Perfect Potting Mix for Aroid Houseplants | Monstera Philodendron Anthurium Hoya Potting Soil
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2022
- In this video, we're going to be discussing soil mix recipes for aroid houseplants. I'll be showing you 2 different types of soil mix and what to use them for. One of my soil is only 3 easy ingredients, but I also show you one with more as well.
Are you growing an aroid houseplant? If so, then you will want to check out this video! We'll be discussing different types of soil mix and how to make sure your aroid plants are getting the best possible care. From soil mix for Monstera plants to Hoya soil mix for Hoya plants.
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Here's my tip. Before you plant a new plant in either a newly purchased soil or making your own, fill a 4" nursery pot with only the soil mix. No plant yet. Water it thoroughly. Observe how it drains. Then just let it sit. Observe how long it takes to dry completely or if it ever does.
Thank you!! So smart
This is SO smart! Tysm!!
The idea is still a good idea, but keep in mind it will dry out a little slower since no plant will be drinking from it. But still very forward thinking
@@drewschmidt7245 True! I will add that to my tip when I hand it out in the future.
Good idea. I can usually tell by the weight of a pot if it needs water, but if I’m not sure, I stick a chopstick or some other thin wood stick in the soil, down by the roots, wait a few minutes, then see if the stick has absorbed moisture.
As a cheaper alternative to orchid bark, fir bark reptile bedding works really well. Same stuff, just a different package. It comes in different sizes, and is much cheaper. I have liked using it in my potting mediums so far.
Second this!
Ohhh that’s good to know! Thank you!
I use this also, really helps keep the cost down 😊
That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Yep I keep some on hand for my roaches and just throw it in my soil mix.
I love that you were just playing in the soil the whole time while you were talking. Same girl, same. So relaxing 😂
I’ve been waiting for a video like this. Blessingsssss 🙏🏽
Awesome blend!!! Looks great🤗🌱💚
I needed this specific video so bad THANK YOU
Great reminder of what you can include in your potting soil.
great video Harli. As usual!
This was super helpful. I A that soul is part of the hobby you enjoy. It shows.
Tis the season for repotting! You always help motivate me to do the things I put off. I need to repot probably a dozen pants. I'll be headed to my local plant medium store and let store for soil ingredients! 😆 Thanks for doing what you do! Keep it up, you're doing great!
Thank you for posting this video! I love getting more ideas for soil mixes as I’m still relatively new to making my own and sometimes get overwhelmed! 🙏🏻 also if no one is going to mention it; I love your sweatshirt in this video so much! Haikyuu is one of my favorite animes !! ❤️
Thank you for sharing your ideas for a good mix. The more I learn about soil for houseplants the more I realize there are no absolutes. You seem to eyeball amounts and you've learned what works for you and your environment.
Love your soil mix!!
Love that your mix is soil- and peatless. I also like to throw in some tree fern bark for moisture retention. But that I only use for my tripple- and four-digit plants as it’s quite expensive.
Hi Harli! Thanks so much for videos like this. I took notes and will be ordering supplies soon. I too am an under waterer, so this is perfect. Saw you have worm castings linked to your Amazon shop so will get that too. Mad respect for your plant knowledge and openness to share. Much appreciated! Thanks!!
I love seeing your potting mix for future consideration. Right now, I use potting soil, pumice, orchid bark, and peat moss for my aroids. Thank you for sharing!
Great video! Thank you!💚🍃
thanks for another great video!
I like to add lots of different types and colors of ingredients too so the potting mix is pretty and fun to look at, not stupid.
It’s 6 am here hahaha go harli for the early post 💁🏼♀️
Thank you for posting this! I definitely need to up my soil game since I’ve been using the same basic stuff for years 😅
Hey if it works, it works! 😊
Love this content :)
Amazing sharing
Hi Harli, I love your mix its so beautiful. I use most of the same ingredients that you do. And sometimes instead of the mixing in the mosquito bits, I make a tea out of it and use it when I water my plants!!
Yes! Love mosquito bit tea! Do you watch Ashley Anita by chance? 😊
Hadir nonton info nya bermanfaat trimakasih 🙏
Thank you Harli.
I’ve learned so much through your videos! Thank you for taking the time.
I am new at this, making my own soil mix.
I have a question about vermiculite, I add about one cup to the mix (I know you “eye ball it”, but I’m just not there yet. I do not want to make more damage than good😁).
Agreed! I literally have to repot a plant because I went way overboard on the perlite and the plant is not being watered enough for the type of substrate I put it in 😫
My mixture is a coco coir/ perlite mix and I add vermiculite and worm castings. My plants LOVE this mixture. I give them a good soaking once a month, I've never had any rot or bad leaves on them. I've also never had any bugs in mine either.
They love it.
How much vermiculite do you use in your potting mix? A handful? I really like the idea of having to water my plants once a month since my collection is growing (Despite my husbands objections😏) but I do not want to put too much where it would cause more damage than good.
Still a big fan of yours, Harli G! 😃
Thank you for sharing! Ugh I have fungus knats for the first time ever but I have had the white fluffy things before but oh my lanta they are so hard to get rid of! I hadn’t gotten any new plants but we had to switch our front door out so I think that’s how I got them 😭
The timing of your videos just seems too perfect sometimes! I was just considering making my own mix and this looks to me like the perfect mixture for my plant care style so far. Also, I’m here to say thank you for the spongebob reference 😂
This is well timed as this is repotting weekend for me! Thanks for sharing these great tips. Somewhat related question, I recently received a rooted hoya cutting in pon. I’m not a pon user nor know much about it, any recommendations for transferring it from pon to a soil mix? TIA ☺️
At the greenhouse I work in we use mulch instead of orchid bark if we need to repot a large amount of plants.
