Hi Claire, the PESTS are the main reason that I do not put my plants outdoors for the warmer months. I have a good size balcony with an overhang that keeps it pretty shady for most of the day and I would love to put my orchids and a few houseplants out there, but the thought of what I would be bringing back inside once fall comes.... no way. I hope any of your plants are happily recovering with you indoors!!
I must say pests have been my main fear and sunburn was something I hadn't given as much thought to. Thank you so much for this video, it makes absolute sense.
Thank you for this tip. I agree acclimating plants to outdoors can be tricky. I like to put my indoor plants outside during summer for fresh air and better light. I find a sheltered east facing position is best. Once their outdoor summer vacation is over, they look so happy and healthy to bring in again late autumn. 🙂
I'm a HUGE fan of putting my tropical plants outdoors. Here's how: • Increase light exposure gradually. Just because some plants sit by a window, doesn't mean there's no ceiling or walls. I achieve this w grow lights even on plants by the window, while I move other plants closer to the window every 5 days. • My indoor environment is fairly cold. Most tropical plants require less warmth than what people imagine. Since I like cooler weather, that's what my plants get. That means I don't have to wait until summer to take them out. My plants go outside in Spring and they don't suffer shock re. temperature. This way, they also have an easier adjustment to light as light levels during Spring are milder than during Summer. They'll slowly adjust to changes, as the seasons change. • I live on the northern hemisphere. I never bring a plant outside to anything more than an Eastern exposure. These are still indoor plants. I want them to receive direct morning sun. Not afternoon sun. This brings me to: When you bring your plants outside, put them near a wall. You don't want them to receive sun ALL day. • I leave my plants outside through autumn. That way they'll become used to lower light levels and cooler temperatures. • I use a systemic insecticide 6 weeks before bringing them indoors; and again 4 weeks before bringing them indoors. 2 weeks before bringing them indoors I use nematodes for fungus knats and spray with my usual Castille soap and Neem oil solution, and I repeat the process on the day I bring them in. I don't take every plant I have outside for a summer vacation. I only take out the ones that have huge growth potential. The boost in growth is MASSIVE. I find it's totally worth the hassle of the insecticides. I've found it best to do a couple of serious rounds of insecticide indoors toward the end of Autumn as well, so It really doesn't matter if I do it indoors or outdoors. The results I get are so dramatic, that I usually don't take out the same plant more than 2 Springs. By the 3rd Spring, it's just roo big for me to wield it.
HI Claire, the other issue with putting plants outside is the pest problem. When bringing them in again, making sure that we give a pest treatment and maybe some isolation and observation for the weeks afterwards. I have an often- open conservatory during Summer and the main problem is greenfly and other flying pests who constantly set up home on the stems. Thanks for great advice in your videos and I'm jealous of your Bird of Paradise because I don't think my home is warm enough or bright enough to have one ! 😠💚
Thanks a lot for the warning, and sorry to hear about those burned leaves! I've got a shady spot and a sunny spot outside, so I've started putting plants in the shady spot and will transition some of them out in the sun... I wasn't really taking the transition time as seriously as I probably should, though! I'm glad I saw this before my plants got burned.
Another thing to consider is pests. They're more at risk outside and some burrowing critters like making pots their new home. I got a shrew in the house that way once. Catching that little thing was no fun.
Yep, it's 100% something to think about. Because there tends to be natural predators as well as pests outside infestations are actually far less likely, but giving everything a good check over and treatment before bringing it back inside is a MUST 💚
I felt sorry for one at the side of road and picked it up to get it out of harm’s way. Big mistake! It latched on to my finger and shaking it off cost me a chunk of skin. Needless to say, I didn’t feel so compassionate when that happened. I’m still glad it didn’t get squished by a car though🫤
I think it's very nice of you to give this warning. I wouldn't want to put my indoor plants out because I'm afraid they will get mites and all sorts of bugs and my chickens would love them too much.
Thank you very much for the tip, unfortunately you are one day late - yesterday the sun burned my four flowers, so I understand your pain. I came home from work and broke down at my own stupidity, because I knew I shouldn't rush 😢
Thank you Claire. I’m considering moving my houseplants outside this summer and this is what I had fear of. I hope I can do it slow enough. 😬 patience is hard for me sometimes.
