Why You Should NEVER Use Soil Indoors

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  • @SheffieldMadePlants
    @SheffieldMadePlants  21 день тому +8

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      @MrJohnchandler 16 годин тому +1

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  • @prettybrwneyez7757
    @prettybrwneyez7757 11 годин тому +3

    I plant all my plants in soil with a cactus mix. Works beautifully! Lots of drainage.

  • @surgeinc1
    @surgeinc1 2 дні тому +20

    Yes, we learned the hard way that compost decays, using up the oxygen but also creates methane killing the plant even faster.
    Most of the plants in our greenhouse have now been converted to a soilless mix and are thriving. We do add a bit of charcoal as well.

    • @smajliiicka
      @smajliiicka День тому

      Charcoal (or even ashes but careful with those) is fantastic

  • @T216-n3h
    @T216-n3h 2 дні тому +22

    Compost isn't soil. In nature, plants don't grow in compost. Add compost over the top of soil or go semihydro.

    • @SheffieldMadePlants
      @SheffieldMadePlants  2 дні тому +3

      Compost is a broad term

    • @T216-n3h
      @T216-n3h 2 дні тому +1

      @SheffieldMadePlants I agree, and so is soil. Most of what is sold as soil isn't fit to grow plants if you have to change it after 6 months to a year.

    • @AJ-ms8qv
      @AJ-ms8qv День тому +2

      I took about 1/3 off the bottom of the soil/roots of a few plants and replaced it with some compost. So far, so good.

    • @Silly7852
      @Silly7852 День тому

      ​@@SheffieldMadePlantsFalse. Compost is decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.

    • @Silly7852
      @Silly7852 День тому

      Meaning you would have too much fertilizer in not enough potting medium. But if when you say compost you actually mean soil then you're still wrong. If you take soil from outside and use that it can go either way but it depends on the composition of the soil and the plant needs.

  • @nisar8009
    @nisar8009 День тому +4

    I use neem oil mixed with dish soap and water to get rid of gnats. It works great.

  • @melfuz
    @melfuz День тому +4

    Exactly the video I was waiting for. Thank yoooou! ❤️🪴

  • @Stargazer-vk6vz
    @Stargazer-vk6vz 2 дні тому +4

    Good Morning Mr Sheffield!! Another great informative video about soil for our babies... I know alot of folks don't want to take the time to bottom water, but it sure seems to help plants and keep fungus gnats at bay. I use a rubber high side winter boot/shoe mat to make it faster for bottom watering and added bonus it makes it easy to take a peek at each plant.
    Have a great day!!

  • @nightspires
    @nightspires День тому +5

    This might explain why my peace lily and calathea have been suffering since I repotted them with compost... I'm gonna get some perlite!

    • @smajliiicka
      @smajliiicka День тому +1

      My calathea loves being in 3:2:1 mix bark:perlite:potting mix

  • @danw8586
    @danw8586 День тому +4

    There is a new growing media being used in central london office installations, it is called vulcaponics a mix of pumice amd zeolite.

  • @LaSnob711
    @LaSnob711 День тому +2

    I had a few gnats so I sprayed the top of the soil on all my plants in the bedroom with oxigen peroxide added to water every couple of days for about a week and they're all gone now. Try it! My mortal enemy are the fruit flies in the summer (without leaving any fruit outside they just appear every year) but I started using the yellow sticky tapes around the kitchen this year and it worked like magic - so thank you!😊

