may just dilute at half strength for a month. I'm having some nutrient deficiencies which I believe is from not fertilizing sooner in pon.
My melano is growing in pon, on a moss pole, and in the cabinet like yours. I took it out and tried to grow it outside the cabinet for one month, and the leaves grew smaller. So I put it back into the cabinet and it started sizing up again. Now the pole is the exact height of the cabinet, and it’ll probably live in there forever 😬.
I don't blame you! I really hope mine doesn't throw a fit - my cabinet conditions aren't too different than my room environment which is great but there's more light in there and overall it's more stable.
Im just now getting my polls to size up. I tried making my own with a stick an wraping the moss around , then i tried chicken wire , then i finally bought plastic ones , now im back to making them but with acetate plastic and plastic chicken wire for the front so it's kind of like a grow vertical pole but it's working because I just can't afford to purchase them. I live on SSI and trying to keep up in this hobby is kind of hard. But my problem truly is. I am a nerd about soil and I have over 300 plants. I've been thinking about selling some and got the inspiration to try from you, although I'm going to be going to the flea markets here in Bryson City, North Carolina. But I always enjoy watching you and love the cats. I only have one and his name is Lil Homie
I lived in VA Beach most of my life, with many military bases. There was a naval air station nearby, and I know exactly what you mean. It is LOUD. It's funny how we all got used to it. You cannot even hear the person next to you when they are overhead. I think it is breaking the sound barrier or something. I forget too. They cannot do it over land, but they can do it over the ocean, I think. Because it is THAT loud, and we can still hear it.
It's funny because I have all the supplies to do a pole (inspired by you), but I have yet to do it. I want to get rid of these thrips first for sure. Maybe it'll be a spring 🌼🌱 project? We'll see what happens 😁
@lisaanglim9588 - I hear you. I see how beautiful Melissa's plants on poles are and I want that for mine, but I also see how hard she works for all those beautiful big leaves too. I'm gonna give it a try, and pray for the best.
@@dora9368 I need to un pot and repot my monsteras as the pole is crooked in the pot. When I water the top the water runs out the squares in the front and when I tip it back it’s so crooked that water runs out the back where it’s connected. It was so hard to do in the first place. So I’m dreading doing it
It's not my favorite - I need to do a better job at keeping a pole moist for it. I've restarted it once already on a pole. They throw out runners often so I end up chopping them off and then new growth takes awhile to start again so overall just kinda annoying for me to grow one climbing.
Hi, I am new to your channel. I subscribed to you. I am not new to plant keeping but new to all the supplements being used now and your moss poles. Do you have a video that explains all the supplements you use and why, also what is pon? Thanks! I am enjoying watching you 😃
Hello I loved this video! ☺️ I was wondering where you purchased the pink pot you used for the Epipremnum pinnatum marble variegated. Is it the IKEA Gradvis 4 3/4 pot?
Do you have a preference between moss poles? I just bought the clear plastic ones and after seeing the algae I'm wondering if I should have gotten a different one.
I'm using silica atm because i love marble varigation so I'm hoping the silica helps with browning but so far so good. i'll be interested to see in a year what my growth is like. we so happened to start silica around the same time so im curious what your thoughts will be
I love your Meleno!!!! I have one too growing on a moss pole and its doing well too but it’s only one vine and I’m trying to figure out how to get more vines. Do you like the moss you get from Lowe’s for your poles? I am torn because I only really love new zealand 🤔 and I have to order off amazon. Any suggestions? I also have SO much algae too and I also HATE it 😮
Besgrow New Zealand is some great quality moss - def recommend it but I don't use it for my poles because of the price. I feel like I chop mine too quickly so I'd rather use the better gro brand. Once your one vine is rooted well into the pole you can make an incision lower on the vine to activate bottom nodes to grow. You'll have to be good about keeping the pole moist after though to supply the top half with water until more roots grow down to the pot. You'll end up with more vines growing on the pole in some time. The other issue with that is the top growth will most likely use up more of the nutrients/water and will grow ahead so it might not be worth it if you're looking to chop it when it reaches the top of the pole/extension. Even when I start multiple vines on a pole - one vine tends to outpace the rest.
