Excellent explanation, I really never had heard in any channel a such simple and resounding information about soil components and the balance of water vs . Oxygen! Very good channel, congratulations!
A) I recommend an soil water meter, which shows the moisture if unsure. B) I read an article of an botanical garden. Information I got from it: in the tropics the soil is permanent moist, it rains daily many month of the year. So the soil doesn’t dry out in between! If I understood right. BUT the soil has rough parts, barks, pebbles even old charcoal from wood fires, which all keep the soil “airy” but wet too! Like this is the best: airy +wet/moist. So here comes the soilmixing into place, like you Swedish Plantguys recommend in your other videos. It’s about the oxygen! No oxygen in the wet soil=rotting with bacterial and fungal infection killing the plant. At the same time most plants can grow without soil in a pure 100% water pot and don’t rott! Because even it has 100% water there is too oxygen in pure water. Which sounds at first very contrary: 100% water = no roots rotting but 100% soil too wet= rotting? So the explanations I found and shared here made me understand WHAT is the real reason. It’s not too much water per se is the problem, the lacking oxygen at the SAME time is the problem. Hope it helps the plant friends in the net to understand it better. Peace.
As I little by little stared getting indoor plants I find your videos very helpful! A little note: The ”windows” on the leaf are called Stomata. Stoma means mouth in Greek. The plural is Stomata... I am Greek ; )
I'm generally an underwaterer because I've learnt that with most plants it is easier to kill them by overwatering than underwatering them. It is "Why DO some plants want to dry out?" though ;)
I usually underwater my plants, some of them trive. Know I realize that some which doesn't thrive may have damaged roots. Thank you, I always learn something because your information is profound. Hälsningar från Skåne :-)
Thank you very much for another very good and informative video. I would like you to make a video about, how to take care of my potted plants during the winter, light, humidity, water and nutrition, so that the plants can cope and survive our harsh winter, the very best way. I'm looking forward to the next educational video as always😃 💚🌿💚
This makes sense to me now. I was struggling with overwatering and then underwatering. I realize that some of my plants want to dry a little, others want to dry out, and others want to dry completely. But I was letting some go bone dry and it just wasn't making sense to me that completely doesn't mean bone dry. Thank you 💚
When planting in pure pumice, how do you check if it is time to water? I find it more difficult to check than regular soil, as it’s not as humid. Not as easy to stick your finger in.
Water has dissolved oxygen in it. If the water becomes stagnant (low oxygen) then the plant rots. This is why you have to change out the water regularly.
Another solidly informative video (and hilarious thumbnail!), guys! I just recently started downsizing plant pots because of lack of control of water and evaporation with my plants. This just confirms what I've already been learning from you guys -- balance is what we're going for :)
Thank you so much for these wonderful videos! I bought a Sanseveria for the first time this summer, put it the sunroom with a repotted Dumbcane that was having problems and basically ignored them. They received lots of indirect light. I really wasn't sure what to do with the Sanseveria, despite my Mom having one for years! I actually thought the Dumbcane was dying! I guess it was busy working on its root system because after watering only minimally and leaving it alone, the Dumbcane started pushing out new leaves! Your great advice saved my Sanseveria from being divided and repotted! Thank you!
Great info! Thank you. Honestly, I was hoping you would end this video with how the drying out process works with self watering pots, or if it's even necessary
Thank you so much, it's really simple and informative. Can you please make a vedio on calathea, it's one of the most difficult plants I have ever dealt with. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
I’m from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and I like your videos. Thank you for your video and for your efforts. I bought IKEA CHILIPULVER watering sensor and it is helping me a lot with my plants. Please do review about it.
I'm currently attempting to attain the balance between oxygen and water on my pothos roots by putting them in a fish bowl with an air stone and sponge filter. Seems to be doing well alongside the aquatic plants, at around 3 weeks in, with a new leaf opened up and a lot of fresh new root tips!
Thank you for the video! Can you please let me know if Alocasia Portadora / Alocasia in general needs to dry out a lot or just a bit? I'm couldn't figure it out yet. I think it likes to be moist most of the time, but I'm not sure about how much I should let it dry out. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work!
many thanks for sharing your fantastic knowledge . i am a big fan. would self watering by wick help decide how much plants need to take ? i use self watering wicks and i see that the whole soil is super wet and plants becomes unhappy eventually?
Ok thank u for your great job as always. But i have a question. I want to start self-watering system but i dont understand it. If plants need to dry out then how does it work? It sips water all the Time from the container and when the water runs out we poor more. Could you explain it to me?
