So here I am at 5:30 am watching Mr. Sheffield again. I don’t have anything growing in perlite, but now I think I might give it a try. Plenty of cuttings in my perlite propagation box to experiment on. This time of year in North America I have to think about how to over-winter my plants, so very good video for me. Oh your orchids! Thanks!
@@PlantPerson58 I have a lot of my plants living in perlite. I was only using it to propagate at first until I seen that Jeff at Everything Plants was growing an alocasia solely in perlite. I started thinking and moved a lot of my plants to perlite,but I was scared to try my rubber tree plant because of the woody stem. Now I have seen from Richard it can be done I'm moving mine into perlite.
@@kbm4409 I put some tradescantia cuttings in perlite, so I’ll see how it goes. So far so good! It’s good to hear from someone else who has had some success with it.
@@PlantPerson58 I have syngoniums, alocasia, neon pothos, golden pothos, aglaonemas and now I'm trying a rubber tree prop in straight perlite. I have noticed the plants I moved from soil to perlite and the ones I propagated in perlite have grown beautiful roots pretty quickly and the roots are healthy.
I love your channel so much - just repotted my two monstera plants and that trellis is perfect. Your Spouse must be an angel to put up with plants on every surface in the house. I have a 20 plants on the main floor limit and 10 on the upper floor 😞 and am permitted no more due to "it's a goddamn jungle in here" reasons. No angel here.
I REALLY enjoy your coaching! I did so many things today that are directly related to your videos. General maintenance of my indoor garden, setting up new things, editing out old ones and even discovered a tiny, weak looking spider plant with thick, gigantic roots absolutely filling the pot. We've got three generations in other pots and we think this was the original plant. I checked for root rot, just as you've taught, found none. Now it's in a nice new space and it will be very interesting to see what it does. My orchids are blooming and I'm getting the upper hand on the gnat population. If I ever feel daunted by the chores, all I have to do is watch one of your lessons. Your enthusiasm is contagious! 🌱🌿☘🌺☘🍃🌷🌻
I was just saying yesterday you should make a plant chores video. 😊 you shouldn't worry about how long your videos are. They're great for doing plant chores. I cringed with that perlite though. Be careful about that dust. I enjoyed watching this video at 6am though. 😊
I've got plants I've been growing in LECA, lava rock, and such for a bit more than a year now. They're doing well. I love the fact that soilless plants don't draw bugs, and they're so easy to take care of. Switching to soilless was a natural progression for me, since I have houseplants growing out of the backs of aquariums since I've been doing aquaponics and hydroponics for a few years now. I've been surprised at just how many houseplants grow well that way.
For a number of years now I’ve grown a houseplants in soilless glass vases of different sizes and shapes. I have various cacti in an old hexagon aquarium all different shapes and sizes. Not only are they all thriving but they look very stylish and it’s easier to monitor the moisture levels. My cacti won’t need watering again until next spring.
@@dawnt6791 It’s basically an experiment to see what happens if I use different growing mediums. I started out using an old goldfish bowl that I planted cactus in using cactus soil and scattered seashells. Someone had dumped the hexagon aquarium behind my house which gave me the opportunity for repurposing it. For that I bought aquarium sand and added a few rocks. I’m not an expert but I’m more curious about what kind of substrate works. Also, with it being glass you can assess how much water to use.
In this video , I have learned more than watching all other plant videos!! I am ready to try semi hydro . I am going to see how leca works for me . I am also going to try the perlight. Please know that you make things so easy to understand. There is no need for all the idol chitchat . I love many plant videos but some are definitely more informative than others . Thankyou for these wonderful videos 😃🌱🪴🌿
Good morning from Toronto. Just finished two hours of moving prop plants to pots. I had 50/50 success in perlite prop box. Now we ll see how they do in soil. I also moved some alocasia from soil to pon. Science experiments in the early am (just got the eye roll from my daughter trying to get her breakfast amongst my plant mess). Time to water and off to work. Always enjoy your videos. They’re so helpful and always humourous.
I was really interested in how you water your orchids. I've had good results flooding the root ball with fertilizer water while the plant stays in it's outer pot. I let them soak for about an hour to saturate the bark pieces, then drain the inner pot thoroughly. I've had my oldest orchid for over 11 years now and it blooms at least once a season.
I make sure to dump my old semi-hydro solution and rinse my LECA outdoors as to avoid sut build up in the plumbing. I've converted a third or more of my collection to LECA or DIY pon so it can add up over time.