Fascinating video! I agree! You can't put your indoor houseplants outside into directly blazing sun. You figure inside even in a window is still different from outside in a shadeless area. The only plants I had that could do that for me was my cactus. Anyway most houseplants will actually grow their tails off outside, however you can't put them into direct sunlight outdoors for 4 to 5 hours during spring and summer and even fall days.
I’ve got a greenhouse hidden under a tree in the back of my garden, it’s definitely a life saver with shaded areas. Most of my house plants are in the greenhouse now and they don’t seem harmed but it likely has a similar protection to a window.
For me i keep indoor plants inside and outdoor plants outside. I separate that so i am not bringing bugs from outside into my home. Succulents and cacti can stand closer to the window which i do over summer. Even some Hoyas are ok too. It boosts new growth too. When i go plant shopping i shop plants for indoor of my home and also ones for outdoor on my balcony too.
Also, (in my experience) it’s hard to bring them back inside in the fall. I moved several of my plants out to my shaded front porch last summer….they grew like wildfire, but I lost several of them when I brought them back in.
I burned my bird of paradise too! I bought it recently from ikea and I just assumed that it needs direct sunlight🙄 I had seen bird of paradise plants in a hotel garden in Sicily so I totally assumed that my plant could handle direct sun. I just put it out on my south facing balcony on a bright spot and in few days it had burned areas... I don't remember for sure but I probably just moved it inside during the night but didn't think of possible sun damage. I have previously kept my croton petra outside and it didn't get damaged.
Thank you! I did put my Monstera outside and I have burnt leaves. I feel horrible. It is back inside recuperating. My plant is not happy. I am considering trimming that whole branch just to give it a second life.😢😢😢
To acclimate plants outside in the summer, does the growing medium make any sort of difference? Like should I avoid putting plants in certain mediums out there? I have several monstera in a chunky aroid mix, so I'm assuming they are good. But what about philodendrons in pon or perlite?
Lol my mom has to put rocks in top of her potted outdoor plants because the squirrels bury the peach pits from my neighbor's tree in them. 😂 but yeah sunburn is a bummer.
In what orientation is your balcony? Aksing for my expectations - if it's on the south west, I know that just was a lot of sun, but if it's in a less sunny direction I know I really need to be carefull with putting my plants in my own outdoor space.
OMG. I know exactly what you mean! And it happens so fast ! Once I'd bought a beautiful large alocacia Zebrina that was so damp I was afraid that it would rot! (I already had lost 3 damp alocasias and I was desperate!). So I decided to let it outside for a day or two for the soil to dry out! All the leaves were burned in just one day!! It was a disaster! Fortunately the soil did dry out faster and my lovely Zebrina didn't rot. And after a while I got new leaves and everything went well ! Next time I get a damp alocasia, I'll probably just repot immediately instead of trying to dry the soil.
The only “house plant” I have outside is my ficus elastica tineke and she has done fantastic, but it definitely depends on the plants you have. I definitely would never put my monstera outside in fear of burning the leaves, but ficus love direct sunlight and if properly acclimated you can get 2x more growth during the growing season than you would inside next to a window.
I've put my large form Monstera and bird of paradise outside on what I thought was a great spot. No direct light and out of the wind. But then the direction of the wind changed and we had some unexpected storms which made it too cold and the combination with a lot of wind it was too much. The monstera is now a stump and the bird of paradise has one dead leaf😢 I was too early and didn't acclimate properly 😢😅
I would like to put my philodendron Selloum outside this summer (I think it's the same plant as the thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum but I'm not sure). The thing I'm most worried about is bringing it back inside in winter, and bringing pests inside! I've heard other people repot their plants to make sure there's no ants, or spray their plant with pesticides, or isolate their plant as if it was a new one. Im not sure yet what it best to do. Do you have plans for how to deal with that?
This is true only if direct light. If you put outside in shade. You don't have to worry about this. I have been moving plants outside in spring for 20 years. And I put in shade. I don't have this issue. Full sun burns them. Not shade
Hi, I'm a religious viewer of your channel, and my brother on hearing your intro would always make fun of how your name sounds when you say it.. He'll go like, "HII MY NAME CLAYY..'' But now he comes over from the other room to just see the intro when ever I play your videos. We love you and your plants!
i put some plants outside for the spring.... and when i went to water them, so many creepy crawlies popped out... now they are never coming back inside!!!