I have about a 160 cm tall ficus elastica robusta and I water thourougly when I feel that the soil is dry a couple cm down. But the bottom leaves keep falling off one by one.. I don't know what to do. Please help :) thanks!
Good video, however, it is not about "balance" between water and air, it is about roots and soil BREATHING, inhaling - water out (drying), exhaling - water in (watering).
You can use a moisture meter or use a stick and either keep it there and only take it up to see if its moist. Or put it in your medium quite far down for at least 15 minutes or so. This also works for other medium than soil in comparison to the moisture meter.
Thank you! I do use a moisture meter, but one part of the pot could be wet and another part, dry. It seems it can be 2 months sometimes before a plant needs watering even though the soil is well-draining. I am talking about pots that are 14” in diameter and maybe 12” deep.
@@bethjeffrey6626 That is completely normal. The larger the pot is, the longer it takes to dry out. That’s why it’s really important not to up pot your plants too much. Don’t put them in massive pots, or that pot will just hold too much water and take too long to dry out. Not many plants will like that. Or, if you are using a massive pot, terra-cotta and clay dries out much faster. It’s also important to remember to not use a pot much bigger than the root ball of the plant, for that very reason. I do use a moisture meter for most of my plants… Especially the big ones. Because it is so easy to overwater large pots. Hope I am making sense. Another thing, you said part of the plant could be wet, while another part could be dry. For most plants, you want to let all the soil get dry. Many people will tell you to not just stick the moisture meter down in the soil one time, but to take three or four readings throughout the pot. Especially large pots. So if one part of the soil is dry, but on the other side of the pot it’s still moist or wet, you can leave that plant alone for another day or two and then check again. Again, that is only for plants that really really really like to dry out. There are some plants that like to stay consistently moist, so you want to keep that in mind.
Thank you Ava. These are very large plants in large pots. I don’t believe they are over-potted. One is a large Schefflera, a majesty palm, huge alocasia, a Bird of Paradise and a Ficus Lyrata. The Ficus and Schefflera are very difficult to tell when they need watered. My moisture meter can change drastically depending on where I stick it. They are all in well-draining soil with lots of perlite. I even keep track of the dates they were last watered to try to get an idea of how often they need it.
@@avamarshall1209 thank you for more details, even i am confused with large pots , but now i understood big pots are sometimes very tough to manage , plant selection according to the size of s plant is equally imp
Hej och tack för dina kunskparer som du delar. En fråga; Jag har sommar murgröna som börjar "knöla" ihop sig i toppen. De finns inga skadedjur. Nu börjar andra växter göra samma sak. Vad kan detta var? Många tack Louise Åstrand
any idea about potted papaya trees? One thing I've been noticing is the papaya trees point their leaves downwards at night when they are growing a lot and happy so I've been trying watering when the leaves don't point down at night and then after watering so far it responds again by pointing leaves down at night so it might be working. I'm afraid to let it get bone dry and I'm afraid of overwatering so I'm figuring it out but if anyone else grows papaya trees in pots let me know.
I have an air plant but don’t know the name. It looks like waking iris but leaves are straight up. And the babies grow at bottom roots not like the iris. Can you help me with the name, pls
Thanks for the explanation.🙏 I have this urge to water my plants because I feel like I’m mothering them that way. I’m always fighting it because I know not to water much. So it’s good to hear that I nurture them with oxygen when they dry out. It’s just finding this balance. 😘
@@drifamagnusdottir2170 You can also mothering them with cleaning the leaves off dust for example.. I know that feeling, I want to mother them all the time, but they don't need it :D
Epipremnum Aureum is really fast. Your question is difficult to answer as well beacuse it depends on the specific environment. Buy a few different vining plants and do an experiment. The philodendron Hederaceum/Scandens is also relatively fast.
I was explained that the drying out is to prevent from certain fungi to develop, fungi that might make your plants sick or make them die? No valid reason?
Beacuse of your name, please tell me your favorite Hoya! Mine is H. australis ssp. Tenuipes 'Lisa' .....did I spell that correctly?.....scarred/scared of Hoya nomenclature nerds :-D ;-)
It's UA-cam that shows the advertise, not Swedish plant guys, the reason for that is that you don't pay for the service, there is a simple solution, become a premium customer at UA-cam and you will not be disturbed with annoying advertising
Is there a device that would quantitatively tell the water content in a soil, instead of just telling it using one's finger? When plants need watering, what visible sign should one be watching out for?