I live in the United States. My sister-in-law and I both have many houseplants. My sister-in-law associate professor at a small local college. Last year we came up with the idea of propagating some easy care plants to give away (for free) to students at that college. We also set up a Facebook group so they have a place to ask for advice and/or share their success. What is one piece of advice, other than not overwatering, would you give to someone who just got their first houseplant?
Fungus gnats CAN live in Leca/ Pon/ Semi-Hydro, it's just way harder for them. But Semi-hydro is so good for the roots! I usually mix Pon and Leca for smaller plants/ finer roots just to have more area of contact but otherwise I tend to prefer Leca, because of the price, weight and it's chunky. I noticed that a chunky semi-hydro medium makes my plants grow thicker, less spindly roots! I tend to avoid perlite for semi-hydro because it turns to dust so quickly and it falls out the bottom/ top a lot (plus the dust is terrible for your lungs). I've noticed that, next to the obvious candidates like Alocasia and Philodendron, Bird of Paradise and String of hearts love semi-hydro as well!
Thank you for this video! I have an echeveria with a 45 cm stem! I wanted to chop and repot it but thought no, not until I see what Mr. Sheffield would do. Now I am waiting to see if you have a bird of paradise. I have had mine for 48 years and it hasn't blossomed yet but it is quite big and has spawned four additional plants. I have a very small apartment so will one day need to rehome it.
Is it a white or orange Bird of paradise? Getting the orange one to bloom is easier, but in most cases it's probably just lack of light. In the wild they tend to grow in full sun. I highly suggest looking up their native range to get an idea of what your plant could be missing!
I lost so many orchids due to crone rot from drops of water that got stuck where the leaves start... Now I have an "orchid tower", I've built a wooden ladder, put some maple cuttings on the side, a plastic foil to close that behind, I filled it with moss and bark, and I planted quite a few orchids in there. It's standing on my windowsill in the corner, two of them bloomed over summer. I'm not really on top of watering, but as they are not standing, I can shower them to wet the moss properly, all water can drip away and doesn't get trapped between the leaves. They're all growing new leaves, so I think they quite enjoy.
Really good video, this one. I'm in the U.K too so it's like a live update for plant care. Where there is springwatch, autumnwatch or whatever on the telly, Richard brings us the houseplant version. Thanks mate.
I had my first fenestrated leaf on my monstera the other day and I felt so proud ( the fenestration was just one hole but still it’s something) it’s only about 3 months old
I like redirecting my aerial roots to the soil. Prerooted if you want to chop and prop. My Alocasia game has gone from struggle to a 9 since I switched to Pon. The transition took a good 6 months, they are fabulous now. The corms I propped from the mother plant took off immediately in Pon. Definitely love them in semi hydro.
I agree with you 💯 but you left out that if you put your echeveria (pvn you have there) in the window with en8light, you wont have legginess it will be A tight rosette. If you do that every year then you dont hive it enough light or up pot it as needed. Being said I am a fan of many years of you 😊❤💚 ill continue to be 😊
great video as always, would love to see a video on a pollination guide/ seed germination. I just planted some seeds that i got from my peace lilly last week, fingers crossed.
I'm glad you posted a long form video as well. I have two rubber plants that I was thinking of moving to semi hydro but didn't know if I could be successful. I was going to experiment with perlite because everyone I've been seeing has theirs in leca or pon. I love perlite so I'm happy you have one in perlite. I feel a change coming for my rubber tree plant....thanks
Thanks for all the info. I need to get started for fall. Have many pots outside that need to come in and some have roots coming out of the bottom. Have a great day.
In all my eyars af having garden plant,now only tropical the only one i ever kiiled vaz my orchinds.sorry for them and me never realy know why. I should look for this video again till e get it. tthank you for it. Lili
I recently bought some plants from a plant store that were growing in water only -no soil, you can see the roots and everything, they were put in small, clear, narrow-necked water vases, what do you think of this new idea in home plantings? I found out there are 18 plants that grow well in water only
Personally I think when you were struggling to get the Monstera Deliciosa out of its pot it was time to call the kids and tell them it was a fine time for them to go downstairs and play in the living room.
2025 sees my wife & I start our small farm. My side of this will be fish breeding and I'm interested in trying nature filters, this is simply using house plants in the top of the aquarium. A lot of this guys information is spot on for what I need. I just wish he would branch out to an Aquarium to see how plants do growing out of nothing but water.
