@@NickPileggiPlants …and delivered with the perfect balance of passionate-plant-person but also not-giving-a-$h#t-if-you-don’t-like-it 😅 I replayed it a few times
I love getting rid of clutter and things that just don't bring joy, good for you! My motto is, "life is too short to wear an itchy sweater" and this is the perfect representation of that :)
This video is pure perfection: the editing, the snark, the new camera angles, everything. It just seemed like you had a lot of fun making it! I also appreciate you posting on this topic; I wish more people would normalize imperfect collections and purging plants.
I’m so glad you said this! I live out in rural Illinois, 45 minutes from anything. Any time I’ve had plants to sell or give away on Facebook, people don’t want to come out here! I’ve even said, like, “come to this Walmart at 1pm if you want these plants” and still people say, “oh but can you come meet me here Tuesday at 5pm?” Etc. like nooo I can not spend $125 in gas to run crappy $5 plants all over the countryside. Lol! Sometimes it’s more sustainable to throw them out.
I agree. I take to work and leave in the break room. They go quickly. It’s quit a workout to walk with plants and a lunch bag. Just glad someone else will be happy.🪴💚
I have people meet me in a store parking lot, not only to save gas $ but for safety reasons. Plant people or not, it's safer to meet in a public and busy parking lot than someone's private home.
This was the video we needed! Love how it was filmed and edited. Not to mention everyone needs to be reminded it’s ok to throw plants away! Plant keeping is about enjoyment not stress!
The side camera, very nice little detail you've added for that bit of Nick spice we love! Your energy is contagious, I'll be carrying it with me through the day. What a great video ❤
I gave away 150 healthy beautiful plants last year, babies, doubles, plants that just didn't make my heart sing any longer - Now it's go time, I'm chucking what ever is left that doesn't make me smile or is giving me problems. I need to help the landfill trash decompose with more organic materials! 😘
Thank you for sharing this. I have a bunch of plants waiting for me to finally let them go and I’ve been avoiding it because of guilt. Gonna tackle this today!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm doing the same thing with my plant collection and feel good about it. In the past I've always felt sad and guilty throwing away my babies. I am able to compost mine so that makes it a little easier. I can't for the life of me grow philodendrens of any kind so today out they go! Last summer I got rid of half of my hoya collection due to mealy bug infestation. I fought the good battle for 3 years and surrendered. It's very freeing to get rid of the ones that don't bring you joy. Thanks for making me feel better about purging. Love your sense of humor!
Gurl yasssss!! Saying the stuff no one else admits to! I've been getting rid of stuff that depresses me or makes me anxious, asking the same questions you're asking, "does this spark joy?". No, it makes me sad and anxious and I just don't need that. Thank you so much for making this video!
You have motivated me to look through my plants today to purge those sad, half dead ones as well as those that just don’t excite me anymore. I like the idea of having fewer plants that I will give better care to and appreciate more. Happy New Year!
Sometimes after throwing away a plant, I feel bad about it but after two days I’ve already forgotten it. Lol. I guess I wasn’t as attached as I thought.
I've been downsizing as well as focusing on the plants that bring me joy. Dracaena + snake plants, oxalis, kalanchoe, aglaonema Siam Red, and orchids bring me the most joy. I spend most of my time in my bedroom, so it's filled with blooming orchids, my biggest snake plant bloomed 2x in 2023, and my Ishida have been in bloom nonstop for a year. I also have my indoor tomato plant that is over a year old and has never stopped producing new leaves and fruit. Purging is hard, but it does open up space and planters.
Crotons have to be the worst plant to have indoors. I took one in when a friend was going to compost it. It looked stupid and leggy, but I held onto it for over a year out of guilt. Finally threw it out after it got spider mites for the third time.
I hear you, Nick! My plants know that they thrive/survive or they're off to the composter. Fussy plants don't even get a three strikes grace in my house. Happy New Year!
OMG, I literally just posted this same sentiment this morning and your video came up in my feed. Confirmation. I'm convinced there is universal energy of empowerment to purge the things that are not serving you well. I always enjoy your videos. Happy New Year.