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You are indeed saving millions of plants from the grave yards... Thank you
The content on your channel is just amazing. You guys definitely deserve more subscribers and likes for the knowledge you bring!
Best explanation on watering that I've ever heard. Thank you! 🙏
Thumbs up before viewing , always top notch
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I do the same
can you do one video about dealing with pests, mites etc.
Love love love your videos! Best teacher ever. Takk!!!❤
Excellent explanation, I really never had heard in any channel a such simple and resounding information about soil components and the balance of water vs . Oxygen! Very good channel, congratulations!
At 6:24 I never thought of it this way. I can visualize this and the benefits it has.
Very good information!
A) I recommend an soil water meter, which shows the moisture if unsure.
B) I read an article of an botanical garden. Information I got from it: in the tropics the soil is permanent moist, it rains daily many month of the year. So the soil doesn’t dry out in between! If I understood right. BUT the soil has rough parts, barks, pebbles even old charcoal from wood fires, which all keep the soil “airy” but wet too! Like this is the best: airy +wet/moist. So here comes the soilmixing into place, like you Swedish Plantguys recommend in your other videos.
It’s about the oxygen! No oxygen in the wet soil=rotting with bacterial and fungal infection killing the plant.
At the same time most plants can grow without soil in a pure 100% water pot and don’t rott! Because even it has 100% water there is too oxygen in pure water.
Which sounds at first very contrary: 100% water = no roots rotting but 100% soil too wet= rotting?
So the explanations I found and shared here made me understand WHAT is the real reason.
It’s not too much water per se is the problem, the lacking oxygen at the SAME time is the problem.
Hope it helps the plant friends in the net to understand it better.
Peace.
As I little by little stared getting indoor plants I find your videos very helpful!
A little note:
The ”windows” on the leaf are called Stomata. Stoma means mouth in Greek. The plural is Stomata...
I am Greek ; )
This is the best gardening channel on UA-cam
I'm generally an underwaterer because I've learnt that with most plants it is easier to kill them by overwatering than underwatering them.
It is "Why DO some plants want to dry out?" though ;)
I usually underwater my plants, some of them trive. Know I realize that some which doesn't thrive may have damaged roots. Thank you, I always learn something because your information is profound. Hälsningar från Skåne :-)
Swedish guy: “Plants love water, they NEED water.”
*Me, whispering* : It’s what plants crave.
You’re the best teacher! Thank you Sir!
Thank you for the great tips! Happy gardening.
Thank you very much for another very good and informative video. I would like you to make a video about, how to take care of my potted plants during the winter, light, humidity, water and nutrition, so that the plants can cope and survive our harsh winter, the very best way. I'm looking forward to the next educational video as always😃 💚🌿💚
Thank you for these awesome videos ❤ please make a video about succulents 😊
Awesome video
Thanks for this video. You really know how to explain things. I never thought about this balance between water and air inside the soil
Great video.
Happy to watch your new useful video!
i always find it funny people with a shedule haha they dont feel the plants
Right? I water every Saturday 😂😂😂
ayo this video was awesome
Great information. Expecting more please!
Thanks you!
I LOVE this channel
one great tip that helped me is use a wooden stick (like a chinese chopstick) to test the soil deep down.
That’s a great idea for some of my larger snakes and such. Thanks! Such big plants and puts the finger just doesn’t go deep enough
Hello, can you please make a video about Anthurium? Thank you.
Excellent video, thank you!
This makes sense to me now. I was struggling with overwatering and then underwatering. I realize that some of my plants want to dry a little, others want to dry out, and others want to dry completely. But I was letting some go bone dry and it just wasn't making sense to me that completely doesn't mean bone dry.
Thank you 💚
When planting in pure pumice, how do you check if it is time to water? I find it more difficult to check than regular soil, as it’s not as humid. Not as easy to stick your finger in.
Can you please explain why roots don’t need air when they’re planted in water with no soil?
Because water roots and soil roots are different - you can google the diffs..
Water has dissolved oxygen in it. If the water becomes stagnant (low oxygen) then the plant rots. This is why you have to change out the water regularly.
Fish die without oxygen and 50 percent of oxygen on this earth comes from water 😂 aka oceans and seas
Very interesting. Thanks
Excellent video! Thank you 😊
Thank you. I am better plant parent now because of your video... 🙏
Great video...it should be "LET THE SOIL DRY OUT"...PLANT NO,,,😄
So nicely explained!