Every time I see your beautiful orchides, I want to try to grow some on my own, Mr Sheffield. Unfortunately, hydrangeas and orchides hate my place (or just me)... But did you also try some mineral mixed substracts? They are much better than perlite to grow plants semihydrocultured. Also one thing you could try is a special mineral fertilizer for the semihydrocultures :) Organic fertilizer often requiers soil with its microbiom to decompose before being absorbed by the roots. Best wishes from (far too hot) Germany! ^^
Delightful to watch, thanks for the little peek into your plant dad life! :) I'm really jealous of how your ficus tineke is standing up all on its own, without any supports. How is the little guy doing it? I've had my ficus robusta for only a couple of days (you inspired me to get one btw haha), and I hope it will stop leaning with time and gain some footing...
Another awesome video, thank you!! I just got a new orchid last week- I think you would appreciate the colour: Bordeaux Wine. Would look sharp next to your beloved coleus. Back of the petals are a neat shade of green. I have to ask- What is your least favourite chore of all time? For plants, only. hahaha
Rich your outdoor blooms are mega superb! I see the birkin in the leca. Since I have all the items I will go ahead and plant with the bark and something else. Have you ever mixed in earthworm castings 2-0-0. It's got extra nitrogen and calcium to promote better roots and growth. Ever heard of it?? I will experiment will some of this mixed in also unless I hear back from you that it's a NO GO PRODUCT. I don't want one but man your orchid's are looking amazing. How is the house hunting going? Prayers, Peace and Love.
What am I doing right lol. I bought a Birkin that gets bright morning light and it has gotton huge on me to the point I had to buy it a pole cause its growing like a pink princess in size I should take a pic of this Big Bad Momma Birkin. Mine is in a soil, perlite, orchid bark, worm casting mix. I had to repot her in the spring cause she needed a new condo to dwell in. It must be a lack of light on your Birkin maybe a plant light could help.
My tinke looks very unhappy and I was thinking of changing up the soil for something else. I never thought to use perlite only but maybe I'll try it. Also I call mine a Tin-kay, never heard it pronounced tin-neck-kee...
Wow, this is exactly what I needed! I'm a new plant mom, so this might be a silly question, but do you leave the plant in the water until it soaks it up, or do you pour the water out after a while to avoid rotting? Thanks!!
Hi Mr Sheffield. What is the plant at the base of the mantle on the left side? Is that a golden Pothos? I love those very large leaves. Also, I had seen that the long monstera ariel roots made their way down to the floor and attached their self to the carpet. They were pretty hard to pull out.
I have a question about the orchids - I've seen a lot of orchid pots have holes in them for the roots to grow out - and I've seen the plants misted also. Yours look gorgeous - so you are making them happy. Why the difference. I am afraid to try orchids - I know they are really expensive to buy and I would hate to kill one!
Good morning from Wisconsin. Do you recommend that you use the pots you receive plants in, and just place them in a decorative pot, adjusting for growth? I always thought you had to remove plants from the 'temporary'pots? It makes more sense the way you are showing it.
What do you do with your hydrangea cuttings come winter? I have a few that I propagated in spring and the roots aren't strong enough to plant in the ground over the winter yet. Thank you for this video!
I transplanted my water monstera (been living in water for a year) to soil earlier this week and i saw some root rot, should i return it back to water? Or take it out if the pot and cut the rot? Or should i just leave it and trust that the water root will die off and be replaced with soil root?
I cannot order House Plant Focus here in the USA. Is there any other, equally efficient, additive you can suggest? Thank you! I really enjoy your UA-cam channel!
our monstera deliciosa has aerial roots in excess of 8 metres, but most are around 4 to 5 metres in length. in the UK, can you water your hydrangea with sulphur or aluminium sulphate to change your soil ph. and thus the colour of the flowers
@SheffieldMadePlants Good Afternoon. My Partner made (4" and 6" 5"inch) plant supports out of Pallet Wood. Your advice is Absolutely Wonderful. My Partner bought me another Swiss Cheese Plant with a friend, so cheap as they looked bedraggled !. 2 more supports. Pallet Wood with different shapes inside them. Partner sat me on the carpet on my W.Chair seat. The roots were coming out of the plastic plant pots bottom. They were cut out of P-Pot. New pot later the Wooden Bases wouldn't do as they were large plants 4ft or more. (A) were chucking them away?!! They gave to said Partner, so she gave 2 homeless men £5 each. Partner been soaking & bending the B-Sticks for long time. In came two 7"ft bamboo with soma across them for climbing. Do we cut the roots in half, or not? Help Please. Sorry about the essay, thought you needed background of these S-C-Plants? Partner will send you some pictures later. 😷 👨🏾🦽.
