@@ErikaLodes I know its sad. I have CRIED over plants that we had to get rid of due to construction and no where to safely put them. I feel like they are little people and can feel pain. I LOVE my plants so much!! but even with me wanting them so much sometimes it doesn't work out and I have to move on.
You prolly dont care but if you're bored like me atm then you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my girlfriend lately =)
@@ErikaLodes if it died there’s obviously something wrong,bet he wouldn’t of said that if you were a guy,there needs to be a bigger pot for the plant it’s so small
I had massive struggles with both my pilea and watermelon peperomia and what finally worked was the same for both - move them to smaller terracotta pots then move into bright indirect light (a tiny bit of direct morning sun is just fine) then start bottom watering to promote stronger and faster root growth. I water only when they’re completely dry and they have both made huge improvements. Tons of new growth! Good luck!
The NLKing question....does your watermelon peperomia have leaf deformities, scratches, and pitting on the leaves themselves? This is my only difficult plant and it looks horrible 😢 everyone else I know with this plant has the same problems
Sarah Sarah a couple leaves do have deformities and some black marks on the backs of them. Mine also looks thin because I cut off the most unhealthy leaves and kept one small but healthy stem with about six leaves. I’m propagating other leaves and will plant them all back together once they’re ready to make one large plant again. The additional sun and less water it’s getting had made all the difference in its health, though.
@@Sarah-xg1vd I am having the same issue and I saw somewhere where calcium deficiency causes the leaf deformity. You may research that more and see if that helps.
Erika, the one thing all of the plants you are struggling with have in common is that they enjoy a much more sandy and looser growing medium while getting slightly dry between waterings. As best as I can see from the video your mix is holding way too much water and is a bit mucky for your struggling plants root systems. You need much more airation and faster drainage in your soil for those plants. Also, don't beat yourself up about the Ivy! Despite what many people think it is an extremely tricky/difficult plant to grow successfully indoors. Hang in there & good luck 👍
Agreed! I now use coco coir/pearlite with horticultural charcoal and depending on the plant i add orchid mix or sand. My plants have been thriving ever since
Yeah agreed. I found repotting most of my house plants in succulent soil mix (during growing season or if necessary) worked for me. I'm guilty of over watering.
I know everyone's homes are different but I wanted to tell you about my pilea peperomioides... it is HUGE and makes to many babies!! I've got them EVERYWHERE now hahaha I live in North Alabama and I keep my big mother plant in an east facing window as close to the window as possible without touching the leaves to the glass. When I think its dry and I mean bone dry! Zero moisture!! I wait another day or two and then take it outside and water thoroughly with distilled water or rain water and then I mix up a weak mixture of the liquid cactus and succulent food with distilled water or rain water and pour until the water runs out of the bottom. I leave it outside in the shade under a covered porch for an hour or two and then take it back to the window. I have to turn it 1/4 everyday to keep it's perfect round shape but it's worth it because she is gorgeous! She is bigger than any I've ever seen but I've had her for around 3 years. Good luck and I hope this helps you with that plant 🌿🌿🌱🌿🌿
Great information thanks I was wondering I thought maybe since it's in the succulent family with those thick leaves and stems it would like to be bone dry before it gets watered again
Oki definitely overwatered this guy. Thank you so much, it really is super helpful! I’ll put mine in an eastern window too & wait until it’s SUPER dry. I’m also gonna start fertilizing ☺️ very lightly tho since winter is coming
I like that you do these videos or the one where you showed your dead plants. It's more realistic than just always showing happy and lush plants because our plants aren't always happy.
You are not alone.... we are all struggling with certain plants. I'm a "serial killer" with ivy, pepperomia, pelia, begonias, african violet, Rosemary.... you name it. Don't give up. To-date, I have managed to keep my last african violet alive and rosemary cutting grow. Keep trying!
I bought a tiny ruby cascade from Lowe’s and half of it was dead. I cleaned out the deads and now it looks a little wonky, but now it’s growing better and even has a bloom on it!
Omg I’m having the same struggle with my Pilea Pepermiodes!! And I also wanted it after I saw it on Crazy Plant Guy’s video!! In fact that video was my first ever introduction to Plant UA-camrs and the plant community in general. Now a year and a half later I’m totally obsessed with all of you plantubers’ videos lol
i just did a plant haul where i bought a pilea & now i’m nervous!!!😂 if it’s anything like the care for the ruby cascade then hopefully i’ll be alright haha. good luck with yours!
ok can I just say . . . .STOP buying clearance plants! it's a bummer to get a plant you might not know what is wrong and then you feel so defeated if it dies BUT it might not be your fault
Cathy I know 😭😭😭 that ones the only one that died I got on clearance though, the other ones are flourishing. I just don’t know how to take care of ivies 🤷🏼♀️
@@ErikaLodes Ivey's are truly meant to be outdoor plants and I think they come with spider mites... They're on there for a free ride and unless you wash them off all the time in the shower and they're in a high humidity place they just can't hack it in our homes so it's nothing you're doing wrong so they're not worth the hassle. If you want something nice and green to take their place the spring I'm going to be selling my cuttings That Grew all over the place and my outdoor pots. It's cuttings of variegated transiscanthia that for some reason turn green! I brought in as many cuttings as I could this winter before they froze and they are much more healthier and much larger leafed than a variegated green and white plant. In fact I came from my green and white plant it just turned green. I think they would do well as a living wall or cascading down I guess I should do a video on them. I have to Orchid videos ready to post maybe that should be the next one
@L W congratulations on helping that overwatered orchid. I learned a lot in the last three years about phalaenopsis orchids and other orchids from UA-cam videos. In fact one person who was helping me suggested I start my own UA-cam channel. So I started it with my orchids of which I now have 72 at last count along with my hundreds of houseplants! I think all I do is water and take care of these guys luckily I'm retired otherwise they'd be more than neglected. I always transplant my new orchids into new bark because you don't know how old the bark they're growing in or the Moss is. I prefer bark because orchids like to dry out and Moss tends to hold too much water. But if your orchid is originally in Moss and you switch to bark what you should it takes time for it to grow roots that can be compatible with bark. An orchid only needs to be watered once a week or every 10 days if in bark and maybe even can go longer if in Moss. I soaked mine in a nutrient solution for about an hour and besides changing the media and giving them new bark I also put them in a clay pot. That helps them to dry out and not be overwatered. I have a UA-cam channel if you're interested deals with my orchids and with my houseplants just click on the blue K or put my name Kathleen Murphy and the word house plants or orchids in the UA-cam search engine and you'll find me
the tiny peperomia leaves of your remind me of mine when they are sitting in moist soil. mine only thrives in DRY soil. i give it a tiny drink at the root daily then it dries up. I NEVER water the whole pot. i know that is not usual but it is the only thing working and I gave it more light
Hang in there!!! I am struggling with a couple of plants too! That Pliea is one my most challenging plants as well! Like I've tried everything and it just looks sad! My Hoya macrophillia had a leaf disease, my fiddle leaf fig dropping leaves! I'm over it!! Just know you're not alone!!
i had a small red maranta come from amazon. it had 4 stems. 3 died and fell off. ONE stem lived and it had 4 leaves. all of those leaves fell off dead after 2 weeks. . . . I was SO sad! it was my first maranta. I loved that damn plant and I wanted it to LIVE! SO I switched it to distilled water and misted it 4x a day. I put it in different spots in the house until it seemed right and. .. .. . it lived! then after another couple of weeks it popped out a tiny leaf stick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i did a happy dance. cut to a year later. SLOWLY this plant has put out 12 leaves now on one long weirdy vine in a bright pink pot I wanted to have a little bushy plant. I LOVE this little survivor. I will NOT cut it. I don't want to hurt it and right now it is doing so well! today it had leaf number 13 about to uncurl and open fully any day and I am so glad this little plant survived!
Cathy I had a botanist tell me not to use distilled water as our plants need the salts and minerals from our tap water. Especially since the roots don’t have access to large areas of soil that contain greater minerals than our houseplant potting soil. Good luck with your lil plant baby 🌱
@@Sarah-xg1vd That botanist is not correct. Did the botanist own any of the plants that are damaged by tap water? Plants get salts and minerals via good potting soil and any fertilizer we give them. If my White Fusion gets anything but distilled, it will shrivel. Please ask your botanist friend what to give a White Fusion. (Not everyone has access to collected rain water.)
bkrbkrl Thats what I had heard as well but she runs multiple greenhouses and a large biosphere at a college and everything looks amazing. My plants have thrived on tap water except my watermelon peperomia, however I’m sure not all tap water is created the same.
@@Sarah-xg1vd it isn't. my tap is highly toxic. your numbers should be zero on both these options when you put in your zip if you are watering sensitive plants. www.ewg.org/tapwater/
@@Sarah-xg1vd It doesn't matter what she has or does: she can still be wrong about things. If there's one thing in life I have learned, it is to question "expert" advice. Even the experts can be wrong, sometimes in very big ways. As in tap water sensitive plants and the biology of why they react the way they do. It depends on the species of plant and the water in your part of the world. What the botanist did was make a sweeping generalized statement that just doesn't apply to everyone.
I have a feeling you repot every new plant and that really stresses those plants out. They grew in a greenhouse in perfect conditions Perfect Light perfect watering perfect soil then they're shipped in a box to some store and who knows how long they stay in that box before they're put out on display! Then they're not watered as frequently as in the greenhouse plus the fact that they're in a different environment then you take them home and now they're in there fourth environment in a short or long. Of time depending on how long they sat on the Shelf at the store. So now they got to get used to your house and your environment and then you take their blanket away or their blankie away which is the soil their potted in and the pot there potted in and now you just utterly put the 1000% in a new environment now not only the leaves of the plant have to adapt to a new environment but now you're making the roots and dab to a new environment. Some plants like golden pothos it wouldn't matter what you did to them practically there almost indestructible but these other plants or not. A p i l e a has a thick leaf and a thick stem so it probably needs to dry out the top enter soul of the soil before you water again. It also looks like it's in too big of a pot and when you put a plant in a pot that's too big for it it doesn't have Roots going through all of that soil so the bottom part of the pot it has soil in never dries out because there aren't any roots to dry it out. My suggestion for that plant is to put it in a smaller pot and let it dry out stick your finger down in the pot and if it's still moist don't water it. If you like the look of The Clay Pot just put the plastic Nursery pot down inside it. I have plants that are in their original Nursery pot their original soil and they have been there for maybe four or five years if not longer. As long as they are fertilized every once in awhile and given nutrients easiest thing is to buy those plants sticks and put in the pot unless you're repotting then you can use osmocote. These plants are healthy I have caladiums I bought last year that were on sale at the nursery left them in their pots the rest of the summer brought them in the house let them go dormant like they wanted to. I brought them outside this spring and they're beautiful and they're still in the same soil the same Nursery pot they were in last year. If you think about plants outside You Don't Go Changing the soil around their Roots all the time you leave them alone and just give them some food. I'm 70 years old and I've had plants ever since I was a little kid so hopefully you won't give up on those plants. I am still learning and we'll learn till the day I die good luck sweetheart
@@peggymalabuyoc9150 sometimes I worry when I make comments with specific information that I am going to upset the person that took the time to make the video and post it for our enjoyment an education. I just have a thing about repotting things right away cuz I feel sorry for the plants. I have many plants that I bought at Lowe's and other Nursery or big box stores and four years have stayed in the same potting soil they were planted in in their Nursery. Eventually they'll need repotted but that's a chore I don't like. So thank you for letting me know and hopefully I didn't insult you take care of my plant friend
Sweetheart I'm from South America and my weather is almost perfect, nevertheless my peperomias died, and I have the same problems, I think the root system is very delicate, last week I bought another watermelon peperomia, but this time i decided do not transplant and see how is going on.