Another solidly informative video (and hilarious thumbnail!), guys! I just recently started downsizing plant pots because of lack of control of water and evaporation with my plants. This just confirms what I've already been learning from you guys -- balance is what we're going for :)
Yes, I have lost too many leaves over upgrading the pot size too fast.
Superb explanation, answers a lot of my questions regarding watering and letting the roots dry out! Thanks!!
I like all your vdos , always very useful for new gardeners like me, who know nothing abou gardening but love plants all around
I belong to India ,so temperature veri high
Thank you for your very informative videos! I learn so much every time I watch one.
it would be really really useful to be able to tell when plants are experiencing hypoxia...without re-potting, although that may be necessary later.
Good info
Love your blog very nicely explained
Can you make a vlog on roses in detail Thanks a lot
Can you give tips on how to avoid gnats?
Really amazing information.being a new gardener this is very important to know . Superb explanation .
Hello!! Can you teach us about Maidenhair fern (Adiantum Raddianum)?
Thank you so much for your very informative videos!!! ♥️
Thank you so much for these wonderful videos! I bought a Sanseveria for the first time this summer, put it the sunroom with a repotted Dumbcane that was having problems and basically ignored them. They received lots of indirect light. I really wasn't sure what to do with the Sanseveria, despite my Mom having one for years! I actually thought the Dumbcane was dying! I guess it was busy working on its root system because after watering only minimally and leaving it alone, the Dumbcane started pushing out new leaves! Your great advice saved my Sanseveria from being divided and repotted! Thank you!
Great info! Thank you. Honestly, I was hoping you would end this video with how the drying out process works with self watering pots, or if it's even necessary
Brilliant explanation
Thank you so much, it's really simple and informative. Can you please make a vedio on calathea, it's one of the most difficult plants I have ever dealt with. Thanks in advance 🙏🙏
I’m from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and I like your videos. Thank you for your video and for your efforts. I bought IKEA CHILIPULVER watering sensor and it is helping me a lot with my plants. Please do review about it.
Great information!
I'm currently attempting to attain the balance between oxygen and water on my pothos roots by putting them in a fish bowl with an air stone and sponge filter. Seems to be doing well alongside the aquatic plants, at around 3 weeks in, with a new leaf opened up and a lot of fresh new root tips!
Yes, this is a very clear explanation. Thank you!
Do you have anything on using humidifiers? Cuz you tell us not to miss our plants I'm curious❤
Thank you for the video! Can you please let me know if Alocasia Portadora / Alocasia in general needs to dry out a lot or just a bit? I'm couldn't figure it out yet. I think it likes to be moist most of the time, but I'm not sure about how much I should let it dry out. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work!
many thanks for sharing your fantastic knowledge . i am a big fan. would self watering by wick help decide how much plants need to take ? i use self watering wicks and i see that the whole soil is super wet and plants becomes unhappy eventually?
Ok thank u for your great job as always. But i have a question. I want to start self-watering system but i dont understand it. If plants need to dry out then how does it work? It sips water all the Time from the container and when the water runs out we poor more. Could you explain it to me?
Thanks for the video.
How to know by plant shape which one needs to be dry out more then other. When u buy there is no something written about it
Good explanation thanks!
Is that for all plants
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Water Meter? Thanks
I have about a 160 cm tall ficus elastica robusta and I water thourougly when I feel that the soil is dry a couple cm down. But the bottom leaves keep falling off one by one.. I don't know what to do. Please help :) thanks!
What are your thoughts about using LECA instead of soil?
Good video, however, it is not about "balance" between water and air, it is about roots and soil BREATHING, inhaling - water out (drying), exhaling - water in (watering).
Great info again! Please talk about large pots. I never know when to water because they are sooo deep.
You can use a moisture meter or use a stick and either keep it there and only take it up to see if its moist. Or put it in your medium quite far down for at least 15 minutes or so. This also works for other medium than soil in comparison to the moisture meter.
Thank you! I do use a moisture meter, but one part of the pot could be wet and another part, dry. It seems it can be 2 months sometimes before a plant needs watering even though the soil is well-draining. I am talking about pots that are 14” in diameter and maybe 12” deep.
@@bethjeffrey6626 That is completely normal. The larger the pot is, the longer it takes to dry out. That’s why it’s really important not to up pot your plants too much. Don’t put them in massive pots, or that pot will just hold too much water and take too long to dry out. Not many plants will like that. Or, if you are using a massive pot, terra-cotta and clay dries out much faster. It’s also important to remember to not use a pot much bigger than the root ball of the plant, for that very reason.