My mom put my dubia outside while i was at work and i almost had a heart attack. Pests are my biggest worry and i am so mad she put her outside even for just a few hours.
Glass filters out some lights, like UVB, which is the reason why you won't get sunburnt indoors. When plants grow behind glass they don't build up the neccesary protection against UVB and has a high liklyhood of being burned if put straight out into sunlight. The easiest way around this is to put the plant in shade for the first week outdoors. Light bounces around and enough of it will get to the plant and make it build up a resistant to UVB. You could also let the plant get som morning or evening sun when the light isn't as strong. One hour in mid day sun can be enough to burn a plant.
What I've always done is put my plants under an awning so they adjust to shaded conditions before moving them to dappled sunlight under the trees! They do need to come in for any thunderstorms or consistent rain, just in case.
I think the Monstera deliciosa is worst than some of the others. I have had one here in Maryland in a south facing greenhouse for years. Even there with several hours of sun year round the leaves turn yellow and burn every spring. It must be the very clear skies with no haze that time of year. Once summer comes around, even with more daylight the plant deals with the sun very well. I'm good for another ten months.
I don’t squally acclimate my plants but I put them outside early like March/April here in Texas. If the temperature drops below 60 they come back in for a night or two so I guess that’s sort of easing them out. I have Monstera, Philodendron, Ficus and Alocasia outside and they love it so much. My Monstera Thai Constellation and my Philodendron paraiso verde even get some direct morning sun but I will be watching them closely as our temperatures continue to rise. We can hit 107 F in the late summer. I’m sorry yours got burned. Maybe take them outside a little earlier next year while the temperatures are still very mild. Like I know anything. 🤣💖
Esto mismo que te ha sucedido con tus plantas , es muy frecuente con las Echeverrías , cuando las personas las compran en muchas ocasiones las ponen directamente al exterior sin tener en cuenta que muy posiblemente la Echeverría que compraron jamás vio un rayo de sol directo, normalmente están cultivadas en viveros con una iluminación altísima pero sin sol directo , esto que parece una bobada es importantísimo , se suele creer que como son plantas de orígenes desérticos es así , esto mismo vale para todas las plantas que queramos exponer en exterior 100% , nunca mucha iluminación es sol directo y la aclimatación lentamente es fundamental para poder exponerlas en exteriores , incluso en sombra siempre será altísima , en comparación con los interiores . 💌
Another issue to consider is theft. A friend of mine had a massive, beautiful, Monstera that was stolen off her front porch! I only put inexpensive, small, or common plants on my front porch, my fancy plants go out to a second story screened porch that faces our fenced yard. Except my ficus Benjamina, which are too enormous and heavy to steal, they just go into the shady side yard.
That's such a good point! Just having a balcony space, luckily that's not something I need to worry about, but if you're putting things out in a garden DEFINITELY take precautions! What a shame about your friend's Monstera 💚
@@rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763 good for your dad, he made a search of it then, I was not at home when this happened, the strange thing is the thief left all my planters and just took the pots. strange people on this planet.
First! :p Edit: I’ve got thrips in the flat, so I’m going to need to use the balcony as home for some of my plants while I go through their repotting process.
Hi Claire! Thank you for another informative, great video! Also, can you remind me of the name of the plant just over your shoulder with the light colored foliage with dark green splashes, please? I know you’ve told us before but now I’ve forgotten. Thank you!
I love your videos and thanks for making one about this topic because I’ve made some mistakes in this area! I have to ask (sorry if you’ve addressed this before) why do you edit yourself in your thumbnails? It’s a little bit at uncanny valley stage!