I am having the same problem w my ruby cascade and the more I try to poke around to inspect the soil, the more the leaves start to fall off so I try to leave it alone. It’s way toooo delicate possibly and can’t be bothered I guess! Thanks for your video, I feel your pain!
For my peperomia I put them in cactus soil with a ton of orchid bark. I only water once the pot is completely dry AND the leaves are soft and limp. If the leaves aren’t firm anymore, THAT’S when I water. I’ve had my watermelon peperomia for a month and a half and it’s given me like 25 new leaves, so I must be doing something right. Also yours looks really leggy which I would assume means it needs more light.
That pot is probably way too big for the ruby cascade even tho it’s trailing that’s a tricky thing with peps. The foliage doesn’t reflect the tiny root systems. I like wide shallow pots for my peps and a gravel-y airy soil
Girl you are soooo right about the foliage not reflecting the root systems 😭😭 wide shallow pots sounds like the way to go, I’m gonna do that too now. I never thought about making a tag, maybe I’ll do it 🤷🏼♀️
I find that some plants don’t like clay pots 🤷🏼♀️.. I guess because the water evaporates more quickly and the pots suck up part of the water so the soil “wetness”? goes more up and down if that makes sense? Anyway, I love clay pots and started out with all my plants in terra cottas but they’re all in plastic containers now
Yeah, I understand what you're talking about. I usually keep my plants in their nursery pots until they need to be repotted, but then I put them in terra cotta. I put a maranta in a terra cotta pot & that baby needs to be watered SO often. That one would've been a good one to keep in plastic lol
My pilea is massive and many babies. My babies are having babies. I have her in a terracotta pot as well as my watermelon peperomia. They both like to be in smaller pots especially the watermelon. Make sure you have well draining soil and put it in a smaller pot. Put one tablespoon Epsom salt to one gallon distilled water and water once or twice with that. It will help repair root damage if they are salvageable. They both appreciate bright bright indirect light. And I allow them both to dry out thoroughly between waterings. Never be ashamed of losing a plant. It happens to all of us. Truly. It is how we learn.
I can tell just by looking at the pilea peperomioides pot that it is too wet. This plant is more succulent and does not need much water at all. Mine are thriving and I have basically ignored them other than their biweekly watering. Just put them in a nice sunny spot and don't water them until the soil has completely dried out.
I am not an indoor plant grower, but do work with bonsai, I have been trying lots of different soils over the past few years, and at one point used cacti soil and found most are very heavy and kind of go hard between watering. Could be a reason why you may be having trouble with some plants, and the same can be said for a lot of fibrous organic soils, like peat or coco coir, things like can hold so much moisture and if you are a heavy waterier that will not help. You may want to try some more inorganic in your soil mixes to help with drainage. To be honest really the best advice I have learnt in bonsai, is mistakes are the only way to learn about a plant, being to shy to work with your plant can sometimes hurt it more. Also I learned, have too many plants so you don't have enough time to kill them with kindness. Keep up the great work and never give up on what you love, keep up the great content.
Maria on Maria's Garden Channel on UA-cam who lives in Punta Gorda Florida grows all her own succulents and she said the soil needs to drain fast and she hates Miracle-Gro Cactus soil. I think she adds Pine Box made by the castle company sold at Lowe's added to her soil so it drains faster she even did an experiment on one of her videos where she did three different potting mixes and showed how quickly they drained 1 even after the first watering never really let go of the water to drain out and there was still water sitting on top of the pot so the cactus soil that sold isn't very good it needs to drain and I think she uses a lot of perlite in her mix so it drains faster to but perlite also absorbs water I think so anyhow good luck with your bonsai I've never tried that I have a lot of house plants and have my own UA-cam channel but never tried Bonsai I was afraid I'd kill them
Thank you, I think I do need to add more inorganic for drainage. A reason I got so many plants is because it took too long for just one to need care & there was so much downtime in between, but now I have a lot that constantly need to be looked after 😅It's so true that having too many plants doesn't give you enough time to kill them with kindness. Maybe I should get some more haha
Thanks for your reply you are doing a great job with your plants. I just found sand is such a terrible idea, it does drain but stays wet and can dry hard or stay wet and hard. Just for different soil in bonsai, try looking at herons bonsai with peter Chan he is big in the bonsai community, or Nigel Saunders. everyone has there opinion on soil what to use or not to use, however just really experiment and find your own mix that works for you. In Australia it is hot and dry or hot and humid most of the time, so had to adapt what I did and do for my plants and the soil I use. Keep up the great work and I know you will be fantastic with all the plants you have and want to have.
According to Maria's Garden on UA-cam if you use Miracle-Gro Cactus soil she says it's trash. She has a mixture she uses on her Channel and it's lots of perlite some orchid bark I believe only she calls it pine bark and Coco coir or peat moss and potting soil I don't know the exact percentages but she says most Cactus oils are not very good so that could be your problem with that plant
I’ve also had trouble with peperomia. I wouldn’t repot the pilea. They do like to be a bit root bound. Plus they get fussy when their roots are disturbed. I think that’s how I ended up killing my first pilea. Good luck with the watermelon peperomia. I’m trying to bring mine back as well. :/
Hey erika, love your videos! Yeah I would advise u to avoid the clearance unless u spot a hidden like your fiddle leaf fig. Which u should repot bc there might be problems underneath. Not to worry u. I struggled with my house plants too. My first correction was the soil mix bc I over watered mine. So I would recommend a succulent soil mix such as miracle grow bag. Worked for me. I've used it on snake plants, pothos, dracaena, kalanchoe, peperomia, & croton. Good luck!
It could very well be the soil you’re using. Usually when people say thoroughly water they have a very well draining soil. In my experience I found perlite and a heavy soil like Miracle Gro won’t be enough aeration. I lost a lot of plants this way because of thoroughly watering in that soil mixture. I changed to either Fox Farm (which has so many more nutrients) or like Happy Frog. I still add perlite and orchid bark etc, but I find the actual soil dries much more quickly and doesn’t compact the way other soils do 👍 good luck ☺️✌️
I hope they are doing better now, since I'm sure you are looking after them really well. Please do an update in few months. You are doing a really good job rescuing those plants. Thanks for sharing.
Awww I loved watching the moment where you realized that by not believing in the plant, it could not be doing well. I too have done that and believe that. :) Did it ever recover?
I was struggling with my pilea too!!! I think at one point I was giving it too much sun, then may be I overwater it... so I repotted it, cleaned out some dead roots, watered it with distilled water, stopped fertilizing, and gave it filtered light... and FINALLY it started to recovered and gave out new growth!!! Hope this help....??? Good luck! ❤❤❤
I have almost all of this peperomias and piela that you are showing... they need small enough pot to not overwater it and gradually getting into bigger ones. If you have a chance, it is best to bottom water them. People say that they dont need a lot of light, but I think if you want them to thirve they do. For ruby cascade and pilea, also for watermelon it is importnat that they receive some light on the top of their soil. Mine get even a bit of sunshine rays and they do very well. I put in soil media a looooot of perlite, because they have very fragile roots and it can cause root rot very quick if they dont have that airy soil mix. My sister taught me that for pilea you have to have a small pot, but big enough so thay can start making babies. Hope something helped.
Baby Pileas will not put out pups. It has to be older! You might need to put the Pilea in a more well draining soil. Maybe one with a bit of 30% orchid bark, 30% perlite, 40% soil. I find pileas can be overwatered easily. Once the plant is big, it’ll put out pups!
I got my pilea back in January and have been struggling with it ever since. It has just been dropping leaves constantly. There was one point it was growing leaves but that didn’t last long. I just repotted it in a smaller terra-cotta so hopefully that will help! I’ve had two peps and they are barely staying alive they were doing so well at one point but then just started dying off. Also same with Ivy’s. I had one years ago that was beautiful and so full with trailing leaves and then outta nowhere just died and from then on I couldn’t keep one alive. I’ve bought so many since then and they always die. But watching your video on plants to rescue that inspired me to go out and see what was on clearance. I did find an ivy for $1 that I bought so let’s hope I can keep that alive at work!
Also rescued plants must be watched every day too. Put these kinds of plants out front where you can always see them. And SENSITIVE plants that need more attention than others put them out front as well so you can always see them. Have fun and be blessed.
on a side note if you go more inorganic you might need to feed your lovely plants a bit more. Also recommend to check out some UA-cam channels on bonsai, they may have some tips more so for plants soil and feeding, just a suggestion.
Was on UA-cam trying to find videos to help me with the same exact problems. This video made me feel better about my plants mom skills 🥺 my watermelon has been a STRUGGLE
Pilea needs bright light and I only use distilled water. I have mine in a south east facing window sill. It has a bunch of new growth every day! Good luck! I also mist it every morning I also have a ruby Cascade in the same window, it has grown a lot since I bought it. I let it dry out completely before watering it. Mist it every morning with the pilea! I bought a book on Amazon called How Not to Kill your Houseplant which has helped me MILLIONS!
