Cool Watering Hacks for Houseplants - Plant One On Me - Ep 016
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- I've been getting so many questions on watering houseplants, so in this episode we talk about some watering hacks, like hydrospikes and humidity mats. Be sure to watch until the end, where I give you a quick mini tour of some of the watering tips/tricks in my home. Enjoy the episode!
Some good links to keep in mind are as follows:
- Hydrospikes: amzn.to/2HCoQUk
- Self-watering humidity trays: bit.ly/2pYUKON
- Expandable water hose: amzn.to/2DHsNqk
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Hydrospikes! They are exactly what I've been needing! I've been trying to grow my plant collection but I get worried about my plants drying out if I get busy or when I go away for awhile (they are my little plant babies)! I am glad to hear that they are so cheap too! I adore Homestead Brooklyn (both insta and youtube) and have been adding some of my favorite "Plant One On Me" episodes to a personal playlist I proudly call "Plantucate" yourself :) I love, love, love you and your plants and have been so obsessed with your at home jungle! Can't wait for new episodes!
Doing a little binge watching of some of my plant UA-camrs, and I found this one of yours, this has got to be one of the most brilliant things ever created, I always wondered how in the world you kept up with the watering of over 700 plus plants, and I think it is ingenious, I will try to in corporate this into my own plants, and I thank you for sharing this is amazing. You are such an inspiration and I am truly glad I found your channel. Bye for now.
Omg, you answered my question--thank you so much! And so sorry I'm a month late! Thank you for talking about hydrospikes and humidity mats. I hadn't heard of those, but now I'll definitely be purchasing a bunch. I went on a cross-country road trip right before this video went up and I took most of my plants with me. I'm about to go on another two-week trip, and I'm so glad I watched this just in time. Your videos are so helpful, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with us :)
You really took your plants with you?!?
Melody you’re a good plant mama lol
I Am a tree and plant lover and in love with wood, a house like yours in the woods will be amazing. My blessings.
Thank you for your videos.
I am very new at growing indoor plants seeing that I have a poor record in the past of keeping plants alive.
I’m constantly looking for new stuff about plants, finding your channel was a blessing 🙂
great tip about putting the water BELOW and not ABOVE the plant, i love that you explained why - thank you!
This is the second video I watch and it has been helping me quite a lot with my green friends, thank you from brazil
Oh my! These are great ideas/hacks! I am so excited to buy ferns again! Maybe I will have better luck now. Thank you! ❤
I am so excited to see you have a plant series!
This is so cute! It’s like letting the plant decide when it wants to eat :) great video!!
This. is. Awesome! I've got a few plants including my new Portulacaria afra, The water spikes will help drastically.
Another genius idea Summer!! Thanks for the tips!!
Very informative. I did buy some hydro spikes after your first video, have yet to try them out just yet. Tell me, do them work well with Hoya’s? I usually fill a flat bowl with water and let my Hoya’s soak up the water. I put a tiny rock under to help top the pot so it can drink up the water. My Hoya’s really seem to be drying out more now that that
a/c is running. We’ve been in the low 90’s here in central Cali. That’s not even our highest temp 🥵. Not looking forward to that 😐. This year it seemed like Spring was so short, we skipped to summer weather in April 🤭. Love to follow your videos, love your travel editions the best. I’m so amazed by Mother Earth 🌏 she has created some of the most unique plants. I’m literally is awe 🥰. Thanks again, Happy Planting 💜🌺🌸
YESSSS YOU HAVE A UA-cam CHANNEL!!😁👐👐
Hey Summer! Thanks so much for these hacks! I live in Arizona, so I'm always looking for more efficient ways of watering my plants and increasing humidity. I'm definitely going to use these hacks!
Just got 10 hydrospikes and so excited to start using them this weekend!
Life. Changed. Thank you! 🌿🌱💖
So I happy I found your channel!! Ordering spikes now. Thank you!!
I love this episode as I worry all the time when we go away. I had not been successful with inverted plastic bottles method. Thank you 🙏
Yup. You're amazing. !!!!! Thank you
I think it would be important to mention that these watering systems are only good for those plants that like their soil constantly and evenly moist. However, they would be a death sentence to those other plants that like to dry out in between waterings. For example Oxalis, like the one next to your maiden fern.