Would you not be better running a solution of hydrogen peroxide through(semi hydro mix). I think I’ve seen some cleaner stuff for hydroponics system. I not the biggest fan of perlite, it always floats to the top, it goes green very quickly. I’ve started using pumice in my mixes and zeolite, denser and stays in place. My echeveria has more twists and turn than a rollercoaster, I love it, got loads of pups growing. Took a cutting and it’s not half the character (I don’t like it that much I want loads of them)
Do you have a video on Christmas Cactus and its varieties? Can't say I've run across one as yet. Some of mine are happy, thriving for generations , but my white one weakens terribly. Just trying to keep it healthy.
Could you please tell the name of the pink plant standing next to the sink? I have a similar one called callisia and it looks awful. brown and crispy, I wonder how do you take care of yours, it looks amazing. Thanks for the video!
Did you show how to change plants from soil to Lecca. I’ve tried everything to get rid of fungus gnats. Also, pearlite showed some fungus on the surface. Won’t that hurt the plant?
I just got a monstera deliciousa today. There were 5 different plants so I decided to seperate all of them into individual pots. I know you shouldnt do that right away when you introduce your plant in a new home. Am I still good or did I just commit a crime? I was a litlle harsh withe roots but the longest intact ones were probs 30cm long. Living in Finland we still get that late summer light but our winters are a LOT harsher and darker than the ones in England. Any tips?
My mother uses ice on her orchids, and lets it melt. Seems to work for hers and I've heard it before. Doesn't seem thorough enough for me and she only does it every two weeks or so. What do you think? I'd like to get a moth orchid to try, newbie at them, but not sure which route to take.
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Hey man, thanks for the video. By any chance, what do think is the best to use mainly:soil, leca, or perlite?
@@LukeFalzon-fe2vq they’re all as good as each other and have different merits
I’m 65 years old and everyone says how much of a green thumb I have, but I learn so much from this guy everyday!
I'm a new plant guy. But I get 100% of my wins from this dude. SFP rules
Mee too I’m learning a lot ❤
Me too! Except I’m 59
@@tommiechanf7123 I’m 49 😀
So here I am at 5:30 am watching Mr. Sheffield again. I don’t have anything growing in perlite, but now I think I might give it a try. Plenty of cuttings in my perlite propagation box to experiment on. This time of year in North America I have to think about how to over-winter my plants, so very good video for me. Oh your orchids! Thanks!
@@PlantPerson58 I have a lot of my plants living in perlite. I was only using it to propagate at first until I seen that Jeff at Everything Plants was growing an alocasia solely in perlite. I started thinking and moved a lot of my plants to perlite,but I was scared to try my rubber tree plant because of the woody stem. Now I have seen from Richard it can be done I'm moving mine into perlite.
@@kbm4409 I put some tradescantia cuttings in perlite, so I’ll see how it goes. So far so good! It’s good to hear from someone else who has had some success with it.
@@PlantPerson58 I have syngoniums, alocasia, neon pothos, golden pothos, aglaonemas and now I'm trying a rubber tree prop in straight perlite. I have noticed the plants I moved from soil to perlite and the ones I propagated in perlite have grown beautiful roots pretty quickly and the roots are healthy.
I love your channel so much - just repotted my two monstera plants and that trellis is perfect. Your Spouse must be an angel to put up with plants on every surface in the house. I have a 20 plants on the main floor limit and 10 on the upper floor 😞 and am permitted no more due to "it's a goddamn jungle in here" reasons. No angel here.
😂
I REALLY enjoy your coaching! I did so many things today that are directly related to your videos. General maintenance of my indoor garden, setting up new things, editing out old ones and even discovered a tiny, weak looking spider plant with thick, gigantic roots absolutely filling the pot. We've got three generations in other pots and we think this was the original plant. I checked for root rot, just as you've taught, found none. Now it's in a nice new space and it will be very interesting to see what it does. My orchids are blooming and I'm getting the upper hand on the gnat population. If I ever feel daunted by the chores, all I have to do is watch one of your lessons. Your enthusiasm is contagious! 🌱🌿☘🌺☘🍃🌷🌻
Great stuff 👍
I literally gasped when you beheaded the echeveria
I was just saying yesterday you should make a plant chores video. 😊 you shouldn't worry about how long your videos are. They're great for doing plant chores. I cringed with that perlite though. Be careful about that dust. I enjoyed watching this video at 6am though. 😊
I couldn't imagine Mr. Sheffield swinging from vine to vine, Ariel root to Ariel root like tarzan😂😂😂😂😂😂
And today... In Sydney it was 28 degrees and the first day of SPRING!
I've got plants I've been growing in LECA, lava rock, and such for a bit more than a year now. They're doing well. I love the fact that soilless plants don't draw bugs, and they're so easy to take care of. Switching to soilless was a natural progression for me, since I have houseplants growing out of the backs of aquariums since I've been doing aquaponics and hydroponics for a few years now. I've been surprised at just how many houseplants grow well that way.