  • @jackrice2770
    @jackrice2770 День тому +4

    I don't know, maybe I'm 'special', but I don't really have any of these issues. I use the lowest price potting mix from my local supermarket and mix it with perlite, varying the ratio according to the plant's preference. Botanists will tell you that soil fungus is necessary for plants to uptake nutrients. The fungi act as a sort of chemical interface that works with the roots. Recent studies have shown that in a forest, trees literally 'communicate' with one another (even among different species). (To quote Gimli: "What do trees have to talk about besides the consistency of squirrel droppings?")
    Yeah, sure, you can grow plants in other ways, but most of them involve a lot of fooling around that I'm too lazy to get into. The only time I had a major issue with fungus gnats was when I purchased some potting soil from one of those 'dollar' stores. I was inundated with them. First went for the sticky traps, but that wasn't getting them all. I used a 50/50 watering solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for about three watering cycles and committed fungus gnat genocide! Never bought that soil again (I'm not THAT stupid) and never had a single gnat since. (Safety note: peroxide is extremely toxic. Keep it away from anything too ignorant to know better, like animals and kids.)
    Air circulation is very important. We're trying to 'fool Mother Nature' (anyone remember that advert?) and that means keeping the air moving in your home, which is does in the 'real' world all the time. This is more of problem in winter or summer, when you're running heat or AC. Otherwise, open a damned window! I keep a fan running during those times when it's too hot or cold and I don't want that expensively heated/cooled air escaping. In fact, although it was chilly this morning, it's warmed up a bit and I"m getting up to open a window now!
    I think a lot of people make keeping house plants a lot bigger deal than it needs to be. One must have some patience, your little rooted cutting you got from the big box store isn't going to grow six feet tall in one season. I have a rather small flat and frankly I don't want giant plants taking up all my living space....need room for the human too. If you've branched out into trying some of the fussier green buddies, you need to know you've got the right conditions for them or know you can create those conditions without turning your house into a conservatory. Unless, of course, you happen to have a conservatory, in which case, God bless you and can I come live with you?

    • @mrdeanvincent
      @mrdeanvincent День тому +1

      Yeah, don't overthink it. For most plants I just use potting mix (no perlite or anything, except for a couple of particularly fussy plants). I never fertilise and I never over-water. I often under-water... if I notice a plant is starting to look a bit sad, that's when I water it. I don't use air conditioning, I rarely use a heater ("heat the person, not the room") and I almost always have a window open. My plants don't grow super fast, but they do look great. House plants are easy 🤣 I think the main things to focus on are getting the lighting right and not overwatering.

    • @jackrice2770
      @jackrice2770 День тому +1

      @@mrdeanvincent I agree that too many people seem to think fast growth is a good thing. It's the 'bigger and faster ' syndrome. I do think one should understand each plant's needs and try to meet those, but I figure plants have been growing in dirt for a few million years and it seems to have worked out for them.

  • @StaceyHerewegrowagain
    @StaceyHerewegrowagain 4 години тому

    I have to use a lot of perlite and pumice to make a good quality indoor potting mix. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @cisium1184
    @cisium1184 2 дні тому +28

    All my plants love me, they say I'm a real fungi.

  • @smajliiicka
    @smajliiicka День тому +1

    Great video Mr. Sheffield! Re gnats - I've gone same way as you but also doing bottom watering - gnats eliminated completely within 4 months (and during winter in southern hemisphere which is extra humid). Give it a try, give us an update 😊🙏🏼

  • @Blubberblase7
    @Blubberblase7 День тому +1

    I can just agree on the choice to go with semi hydro. I have now most of my plants in zeolite.
    For years I struggled with gnats. Nowadays I put a layer of sand on top of the substrate for all the plants that are not semi hydro, like my snakeplant or jadeplant. Around 2 cm of sand and then only watering from the bottom. Since then I have no gnats anymore. I did needed to change some pot choices because of the sand on the top. So laced ceramic does not do very well. But standard nursery pots and terrcotta pots work perfectly fine.
    It did feel great to take all the ugly yellow stickers away 😄

  • @kellyping9450
    @kellyping9450 2 дні тому +8

    Never mind I didn't let you finish lol😂

  • @kathytrevino3213
    @kathytrevino3213 22 години тому +2

    Have you ever seen yellow mold in a plant?. My ivy had it top and bottom. They are also known as yellow mushrooms . Reported it and that began the mess. Repot again use new everything, we will see. It was too wet I think.😮

  • @Psionicbomb
    @Psionicbomb 2 дні тому +1

    I’m basically doing chonky aroid mix with Fox Farm soil (the mix depends on the plant, container and such) and everyone is doing amazing and I got rid of nearly all the gnats in my place. For me, soil is fun and way easier than semi hydroponics. Coconut coir and chunks are your friend as is chonky orchid bark. Especially with my Hoyas.