I use the big chunks of bark at the bottom of pots with big drainage holes, stops the small bits falling though xx
That’s so smart! I’m gonna start doing that
In addition to these ingredients I also add diatomaceous earth for pest prevention.
Thankyou for the extremely helpful info!! Question.. I don’t have charcoal in my soil mix but would adding it around the top of the soil do any benefits ?? 🤍
I buy. the larger chunk perlite and rinse well before using.. I find the dust doesn't compact my soil
100% same recipe. And I couldn't agree more about perlite. It is nothing but powder by the time I'm at the end of the bag. IF it isn't powder when I get it. Everything. All of it. I agree. Whole heartedly!
My only add is that horticultural charcoal also adds drainage with very slight moisture retention.
i am thinking about switching away from perlite at some point to use something else. i mean really its just there to make it more airy...you could do that with basicly any stone like stuff, just add some small pebbles or some seramis maybe.. or even plain cheap cat litter. i still have tons of perlite i use up because they sell 100L bags here but the dusting on perlite makes it SO uncomfortable to work with. i feel like a mask isnt even working. you would have to do it outside because the perlite dust will still stay in the air for so long, you ll breathe it all in afterwards anyways. i like plants and plantcare and doing stuff with soil...but every time i have to get that perlite bag, i gotta vomit
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I also love a good looking soil mix 😂
Barely awake at 7:30am but we here from over waterer anonymous. 👁👄👁
pumice is heaps better than perlite, i find. perlite tends to pack down over time. coir (chips or otherwise) in a large pot can still get soggy, so i have more pumice (2-8mm) than coir and other ingredients.
love it…thank you for always sharing your wealth of knowledge with us 🤍
Thank you for watching!
Beware of breathing in the perlite dust, it's not safe, they write in on the package where I live) 💚 (also you can pre-moist it and then work with it)
how do you pre moist it tho? thats something i never get my head around because to pre moist it.. you have to somehow get it out of the bag aswell
@@MaybeTiberius yeah, it seems problematic, that's why I don't use it)) but other stuff gives away dust as well... I guess you just make a hole there and pour the water inside or... Shut your mouth and eyes, pour some in the bowl and then moisten that. Or take some with the spoon and put into water
@@darya5293 maybe its a good idea to just have a bucket of water nearby. use a kitchen sieve to get perlite out of the bag so fine dust might even stay in the bag and then dunk the sieve inside the bucket
Q: is this mix suggested for terracotta pots?
You can also soak the fungus gnat bits in water and water your plants with it every few weeks or so.
Do you add organic matter (like compost or worm castings) - or does the liquid dirt do that? Sometimes I add fertilizer that’s basically bird guano because I like how it has organic matter in it
The liquidirt does that 😊
How do you store your soil mix without it molding with all the moisture?
I keep it stored open I. My cold storage closet
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Question: 🙋🏼♀️Probably a stupid question but if I use mosquito bit in Spag moss will it mold in there too? Only asking bc I have been having a fungus Kant issue and I have my Obliqua Peru in a huge like glass jar thing with moss and leca at the bottom for humidity. It is in a little pot, but I put the pot in the terrarium like vessel and I don’t want mold or anything to effect my baby. I was sketch when I did it but I only put a little. Should I redo it? Thanks 🙏🏻!!
you can also steep mosquito bits (or mosquito dunks) in water and then use the water to water your plant. that avoids the mold issue and is how the dunks are intended to be used i’m pretty sure
You look like Wanda maximoff every time I watch your vid I remember MCU .
How long can you store it?
This might be a silly question but do you store the soil in that container with the lid on it? Should I be concerned about keeping it in an air tight container if the soil is still damp?
Leave the lid opened a couple of days until it’s thoroughly dried otherwise it will create mold.
If it does, just scoop out the mold.
I had this experience once and now I just crack open the lid every so often. Not sure what’s the correct practice but I like to let it ventilate once in awhile. 🤷🏻♀️
Underwater-er here!
meatball meatball spaghetti underneath!
Can I use peat moss as a substitute for coco coir. I already have peat moss and I don’t want to have to spend more money :O
Yes
Do the mosquito bits mold over for you though? I LOVE that they have gotten rid of 99% of the gnats BUT even still months later they mold over the top of my plants, everytime I water them, only thing that stops it is a liberal coating of cinnamon. Just wondering if others have this issue as well? (I live in SCar, and humidity is always high even in winter)
Yes! They are meant to as that’s what draws the gnat larvae to want to eat them.
@@HarliG well now I just feel dumb 😅😅🫠 thank you!
Can i add grill charcoal?
No
So Who’s team Karasuno as well? 💚
how do you go about fertilizer tho? because thats something i hear almost noone speak about. cococoir soil mixes have like zero nutricients in there. some go about and put stuff like wormcastings in to help but ive also read that the nature of coco coir might require to use something like calmag because it basicly binds calcium and magnesium to a point there is nothing left for your plant resulting in deficits?
I water every time with liquidirt & I sometimes will add osmocote granules to heavy feeder plants
Not gonna lie the first time I saw mold on my bits I got scared and threw some of it away 😂
Do you use this with your Hoyas also?
Why dont you just put the lid on your container and shake to mix?
I was too dumb to think to do that 😂 good idea haha
I'm sure you not dumb!!!! There are multiple reasons, if I may put my 5 cents in here: 1. Joy to touch the soil 2. Examining the structure of it, if it's well done, break the pieces that are too big so on, like it's a hand-work 3. It's a crazy big box - you try just to shake it with all the hairy content inside))
I was just worried she was going to have a catastrophe while mixing it by hand!
Because we got to get our hands dirty. Let the little kid inside out a bit
👍YES... As Its Been Said About People... ITS Different Strokes For DIFFERENT PLANT FOLKS!!! 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
Too much yapping
U too