For a number of years now I’ve grown a houseplants in soilless glass vases of different sizes and shapes. I have various cacti in an old hexagon aquarium all different shapes and sizes. Not only are they all thriving but they look very stylish and it’s easier to monitor the moisture levels. My cacti won’t need watering again until next spring.
@@maureen3621 Do you have the cacti growing soilless, too?
@@dawnt6791 It’s basically an experiment to see what happens if I use different growing mediums. I started out using an old goldfish bowl that I planted cactus in using cactus soil and scattered seashells. Someone had dumped the hexagon aquarium behind my house which gave me the opportunity for repurposing it. For that I bought aquarium sand and added a few rocks.
I’m not an expert but I’m more curious about what kind of substrate works. Also, with it being glass you can assess how much water to use.
In this video , I have learned more than watching all other plant videos!! I am ready to try semi hydro . I am going to see how leca works for me . I am also going to try the perlight. Please know that you make things so easy to understand. There is no need for all the idol chitchat . I love many plant videos but some are definitely more informative than others . Thankyou for these wonderful videos 😃🌱🪴🌿
Thank you 😊
Love your videos,Mr. Sheffield. Your honesty and humor makes life a little easier for us plant Parents!
Glad you like them!
Good morning from Toronto. Just finished two hours of moving prop plants to pots. I had 50/50 success in perlite prop box. Now we ll see how they do in soil. I also moved some alocasia from soil to pon. Science experiments in the early am (just got the eye roll from my daughter trying to get her breakfast amongst my plant mess). Time to water and off to work. Always enjoy your videos. They’re so helpful and always humourous.
Nice work!
I was really interested in how you water your orchids. I've had good results flooding the root ball with fertilizer water while the plant stays in it's outer pot. I let them soak for about an hour to saturate the bark pieces, then drain the inner pot thoroughly. I've had my oldest orchid for over 11 years now and it blooms at least once a season.
that echeveria is begging for more light lol
Howdy Mr Sheffield!!! Another great video on plant care!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
You bet!
Excellent, practical advice and demonstrations. Thank you from Australia.🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Mr. Sheffield always shows so a great variety of plant tips. Love it!!!
Glad you like them!
Like always here from New York learning from the Best 🙌✌️
Lovely to see you in the garden!
I make sure to dump my old semi-hydro solution and rinse my LECA outdoors as to avoid sut build up in the plumbing. I've converted a third or more of my collection to LECA or DIY pon so it can add up over time.
Thank you for Sharing your houseplants collections happy planting lovely video 🇹🇹🇹🇹😎😎♥♥
I love watching you doing plant chores! 😇 Inspired me to do a little bit of re-arranging too!
Nice!
I live in the United States. My sister-in-law and I both have many houseplants. My sister-in-law associate professor at a small local college. Last year we came up with the idea of propagating some easy care plants to give away (for free) to students at that college. We also set up a Facebook group so they have a place to ask for advice and/or share their success. What is one piece of advice, other than not overwatering, would you give to someone who just got their first houseplant?
Probably let your plant see the sky if you want it to grow well.
Fungus gnats CAN live in Leca/ Pon/ Semi-Hydro, it's just way harder for them. But Semi-hydro is so good for the roots! I usually mix Pon and Leca for smaller plants/ finer roots just to have more area of contact but otherwise I tend to prefer Leca, because of the price, weight and it's chunky. I noticed that a chunky semi-hydro medium makes my plants grow thicker, less spindly roots! I tend to avoid perlite for semi-hydro because it turns to dust so quickly and it falls out the bottom/ top a lot (plus the dust is terrible for your lungs). I've noticed that, next to the obvious candidates like Alocasia and Philodendron, Bird of Paradise and String of hearts love semi-hydro as well!
Thank you for this video! I have an echeveria with a 45 cm stem! I wanted to chop and repot it but thought no, not until I see what Mr. Sheffield would do. Now I am waiting to see if you have a bird of paradise. I have had mine for 48 years and it hasn't blossomed yet but it is quite big and has spawned four additional plants. I have a very small apartment so will one day need to rehome it.
Not got that one yet
Is it a white or orange Bird of paradise? Getting the orange one to bloom is easier, but in most cases it's probably just lack of light. In the wild they tend to grow in full sun. I highly suggest looking up their native range to get an idea of what your plant could be missing!
I lost so many orchids due to crone rot from drops of water that got stuck where the leaves start...
