Why You Should NEVER Buy BIG Plants
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I started my "houseplant journey" about 6 months ago when one of my friends was awesome enough to give me some pothos cuttings from their plant. Since then I've absolutely loved every second of the journey of propogating cuttings, planting them and growning leaves, chopping up and propogating again😊😊. It's truly fulfilling and so fun to see a plant you raised thrive (and yes I did deal with fungus gnats at the start before I worked out how to water properly😂).
About a month ago I got myself a smallish monstera from B&Q (about £10 I think)---- which I immediately brutally chopped up to cuttings and I am now propogating 😅. Being a "plant parent" might seem silly to outside onlookers, but is really a fun journey!!
I am definitely glad I started small, and plan to continue with buying smaller plants as I expand my collection
Absolutely I do like a propagation!
I buy them small because they are less expensive, it’s fun to watch them grow, and I have space constraints. What you’re saying about them being less fussy if they mature in our care makes perfect sense.
Absolutely. Thanks for watching 😁
With dying plants is crazy how useful drastically reducing the foliage is.
I also love pruning the roots and foliage when repotting. The plant usually takes a short break to understand what just happened and then usually starts growing a lot.
It does seem to kick them on
I couldn't agree more with this video! I've always stuck with small plants to add to my collection. It's been very rewarding to see them grow so much and know that I did that! It's a good way to see which plants do well in my apartment, too, and I've learned a lot from that. I also 100% agree with the propagation thing. I've had fussy mother plants that don't like the low humidity of my apartment, but when their babies grow, there's no issues at all 😊
Great stuff 👍
Very good points, I noticed the same thing about buying small plant. They tend to be more robust adapting to the home environment.
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I’ve had the same bad luck with the Calathea, several times. (And I kept scratching my head as to what had happened). Thank you for the input. / The segment is also a good incentive for enjoying plant growth. Well done.
Glad it helped! Thanks
I LOVE cuttings and watching stuff grow! I'm sad that it's almost too cold here in Canada to order online much more, I'm almost out of my growing season 😔🌸🌹🌿🌵 I only buy full 6 inch calatheas so they don't stress once home and they've all come out of it in 8 days max. Everything else I like baby size 😍i also buy full pothos and come home and chop it up to make smaller plants to give away
Is it already getting cold there?
Totally agree with you about plant parenthood...it's all about nurturing a baby into a lush full grown adult and knowing that you successfully did it without fancy shmancy setups. My propagations are so much healthier and happier than their parent plant. You are right in saying that this is because they have grown completely in our home's conditions. An added bonus of buying smaller plants is that you can fit so many more plants in one space which gives you more opportunity to 'test' them out and learn their needs, and which plants work best in your space.
Definately 😁
Hi Rich, I have learned from you to buy baby plants.. All my prop plants are growing well. Thanks to you my plants grew better than my human kids. Thanks again for such continuing advise. 🤗😙
My pleasure 😊
I'm too cheap to buy large plants. I buy small ones and grow them myself. Perhaps that's why I never had a new plant die on me. But I must say i used to grow really common and basic house plants. It's only recently I'm game to buy more rare or fineky plants. (thanks to your channel 🙂)
Love this, confirming yet again that plants are closer to humans than most think. - Looking at one of my cacti, I can exactly tell, from its thinner circumference i.e. when it went through a crisis / had a hissy fit, that that was when I got it. Thankfully, its circumference got larger again and it is double the size now. Looks like the little dear has settled now happily on my bedroom window sill.
Awesome! Thanks 👍
The same applies to garden plants ... the smaller option is the better option as it will grow alot quicker than the larger one in the first instant and will outpace the larger plant ...
I love your channel! You mentioned that you have avocados growing from store bought avocados. I would love to see a video about you explaining how to keep them alive. I have killed so many so far... :D
I did have but I got bored of it and got rid of it 😬
Yepppppp. Bought a huge ficus tree and its lost.... probably 30 or more leaves. Its absolutely miserable 😓 meanwhile the ones I've grown myself are huge bushy happy babies after 5 years.
So weird isn't it 😂
Even though we all like big plants the issues mentioned here a very much up to the point. Good job with this one.