I do use a moisture meter for most of my plants… Especially the big ones. Because it is so easy to overwater large pots. Hope I am making sense.
Another thing, you said part of the plant could be wet, while another part could be dry. For most plants, you want to let all the soil get dry. Many people will tell you to not just stick the moisture meter down in the soil one time, but to take three or four readings throughout the pot. Especially large pots. So if one part of the soil is dry, but on the other side of the pot it’s still moist or wet, you can leave that plant alone for another day or two and then check again. Again, that is only for plants that really really really like to dry out. There are some plants that like to stay consistently moist, so you want to keep that in mind.
Thank you Ava. These are very large plants in large pots. I don’t believe they are over-potted. One is a large Schefflera, a majesty palm, huge alocasia, a Bird of Paradise and a Ficus Lyrata. The Ficus and Schefflera are very difficult to tell when they need watered. My moisture meter can change drastically depending on where I stick it. They are all in well-draining soil with lots of perlite. I even keep track of the dates they were last watered to try to get an idea of how often they need it.
@@avamarshall1209 thank you for more details, even i am confused with large pots , but now i understood big pots are sometimes very tough to manage , plant selection according to the size of s plant is equally imp
Hej och tack för dina kunskparer som du delar. En fråga; Jag har sommar murgröna som börjar "knöla" ihop sig i toppen. De finns inga skadedjur. Nu börjar andra växter göra samma sak. Vad kan detta var? Många tack Louise Åstrand
How dry is 2 dry?? I checked one of my succulents yesterday and the roots were crusty, super dry... I hope it's okay?
Thanks guys, please do a video on Buddha Bamboo for indoor
Genus and species please....
@@barblester826 Hi, it's Bambusa Ventricosa
any idea about potted papaya trees? One thing I've been noticing is the papaya trees point their leaves downwards at night when they are growing a lot and happy so I've been trying watering when the leaves don't point down at night and then after watering so far it responds again by pointing leaves down at night so it might be working. I'm afraid to let it get bone dry and I'm afraid of overwatering so I'm figuring it out but if anyone else grows papaya trees in pots let me know.
Is H2O2 good for plant's roots?
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I have an air plant but don’t know the name. It looks like waking iris but leaves are straight up. And the babies grow at bottom roots not like the iris. Can you help me with the name, pls
I get my adansonii get yellow leafs
This video would be so much better if you provided a list of common plants and how to water them.
Thanks for the explanation.🙏
I have this urge to water my plants because I feel like I’m mothering them that way. I’m always fighting it because I know not to water much.
So it’s good to hear that I nurture them with oxygen when they dry out. It’s just finding this balance. 😘
@@drifamagnusdottir2170 You can also mothering them with cleaning the leaves off dust for example.. I know that feeling, I want to mother them all the time, but they don't need it :D
hey :) do you know witch vine plant growth the fastes?
Epipremnum Aureum is really fast. Your question is difficult to answer as well beacuse it depends on the specific environment. Buy a few different vining plants and do an experiment. The philodendron Hederaceum/Scandens is also relatively fast.
@@MorganaDevina80 thanks mate :)
I was explained that the drying out is to prevent from certain fungi to develop, fungi that might make your plants sick or make them die? No valid reason?
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Beacuse of your name, please tell me your favorite Hoya! Mine is H. australis ssp. Tenuipes 'Lisa' .....did I spell that correctly?.....scarred/scared of Hoya nomenclature nerds :-D ;-)
Could have a "dry out" counter 🤣
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Like & sub ❤️ I love your simple yet informative videos!
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Just imagine their roots having hundreds of tiny mouths. Some need to breathe, but also drink. Submerge them all, and you drown it.
like like like
You mention that water removes the oxygen as it replaces the air. What about the fact that water contains oxygen?
Ok you just answered me
Stick it in the drier......
Let your plants dry out.
Well, they dont WANT to dry out, but, they cant help themselves.
Its a matter of low self esteem.
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Why are you using inches???🙄🙄
Too many adverts. I will unsubscribe if this does not improve.
It's UA-cam that shows the advertise, not Swedish plant guys, the reason for that is that you don't pay for the service, there is a simple solution, become a premium customer at UA-cam and you will not be disturbed with annoying advertising
Advertises show how popular this guy is😁
Is there a device that would quantitatively tell the water content in a soil, instead of just telling it using one's finger? When plants need watering, what visible sign should one be watching out for?
a moisture meter :) you can buy them for $10 at gardening centers, amazon, etc
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