Now I have an "orchid tower", I've built a wooden ladder, put some maple cuttings on the side, a plastic foil to close that behind, I filled it with moss and bark, and I planted quite a few orchids in there. It's standing on my windowsill in the corner, two of them bloomed over summer. I'm not really on top of watering, but as they are not standing, I can shower them to wet the moss properly, all water can drip away and doesn't get trapped between the leaves. They're all growing new leaves, so I think they quite enjoy.
I love his accent!!❤❤❤
i started using transparent plastic insert pots. you get some idea of root conditions without taking plant out.
I had never considered propagating hydrangeas -- brilliant!
Really good video, this one. I'm in the U.K too so it's like a live update for plant care.
Where there is springwatch, autumnwatch or whatever on the telly, Richard brings us the houseplant version.
Thanks mate.
Thank you 😊
Question, if you grow in perlite how does the plant not get root rot if the roots are constantly at the bottom sat in water ? Like your Monstera ?
Because the water has oxigen. The reason roots rot usually is because there is no oxigen around them, like when you have wet soil all the time.
wet soil suffocates
@@anagilca5992 thank you!
Your orchids are lovely! Mine. Keep reflowering, so nice.
Glad to see you are going down the semi hydro route. You need to try pon . If you do you will find calathea are no longer a problem 😊
I had my first fenestrated leaf on my monstera the other day and I felt so proud ( the fenestration was just one hole but still it’s something) it’s only about 3 months old
Great stuff 👍
This cane at the perfect time for me, my montesera looks exactly like that and i had no idea what to do. Excited to repot it now.
I like redirecting my aerial roots to the soil. Prerooted if you want to chop and prop.
My Alocasia game has gone from struggle to a 9 since I switched to Pon. The transition took a good 6 months, they are fabulous now. The corms I propped from the mother plant took off immediately in Pon. Definitely love them in semi hydro.
I agree with you 💯 but you left out that if you put your echeveria (pvn you have there) in the window with en8light, you wont have legginess it will be A tight rosette. If you do that every year then you dont hive it enough light or up pot it as needed. Being said I am a fan of many years of you 😊❤💚 ill continue to be 😊
As always I loved your video and sense of humor!!!! Have a great 👍🏻 weekend!❤🪴🌹🌻🪴🌹🌻🌻🌹🪴🪴🪴
Thank you! You too!
great video as always, would love to see a video on a pollination guide/ seed germination. I just planted some seeds that i got from my peace lilly last week, fingers crossed.
I'm glad you posted a long form video as well. I have two rubber plants that I was thinking of moving to semi hydro but didn't know if I could be successful. I was going to experiment with perlite because everyone I've been seeing has theirs in leca or pon. I love perlite so I'm happy you have one in perlite. I feel a change coming for my rubber tree plant....thanks
You bet!
Thanks for all the info. I need to get started for fall. Have many pots outside that need to come in and some have roots coming out of the bottom. Have a great day.
I’m really enjoying and learning all about this video,thank you 😘
Cheers!
Great advice. I’m moving one plant where I hope it will get more light. Fingers crossed
In all my eyars af having garden plant,now only tropical the only one i ever kiiled vaz my orchinds.sorry for them and me never realy know why. I should look for this video again till e get it. tthank you for it. Lili
Can you do a video on your window shelves? I am rapidly running out of space on my South facing window 😊
i keep learn from you every time i wach your videos thank again.all the best. lili
Thanks for the tips. Can you also tell how to care for ficus elastica and pachira in winter?
Thanks Mr sheffield, you just showed me how to re pot my spider plant😊
Great!
I recently bought some plants from a plant store that were growing in water only -no soil, you can see the roots and everything, they were put in small, clear, narrow-necked water vases, what do you think of this new idea in home plantings? I found out there are 18 plants that grow well in water only
Personally I think when you were struggling to get the Monstera Deliciosa out of its pot it was time to call the kids and tell them it was a fine time for them to go downstairs and play in the living room.
Great video can you tell us where you buy the grow light they have circular heads ?? Thanks keep up the good work 😀
Thanks. Glowrium
2025 sees my wife & I start our small farm. My side of this will be fish breeding and I'm interested in trying nature filters, this is simply using house plants in the top of the aquarium. A lot of this guys information is spot on for what I need. I just wish he would branch out to an Aquarium to see how plants do growing out of nothing but water.
Not got the space atm honestly
Hello, Richard (Mr. Sheffield). I have those Treleaf plant stakes! I love them! I have me adonsoni on them.
