I also have the peacock and rattlesnake calethias and they are doing fine. I have several prayer plants too, that are thriving. So not all are impossible to grow. I do run a humidifier and use aquarium water conditioner when I water. I also keep lots of ferns. But I have been keeping house plants for over fifty years, and that may make a difference.
I know you already posted a video about your aglaonemas quite a while ago, but I for one would welcome another. I love aglaonemas, they're beautiful and for the most part easy to care for. So underrated though.
it depends on where you are in the world. Growing any plant in Nordic Europe is vastly different than growing it in Mexico. While we have less sun overall, during summer and spring the sun shines 19h a day and the UV rays are extreme. You get burned for just sitting in the sun for 1 minute. So you can't grow your plants exactly the same way as someone in Mexico would. Tropical countries are another story completely. For me personally, the best advice I have gotten is from UK based channels, because they generally don't get as much sun as well, but there's still the issue of summer which is nothing like what we have here. It's a balance and it takes a few attempts to get it right. But anyway my point is, don't take anything as gospel especially if it comes from another side of the world where the conditions are totally different even with house plants.
I learned that snake plants are not low light plants from my own experience, so thank you so much for stating it openly. Mine did grow, and it grew a lot... but the leaves were really long and thin at the base. I ended up cutting them all and basically starting the plant over from square one (from the state it was when I bought it). It's in a brighter location now, growing again, and it seem like the new growth is going to be fine. Long story short, thanks for addressing this issue and, hopefully, saving many people and their snake plants from trouble.
I recently fell in love with aglaonemas although I dont own one now, but definately have some one my wishlist! So I would love a whole video dedicated to them xD
@@NickPileggiPlants I found my First place wishlist aglaonema by exident so I am ready whenever you are 😂 I Love my cutlass already the Leafs are so pretty 😍
My Scindapsus exotica I've had for just about three years and it's grown but has just now needed a repot. I keep it on a shelf next to an east window, but it gets pretty low light. It's also tough as nails, I've underwatered the heck out of it with my seasonal depression and it has bounced back every time. :)
Thx for the watering tip for scindapsis. I immediately turned around to discover mine was thirsty. I also highly recommend aglaonemas I have one of the red varieties and it's new foliage is so perfect and shiny that is almost looks fake :)
Thanks Nick! Great tips and realistic expectations given here, I really appreciate these videos. I love ferns, and I’ve been struggling with them (hello Maidenhair!) But I found that the specific fern you showcased in this video is much easier to grow without having to be in a cloche or greenhouse. And the Button Fern (not to be confused with Lemon Button!) also does well for me inside, and has a beautiful soft fern look and style we all love. And like you I find keeping them in the kitchen helps me stay on top of their water needs.
So happy to hear your position on snake plants. Every time I have tried them in lower light settings, they have rotted. But they love a sunny window sill ❤
.. Sanseviera's are Native to Africa, so that explains it some 🤗 mine are living outside from May until October, in bright light on my front terrace, partly shaded, and in my garden in the shade from a huge butterfly tree.. They love it, and one of them was blooming several times too.. Inside during winter, I give them as much light as I can, in front of the garden door in bright direct light..
I'm the Aglaeonema Queen - I love those bad boys. Also, I've found that a Golden Pothos will grow pretty much anywhere. They are happy little bunnies in the darkest of spots, I have quite a few of them. I also use Stress Coat + fish tank water conditioner to eliminate brown tips - works a treat.
Your videos are fun and informative! I recommend them to friends who are new to houseplant care and I appreciate the tips myself, in particular the ones about keeping the more finicky plants in a place that you frequent every day and about trying a different "flavor" of a plant with which you've had success. ☺ I am also a fan of Aglaonemas, I had a beautiful, hardy Silver Bay that I had to leave behind when I moved across the country a few months ago. I've got a lovely Siam Aurora now that I found at a box store, it's thriving once I repotted it and discovered it was full of those little plastic traps over the roots. I smiled when you gushed about how you could talk about Aglaonemas for the whole video -- I echo what some others have commented, would love to watch one of those, maybe you have already done one?
When I find a plant that does well in my home, I buy MORE of that SAME plant! I've stopped chasing after expensive, rare, fussy, doomed-to -fail plants, and now my home is full of mostly easy care plants. No one ever comes in and says, "🥱Omg! No philodendron melanocrysum?!" Instead, they just comment about how green everything is. 🤗 Be happy, buy more pothos and snake plants🪴!
