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It will be ok - FLFs are pretty tough! (This is Greenhouse Studio replying from a different account btw :)

Thank you!

Hi. If you have a pup, then the mother plant will die. It may take a year or more, but its on its way out. That's why I hesitate to force my air plants to flower. It s pretty but it means the plant will eventually die.

Hi! I've honestly never seen that on a tillandsia but I just cut off a bunch of dark brown spotted fern fronds last night and they were definitely from too much water. Usually I see brown at the base where water gets trapped - now I only water xerographicas upside down to prevent base rot.

I accidentally answered from my other account- it's Tina - Greenhouse Studio

Hi! You can absolutely do that if you don't mind transplanting and eventually it will fill in. Propagating gives you new plants faster.

What you are describing is just transplantation of an already existing plant - no new plant comes from it. . . . What this video is displaying is actual propagation of more plants from 1 or more already existing plants. Either can be done . . . but the latter method results in additional plants, whereas the former method does not.

Hi - absolutely! I often leave mine for 2 weeks without rinsing them in the sink. Make it easy on yourself. :)

@@scalestudio-co thank you so much. i get paranoid , trying to find the best.

@@anastasiabierylo9060 Just have fun with them - they're more forgiving than you think (except don't get water in the bases of xerographicas - they will rot). 😁

thank you very much for your help. just waiting today for the delivery of my first xerographica)))

I've been known to take a hammer to a pot myself!

Hi! The best I can do is direct you to watch the intro to my other channel's video where the fig sits in the background since I don't have an update video. You can see the crazy way it's growing towards the light of the window that isn't covered by a giant bougainvillea.😄 To your point though, it has notched lots - tough to see, but there are about 4 branches, but I don't think its from my original notches. Its because the main leader (apical meristem) is growing nearly sideways, and auxin wants to go vertical, so it's branching upwards. Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/B2ZiEkjm-Fk/v-deo.html

Hi Mell - sure go ahead and repot if you want to. You can also separate out the shoots and pot them up on their own if you want more!

No Ash, that is in fact not the case. I've studied this formally in university unlike 98% of "more experienced practitioners" you see online. They are wrong about doing it down in woody material. Reason being auxin flow is much less the farther you are from the apical meristem. You may want a branch down there but your chances of getting one are quite low. Also, I don't manipulate my results by pruning up top first to force auxin lower, then claim "ohh I got it to notch." So perhaps you should know a bit more about what YOU are talking about before you go making criticisms. Also, this is a FREE UA-cam video - you're not paying for it, and if you don't like it, don’t let the digital door hit you on the way out.

@@greenhousestudio I stand corrected. Thanks for the explanation.

@@Ash-fw4uk No worries and I appreciate it. And there is a lot of regurgitated plant info online, so I get the skepticism.

Hi Michelle - there is no need to mix your own or buy a pricey "FLF special soil." Any indoor plant potting soil is fine. So long as it has some perlite in it for aeration - and they all do.

Thanks Candy and have fun with your Spanish moss!

Thanks Pancho - glad you liked it! Air plants are a lot of fun.

Hi Paige - I somehow missed this one til now. Thanks for the compliment! Yes curly hair can be a challenge. I constantly rotate the products but honestly I've decided I like a basic Pantene conditioner because it has a touch of silicone that smooths it, especially for the back-underneath part. I use a light spray-on gel by Paul Mitchell, (Amazon) let it mostly air dry, then I use a curling iron to "de-frizz" - define the curl.😁 It doesn't take long at all since I only blow dry for a couple minutes to get the last of the water out.

You're very welcome - glad you found it helpful!

Hi Tonia! I hope the repotting went well and happy growing to you and your FLF! 😃

I’m glad you found it helpful!

Hi Grace - you just cut them back if they get leggy. Clip them close to a node for a cleaner look (where new leaves grow). They can take a while to recover from pruning but they will eventually.

This is actually Tina @greenhousestudio - I'm always accidentally answering questions from my other UA-cam account!

Thank you!! My neighbor cut all my flower stems and it's bear now ..kinda upset she did that ...

@@gracepineda1743 Eeek - that's not cool. 😂Well they will regrow.

A leaf would only grow roots and not into a full tree. It needs a part of the branch on the leaf. A leaf will root but not much else and be what's called a "zombie leaf." Yes that is an actually horticultural term.

Thanks Wo! When I repot a really underpotted plant like this FLF, I will make 3 cuts going up the sides evenly spaced from each other, and then loosen the roots with my fingers when I repot. The reason is to force the roots to grow in different directions. Otherwise they may stay in the tight circular growth pattern of the original small pot even though they've been repotted.