Glad you enjoyed it
I am agree, i got child of calethea from my cousin where she got no clue, how to maintain. She kept it in sunlight (not sure how parent plant survive) and this is the strongest calethea I ever had / have. This plant is thriving in just garden soil in my corridor in stone hard soil for days (without water) .
Wow sounds great 😁
Love to see them grow so I see this as a win!
I know this is an older vid but I thought id let you know that there is a misunderstanding of how the dish soap method works. It's not about the ingredients. So water normally has a degree of surface tension. Think of dust or insects landing on the surface that don't get wet. Insects in particular usually have a structure that prevents them breaking the surface tension of the water so they can survive rain and falling into bodies of water. Soap reduces the surface tension greatly meaning water can seep into much smaller spaces. A cruel example may be seeing a spider run on the surface of some water. Add a tiny tiny drop of soap and the spider will instantly sink, drowning it. So if you use dish soap to spray down leaves on a plant you only need a drop or two of dish soap on the water. This will not harm the plant but will drown the mealy bugs or spider mites (scale I have never dealt with and may be a trickier case as the bugs have a shell they clamp down).
When I have to debug a plant I will either wrap soil in clingfilm (or discard the soil entirely depending on the situation) and hold the plant with the foliage pointing down and douse the thing in the water with a few drops of soap, rinse (usually with high pressure shower setting) and repeat until I'm satisfied. At no point do the roots get soap and water on them and in the end it gets thoroughly rinsed anyway. I usually repeat this treatment in a week or so and then just closely monitor for reoccurance. The whole soil and pot portion can be bagged or cling filmed to cause minimal disruption to the already traumatised plant. I've found this method to be highly effective and got rid of spider mites easily. It's pet safe and doesn't cost any money really and ensures that all living pests are dealt with immediately.
Hydrogen peroxide 3% diluted 50/50 in water I feel is one of the best treatments for roots. Kills fungus and larvae/eggs and the plant is unaffected.
I once had mealy bugs on a jade and I just sprayed the whole plant (protecting soil and roots) with isopropyl alcohol 70% then gave it a rinse and never had an issue again. The jade's stems browned (and became woody) a little bit it will do that over time anyway.
Of course this is only my experience and everyone's mileage will vary!
Thank you for your explanation. Makes sense.
You bet!
I've had good/bad experiences both ways I guess. Sometimes, baby plants don't adapt either and die as well. I, for one have bought large plants and have had a good experience. They don't like when you leave on trips though. I guess they miss me speaking to them kindly. Small plants need constant watering and repotting also to make them happy. I guess it boils down to the individual plant and how fast it grows whether I buy it or not. Certain plants like the hindu rope grow so very slow and it takes many many years to become a decent size plant where I wouldn't hesitate buying a larger one instead with established roots and all.
For sure
Watching this right after being greedy and buying the biggest Bird of Paradise I could find....I'm way too impatient for my own good. 😅 I rescued I from a Tesco, maybe it'll be grateful? Guess I'll find out lmao
Fingers crossed 🤞
As always, very insightful.
I appreciate that
I love buying Baby plants 🌱 and watching them grow😻
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Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud.
I had tried to grow a red maranta several times. I loved the calatheas textured red and green leaves.
The first two experiments died horrible deaths as the leaves dying one at a time. My third attempt was down to three leaves as I tried to accept I would lose another.
I did what every frustrated plant parent would. I evaluated its environment and made every correction I could. I tried not to be too excited when it started throwing new leaves. Just a few months later, I am trying to get the courage to cut off its huge growth and propagate the monster before it takes over my kitchen.
In contrast, I have tried to grow aglaonemas. My third attempt is starting to die. A reputably easy plant, I am still looking for answers What you have detailed here is the only success I have had. Buy a small plant.
I have not given up. Yet.
The “secret” still eludes me but I am not giving up. Yet.
Should be no harm cutting it back to prop it 👍
Exactly, excellent advice❤
Thanks!