I agree. I am arriving at this same conclusion. I will allow one or two “special” plants at a time but the bulk of the house is pothos, rubber tree, arrowhead vine and similar.
@jpp7783 👍I REALLY appreciate that your videos have always been honest about the plants you showcase! I live in Portland, Oregon, so the range of plants I can grow easily is much smaller than folks in more sunny places. I do use a few grow lights, which really helps, but they're not the nice-looking, expensive ones. (I'm planning🤞 to splurge and buy one or two of those... eventually 😅.) 💚Thank you for coming back to UA-cam! You are loved 😍 !
Hi Nick! This was very good info on low light plants. I have quite a few snake plants, but some are suffering and I'm sure it's because they aren't getting enough light. I'll try moving them and see how they do. I really appreciate your videos a lot. Thank you so much for sharing!
Good video! I have been trying a number of plants on my coffee table 12ft from a South Window with not much success. I usually move them after 6 mos or so because I can tell they are starting to decline. I am now trying out an Australian Gem fern. I thought the thicker fronds would stand up to lower humidity well, but now you are saying they need higher light. That makes sense, I just didn't think of it. So, we shall see. Thanks for that tidbit. Better late than never.
Q&A hi nick, I was wondering if I could use soltech solutions light for my calathea and marantas. ( a Grove light). I'm having a hard time keeping all my calathea and marantas happy. I have them all bunched together with small aspect light. they all started fading 😔 now, I was wondering if I could use the Grove light hanging above a picture frame with the plants about 30 inches below it. would that work. 🤔 that's keeping them in low light, but not necessarily no light.??? I love my calathea and marantas, tanathies, and your plant are always looking 👌 😍
I tend to always overlook Chinese evergreens and last night I found one and purchased it because it was too beautiful to pass up! Also, love the painting behind you! Where did you find it? ❤
Love love love all of those plants and agree with you about the Aglaonemas....they are troopers and I have 5 varieties and am happy to get more (once my plant ban is over 😆). As for the Orbifolia, I put her in a higher humidity zone and is going great but will take a look at my water as well as check out Stress Coat Plus (or equivalent here in Australia) so thank you also to @vindenjohnson887 for that tip👍🏼
"low light" seems like a lot of work 😂 I have the opposite problem.. all of the good windows are on South side of the house, so my plants get a little burned 😬
@@puddsmax863 True. I made the mistake of falling in love with plants that are poisonous to cats, thinking the window would be FINE 😂 And I've got one girl who loves to nibble on greenery. I have one of those glass cabinets on my wishlist, that's probably the best option to back them away for my space. Just have to find a spot for one.. lol!
@@NoDecaf7 One of ours nibbled on greenery when she was younger but doesn't tend to anymore now that she's grown up. Spider plants are fair game though. 😅
I also have the peacock and rattlesnake calethias and they are doing fine. I have several prayer plants too, that are thriving. So not all are impossible to grow. I do run a humidifier and use aquarium water conditioner when I water. I also keep lots of ferns. But I have been keeping house plants for over fifty years, and that may make a difference.
I use stress coat plus for treating my prayer plant water (USED FOR FISH TANKS). NOT a brown tip in SIGHT . One single drop per gallon of water
Mmmmm that’s smart. I’m gonna try that. I have some.
Me too.
Totally agree, it’s a game changer
I found it helpful to. But then I got lazy about it LOL😂 possibly could be a good idea for best side by side before and after experiment
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I know you already posted a video about your aglaonemas quite a while ago, but I for one would welcome another. I love aglaonemas, they're beautiful and for the most part easy to care for. So underrated though.
I would love to do another video! They deserve so much more attention!
It's hard to find a well-done,in-depth video about Aglaonema. I think that would be a great video idea
I totally second this!
it depends on where you are in the world. Growing any plant in Nordic Europe is vastly different than growing it in Mexico. While we have less sun overall, during summer and spring the sun shines 19h a day and the UV rays are extreme. You get burned for just sitting in the sun for 1 minute. So you can't grow your plants exactly the same way as someone in Mexico would. Tropical countries are another story completely. For me personally, the best advice I have gotten is from UK based channels, because they generally don't get as much sun as well, but there's still the issue of summer which is nothing like what we have here. It's a balance and it takes a few attempts to get it right. But anyway my point is, don't take anything as gospel especially if it comes from another side of the world where the conditions are totally different even with house plants.