I think one of the things is you are buying all these popular plants that you see on UA-cam and Instagram and you don't have enough experience taking care of the easy plants like pothos and philodendron and some of those plants to get a good feel and success growing your plants I'm glad to see you're researching everything that's really good and hopefully you're watching lots of videos on UA-cam but you're a student so you're stuck in school all day! But everyday you're learning by observing your plants so don't be hard on yourself all of us have had plants that have died in our care because we didn't know how to take care of them. I think early on back in the seventies I may have bought some pepperoni M and they died so I haven't had much experience with them they are very beautiful and you see them in Lowe's and Home Depot and Walmart and everywhere but I've had better success with my pothos as a starter plant they can take a lot of neglect or inexperience and they'll still grow for you I just had one I forgot to take outside because it was up on top of my kitchen cabinets and it's a beautiful lime green pothos and I took cuttings off of it and watered the little bit that was left in the soil and they're all doing fine. I bought a neglected philodendron the heart leaf green one on a moss pole that was reduced to $3 because they never watered it brought it home put it in a bucket of water there's only a couple inches of water in there and the Moss pole and it's been that way for 10 days or so and it's growing so they're very forgiving plants. Sometimes it's good to just get one of a kind of plant you're not used to and be successful with that so you can concentrate on it and feel good about how it grew for you. You're so lucky you have a mom and a family who supports you and your love of plants. My mother loved plants and she passed that on to me and my dad also love them and so did my mother's family so it's in our genes I guess and you'll get there and you look back when you're 70 years old and say why was I worried about my plants look at how many plants I have now and I can grow almost anything so you'll get there sweetheart take care and get some books out of the library maybe cuz you can't find everything on the internet
I have a Ruby Cascade too, and I think yours died because of the pot it came with. Those plastic planters keep the soil wet foooreveeer, its horrible! I've found that a shallow unglazed terra cotta pot is the best- that peperomia has a super shallow and very fine root sytem so it has to dry quickly or it just dissolves. If you fill the bottom of the planter with perlite and then just have soil like 2 inches deep around the roots that seems to work really well. My friend had one that died the same way yours did and she left it in the plastic hanger too. They like humidity as well, although thats less important than the watering itself. I soak mine and then let it completely dry before watering again. Its been growing so much I had to hang it from the ceiling to keep it from tangling into everything. You should definitely go for it again because it was totally the planter's fault, not you!
That watermelon pep and pilea peperomioides is in a pot that's wayyyy to big. They love to be root bound, once they are they boom in size. As much natural light as possible
Everyone kills a dozen ivies. I have mine under a grow light now and it’s fine. I mix potting soil, cactus soil, chunky perlite, and orchid bark for all my plants plus I use a moisture meter. Makes a world of difference! Before this change, I killed my Pilea and Watermelon Peperomia also. I still have struggles with a few plants (ZZ Raven is one) but also have over 100 that are healthy and growing. Focus on your successes not failures! You are doing great! Orchid growers will tell you that you are not a real grower unless you’ve killed 100. Same goes for houseplants!
Thank you, that is a very positive way to view this situation! I started getting into making my own soil mixtures, so hopefully it will help my plants moving forward. I should also put my moisture meter to better use too 😅
Lol I can totally relate to not being able to grow pilea. I killed mine within a week 😓, so don't feel bad. At least yours is still alive lol. Same issue with the peperomia hope.
My ivy did the same as yours but I did notice it had spider mites and it died with in 4 days. My peperomia pilea was not growing either so I repotted it, feed it and put it in the window sill and it exploded with growth. Try feeding it.
Ashley Hudson someone else said theirs was spider mites too, so I’m guessing it was that. But I didn’t notice any, good thing it didn’t spread 💀 omg I’m going to feed it!! This baby’s gonna get so huge with all of these improvements lol thank you, this is super helpful!!!
@@ErikaLodes I didn't see any signs of spider mites until it was to late. The plant had a rapid decline in a few days and when I took a flash light to the healthy parts I seen tiny black/ reddish dots moving (it was very hard to see) but it was way to late.
LeoVe ya they’re just so easy to rot, it’s kind of crazy. A lot of people have told me to bottom water, it sounds like the key to happy peps! I hope with this new technique my peps can get better like yours did 💚
I have two peperomia and they both seem fine with bottom watering. also, I believe having cactus soil is too dry for them. i have mine in peat moss with a little perlite. as for the watermelon peperomia the stem itself will tell you how much light it needs, if the stem is red then that means its happy where it's at. as for watering if the leaves are soft then that's when it's time to water it. I hope this helps you. good luck on your others that you have propagated
Thanks for this video I have a pilea that I got a month ago that every time a new leaf comes one dies 😞 but this video and the reviews/tips are great. Can we get an update on your plants?
Take the leaves off of the watermelon peperomia that are like drooping and see if you can't propagate them in some water. They will grow little plants at the tip of the stem. I think that one's being over-watered also maybe you should buy a water meter a moisture meter whatever they're called. I've never bought one because I judge by how the pot feels is it heavy it doesn't need water if it's light it needs water and that works for most plants that I have also I look at the soil and see if it's dried out or I feel it with my finger to see how dry it is it's sort of like sticking a toothpick in it cake your baking if the toothpick comes out dry the cakes done so if your finger comes out dry the plant needs watered it's done using up all the water. But there are some plants that don't like to dry out and there are some plants that you like to dry out so you need to figure it out and that'll happen over time
Ditto 100% on the peperomia obtusifolia (and p. o. variegata), watermelon peperomia, and pilea peperomioides. I'm having trouble with all three, and it makes me so sad. That plus a mealybug issue I discovered yesterday (I am SO grossed out!!) might push me away from this hobby, which is making me so sad. I hope you've had better luck with yours.
it's kinda end of growing season in north hemisphere, so probably you need to focus on keeping your plants alive and wait for the end of winter for new growth? and have you checked out info on beneficial bacteria and fungus? discounted plants can carry some disease and it can be introdused to other plants. quarantine is good, but sometimes a plant need extra help. my hedera ivy story is very sad. it came to my home as a big beautiful lush plant and died the next winter. central heating dries the hell out of the air here. it was looong ago, though. now i found senecio macroglossus, the plant looks really like ivy. i hope it survives delivery well, i never ordered plants online before. upd: i can't remember exactly, but cupped leaves on p. obtusifolia can mean certain nutrient deficiency. i can't really remember which one, but it's like minor one. copper maybe? maybe i'm entirely wrong here :)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who struggles with Peperomias. I have a clusiifolia "rainbow ginny" that's doing well, but I'm not sure why, since all the rest of my peperomias have been a big struggle for me.
My pilea is a couple feet from a slit facing window it does not get a lot of sun only some early sunrise light I have a a lot of babies but after I reported her she was in shock for a while her leaves turned brow but then she started growing again and now she is super healthy with a new unferling leaf right now
Erica I just got a ruby cascade in the same basket from Home Depot. It’s acting the same way as yours and I’ve changed lighting/ watering many times. Should I move it to a smaller terra-cotta pot b4 it completely dies? I’m assuming the pots to big and the soil it came in doesn’t have any air flow.
Oh, no!!!! That feeling is the worst. I’m sorry about what happened. I know! I’ve had what would be considered easy care plants, which turned out to not be...at least in my case. 🤦🏻♀️ I think it feels worse just knowing that they’re supposed to be simple. There are so many factors. It’s all a learning process. Plants could really break hearts. 😭 🤞🏻 that your plants bounce back.
I just remembered your tillandsia & burst out laughing 😂I don't know why it's so funny to me, that story just brightens my life it's one of my favorite things I've heard But it definitely feels worse knowing it's supposed to be simple. At least here I can see that there are other people struggling too & feel a tiny bit better. Thank you, I hope they'll be able to bounce back too!
Erika Lodes, you’re welcome! Ah, yes...the tillandsia. 🤦🏻♀️😭😂😂😂😂😅 💁🏻♀️ One of my epic fails. I don’t think I’ve ever failed quite that well before. 🤔 😂 😅 I’m glad the thought brightened your life. 😂 Just think of it this way... Whenever you are having a bad day remember it could be worse. You’re not a tillandsia. 😂🤷🏻♀️
I have to say just from watching your videos, our techniques are very similar. I won’t buy anymore ivy’s because I struggle with them too. I have a pilea pepermoities and I potted a couple of the baby’s in a plastic pot and the other in a ceramic pot and they are both doing better than the mother that’s in a terra-cotta pot. And for mine, they like a little bit more water than the videos I’ve watched for them and they like bright light, even on a west or south window sill. Most of my peperomias like to stay moist. Try wick watering your watermelon peperomia. Do you have a philodendron birkin?
Sometimes you can’t always save plants especially on clearance. Besides it’s an ivy lol Try having your pilea outside in a shaded area. Mine looked dead I put it out on the porch & leaves are coming back, looks really sad but maybe I’ll post a pic on insta Ruby cascade mine did the same thing & I had taken cuttings & the cuttings have taken off but the mother plant died 🤷🏻♀️ Watermelon peperomia, play with its light, let it dry then water. I have mine in the north west window close to my aero garden. The peperomia I don’t give a lot of light it’s also in my north west window. I let it dry & water when it’s dry or wilting. My peperomia hope I ignore its next to my watermelon peperomia & I don’t water them until they dry. Sometimes too much love hurts 💚🌿 I also put my small pots in (cat litter) trays from the 99 cent store & bottom water when I don’t have time to water each one.
I have figured out my 100% fool proof peperomia care tip is put them in terra cotta and only bottom water. I was killing them left and right but haven’t lost any since doing this. Hope it helps. Maybe just try it on a few. Usually folding like a taco means a peperomia needs water but it can also mean the roots aren’t good and they aren’t drinking up the water like with your Ruby cascade.
I've found that keeping ivy indoors is quite hopeless. I would just enjoy the ones outdoors if I were you. Or you could try and get hold of a natal ivy (Senecio macroglossus). While the natal ivy is not actually related to ivy, its leaves do resemble ivy leaves a lot. It does need a bit more light than the actual ivy and it is very drought tolerant. My own experience of Pilea peperomioides is that they can be a bit squeamish. I have one and it is doing alright, but sometimes it does put out leaves that are a bit misshaped and some of the older leaves get a bit dotted (discoloured spots). So I'm still trying to figure it out. But there are a couple of things I've learnt about them: They are quite fast growers, so I think cactus soil may be a bit too poor for them. I would try a regular houseplant soil mixed with much perlite or pumice. I fertilise mine often (low dosage with almost every watering). They are much more sensitive to overwatering than underwatering. I think an east-facing window is fine. I have two watermelon peperomias and I'm still trying to understand them. But they also need a well drained soil and are sensitive to overwatering. I think all of the plants you're struggling with would do much better in a more well drained potting mix.