I buy some small, some medium and some large. It depends on the plant. Monstera deliciosa just isn't as fun for me until it has fenestrations, BUT I do love making baby Monsteras from cuttings. Most of my plants are small to medium-sized anyway, and I don't want them to be big because I like how they look as they are, and it lets me fit more plants in my space, lol .
The more the merrier 😁
A video idea for you could be: Testing the idea that talking to plants helps them grow . And the sequel ‘does music help plants grow’?
I’ve thought about that actually
Case #1: i bought a lush pot of baby tears pilea for my semi terrarium. It died out almost completely, there were only 2-3 green strands. But the survivors now overflow the terrarium.
Case #2: all those 1-2 leaf hoya cuttings. Their survivability is just meh
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I never bought big plants. To be honest, I’ve never been able to afford them. I’m more likely to go with the dying plant to nurse it back to health. Which is more rewarding and usually works. Not that I buy many plants, I don’t. I just don’t have the room for them. A lot of my plants have been given to me. That’s nice most times, except when you don’t want the type of plant and they’re going to throw it away if you don’t take it. Kind of like rescuing a pet. 😑 UGH! The guilt complex, lol. But now that I have no more room for every plant, I have to say, no thank you. 🥴.
It’s funny because in the back of my mind I’ve wondered about buying big plants whether it was a good idea or not. Well, now I know! Thanks!
In the end I was like what?! Dish soap? But, You just had a video… and then you mentioned the video, lol. Oh! Okay! lol.
Hope you and your family have a great weekend!
Thanks! Gotta have a segue to the next video 😂
i feel like very small baby plants are hard to care for. some i bought died sooner or later. my second alocasia azlanii seems also to die ;( but maybe it could be the transport that damages them. but i will give baby plants another try in the future
Transport doesn’t help sometimes
I would rather watch my small plant grow .today I went to lidl they had all plants outside snakeplants was soaking wet in rain not good lol
Lidl haven’t got much or a clue
@@SheffieldMadePlants no point telling staff they know best feel sorry for people who don't realise and buy them
This guy has to be the Scotty Kilmer of plant videos
I’ll have to check him out
underratted!!
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If you don’t water, plants it’s not going to rise our spring up. Oh, because it need to be take care off is it it’s not going to Spring
الله روعه.. الكلاثيا عندك ممتازه لاتوجد فيها احتراقات.. اما عندي كلاثياماكويانا معظم اوراقها فيها احتراقات😢😢
Thanks! Maybe your water is damaging them?
@@SheffieldMadePlants
انا استخدم مياه معقمه...
a little weird to promote soapy water and then do a full 360 on it just afterwards lool
Not quite…
All my succulents are the same. I grow the babies and they are so happy and there mothers all die! 🤦🏼♀️ I thought it was just me.
Nope 😁
It's common sense mate.
Do you ever want to grow edible plants?
Like herbs?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Im thinking more like what I'm doing which is Sweet Million tomatos, tumbling tom (red/yellow), Tiny Tim, Gold Nugget, Aztex Micro Dwarf, and I've also planted a bunch of Olive trees .. but only now I learn the seeds have double dormacy (?). Oh and pepper plants
@@umwha no I’m just houseplants
@@SheffieldMadePlants I think edible plants might be something to keep in mind if you wanted to create a new area of content for the channel. Tomatos are commonly grown indoors.You could basically re-cover the same video topics (Watering every day, 3 months without light, soil types, etc) with edibles, and then talk about how fruit development or flavour changes.
LOL I can't believe there are people who whine and complain by you using the words "plant parents" . Seriously people get a life.
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I love watching my plants grow instead! In the past maaany months I've only gotten 4inch ( *10cm* ) pots or smaller. 💚🪴🌵
Like it!
I got many plants at home and I only bought two of them. The rest are cuttings from friends. It's so much fun to see them grow!
One thing I would like to add to the video: it's better for the environment to buy small plants, because they did spend less time at the nursery, which has to be heated sometimes. So you are lucky if your friends also like plants and you can get cuttings and small plants from them :)
Great point! Thank you and keep on cutting on! 🤭
Great point!
I LOVE admiring my large plants and remembering when I first got them as a single leaf or a tiny plant. It’s so rewarding. Remember to take pictures of your baby plant so that you can enjoy comparing the growth later!
