What did you guys think of these hacks? Drop videos you want me to react to down below, and don't forget to grab a copy of my book if you want the TRUE hacks: bit.ly/epicgardenbook
Just my opinion, dear Kevin. I appreciate the thought and your loving purpose of showing this to us, but I guess you shouldn't do a reaction video. It think you don't have to entertain things like those. Plus, people are wiser now. Also, videos from reliable sources are everywhere. I believe they are/were only on hit (before) because the videos are/were short and edited that show "instant" result.
We need to laugh especially these days when everyone is trying to hard to stay happy stuck at home. Do what makes you happy and I say thank you because it did make me smile and laugh I am sure lots of others too. So thank you!!!!
That's actually not true at all! There are quite a few things in human physiology that are "upside down" and those things are actually detrimental. Those things just cant be flipped around. Just like you cant put the earth above our heads. Maybe we are nature's way of fixing it since we are the ones that can contain and hang "earth".
Reasons for everything. Here's a thought, the sun is above us. Plants need the sun. Would it be a good idea to block the light source with roots? And therefore, plants develope capillaries to draw moisture and nutrition upwards. Just as its stem grows upwards. Upside down just puts strain on the plants. Its only use is to make harvesting and growing vines more easily for us humans. The plants don't like it, and will do everything in their power to fix the 'root' of the problem.
Of course the Aloe Vera, the succulent who prefers drier, less nutritious, hardy environments, would love to sit in a soggy, rotting banana! *What could possibly go wrong?* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kevin: "I'm not an expert, I would never call myself an expert, but I have been gardening for 10 years now" Me: "grows first salad leaves ever: I'm definitely an expert now 😎"
Or me, having *not* gardened in about 20 years, finally getting off my butt and putting in a bunch of summer and winter squash (2 of each. It's a lot of squash), Now I'm trying to plan for next year and getting all excited about it!
"Just know how much water your plants need and don't give them more than that." Me: *cradles my chronically over-watered aloe plant* look, I didn't come here to be attacked
I always over-water everything, I don't know, I just cant stop myself. Untill I can see the water (a.k.a. the whole pot is filled with water) I assume he hasn't had enough.
I normally bottom water with a saucer. I only give enough to cover the bottom of the saucer. If the saucer is empty I know my plant wants more water. Cactuses are harder, but I have some Christmas Cactuses I water virtually once a month. These plants retain water really well (super thick leaves) so they font need a lot and too much can make them literally rot away
Widdekuu91 you might want to look into growing water lilies. 😂 Or bamboo, try bamboo. You would probably have a good experience with bamboo. I have so many arid climate plants in the house and the only thing keeping me from over watering them is the fact I give my tiny orchid one ice cube a week and only allow myself to water everyone else that same day. Except for the succulents who I have to remember every third week. But it's hard. I over watered some seedlings I was trying one week where we had nothing but cold rainy days and thus poor light inside so they got a smige of mold on top. They weren't happy.
Might not be a waste. Banana is full of sugar/simple carbs like molasses. The banana could be feeding the aloe with the sugar and potassium. It might not be bullshit. It's like that old trick of putting a rose cutting in a potato.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Did you watch the video? Yes, eventually the nutrients will be released from the banana, but it will take a very long time in an indoor pot, as it needs to decompose completely to the molecular level in order to be available. You're better off eating the banana and using the energy yourself to put the peel in a compost bin. The banana will just get mouldy at the surface, attract files, and actually slow down the growth of the plant because it needs to grow its roots further to actually access the available nutrients in the compost.
Actually plants have sensory organs too. They have what's called graviperception via certain gravity-sensitive granular particles in the cells, coupled with their cytoskeleton, some calcium channels etc. (I'm not going into further detail here) to actually detect their current position relative to gravity and thus orient themselves correctly. If you put your plants upside down, they very well recognize that, get stressed and will constantly try to correct their twisted position by growing upwards (and their roots will grow downwards) When I studied molecular and cell biology one of our science groups was working on better understanding graviperception. They worked with the algae Euglena (a single-cell model organism) and built a small satellite to study what a lack of gravity in space would do to Euglena's behaviour, growth and propagation.
@@spooky9327 Would probably need a proper experiment where you mounted the light source on floor, not 100% convinced. My indoor plants always grow towards light source and stretch towards anywhere in canopy with highest PAR values.
Yeah, I've been a gardener for over 35 years (both professionally and at home). I've seen all sorts of crazy ideas with regard to planting non-trailing plants in inappropriate containers, trying to get them to hang down. Seldom works effectively, certainly not in the long term. Even a climbing plant, forced to trail in such a pot and disadvantaged by the weight of its long stems will start searching around for supports and orientate itself upright again. Like the man said - the macrame pot holder was good. I'm not so confident about the coat hanger trellis though. People might be tempted to put that outside, or maybe misting it, and I can see a lot of those rusting.
Wish I'd have known this 7 years ago! My family bought 2 large Queen Anne Palm trees and tried to grow them sort of criss-crossing each other.... like a giant arch that crossed at the top. It was an idea we saw at this fancy hotel behind their pool, and we tried it behind ours. But no matter how diagonally we planted them, they would correct and grow straight up. And palm trees are SOLID- you can't really bend them. Anyway, we finally just let them do what they were going to do and stopped trying to mess with nature. Nature always wins.
I love this guy's whole vibe... "why not just plant the aloe in the soil and eat the banana?" ... "OR you could just water your plants appropriately" 🤣🤣🤣
@@60secondgaming21 Where do you live? What kind of soil do you have? That's ... not potting soil. I'm not sure what you think it is, but potting soil has no weeds (it's sterilized for that reason), beneficial bacteria (I'm sure there are viruses as well, but most soil borne pathogens are easily dealt with by washing your hands well, and making sure your tetanus shot is up to date.) and, sure, there may be some "sphagnum moss", or peat moss or something. Neither of which are actual moss, though. Sphagnum is an epiphyte that loves the humid and heat of The South and is good for lightening a soil mix, but generally used as a top dressing to make things prettier. Peat moss is the partially decomposed plant matter that is cut out of peat bogs. It's used as an ingredient in potting soil mixes because it is still high in potential nutritive value and used to be considered fantastic for potted plants. These days, because peat bogs are protected by different treaties and considered endangered biomes, yuo're more likely to see coir or coconut husk as an additive or top dressing.