Absolutely LOVED your video. Missed Nick’s when he posted, but caught yours. It is definitely this year’s energy to purge stress. Thanks for your support, Nick & Yvette!
Thank you! I really struggle with this. There was one plant I just hated, but instead of tossing it, I snipped it into 4 cuttings and put them in water. And guess what…I ended up with 4 rooted cuttings I hated!
This is giving me life!!!! Best thing I've seen in a long time. Always struggling to get rid of nearly dead or no longer-in-love plants is so affecting my mental health. Not worth the struggle. Thanks thanks thanks for this content. Just brilliant!!!
Thank you, I have also being feeling stress about a few of my plants and now I think I will purge them instead of trying to find another home for them.
I have a spot in my yard called survivor Island where I out all my plants that wither aren't making it no mater what. Some are still here some aren't and got voted off. 😅
I find this video particularly therapeutic, i think this is my 3rd time watching it. You give me the drive to trash any plants i regularly give the finger to. Thank you sir 🙃
This was an awesome video! I love a good purge of anything!! Its very therapeutic! And i for sure have some plants that no longer bring me joy and should meet the trash!! I felt the weight lift off your shoulders in this video!! Love it!❤
Love the purge! Recently did the same and it felt so good...even freed up a few Berg pots as well. How about as a followup video tell us your current favs and the ones that are least susceptible to pests. Simplifying my plant collection brought me joy!
This video was fun to watch. You were a riot! Glad you did what you wanted to do and not worry about others criticizing! Thanks for always showing all sides to plant care, and that sometimes you just are done with some…
I threw away my staghorn fern and a goldfish plant after finding them infected with scale. I could have treated them but now that I have a little kiddo it's too much for me right now. It made me sad throwing them out but your video made me feel better.
I’ve started doing the same! I often take cuttings (if there is anything viable) but I don’t hang on to strugglers as long as I used to. Thank you for showing even the professionals have struggles!!
Yay! So I'm not the only one with dying & dead plants. I think we hang on to them for so long because we feel bad that they died or are dying in our care. We keep hoping to perform a miracle and bring them back to life, but it never happens. I have learned that when a plant doesn't make me smile anymore it has got to go. That just leaves room for those that do. Thank you for this video! You have my upmost respect for your honesty. To be truthful, others need to know that some plants are going to thrive, and some are going to perish. You just deal with it cause you love plants. Anytime you deal with any living thing you take the good with the bad. No matter what profession you're in. Doctor, farmer, and so on. You can't let the sadness take away the joy of loving what you do. It's that simple!
It's a challenge, a point of pride for me to provide the best conditions possible to get a plant to thrive but sometimes no matter how hard you try you fail. It happens to the best of us. I for one appreciate your honesty.
I absolutely love this! I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one that's over their philos. They don't make me happy looking at them, and nothing I do makes them happy.
This was new way of filming/editing, is cracking me up! Love it! I also love how calm you are about a pest infestation. I would be freaking out from mealy bugs or spider mites. Not you, just cool, calm and collected. Another great video Nick 👍🏽
I LOVE THIS ❤️ I had a begonia that I struggled with for far longer than was good for my mental health, and when I finally decided to just chuck it in the trash, the giant rush of relief I felt for finally getting rid of it was unbelievable 😊😊😊. If it's more trouble than it's worth...trash it! Thank you!
I love the motivation given with the beginning dialogue (Instant subscription lol) And cleaning out old plants to make room for the new ones for the new year!! Thanks so much and Keep planting!!! 🙌🍃🪴🙏🌱
What a great way to start the new year, Nick! Out with the old and tired. You are an inspiration. I use one of those same "decision-makers" when I toss out plants. If I can get a new one if I really want it, it's readily available, etc. then I don't feel as bad throwing it away. Sometimes it just has to be done!
I've thrown out plants that have severe scale and mealy bug infestations. 1 to stop the spread to my other plants, and 2 because I don't have the space to isolate them. I usually chuck them into the green wheelie bin for compost.