Excellent question! I keep my plants in plastic liners that I slip into the pot. So I often just water in the pot, or I can pull them out to water. It lets me water them more thoroughly than if I'm worried about a dish overflowing, and I don't like looking at the dishes. They can stay in their their nursery liner or I transplant to a bigger one (I keep many of my nursery liners for this reason) and I save a lot of plastic containers (large yogurt for ex) if they fit into a particular decorative pot, and poke a hole in the bottom. Regardless, if I am using a dish, I still glue the Styrofoam to the bottom.

I couldn't agree more! 🤩

I don't think some yellowing leaves is cause for concern. Mine are in full south facing sun and Napa is hot but prolly not as hot as Austin. If they have too much shade they get rather leggy although they still bloom ok. Full sun to part shade is the rec, but how much shade is "'part shade" is the trick.

Hi Kitty - if you planted them recently, it's probably just transplant shock. They need to adjust to their new environment. Outside in sun is good, although Vegas sun is intense, so you might see the foliage discolor a bit, but I don't think it will effect blooming. Give them some water too while they establish, but they won't need much later.

@@scalestudio-co Thank you! I forgot to mention that they are in pots.

@@kittyd7442 They will need more water than if they were in ground and be more vulnerable in general whether it's hot, cold, what ever, so if you can give them some afternoon shade then great.

Hi Marisa! Here are a couple options (affiliate links). First is the one in the video - tidd.ly/3wvG38e and here's another - amzn.to/3vCFQis Here's a link to the entire post: www.greenhousestudio.co/home-garden/monstera-deliciosa-care-light-leaf-display

It's actually a notch although it may need to be more wedged than it is. Hard to do without decapitating the branch. It's not like it's an orchard tree :)

Hi Kentosi - if you're on it enough to keep them hydrated, then that's great - especially for ones prone to base rot like T. xerographica and streptophylla - it's a lot safer. Large pump mister? I like it! And you're giving me ideas about putting my pressure washer to work - just have to back up 6 feet to mist! 😅

Hi Dawn Marie! Air plants don't move on their own except the roots can attach to surfaces over time. But who knows? Maybe your little air plant was feeling lonely and wanted to cozy up next to the aloe. 😊

@@greenhousestudio lol

Hi Stacy! I haven't made another one yet. That first notch didn't take for reasons I explained in the post - I ripped a lot of the roots off when I transplanted it at the same time I notched. A plant is always trying to balance out it's root:shoot ratio so if you remove lots of roots, it won't make new shoots (which is why bonsai growers root prune). I'm going to try another one when the growing season gets going. Again though - notching has limited usefulness whereas pruning is a sure thing if you're trying to produce a branch, plus you get a cutting out of it for making a new FLF.

Hi Steph - thanks for your kind words. There's a science behind all of this - the art is figuring out the intersection between the plant's requirements and our own growing conditions. 😊

Hi Phillip - yes it's not easy. Mine callused over (see above comment for why I think so.) I keep saying this, but notching really has limited usefulness. If you try to notch way down on the stem, your chances of success aren't great. Just like pruning, the closer you are to the apical meristem (top growing point) the more likely you are to have success. So yes, you could notch a ways down in the woody material and then prune the branches just above and you'd have "success" because you're inhibiting the flow of auxin, but it's more from the pruning above than the notch itself. I'm doing this with no pruning.

Hi Sunny - see the above two comments!

OK these comments aren't in the order I thought. I'll cut and paste: Mine callused over due to removing too much of the roots when I transplanted at the same time. I keep saying this, but notching really has limited usefulness. If you try to notch way down on the stem, your chances of success aren't great. Just like pruning, the closer you are to the apical meristem (top growing point) the more likely you are to have success. So yes, you could notch a ways down in the woody material and then prune the branches just above and you'd have "success" because you're inhibiting the flow of auxin, but it's more from the pruning above than the notch itself. I'm doing this with no pruning.

Hi Tonia - I have a notching video: ua-cam.com/video/T5IQmBdS5gg/v-deo.html But if you only have two leaves, does your FLF need more light and some fertilizer? However, I'd recommend pruning a little off the top to stimulate more leaves, not notching. Notching is only to produce branches without shortening the plant, and it's a lot harder.

How do I do that with only two leaves at the top? Do what you did with the top of your Fig? I do have fiddle leaf fig fertilizer and it sits in front of a South and Southeast facing window?!

Hi Diego! I bought the basket from World Market. Here's the post you need for pruning technique: www.greenhousestudio.co/home-garden/fiddle-leaf-fig-propagation. Scroll to "Taking the fiddle leaf fig cutting." This one's also helpful for getting your FLF to branch: www.greenhousestudio.co/home-garden/fiddle-leaf-bush-branch-trees.

I live in hardiness zones 5b and 6a

@@SmokeDaBillieJoe Hi Dave - They're hardy to 15-20° F. It would be best if it had been planted in spring so it had more time to establish itself, but you could take a cutting before planting outside and keep it indoors overwinter. That way if the main plant is dies from cold, you still have another plant. They can grow in sun or part shade.