  • @maht0x
    @maht0x День тому +2

    The most annoying thing is one runs out of space for more plants

  • @gardockis.playground
    @gardockis.playground 2 дні тому +2

    Try Aquarium Plant fertilizer.. you can even buy the salts (NPK) in dry form and add to water ✊

    • @RagondinCosmopolite
      @RagondinCosmopolite 2 дні тому +2

      Buying fertilizers branded for aquarium use is horrible when it comes to the cost for value ratio, it's terribly overpriced for how diluted it is.
      Buying straight salts (Potassium Nitrate and Potassium Phosphate) is great though, for both aquarium/gardening use! 🖕

  • @mn4169
    @mn4169 2 дні тому +2

    good video. Everyone has done this no no a some point in time.

  • @brenfays3255
    @brenfays3255 2 дні тому +2

    mollys aroid mix is a great way to grow healthy plants without soil.

  • @DisparityOfBeliefAndTruth
    @DisparityOfBeliefAndTruth День тому +1

    I’ve found sprinkling cinnamon on the top of the soil of my plants has pretty much eradicated the gnat issue. Come to think of it, I may have learned that trick on this channel haha! ✊

  • @SidBonkers51
    @SidBonkers51 День тому +1

    Great video, I learned not to use my garden compost the hard way!! And I can tell you that Aloe Very and Snake Plants wont thank you for it :(

  • @junetwombly641
    @junetwombly641 День тому +2

    Hi, I live in the United States and the bag of soil can’t be delivered here. Please help me as to what to buy in the States that is as good as what you use. Thank you so much for your videos! Your Awesome!❤️

    • @SheffieldMadePlants
      @SheffieldMadePlants  День тому +1

      I’ve not tried any in the US

    • @ganecesands3619
      @ganecesands3619 День тому +1

      I make my own using equal parts Cactus soil, Orchid bark, & Perlite. All of my plants do quite well. & I bottom water until the top soil is damp, & letting it dry 1-2" in between waterings. Bottom watering helps to keep the soil from becoming hydrophobic.

  • @susie-q96
    @susie-q96 День тому +1

    Welp, I chopped up my weird growing rubber tree plant and now have 2 cuttings with beautiful strong, abundant roots. Please tell me exactly what growing medium to use. Please? And thank you! And the original plant has new growth! 😊

    • @SheffieldMadePlants
      @SheffieldMadePlants  День тому +2

      A coco coir mix with perlite added

    • @susie-q96
      @susie-q96 День тому +1

      @@SheffieldMadePlants I did watch the video. 😁 Sometimes I just need extra reassurance. My plant mama skills have improved greatly since finding your channel. Thank Mrs Sheffield! 🥰

  • @sandy_carpetsthesecond5013
    @sandy_carpetsthesecond5013 День тому +1

    Have you ever considered a semi-hydro mineral based substrate? It kind of has the same benefits as perlite, but with a few extra benefits along with being a bit darker, so you get less algae ontop of it.

  • @yamyams94
    @yamyams94 5 годин тому

    That white mold i think is mycelium which is beneficial

  • @DelightfulDissident
    @DelightfulDissident 2 дні тому +1

    I have a collection of water props that I've put off potting up. This week I found an algae ridden prop cup of hoyas had turned mozzie nursery 🤢 I thankfully caught it in time because about 30 were doing the horizontal bob at the surface 😅 which means I was about 24 hours away from a nightmare scenario! I usually put a few systemic granules in my prop cups because I'm in Southern Cali, so those flying vampires are a constant issue for me and a few grains of bonide does the trick. I forgot to put it in that cup 💀 when I last changed the water a million days ago I didn't replenish the grains and almost paid the price with my sanity! 😂😅😭 I'm going to go pot up those props now