Hi Princess! One thing I want to say is when you re pot any plant make sure you WASH the pot. Don't put any plant in a pot from another plant without washing the pot. It gives the plant a fighting chance against fungus or bacteria. 2nd, try and put all plants in BRIGHT INDIRECT LIGHT. Even if it tolerates low light, put it in BRIGHT INDIRECT LIGHT. YOU MUST CHECK SOIL BEFORE WATERING. I believe in using my finger. Make sure your hand is clean. Don't want to transfer any bacteria to soil. Stick finger as far down as you can in a couple of places to get a feel for water need. Pay close attention to plants that DO NOT like to dry out completely. For example, Coleus, Croton, Fittonia, Pilea don't like to dry completely. Let them almost dry meaning soil is crumbly and not far from being dry. Then you can water these kind. Erika, plants must be treated like young babies and children. Especially during very hot seasons, CHECK THEM EVERY DAY by looking at them and seeing if any need attention, looking at the soil to see if its completely dry or not. When weather is cooler, you can check plants less. TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE. If you feel like it's too much work and time for plants, that's ok, definitely don't grow your plant size until you are ready to really plow into them for the long haul. Stick with a small group you really love and learn them well. Never buy a plant cause it's popular, or you THINK YOU LIKE IT. If it's not a I GOTTA HAVE IT CAUSE I LOVE IT VIBE, JUST DON'T GET IT. Don't buy plants you absolutely don't have the conditions for. Always stay on top of your plant homework. I want you to really enjoy plant life. It should be freeing and beautiful to your soul. GENESIS 2:5-16 Have a blessed fun one young Lady.
Oma Am thank you for your advice! I do a lot of that “I love this plant i want to buy it” as you can see for pileas that was a mistake & I have learned 😊 only buying plants that I can care for properly
Same with my pilea, leaves kept falling and I was freaking out because I paid more than I normally would a couple of years ago. I put it on my west window ledge and she is doing great now
This video was interesting. I really liked the way the plant community came together to help trouble shoot the plant problems and offer encouragement. Plant People are the best!
Do you have a moisture meter?? That would help tell you if the plants are dry or something else. Do you fertilize? Do the plants get enough light!? Your varigated peperomia looks just like it should... And...sometimes a discount plant should be overlooked. Everybody kills a plant or two...If they say otherwise, they’re fibbing.
Patricia Lisowski I have a moisture meter & fertilize & all that I don’t know what’s going on w these babies 😬 im gonna repot w new soil & only bottom water noww. I’m glad to hear my variegated pep looks fine though! You’re right about the discount plants, I don’t know why I thought the ivy was such a steal. It really wasnt 🤦🏼♀️
Don't feel bad at all, especially about the Ivy. I tried growing one and failed horribly. Threw it outside along the edge of my yard and the next year it was GROWING in the bushes, crazy.
I'm sorry Erica that's so frustrating when you can't keep your plant alive I'm not much help because I am a new plant mom I wish you the best though love you
I was struggling with my watermelon peperomia too! What worked for me was changing it from a terracotta pot it into a plastic one and it's doing better because the leaves are getting bigger and it's flowering which was very exciting. :-D
I’m so happy yours is doing better!!! I always take flowering to mean the plant is super happy 💚 my pep probably just needs more attention I don’t think I’ve been giving it enough water 🤦🏼♀️ I’m gonna try my best to help it flourish though!
I currently have five plants, three of which seem to be doing fine however my Fern and Pilea are struggling slightly so I have moved the Pilea into the kitchen to see if any improvement happen ☹️
I would say that you should try bottom watering because it looks like you leave water on the leaves when you water them and they rot after they sit in water.
That is funny that you have the same struggles that I have. Every single plant that you have there I have already killed. I do have the the pilea and it does the same thing as yours and the rest of the plants are dead and long gone.
you want to know something stupid I did once to a plant? i read in a rachel ray magazine to wipe the christmas cactus with mayonaise to dust and make the plant shiny. .. . needless to say my huge healthy plant rotted up and died within days. . .. I was SO sad!!
Plants do have a life of their own to lead as well you know. You can't just expect them to be running around, catering for your needs all of their life....wow over thousand views in one day, people really relate to your vids, looks like we are all on the same rollercoaster with our plants, who said plants really rule the world, maybe Attenborough.
Hi ! I have an ivy for years now and one day idk why he started to become crispy and one stem became totally dry and died !! The two other stems were perfectly healthy 🤔 I never undestood what happened 🤣 Ivy is a strange plant !
Do not worry about an ivy, they are fussy plant! Mine live for about 1,5 year and then decide to die... And I really don’t know what had happend to it...
I too struggled with the peparomia I think their so cute but I have no idea how to care for them, pilea in my opinion are easy plants mine is growing its second set of babies since I've got her I keep her in bright indirect sunlight and I rotate it daily if I remember lol and idk about the cactus soil but I just used regular soil & perlite.
Hi, Love your videos. Since you are in Houston you have to check out Zone 9 tropicals. I was there over the weekend and bought a variegated monstera from the owner Wayne. He has huge collection of aroids.
This video gave me flash backs to when I got a peperomia ruby cascade. I just threw away my last sad piece. Roots just would not grow! Currently trying to save my pilea...
Anna Hutcherson ohhh nooo 😩😩 my ruby cascade & pilea are history rip. I had the exact same moment throwing away the last sad piece!! I bought a new pilea & it’s doing good so far. I think I overwatered the one in this video when I first got it & the roots weren’t able to recover. If I could do it over again, I would just try to propagate it. Captain hindsight strikes again lol
Try watering your peperomias like once a month, and I notice they don’t do well in pots that hold a lot of moisture like ceramic so I keep those in terra-cotta pots,
Yes it’s so sad when your plants don’t respond to your care. This is what I do (might not work for you 😐) For you Pilea Peperomoids, you need to let it dry out, and just water it a little bit, do not soak it thru. Pretty much the same for all your Pileas. My brand new Ruby Cascade, got knocked over by my kitty, 😼 had to totally try to repot it, struggled with it because a lot of the roots were already rotten 😮 I saved as much as I could, luckily it has survived, its much smaller. Yes, Peperomia roots are really fragile, you look at it wrong, it dies. My Hope has done the same as yours, I had to Sprigs, one totally died on me, the other is okay 🤞🏼. No you can save your Ruby cascade, repot it into 1/2 cactus soil 1/2 potting mix. You might have to fashion bobby pins to hold the strands down into the soil, you will need to keep it slightly damp for the roots to sprout. Mine successfully rooted, even the longer strands. Keep on trying 😇. Some plants are just not worth saving, if they give you so much grief, then toss it. Sometimes I think it is already sickly when you buy a plant, I buy the same plant from a totally different grower just to see, is it my care that sucks or what 🤷🏻♀️. I have re-purchased new plants and they thrived. Who knows. One thing I do know, I can not grow Calathea’s in my home, I can not produce enough humidity to keep it happy. I live in central Cali, so it’s like a dry desert 🌵 here. The a/c is on 24/7, so my plants need to be able to tolerate that or else I just don’t buy them, which is heartbreaking 💔, I love those exotic looking tropicals, or Chinese Evergreens, tried that, nope 👎🏼☠️. Anyways, I hope you are going keep trying. Always best to re-pot in fresh new soil. Lightly water. Happy Planting 💜🌺🌸
Hanalei Designs you look at them wrong & they die 😂😂😂 that is so true! Thank you very much, I appreciate this info so much!! I’m gonna definitely use it for my struggle plants 😬 oh also! For your dry air maybe you could use a humidifier? If you really want those plants, if not meh 💁🏼♀️
I’ve found that my pilea lovesss bright light so maybe if you have a different area with more light you can try moving it there!! I’m also struggling with my peperomia obtusifolia :( and I just got a peperomia hope last week so (hope)fully I can keep it happy lol
Sapir Mofsowitz I will! A lot of people are saying to bottom water peperomia & only water when super dry. Hopefully that helps! Also I’m hoping your hope ((😉)) will do well!!!
don't be ashamed that plants are having a hard time. it happens to us all! sometimes we have to trash a plant and move on. it's ok.
Cathy it’s sad 🤥 thank you so much though, it made me feel better 💚
@@ErikaLodes I know its sad. I have CRIED over plants that we had to get rid of due to construction and no where to safely put them. I feel like they are little people and can feel pain. I LOVE my plants so much!! but even with me wanting them so much sometimes it doesn't work out and I have to move on.
You prolly dont care but if you're bored like me atm then you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been binge watching with my girlfriend lately =)
@Tanner Kristopher Yea, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself =)
@@ErikaLodes if it died there’s obviously something wrong,bet he wouldn’t of said that if you were a guy,there needs to be a bigger pot for the plant it’s so small
I had massive struggles with both my pilea and watermelon peperomia and what finally worked was the same for both - move them to smaller terracotta pots then move into bright indirect light (a tiny bit of direct morning sun is just fine) then start bottom watering to promote stronger and faster root growth. I water only when they’re completely dry and they have both made huge improvements. Tons of new growth! Good luck!
The NLKing question....does your watermelon peperomia have leaf deformities, scratches, and pitting on the leaves themselves? This is my only difficult plant and it looks horrible 😢 everyone else I know with this plant has the same problems
Sarah Sarah a couple leaves do have deformities and some black marks on the backs of them. Mine also looks thin because I cut off the most unhealthy leaves and kept one small but healthy stem with about six leaves. I’m propagating other leaves and will plant them all back together once they’re ready to make one large plant again. The additional sun and less water it’s getting had made all the difference in its health, though.
Thank you I will be taking this much needed advice!!!
I’ll definitely be trying this also! A smaller pot is what saved my Peperomia Scandens, i don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner! Lol
@@Sarah-xg1vd I am having the same issue and I saw somewhere where calcium deficiency causes the leaf deformity. You may research that more and see if that helps.
Erika, the one thing all of the plants you are struggling with have in common is that they enjoy a much more sandy and looser growing medium while getting slightly dry between waterings. As best as I can see from the video your mix is holding way too much water and is a bit mucky for your struggling plants root systems. You need much more airation and faster drainage in your soil for those plants. Also, don't beat yourself up about the Ivy! Despite what many people think it is an extremely tricky/difficult plant to grow successfully indoors. Hang in there & good luck 👍
Agreed! I now use coco coir/pearlite with horticultural charcoal and depending on the plant i add orchid mix or sand. My plants have been thriving ever since
@@TheSweetgurliee that's a great mix! I really get happy when people start using coco coir 👍
Thank you, i will repot some of these struggling babies into a better mixture for sure! It must be the soil.
Yeah agreed. I found repotting most of my house plants in succulent soil mix (during growing season or if necessary) worked for me. I'm guilty of over watering.
Erika Lodes have you don’t an update? I’ll try to see if I can find it.
So nice and refreshing to see someone share their own plant struggles. No plant parent is perfect!