Love this. I have a croton stalk and 2 dracaenas that I keep telling, "Just die already." On the other hand, I have a pretty 2 inch pot with a with a winy green "string" and a small flattened pearl that I keep spritzing on occasion to see if my pearls will return. It doesn't take up much room and I find joy in the hope. LOL. Fun video, Nick.
As I'm watching I'm looking at my plants saying who can I combine and who can I get rid of and who has pests. Ty Nick. I do feel guilty when a plant has unloved itself but it is life and just learn from the experience and either try again or don't. I think that's why majority of what I have is snake plants, variety of pothos and spider plants and orchids and monsters delicious and string of turtles and a micans. It's a lot to remember who needs what and when. Now that I mention it. I should write it done. Time to journal in the plant book.😊 Happy new year!!!!
Nick I loved this so much. What you have done is reminded us all that it's ok to get rid of a plant if it's gone without feeling guilty about it. Thank you
Yay for plant purges. I usually try to salvage so I can move the plant to semi-hydro without having to wash roots, since I'm an underwater person (what's killed most of mine). Feels good to make space for more things on my wishlist, most of which are types I succeed with more easily. I sell what's healthy that I've lost my love/joy of & cuttings I give away.
Loving the new camera angles and how upbeat the video is. Yes, it is absolutely therapeutic to purge all your dead/dying plants to make space for healthy ones 😊
I found you by accident and this is only the second video of yours I've seen, but I can tell already that I am going to enjoy bingeing your vids. You are awesome and I love what you have to say! :D
Happy for you Nick, must feel great when you look around now. Love your energy. Hope 2024 bring you good health and happiness. Can’t wait to see your next videos
I just got rid of a few Alocasias that had spidermites and they kept coming back... I just got so tired of the constant battle and the leaves were starting to look very sad. It felt so good afterwards, like a breath of fresh air, and I collected lots of corms!
I literally gave more than half my plants away, the ones folks didn’t want I threw out. I have less than 60 now and feel so FREE! CONGRATS on doing it!
I usually skip your videos but now I won’t, you’re so funny and relatable. Thank you for the content, much appreciated. Sad seeing that gloriosum go in the trash
Great vid. i love a plant purge, my friends always have a go at me but i dont give a toss, when im done with a plant im done. And then i love buying something new.
I never feel guilty purging whether its plants, clothes, shoes, my own drawings anything. Part of having peace in my life is to make life easier. I am definitely not someone that goes out of their way to do anything. Thanks for this video. 😅
I get into that situation too. My plants are in the garden. (My climate allows that and my house conditions are not suited - too dark when everyone is out and there is a load of furniture). My garden often looks cluttered if I'm not planning ahead of time where to put plants to be salvaged. Often plants remain in limbo long enough to say "Enough with all that clutter". Most of the time the garden looks fine, with the exception of few pots which lay in "temporary" locations on a permanent basis.
I agree, I do it. No plant is worth keeping if I have to pamper it. A friend of mine had over 100 beautiful plants and was downsizing to a warmer climate a couple thousand miles away. She placed all her plants outside knowing that it was going to be way below freezing at night and told them goodbye. A few days later she put all of them in the trash and put the pots at the curb to give away.
Love this video! Just got rid of calathea vitata. Second attempt at growing mealy bugs got to them both times. Need to go through my plants and see what else needs to go!
Love this video ❤. I also throw out some almost-dead or dead plants. Yes, like you, I felt good to tidy up the plants around the house and got some pots for other plants 😊😊.
I can’t even articulate how much I enjoyed this video (so why am I leaving a comment is a good ass question) but thank you!!! Needed this on this day. 😂🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I love this. I do this as well. I have one alocasia left and it’s on strike 2. All of my other alocasias are in the landfill. They are the worst. I love your attitude. ❤
I'm about to do this! Also a thing no one talks about it's incredibly difficult to get rid of dirt in the city vs having a big yard to just dump. We had to dig up 6x20 plot in our yard when we moved in because the previous owners never walked their two giant dogs so the soil was urine soaked/nothing grew and it smelled like urea. I had 3 trash cans full, like hundreds of pounds. We had to rent a truck and take to a friend's house in the burbs because it would take years to toss via garbage bags
Sweat away king! Of course we don't notice and if we did whomever has nothing nice to say should keep their mouth shut. You're amazing and deserve nothing but joy and kindness! Great video.