Ive never bothered with seed starter mix it's never worked for me i just throw my seeds in the dirt im going to grow my plants in. It's always worked better for me that way
My brother and I made pepper spray for our plants. We boiled habaneros and onions in a big pot, put it in a spray bottle, and sprayed the perimeter plus some trouble areas. Literally nothing ate our food anymore! It wasn't really a problem with us eating it either, we just rinsed off our fruits and veggies (like you should) and it was fine.
You and the channel "How to Cook That" should talk to each other. She debunks these crazy hack-videos all the time, and her latest one exposes that these all come from a company in Russia. It's pretty interesting!
Blossom is notorious for putting anything and everything in their videos whether or not it’s even true. All they want is views. Not to actually spread great advice. My friends share these videos all the time and it drives me nuts.
They’re like 5-Minute Crafts, just garbage content farms that sometimes even share dangerous “hacks”. How To Cook That has done several videos debunking their fake food videos.
Ye, reminds me if these awful programming career advice facebook memes you see going around. They drive me mad also. Hay, wanna be a programmer? Code all night and drink red bull. NO, no and no. Get good sleep, eat healthy. When your brain is at its peak you code better. Tired/stressed/hungry/ill programmers struggle more.
I had 6 pots of herbs that were gifted to me. I was trying to grow them indoors (previously had been planted in the ground). They had mites so I whipped up a batch of cayenne pepper, and garlic spray. It had about a quarter teaspoon of dawn dishsoap in it, too. So I put the flat of plants in my bathtub and go to work spraying the foliage really thoroughly. The spray is super potent! Halfway through the job my foot slipped and I fell forward into the spicy cloud of bug killing garlic-pepperspray. And I gasped (unintentionally) and ended up inhaling the spray. Yea, that was a hard lesson learned. Holy Miley that hurt! I didn't stop coughing for over an hour. Every breath was excruciating. Also, I think it would be totally possible to diy your own personal protection spray. My research and development experience with this may come in handy some day. Lol.
Banana peels, are like, my worms favorite food. Have you seen the hacks that bake the peels until dry, then grind them? The powder is supposed to increase the potassium bioavailability.
@@rahman113 I decided to use the air fryer to dry some peels. Just had too many to feed to worms all at once and out of freezer space to store for later. I would have used the sun, but I had a rodent problem last year that seems to be resolved. Leaving food out just seems risky.
My hubby was in the bathroom one day and yelled "Hey, u might want to see this video all about cool ways to grow plants! I'll send it to u" I laughed my ass off, but thought it was sweet that he thought of me😂🥰✌ but when I watched it. Omg I laughed harder!😂🤦🏼♀️ Thank you for making this, so I can show him!👍💚
He's not wrong though when he says succulents will live a surprisingly long time in awful conditions. They'll probably last a good few months tbh, especially if you soak them every couple weeks.
That's like saying to yourself, "why should I get this video game if I'm not going to play it eventually" or "why should I buy this book if it's just going to sit on my shelf next week?" Hobbies man. Plants are so amazing to watch and they are alive! You're taking care of something that doesn't need constant attention or makes noise and it gives you a nice look to your home space :)
Shower scrubbies work better. If you clip them apart, it's a double layer mesh tube. Single or doubled, I use them for lining cheap mesh baskets to plant in. Hit the dollar store at end of season for some colorful deals.
This was fun and informative! I like how you showed kindness in your reactions. You'd make a good therapist: you're able to call out behaviors that don't really make sense, while explaining why in the kindest, most respectful way. Good job!
Sheev MuhQueen, they’re a content farm. They just churn out videos of things that seem like they might work in a format that appeals to people who want simple and easy. There are several companies like this. 5-Minute Crafts and So Yummy are the same type of crap.
Isn't there a very specific reason to put painkillers on plants? Like a particular issue? Or am I thinking of a cut flower hack? Maybe it's cut flowers that benefits from Aspirin.
maybe its the frantic way he starts and stops the videos. let it play for more than 3 secs before you start speculating. you will have your answer in the next 2 seconds
Started watching your channel about a month ago when my pantry potatoes sprouted. I know they have growth inhibitors but given that they would have gone to waste I decided to plant them and they actually are in the early stages of growing out of the soil! One is already a couple inches tall with leaves beginning to grow! My first gardening (because of quarantine) but I started to grow some peas as well!
I have some I’m cutting tonight to plant this weekend from the store. I’m just wondering how much growth inhibitor there can be if they are growing on my kitchen counter.
@@jackkook7349 make your own. I boil eggshells and vegetable trimmings together in my egg and veggie water/ cast of canning liquid, put it in an empty container after cooling and keep it in the fridge or freeze it till i need to use it. Right now im putting the smallest amounts of volcanic sea salt in the boiling water to up the sulfuric and sodium content slightly for my fern. It's working really well!!!! Kevin has videos on it on his channel as well as amanda from planterina.
Me: A woman in San Diego who has never met a guy cute or otherwise who's into plants Kevin: "I live a mile away from downtown San Diego" Me: They exist!
Don't forget to try a gardening club. I used to belong to one that had some really fun regular meetings. I even thought about going for Master Gardener certification. You can search online for the club closest to you. Or, like @Shalon Hutchison said: Farmers Markets, garden shops, the plant/garden area in large DIY shops (Lowe's, Home Depot, whatever you have near you). If you're stuck at home, try looking online- there are amazing resources that allow you to meet like minded people and learn something - Dave's Garden is the one that comes immediately to mind (davesgarden.com/ ).
My 5 year old chose this Blossom video to watch with me yesterday because he knows I love working with plants. As we watched it, I wondered how many people actually took these tips to heart & tried them. Funny that you reacted to it today though. Great video again Kevin!
“Ohhh ok come on guys” lol This is too funny. I love this and thanks for debunking it. I see a lot of people doing weird things and I’m just like “but why?”