I learned that snake plants are not low light plants from my own experience, so thank you so much for stating it openly. Mine did grow, and it grew a lot... but the leaves were really long and thin at the base. I ended up cutting them all and basically starting the plant over from square one (from the state it was when I bought it). It's in a brighter location now, growing again, and it seem like the new growth is going to be fine. Long story short, thanks for addressing this issue and, hopefully, saving many people and their snake plants from trouble.
I recently fell in love with aglaonemas although I dont own one now, but definately have some one my wishlist! So I would love a whole video dedicated to them xD
I would love that video also
twist my arm to talk about all my Chinese evergreens 😂
@@NickPileggiPlants I found my First place wishlist aglaonema by exident so I am ready whenever you are 😂 I Love my cutlass already the Leafs are so pretty 😍
My Scindapsus exotica I've had for just about three years and it's grown but has just now needed a repot. I keep it on a shelf next to an east window, but it gets pretty low light. It's also tough as nails, I've underwatered the heck out of it with my seasonal depression and it has bounced back every time. :)
Thx for the watering tip for scindapsis. I immediately turned around to discover mine was thirsty. I also highly recommend aglaonemas I have one of the red varieties and it's new foliage is so perfect and shiny that is almost looks fake :)
I LOVE the red varieties! They add such a beautiful pop of color
Thanks Nick! Great tips and realistic expectations given here, I really appreciate these videos. I love ferns, and I’ve been struggling with them (hello Maidenhair!) But I found that the specific fern you showcased in this video is much easier to grow without having to be in a cloche or greenhouse. And the Button Fern (not to be confused with Lemon Button!) also does well for me inside, and has a beautiful soft fern look and style we all love. And like you I find keeping them in the kitchen helps me stay on top of their water needs.
I've been loving the button fern! I'm growing one as part of an experiment that you will see in a month or two... 🤐
So happy to hear your position on snake plants. Every time I have tried them in lower light settings, they have rotted. But they love a sunny window sill ❤
.. Sanseviera's are Native to Africa, so that explains it some 🤗 mine are living outside from May until October, in bright light on my front terrace, partly shaded, and in my garden in the shade from a huge butterfly tree.. They love it, and one of them was blooming several times too.. Inside during winter, I give them as much light as I can, in front of the garden door in bright direct light..
I love it when you talk planty🤣🤣💚❣️
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You are so cute 🪴🪴 And I can relax for a minute while watching and learning in your company 🙏
If it's green, it's not mean! There's your rhyme haha
I'm the Aglaeonema Queen - I love those bad boys. Also, I've found that a Golden Pothos will grow pretty much anywhere. They are happy little bunnies in the darkest of spots, I have quite a few of them. I also use Stress Coat + fish tank water conditioner to eliminate brown tips - works a treat.
Thanks for the tip, I will have to try it! 🪴
If you keep some moss around a fern moist, you will eliminate the browning. Works like a dream!
Oh that's such a great idea!
love all your information...THANK YOU !!!!
Your videos are fun and informative! I recommend them to friends who are new to houseplant care and I appreciate the tips myself, in particular the ones about keeping the more finicky plants in a place that you frequent every day and about trying a different "flavor" of a plant with which you've had success. ☺ I am also a fan of Aglaonemas, I had a beautiful, hardy Silver Bay that I had to leave behind when I moved across the country a few months ago. I've got a lovely Siam Aurora now that I found at a box store, it's thriving once I repotted it and discovered it was full of those little plastic traps over the roots. I smiled when you gushed about how you could talk about Aglaonemas for the whole video -- I echo what some others have commented, would love to watch one of those, maybe you have already done one?
Aw I really appreciate that - thanks so much! 💕 I've done Ag videos in the past I believe but it's almost time for a new one! 😏
When I find a plant that does well in my home, I buy MORE of that SAME plant!
I've stopped chasing after expensive, rare, fussy, doomed-to -fail plants, and now my home is full of mostly easy care plants.
No one ever comes in and says, "🥱Omg! No philodendron melanocrysum?!" Instead, they just comment about how green everything is.
🤗 Be happy, buy more pothos and snake plants🪴!
I agree. I am arriving at this same conclusion. I will allow one or two “special” plants at a time but the bulk of the house is pothos, rubber tree, arrowhead vine and similar.