I know everyone's homes are different but I wanted to tell you about my pilea peperomioides... it is HUGE and makes to many babies!! I've got them EVERYWHERE now hahaha I live in North Alabama and I keep my big mother plant in an east facing window as close to the window as possible without touching the leaves to the glass. When I think its dry and I mean bone dry! Zero moisture!! I wait another day or two and then take it outside and water thoroughly with distilled water or rain water and then I mix up a weak mixture of the liquid cactus and succulent food with distilled water or rain water and pour until the water runs out of the bottom. I leave it outside in the shade under a covered porch for an hour or two and then take it back to the window. I have to turn it 1/4 everyday to keep it's perfect round shape but it's worth it because she is gorgeous! She is bigger than any I've ever seen but I've had her for around 3 years. Good luck and I hope this helps you with that plant 🌿🌿🌱🌿🌿
Great information thanks I was wondering I thought maybe since it's in the succulent family with those thick leaves and stems it would like to be bone dry before it gets watered again
Oki definitely overwatered this guy. Thank you so much, it really is super helpful! I’ll put mine in an eastern window too & wait until it’s SUPER dry. I’m also gonna start fertilizing ☺️ very lightly tho since winter is coming
Thank you so much for the input! I just bought a watermelon peperomia and it’s in sorry shape right now!
I like that you do these videos or the one where you showed your dead plants. It's more realistic than just always showing happy and lush plants because our plants aren't always happy.
M C thank you, I just hope it doesn’t become a common video topic! 😅
You are not alone.... we are all struggling with certain plants. I'm a "serial killer" with ivy, pepperomia, pelia, begonias, african violet, Rosemary.... you name it. Don't give up. To-date, I have managed to keep my last african violet alive and rosemary cutting grow. Keep trying!
I bought a tiny ruby cascade from Lowe’s and half of it was dead. I cleaned out the deads and now it looks a little wonky, but now it’s growing better and even has a bloom on it!
Omg!! That's amazing, you're truly a plant whisperer! I'm so glad your plant is doing so well 💚🌿
shannon roae Same here from Lowe’s! Was wayyyyyy over watered.
I've had luck bottom watering my plants, my pilea and ruby cascade (which has been struggling recently) have been improving since
ErinBooms 😬 I think bottom watering peperomia is key
Omg I’m having the same struggle with my Pilea Pepermiodes!! And I also wanted it after I saw it on Crazy Plant Guy’s video!! In fact that video was my first ever introduction to Plant UA-camrs and the plant community in general. Now a year and a half later I’m totally obsessed with all of you plantubers’ videos lol
i just did a plant haul where i bought a pilea & now i’m nervous!!!😂 if it’s anything like the care for the ruby cascade then hopefully i’ll be alright haha. good luck with yours!
ok can I just say . . . .STOP buying clearance plants! it's a bummer to get a plant you might not know what is wrong and then you feel so defeated if it dies BUT it might not be your fault
Cathy I know 😭😭😭 that ones the only one that died I got on clearance though, the other ones are flourishing. I just don’t know how to take care of ivies 🤷🏼♀️
I've been able to save a lot of clearance plants. I like the challenge, just have to be picky on which ones you get.
Cathy oh yes that’s so true. I bought a clearance plant and I. Hurt it isn’t doing well.
@@ErikaLodes Ivey's are truly meant to be outdoor plants and I think they come with spider mites... They're on there for a free ride and unless you wash them off all the time in the shower and they're in a high humidity place they just can't hack it in our homes so it's nothing you're doing wrong so they're not worth the hassle. If you want something nice and green to take their place the spring I'm going to be selling my cuttings That Grew all over the place and my outdoor pots. It's cuttings of variegated transiscanthia that for some reason turn green! I brought in as many cuttings as I could this winter before they froze and they are much more healthier and much larger leafed than a variegated green and white plant. In fact I came from my green and white plant it just turned green. I think they would do well as a living wall or cascading down I guess I should do a video on them. I have to Orchid videos ready to post maybe that should be the next one
@L W congratulations on helping that overwatered orchid. I learned a lot in the last three years about phalaenopsis orchids and other orchids from UA-cam videos. In fact one person who was helping me suggested I start my own UA-cam channel. So I started it with my orchids of which I now have 72 at last count along with my hundreds of houseplants! I think all I do is water and take care of these guys luckily I'm retired otherwise they'd be more than neglected. I always transplant my new orchids into new bark because you don't know how old the bark they're growing in or the Moss is. I prefer bark because orchids like to dry out and Moss tends to hold too much water. But if your orchid is originally in Moss and you switch to bark what you should it takes time for it to grow roots that can be compatible with bark. An orchid only needs to be watered once a week or every 10 days if in bark and maybe even can go longer if in Moss. I soaked mine in a nutrient solution for about an hour and besides changing the media and giving them new bark I also put them in a clay pot. That helps them to dry out and not be overwatered. I have a UA-cam channel if you're interested deals with my orchids and with my houseplants just click on the blue K or put my name Kathleen Murphy and the word house plants or orchids in the UA-cam search engine and you'll find me
the tiny peperomia leaves of your remind me of mine when they are sitting in moist soil. mine only thrives in DRY soil. i give it a tiny drink at the root daily then it dries up. I NEVER water the whole pot. i know that is not usual but it is the only thing working and I gave it more light
Cathy yes, people have been telling me that bottom watering is the way to deal with peperomia! I’ve learned my lesson
Hang in there!!! I am struggling with a couple of plants too! That Pliea is one my most challenging plants as well! Like I've tried everything and it just looks sad! My Hoya macrophillia had a leaf disease, my fiddle leaf fig dropping leaves! I'm over it!! Just know you're not alone!!
Yesss what is going on w the pilea!! I can relate to feeling over it 🤥
i had a small red maranta come from amazon. it had 4 stems. 3 died and fell off. ONE stem lived and it had 4 leaves. all of those leaves fell off dead after 2 weeks. . . . I was SO sad! it was my first maranta. I loved that damn plant and I wanted it to LIVE! SO I switched it to distilled water and misted it 4x a day. I put it in different spots in the house until it seemed right and. .. .. . it lived! then after another couple of weeks it popped out a tiny leaf stick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i did a happy dance. cut to a year later. SLOWLY this plant has put out 12 leaves now on one long weirdy vine in a bright pink pot I wanted to have a little bushy plant. I LOVE this little survivor. I will NOT cut it. I don't want to hurt it and right now it is doing so well! today it had leaf number 13 about to uncurl and open fully any day and I am so glad this little plant survived!
Cathy I had a botanist tell me not to use distilled water as our plants need the salts and minerals from our tap water. Especially since the roots don’t have access to large areas of soil that contain greater minerals than our houseplant potting soil. Good luck with your lil plant baby 🌱
@@Sarah-xg1vd That botanist is not correct. Did the botanist own any of the plants that are damaged by tap water? Plants get salts and minerals via good potting soil and any fertilizer we give them. If my White Fusion gets anything but distilled, it will shrivel. Please ask your botanist friend what to give a White Fusion. (Not everyone has access to collected rain water.)
bkrbkrl Thats what I had heard as well but she runs multiple greenhouses and a large biosphere at a college and everything looks amazing. My plants have thrived on tap water except my watermelon peperomia, however I’m sure not all tap water is created the same.
@@Sarah-xg1vd it isn't. my tap is highly toxic. your numbers should be zero on both these options when you put in your zip if you are watering sensitive plants. www.ewg.org/tapwater/
@@Sarah-xg1vd It doesn't matter what she has or does: she can still be wrong about things. If there's one thing in life I have learned, it is to question "expert" advice. Even the experts can be wrong, sometimes in very big ways. As in tap water sensitive plants and the biology of why they react the way they do. It depends on the species of plant and the water in your part of the world. What the botanist did was make a sweeping generalized statement that just doesn't apply to everyone.
I had the same problem with my pilea peperomioides until I repotted it in cactus soil. It’s thriving now
Sometimes im looking at my peperomia and just basically begging them to tell me what they actually want
I have a feeling you repot every new plant and that really stresses those plants out. They grew in a greenhouse in perfect conditions Perfect Light perfect watering perfect soil then they're shipped in a box to some store and who knows how long they stay in that box before they're put out on display! Then they're not watered as frequently as in the greenhouse plus the fact that they're in a different environment then you take them home and now they're in there fourth environment in a short or long. Of time depending on how long they sat on the Shelf at the store. So now they got to get used to your house and your environment and then you take their blanket away or their blankie away which is the soil their potted in and the pot there potted in and now you just utterly put the 1000% in a new environment now not only the leaves of the plant have to adapt to a new environment but now you're making the roots and dab to a new environment. Some plants like golden pothos it wouldn't matter what you did to them practically there almost indestructible but these other plants or not. A p i l e a has a thick leaf and a thick stem so it probably needs to dry out the top enter soul of the soil before you water again. It also looks like it's in too big of a pot and when you put a plant in a pot that's too big for it it doesn't have Roots going through all of that soil so the bottom part of the pot it has soil in never dries out because there aren't any roots to dry it out. My suggestion for that plant is to put it in a smaller pot and let it dry out stick your finger down in the pot and if it's still moist don't water it. If you like the look of The Clay Pot just put the plastic Nursery pot down inside it. I have plants that are in their original Nursery pot their original soil and they have been there for maybe four or five years if not longer. As long as they are fertilized every once in awhile and given nutrients easiest thing is to buy those plants sticks and put in the pot unless you're repotting then you can use osmocote. These plants are healthy I have caladiums I bought last year that were on sale at the nursery left them in their pots the rest of the summer brought them in the house let them go dormant like they wanted to. I brought them outside this spring and they're beautiful and they're still in the same soil the same Nursery pot they were in last year. If you think about plants outside You Don't Go Changing the soil around their Roots all the time you leave them alone and just give them some food. I'm 70 years old and I've had plants ever since I was a little kid so hopefully you won't give up on those plants. I am still learning and we'll learn till the day I die good luck sweetheart
Good solid information! Many thanks! I enjoy learning from the posted comments.💐
@@peggymalabuyoc9150 sometimes I worry when I make comments with specific information that I am going to upset the person that took the time to make the video and post it for our enjoyment an education. I just have a thing about repotting things right away cuz I feel sorry for the plants. I have many plants that I bought at Lowe's and other Nursery or big box stores and four years have stayed in the same potting soil they were planted in in their Nursery. Eventually they'll need repotted but that's a chore I don't like. So thank you for letting me know and hopefully I didn't insult you take care of my plant friend
Sweetheart I'm from South America and my weather is almost perfect, nevertheless my peperomias died, and I have the same problems, I think the root system is very delicate, last week I bought another watermelon peperomia, but this time i decided do not transplant and see how is going on.