1:38 the aloe will die due to the fungus mold and bacteria that's in the banana during decomposing the result is that they get another aloe with roots and put it in there
I just have to say, I truly appreciate how you present information. You acknowledge your limitations, while also establishing what you DO know in a way that makes it accessible. I've binged a lot of your videos because of it. I used to intern at a place that kept a small heritage/heirloom seed library and got some seeds from it. I'm excited to use the info from your channel to cultivate my own garden space :D
Loving your vids, bro. I'm north of you in the bay area, but you're offering tons of great knowledge from beginner all the way to advanced techniques. Thank you!
5:06 also plants generally try to grow upwards, as that’s usually the best way to get more light. How do you think seedlings find their way out of the soil?
I love how accessibly you talk about the nutrient cycle, and how elements are available for use by different organisms when they’re in different forms!
I appreciate all the information with the added bonus of being entertained. I’m literally laughing out loud to your comments about these hacks! Thank you!
I really enjoy all of your videos that I've watched so far. You're an excellent gardener, and humble. I've worked with a few "master growers", that only have experience with one species. Thank you!!!
Congratulations on the 400K subscribers ☺️ I often thought these "hack" videos looked like more trouble than they were worth, glad I watched you "officially" debunk them 😄
That is awesome, i have been gardening and growing indoor plants for more than 20 years since i was very little. I don't consider myself an expert either, but i do love plants very much. They take a very big part in my heart 😊 thank you fot this amazing videos and opening peoples eyes.
That terrarium style works super well for cloning roses. I do this with cut up plastic bottles and rose cuttings. Tylenol doesn’t work but aspirin on tomatoes works great.
This was fun. I actually watch gardening videos and pick apart the b.s.. I have found half a dozen gardeners that actually know what's what. Thank you Sir.
I just bought this book and previewed it, IM IN LOVEEEEEEE i grow inner city in my homes backyard and this book makes perfect sense for me!!! Thank you for being you and putting this book out!!
the Blossom youtube channel is connected with the 5-minute craft youtube channel that is also propagating a heapload of fallacies in all the communities it has so far gotten into.
You may have found one of the better “hack” videos. I have seen some that all 20 things they do are a bad plan. Lol! Love the video and would like to see more! Good for a laugh in these crazy times if nothing else! ❤️
Thank you for this! I am new to gardening and the amount of misinformation out there is not only widespread but can also really discourage people from an awesome hobby like gardening.
Thank You. You saved me some time, because I did check that video out. Thanks for being around... and in these times... -I'm one of those that finally started a balcony garden this year... -you know, you put a few videos out for peeps like me that have been incredibly helpful at this time.
This reminds me of How to Cook That (which I have been following lately) debunking cooking/baking chanels similar to how these hacks are represented but for gardening edition.. Thank you for debunking these kinds of hacks as well. True. I find it easier to remember to water just right than remind myself there's multiple hacks to avoid overwatering my plants 🤦🏻♀️
you. are. great. haha i appreciate this.. I am getting into gardening and hydroponics in my home in LA and I am grateful for all the info and inspiration you are sharing!
I think the pill dissolved in the spray bottle was aspirin. Though seems to be the wrong application. The only plant I've seen sprayed with aspirin is tomatoes.
Also, i was under the impression that was to trick the plant into thinking it was under attack, and boost it's immune system. Keeping the plant from getting 'lax'
@@BeckJoseR Agreed, from what I understand it's only useful for tomato plants, not your generic indoor plants. www.therustedgarden.com/blogs/vegetable-gardening-tips-blog/how-to-use-aspirin-salicylic-acid-to-trigger-tomato-defenses-why-is-this-a-good-thing-beef-up-the-beefsteaks www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625661/Problems-growing-tomatoes-Feed-ASPIRIN-say-scientists-fight-disease-boost-yield.html I wholly recognize that dailymail is not a super legitimate source of information, but the basic concept has been expressed and reiterated with aspirin sprays.
My Grandpa would boil down crushed garlic and hot peppers and spray the whole garden with it! Bugs would go nowhere near it! But you had to respray after hard rains.
Great video and well-delivered! These are hard to do without coming off like a hater. Love your content and delivery. Going to watch more!! New subscriber who has only found one worthwhile “hack” and that’s discovering there are the little push in parts at the ends of aluminum foil rolls to keep the roll from falling out. There is a reason the word “hack” - attributed to people, haircuts, horses, or computers (and now plants) maintains its negative connotation.
Every spring, I get excited about gardening and do the upside down tomato thing. I don't know why as I always get sub-par results. Brainwashed by marketing.
Love your scientific approach. As a compost and garden educator, I find that videos like this that debunk the silly, not-even-close-to-scientific videos are a fabulous treasure. Thank you for helping people to understand how plants ACTUALLY grow.
"my plant looked stressed so i gave it a xannax! its the calmest plant ever now" haha jk drugs r bad mmmkay.. cool break down. id like to hear you thoughts on all the "natural rooting" methods other then just the banana, i heard aloe, cinnamon power, asprin etc etc. also so many grow light "test" videos out there most of them drive me wonko as a indoor grower with 20+ years of exp. (and im no expert either) thanks epic gradening. always enjoy your planty content
i've tried that macrame plant holder and the when the plants grew the pots fall over and when watering-- the runoff makes a mess. try honey on a rose stem and pushed into a tater. ha.
I bought your book. Had some kindle credits laying around. If it's as good as I think it'll be I'll be back for a signed copy. I wanna say thank you though. Plenty of people are doing this but your videos are so easy to digest. Please never stop
In terms of the potassium “hack” I’ve been told you can leave banana skin/peel in a jar of water for awhile and then water the plants with that water 😁 not sure if it actually helps though based on what Kevin said in the video
Thank you! I saw that and .. I know black tea (with all of it's acidic properties) can help some plants. But I feed it to my chickens (along with a bunch of kitchen waste and supplemented by feed) who turn it into eggs, and chicken poop for the garden (after being composted, of course).
