I appreciate how much information you pack into a video! I know your channel is going to leap soon, can't wait to watch it. Your home is beautiful, too btw!
Hi Drea, I just found this video or it found me really.. I agree with you, not all windows are created equal. I have two south facing windows but they are heavily screened with uv blocking screens plus an overhang. If I want good light my one east facing window is my go to for the light loving plants. I have two sheers covering it in the summer. I'm in Arizona so the sun here is pretty harsh even in winter I've had hoya burn in my east window.
Great video! I will come back and watch it again tomorrow, as it is very late and I'm sure I've missed some key things. Thank you! Just a suggestion - the easiest way to get rid of hard water spots is to soak your terrarium in apple cider vinegar. If you have some way of raising it off the bottom of a sauce pan so it doesn't come into contact with a hot pan which could compromise its stability, boiling it in apple cider vinegar works even better. I have to deal with hard water deposits in my water glasses on a regular basis. Spraying them down with acv and letting them sit for an hour or so always takes care of the hard water deposits.
Lol the "what's outside your window" part. My dad is a trucker, he pulled in one day and blocked my light... I went outside and was like no no back up ok you can't park closer than that you're stealing my Sun 🤣
Ok so I have a very inexpensive and old North window that gets about an hour of sunset. My fiddle Bambino got a sunburn on the sill so I've moved it back a foot! Clearly, my UV rays are coming in strong compared to a new window, bit that does explain why I manage to keep many mid-high light plants alive and usually thriving. My Aloe also got a sunburn... But it's Aloe so it'll be ok....
Speaking of windows and or the glass, make sure your interior and exterior glass is kept cleaned on a regular basis. Helps a lot and your plants will benefit from it and thank you as well.
Yes, I had posted the below comment to that video awhile back, and I have since started filming the updated video I mention below: “For those of you wondering when I'm going to do the follow-up video on notching my two ficusses.........so shortly after I filmed the notching a ficus video both of my ficus got spider mites (ugh). They live next to each other so not surprised they both got them at the same time, but with all the treatments I've been giving them to get rid of the spider mites (which I think are finally gone as of this week) I think that plus just having spider mites in the first place caused either a delay in branching or maybe even a failure to branch. My plan is to give them two more weeks to recover from all the spider mite nonsense and if they haven't started branching by that time then I'm going to try notching them again in different places since they will finally be healthy again. But don't worry, there will still be a follow-up video for you on notching in the future. And as for how they got spider mites in the first place, that is a very interesting story that I will be telling you all about in an upcoming video on how to get rid of and prevent houseplant pests :)”
Hi Again! So I was just watering my ficus tineke and I noticed the bud of a branch is finally starting below one of the original notches I made in the original notching video 🤗 I’m going to let it get further developed before filming it for the results video, but when I saw it I immediately thought, “I need to tell the girl who asked me about it a few days ago” lol. Now I better go post a comment on the original video for anyone else wondering….
I just bought a Hawarthia cooperii truncala with those transparent windows. I was under the impression that these plants should not receive direct sunlight and that it could burn them because of the windows. That Burro tail like plant-is it as fragile as a a Burro tail plant?
There is so much conflicting info out there when it comes to succulents in my experience, and it drives me crazy. So I try and make sense of it by researching their natural environments, and in nature, some species of Haworthia are found growing in direct sun and others in part sun/part shade, but they're native to South Africa in areas of very intense light and heat during Summer months. So it is reasonable to assume many of them could tolerate direct light in your home, but as I always say, acclimation is key and adjusting based on what you see happening during acclimation is also important. I've actually seen pictures of the variety you own in the wild half buried in sand with only the 'windows' above the surface getting the direct sunlight. As part of acclimating, my retusa is currently 3 ft back from a west window so it's getting a lot of direct afternoon sun and so far so good. As for the sedum, nowhere near as sensitive to being moved as the Burrow tail! After doing some more extensive research, I actually think it is a Sedum dasyphyllum major.
I went shopping unattended and now I'm the proud owner of a bunch of pots... I even managed to bring home a 4 inch succulent globe terrarium and I own 0 succulents so I put that on my son's bed in hopes he'll have a use 😬 cacti? Though.... I could go take it back before he knows and then put cuttings of all my pothos in and they could hang out 🤔 or buy some air plants 🤪 send help! It's a plant emergency 🤣🤣🤣 I literally went to the store to get a single pot to fit in my basket and some cactus soil... How does this happen? Let's not mention the trunk was full of plants for outside 😳
Lol! Yep, that’s pretty much how it always happens. I personally prefer air plants in terrariums just cause I think it’s lower maintenance. Truth be told I’ve never taken mine out of mine and they’ve been in there for nearly two years. I just use a mister and give a good spray of water in there twice a week and they’ve done fine with that.
@@AlohaPlantLife If I see air plants for s decent price 😍 I always wondered how to keep them humid enough on the typical open mounts but this makes so much sense!
I need someone who knows more about the geo plant, that beautiful purple plant that is new and im having a terrible time trying to figure it out. So if anyone has a geo that is doing well...HELP....thank you cause i love it and dont want them to die. I have 3 of them
Hi Suzanne, I'm going to repost this on my community tab too for you so maybe it will reach more people. I don't currently own one (primarily because they were so new to the houseplant world I wanted to wait to see how they did for people as houseplants first) but they're absolutely gorgeous!
My monstera and Hoya Krohniana love south facing window. 🌿🌞
I appreciate how much information you pack into a video! I know your channel is going to leap soon, can't wait to watch it. Your home is beautiful, too btw!