That makes me feel a lot better 😅I hope it goes well for you! Their root systems do seem to be very delicate
@@ErikaLodes Thank you XOXO
Girl! You and all those peperomia issues 😂🌱
I agree, shhhhhh but I was watching her throwing that poor peperomia, around at the beginning of the vid, no wonder...too much love.
lol i knowww 😓
I am having the same problem w my ruby cascade and the more I try to poke around to inspect the soil, the more the leaves start to fall off so I try to leave it alone. It’s way toooo delicate possibly and can’t be bothered I guess! Thanks for your video, I feel your pain!
For my peperomia I put them in cactus soil with a ton of orchid bark. I only water once the pot is completely dry AND the leaves are soft and limp. If the leaves aren’t firm anymore, THAT’S when I water. I’ve had my watermelon peperomia for a month and a half and it’s given me like 25 new leaves, so I must be doing something right. Also yours looks really leggy which I would assume means it needs more light.
That pot is probably way too big for the ruby cascade even tho it’s trailing that’s a tricky thing with peps. The foliage doesn’t reflect the tiny root systems. I like wide shallow pots for my peps and a gravel-y airy soil
This is a great idea for a video. You should create a tag or something
Girl you are soooo right about the foliage not reflecting the root systems 😭😭 wide shallow pots sounds like the way to go, I’m gonna do that too now. I never thought about making a tag, maybe I’ll do it 🤷🏼♀️
I find that some plants don’t like clay pots 🤷🏼♀️.. I guess because the water evaporates more quickly and the pots suck up part of the water so the soil “wetness”? goes more up and down if that makes sense? Anyway, I love clay pots and started out with all my plants in terra cottas but they’re all in plastic containers now
Yeah, I understand what you're talking about. I usually keep my plants in their nursery pots until they need to be repotted, but then I put them in terra cotta. I put a maranta in a terra cotta pot & that baby needs to be watered SO often. That one would've been a good one to keep in plastic lol
My pilea is massive and many babies. My babies are having babies. I have her in a terracotta pot as well as my watermelon peperomia. They both like to be in smaller pots especially the watermelon. Make sure you have well draining soil and put it in a smaller pot. Put one tablespoon Epsom salt to one gallon distilled water and water once or twice with that. It will help repair root damage if they are salvageable. They both appreciate bright bright indirect light. And I allow them both to dry out thoroughly between waterings. Never be ashamed of losing a plant. It happens to all of us. Truly. It is how we learn.
good luck with these plants i hope they improve in time!
Cathy thank you!! 😊💚🌿
I can tell just by looking at the pilea peperomioides pot that it is too wet. This plant is more succulent and does not need much water at all. Mine are thriving and I have basically ignored them other than their biweekly watering. Just put them in a nice sunny spot and don't water them until the soil has completely dried out.
First thing I've noticed with peperomia- do not repot when you buy unless totally necessary, I killed two this way
Do not mess w their little roots lol
@@ErikaLodes ain't that the truth 😂
I am not an indoor plant grower, but do work with bonsai, I have been trying lots of different soils over the past few years, and at one point used cacti soil and found most are very heavy and kind of go hard between watering. Could be a reason why you may be having trouble with some plants, and the same can be said for a lot of fibrous organic soils, like peat or coco coir, things like can hold so much moisture and if you are a heavy waterier that will not help. You may want to try some more inorganic in your soil mixes to help with drainage. To be honest really the best advice I have learnt in bonsai, is mistakes are the only way to learn about a plant, being to shy to work with your plant can sometimes hurt it more. Also I learned, have too many plants so you don't have enough time to kill them with kindness. Keep up the great work and never give up on what you love, keep up the great content.
Maria on Maria's Garden Channel on UA-cam who lives in Punta Gorda Florida grows all her own succulents and she said the soil needs to drain fast and she hates Miracle-Gro Cactus soil. I think she adds Pine Box made by the castle company sold at Lowe's added to her soil so it drains faster she even did an experiment on one of her videos where she did three different potting mixes and showed how quickly they drained 1 even after the first watering never really let go of the water to drain out and there was still water sitting on top of the pot so the cactus soil that sold isn't very good it needs to drain and I think she uses a lot of perlite in her mix so it drains faster to but perlite also absorbs water I think so anyhow good luck with your bonsai I've never tried that I have a lot of house plants and have my own UA-cam channel but never tried Bonsai I was afraid I'd kill them
Thank you, I think I do need to add more inorganic for drainage. A reason I got so many plants is because it took too long for just one to need care & there was so much downtime in between, but now I have a lot that constantly need to be looked after 😅It's so true that having too many plants doesn't give you enough time to kill them with kindness. Maybe I should get some more haha
Thanks for your reply you are doing a great job with your plants. I just found sand is such a terrible idea, it does drain but stays wet and can dry hard or stay wet and hard. Just for different soil in bonsai, try looking at herons bonsai with peter Chan he is big in the bonsai community, or Nigel Saunders. everyone has there opinion on soil what to use or not to use, however just really experiment and find your own mix that works for you. In Australia it is hot and dry or hot and humid most of the time, so had to adapt what I did and do for my plants and the soil I use. Keep up the great work and I know you will be fantastic with all the plants you have and want to have.
Sovereign Prax thank you very much, I’ll check them out! & no sand haha 😅
Wow almost 1K Erika! Congratulations! Most of the plants your struggling are mostly peperomia? Good luck you can do it girl ;)
Thank you! Yes, they're my biggest struggle lol
According to Maria's Garden on UA-cam if you use Miracle-Gro Cactus soil she says it's trash. She has a mixture she uses on her Channel and it's lots of perlite some orchid bark I believe only she calls it pine bark and Coco coir or peat moss and potting soil I don't know the exact percentages but she says most Cactus oils are not very good so that could be your problem with that plant
I’ve also had trouble with peperomia. I wouldn’t repot the pilea. They do like to be a bit root bound. Plus they get fussy when their roots are disturbed. I think that’s how I ended up killing my first pilea. Good luck with the watermelon peperomia. I’m trying to bring mine back as well. :/
I repotted a longgg time ago, I think it hasn't recovered /: Good luck to both of us on our peps!
Hey erika, love your videos! Yeah I would advise u to avoid the clearance unless u spot a hidden like your fiddle leaf fig. Which u should repot bc there might be problems underneath. Not to worry u. I struggled with my house plants too. My first correction was the soil mix bc I over watered mine. So I would recommend a succulent soil mix such as miracle grow bag. Worked for me. I've used it on snake plants, pothos, dracaena, kalanchoe, peperomia, & croton. Good luck!
It could very well be the soil you’re using. Usually when people say thoroughly water they have a very well draining soil. In my experience I found perlite and a heavy soil like Miracle Gro won’t be enough aeration. I lost a lot of plants this way because of thoroughly watering in that soil mixture. I changed to either Fox Farm (which has so many more nutrients) or like Happy Frog. I still add perlite and orchid bark etc, but I find the actual soil dries much more quickly and doesn’t compact the way other soils do 👍 good luck ☺️✌️
I feel you girl. Mine has 5 leaves and has never had pups after over a year.
I hope they are doing better now, since I'm sure you are looking after them really well. Please do an update in few months. You are doing a really good job rescuing those plants. Thanks for sharing.
Awww I loved watching the moment where you realized that by not believing in the plant, it could not be doing well. I too have done that and believe that. :) Did it ever recover?
I was struggling with my pilea too!!! I think at one point I was giving it too much sun, then may be I overwater it... so I repotted it, cleaned out some dead roots, watered it with distilled water, stopped fertilizing, and gave it filtered light... and FINALLY it started to recovered and gave out new growth!!! Hope this help....??? Good luck! ❤❤❤
I just got a ruby cascade today and like half of the pot was unrooted as well!
I was thinking about that, because the plant slid off way too easily from the soil 👀A scam! Lol jk i don't know, but their roots are super delicate
I have almost all of this peperomias and piela that you are showing... they need small enough pot to not overwater it and gradually getting into bigger ones. If you have a chance, it is best to bottom water them. People say that they dont need a lot of light, but I think if you want them to thirve they do. For ruby cascade and pilea, also for watermelon it is importnat that they receive some light on the top of their soil. Mine get even a bit of sunshine rays and they do very well. I put in soil media a looooot of perlite, because they have very fragile roots and it can cause root rot very quick if they dont have that airy soil mix. My sister taught me that for pilea you have to have a small pot, but big enough so thay can start making babies. Hope something helped.
Baby Pileas will not put out pups. It has to be older!
You might need to put the Pilea in a more well draining soil. Maybe one with a bit of 30% orchid bark, 30% perlite, 40% soil.
I find pileas can be overwatered easily. Once the plant is big, it’ll put out pups!
I mean a pinky size length as big haha
Perfect I will be reporting it into your suggested mixture, thank you so much for your insight!
I got my pilea back in January and have been struggling with it ever since. It has just been dropping leaves constantly. There was one point it was growing leaves but that didn’t last long. I just repotted it in a smaller terra-cotta so hopefully that will help! I’ve had two peps and they are barely staying alive they were doing so well at one point but then just started dying off. Also same with Ivy’s. I had one years ago that was beautiful and so full with trailing leaves and then outta nowhere just died and from then on I couldn’t keep one alive. I’ve bought so many since then and they always die. But watching your video on plants to rescue that inspired me to go out and see what was on clearance. I did find an ivy for $1 that I bought so let’s hope I can keep that alive at work!
Also rescued plants must be watched every day too. Put these kinds of plants out front where you can always see them. And SENSITIVE plants that need more attention than others put them out front as well so you can always see them. Have fun and be blessed.
Oma Am 💚💚💚
I get it! the struggle is REAL!!!
Cathy 🤥
on a side note if you go more inorganic you might need to feed your lovely plants a bit more. Also recommend to check out some UA-cam channels on bonsai, they may have some tips more so for plants soil and feeding, just a suggestion.
I will definitely be checking out the bonsai side of youtube!
Was on UA-cam trying to find videos to help me with the same exact problems. This video made me feel better about my plants mom skills 🥺 my watermelon has been a STRUGGLE
Adding fine orchid bark to my soil mixture was a game changer for my pepperomias lol
Pilea needs bright light and I only use distilled water. I have mine in a south east facing window sill. It has a bunch of new growth every day! Good luck! I also mist it every morning
I also have a ruby Cascade in the same window, it has grown a lot since I bought it. I let it dry out completely before watering it. Mist it every morning with the pilea!
I bought a book on Amazon called How Not to Kill your Houseplant which has helped me MILLIONS!
My pilea probably needs more light by the sound of it
I was thinking about looking at plant books 🙊That will be the first one I check out.