@Christopher Wallbank Everything that was once living, or part of something living, that goes through my kitchen ends up given to the chickens. Once they finish with it, it (usually) goes to the compost pile before being mixed in with plants. I oopsed with this year's summer garden. I didn't wait long enough for all of the nitrogen to mellow a bit and ended up with The Summer Squash That Ate East Texas. All leaves - enormous leaves - and vines. Only a handful of actual squash, and most of those rotted on the vine. Very hard lesson learned. Yes, our coffee grounds do go to the chickens/compost pile. Like I mentioned, everything that was once alive ends up there.
All these “hack channels” like Blossom just take all the viewers and attention from the good channels with real knowledge. Support 👏🏼 professional 👏🏼 channels 👏🏼 like this one!
I watched this Blossom video a few weeks ago and developed a new bald spot from all the head-scratching wondering, "Why in the world are they doing this??" You didn't even get to their bizarre graftings at the end. An apple tree coming out of a corn stalk or something - weird, pointless stuff. Great vid, dude! Happy growing!
I'm growing upside down this year but the Everglade tomatoes get 12' long or longer and that leaves me more space for flowers in the garden. Also doing dwarf okra and various peppers hanging upside down.Our season is short in Vermont. I grow for the local food shelf, friends and family too.
I'm so happy to see when someone with experience debunks BS hacks. Too many people believe this crazy garbage and then either hurt themselves or give up on something they might have enjoyed because the results from the "hacks" disappoint them. Love your channel!
What did you guys think of these hacks? Drop videos you want me to react to down below, and don't forget to grab a copy of my book if you want the TRUE hacks: bit.ly/epicgardenbook
Just my opinion, dear Kevin. I appreciate the thought and your loving purpose of showing this to us, but I guess you shouldn't do a reaction video. It think you don't have to entertain things like those. Plus, people are wiser now. Also, videos from reliable sources are everywhere. I believe they are/were only on hit (before) because the videos are/were short and edited that show "instant" result.
We need to laugh especially these days when everyone is trying to hard to stay happy stuck at home. Do what makes you happy and I say thank you because it did make me smile and laugh I am sure lots of others too. So thank you!!!!
Valid, I appreciate the feedback!
Thanks!
This made me laugh, thank you! 😁
If plants absorbed more nutrients when upside down, nature would have sorted that by now.
That's actually not true at all!
There are quite a few things in human physiology that are "upside down" and those things are actually detrimental.
Those things just cant be flipped around. Just like you cant put the earth above our heads.
Maybe we are nature's way of fixing it since we are the ones that can contain and hang "earth".
@@3_up_moon Dumbest thing I've ever read.
@@maziedelsordo2114 you need to be more clear
Reasons for everything. Here's a thought, the sun is above us. Plants need the sun. Would it be a good idea to block the light source with roots?
And therefore, plants develope capillaries to draw moisture and nutrition upwards. Just as its stem grows upwards.
Upside down just puts strain on the plants. Its only use is to make harvesting and growing vines more easily for us humans. The plants don't like it, and will do everything in their power to fix the 'root' of the problem.
Jake Sangria They DO say it absorbs it better. Look at 5:08.
And eventually fall down.
The "grown" aloe they show isn't even the same species they started out with lmao
It works so well that it can cause rapid evolution, obviously.
@@cooperolm9687 Of course! How could I be so blind?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I noticed it the first time I watched it...
Of course the Aloe Vera, the succulent who prefers drier, less nutritious, hardy environments, would love to sit in a soggy, rotting banana! *What could possibly go wrong?* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kevin: "I'm not an expert, I would never call myself an expert, but I have been gardening for 10 years now"
Me: "grows first salad leaves ever: I'm definitely an expert now 😎"
Oh yeah 😂
Or me, having *not* gardened in about 20 years, finally getting off my butt and putting in a bunch of summer and winter squash (2 of each. It's a lot of squash),
Now I'm trying to plan for next year and getting all excited about it!
Hahaha!
@ the Dunning-Kruger effect 😂😂
That’s how I felt and then I got a bunch of new plants and they all died 😭😭😂😭🥺😅
"Just know how much water your plants need and don't give them more than that."
Me: *cradles my chronically over-watered aloe plant* look, I didn't come here to be attacked
I always over-water everything, I don't know, I just cant stop myself. Untill I can see the water (a.k.a. the whole pot is filled with water) I assume he hasn't had enough.
I normally bottom water with a saucer. I only give enough to cover the bottom of the saucer. If the saucer is empty I know my plant wants more water. Cactuses are harder, but I have some Christmas Cactuses I water virtually once a month. These plants retain water really well (super thick leaves) so they font need a lot and too much can make them literally rot away
You should see my spider plan 😭 Of course, doesn't help it's near my kettle (space problems)
I love your username. And I also have a chronically overwatered aloe! 😂
Widdekuu91 you might want to look into growing water lilies. 😂 Or bamboo, try bamboo. You would probably have a good experience with bamboo.
I have so many arid climate plants in the house and the only thing keeping me from over watering them is the fact I give my tiny orchid one ice cube a week and only allow myself to water everyone else that same day. Except for the succulents who I have to remember every third week. But it's hard. I over watered some seedlings I was trying one week where we had nothing but cold rainy days and thus poor light inside so they got a smige of mold on top. They weren't happy.
I appreciate Kevin's objection to the waste of a perfectly good banana.
Absolutely. Not the mention the banana will rot and attract fruit flies. And mold.
Might not be a waste. Banana is full of sugar/simple carbs like molasses. The banana could be feeding the aloe with the sugar and potassium. It might not be bullshit. It's like that old trick of putting a rose cutting in a potato.
I know thats like a $120,000 investment destroyed :/
@@SuP3rpRiNc3sSa Maybe not but, it does waste your time.😆
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Did you watch the video? Yes, eventually the nutrients will be released from the banana, but it will take a very long time in an indoor pot, as it needs to decompose completely to the molecular level in order to be available. You're better off eating the banana and using the energy yourself to put the peel in a compost bin. The banana will just get mouldy at the surface, attract files, and actually slow down the growth of the plant because it needs to grow its roots further to actually access the available nutrients in the compost.
“This is SO obviously dumb” you’re so soft spoken it doesn’t even sound like an insult 😭
Hahaha yes! I was trying to figure out how to phrase it lol!