I wonder if your algae problem is actually cyanobacteria and may be treated with an aquarium product that is plant safe and treats blue green slime. Amazon has two products, chemiclean and Ultralife and is super inexpensive to treat a large volume of water.
hmm never heard of that. It just started appearing with use of a liquid fertilizer (past 4 months) so I'm assuming all the extra nutrients + light is causing the algae growth. I'll look it up, thanks for your comment! 🙏
Melissa i wonder 🤔 this winter was so rough on my plants but you made me wonder i used rain water and my plants were so ugly. Yellowing stressed out looking even with sansi lights. I stopped and new growth is showing. I just wonder.
rain water has nitrogen and it great water for plants but I was collecting mine off my gutter so I think possible contaminants grew in my barrel and caused some fungal issues to spread. Did you make any other changes?
Your content and videos are always lovely. Sending you much love from Iraq. I have a large patch of coco coir and coco chips that have been infested with either fungus gnats or thrips. I'm not sure if it's still usable, or if there's a way to treat it. Can you please advise?
If Diatomaceous Earth is available to you that will work. I always put it in bags of like orchid bark and things I buy. It does need to be dry to work. Just mix it in. Of course it will take a few weeks to completely break the life cycle.
Another commenter suggested DE - I don't really use it but I personally would just toss it. I know it's wasting product but larvae can hatch out in some time once you go to use it and water your plant which starts an annoying lifecycle to try and battle. I imagine what you're seeing is adult fungus gnats. If it's thrips then def get rid of it.
Where did you get your Obliqua and if you don't mind how much did you pay for it? I was watching Kaylee Ellens video and she said they are very very rare and basically if you think you have one you probably don't have one. But you and another girl named Sam both have one so they can't be too rare.
@@plantsbymelissa oh boy! It's a beautiful plant. I thought I had one until I saw that video. It was sold to me as one from a local nursery. Mine is definitely not an Obliqua unfortunately.
Thank you for being here 🫶 I thought I would like having it in there for extra aeration and some moisture retention but I don't like how it looks anymore - it also reminds me of a soil I used and just bad experiences with it.
I love how Chai and Luna 😺 demand your attention every time you post 😊 Gives us a chance to see them in every video 📷 Hopefully, Star will grace us with her presence before too long 🙏💗
I'm filming the Q/A soon this week so I'll have to show her - I had some kitty questions!
@plantsbymelissa - Good cause I want to see her. Yeah 🥰🤗👍
good morning melissa! got my coffee and am watching before my husband and i go and chop wood to make our raised garden beds lol. so relaxing!! love you your content! and your plants are always so gorgeous!! ive learned so much from you. i started my plant journey one year ago today!! and am obsessed lol. i have 20-30 plants so far.
Good Morning Julie! thank you and I appreciate you for being here!! aw that's such a good little number of plants 🥹 Have fun doing your garden beds! 🥰
Garden beds? Nice! That sounds like tons of spring time fun💐🌿🥬🌼⭐
ThankYou Melissa for sharing your videos. I absolutely loved this one too. I love how you do these moss poles. Also I love how your pretty girl just sits on your lap while working on your plants😂.❤ adorable.❤
Hello. Use regular tape to save the leaf. I’ve done it several times, including tears in leaves. For the tears I place the tape on the back of the leaf, some you can’t even teal it’s torn/ripped. Good luck!
Yikes, just saw all my typos 😵💫
Me too! Tape does the trick!😂
It really works, I’ve done it too. I used it on a cracked leaf and it straightened up the leaf. After 6 months I could take it off. Leaf repaired!!
Great tip. TFS😊
I love moss pole video's!! ❤
Can't wait to see more updates 🥰
I had my thai constellation on a moss pole for the past year, and a couple weeks ago I chopped it but left it on the pole, and all of the cuttings have their second leaves opening!!
Just waiting until the new leaves harden before removing them from the pole and potting separately (without poles) 😅
You've been such a moss pole inspo, I always love seeing yours! 🥰🥰
thank you 🙏 That is awesome! Now you'll have lots of rooted plants 🥰
To deal with ants and other potential crawling bugs: I use Diatomaceous Earth around the perimeter and window sills of my plant room. This stuff is great and it’s natural and will not harm the pets. It’s also available at Lowe’s.