Every time I see your beautiful orchides, I want to try to grow some on my own, Mr Sheffield. Unfortunately, hydrangeas and orchides hate my place (or just me)... But did you also try some mineral mixed substracts? They are much better than perlite to grow plants semihydrocultured. Also one thing you could try is a special mineral fertilizer for the semihydrocultures :) Organic fertilizer often requiers soil with its microbiom to decompose before being absorbed by the roots. Best wishes from (far too hot) Germany! ^^
What are you putting over? I need one! Also mr.s! Get that aerial root in the pot stat! Silly goose! It helps the plant!
Nice outdoor garden. Hydrangea very happy there.
Cheers!
Delightful to watch, thanks for the little peek into your plant dad life! :) I'm really jealous of how your ficus tineke is standing up all on its own, without any supports. How is the little guy doing it? I've had my ficus robusta for only a couple of days (you inspired me to get one btw haha), and I hope it will stop leaning with time and gain some footing...
I’m lucky that they’re doing well
Love your videos
Thank you 😊
Another awesome video, thank you!! I just got a new orchid last week- I think you would appreciate the colour: Bordeaux Wine. Would look sharp next to your beloved coleus. Back of the petals are a neat shade of green.
I have to ask- What is your least favourite chore of all time? For plants, only. hahaha
At the moment watering my moss poles
7:36 Agreed! Remove the yellow and brown leaves.
Rich your outdoor blooms are mega superb! I see the birkin in the leca. Since I have all the items I will go ahead and plant with the bark and something else. Have you ever mixed in earthworm castings 2-0-0. It's got extra nitrogen and calcium to promote better roots and growth. Ever heard of it?? I will experiment will some of this mixed in also unless I hear back from you that it's a NO GO PRODUCT. I don't want one but man your orchid's are looking amazing. How is the house hunting going? Prayers, Peace and Love.
The mix I buy has it already in
@@SheffieldMadePlants Good to know, Thanks
My gosh! Your multicoloured plants amongst the decor is a gorgeous sight!
Cheers!
What am I doing right lol. I bought a Birkin that gets bright morning light and it has gotton huge on me to the point I had to buy it a pole cause its growing like a pink princess in size I should take a pic of this Big Bad Momma Birkin. Mine is in a soil, perlite, orchid bark, worm casting mix. I had to repot her in the spring cause she needed a new condo to dwell in. It must be a lack of light on your Birkin maybe a plant light could help.
My tinke looks very unhappy and I was thinking of changing up the soil for something else. I never thought to use perlite only but maybe I'll try it. Also I call mine a Tin-kay, never heard it pronounced tin-neck-kee...
Great video, i will have to try to prop the hydrangea!
Thanks!
Wow, this is exactly what I needed! I'm a new plant mom, so this might be a silly question, but do you leave the plant in the water until it soaks it up, or do you pour the water out after a while to avoid rotting? Thanks!!
I discard any excess the next day
Hi Mr Sheffield. What is the plant at the base of the mantle on the left side? Is that a golden Pothos? I love those very large leaves. Also, I had seen that the long monstera ariel roots made their way down to the floor and attached their self to the carpet. They were pretty hard to pull out.
Yes, it is
I have a question about the orchids - I've seen a lot of orchid pots have holes in them for the roots to grow out - and I've seen the plants misted also. Yours look gorgeous - so you are making them happy. Why the difference. I am afraid to try orchids - I know they are really expensive to buy and I would hate to kill one!
I don't do anything special. They're in pots with holes and i water like i did in the video. The leaves want good light
Good morning from Wisconsin. Do you recommend that you use the pots you receive plants in, and just place them in a decorative pot, adjusting for growth? I always thought you had to remove plants from the 'temporary'pots? It makes more sense the way you are showing it.
I leave them as they are
Me too, I just pop it into a pot
What do you do with your hydrangea cuttings come winter? I have a few that I propagated in spring and the roots aren't strong enough to plant in the ground over the winter yet. Thank you for this video!
You can protect them with a cover over them but they should be fine still outside
8:30 That monsteras got a ponytail 😂
😁
I transplanted my water monstera (been living in water for a year) to soil earlier this week and i saw some root rot, should i return it back to water? Or take it out if the pot and cut the rot? Or should i just leave it and trust that the water root will die off and be replaced with soil root?
I cannot order House Plant Focus here in the USA. Is there any other, equally efficient, additive you can suggest? Thank you! I really enjoy your UA-cam channel!
Not that i've tried
our monstera deliciosa has aerial roots in excess of 8 metres, but most are around 4 to 5 metres in length.
in the UK, can you water your hydrangea with sulphur or aluminium sulphate to change your soil ph. and thus the colour of the flowers
Not sure on the detail on that
@@SheffieldMadePlants maybe that's the next mad professor experiment
I am kind of amazed you can water orchids like that. Every time I get water in the crown I lose a leaf or get crown rot.