LOL
Exactly!
LETS, GET INTO IT!
@Brit & Patrick & Son Haven & Mullen & Mullen, I legit found this guy by searching "soothing gardening videos" and the result did not disappoint!
Actually plants have sensory organs too. They have what's called graviperception via certain gravity-sensitive granular particles in the cells, coupled with their cytoskeleton, some calcium channels etc. (I'm not going into further detail here) to actually detect their current position relative to gravity and thus orient themselves correctly.
If you put your plants upside down, they very well recognize that, get stressed and will constantly try to correct their twisted position by growing upwards (and their roots will grow downwards)
When I studied molecular and cell biology one of our science groups was working on better understanding graviperception. They worked with the algae Euglena (a single-cell model organism) and built a small satellite to study what a lack of gravity in space would do to Euglena's behaviour, growth and propagation.
so what happened to that algae? I like reading science stuff :D
That's very interesting. Never knew that
@@spooky9327 Would probably need a proper experiment where you mounted the light source on floor, not 100% convinced. My indoor plants always grow towards light source and stretch towards anywhere in canopy with highest PAR values.
Yeah, I've been a gardener for over 35 years (both professionally and at home). I've seen all sorts of crazy ideas with regard to planting non-trailing plants in inappropriate containers, trying to get them to hang down. Seldom works effectively, certainly not in the long term. Even a climbing plant, forced to trail in such a pot and disadvantaged by the weight of its long stems will start searching around for supports and orientate itself upright again.
Like the man said - the macrame pot holder was good. I'm not so confident about the coat hanger trellis though. People might be tempted to put that outside, or maybe misting it, and I can see a lot of those rusting.
Wish I'd have known this 7 years ago! My family bought 2 large Queen Anne Palm trees and tried to grow them sort of criss-crossing each other.... like a giant arch that crossed at the top. It was an idea we saw at this fancy hotel behind their pool, and we tried it behind ours. But no matter how diagonally we planted them, they would correct and grow straight up. And palm trees are SOLID- you can't really bend them. Anyway, we finally just let them do what they were going to do and stopped trying to mess with nature. Nature always wins.
I love this guy's whole vibe... "why not just plant the aloe in the soil and eat the banana?" ... "OR you could just water your plants appropriately" 🤣🤣🤣
This is the best hack you will ever need: Just stick it in the right soil, and wait.
That's how I propagate my aloes!
Lol
And water carefully. Or use a pot with good drainage.
Meh soil is full with weeds, virus, moss
@@60secondgaming21 Where do you live? What kind of soil do you have?
That's ... not potting soil. I'm not sure what you think it is, but potting soil has no weeds (it's sterilized for that reason), beneficial bacteria (I'm sure there are viruses as well, but most soil borne pathogens are easily dealt with by washing your hands well, and making sure your tetanus shot is up to date.) and, sure, there may be some "sphagnum moss", or peat moss or something. Neither of which are actual moss, though.
Sphagnum is an epiphyte that loves the humid and heat of The South and is good for lightening a soil mix, but generally used as a top dressing to make things prettier.
Peat moss is the partially decomposed plant matter that is cut out of peat bogs. It's used as an ingredient in potting soil mixes because it is still high in potential nutritive value and used to be considered fantastic for potted plants. These days, because peat bogs are protected by different treaties and considered endangered biomes, yuo're more likely to see coir or coconut husk as an additive or top dressing.
Not to mention they put a pea in the tea bag and a bean sprouted
They ALWAYS do that
Wait, your peas DON'T turn into beans?
Blarg6306 no ofc not. my peas grow into gingerbread houses, did you try putting your peas in rice? if that didnt work at least you have a good meal 🥴
they actually planted a mung bean
Ive never bothered with seed starter mix it's never worked for me i just throw my seeds in the dirt im going to grow my plants in. It's always worked better for me that way
The succulent tray: “I can’t hate on that...they’ll eventually die, but-“ 😂😂
My brother and I made pepper spray for our plants. We boiled habaneros and onions in a big pot, put it in a spray bottle, and sprayed the perimeter plus some trouble areas. Literally nothing ate our food anymore! It wasn't really a problem with us eating it either, we just rinsed off our fruits and veggies (like you should) and it was fine.
You and the channel "How to Cook That" should talk to each other. She debunks these crazy hack-videos all the time, and her latest one exposes that these all come from a company in Russia. It's pretty interesting!
Kristi Darby, the one where her husband does a bit of investigative journalism?
Yep I'd love to collab. They're both my top favorite 2 for destroying these content farm channels.
5 minute crafts has joined the chat
Yes she is so cool
Yes! Her videos when she tries their cooking 'hacks' are great!
Blossom is notorious for putting anything and everything in their videos whether or not it’s even true. All they want is views. Not to actually spread great advice. My friends share these videos all the time and it drives me nuts.
Yeah totally!
They’re like 5-Minute Crafts, just garbage content farms that sometimes even share dangerous “hacks”. How To Cook That has done several videos debunking their fake food videos.
@@evilsharkey8954 I like Anne's debunking videos!
I thought blossom was a sitcom in 1990
Ye, reminds me if these awful programming career advice facebook memes you see going around. They drive me mad also. Hay, wanna be a programmer? Code all night and drink red bull. NO, no and no. Get good sleep, eat healthy. When your brain is at its peak you code better. Tired/stressed/hungry/ill programmers struggle more.
I had 6 pots of herbs that were gifted to me. I was trying to grow them indoors (previously had been planted in the ground). They had mites so I whipped up a batch of cayenne pepper, and garlic spray. It had about a quarter teaspoon of dawn dishsoap in it, too.
So I put the flat of plants in my bathtub and go to work spraying the foliage really thoroughly. The spray is super potent! Halfway through the job my foot slipped and I fell forward into the spicy cloud of bug killing garlic-pepperspray. And I gasped (unintentionally) and ended up inhaling the spray.
Yea, that was a hard lesson learned.
Holy Miley that hurt!
I didn't stop coughing for over an hour. Every breath was excruciating.