Oooo wee. Thanks for the tip🎉
TFS Melissa I hope you and hubby enjoy your upcoming week. Please give Star, Luna, and Chai big and lots of hugs 🤗 and kisses 😘 for me 💋
Thank you Dora, will do 🤗
Beautiful plants! Love the manjula re-do!! Need to do something drastic with mine. It's just in a hanging pot!!😢
Great job. I always love watching your videos!!
I finally got a manjula cutting from someone 1h from me and I'm really happy about it! (it was cheaper than buy a full pot locally XD)
I'm excited to see her growing!
Congratulations!! I hope it grows well for you! 🥰
I was also collecting rain water off my roof too and oddly enough I stopped just as you were too because I began to question the same thing. Love the content as usual and I remember when you got the plant in 2022 and now it looks beautiful ❤
Thank you Mary 💖
Your plants are so big and beautiful 😍 wow I've began to model my pothos care after yours, you've inspired me a lot! Thanks for the content
Thank you! I love growing pothos! They're such great plants and so beautiful!
An your tps is best to use directly on the roots. I also used that but have found tarantula is a lot better and I also use it with piranha. For some reason I cannot think of the name who makes it at the moment but it's for hydroponics but you can also use it in soil. I got mine from go grow Michigan and they right now are having a huge sale so that's where I got mine and it is making a dramatic difference right away. My Thai constellation had root rot and I used a little bit of that piranha in there which goes in and eats up any of the dead roots and turns it into stuff that your plants can use and within I'd say two uses the root rot's gone. I love it, can't say enough good things about it
My my my that variegation is very stunning.
💖💖🐈🐈Melissa you have true skills....building a moss pole with cat on lap!❤❤
haha she wanted to help! 😂
You've motivated me to put some plants on moss poles! Can't wait for my own little project. ☺️✨
Yes, go for it!! 🫶
Chai's meows were tripping me out... I went and looked at my front door to see if a cat was there LOL. Your moss poles are amazing.. you totally have me inspired! The Manjula was my favorite today 😍
Cleverly done Melissa!
Watching your video is such a great way to spend my Sunday morning 💚
I know right. Great start to my day...
Thank you so much Krista for spending a part of your morning with me 🥹
Thank you Dora 🤗
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your marble queen 👸 🪴pothos. Work of art and dedication.
Hey Melissa, nice Melano! Yeah I always rinse my pon before potting up but it still develops residue no matter how mauch you rinse it. I guess over time it builds up but at least it's not harmful to the plants. Your projects in this vid are the same as mine atm....moss pole extensions, re-doing older moss poles that aren't practical anymore for me as well as reconfiguring my room to maximize light to plants ratio 😆 I've even bought new low lying benches to re-position all my poles/plants along one wall like you have so that it's easier for watering and monitoring growth. I have half the space you have so plant realty is at an all time premium🙄 And I'm always amazed at your patience with Chai and Luna when they're in your way of filming...they're cute but I don't think I'd be so patient 🫣 My daughter on the other hand is like you...don't disturb the babies! 😅😂 Looking forward to the next one 👌🏼🥰
So excited for more moss pole videos and updates on these ones. Wishing you good luck with them!!! 💚🪴🐝
Thanks so much! 💖
Love your moss poles. ❤
Thank you! 🙏
Good morning, love watching your videos you have taught me so so much
Thank you so much Amber! 🥰
I’ve thought of pre-rinsing the PON. With the type that is without fertilizer included I don’t see a problem. I have what comes with the pots, and I believe it does contain the 6 month worth of fertilizer. I worry rinsing would dilute that. And I wouldn’t be able to gage how much was rinsed away.
I just rinsed a big batch of it yesterday - I broke out my meter as well and tested my water and learned a lot. I am going to start fertilizing pon now regardless of how much slow release is in there. I may just dilute at half strength for a month. I'm having some nutrient deficiencies which I believe is from not fertilizing sooner in pon.
My melano is growing in pon, on a moss pole, and in the cabinet like yours. I took it out and tried to grow it outside the cabinet for one month, and the leaves grew smaller. So I put it back into the cabinet and it started sizing up again. Now the pole is the exact height of the cabinet, and it’ll probably live in there forever 😬.