I think one of the things is you are buying all these popular plants that you see on UA-cam and Instagram and you don't have enough experience taking care of the easy plants like pothos and philodendron and some of those plants to get a good feel and success growing your plants I'm glad to see you're researching everything that's really good and hopefully you're watching lots of videos on UA-cam but you're a student so you're stuck in school all day! But everyday you're learning by observing your plants so don't be hard on yourself all of us have had plants that have died in our care because we didn't know how to take care of them. I think early on back in the seventies I may have bought some pepperoni M and they died so I haven't had much experience with them they are very beautiful and you see them in Lowe's and Home Depot and Walmart and everywhere but I've had better success with my pothos as a starter plant they can take a lot of neglect or inexperience and they'll still grow for you I just had one I forgot to take outside because it was up on top of my kitchen cabinets and it's a beautiful lime green pothos and I took cuttings off of it and watered the little bit that was left in the soil and they're all doing fine. I bought a neglected philodendron the heart leaf green one on a moss pole that was reduced to $3 because they never watered it brought it home put it in a bucket of water there's only a couple inches of water in there and the Moss pole and it's been that way for 10 days or so and it's growing so they're very forgiving plants. Sometimes it's good to just get one of a kind of plant you're not used to and be successful with that so you can concentrate on it and feel good about how it grew for you. You're so lucky you have a mom and a family who supports you and your love of plants. My mother loved plants and she passed that on to me and my dad also love them and so did my mother's family so it's in our genes I guess and you'll get there and you look back when you're 70 years old and say why was I worried about my plants look at how many plants I have now and I can grow almost anything so you'll get there sweetheart take care and get some books out of the library maybe cuz you can't find everything on the internet
I have a Ruby Cascade too, and I think yours died because of the pot it came with. Those plastic planters keep the soil wet foooreveeer, its horrible! I've found that a shallow unglazed terra cotta pot is the best- that peperomia has a super shallow and very fine root sytem so it has to dry quickly or it just dissolves. If you fill the bottom of the planter with perlite and then just have soil like 2 inches deep around the roots that seems to work really well. My friend had one that died the same way yours did and she left it in the plastic hanger too. They like humidity as well, although thats less important than the watering itself. I soak mine and then let it completely dry before watering again. Its been growing so much I had to hang it from the ceiling to keep it from tangling into everything. You should definitely go for it again because it was totally the planter's fault, not you!
That watermelon pep and pilea peperomioides is in a pot that's wayyyy to big. They love to be root bound, once they are they boom in size. As much natural light as possible
I would never think porly of you
Lilly Nicodemus thank you 😪
Everyone kills a dozen ivies. I have mine under a grow light now and it’s fine. I mix potting soil, cactus soil, chunky perlite, and orchid bark for all my plants plus I use a moisture meter. Makes a world of difference! Before this change, I killed my Pilea and Watermelon Peperomia also. I still have struggles with a few plants (ZZ Raven is one) but also have over 100 that are healthy and growing. Focus on your successes not failures! You are doing great! Orchid growers will tell you that you are not a real grower unless you’ve killed 100. Same goes for houseplants!
Thank you, that is a very positive way to view this situation! I started getting into making my own soil mixtures, so hopefully it will help my plants moving forward. I should also put my moisture meter to better use too 😅
Lol I can totally relate to not being able to grow pilea. I killed mine within a week 😓, so don't feel bad. At least yours is still alive lol. Same issue with the peperomia hope.
M C they’re holding on by a thread, but I’m hoping they pull through!!
The only plants I do go with are Pepperomia. I think you should try more light.
My ivy did the same as yours but I did notice it had spider mites and it died with in 4 days. My peperomia pilea was not growing either so I repotted it, feed it and put it in the window sill and it exploded with growth. Try feeding it.
Ashley Hudson someone else said theirs was spider mites too, so I’m guessing it was that. But I didn’t notice any, good thing it didn’t spread 💀 omg I’m going to feed it!! This baby’s gonna get so huge with all of these improvements lol thank you, this is super helpful!!!
@@ErikaLodes I didn't see any signs of spider mites until it was to late. The plant had a rapid decline in a few days and when I took a flash light to the healthy parts I seen tiny black/ reddish dots moving (it was very hard to see) but it was way to late.
I find that all my Peperomia are really susceptible to stem rot. I’ve been bottom watering all of mine and they’re doing much better since!
LeoVe ya they’re just so easy to rot, it’s kind of crazy. A lot of people have told me to bottom water, it sounds like the key to happy peps! I hope with this new technique my peps can get better like yours did 💚
I have two peperomia and they both seem fine with bottom watering. also, I believe having cactus soil is too dry for them. i have mine in peat moss with a little perlite. as for the watermelon peperomia the stem itself will tell you how much light it needs, if the stem is red then that means its happy where it's at. as for watering if the leaves are soft then that's when it's time to water it. I hope this helps you. good luck on your others that you have propagated
Thank you, I didn't know that about the watermelon pep. That's really useful information!
Thanks for this video I have a pilea that I got a month ago that every time a new leaf comes one dies 😞 but this video and the reviews/tips are great. Can we get an update on your plants?
My Pilea struggles too. It makes me feel bad. Hang in there you are an awesome plant mama.
Hoping our pileas can get better soon 🤞🏼
I killed my ivy too! I wonder it's because it's really an outdoor plant and it's difficult to recreate the right conditions at home...
I kept mine outside 😭But you're right. Being in a pot just isn't the same as being free
Take the leaves off of the watermelon peperomia that are like drooping and see if you can't propagate them in some water. They will grow little plants at the tip of the stem. I think that one's being over-watered also maybe you should buy a water meter a moisture meter whatever they're called. I've never bought one because I judge by how the pot feels is it heavy it doesn't need water if it's light it needs water and that works for most plants that I have also I look at the soil and see if it's dried out or I feel it with my finger to see how dry it is it's sort of like sticking a toothpick in it cake your baking if the toothpick comes out dry the cakes done so if your finger comes out dry the plant needs watered it's done using up all the water. But there are some plants that don't like to dry out and there are some plants that you like to dry out so you need to figure it out and that'll happen over time
Ditto 100% on the peperomia obtusifolia (and p. o. variegata), watermelon peperomia, and pilea peperomioides. I'm having trouble with all three, and it makes me so sad. That plus a mealybug issue I discovered yesterday (I am SO grossed out!!) might push me away from this hobby, which is making me so sad. I hope you've had better luck with yours.
it's kinda end of growing season in north hemisphere, so probably you need to focus on keeping your plants alive and wait for the end of winter for new growth? and have you checked out info on beneficial bacteria and fungus? discounted plants can carry some disease and it can be introdused to other plants. quarantine is good, but sometimes a plant need extra help.
my hedera ivy story is very sad. it came to my home as a big beautiful lush plant and died the next winter. central heating dries the hell out of the air here. it was looong ago, though. now i found senecio macroglossus, the plant looks really like ivy. i hope it survives delivery well, i never ordered plants online before.
upd: i can't remember exactly, but cupped leaves on p. obtusifolia can mean certain nutrient deficiency. i can't really remember which one, but it's like minor one. copper maybe? maybe i'm entirely wrong here :)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who struggles with Peperomias. I have a clusiifolia "rainbow ginny" that's doing well, but I'm not sure why, since all the rest of my peperomias have been a big struggle for me.
My pilea is a couple feet from a slit facing window it does not get a lot of sun only some early sunrise light I have a a lot of babies but after I reported her she was in shock for a while her leaves turned brow but then she started growing again and now she is super healthy with a new unferling leaf right now
Erica I just got a ruby cascade in the same basket from Home Depot. It’s acting the same way as yours and I’ve changed lighting/ watering many times. Should I move it to a smaller terra-cotta pot b4 it completely dies? I’m assuming the pots to big and the soil it came in doesn’t have any air flow.
Oh, no!!!! That feeling is the worst. I’m sorry about what happened. I know! I’ve had what would be considered easy care plants, which turned out to not be...at least in my case. 🤦🏻♀️
I think it feels worse just knowing that they’re supposed to be simple. There are so many factors. It’s all a learning process. Plants could really break hearts. 😭 🤞🏻 that your plants bounce back.
I just remembered your tillandsia & burst out laughing 😂I don't know why it's so funny to me, that story just brightens my life it's one of my favorite things I've heard
But it definitely feels worse knowing it's supposed to be simple. At least here I can see that there are other people struggling too & feel a tiny bit better. Thank you, I hope they'll be able to bounce back too!
Erika Lodes, you’re welcome! Ah, yes...the tillandsia. 🤦🏻♀️😭😂😂😂😂😅 💁🏻♀️ One of my epic fails. I don’t think I’ve ever failed quite that well before. 🤔 😂 😅 I’m glad the thought brightened your life. 😂 Just think of it this way...
Whenever you are having a bad day remember it could be worse. You’re not a tillandsia. 😂🤷🏻♀️
I’d try the pilea in plastic pot instead mine seems to be enjoying it more than when it was in terra cotta!!
My Ruby Cascade died too 🙁
It’s me Rebecca B mine is hanging in by a stem.
The Piping Bag Bakery 😕
☹️ it looks easy, but it’s not. Rip to our cascades
I have to say just from watching your videos, our techniques are very similar. I won’t buy anymore ivy’s because I struggle with them too. I have a pilea pepermoities and I potted a couple of the baby’s in a plastic pot and the other in a ceramic pot and they are both doing better than the mother that’s in a terra-cotta pot. And for mine, they like a little bit more water than the videos I’ve watched for them and they like bright light, even on a west or south window sill. Most of my peperomias like to stay moist. Try wick watering your watermelon peperomia. Do you have a philodendron birkin?
Sometimes you can’t always save plants especially on clearance. Besides it’s an ivy lol
Try having your pilea outside in a shaded area. Mine looked dead I put it out on the porch & leaves are coming back, looks really sad but maybe I’ll post a pic on insta
Ruby cascade mine did the same thing & I had taken cuttings & the cuttings have taken off but the mother plant died 🤷🏻♀️
Watermelon peperomia, play with its light, let it dry then water. I have mine in the north west window close to my aero garden.
The peperomia I don’t give a lot of light it’s also in my north west window. I let it dry & water when it’s dry or wilting.
My peperomia hope I ignore its next to my watermelon peperomia & I don’t water them until they dry.
Sometimes too much love hurts 💚🌿
I also put my small pots in (cat litter) trays from the 99 cent store & bottom water when I don’t have time to water each one.
This is good advice! I definitely go crazy with the watering on peperomia 🤦🏼♀️ also I hope my cascade roots like yours did
I have figured out my 100% fool proof peperomia care tip is put them in terra cotta and only bottom water. I was killing them left and right but haven’t lost any since doing this. Hope it helps. Maybe just try it on a few. Usually folding like a taco means a peperomia needs water but it can also mean the roots aren’t good and they aren’t drinking up the water like with your Ruby cascade.