Also, I think it would be totally possible to diy your own personal protection spray. My research and development experience with this may come in handy some day. Lol.
TL:DR; "to a degree this works, but it's so easy to just do it right that you might as well not bother"
As soon as you said “Blossom” , I thought to myself “this will be funny”
Eat the banana, and compost the peel 👍🏻
Banana peels, are like, my worms favorite food. Have you seen the hacks that bake the peels until dry, then grind them? The powder is supposed to increase the potassium bioavailability.
@@robinpatterson8659 could do with sunlight but aye
@@rahman113 I decided to use the air fryer to dry some peels. Just had too many to feed to worms all at once and out of freezer space to store for later. I would have used the sun, but I had a rodent problem last year that seems to be resolved. Leaving food out just seems risky.
@Nathan Mitchell In your kitchen. If only you had praying mantis there. ;)
and add maure to the soil ;)
My hubby was in the bathroom one day and yelled "Hey, u might want to see this video all about cool ways to grow plants! I'll send it to u" I laughed my ass off, but thought it was sweet that he thought of me😂🥰✌ but when I watched it. Omg I laughed harder!😂🤦🏼♀️ Thank you for making this, so I can show him!👍💚
"They will eventually die but it's cute" What's the point in spending money on plants just to kill them in a few weeks?
If you rotate those cuttings in the magnets, you can just start new plants with them. They don't have to die.
He's not wrong though when he says succulents will live a surprisingly long time in awful conditions. They'll probably last a good few months tbh, especially if you soak them every couple weeks.
aren't we all
That's like saying to yourself, "why should I get this video game if I'm not going to play it eventually" or "why should I buy this book if it's just going to sit on my shelf next week?" Hobbies man. Plants are so amazing to watch and they are alive! You're taking care of something that doesn't need constant attention or makes noise and it gives you a nice look to your home space :)
If you used something like a film canister, you could probably fill them with an actual growing medium and have them live longer.
Your reactions are hilarious. “Pantyhose? 🤔 I‘ve got plenty of that at my house.” 😂
LOL shh
Just imagine what roleplay is going on under wraps lol
I didn't catch that 😂😂
Shower scrubbies work better. If you clip them apart, it's a double layer mesh tube. Single or doubled, I use them for lining cheap mesh baskets to plant in. Hit the dollar store at end of season for some colorful deals.
This was fun and informative! I like how you showed kindness in your reactions. You'd make a good therapist: you're able to call out behaviors that don't really make sense, while explaining why in the kindest, most respectful way. Good job!
Oh thank you!
@@epicgardening please be my therapist. I want you to ask me “and how do you feel about that?”
My sister is always tagging me in these because she knows I like to garden, and I don’t have the heart to tell her they’re. Not good. 😆
Awe, at least her intentions are good 🤷🏻♀️
He is forgetting that blossom once recommended people to brush there teeth with molten hot glue
LOL WHAT
@@epicgardening Its true, and bleaching strawberries 😨
Are you kidding?
Don't forget how it recommended skittles and vodka for children
NOOOOO are you serious! 😂 that’s horrible. No wonder kids do these wild things! Ah! Nooooo.
My monstrous aloe vera defies their sad banana logic.
They also take forever to break down
Blossom strikes me as a retooling of a failed stock video business.
Sheev MuhQueen, they’re a content farm. They just churn out videos of things that seem like they might work in a format that appeals to people who want simple and easy. There are several companies like this. 5-Minute Crafts and So Yummy are the same type of crap.
@@evilsharkey8954 and they are created by the same company.
"I'm no expert, but I grow enough food to feed myself." You're silly.
He's more like a journeyman a master/expert has bred a new consistent hybrid
Acetominophen is actually the best remedy when your spider plant has a wicked hangover. Don't forget the gatorade! 🤦♀️
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Isn't there a very specific reason to put painkillers on plants? Like a particular issue?
Or am I thinking of a cut flower hack? Maybe it's cut flowers that benefits from Aspirin.
Nicole A-z yes, I’ve heard the same. Couple of different things aspirin can do good for plants because of the willow bark in aspirin.
It's for when you drunkingly water your plant with vodka and are trying to fix your mistakes
the 7 dislikes are from the Blossom team bc no one takes them seriously :/
and ppl that bought into this crap but refuse to admit they got tricked.
maybe its the frantic way he starts and stops the videos. let it play for more than 3 secs before you start speculating. you will have your answer in the next 2 seconds
Started watching your channel about a month ago when my pantry potatoes sprouted. I know they have growth inhibitors but given that they would have gone to waste I decided to plant them and they actually are in the early stages of growing out of the soil! One is already a couple inches tall with leaves beginning to grow! My first gardening (because of quarantine) but I started to grow some peas as well!
NICE! Love to hear this
@@epicgardening I just wanted to know one thing. What can I do if I'm unable to get fertilizer?
I have some I’m cutting tonight to plant this weekend from the store. I’m just wondering how much growth inhibitor there can be if they are growing on my kitchen counter.
@@jackkook7349 make your own. I boil eggshells and vegetable trimmings together in my egg and veggie water/ cast of canning liquid, put it in an empty container after cooling and keep it in the fridge or freeze it till i need to use it.
Right now im putting the smallest amounts of volcanic sea salt in the boiling water to up the sulfuric and sodium content slightly for my fern. It's working really well!!!! Kevin has videos on it on his channel as well as amanda from planterina.
@@ambrosevictoria8229 thanks!
1:56 the way he said "take a plant that likes sand/dry soil and put into a BAnaNA " killed me 😂😂😂
Me: A woman in San Diego who has never met a guy cute or otherwise who's into plants
Kevin: "I live a mile away from downtown San Diego"
Me: They exist!
LOL
lasted this made my day, 😅
If you wanna meet gardeners.. you gotta frequent garden shops. And farmers markets.
Don't forget to try a gardening club. I used to belong to one that had some really fun regular meetings. I even thought about going for Master Gardener certification. You can search online for the club closest to you.
Or, like @Shalon Hutchison said: Farmers Markets, garden shops, the plant/garden area in large DIY shops (Lowe's, Home Depot, whatever you have near you).