When I look at photos of where my plants have come from - and gone to - it is illuminating, provides a real sense of accomplishment - and is sometimes heartbreaking. Great tip!
Absolutely!!
I can agree with most of what you’re saying. Yes, propagations seem to grow out much prettier than the mother plant. And also yes to the joy of watching a small plant grow large. However, if you’ve failed many a time on a small plant but love it and want to keep trying, I suggest a larger plant due to the fact it has a more robust root system. This has worked for me on many a plant like the makoyana!!! So weird we had completely different outcomes on the same plant. Lol
I agree with this one. Mature plants are actually more resistant than small versions due to mature root system. The only reason plants die in our care is because of the soil. Nursery soil is great for greenhouses but is terrible for home environment. People repot baby plants sooner than mature ones and this is the most common reason mature ones die, because the environment and watering changed and was not suitable for the type of soil.
Fair comment I can see that 👍
Great video. 1000% agree and would recommend this to everyone: not only the baby plants look very cute and are much cheaper, but they adapt very well to their new home and are very determined to grow, adapt and survive.
My example: as a beginner I bought several calatheas (with a suprise bonus: spidermites and thrips) - the oldest/biggest died fastest. But every baby calathea fought the pests with me, kept growing no matter what, adapted and eventually grew into big fuss-free beauties.
Since this experience I buy only cuttings and plantlets - they are much more resilient, easy care and very cheap.
Also I simply don´t want to miss the joy of growing them - seeing a little plant growing into a large beautiful beast is wonderful :-)
Bonus of it: I can easily manipulate their shape of growth (good light, enough space, nice growing media etc.).
Absolutely spot on 👍
Oh THATS WHYYY! Thank you🤓🤓👏🏼 now I know why they grumpy😂
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Absolutely right. I often order cuttings from eBay. They are very very inexpensive, so if they fail I'm not out much money. But most of the time they do 'take,' and then grow really well. It's a good way to try out a plant you're not sure about. I'm lucky in that I don't have a lot of space for plants, so the smaller ones aren't a problem.
So true!
I love to buy small plants, it's truly rewarding to see them get big and healthy over years
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I wish I had watched this video BEFORE I bought my second $100 cat palm. Thank you for posting. Makes so much sense.
Thanks for watching 😁
I haaate change. Im with the plants here. 😁
When I first started to buy plants, I was actually disappointed that the plants were so small and that the mature plants were sooo expensive. So basically, I was stuck with the small ones. I had no idea how much I would love watching them grow over the years. They really do become family haha. I would not change a thing! ❤ Happy Saturday!!
Absolutely 💯
All of the small ones I've bought died quickly but my big buys, that are already established in their pots, only lost a few bottom leaves.
You make good points here. I'd never thought of the adaptability of younger plants to new environments, as opposed to older and bigger plants that have more stems and leaves that might go into shock and die when being put into a new environment. You've saved us viewers a fortune here.
I see plants as living growing things too. They just don't move around like other life forms.
Cool glad you liked it 👍
Yes! I find anything I big chop or propagate comes back amazingly when starting over. Good times 😊
That's also the reason why plants that you (had to) cut back often bounce back especially beautiful and become resilient. It's a restart and the plant can her used to the environment.
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I mostly pick babies because of my very small appartment, I know by the time they take up too much space I will likely have the budget to move out into a bigger one. I didn't know it was also good to get healthier plants!
Thanks for sharing!!
You should never buy a big plant?
Totally agree. My mother taught me this years ago. The only big plants I buy are the ones that are about to die and need saved
Great stuff 👍
Years ago I bought this little greenhouse with plants for "fairies" i.e. little people with wings not the behemoths with facial hair. Anyway, they kept growing. One's a palm 🌴. They're not huge, but I thought they'd stay miniscule. ☹️
That would also explain why IKEA plants thrive best at my home. It seems like them are used to really bad care 😂
I found your channel after my daughter bought me a small peace lily and I wanted to know how to care for it, as I’m usually quite good a killing plants. It’s still thriving after 6 months. I’m now addicted to buying plants but can only afford small young ones. Now I know I’m doing the right thing 👍 Thanks
Here you go
Do THIS to Get Your Peace Lily to Flower Again
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String of's do best if they get light from atop.