Perfect!!! This will be my new mantra for peperomia. Terra cotta, bottom water
I've found that keeping ivy indoors is quite hopeless. I would just enjoy the ones outdoors if I were you. Or you could try and get hold of a natal ivy (Senecio macroglossus). While the natal ivy is not actually related to ivy, its leaves do resemble ivy leaves a lot. It does need a bit more light than the actual ivy and it is very drought tolerant.
My own experience of Pilea peperomioides is that they can be a bit squeamish. I have one and it is doing alright, but sometimes it does put out leaves that are a bit misshaped and some of the older leaves get a bit dotted (discoloured spots). So I'm still trying to figure it out.
But there are a couple of things I've learnt about them:
They are quite fast growers, so I think cactus soil may be a bit too poor for them. I would try a regular houseplant soil mixed with much perlite or pumice. I fertilise mine often (low dosage with almost every watering).
They are much more sensitive to overwatering than underwatering.
I think an east-facing window is fine.
I have two watermelon peperomias and I'm still trying to understand them. But they also need a well drained soil and are sensitive to overwatering. I think all of the plants you're struggling with would do much better in a more well drained potting mix.
Hi Princess! One thing I want to say is when you re pot any plant make sure you WASH the pot. Don't put any plant in a pot from another plant without washing the pot. It gives the plant a fighting chance against fungus or bacteria. 2nd, try and put all plants in BRIGHT INDIRECT LIGHT. Even if it tolerates low light, put it in BRIGHT INDIRECT LIGHT. YOU MUST CHECK SOIL BEFORE WATERING. I believe in using my finger. Make sure your hand is clean. Don't want to transfer any bacteria to soil. Stick finger as far down as you can in a couple of places to get a feel for water need. Pay close attention to plants that DO NOT like to dry out completely. For example, Coleus, Croton, Fittonia, Pilea don't like to dry completely. Let them almost dry meaning soil is crumbly and not far from being dry. Then you can water these kind.
Erika, plants must be treated like young babies and children. Especially during very hot seasons, CHECK THEM EVERY DAY by looking at them and seeing if any need attention, looking at the soil to see if its completely dry or not. When weather is cooler, you can check plants less.
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE. If you feel like it's too much work and time for plants, that's ok, definitely don't grow your plant size until you are ready to really plow into them for the long haul. Stick with a small group you really love and learn them well. Never buy a plant cause it's popular, or you THINK YOU LIKE IT. If it's not a I GOTTA HAVE IT CAUSE I LOVE IT VIBE, JUST DON'T GET IT. Don't buy plants you absolutely don't have the conditions for. Always stay on top of your plant homework. I want you to really enjoy plant life. It should be freeing and beautiful to your soul. GENESIS 2:5-16 Have a blessed fun one young Lady.
Oma Am thank you for your advice! I do a lot of that “I love this plant i want to buy it” as you can see for pileas that was a mistake & I have learned 😊 only buying plants that I can care for properly
Also repotted and she looks more pissed of than ever.
Same with my pilea, leaves kept falling and I was freaking out because I paid more than I normally would a couple of years ago. I put it on my west window ledge and she is doing great now
This video was interesting. I really liked the way the plant community came together to help trouble shoot the plant problems and offer encouragement. Plant People are the best!
Do you have a moisture meter?? That would help tell you if the plants are dry or something else. Do you fertilize? Do the plants get enough light!? Your varigated peperomia looks just like it should...
And...sometimes a discount plant should be overlooked. Everybody kills a plant or two...If they say otherwise, they’re fibbing.
Patricia Lisowski I have a moisture meter & fertilize & all that I don’t know what’s going on w these babies 😬 im gonna repot w new soil & only bottom water noww. I’m glad to hear my variegated pep looks fine though!
You’re right about the discount plants, I don’t know why I thought the ivy was such a steal. It really wasnt 🤦🏼♀️
I died when you were talking about how you didn’t believe in your watermelon peperomia 😂
I can relate. I feel mine is dormant. I’ve had her for a year and she is not looking pretty.
Don't feel bad at all, especially about the Ivy. I tried growing one and failed horribly. Threw it outside along the edge of my yard and the next year it was GROWING in the bushes, crazy.
pam grant that’s so funny!! Ivies go crazy outside!!! How can they be so hard to care for indoors 🤦🏼♀️
I'm sorry Erica that's so frustrating when you can't keep your plant alive I'm not much help because I am a new plant mom I wish you the best though love you
I was struggling with my watermelon peperomia too! What worked for me was changing it from a terracotta pot it into a plastic one and it's doing better because the leaves are getting bigger and it's flowering which was very exciting. :-D
I’m so happy yours is doing better!!! I always take flowering to mean the plant is super happy 💚 my pep probably just needs more attention I don’t think I’ve been giving it enough water 🤦🏼♀️ I’m gonna try my best to help it flourish though!
I currently have five plants, three of which seem to be doing fine however my Fern and Pilea are struggling slightly so I have moved the Pilea into the kitchen to see if any improvement happen ☹️
I would say that you should try bottom watering because it looks like you leave water on the leaves when you water them and they rot after they sit in water.
Yes, I will bottom water 👍🏼
That is funny that you have the same struggles that I have. Every single plant that you have there I have already killed. I do have the the pilea and it does the same thing as yours and the rest of the plants are dead and long gone.
we're on the same plant vibe, we have the same struggles w the same plants 😓hopefully we can get it together!!
you want to know something stupid I did once to a plant? i read in a rachel ray magazine to wipe the christmas cactus with mayonaise to dust and make the plant shiny. .. . needless to say my huge healthy plant rotted up and died within days. . .. I was SO sad!!
Cathy Rachel Ray should stick to food related content😩
😂😂😂 omg I’ve heard of this too!! I read it as a hack & I was like oh I am not putting mayo on my babies 😵 it would clog their little stomata
Plants do have a life of their own to lead as well you know. You can't just expect them to be running around, catering for your needs all of their life....wow over thousand views in one day, people really relate to your vids, looks like we are all on the same rollercoaster with our plants, who said plants really rule the world, maybe Attenborough.
Hi ! I have an ivy for years now and one day idk why he started to become crispy and one stem became totally dry and died !!
The two other stems were perfectly healthy 🤔
I never undestood what happened 🤣
Ivy is a strange plant !
It really is, they just dry up out of nowhere 💀
Tell me why I have the same problem but with my peperomia roso!
Bc peperomias are a struggleee 💀
Do not worry about an ivy, they are fussy plant! Mine live for about 1,5 year and then decide to die... And I really don’t know what had happend to it...
My Ruby Cascade is dying now too, it only it has about 5 strands left....Smh
Rip little ruby cascades 🤥Mine has like 5 strands left too so sad
I too struggled with the peparomia I think their so cute but I have no idea how to care for them, pilea in my opinion are easy plants mine is growing its second set of babies since I've got her I keep her in bright indirect sunlight and I rotate it daily if I remember lol and idk about the cactus soil but I just used regular soil & perlite.
They are so cute why do they have to be so difficult 😭😭 hopefully one day I can say a pilea is an easy plant for me too lol
Hi, Love your videos. Since you are in Houston you have to check out Zone 9 tropicals. I was there over the weekend and bought a variegated monstera from the owner Wayne. He has huge collection of aroids.
Khoi Tran I’m in LA, but if I ever go to Houston, I know where I’m going wow 👀👀👀
I killed my ruby also.
Michelle’s Plant Lovers Paradise 🤥 they’re kind of difficult plants
my ruby cascade is doing that same thing! i’m so annoyed and looking so dead that i kinda just wanna chuck it....
This video gave me flash backs to when I got a peperomia ruby cascade. I just threw away my last sad piece. Roots just would not grow! Currently trying to save my pilea...
Anna Hutcherson ohhh nooo 😩😩 my ruby cascade & pilea are history rip. I had the exact same moment throwing away the last sad piece!!
I bought a new pilea & it’s doing good so far. I think I overwatered the one in this video when I first got it & the roots weren’t able to recover. If I could do it over again, I would just try to propagate it. Captain hindsight strikes again lol
My pilea is in a constant state of dropping leaves and growing them right back so its had the same number of leaves since i got it a year ago
Try watering your peperomias like once a month, and I notice they don’t do well in pots that hold a lot of moisture like ceramic so I keep those in terra-cotta pots,
Priscilla Varela I will water them so sparingly!!
Yes it’s so sad when your plants don’t respond to your care. This is what I do (might not work for you 😐) For you Pilea Peperomoids, you need to let it dry out, and just water it a little bit, do not soak it thru. Pretty much the same for all your Pileas. My brand new Ruby Cascade, got knocked over by my kitty, 😼 had to totally try to repot it, struggled with it because a lot of the roots were already rotten 😮 I saved as much as I could, luckily it has survived, its much smaller. Yes, Peperomia roots are really fragile, you look at it wrong, it dies. My Hope has done the same as yours, I had to Sprigs, one totally died on me, the other is okay 🤞🏼. No you can save your Ruby cascade, repot it into 1/2 cactus soil 1/2 potting mix. You might have to fashion bobby pins to hold the strands down into the soil, you will need to keep it slightly damp for the roots to sprout. Mine successfully rooted, even the longer strands. Keep on trying 😇. Some plants are just not worth saving, if they give you so much grief, then toss it. Sometimes I think it is already sickly when you buy a plant, I buy the same plant from a totally different grower just to see, is it my care that sucks or what 🤷🏻♀️. I have re-purchased new plants and they thrived. Who knows. One thing I do know, I can not grow Calathea’s in my home, I can not produce enough humidity to keep it happy. I live in central Cali, so it’s like a dry desert 🌵 here. The a/c is on 24/7, so my plants need to be able to tolerate that or else I just don’t buy them, which is heartbreaking 💔, I love those exotic looking tropicals, or Chinese Evergreens, tried that, nope 👎🏼☠️. Anyways, I hope you are going keep trying. Always best to re-pot in fresh new soil. Lightly water. Happy Planting 💜🌺🌸
Hanalei Designs you look at them wrong & they die 😂😂😂 that is so true! Thank you very much, I appreciate this info so much!! I’m gonna definitely use it for my struggle plants 😬 oh also! For your dry air maybe you could use a humidifier? If you really want those plants, if not meh 💁🏼♀️
I’ve found that my pilea lovesss bright light so maybe if you have a different area with more light you can try moving it there!! I’m also struggling with my peperomia obtusifolia :( and I just got a peperomia hope last week so (hope)fully I can keep it happy lol
Sapir Mofsowitz I will!
A lot of people are saying to bottom water peperomia & only water when super dry. Hopefully that helps!
Also I’m hoping your hope ((😉)) will do well!!!