    • @SheffieldMadePlants
      @SheffieldMadePlants  День тому +2

      😳

    • @DelightfulDissident
      @DelightfulDissident День тому +1

      Correction: Vertical bob. They look like tiny twigs bobbing on the surface. They do this right before the wings emerge 😬😂 I can laugh now because I survived and they didn't. I sacrificed the plants and poured bleach into the water until things stopped moving and then left it like that for an hour to be safe. I dumped it down the drain and ran hot water for 5 minutes just to make sure they're gone 😂 10/10 would not recommend the experience. Don't be lazy like me. Change the water once a week and nothing but roots will grow 100% of the time.

  • @tamsineh
    @tamsineh 2 дні тому +1

    Mosquito Bits works well to get rid of fungus knats

  • @pivotmastex
    @pivotmastex 2 дні тому +1

    I am growing mine in 100% LECA with mineral fertilizer. I'd like to try perlite as well, but it is oddly difficult to come around here in Germany. I can find it only for construction purposes and that stuff has been made hygrophobic.

  • @ShariPorter-g7f
    @ShariPorter-g7f День тому +1

    What do I do about young plants that aren't ready to be potted up, but the soil is very compact?

  • @uhtredthebold2
    @uhtredthebold2 2 дні тому +1

    sybotanica looks compelling if it weren't for the insane shipping costs (to the uk at least)

  • @EduVillena
    @EduVillena 2 дні тому +1

    Yes!! 🪴🎯

  • @speckledjim_
    @speckledjim_ День тому +1

    Nice one buddy :)

  • @idandan9999
    @idandan9999 День тому +1

    Is the size of the perlite relevant? What if i can only find super small perlite?

  • @proksalevente
    @proksalevente День тому +1

    You could do a video how you keep your ruby that nice color. Mine comes out red with new leaves but loses color quickly.

    • @jackrice2770
      @jackrice2770 День тому +1

      My guess is not enough light. A lot of 'colored' plants and variegated varieties will lose their color is they don't get adequate light.

    • @proksalevente
      @proksalevente День тому +1

      @@jackrice2770 The ruby is a strange plant, because the whole leaf gets a red tint, meanwhile it's variagated, just like a tineke. Mine has good variagation on the new leaves too, does not seem like it's light stressed.

    • @jackrice2770
      @jackrice2770 День тому +1

      @@proksalevente Yeah, my theory on odd coloration in plants is that it can be a bit of a chance thing. I've got a ruby and frankly, I'm not bowled over by the color. (It sure as hell isn't ruby-colored. I've got rubies and c'mon, 'ruby' is a bit of an exaggeration.) Mine seems to be pretty much standard Ficus green. I'm beginning to wonder if it was mislabeled. But it's a young plant so maybe in time it will color up. I've got it under a grow light, but that's because my flat is pretty much a cave, so the lights are necessary for everybody.

    • @proksalevente
      @proksalevente День тому +1

      @@jackrice2770 You could try playing around with the amount of light if it's under a grow light quite easily, I'd try that for sure! Mine has to be near a window, because I only have eastern facing windows for my plants.

    • @jackrice2770
      @jackrice2770 День тому

      @@proksalevente Yeah, I've added a couple of grow lights (Sansi, as a matter of fact). Too soon to tell, it's only been a month or so, but I'm thinking that might make the difference. It was being stubborn about opening a new leaf, and as soon as it got more light the leaf unfurled. Thanks for the idea, great minds think alike!

  • @mnj640
    @mnj640 2 дні тому +2

    Your noggin is like mine it's a beacon for most insects

    • @HugeChad69
      @HugeChad69 2 дні тому

      gnats are attracted to CO2 which we breathe out so that could be why

  • @TanelSan
    @TanelSan 2 дні тому +3

    Why those gnats always love fly into nose 😭😭

  • @elias.mody.
    @elias.mody. 2 дні тому +2

    great video mate

  • @cynthia_g_
    @cynthia_g_ 2 дні тому +2

    Can anyone please identify the plant with the lovely close up shot at the 8:15 point? I have one just like it, and a cream & green version, and don't know the names. Thanks!