I don't blame you! I really hope mine doesn't throw a fit - my cabinet conditions aren't too different than my room environment which is great but there's more light in there and overall it's more stable.
Im just now getting my polls to size up. I tried making my own with a stick an wraping the moss around , then i tried chicken wire , then i finally bought plastic ones , now im back to making them but with acetate plastic and plastic chicken wire for the front so it's kind of like a grow vertical pole but it's working because I just can't afford to purchase them. I live on SSI and trying to keep up in this hobby is kind of hard. But my problem truly is. I am a nerd about soil and I have over 300 plants. I've been thinking about selling some and got the inspiration to try from you, although I'm going to be going to the flea markets here in Bryson City, North Carolina. But I always enjoy watching you and love the cats. I only have one and his name is Lil Homie
I lived in VA Beach most of my life, with many military bases. There was a naval air station nearby, and I know exactly what you mean. It is LOUD. It's funny how we all got used to it. You cannot even hear the person next to you when they are overhead. I think it is breaking the sound barrier or something. I forget too. They cannot do it over land, but they can do it over the ocean, I think. Because it is THAT loud, and we can still hear it.
I love watching ur vids, u seem so sweet and calm!
Love your videos, it comes so easy for you too save plants . Your kitty's love there mommy!. Take care❤
Thank you! 😊
It's funny because I have all the supplies to do a pole (inspired by you), but I have yet to do it. I want to get rid of these thrips first for sure. Maybe it'll be a spring 🌼🌱 project? We'll see what happens 😁
Hoping the thrips are gone soon!!
I too got the supplies to make two moss poles and they sat for over two months, made one and never completed the second one.
@plantsbymelissa - Thank you. Me too
@lisaanglim9588 - I hear you. I see how beautiful Melissa's plants on poles are and I want that for mine, but I also see how hard she works for all those beautiful big leaves too. I'm gonna give it a try, and pray for the best.
@@dora9368 I need to un pot and repot my monsteras as the pole is crooked in the pot. When I water the top the water runs out the squares in the front and when I tip it back it’s so crooked that water runs out the back where it’s connected. It was so hard to do in the first place. So I’m dreading doing it
Hey Melissa I Hope you're doing well ❤️🩹 I love your manjula. It's so beautiful!! And the marble queen epipremim marble queen is very beautiful ❤️❤️
Thank you Amy! 🥰
There's a cute brown heart on the bottom leaf of your variegated (pothos?) At 39:17 😊
It’s an Army airfield lol. We lived on Hunter for six years 😂😂 between the cannon twice a day, helicopters and jets, there is no quiet lmao.
We're about 20-25 minutes away but it's so loud still lol. I've even felt our house shake.
If you’re hearing a boom then they are breaking the barrier of sound.
How do you find all the time in to take care of all your plant and do housework your house looks so good all the time.
❤
The boom might be the jets breaking the sound barrier.
I'd love to know your experience with the amydrium medium 🙃
It's not my favorite - I need to do a better job at keeping a pole moist for it. I've restarted it once already on a pole. They throw out runners often so I end up chopping them off and then new growth takes awhile to start again so overall just kinda annoying for me to grow one climbing.
Hi, I am new to your channel. I subscribed to you. I am not new to plant keeping but new to all the supplements being used now and your moss poles. Do you have a video that explains all the supplements you use and why, also what is pon? Thanks! I am enjoying watching you 😃
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Hello I loved this video! ☺️ I was wondering where you purchased the pink pot you used for the Epipremnum pinnatum marble variegated. Is it the IKEA Gradvis 4 3/4 pot?
Do you have a preference between moss poles? I just bought the clear plastic ones and after seeing the algae I'm wondering if I should have gotten a different one.