@jpp7783
👍I REALLY appreciate that your videos have always been honest about the plants you showcase!
I live in Portland, Oregon, so the range of plants I can grow easily is much smaller than folks in more sunny places.
I do use a few grow lights, which really helps, but they're not the nice-looking, expensive ones.
(I'm planning🤞 to splurge and buy one or two of those... eventually 😅.)
💚Thank you for coming back to UA-cam! You are loved 😍 !
Thanks sis! 🥰 I fully agree! I'd so much rather have a home full of easy plants than half dead hard-to-find ones... I've learned the heard way lol 😭
@@jpp7783
Excellent plan! Isn't it better to just enjoy a home full of HAPPY plants🤗?!
Hi Nick! This was very good info on low light plants. I have quite a few snake plants, but some are suffering and I'm sure it's because they aren't getting enough light. I'll try moving them and see how they do. I really appreciate your videos a lot. Thank you so much for sharing!
I was SO shocked in the way some of my Snake plants grew once I moved them over to a window! 💕
Thanks Nick! Fingers crossed for mine. ;-) @@NickPileggiPlants
I love my Chinese evergreen. Low maintenance my favorite.
I fully agree! 🥰
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I have a Chinese evergreen from my great grandfather that was grown with no light for 50 years. It wasn't happy but it lived.
Good video! I have been trying a number of plants on my coffee table 12ft from a South Window with not much success. I usually move them after 6 mos or so because I can tell they are starting to decline. I am now trying out an Australian Gem fern. I thought the thicker fronds would stand up to lower humidity well, but now you are saying they need higher light. That makes sense, I just didn't think of it. So, we shall see. Thanks for that tidbit. Better late than never.
Wiki says Janet Craig is the daughter of Philly nurseryman Robert Craig.
Love it!
Q&A hi nick, I was wondering if I could use soltech solutions light for my calathea and marantas. ( a Grove light). I'm having a hard time keeping all my calathea and marantas happy. I have them all bunched together with small aspect light. they all started fading 😔 now, I was wondering if I could use the Grove light hanging above a picture frame with the plants about 30 inches below it. would that work. 🤔 that's keeping them in low light, but not necessarily no light.??? I love my calathea and marantas, tanathies, and your plant are always looking 👌 😍
Syngoniums is another species that is very forgiving in low light .
I almost talked about them instead of Scindapsus but I have struggled with a couple!
Thank you ‼️
I don’t ever hear you mention cast iron plants. I also really like the Milky Way one. It’s a great low light plant.
I do love them! I don't have any currently - I've had big issues with mealybug and scale with them in the past, but I do love their purpose
I tend to always overlook Chinese evergreens and last night I found one and purchased it because it was too beautiful to pass up! Also, love the painting behind you! Where did you find it? ❤
I'm pretty sure it was from World Market!
Gotta love ya Nick❤
Love love love all of those plants and agree with you about the Aglaonemas....they are troopers and I have 5 varieties and am happy to get more (once my plant ban is over 😆). As for the Orbifolia, I put her in a higher humidity zone and is going great but will take a look at my water as well as check out Stress Coat Plus (or equivalent here in Australia) so thank you also to @vindenjohnson887 for that tip👍🏼
Any good recommendations for a plant to sit in a north facing window?
All of these are perfect!
Would love to see a chinese evergreen video!
Twist my arm! 😂
Since one of your other videos, I'm sure you know the one. I'm starting to agree with you about the dieffenbachia....... 😢
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What is the aglaonema on your table?
I believe its a 'Silver Queen'!
"low light" seems like a lot of work 😂 I have the opposite problem.. all of the good windows are on South side of the house, so my plants get a little burned 😬
You can get shelving and pull them back away from the window if you want? That way you don't have to keep them right in the window. :)
@@puddsmax863 True. I made the mistake of falling in love with plants that are poisonous to cats, thinking the window would be FINE 😂 And I've got one girl who loves to nibble on greenery. I have one of those glass cabinets on my wishlist, that's probably the best option to back them away for my space. Just have to find a spot for one.. lol!
@@NoDecaf7 One of ours nibbled on greenery when she was younger but doesn't tend to anymore now that she's grown up. Spider plants are fair game though. 😅
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I miss the unedited videos but I guess a million jump cuts is the trend