“If this does upset you, I’m sorry, feel free to leave a mean comment, I really don’t care.” Thank you Nick for my new motto for 2024. 👏🏼
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@@NickPileggiPlants …and delivered with the perfect balance of passionate-plant-person but also not-giving-a-$h#t-if-you-don’t-like-it
😅 I replayed it a few times
This video obviously is a cry for help. Maybe man problems ? He’s looking really old. He’s angry.
It’s the “I’m just happy I made you feel something today” comment for me 😂😂
Yes! New angles are nice🎉
I love getting rid of clutter and things that just don't bring joy, good for you! My motto is, "life is too short to wear an itchy sweater" and this is the perfect representation of that :)
This video is pure perfection: the editing, the snark, the new camera angles, everything. It just seemed like you had a lot of fun making it! I also appreciate you posting on this topic; I wish more people would normalize imperfect collections and purging plants.
I second this! 😊
Yes, more personality and sharp editing.
Ditto!
I'm really glad you enjoyed 🥹 It was probably the most fun I've had filming ever! Lots more content to come in 2024 😉
Agree!
Every plant lover throwing a plant out:
“Welll… I could take a cutting” 😄
Stop 😅😅 I just did that
yesssssssssssssssss :)
I’m so glad you said this! I live out in rural Illinois, 45 minutes from anything. Any time I’ve had plants to sell or give away on Facebook, people don’t want to come out here! I’ve even said, like, “come to this Walmart at 1pm if you want these plants” and still people say, “oh but can you come meet me here Tuesday at 5pm?” Etc. like nooo I can not spend $125 in gas to run crappy $5 plants all over the countryside. Lol! Sometimes it’s more sustainable to throw them out.
I agree. I take to work and leave in the break room. They go quickly. It’s quit a workout to walk with plants and a lunch bag. Just glad someone else will be happy.🪴💚
Kudos to you for trying to give them away on FB!
I hadn’t tried fb. Why is it so hard to give plants away?
Yes! Too much stress AND gas 😪
I have people meet me in a store parking lot, not only to save gas $ but for safety reasons. Plant people or not, it's safer to meet in a public and busy parking lot than someone's private home.
This was the video we needed! Love how it was filmed and edited. Not to mention everyone needs to be reminded it’s ok to throw plants away! Plant keeping is about enjoyment not stress!
Thanks! And I totally agree!!
This was so theraputic, Nick. thank you for giving me the courage to purge the sick plants!🥰🥰
Of course! I'm so happy to hear 🥲
The side camera, very nice little detail you've added for that bit of Nick spice we love! Your energy is contagious, I'll be carrying it with me through the day. What a great video ❤
This makes me so happy to hear 🥹 thanks!! 💕
I gave away 150 healthy beautiful plants last year, babies, doubles, plants that just didn't make my heart sing any longer - Now it's go time, I'm chucking what ever is left that doesn't make me smile or is giving me problems. I need to help the landfill trash decompose with more organic materials! 😘
Lmaooo exactly! 😅 That's quite the plant purge!
Aha! Planty KonMari!
Thank you for sharing this. I have a bunch of plants waiting for me to finally let them go and I’ve been avoiding it because of guilt. Gonna tackle this today!
The purge will set you freeeee
That purge was overdue. Your editing was impeccable.
Thank you! 🥹🥲
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm doing the same thing with my plant collection and feel good about it. In the past I've always felt sad and guilty throwing away my babies. I am able to compost mine so that makes it a little easier. I can't for the life of me grow philodendrens of any kind so today out they go! Last summer I got rid of half of my hoya collection due to mealy bug infestation. I fought the good battle for 3 years and surrendered. It's very freeing to get rid of the ones that don't bring you joy. Thanks for making me feel better about purging. Love your sense of humor!