No worries at all! I’ve personally found that thumbnails that are quickly identifiable as mine typically perform better, hence why my mug features in most of them nowadays 🤓
thanks for this video claire! is this the same for succulents and cacti? i’ve been moving them into more direct sun via a window but would like to get them outside for the summer. does age also have a factor with taking plants outside? x
They typically acclimate much better and tend to naturally be more resilient to things such as direct sun, but it doesn't mean you won't encounter issues. If a cactus or succulent has been used to living in standard room lighting/temperature and is suddenly put outside it can take some time to adjust. It sounds like you're doing everything right by slowly adjusting their conditions 💚
After winter months I start moving my cacti outside but at first I put them into full shade and after a week or so I wait for cloudy days to put them into final position (sunny spot). They get used to new conditions without shock.
Very true, however natural predators exist outside to help combat this. Some people actually recommend putting houseplants outside when they have pests for this reason 💚
Oops bit late for me. Took 2 monstera, Drecaena marginata and Yukka out washed down all the leaves and gave them a good drink, left them for little while so the leaves could dry in the breeze. Several hours later realise had left them out all afternoon! . Can’t see any damage yet but will see. Never put my plants out terrified of pests coming in with them but thought it would be such a good idea to give them a treat. 😕🪴💚🌱
*** RUNS TO GET PLANTS IN THAT I LEFT OUT IN FULL SUN ** lol thank you this is such good timing 🙏🏾💕
Hi Claire, the PESTS are the main reason that I do not put my plants outdoors for the warmer months. I have a good size balcony with an overhang that keeps it pretty shady for most of the day and I would love to put my orchids and a few houseplants out there, but the thought of what I would be bringing back inside once fall comes.... no way. I hope any of your plants are happily recovering with you indoors!!
I must say pests have been my main fear and sunburn was something I hadn't given as much thought to. Thank you so much for this video, it makes absolute sense.
Thank you for this tip. I agree acclimating plants to outdoors can be tricky. I like to put my indoor plants outside during summer for fresh air and better light. I find a sheltered east facing position is best. Once their outdoor summer vacation is over, they look so happy and healthy to bring in again late autumn. 🙂
I'm a HUGE fan of putting my tropical plants outdoors. Here's how:
• Increase light exposure gradually. Just because some plants sit by a window, doesn't mean there's no ceiling or walls. I achieve this w grow lights even on plants by the window, while I move other plants closer to the window every 5 days.
• My indoor environment is fairly cold. Most tropical plants require less warmth than what people imagine. Since I like cooler weather, that's what my plants get. That means I don't have to wait until summer to take them out. My plants go outside in Spring and they don't suffer shock re. temperature. This way, they also have an easier adjustment to light as light levels during Spring are milder than during Summer. They'll slowly adjust to changes, as the seasons change.
• I live on the northern hemisphere. I never bring a plant outside to anything more than an Eastern exposure. These are still indoor plants. I want them to receive direct morning sun. Not afternoon sun. This brings me to: When you bring your plants outside, put them near a wall. You don't want them to receive sun ALL day.
• I leave my plants outside through autumn. That way they'll become used to lower light levels and cooler temperatures.
• I use a systemic insecticide 6 weeks before bringing them indoors; and again 4 weeks before bringing them indoors. 2 weeks before bringing them indoors I use nematodes for fungus knats and spray with my usual Castille soap and Neem oil solution, and I repeat the process on the day I bring them in.
I don't take every plant I have outside for a summer vacation. I only take out the ones that have huge growth potential. The boost in growth is MASSIVE. I find it's totally worth the hassle of the insecticides. I've found it best to do a couple of serious rounds of insecticide indoors toward the end of Autumn as well, so It really doesn't matter if I do it indoors or outdoors.
The results I get are so dramatic, that I usually don't take out the same plant more than 2 Springs. By the 3rd Spring, it's just roo big for me to wield it.
HI Claire, the other issue with putting plants outside is the pest problem. When bringing them in again, making sure that we give a pest treatment and maybe some isolation and observation for the weeks afterwards. I have an often- open conservatory during Summer and the main problem is greenfly and other flying pests who constantly set up home on the stems. Thanks for great advice in your videos and I'm jealous of your Bird of Paradise because I don't think my home is warm enough or bright enough to have one ! 😠💚
Thanks a lot for the warning, and sorry to hear about those burned leaves! I've got a shady spot and a sunny spot outside, so I've started putting plants in the shady spot and will transition some of them out in the sun... I wasn't really taking the transition time as seriously as I probably should, though! I'm glad I saw this before my plants got burned.