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I have a calethea and in the beginning it was like huggy itself and alot of leaves turn brown and died, i water and gave sun light still kept getting brown leaves. But then I sprayed it with water and it like "woke " up .. I spray it every other day misting it and it has grown more leaves now and it doesn't do that anymore with browning leaves. So now I know how to take care of it
Sounds good 👍
We also made the same mistakes of buying string of pearls, they survived 3-6 months, never again. However our string of spades have survived very well. We have one in our upstairs and one in our bathroom.
Well it appears that you’re a plant problem I’m feeling small is not the best I get big ones and they were beautiful one of them has reach the ceiling yeah what does Shiva Park House climb the roof ceiling and now it’s starting to grow on the ceiling I am problem to move it to my wall and the person contacts in a row I preferred big ones so small so small ones are better but I kill a lot of small ones when they’re bigger I forget out to go for something green or healthier it’s cream healthy not that many roots it’s good my book and then I grow it
100% agree on this. I bought one Calathea more mature and the first months had been a real battle. The baby Calatheas I got a year ago are so hardy, they get bright afternoon sun and sit in normal room humidity and they are thriving. The mature one tends to curl its leaves as soon as there is a slight fluctuation in temperature or humidity and don't even think about introducing sun rays.
Always the calathea 😬
My only catastrophic collapse was a very large pothos - notoriously hardy!
They are!
Another excellent video Sheffield Made Plants. The first ever REAL plant I bought was my young Monstera in April 2023, I’ve really liked seeing all the new growth, new Ariel roots and new leafs unfurling and his first fenestrated leaf. And how he’s turned to face the sun. I named my Monstera Deliciosa Dave lol. And since then as I mentioned on your other video yesterday I bought a Pothos Marble Queen a few weeks ago and I’ve noticed new growth on her as well longer stems. 😊 I don’t mind being referred to as a (Plant Parent ) because yes plants are living things and they need our help to grow bigger and mature 🪴🍃 😃
Dave! 😂 like it!
Lately my favorite plant has been the baby mango tree i've grown from a seed. I only bought a delicious snack, and i get to watch a new life grow from the beginning! I'm not sure how long i'll be able to keep it alive in an indoor setting though, but atm it's doing well and growing fast
Nice little project 👍
Yes true
I found out this with my peace lily plants once.
Got very nice huge flowering plants from my open air local nursery and even though I kept them in my open balcony they didn't see the next season
They wilted and somehow I tried to salvage some by changing into smaller pots.
Anyway it is a disaster.
Everytime I think I learned something yet I go and make a another different mistake altogether 😢😂😅😢
Probably too much light for them out on a balcony 😲
Hmmm, I have never tried growing any of those string plants, but I would like to have a go once. String of hearts, maybe; String of pearls, NO. It is good to know what plants you can't cooperate with. For me it is ferns. And tropical heavy drinkers. I'm happy with plants that grow a trunk or a woody vine. Even succulents that get woody when older. Hanging plants are a territory yet unexplored. One thing I know is that they would have to be small. It helps to know where to start if you ever step to a new type of plants.
They need tons of good light on top to thrive. I learned that the hard way
@@SheffieldMadePlants My place doesn't quite have that, so I won't rush to strings then. Thanks for bringing this point up.
For me, all cosmetic problems with older growth on my plants ended, when I started using a hydroponics fertiliser low on ammonium nitrate and carbamide nitrogen but high on nitrate nitrogen plus RO water.
This changes everything. If you like to know more, I can direct you go the channel where I learned everything about the 'science in hydroponics' and how plants eat. 😉
Loving todays content. This really is densely packed info.
Thanks for the tip 👍
completely agree! I find it so rewarding to see my plants grow into a big beautiful houseplant from such a small one 😁
Absolutely!!