Hey, you fought the battle, and that's more than I'm willing to do lately 😅 Thanks for watching!
It lasted only until 2:48 before saving a plant which was meant to go. 😂❤ Plant lover to the core!
Gurl yasssss!! Saying the stuff no one else admits to! I've been getting rid of stuff that depresses me or makes me anxious, asking the same questions you're asking, "does this spark joy?". No, it makes me sad and anxious and I just don't need that. Thank you so much for making this video!
You have motivated me to look through my plants today to purge those sad, half dead ones as well as those that just don’t excite me anymore. I like the idea of having fewer plants that I will give better care to and appreciate more. Happy New Year!
Right? And now I have a lot more room for more..... 😈
I love how authentic you are in this video. You have such a fun personality
🥹🥲 thanks!
I would scrub those pots as soon as possible before anything walks away and infects something else. Great video.
Very smart idea!
“We’re on a rinse journey… let’s go…RINSE” You and Miro are giving me life lately
The energy was CHAOTIQUE in this vidjeo and I’m here for it
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Sometimes after throwing away a plant, I feel bad about it but after two days I’ve already forgotten it. Lol. I guess I wasn’t as attached as I thought.
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🤭 I feel that!
Lollll I'm literally the same way 😂
Just gotta love you!❤
I've been downsizing as well as focusing on the plants that bring me joy. Dracaena + snake plants, oxalis, kalanchoe, aglaonema Siam Red, and orchids bring me the most joy. I spend most of my time in my bedroom, so it's filled with blooming orchids, my biggest snake plant bloomed 2x in 2023, and my Ishida have been in bloom nonstop for a year. I also have my indoor tomato plant that is over a year old and has never stopped producing new leaves and fruit. Purging is hard, but it does open up space and planters.
"Cause this is your life, not theirs!"
I now feel like I have the moral support to throw my croton sloppy painter out of the window, thanks Nick 🎉
Bye, Croton 👋💋💅🏻
I immediately thought of Katya and Trixie when you said that line..... the croton is now in a better place, thank you 🎉@NickPileggiPlants
Crotons have to be the worst plant to have indoors. I took one in when a friend was going to compost it. It looked stupid and leggy, but I held onto it for over a year out of guilt. Finally threw it out after it got spider mites for the third time.
Sooooo leggy, the leaves are gorgeous but its just a leggy, twiggy thing, i also kept mine out of guilt but its a gonner now @mestimac
those multiple camera angles are cute and fun 💚🪴💚
I hear you, Nick! My plants know that they thrive/survive or they're off to the composter. Fussy plants don't even get a three strikes grace in my house. Happy New Year!
My plants know that if they can’t survive in this fast-paced environment, they get banished to the compost bin 👍🏽
No second chances over here! 😂
Lmfao the Monstera, you know people were coming for you 😹😹😹 this is a great video and so necessary.
lolol 😂 thanks!!
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It is so cleansing to clear out the plants (or former plants) that bring a frown instead of a smile. Glad to see I'm not alone.
OMG, I literally just posted this same sentiment this morning and your video came up in my feed. Confirmation. I'm convinced there is universal energy of empowerment to purge the things that are not serving you well. I always enjoy your videos. Happy New Year.
Absolutely LOVED your video. Missed Nick’s when he posted, but caught yours. It is definitely this year’s energy to purge stress. Thanks for your support, Nick & Yvette!
Thank you! I really struggle with this. There was one plant I just hated, but instead of tossing it, I snipped it into 4 cuttings and put them in water. And guess what…I ended up with 4 rooted cuttings I hated!
Lol damn.... 😅 a learning lesson, for sure!
I screamed when you pulled the mealybug infested hoya out of the pot. You're much braver than I. I can't touch them without gloves on to my elbows!! 😂
Lol right?! It was so bad 😭 It's my fault for letting it get like that!!
This is giving me life!!!! Best thing I've seen in a long time. Always struggling to get rid of nearly dead or no longer-in-love plants is so affecting my mental health. Not worth the struggle. Thanks thanks thanks for this content. Just brilliant!!!