Another thing to consider is pests. They're more at risk outside and some burrowing critters like making pots their new home. I got a shrew in the house that way once. Catching that little thing was no fun.
Yep, it's 100% something to think about. Because there tends to be natural predators as well as pests outside infestations are actually far less likely, but giving everything a good check over and treatment before bringing it back inside is a MUST 💚
I felt sorry for one at the side of road and picked it up to get it out of harm’s way. Big mistake! It latched on to my finger and shaking it off cost me a chunk of skin. Needless to say, I didn’t feel so compassionate when that happened. I’m still glad it didn’t get squished by a car though🫤
I think it's very nice of you to give this warning. I wouldn't want to put my indoor plants out because I'm afraid they will get mites and all sorts of bugs and my chickens would love them too much.
Thank you very much for the tip, unfortunately you are one day late - yesterday the sun burned my four flowers, so I understand your pain. I came home from work and broke down at my own stupidity, because I knew I shouldn't rush 😢
Thank you Claire. I’m considering moving my houseplants outside this summer and this is what I had fear of. I hope I can do it slow enough. 😬 patience is hard for me sometimes.
Fascinating video! I agree! You can't put your indoor houseplants outside into directly blazing sun. You figure inside even in a window is still different from outside in a shadeless area. The only plants I had that could do that for me was my cactus. Anyway most houseplants will actually grow their tails off outside, however you can't put them into direct sunlight outdoors for 4 to 5 hours during spring and summer and even fall days.
I’ve got a greenhouse hidden under a tree in the back of my garden, it’s definitely a life saver with shaded areas. Most of my house plants are in the greenhouse now and they don’t seem harmed but it likely has a similar protection to a window.
For me i keep indoor plants inside and outdoor plants outside. I separate that so i am not bringing bugs from outside into my home. Succulents and cacti can stand closer to the window which i do over summer. Even some Hoyas are ok too. It boosts new growth too. When i go plant shopping i shop plants for indoor of my home and also ones for outdoor on my balcony too.
The same thing happened with my bird of paradise. I am gradually putting them out but under my patio umbrella. ☂️ 🪴
Almost had the same issue with my BOP - brought it bsck in before any burnt leaves but the leaves had all curled - she wasnt happy 😢
Yup! I totally did this a couple of weeks ago and my hoya chelsea and krimson queen suffered a few burnt leaves… 😢
Also, (in my experience) it’s hard to bring them back inside in the fall. I moved several of my plants out to my shaded front porch last summer….they grew like wildfire, but I lost several of them when I brought them back in.
I also noticed that plants I had all summer out did not like to stay indoors during the winter, probably shock of much lower light
Gradually outside in the spring and the reverse in bringing them back in to lower light indoors in the fall
I burned my bird of paradise too! I bought it recently from ikea and I just assumed that it needs direct sunlight🙄 I had seen bird of paradise plants in a hotel garden in Sicily so I totally assumed that my plant could handle direct sun. I just put it out on my south facing balcony on a bright spot and in few days it had burned areas... I don't remember for sure but I probably just moved it inside during the night but didn't think of possible sun damage. I have previously kept my croton petra outside and it didn't get damaged.
Thank you! I did put my Monstera outside and I have burnt leaves. I feel horrible. It is back inside recuperating. My plant is not happy. I am considering trimming that whole branch just to give it a second life.😢😢😢
To acclimate plants outside in the summer, does the growing medium make any sort of difference? Like should I avoid putting plants in certain mediums out there? I have several monstera in a chunky aroid mix, so I'm assuming they are good. But what about philodendrons in pon or perlite?
Lol my mom has to put rocks in top of her potted outdoor plants because the squirrels bury the peach pits from my neighbor's tree in them. 😂
but yeah sunburn is a bummer.
In what orientation is your balcony? Aksing for my expectations - if it's on the south west, I know that just was a lot of sun, but if it's in a less sunny direction I know I really need to be carefull with putting my plants in my own outdoor space.
I put my plants outside just for 1-2 hours in the morning when the UV is still low. With this, I can also monitor them from pests.
Thanks so much for this video. I’m terrified of bring pests in too.