If you're stuck at home, try looking online- there are amazing resources that allow you to meet like minded people and learn something - Dave's Garden is the one that comes immediately to mind (davesgarden.com/ ).
I had to read that three times to realize you didn't mean you had never seen a cute guy and neither a person into plants.
I beg you to do a video on “11 gardening hacks that will blow your mind away” by LifeHackz. Please. I need this.
I'll go take a look!
Ooh that’ll be cool! I second this!
My 5 year old chose this Blossom video to watch with me yesterday because he knows I love working with plants. As we watched it, I wondered how many people actually took these tips to heart & tried them. Funny that you reacted to it today though. Great video again Kevin!
That is awesome! They're ahead of their time ;)
The most impressive thing about the aloe hack, is that the aloe magically turned into a different species of aloe. lol
Wait! that aloe when it was “grown” was a whole different species!!
Oh noooooo 🤦♀️ I’m glad you saw that. I’m so new to plants I didn’t even notice. Lol
“Ohhh ok come on guys” lol This is too funny. I love this and thanks for debunking it. I see a lot of people doing weird things and I’m just like “but why?”
Always over complicating!
I love that, it's like the baker (terrible at remembering names) who disproves "5 minutes kitchen hacks". More real information, please! Great video
Glad you liked it!
How To Cook That. She’s debunked some Blossom cooking videos. I like seeing professionals debunk these trash “hack” videos.
Ann Riorden, she is fantastic.
anne read
1:38 the aloe will die due to the fungus mold and bacteria that's in the banana during decomposing the result is that they get another aloe with roots and put it in there
i love how soft spoken you are even when debunking garbage! so soothing and educational 😍
This video was so helpful. I’m glad I didn’t waste my time trying out these “hacks”. Thank you 🦋🌸
Glad it was helpful!
I just have to say, I truly appreciate how you present information. You acknowledge your limitations, while also establishing what you DO know in a way that makes it accessible. I've binged a lot of your videos because of it. I used to intern at a place that kept a small heritage/heirloom seed library and got some seeds from it. I'm excited to use the info from your channel to cultivate my own garden space :D
Thank you very much - think it's important to know what you DON'T know, almost moreso than what you do!
That jar ecosystem plant has actually been growing since 1960. He opened it once in 1972 to water it and then sealed it again and let it do its thing.
I love how you reacted to it in a polite way, that made you way cooler. Love this vid
Loving your vids, bro. I'm north of you in the bay area, but you're offering tons of great knowledge from beginner all the way to advanced techniques. Thank you!
Thank YOU!
5:06 also plants generally try to grow upwards, as that’s usually the best way to get more light. How do you think seedlings find their way out of the soil?
I love how accessibly you talk about the nutrient cycle, and how elements are available for use by different organisms when they’re in different forms!
I appreciate all the information with the added bonus of being entertained. I’m literally laughing out loud to your comments about these hacks! Thank you!
I really enjoy all of your videos that I've watched so far. You're an excellent gardener, and humble. I've worked with a few "master growers", that only have experience with one species. Thank you!!!
Thank you for this!
Congratulations on the 400K subscribers ☺️
I often thought these "hack" videos looked like more trouble than they were worth, glad I watched you "officially" debunk them 😄
Thanks! 😃
I'm a bad gardener but I didn't watch this because I wanted gardening tips. Your voice is so soft and soothing I just listened to you talk.
PLEEEASE do more of these! I love watching these debunking videos
Kevin, I think anyone that actually lived off their garden can call themselves an expert so in my book you are an expert.
These debunking videos are always so mellow. Lol no one is ever yelling at their computer screen like me
I never thought I'd subscribe to a gardening channel and yet here we are
That is awesome, i have been gardening and growing indoor plants for more than 20 years since i was very little. I don't consider myself an expert either, but i do love plants very much. They take a very big part in my heart 😊 thank you fot this amazing videos and opening peoples eyes.
You've such a calming voice, I really enjoy listening to it and also your content. Very informative. Gidday from Western Australia.
Kevin, you're the coolest! You got me hardcore into gardening and plant care. Never stop doing you!
Appreciate it!
I love listening to the epic gardener. A great voice for narration and practical time-tested advice.
That terrarium style works super well for cloning roses. I do this with cut up plastic bottles and rose cuttings. Tylenol doesn’t work but aspirin on tomatoes works great.
i love how simple, straightforward, and gentle you are when responding to these haha
This was fun. I actually watch gardening videos and pick apart the b.s.. I have found half a dozen gardeners that actually know what's what. Thank you Sir.
That is awesome!
I just bought this book and previewed it, IM IN LOVEEEEEEE i grow inner city in my homes backyard and this book makes perfect sense for me!!! Thank you for being you and putting this book out!!
Its soooo nice to hear someone else (who gets heard) to say my thoughts on these. Love the frankness.
the Blossom youtube channel is connected with the 5-minute craft youtube channel that is also propagating a heapload of fallacies in all the communities it has so far gotten into.
You may have found one of the better “hack” videos. I have seen some that all 20 things they do are a bad plan. Lol! Love the video and would like to see more! Good for a laugh in these crazy times if nothing else! ❤️
I was actually surprised how many "kinda worked"
Thank you for this! I am new to gardening and the amount of misinformation out there is not only widespread but can also really discourage people from an awesome hobby like gardening.
Thank You. You saved me some time, because I did check that video out. Thanks for being around... and in these times... -I'm one of those that finally started a balcony garden this year... -you know, you put a few videos out for peeps like me that have been incredibly helpful at this time.
3:35 well I guess the tea bag was boiled and thus somewhat sterile right? 😆
Cody out of nowhere!
i'd be worried about the PH level pending type of tea.
Only barbarians boil there tea.
@@TzOn79 civilized folk throw it out
This reminds me of How to Cook That (which I have been following lately) debunking cooking/baking chanels similar to how these hacks are represented but for gardening edition.. Thank you for debunking these kinds of hacks as well. True. I find it easier to remember to water just right than remind myself there's multiple hacks to avoid overwatering my plants 🤦🏻♀️
I view those blossom videos with an eye toward entertainment. As a Gardener myself, that is all I seem to get from them. Thanks! Brightest Blessings
you. are. great. haha i appreciate this.. I am getting into gardening and hydroponics in my home in LA and I am grateful for all the info and inspiration you are sharing!