You did good! I have so many extra plants because I haven’t thrown clippings away… in the past, but I’m turning over a new leaf! Now I need to purge.
It's so hard to throw clippings away sometimes!
Awww your videos have come so far Nick. Thanks for being a honest voice in the YT plant community.
Thank you, I have also being feeling stress about a few of my plants and now I think I will purge them instead of trying to find another home for them.
You'll feel much better afterwards!
I am so happy for you because I know how freeing this process is. I got rid of 200 plants and left with 20 and I’ve never been happier 🥰
Thanks Nick, what a relief for you. I've done this now and then and it can be a renewal of the collection and ourselves. Happy New Year 2024!
Happy new year!
I have a spot in my yard called survivor Island where I out all my plants that wither aren't making it no mater what. Some are still here some aren't and got voted off. 😅
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The tribe has spoken 😮
Thank for sharing makes me feel better about the plants I have struggled with and lost
Of course! 😄🪴
I find this video particularly therapeutic, i think this is my 3rd time watching it. You give me the drive to trash any plants i regularly give the finger to. Thank you sir 🙃
This was an awesome video! I love a good purge of anything!! Its very therapeutic! And i for sure have some plants that no longer bring me joy and should meet the trash!!
I felt the weight lift off your shoulders in this video!! Love it!❤
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed 😄 Toss those sad plants!!
Love the purge! Recently did the same and it felt so good...even freed up a few Berg pots as well. How about as a followup video tell us your current favs and the ones that are least susceptible to pests. Simplifying my plant collection brought me joy!
I definitely want to make a video about plants that I find to be the most pest-free!
😂 I'm cracking up and loving this!
"What even is this!?!" 💀
Happy New Year!! 🎉
This video was fun to watch. You were a riot! Glad you did what you wanted to do and not worry about others criticizing! Thanks for always showing all sides to plant care, and that sometimes you just are done with some…
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed ! 😄
I threw away my staghorn fern and a goldfish plant after finding them infected with scale. I could have treated them but now that I have a little kiddo it's too much for me right now. It made me sad throwing them out but your video made me feel better.
You can always start fresh with a new one that won't cause you stress... at first, at least 😅
I’ve started doing the same! I often take cuttings (if there is anything viable) but I don’t hang on to strugglers as long as I used to. Thank you for showing even the professionals have struggles!!
Just what I needed to hear. A couple of plants that are in my forest just need to be removed. ♥️ Thank you Nick.
Love this ❤️ we all need to purge once in a while. Its very therapeutic
I love everything about this video, you can literally make anything entertaining 😂 Thanks for making me feel better about purging my plants! 😊
This made me really happy to read 🥹 I'm so glad!
@@NickPileggiPlants Awesome! 😄
Yay! So I'm not the only one with dying & dead plants. I think we hang on to them for so long because we feel bad that they died or are dying in our care. We keep hoping to perform a miracle and bring them back to life, but it never happens. I have learned that when a plant doesn't make me smile anymore it has got to go. That just leaves room for those that do. Thank you for this video! You have my upmost respect for your honesty. To be truthful, others need to know that some plants are going to thrive, and some are going to perish. You just deal with it cause you love plants. Anytime you deal with any living thing you take the good with the bad. No matter what profession you're in. Doctor, farmer, and so on. You can't let the sadness take away the joy of loving what you do. It's that simple!
It's a challenge, a point of pride for me to provide the best conditions possible to get a plant to thrive but sometimes no matter how hard you try you fail. It happens to the best of us. I for one appreciate your honesty.
Thanks!! I appreciate you appreciating that 😄😂
I absolutely love this! I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one that's over their philos. They don't make me happy looking at them, and nothing I do makes them happy.
Thank you so much Nick, for the “permission” to do this. Love your channel!
😉 Of course! Thanks! 😁
This was new way of filming/editing, is cracking me up! Love it! I also love how calm you are about a pest infestation. I would be freaking out from mealy bugs or spider mites. Not you, just cool, calm and collected. Another great video Nick 👍🏽
Love this video-and the message! Clear out the dying plants and not feel guilty. Thanks, Nick!