Thank you so much
top guesses Sedum Dasyphyllum or Sedum Burrito Moran @ 5:19
Hi Drea, I just found this video or it found me really.. I agree with you, not all windows are created equal. I have two south facing windows but they are heavily screened with uv blocking screens plus an overhang. If I want good light my one east facing window is my go to for the light loving plants. I have two sheers covering it in the summer. I'm in Arizona so the sun here is pretty harsh even in winter I've had hoya burn in my east window.
Great video! I will come back and watch it again tomorrow, as it is very late and I'm sure I've missed some key things. Thank you! Just a suggestion - the easiest way to get rid of hard water spots is to soak your terrarium in apple cider vinegar. If you have some way of raising it off the bottom of a sauce pan so it doesn't come into contact with a hot pan which could compromise its stability, boiling it in apple cider vinegar works even better. I have to deal with hard water deposits in my water glasses on a regular basis. Spraying them down with acv and letting them sit for an hour or so always takes care of the hard water deposits.
My Norfolk Island Pine loves a south window here in Minnesota.
Lol the "what's outside your window" part. My dad is a trucker, he pulled in one day and blocked my light... I went outside and was like no no back up ok you can't park closer than that you're stealing my Sun 🤣
😂
Ok so I have a very inexpensive and old North window that gets about an hour of sunset. My fiddle Bambino got a sunburn on the sill so I've moved it back a foot! Clearly, my UV rays are coming in strong compared to a new window, bit that does explain why I manage to keep many mid-high light plants alive and usually thriving. My Aloe also got a sunburn... But it's Aloe so it'll be ok....
Speaking of windows and or the glass, make sure your interior and exterior glass is kept cleaned on a regular basis. Helps a lot and your plants will benefit from it and thank you as well.
Just wondering if you have a update on the ficus elastica that you notched to promote branching?
Yes, I had posted the below comment to that video awhile back, and I have since started filming the updated video I mention below: “For those of you wondering when I'm going to do the follow-up video on notching my two ficusses.........so shortly after I filmed the notching a ficus video both of my ficus got spider mites (ugh). They live next to each other so not surprised they both got them at the same time, but with all the treatments I've been giving them to get rid of the spider mites (which I think are finally gone as of this week) I think that plus just having spider mites in the first place caused either a delay in branching or maybe even a failure to branch. My plan is to give them two more weeks to recover from all the spider mite nonsense and if they haven't started branching by that time then I'm going to try notching them again in different places since they will finally be healthy again. But don't worry, there will still be a follow-up video for you on notching in the future. And as for how they got spider mites in the first place, that is a very interesting story that I will be telling you all about in an upcoming video on how to get rid of and prevent houseplant pests :)”
Hi Again! So I was just watering my ficus tineke and I noticed the bud of a branch is finally starting below one of the original notches I made in the original notching video 🤗 I’m going to let it get further developed before filming it for the results video, but when I saw it I immediately thought, “I need to tell the girl who asked me about it a few days ago” lol. Now I better go post a comment on the original video for anyone else wondering….
I just bought a Hawarthia cooperii truncala with those transparent windows. I was under the impression that these plants should not receive direct sunlight and that it could burn them because of the windows.
That Burro tail like plant-is it as fragile as a a Burro tail plant?
There is so much conflicting info out there when it comes to succulents in my experience, and it drives me crazy. So I try and make sense of it by researching their natural environments, and in nature, some species of Haworthia are found growing in direct sun and others in part sun/part shade, but they're native to South Africa in areas of very intense light and heat during Summer months. So it is reasonable to assume many of them could tolerate direct light in your home, but as I always say, acclimation is key and adjusting based on what you see happening during acclimation is also important. I've actually seen pictures of the variety you own in the wild half buried in sand with only the 'windows' above the surface getting the direct sunlight. As part of acclimating, my retusa is currently 3 ft back from a west window so it's getting a lot of direct afternoon sun and so far so good. As for the sedum, nowhere near as sensitive to being moved as the Burrow tail! After doing some more extensive research, I actually think it is a Sedum dasyphyllum major.
I went shopping unattended and now I'm the proud owner of a bunch of pots... I even managed to bring home a 4 inch succulent globe terrarium and I own 0 succulents so I put that on my son's bed in hopes he'll have a use 😬 cacti? Though.... I could go take it back before he knows and then put cuttings of all my pothos in and they could hang out 🤔 or buy some air plants 🤪 send help! It's a plant emergency 🤣🤣🤣
I literally went to the store to get a single pot to fit in my basket and some cactus soil... How does this happen? Let's not mention the trunk was full of plants for outside 😳
Lol! Yep, that’s pretty much how it always happens. I personally prefer air plants in terrariums just cause I think it’s lower maintenance. Truth be told I’ve never taken mine out of mine and they’ve been in there for nearly two years. I just use a mister and give a good spray of water in there twice a week and they’ve done fine with that.
@@AlohaPlantLife If I see air plants for s decent price 😍 I always wondered how to keep them humid enough on the typical open mounts but this makes so much sense!
I need someone who knows more about the geo plant, that beautiful purple plant that is new and im having a terrible time trying to figure it out. So if anyone has a geo that is doing well...HELP....thank you cause i love it and dont want them to die. I have 3 of them
Hi Suzanne, I'm going to repost this on my community tab too for you so maybe it will reach more people. I don't currently own one (primarily because they were so new to the houseplant world I wanted to wait to see how they did for people as houseplants first) but they're absolutely gorgeous!