Congrats on 400K!
Thank you!
I think the pill dissolved in the spray bottle was aspirin. Though seems to be the wrong application. The only plant I've seen sprayed with aspirin is tomatoes.
Also, i was under the impression that was to trick the plant into thinking it was under attack, and boost it's immune system. Keeping the plant from getting 'lax'
@@BeckJoseR Agreed, from what I understand it's only useful for tomato plants, not your generic indoor plants.
www.therustedgarden.com/blogs/vegetable-gardening-tips-blog/how-to-use-aspirin-salicylic-acid-to-trigger-tomato-defenses-why-is-this-a-good-thing-beef-up-the-beefsteaks
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625661/Problems-growing-tomatoes-Feed-ASPIRIN-say-scientists-fight-disease-boost-yield.html
I wholly recognize that dailymail is not a super legitimate source of information, but the basic concept has been expressed and reiterated with aspirin sprays.
My Grandpa would boil down crushed garlic and hot peppers and spray the whole garden with it! Bugs would go nowhere near it! But you had to respray after hard rains.
Great video and well-delivered! These are hard to do without coming off like a hater. Love your content and delivery. Going to watch more!! New subscriber who has only found one worthwhile “hack” and that’s discovering there are the little push in parts at the ends of aluminum foil rolls to keep the roll from falling out. There is a reason the word “hack” - attributed to people, haircuts, horses, or computers (and now plants) maintains its negative connotation.
Stumbled upon your videos and they’ve totally increased the quality of my free time! Love your knowledge, passive roasting... and face 😂
I've always wondered about these..... thanks for doing this!!
You're so welcome!
Every spring, I get excited about gardening and do the upside down tomato thing. I don't know why as I always get sub-par results. Brainwashed by marketing.
It looks cool, that's why!
Love your scientific approach. As a compost and garden educator, I find that videos like this that debunk the silly, not-even-close-to-scientific videos are a fabulous treasure. Thank you for helping people to understand how plants ACTUALLY grow.
You’re my new favorite gardening channel, you’re so down to earth and knowledgeable 👍
"my plant looked stressed so i gave it a xannax! its the calmest plant ever now" haha jk drugs r bad mmmkay.. cool break down. id like to hear you thoughts on all the "natural rooting" methods other then just the banana, i heard aloe, cinnamon power, asprin etc etc. also so many grow light "test" videos out there most of them drive me wonko as a indoor grower with 20+ years of exp. (and im no expert either) thanks epic gradening. always enjoy your planty content
Oh I'll DEFINITELY do a video on that!
i've tried that macrame plant holder and the when the plants grew the pots fall over and when watering-- the runoff makes a mess. try honey on a rose stem and pushed into a tater. ha.
Thank you for this video. I would really enjoy more of these from you.
I bought your book. Had some kindle credits laying around. If it's as good as I think it'll be I'll be back for a signed copy. I wanna say thank you though. Plenty of people are doing this but your videos are so easy to digest. Please never stop
In terms of the potassium “hack” I’ve been told you can leave banana skin/peel in a jar of water for awhile and then water the plants with that water 😁 not sure if it actually helps though based on what Kevin said in the video
"Tea (the plant) contains nitrogen"
*proceeds to use chamomile*
Every protein (or rather amino acid) by definition contains nitrogen ;)
Thank you! I saw that and .. I know black tea (with all of it's acidic properties) can help some plants. But I feed it to my chickens (along with a bunch of kitchen waste and supplemented by feed) who turn it into eggs, and chicken poop for the garden (after being composted, of course).
I heard somewhere that chamomile prevents damping off. So beneficial in other ways!
@Christopher Wallbank Everything that was once living, or part of something living, that goes through my kitchen ends up given to the chickens. Once they finish with it, it (usually) goes to the compost pile before being mixed in with plants.
I oopsed with this year's summer garden. I didn't wait long enough for all of the nitrogen to mellow a bit and ended up with The Summer Squash That Ate East Texas. All leaves - enormous leaves - and vines. Only a handful of actual squash, and most of those rotted on the vine. Very hard lesson learned.
Yes, our coffee grounds do go to the chickens/compost pile. Like I mentioned, everything that was once alive ends up there.
Super enjoyable. Please make loads of these.
I'm so glad I found you on here. I love all of your helpful tips!!!
All these “hack channels” like Blossom just take all the viewers and attention from the good channels with real knowledge.
Support 👏🏼 professional 👏🏼 channels 👏🏼 like this one!
I just saw that aloe/banana hack online today and have thinking about it since, LOL! Thank you, great video!
I love this guy so harsh and too the point and with some humour 😂❤️
Please do more react videos, it's fun to watch!
Thank you for this video, I've always wanted a gardener to react to how dumb these hacks are😂🙌🏼
:)
I really like these "Hacks" debunking videos. Also, your exasperated sigh at 9:30ish was perfect.
I watched this Blossom video a few weeks ago and developed a new bald spot from all the head-scratching wondering, "Why in the world are they doing this??"
You didn't even get to their bizarre graftings at the end. An apple tree coming out of a corn stalk or something - weird, pointless stuff.
Great vid, dude! Happy growing!
that light reflector foil wrap thing was AWESOME LMAO wow.
EPIC HACK!
@@epicgardening I wrap my potatoes entirely in reflector foil. Then I bake them.
actually I also think to do that to my shady garden. so it's lie. wow..
A friend showed me these hack videos and I had the same reaction as you 😂
I'm growing upside down this year but the Everglade tomatoes get 12' long or longer and that leaves me more space for flowers in the garden. Also doing dwarf okra and various peppers hanging upside down.Our season is short in Vermont. I grow for the local food shelf, friends and family too.
I'm so happy to see when someone with experience debunks BS hacks. Too many people believe this crazy garbage and then either hurt themselves or give up on something they might have enjoyed because the results from the "hacks" disappoint them. Love your channel!