I have bought 0 plants, most my plants were gifted or from cuttings from friends and family. I love growing them myself ❤
Also cheaper 😂 😂 😅
Sure is 😁
I generally agree with you - my propagated plants generally do very well. My Makayonas, however, never had any issues. BUT I did buy mine at a big box store, so they weren’t really in a vastly different environment to my home. I do have one exception. I have a larger Focus Altissima which I bought from a nursery, and all the new leaves grew in wrinkly and weird after I took it home. I chopped the top off, and the propagated baby still has weird and wrinkly leaves, but the mother plant has branched and is now growing normal, smooth and healthy leaves from the point of the cut. It’s honestly bizarre and I’ve never seen anything like it, but I’m glad I fixed one of them at least 😂
I wonder what the problem is. I was gonna get an altissima too
@@SheffieldMadePlants no idea! It’s healthy, there are no pests, and they both get the same watering and light - very odd.
I love your channel but I prefer to purchase a bigger plant. I can't tell you how many plants I have lost.
No problemo 😁
@@SheffieldMadePlants LOL Sorry I suck at propping and I am a plant snob. 😁😁
I bought a big white bird of paradise for around 7£ and that was too cheap not to buy 😳😍 fortunately, it loves to be here and is growing and making new leaves like it got paid to do it 🎉
Amazing!
An Absolutely Brilliant video, I love growing baby plants, and you gave me validation for it! I shared it on a FB post...
Thank you 😊
I can see both sides, buying smaller or bigger… but as of late, I’ve been rather of the contrary opinion-Buy bigger! Really, it all depends on the plant in question, species, size, etc. Bigger does save time for growth. If it’s a vining plant, smaller is better so you can train them. Non vining plants, or shrubs, Calathea, trees, etc. are usually better off purchased grown, they’re far hardier. But you do have to know what you’re doing. I’d say beginners or novice gardeners, don’t waste your money potentially risking a large specimen plant dying, due to misinformation or neglect. Don’t let your eyes become bigger than your actual home or garden space either. I’m guilty of that but we do have a large property in San Diego. Lol. Where nothing ever goes dormant and the coldest it ever reaches in winter is 10°C/50°F. And summers don’t exceed 32°C/90°F. And it’s not humid. Just kidding, it’s not that idyllic. We had one New Year’s Eve reach 0°C/30°F. But that’s a rarity. But the climate does mean that we can generally buy any size and it does well. My Calathea zebrina I bought small for $10, when I could’ve bought a bigger one for $20. I know it seems a larger plant will be harder to acclimatize, but I think they’re much stronger. It also depends on the place you purchase your plants. Is it outside, is it exposed to the elements, sun, etc.
Very good points 👍
I have 6 feet tall dracaena.
I got 2 years ago.
Still thriving and looks perfect.
Am i lucky? No. The plant acclimatised.
I understood what it needed. Light /water/soil /fertiliser
One of my happiest plant. Overgrowing? I can repot and prune it. I have friends who maybe needs and i don't worry about 'big plants Gonna die' etc... 😀
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Why would someone take issue with saying "plant parents?" Even if I didn't consider myself a "plant parent", I don't care if someone else does. They probably hate "dog mom" bumper stickers, too, lol
Who knows 😅
Do you ever want to grow edible plants?
You are so right about grumpy plants lol. I've nicknamed my Croton Mr. Grumps. I swear if I move it just a couple feet, from the left side of it's window to the right side, it drops half it's leaves. And I've had it for 7 years, so it's not an acclimation problem, it's just a big grumpy baby lol
Crotons are weird like that
I only got into plants at 54. I'm home all the time so can look after them myself, just need help with moving stuff. If someone told me to get a small or smaller plants, it would have been a firm no! Lol
I wanted these BIG Calathea £60 each! .....that died in days .
BUT I have had babies grow from the 2 Calathea of the 3 I have. And it's fab watching them grow ! I'd also buy a smaller one now too.
Great stuff 👍
My experience many times buying baby plants never turns live and always dies, I like buying plant medium sized 12cm pots😊😊😊
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I killed too many plants for my liking since I moved out from my parents in august 22 lmao.
2 baby Ficus lyrata, a medium codiaeum, and most recently a monstera adansonii finally gave up on me. My green ficus elastica barely survived, lost 2 out of 3 stems and my first of three dieffenbachias is holding onto dear life lmao.