  • @i_nvade8098
    @i_nvade8098 2 години тому

    You need a plate to drain the water. Don't let roots stand in water

  • @pbear7814
    @pbear7814 День тому +1

    Do you have suggestions for the U.S.?

  • @chummchumm-_-2920
    @chummchumm-_-2920 День тому +1

    "You have to clean your balls before you use it"

  • @cynthiacaton
    @cynthiacaton День тому +1

    My orchids are full of fungus gnats! Can I use the nematodes with orchids?

    • @SheffieldMadePlants
      @SheffieldMadePlants  День тому +1

      Are they in moss?

    • @cynthiacaton
      @cynthiacaton День тому +1

      @@SheffieldMadePlants No, just bark. I have the yellow sticky flower traps to catch them for now. I do let them dry out before rewatering.

    • @SheffieldMadePlants
      @SheffieldMadePlants  День тому +1

      @@cynthiacaton I’m surprised they can live in bark. The nematodes won’t do well in there I don’t think

    • @cynthiacaton
      @cynthiacaton 6 годин тому

      @@SheffieldMadePlants Me, too! Thanks for the insight. I'll continue with the sticky traps to keep them down. x

  • @jessegee179
    @jessegee179 День тому +1

    Think I’ll just grow them in water and be done with it 😂

  • @laurieramkeesoon
    @laurieramkeesoon 2 дні тому +1

    Plants needing different watering schedules 😢😢

  • @kellyping9450
    @kellyping9450 2 дні тому +1

    WHAT ABOUT COCOCORE??

    • @Vikface1978
      @Vikface1978 2 дні тому +3

      4:20

    • @cisium1184
      @cisium1184 2 дні тому

      That's what coconut coir is, cococore is just a nickname.

  • @robertakeogh8650
    @robertakeogh8650 35 хвилин тому

    Your title should have been “ never put compost “ in your indoor plant soil.❤

  • @richscenic
    @richscenic 2 дні тому +1

    396👍Wow !! Great presentation, GOD BLESS YOU DEAR , HAVE A NICE TIME Amazing dear pretty sister, very beautiful , wonderful coverage , greetings from HONG KONG @richscenic

  • @kellyping9450
    @kellyping9450 2 дні тому +1

    Compost is a breeding ground for fungus knats

  • @crystaljohnson963
    @crystaljohnson963 2 дні тому +2

    I'm stunned at how many people think fungus nat is not harming ur plants 😂 they all must miss the larvae eating it's way through anything below the soil line lol smh 🤦

    • @AlphaGeekgirl
      @AlphaGeekgirl 2 дні тому

      Tell me how can you see the larvae eating BELOW the soil line?

    • @donttalkcrap
      @donttalkcrap 2 дні тому +1

      I'm stunned at how you think people are ignoring them. People go to great lengths to get rid of them. So, I'm not sure where you got your FLAWED "opinion" from🤦
      Fungus Gnat larvae feed on organic matter in the potting media when the infestation is *minor*.
      It's ONLY when there are LARGE populations of larvae that they *may* damage the roots.

    • @donttalkcrap
      @donttalkcrap 2 дні тому +5

      I'm stunned at how people who try to convince others that they are educated, cannot spell GNAT and use teeny talk. It's your not ur. 🤦

    • @crystaljohnson963
      @crystaljohnson963 2 дні тому

      @@donttalkcrap bite me

    • @crystaljohnson963
      @crystaljohnson963 2 дні тому

      What are you,spell check? We don't fuss too much about such things down under,life is too short we know what we mean. Most cut throat hobby ay ... worse than bingo ladies and those ladies don't fk around 🙃 😅 🤪 🤣
      AlphaGeekgirl ...you look with ur eyes