So sorry that those beautiful leaves got burnt. :(
OMG. I know exactly what you mean! And it happens so fast !
Once I'd bought a beautiful large alocacia Zebrina that was so damp I was afraid that it would rot! (I already had lost 3 damp alocasias and I was desperate!). So I decided to let it outside for a day or two for the soil to dry out! All the leaves were burned in just one day!! It was a disaster! Fortunately the soil did dry out faster and my lovely Zebrina didn't rot. And after a while I got new leaves and everything went well !
Next time I get a damp alocasia, I'll probably just repot immediately instead of trying to dry the soil.
The only “house plant” I have outside is my ficus elastica tineke and she has done fantastic, but it definitely depends on the plants you have. I definitely would never put my monstera outside in fear of burning the leaves, but ficus love direct sunlight and if properly acclimated you can get 2x more growth during the growing season than you would inside next to a window.
Oh dear, my houseplants are outdoors right now and it's 35 degrees Celsius! 🫨 Some of them aren't quite ready... Thanks for the warning!
I've put my large form Monstera and bird of paradise outside on what I thought was a great spot. No direct light and out of the wind.
But then the direction of the wind changed and we had some unexpected storms which made it too cold and the combination with a lot of wind it was too much. The monstera is now a stump and the bird of paradise has one dead leaf😢 I was too early and didn't acclimate properly 😢😅
I would like to put my philodendron Selloum outside this summer (I think it's the same plant as the thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum but I'm not sure). The thing I'm most worried about is bringing it back inside in winter, and bringing pests inside! I've heard other people repot their plants to make sure there's no ants, or spray their plant with pesticides, or isolate their plant as if it was a new one. Im not sure yet what it best to do. Do you have plans for how to deal with that?
Thank you so much for the warning !!!
This is true only if direct light. If you put outside in shade. You don't have to worry about this. I have been moving plants outside in spring for 20 years. And I put in shade. I don't have this issue. Full sun burns them. Not shade
Thanks for the warning :)
Hi, I'm a religious viewer of your channel, and my brother on hearing your intro would always make fun of how your name sounds when you say it.. He'll go like, "HII MY NAME CLAYY..'' But now he comes over from the other room to just see the intro when ever I play your videos. We love you and your plants!
Hahaha I love this 😂💚
Thanks for info Claire!
i put some plants outside for the spring.... and when i went to water them, so many creepy crawlies popped out... now they are never coming back inside!!!
Make Sense, Thank you.
My mom put my dubia outside while i was at work and i almost had a heart attack. Pests are my biggest worry and i am so mad she put her outside even for just a few hours.
Glass filters out some lights, like UVB, which is the reason why you won't get sunburnt indoors. When plants grow behind glass they don't build up the neccesary protection against UVB and has a high liklyhood of being burned if put straight out into sunlight. The easiest way around this is to put the plant in shade for the first week outdoors. Light bounces around and enough of it will get to the plant and make it build up a resistant to UVB. You could also let the plant get som morning or evening sun when the light isn't as strong. One hour in mid day sun can be enough to burn a plant.
Mine are in the shade outside.. 👍
What I've always done is put my plants under an awning so they adjust to shaded conditions before moving them to dappled sunlight under the trees! They do need to come in for any thunderstorms or consistent rain, just in case.
I think the Monstera deliciosa is worst than some of the others. I have had one here in Maryland in a south facing greenhouse for years. Even there with several hours of sun year round the leaves turn yellow and burn every spring. It must be the very clear skies with no haze that time of year. Once summer comes around, even with more daylight the plant deals with the sun very well. I'm good for another ten months.