If you water in the morning, it will help that issue. Your humidity is also a factor.
@@caseyholt1822 I am just really careful not to get water near crown and if I do I dry it myself.
Question: can korms be stored like seeds for planting another day, or do they always need to be replanted immediately?
Yep you can store them
@SheffieldMadePlants Good
Afternoon. My Partner made (4" and 6" 5"inch) plant supports out of Pallet Wood. Your advice is Absolutely Wonderful. My Partner bought me another Swiss Cheese Plant with a friend, so cheap as they looked bedraggled !. 2 more supports. Pallet Wood with different shapes inside them. Partner sat me on the carpet on my W.Chair seat. The roots were coming out of the plastic plant pots bottom. They were cut out of P-Pot. New pot later the Wooden Bases wouldn't do as they were large plants 4ft or more. (A) were chucking them away?!! They gave to said Partner, so she gave 2 homeless men £5 each. Partner been soaking & bending the B-Sticks for long time. In came two 7"ft bamboo with soma across them for climbing. Do we cut the roots in half, or not? Help Please. Sorry about the essay, thought you needed background of these S-C-Plants? Partner will send you some pictures later. 😷 👨🏾🦽.
Very good
I like the videos from the garden👌🏻 I tried taking a cutting from my hydrangea but it turned black and withered away
That’s happened to me. Popping them in a clear box helps
@@SheffieldMadePlants Had them under a clear plastic bag, usually helps when taking cuttings for me
Funny. I have recently changed my approach. Things are still rooting quickly But I know to stop new stuff ITS time to slow down. Florida
Would you not be better running a solution of hydrogen peroxide through(semi hydro mix). I think I’ve seen some cleaner stuff for hydroponics system. I not the biggest fan of perlite, it always floats to the top, it goes green very quickly. I’ve started using pumice in my mixes and zeolite, denser and stays in place. My echeveria has more twists and turn than a rollercoaster, I love it, got loads of pups growing. Took a cutting and it’s not half the character (I don’t like it that much I want loads of them)
How long do you let the grow light stay on also where do you get the drainage pots that sit inside your decorative pots
12 hours and Sybotanica or the pot the plant came in
Do you have a video on Christmas Cactus and its varieties? Can't say I've run across one as yet.
Some of mine are happy, thriving for generations , but my white one weakens terribly. Just trying to keep it healthy.
nope
@@SheffieldMadePlants Aw
Could you please tell the name of the pink plant standing next to the sink? I have a similar one called callisia and it looks awful. brown and crispy, I wonder how do you take care of yours, it looks amazing. Thanks for the video!
The tradescantia tricolor?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Oh, this is tradescantia. Super lush.
Did you show how to change plants from soil to Lecca. I’ve tried everything to get rid of fungus gnats. Also, pearlite showed some fungus on the surface. Won’t that hurt the plant?
I've not made that video. Algae on the perlite is fine
Why are you growing the monstera only in perlite?????????
na man i coulnt be arsed doing that. my plants ave got used to the lidl compost high life
You grew your monstera on perlite. Wud it be the same if you grow in soil?
I get the feeling roots grow quicker in perlite. Must be the air and light
My monstera leaves are opening but are like cut in half. Hard to explain but I couldn’t figure out how to send a picture
I hope you are catching that expensive water from the orchids and using it again 😮
I just got a monstera deliciousa today. There were 5 different plants so I decided to seperate all of them into individual pots. I know you shouldnt do that right away when you introduce your plant in a new home. Am I still good or did I just commit a crime? I was a litlle harsh withe roots but the longest intact ones were probs 30cm long. Living in Finland we still get that late summer light but our winters are a LOT harsher and darker than the ones in England. Any tips?
It should be fine. They’re robust
My Saturday eve is complete! A balmy 27 degrees in the Southern Hemisphere however the advice is always of value!
I want to try to propagate my hydrangea. What mix of soil do you use?
Garden compost with some perlite
What is your humidity like in home? And outdoors?
70% ish
My mother uses ice on her orchids, and lets it melt. Seems to work for hers and I've heard it before. Doesn't seem thorough enough for me and she only does it every two weeks or so. What do you think? I'd like to get a moth orchid to try, newbie at them, but not sure which route to take.
I wouldn’t recommend it personally
Nice!
What is the purple flower by the window at the sink area?
Tradescantia?
Plz make a video on orange jessamine
Can you grow fern & succulent in perlite?
Don't see why not