Thank you for saying this! I couldn't work out whether the capillary action meant the plant would drink when it needed to or if it the soil would be continuously sipping it up. Wondering now if would be a good way to water my succulent when it DOES need water, and to only leave it in for X amount of time on the days it needs a drink or whether its a not-at-all/no go
she does mention that though at 3:45 - "for plants that need a tremendous amount of moisture".
Thank you for the ideas! I just purchased some Hydro spikes for my plants here in Dry Idaho, and they will make a good Cmas gift
So I watch your video and thank you for the inspiration. I did a DIY version of the hydro spike and used cotton string from a re-purposed work shirt pulled apart into string. The fern is in a 3 inch nursery pot. I removed the plant from the pot and wrapped the cotton string around the root ball and dropped both trailing ends into a 6" tall jar that the nursery pot fits into like semi- hydroponic system would look but with cotton string instead of LECA balls. Just did this so hope it works. Again thanks for the idea and I love your work.
Thanks so much. I love your home. I started creating my own indoor jungle.. Catching up on your videos. Thanks for the inspiration.
I am beginning my indoor garden. I have 5 plants. This vid on hydro spikes is veryhelpful. Thanks.
Finally! Someone that actually knows about plants 😅. A lot of plant channels are host by people that know as much as I do about 🌱 🤣. But you Mrs. Summer know what your talking about 👍🏼... Awesome educational information 👌🏽 not to mention your beautiful plants. Good job, keep it up!
Thank you so much for all of this. New subscriber.... Being surrounded by plants make my life more peaceful and beautiful...
Maybe I should advertise myself as a plant waterer and the payment is free cuttings 🤣
Thank you for the tips. I LOVE your top in this video!
Cool, I've always failed at maidenhair ferns but love the way they look. Maybe a hydrospike is my answer! 💜
You know...I just found you recently. I love your voice, love your info and how you deliver. Subscribing today :). Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much. These are great. I see a greener future for my sometimes neglected plants :)
PS Big thank you for the tour, very inspiring. I've painted a verandah wall in a very (!) bright green after seeing your kitchen on a previous vid. My idea is to mount a wattle trellis and grow a creeper in that area. Any advice on creepers for indoor & semi-indoor areas? Thanks Summer!
To straighten out the curling hydra-spike lines without weights use a hairdryer to warm the dry empty lines while straightened and allow to cool down while straightened.
Thanks for the added tips!
@@summerrayneoakes Be cautious of fishing lines. Many are made of lead, nothing more. That may give plants a problem.
Little tip that I am using, if you don't have fishing weights, put the tops and the tubs of the hydro spikes in some hot water. The tubing will relax and straighten out. Love the hydro spikes!!!!
Gosh your house garden is soooo beautiful! I love it!
I enjoyed seeing where all the water spikes were :)
I really enjoyed how you explained the capillary effect. That's GREAT information :)
THANK YOU for the hydro spikes! I needed them so bad for travelling.
Thank you I had no clue it could be that easy!
You can also buy those pretty blown glass globes with the long stem that will hold water and reserved for plants that like to stay evenly moist
Thanks for the watering tip.
So helpful. Thank you!!
Oh, another question. Is there ever any mold or mildew problems with those humidity matts?
Yes, and when I click on link for these I don't get humidity trays. It says...The requested page cannot be found.
Make sure your fishing weights are not lead. Lead being used is still very common in most states.
Hay great video. I have a few water spikes but then I found plant nanys and started using them also didn't know where to get the water spikes . I have over 20 plants in my place love your video .
Ur plants are so healthy and fresh looking
so i saw this video and got some hydrospikes and i have a string of pearls plant and was super dehydrated so these babies took the guessing when to water away.... it brought my string of pearl back to live and she actually started to grow which is ironic since they are succulents. I use hydrospikes for my monstera, fiddle leaf fig and other plants and i am soooooo happy i found them thank you soo much for the video!!!!!!
🖐 do you only use the spikes? Or is it spikes + watering?
So, I'm pretty sure you're going to end up saving my life, and in turn, my plants' lives; I feel like instead of a green thumb, I have a thumb of decay. This is the first video of your channel I have watched, and already I'm learning some key things, so I'm going to thank you in advance for all the help your videos are going to provide me in the future--thank you!
I’m gonna have to look for hydro spikes for this summer 👍
Thanks you were very helpful !☘️🌿🌳🌷
Thanks for showing how the hydrospikes work. I always wonder how well they can do at home.
OMG you just plant 🌱 seed in my head, lol thanks for the tips😘
Could you do a quick video on how to make the water bottle hydro spikes you mentioned for hanging plants? Loved the video!
Your plants are beautiful 🤩 I wish I had a green thumb. Loved your video.
Useful tip indeed
Today was a fun day received first order from 'Steve's Leaves' thank you so much for doing his video interview look forward to more in the future. Begonia 'Fremantle' & 'Ice Castle' were introduced to home plus Pilea glauca, Peperomia cubensis & Tradescantia fluminensis 'Tricolor'. Each a new adventure for me. I watched you open your order from 'S-L' my order was just as nice. A big difference from some other vendors I have deal with, not one broken stem no soil spilled only a very few leaves were bent. I was very impressed no question I would highly recommend 'Steve's Leaves'. They even worked with me combining two orders and saving on S/H.
Very glad I was able to introduce you to them. They really are incredible growers!
Very nice collection you have
The felt is called capillary matting, is used a lot on benches in greenhouses, to m the plants moist , a strip of it is used to go into the water reservoir
Please pardon the hijacking but please walk with me here... Open business proposal: I've been saying for a while now that I wanna work out in a gym in a botanical garden. Short of that, I'd love to learn your techniques to curate optimaI plants for a space meant for sweaty humans... We can franchise under the name "Urban Jungle Gym" and take over the industry! I imagine shakes made from spinach growing in the gym and best of all just walking into a fresh smelling space. Again, pardon the hijacking. Love the content! Keep it up! Water spikes are a revalation!
i support this idea
Also, a gym with some nice natural lighting. I second this idea
would love that but hate the humidity
Plenty of CO2 for the plants also
I love this idea!
You're incredibly amazing, God bless you ♥
The hammock in the middle of the jungly living space! I die! 😍😍🥰🥰😍😍
what a beautiful place, dang
Okay, so far I've only been able to keep ferns alive in terrariums (& even then, some have died!). I love ferns, they're my favorite plant! But I can never keep them alive (outside of a terrarium)...so I'm def. going to check out those hydrospikes! I can't wait 'til you do a video on ferns! Also, I loved the mini tour! I liked that sled you hang your pots off of, & seeing all the plants & how they grow.
Amy P. Same I can't seem to keep a fern alive. My saddest death was an adorable button fern in a terrarium which seemed to be doing fine but suddenly began to die.
Thank you for introducing me to the hydrospikes. They've been sitting in a drawer since the fall but I'm finally getting around them. Will be using them in one of my big plants. Do they work well with synthetic fertilizer in the water? Any clogging issues with the ceramic?
Hi Summer! I just found your channel, and I WISH I had found it sooner!!!
We moved from NJ (Tinton Falls) to SC (James Island ((right off the coast of Charleston))) a few years ago, and I TRIED to achieve what you have accomplished in your home in both locations with mixed results.
Now, with a change of jobs fir my husband, we just bought a farm in Alabama and I have FINALLY been able to achieve my garden dreams (I even built my own greenhouse!).
Regardless, your channel is SUCH an AWESOME resource!!!
Xoxo
BeauSC4Ever Cool! Where in Alabama are you?
I believe you deserve more subscribers(maybe a million)
I am hoping for this.
Love and watching from the Philippines 🇵🇭❣️
lets go SUMMER!
Brilliant video!
Just subbed.
So, do you just add the organic fertilizer and water mix to the reservoirs when it is time to add some nutrition? I think the answer may be Yes.
Hey! I love your channel so much! I was wondering if you know of anyone who has tried using hydrospikes with an aquarium before? Thanks!
Thank you for this great video! The hydrospikes I got because of your video dramatically improved how my maidenhair fern is feeling. What I do not understand is why every couple of days the water inside my hydrospikes completely disappears overnight (I keep the water source always full). Is that normal?
Also, please be careful with the fishing sinkers/weights, they are very often made of lead. I know how conscientious you are about the water you use. Right now I use 2-3 new steel screws to weight the capilar down. I hope they don't get rusty too quickly, but so far so good.
love your channel
Hi Rayne, first of all thank you for sharing this wonderful series of videos about plants! I really enjoy watching them ;)
Concerning the humidity I was wondering if you are also using humidifiers for tropical plants. I guess a lot of these plants like the calathea's really enjoy a humid environment and I don't know about your room but my one suits best for the cacti and other desert species if it comes up to relative humidity.
Woooow! Subscribe 4 sure! I saw your vids on some other channel, it was about NY apartment, that I really f++king fell in love with!
thank u summer for the tips I have a permaculture ranch in az and a lot of tropical plants I have collected ...I don't have a well I haul water so I need something for when I'm on tour or short shows. I'm Apache and ojibwe
Love love love
greetings from costa rica ♥♥♥♥ love all your plants ♥
Thanks for this. I have just put a few of my plants into hanging planters. What is your solution for watering them? I have some with a double container with a wick drawing water from the bottom container.
Your plants are greener than ours! You other plant owners cant deny! :)
Cool !
How would I know if my Hydro Spike is working or not? Great video by the way.
Lechuza pots and African violet reservoir pots work well
Hey, I've got a few questions about the fishing weights you used. How concerned should one be about lead leeching from the fishing weights into the water? Would lead even be able to permeate through the spike? How harmful are heavy metals to plants? Is it only a oncern if You're using it to water crops?
Very informative
Love this Channel!!! Hi Summer :)
Summer!!!! I ordered and the spikes need to be LEVEL or ABOVE unless a low water plant!
Just wondering if you have tried "wicking" as explained in many videos on Africn violets. All you need is string, a long needle (as used for sewing leis) and a lidded container in which you cut a hole in the lid for the string and a hole near the edge for adding water. You thread the string from top of soil down through the pot and out the hole in the bottom and trail it into the water container through the hole in the middle of the lid. Or, when repotting, you can place the string as you repot. Then just sit the pot on top of the water container lid.
Summer, many if not all fishing weights are made with Lead. I use rocks with a little "waist" on them, so the rubber bands won't slip off. The lead WILL contaminate the water, soil, and possibly you.
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Hi Summer Rayne, I just subscribed. Loving your prospective and knowledge. U explained it nicely for me to grasp. I hope to have a hours full of healthy plants soon.
On the fishing weights, I believe some might be made of lead. Does it make a difference? If so which type do you use?
This is BRILLIANT! I love this idea! Where can I get hydrospikes?
oh my , you have more plants than I have transformers ! :) good job
You've inspired me to open my own pant shop. Do you have any tips/advice?
Great idea useful video
Green Mason jar to prevent algae growth. Brilliant idea!
We heat the tube with a hair dryer and let it cool off while holding it to a table top with tape; they usually stay straight after this.
The link is for 5 for $27. They aren’t a buck a piece.. but this is great info. I appreciate it! I’m gone a lot of weekends during the summer months
You are awesome for sharing these tips. SOOO helpful. I did order some of the watering spikes because I liked that method best and would have not known how to properly use them since they came with no instructions. I am testing them out now to see how fast the water is used up so that when I go on vacation in the next month or so I will have an idea of how my plants will do. My only problem now is making sure the plants get enough light. I have plant lights but they are not on timers. I think I'll just leave the blinds slanted and hope for the best. Watering was the main issue. Thanks again for this video!!! EDIT: I didn't have any weights for the lines so I used some tin foil around the bottom part of the line to sort of keep it stretched out.
Timers are like 10 dollars..
@@Joefrogigolo I went ahead and got timers but sadly, I chose ones that are awful.
I got some wicking cord and LOVE those. They actually work. I plan to put the plants in the bathroom shower with the cords and just have the one plant light attached to a timer & hope it works. I guess water will be the most important thing.
Hi Summer!.... My name is Olivia Keane. I'm from Indonesia. N nice to see your video. Thanks. 👍😎
No se que es más bello, tu o tus plantas
What are pros and cons to hydro globes? Would they have the same watering properties as hydrospikes? Thanks for the video so informative