Of course! Thanks for watching! 😄
I LOVE THIS ❤️ I had a begonia that I struggled with for far longer than was good for my mental health, and when I finally decided to just chuck it in the trash, the giant rush of relief I felt for finally getting rid of it was unbelievable 😊😊😊. If it's more trouble than it's worth...trash it! Thank you!
I love the motivation given with the beginning dialogue (Instant subscription lol)
And cleaning out old plants to make room for the new ones for the new year!!
Thanks so much and Keep planting!!! 🙌🍃🪴🙏🌱
I love your channel and I wish you very successful in 2024!!!
Thank you very much! 💕
What a great way to start the new year, Nick! Out with the old and tired. You are an inspiration. I use one of those same "decision-makers" when I toss out plants. If I can get a new one if I really want it, it's readily available, etc. then I don't feel as bad throwing it away. Sometimes it just has to be done!
Absolutely! Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed 🤗
I've thrown out plants that have severe scale and mealy bug infestations. 1 to stop the spread to my other plants, and 2 because I don't have the space to isolate them. I usually chuck them into the green wheelie bin for compost.
Best video ever!!!! You gave us all the guts to get rid of plants that aren’t bringing us joy or just stop trying to save them. Thank you!!!
So sassy today! lol sometimes I keep plants because they are in cute pots, I can appreciate a nice planter!
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Ha, I did this! I’m over trying to keep some plants alive! Lots of work. Ha.
Right?! It's too much sometimes 😪
Love this video. I don’t feel bad when a purge needs to happen with plants. Working on my own purging. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! 🪴💚
Love this. I have a croton stalk and 2 dracaenas that I keep telling, "Just die already." On the other hand, I have a pretty 2 inch pot with a with a winy green "string" and a small flattened pearl that I keep spritzing on occasion to see if my pearls will return. It doesn't take up much room and I find joy in the hope. LOL. Fun video, Nick.
As I'm watching I'm looking at my plants saying who can I combine and who can I get rid of and who has pests. Ty Nick. I do feel guilty when a plant has unloved itself but it is life and just learn from the experience and either try again or don't. I think that's why majority of what I have is snake plants, variety of pothos and spider plants and orchids and monsters delicious and string of turtles and a micans. It's a lot to remember who needs what and when. Now that I mention it. I should write it done. Time to journal in the plant book.😊 Happy new year!!!!
No need to feel guilty, but I fully understand that! It can be hard to get rid of them sometimes. Happy new year 🪴
Happy New Year, Nick 🎊✨️🙏💖 I wish you continued success in 2024!
Thank you! Happy new year!
Nick I loved this so much. What you have done is reminded us all that it's ok to get rid of a plant if it's gone without feeling guilty about it. Thank you
Thanks! I'm glad to hear
Yay for plant purges. I usually try to salvage so I can move the plant to semi-hydro without having to wash roots, since I'm an underwater person (what's killed most of mine). Feels good to make space for more things on my wishlist, most of which are types I succeed with more easily. I sell what's healthy that I've lost my love/joy of & cuttings I give away.
I feel good that YOU feel good! Thanks for sharing!
Nick
Your video is so on time for me!
I am tired from fighting for some bad looking plants!
It is time for change…
Yesss it's time for them to go!
thank you! i have a number of plants that i have needed to do this with for ages... and now i feel like i have been given permission. tysm
One of your best videos! I love how real you were and you recorded it, the rest of us do the same thing but don’t tell anyone 😂
Aw thank you! 🥲💚
Loving the new camera angles and how upbeat the video is. Yes, it is absolutely therapeutic to purge all your dead/dying plants to make space for healthy ones 😊
Agreed! And thanks!! 😄 I'm really glad you enjoyed!
I just discovered you today Nick and I love your attitude! My house my plants go kick rocks!
Hahaha thanks for joining! 😄🪴
I found you by accident and this is only the second video of yours I've seen, but I can tell already that I am going to enjoy bingeing your vids. You are awesome and I love what you have to say! :D
Happy for you Nick, must feel great when you look around now. Love your energy. Hope 2024 bring you good health and happiness. Can’t wait to see your next videos
Thank you! 🥹 Lots more videos to come!