Tbh most of them had lost the battle against thrips which I just cant seem to get rid off. Tried all professional organic remedies and spent easily 100 bucks on them but these mfers just keep coming back.
So far I havent tried any home remedies and had best success (temporarly) with just washing off the plants in the bathtub regularly.
I also killed plenty of cacti, mainly mammilaria, all of them in winter when I suddenly got an mealybug infestation that I'm still fighting.
Good thing I watched this video bc I thought if I buy bigger and older plants im the future they'll be more hardy.
That’s some rotten luck!
Agreed about this. There's a specific space for every plants, but not all spaces suitable for every plants. Once they grow up bigger, the space getting smaller. Unless you have a lot of spaces inside or outside. Great video SMP! 👍
Thank you 😊
Ha ha, plants having hissy fits. I don't buy large plants, mainly because if they die, then I have wasted my money. I really don't have alot of room for large plants. I think I'm sticking with succulents, the slow growers. Have a blessed day.
Definitely an easier life!
Yes, it's happened to me a couple of times. However, I've had it happen to me with small, young plants too (maybe it's me?).
However, I have to say that I got a huge dracaena with a philodendron growing around it for my bday last year, and it has only gotten better! Specially the philodendron! It has now outgrown the dracaena!!!! I had to cut the top and propagate it.
Same thing with my Red Congo that I got around the same time. I got it fully grown and already huge (two plants in one big pot)....and now it's gigantic. I have to repot it and I don't even know how I'm going to do it! 😅
That mix sounds cracking!
Why would someone in the comments give you heat for using the phrase "plant parent?" Those folks don't sound like they would make good plant parents, are toxic and should buy fake plants. 🙄
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I used to want the biggest plants, now I'm a victim of my own success. I'm thinking of getting rid of my monstera because she's become so huge. I love her but.....she doesn't fit.
Can you chop her back and propagate the cuttings?
I bought a Fiddle Leaf Fig. The leaves slowly started falling off until one leaf was left! I chopped off the top with its one leaf, rooted it in water. After repotting it, it’s growing beautifully plus I bottom water with water from my fish tank.
Great save!
I have always loved to buy small young plants cos enjoy watching them grow. It’s like an accomplishment.
It really is!
We typically buy small to medium sized plants, the healthier the better, new growth and pest free.
Bringing any plant home from a nursery or big box store, the plant still goes through a period of shock. Ours thankfully have done very well, mind you patience is key, knowing how to care for it properly as well.
We also do propagations often and sell several. I will admit and agree buying smaller baby plants and watching them grow into mature plants is more rewarding than buying an adult fully grown plant.
Nice one thanks
You’re right! Wish I’d watched this before I bought my Monstera that’s growing in every which a way.
Thanks!
I can see his point. My son gave me 2 Monstera deliciosa’s. 1 was 2 ft. the 2nd 3. I have enjoyed watching them turn into to 4 and almost 5 ft bushy beauties.
Thanks for sharing!!
I like the satisfaction of seeing a plant grow. My advice to people taking plants home is have patience and don't do too much watering when they get home. Ficus Benjaminus--good grief, it will drop leaves just moving from one place to another in the same room. If you have patience and don't mind looking at a pathetic plant, it starts growing back in six months. I once had a spider plant that I brought home and it fell back to four leaves. I finally repotted it in a smaller glazed pot with no drain hole at the at bottom, moved it to a different place in the living room and it is doing fine. I do have a large palm that declined shortly after I bought it and only three years later is starting to revive. Patience is a virtue. And if anyone knows how to revive a scraggly string-of-pearls, I would love to know it.
Very true. I've struggled with my Ben but seems happy now I've left it alone 👍
I only buy baby plants, because I don't find it interesting growing a mature plant. I also grow plants from seed sometimes. Stolen cuttings and seeds are the best.😎
You naughty prop lifter 😅
Buying a smaller plant will be challenging. Hence giving you something to learn. Thank you!
You bet!
Yes!!! When I buy larger plants I will propagate immediately to make smaller plants and gift some to others
Great stuff 👍