I don’t squally acclimate my plants but I put them outside early like March/April here in Texas. If the temperature drops below 60 they come back in for a night or two so I guess that’s sort of easing them out. I have Monstera, Philodendron, Ficus and Alocasia outside and they love it so much. My Monstera Thai Constellation and my Philodendron paraiso verde even get some direct morning sun but I will be watching them closely as our temperatures continue to rise. We can hit 107 F in the late summer. I’m sorry yours got burned. Maybe take them outside a little earlier next year while the temperatures are still very mild. Like I know anything. 🤣💖
Not squally, usually
Esto mismo que te ha sucedido con tus plantas , es muy frecuente con las Echeverrías , cuando las personas las compran en muchas ocasiones las ponen directamente al exterior sin tener en cuenta que muy posiblemente la Echeverría que compraron jamás vio un rayo de sol directo, normalmente están cultivadas en viveros con una iluminación altísima pero sin sol directo , esto que parece una bobada es importantísimo , se suele creer que como son plantas de orígenes desérticos es así , esto mismo vale para todas las plantas que queramos exponer en exterior 100% , nunca mucha iluminación es sol directo y la aclimatación lentamente es fundamental para poder exponerlas en exteriores , incluso en sombra siempre será altísima , en comparación con los interiores . 💌
Another issue to consider is theft. A friend of mine had a massive, beautiful, Monstera that was stolen off her front porch! I only put inexpensive, small, or common plants on my front porch, my fancy plants go out to a second story screened porch that faces our fenced yard. Except my ficus Benjamina, which are too enormous and heavy to steal, they just go into the shady side yard.
That's such a good point! Just having a balcony space, luckily that's not something I need to worry about, but if you're putting things out in a garden DEFINITELY take precautions! What a shame about your friend's Monstera 💚
I had all my plants stolen last year, so I just put the propagation plants (small ones) outside, nothing is safe for thieves.
@@elsiejanssens9996 Oh noooo! People can be awful 😰
@@elsiejanssens9996 Oh, I’m so sorry. My mom once had all of her plants stolen, but my Dad found them a few days later in a van a block away!
@@rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763 good for your dad, he made a search of it then, I was not at home when this happened, the strange thing is the thief left all my planters and just took the pots. strange people on this planet.
First! :p
Edit: I’ve got thrips in the flat, so I’m going to need to use the balcony as home for some of my plants while I go through their repotting process.
I blink with gioli in every video😂😂😂
Hi Claire! Thank you for another informative, great video! Also, can you remind me of the name of the plant just over your shoulder with the light colored foliage with dark green splashes, please? I know you’ve told us before but now I’ve forgotten. Thank you!
@SerenityGardenAviary_Carlos Wonderful! Thank you so so much!!
I love your videos and thanks for making one about this topic because I’ve made some mistakes in this area! I have to ask (sorry if you’ve addressed this before) why do you edit yourself in your thumbnails? It’s a little bit at uncanny valley stage!
No worries at all! I’ve personally found that thumbnails that are quickly identifiable as mine typically perform better, hence why my mug features in most of them nowadays 🤓
thanks for this video claire! is this the same for succulents and cacti? i’ve been moving them into more direct sun via a window but would like to get them outside for the summer. does age also have a factor with taking plants outside? x
They typically acclimate much better and tend to naturally be more resilient to things such as direct sun, but it doesn't mean you won't encounter issues. If a cactus or succulent has been used to living in standard room lighting/temperature and is suddenly put outside it can take some time to adjust. It sounds like you're doing everything right by slowly adjusting their conditions 💚
After winter months I start moving my cacti outside but at first I put them into full shade and after a week or so I wait for cloudy days to put them into final position (sunny spot). They get used to new conditions without shock.
Wish I had seen this before I put my beautiful aloe Vera outside, she went from green to grey. 😢
There is also a huge risk of getting all kinds of new pests when putting plants outside
Very true, however natural predators exist outside to help combat this. Some people actually recommend putting houseplants outside when they have pests for this reason 💚
I burnt a dracena lemon lime the other day sad
Ugh, three days to late, and I truly know better.
Sorry you burned your plants. Yea outside shade or part sun until they acclimate. 💚
Hope your monstera'll recover soon
If you put the plants under a shade cloth they should be okay, I have never had problems.
I don’t put my plants outside in my yard because they get gnats outside.
wish id seen this before burning my mapu palm
Oops bit late for me. Took 2 monstera, Drecaena marginata and Yukka out washed down all the leaves and gave them a good drink, left them for little while so the leaves could dry in the breeze. Several hours later realise had left them out all afternoon! . Can’t see any damage yet but will see. Never put my plants out terrified of pests coming in with them but thought it would be such a good idea to give them a treat. 😕🪴💚🌱