I just got rid of a few Alocasias that had spidermites and they kept coming back... I just got so tired of the constant battle and the leaves were starting to look very sad. It felt so good afterwards, like a breath of fresh air, and I collected lots of corms!
Oh, yay! Not all hope is lost there then. And at least the pests are gone!!
I literally gave more than half my plants away, the ones folks didn’t want I threw out. I have less than 60 now and feel so FREE! CONGRATS on doing it!
I usually skip your videos but now I won’t, you’re so funny and relatable. Thank you for the content, much appreciated. Sad seeing that gloriosum go in the trash
Great vid. i love a plant purge, my friends always have a go at me but i dont give a toss, when im done with a plant im done. And then i love buying something new.
I am so glad you made this!
😂😂 plant purge, so needed that. Happy New Year🎉🎉
Happy new year!
Nick...you are so much fun.....thanks.
I'm glad you enjoyed 😄 thanks for watching!
😂THE.BEST.VIDEO I’ve seen in awhile. I love your brutal honesty 😅and you cracked me up ~ those plants were DEAD ☠️
Thanks!! 🥹 I'm so glad you enjoyed!
The verbal backhand😂😂😂😂. At least your freeing up pots
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I never feel guilty purging whether its plants, clothes, shoes, my own drawings anything. Part of having peace in my life is to make life easier. I am definitely not someone that goes out of their way to do anything. Thanks for this video. 😅
I get into that situation too. My plants are in the garden. (My climate allows that and my house conditions are not suited - too dark when everyone is out and there is a load of furniture). My garden often looks cluttered if I'm not planning ahead of time where to put plants to be salvaged. Often plants remain in limbo long enough to say "Enough with all that clutter". Most of the time the garden looks fine, with the exception of few pots which lay in "temporary" locations on a permanent basis.
Oh I'm familiar with the permanent "temporary" 😂😂
I agree, I do it. No plant is worth keeping if I have to pamper it. A friend of mine had over 100 beautiful plants and was downsizing to a warmer climate a couple thousand miles away. She placed all her plants outside knowing that it was going to be way below freezing at night and told them goodbye. A few days later she put all of them in the trash and put the pots at the curb to give away.
I feel good to see that such a good plant grower has plants that just won’t grow for him! I found the video freeing not aggravating.
Love this video! Just got rid of calathea vitata. Second attempt at growing mealy bugs got to them both times. Need to go through my plants and see what else needs to go!
Those vitatas are toughies!!
Watching you get rid of plants that are not making it gives me strength to do the same without guilt!
I'm glad to hear!!
Love this video ❤. I also throw out some almost-dead or dead plants. Yes, like you, I felt good to tidy up the plants around the house and got some pots for other plants 😊😊.
First time stumbling into this channel, and 50 seconds into this video and i knew I already loved this guy! Hahaha. Subscribed!
I can’t even articulate how much I enjoyed this video (so why am I leaving a comment is a good ass question) but thank you!!! Needed this on this day. 😂🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
🥹 Thanks so much! This makes me so happy 🥲
I love a good plant purge!
I love this. I do this as well. I have one alocasia left and it’s on strike 2. All of my other alocasias are in the landfill. They are the worst. I love your attitude. ❤
I'm about to do this! Also a thing no one talks about it's incredibly difficult to get rid of dirt in the city vs having a big yard to just dump. We had to dig up 6x20 plot in our yard when we moved in because the previous owners never walked their two giant dogs so the soil was urine soaked/nothing grew and it smelled like urea. I had 3 trash cans full, like hundreds of pounds. We had to rent a truck and take to a friend's house in the burbs because it would take years to toss via garbage bags
I love this video. Thank you for doing this.
Sweat away king! Of course we don't notice and if we did whomever has nothing nice to say should keep their mouth shut. You're amazing and deserve nothing but joy and kindness! Great video.
🤣💦 Lolll thanks!!
aww loved the double camera angle! this was fun :)
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed!