Yay!!! A new video! I'm so glad. Have been bingeing your old ones to fill the void lol. Your voice is so relaxing... Really helps me to wind down, fall asleep and learn things 😂
8:55 chop it underneath the brown spot. It will grow a new leaf quickly! My dogs tail completely beheaded mine and it kicked it into overdrive - blessing in disguise 🌱
28:20 None of my plants have ever had moss in their poles so I cannot compare. However, all my poles have leca instead and I find it very easy to monitor the amount of dampness/wetness. Also, leca holds water for pretty long time so I don't need to add water/nutri-sol very often. I love it. From what I heard, poles filled with moss are drying out quite fast which means... not for my lazy a** to have around me 😁
@@TheJungleHaven Instead of pouring the water/nutrition from the bottom, I slowly pour it just above the top of the plant, directly onto leca in the pole, to get leca soaked as much as possible all the way from the top of the plant down to the pot. You can very easily tell if leca needs water or not because wet leca is darker than the one that is dry. You can see that from quite far 😁
If you use poles like the kind Claire used(only open on one side) it slows how fast they dehydrate. They also make drippers that only cost a couple dollars that you set on top to keep them hydrated. And if you couldnt afford/find a dripper, you can use a plastic cup with a few small holes to slow feed the pole. You really shouldnt have to water a moss pole more than once a month or so. I think you'd end up watering lecca more simply because you wouldnt be able to drip hydrate the lecca like you can moss.
@@sudonim. My leca poles have plastic backs and sides and I water them only about once a month (some even less frequently) so I am happy with my setup. Also, I am not very big fan of moss, that's why I use leca 😇
I know what you mean. Looking after my daughter's sick kitty and my dog with epilepsy, Christmas round the corner and all the plants. no insects, we do not have central heating so it keeps the nasties at bay, Your plants are so lovely. Like them a lot. 🦋🐝
Why not try an air-pruning pot with that Green Shield? Maybe the leaf issues are happening from stress due to the roots being bent by the pot, and less because of the actual size of it.
15:15 it looks like theres a man in the fire lol. Amazing video Claire, such relaxing and feel-good vibes. The rhaphi tetra var is beautiful now! My instinct is always MOSS POLE! but to be fair I need to chill out with that and let things grow off the poles sometimes haha. How are all your alocasias doing? I've lost a few these last couple of months :(
Sometimes if I’m worried for a plant, I like to rehab it in a no drainage cup with perlite, since perlite is very lightweight, I just feel better about roots being able to grow easier when they’re so tiny. I just keep the perlite moist, with a small reservoir at the bottom.
a friendly tip: use one of your old make-up brush, wash it clean and use that for when ever you cleaning/rinsing a plants root in the water. With a brush the damage to the root is much lower than using your fingers.
Musa. Place back in a clear drinks cup in pure sphagnum. Cut all leaves in half except the grow point leaf to minimise stress and water loss. Please don’t put it in a cabinet you’ll fail. It’s too hot and really isn’t necessary. Place plant in your sunniest window preferably where there is a grow light in the evening as well to kick start root growth and monitor the root growth through the cup. Do not over water. Musa don’t really work in semi hydro unless you are going to feed every time you top up they grow stronger and thicker and more resilient to pests in a good loam based mix like JI no:1. They are greedy for light and nutrients at all times. If you can tick those boxes they are a breeze. They do not require high temperatures this time of year.
Thank you soooo much for the advice! I've had lots of people tell me that the cabinet is the best place for this plant... I fear outside the cabinet might be too cold for such a young and vulnerable plant
Semi hydro is simply the term given to growing "semi-hydroponically" and not using soil. There are lots of options i.e. Leca, perlite, PON etc etc, but personally the mix I use the most often is the chunky semi-hydro mix from Soil Ninja. It contains lava rock, zeolites, pumice, and helps keep plants super happy!
I have been ill. 🤧 Every second week in December every year i always get sick. Strep throat and runny nose and cough. I took the flu vaccine the first time in November still end up getting sick. Think next year i just hibernate in December. Definitely struggling with plants since we have the heating on and not much daylight and good weather is hard on the plants. I already lost 3 plants 😔. Hopefully 2025 you get to travel to Dublin cannot wait to get to meet you and Emma. Usually don’t do New Years Resolutions more about getting life goals. Owning a bigger home. Have a full time job. Getting to know how to drive. Things like that.
Oh I'm so sorry you're unwell. Often I find your body can crash when you're approaching the holidays as it's anticipating some rest time. I do hope you're better for Christmas itself x
Never have used moss poles ( growing plants all my life) I just let them be or use a few bamboo sticks They do just fine Never even heard of a moss pole until recent Internet stuff! I find them very unattractive and they take away from the beauty of the plant I will say I listened to one "plant person on the net" {not you} ! He said the plant would never thrive if you left it just hang so I did what he said and it died within a few weeks!!! If I buy a plant and its going to get "huge" than I am fine with that I hope it does get huge LOL I prefer large jungle looking plants Your channel is my favorite Love the long chatty videos Perfect for doing plant chores
You keep on about space. You two getting a new place?! Have my ghetto growing styles inspired you to grow different things, different ways?! (No ego thing, just teasing!)
The way Joli looks at you when you had the camera facing her….🥹 she’s like, is she talking to me? I better listen, she might say something important. She’s so sweet! 🥰 Give her a pat on the head and scratchies! I’ve been giving away some plants in my collection that haven’t been on my radar as of lately. I figure they are really pretty and might bring someone else some joy, so why not. It’ll definitely make my plant chores not feel so labor-like. I am taking a few days off work to get my home in order….its a bit messy at the moment and it’s driving me crazy.
Omg I’ve been refreshing waiting for a new video from you… I’m satisfied now and I haven’t even watched it yet… 😂❤ Ps your hair looks fabulous
Awww thank you!!
Yay!!! A new video! I'm so glad. Have been bingeing your old ones to fill the void lol. Your voice is so relaxing... Really helps me to wind down, fall asleep and learn things 😂
Yay! New video! I have withdrawals waiting for new videos! Happy Holidays!
8:55 chop it underneath the brown spot. It will grow a new leaf quickly! My dogs tail completely beheaded mine and it kicked it into overdrive - blessing in disguise 🌱
Oh another planty video tonight 😍😍 I was so excited that Emma uploaded a video and now one from you too!! Perfect for rehabbing my own plants too 😅😅
You have no idea the way I jumped at this video ❤ these are my favorite types of videos. They play in my bg as I crochet my beanies
Return of the sock curls! ❤ Love 💕
Woop woop! They've changed my life
Go you! And your eyebrows look STUNNING too ❤
I love my wire only poles for Syngonium. The pole needs to be double wrapped for extra support. My albo is on a 10 foot one with no issues.
28:20 None of my plants have ever had moss in their poles so I cannot compare. However, all my poles have leca instead and I find it very easy to monitor the amount of dampness/wetness. Also, leca holds water for pretty long time so I don't need to add water/nutri-sol very often. I love it. From what I heard, poles filled with moss are drying out quite fast which means... not for my lazy a** to have around me 😁
Oh I may have to try leca because my lazy a** tried a pole once and couldn't keep up with it's watering, so everything is just on sticks lol
I've never tried a leca pole! How do you ensure it stays hydrated?
@@TheJungleHaven Instead of pouring the water/nutrition from the bottom, I slowly pour it just above the top of the plant, directly onto leca in the pole, to get leca soaked as much as possible all the way from the top of the plant down to the pot. You can very easily tell if leca needs water or not because wet leca is darker than the one that is dry. You can see that from quite far 😁
If you use poles like the kind Claire used(only open on one side) it slows how fast they dehydrate. They also make drippers that only cost a couple dollars that you set on top to keep them hydrated. And if you couldnt afford/find a dripper, you can use a plastic cup with a few small holes to slow feed the pole. You really shouldnt have to water a moss pole more than once a month or so.
I think you'd end up watering lecca more simply because you wouldnt be able to drip hydrate the lecca like you can moss.
@@sudonim. My leca poles have plastic backs and sides and I water them only about once a month (some even less frequently) so I am happy with my setup. Also, I am not very big fan of moss, that's why I use leca 😇
You probably already know this epiprenum pinnatum marble is my new obsession plant. I also feel like it’s gonna be the new “it” plant
I have my chiapence on a pole and in no time he was hitting the ceiling,his leaves got so big and beautiful . You will absolutely love it
I am quite excited now...!
So Wonderful Video ❤❤
I know what you mean. Looking after my daughter's sick kitty and my dog with epilepsy, Christmas round the corner and all the plants.
no insects, we do not have central heating so it keeps the nasties at bay, Your plants are so lovely. Like them a lot. 🦋🐝
That sounds like a lot. I hope you and the animals have a lovely Christmas x
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Always something to do. have my thesis work too!!
Why not try an air-pruning pot with that Green Shield? Maybe the leaf issues are happening from stress due to the roots being bent by the pot, and less because of the actual size of it.
15:15 it looks like theres a man in the fire lol. Amazing video Claire, such relaxing and feel-good vibes. The rhaphi tetra var is beautiful now! My instinct is always MOSS POLE! but to be fair I need to chill out with that and let things grow off the poles sometimes haha. How are all your alocasias doing? I've lost a few these last couple of months :(
Claire, chop sticks for repotting 🎉🎉
Sometimes if I’m worried for a plant, I like to rehab it in a no drainage cup with perlite, since perlite is very lightweight, I just feel better about roots being able to grow easier when they’re so tiny. I just keep the perlite moist, with a small reservoir at the bottom.
Oh and a couple drops of peroxide
I would put in moss that had some seaweed and calmag added. Maybe a little B1 as well.
a friendly tip: use one of your old make-up brush, wash it clean and use that for when ever you cleaning/rinsing a plants root in the water. With a brush the damage to the root is much lower than using your fingers.
That's a great idea, I'll do this, thanks!
Alocasias are always unhappy during the winter season here in SF 😅. Least mine are usually sad now.
Would pop the musa in a cup of large perlite with a little water. Sphagnum moss also a goer.
Do you ever root pruning? instead of go for bigger and bigger pots?
Absolutely! It depends on the size of the current root system and how much growth it's supporting!
Musa. Place back in a clear drinks cup in pure sphagnum. Cut all leaves in half except the grow point leaf to minimise stress and water loss. Please don’t put it in a cabinet you’ll fail. It’s too hot and really isn’t necessary. Place plant in your sunniest window preferably where there is a grow light in the evening as well to kick start root growth and monitor the root growth through the cup. Do not over water. Musa don’t really work in semi hydro unless you are going to feed every time you top up they grow stronger and thicker and more resilient to pests in a good loam based mix like JI no:1. They are greedy for light and nutrients at all times. If you can tick those boxes they are a breeze. They do not require high temperatures this time of year.
Thank you soooo much for the advice! I've had lots of people tell me that the cabinet is the best place for this plant... I fear outside the cabinet might be too cold for such a young and vulnerable plant
@ well. They’re wrong. Claire it’s a plant not a baby.
Your hair looks beautiful!
Thank you!! Sock curls!
I need to know what semi hydro is! I’m a new plant mom…. And still learning
Semi hydro is simply the term given to growing "semi-hydroponically" and not using soil. There are lots of options i.e. Leca, perlite, PON etc etc, but personally the mix I use the most often is the chunky semi-hydro mix from Soil Ninja. It contains lava rock, zeolites, pumice, and helps keep plants super happy!
Having AuDD, I 💯 relate to needing order to be at my best but at the same time, keeping things in order is extremely difficult
Yes!!!!
For a plug from my musa perlite with a tiny reservoir worked pretty well and it had no roots whatsover! I keep my fingers crossed for yours!🤞🌱
Oh that's good to know!
2025 I will be buying 3 of my wishlist plants.🎉😊
I have been ill. 🤧 Every second week in December every year i always get sick. Strep throat and runny nose and cough. I took the flu vaccine the first time in November still end up getting sick. Think next year i just hibernate in December. Definitely struggling with plants since we have the heating on and not much daylight and good weather is hard on the plants. I already lost 3 plants 😔. Hopefully 2025 you get to travel to Dublin cannot wait to get to meet you and Emma. Usually don’t do New Years Resolutions more about getting life goals. Owning a bigger home. Have a full time job. Getting to know how to drive. Things like that.
Oh I'm so sorry you're unwell. Often I find your body can crash when you're approaching the holidays as it's anticipating some rest time. I do hope you're better for Christmas itself x
How are you vitamin D3 levels?? Its lack of sun Had the same issues years ago I take 10,000 a day Ask your doctor!
Never have used moss poles ( growing plants all my life) I just let them be or use a few bamboo sticks They do just fine Never even heard of a moss pole until recent Internet stuff! I find them very unattractive and they take away from the beauty of the plant I will say I listened to one "plant person on the net" {not you} ! He said the plant would never thrive if you left it just hang so I did what he said and it died within a few weeks!!! If I buy a plant and its going to get "huge" than I am fine with that I hope it does get huge LOL I prefer large jungle looking plants Your channel is my favorite Love the long chatty videos Perfect for doing plant chores
Ah, your hair 👌✨
17:50 that's quite an operation 🤭
What’s on my list for a long time now is following Summer Rayne Oakes’ houseplant masterclass course… maybe in 2025 it’ll finally happen 😅
Oooh this sounds wonderful!
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Now Im putting Banana Peals Apple and Other Food Rests in Mixer with Some Water and Call It A Booster Light Smooty > News They still Well Up
Do you ever use Prop Drops to encourage root growth?
You keep on about space. You two getting a new place?!
Have my ghetto growing styles inspired you to grow different things, different ways?! (No ego thing, just teasing!)
The way Joli looks at you when you had the camera facing her….🥹 she’s like, is she talking to me? I better listen, she might say something important. She’s so sweet! 🥰 Give her a pat on the head and scratchies! I’ve been giving away some plants in my collection that haven’t been on my radar as of lately. I figure they are really pretty and might bring someone else some joy, so why not. It’ll definitely make my plant chores not feel so labor-like. I am taking a few days off work to get my home in order….its a bit messy at the moment and it’s driving me crazy.
Haha she has such an expressive face, doesn't she!? Having a planty clear out from time to time is so healthy!
Yoli îs super funny! :)))
09:55 spring onion 😋🤣
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