I'm using silica atm because i love marble varigation so I'm hoping the silica helps with browning but so far so good. i'll be interested to see in a year what my growth is like. we so happened to start silica around the same time so im curious what your thoughts will be
Wish you had a website and sold soil mixes etc
currently working on my website :) I may eventually get a mix together to sell in some time 🙏
@@plantsbymelissa Can’t wait… Jersey Subscriber!! 😊
I love your Meleno!!!! I have one too growing on a moss pole and its doing well too but it’s only one vine and I’m trying to figure out how to get more vines. Do you like the moss you get from Lowe’s for your poles? I am torn because I only really love new zealand 🤔 and I have to order off amazon. Any suggestions? I also have SO much algae too and I also HATE it 😮
Besgrow New Zealand is some great quality moss - def recommend it but I don't use it for my poles because of the price. I feel like I chop mine too quickly so I'd rather use the better gro brand. Once your one vine is rooted well into the pole you can make an incision lower on the vine to activate bottom nodes to grow. You'll have to be good about keeping the pole moist after though to supply the top half with water until more roots grow down to the pot. You'll end up with more vines growing on the pole in some time. The other issue with that is the top growth will most likely use up more of the nutrients/water and will grow ahead so it might not be worth it if you're looking to chop it when it reaches the top of the pole/extension. Even when I start multiple vines on a pole - one vine tends to outpace the rest.
@@plantsbymelissa thank you so much for taking the time to answer! That’s a great suggestion!!! I will have to w to think about it.
Do you put stakes into your moss poles? Is one more advantageous then the other?
I wonder if your algae problem is actually cyanobacteria and may be treated with an aquarium product that is plant safe and treats blue green slime. Amazon has two products, chemiclean and Ultralife and is super inexpensive to treat a large volume of water.
hmm never heard of that. It just started appearing with use of a liquid fertilizer (past 4 months) so I'm assuming all the extra nutrients + light is causing the algae growth. I'll look it up, thanks for your comment! 🙏
Melissa i wonder 🤔 this winter was so rough on my plants but you made me wonder i used rain water and my plants were so ugly. Yellowing stressed out looking even with sansi lights. I stopped and new growth is showing. I just wonder.
rain water has nitrogen and it great water for plants but I was collecting mine off my gutter so I think possible contaminants grew in my barrel and caused some fungal issues to spread. Did you make any other changes?
Do you water the moss inside the poles as well or just the pot?❤
You need to water the pole so the roots can grow in it.
Your content and videos are always lovely. Sending you much love from Iraq.
I have a large patch of coco coir and coco chips that have been infested with either fungus gnats or thrips. I'm not sure if it's still usable, or if there's a way to treat it. Can you please advise?
If Diatomaceous Earth is available to you that will work. I always put it in bags of like orchid bark and things I buy. It does need to be dry to work. Just mix it in. Of course it will take a few weeks to completely break the life cycle.
Another commenter suggested DE - I don't really use it but I personally would just toss it. I know it's wasting product but larvae can hatch out in some time once you go to use it and water your plant which starts an annoying lifecycle to try and battle. I imagine what you're seeing is adult fungus gnats. If it's thrips then def get rid of it.
Where did you get your Obliqua and if you don't mind how much did you pay for it? I was watching Kaylee Ellens video and she said they are very very rare and basically if you think you have one you probably don't have one. But you and another girl named Sam both have one so they can't be too rare.
I got mine a while ago from Botanicaz when prices were crazy. I think I paid $425 😅
@@plantsbymelissa oh boy! It's a beautiful plant. I thought I had one until I saw that video. It was sold to me as one from a local nursery. Mine is definitely not an Obliqua unfortunately.
so sorry that happened!
@@plantsbymelissa Dang! I actually went to a bunch of new nurseries today and found quite a few that looked real to me.
What does powdery mildew look like? Just powder on the leaves.
Hmmm I wonder too. Does it get on the top of the soil and the leaves too🤷
I've seen it on a couple plants of mine before - to me it looks like a gray/white cast on the leaves and sorta splotchy I guess.
Monestaria can grow with seeds or not?
Yes they can it just takes a while for them to get established
Why don't you like using leca anymore? Sorry if you have talked about it before, I'm a new viewer 😊 love your videos! 🥰
Thank you for being here 🫶 I thought I would like having it in there for extra aeration and some moisture retention but I don't like how it looks anymore - it also reminds me of a soil I used and just bad experiences with it.
What brand moss poles do you use?
I diy my wire poles and the clear poles are thiccly :)
Thank you! Thank you so much for the educational content.