How to Fertilize Platycerium (Staghorn Fern) | In-depth caring guide for growing Platycerium Indoor
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- Опубліковано 2 кві 2023
- In-depth caring guide on how to grow a lush and healthy Platycerium indoors. Demonstrating different techniques of fertilizing Platycerium using different forms of fertilizer ingredients. A few key notes to take away for growing indoor Platycerium while controlling the pest problems and identifying bacteria infection on Platycerium too.
Products that I used in this video:
That Plant Doctor's
-Vitacote "Leaf Booster" Slow Releases Fertilizer
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-Vitacote "All Balance" Slow Releases Fertilizer
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-Vitafolium Seaweed Extracts Foliar Fertilizer
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-Powerful Microbes Bio-fungicide
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I have a Staghorn fern for over two years it’s growing beautifully, tired to drift wood, I place the hole plant in a 32 garbage barrel that collects rainwater, I leave it in water for about 10 minutes. Then take out hang on side of my house to drip dry and for beautiful deck decoration. Never pest problems. In winter I fill bathtub. Never had to fertilize it’s growing beautiful
Hey!! Thanks for telling me that!! Love to hear you are growing your platycerium indoor well!! Keep it up! Thanks for sharing!
Love the teabag and ferts idea!
Haha, Thanks for the master teaching!
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!!
Awesome platyceriums!🙌🏻 i would like to spend my whole day doing this!
Go for it!
Ive only just discovered these plants and theyre amazing. They look like they come from space. Thank you for these videos as I plan to try my hand at growing one, or two, or three...
Thank you so much and I am glad you enjoyed it!
Hello from Puerto Rico!!! Thank you for the info!!! 🪴🙋🏼♀️
You are so welcome! Thank you so much!!
I like your working area so much!❤
Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for sharing! You, Irene (leafingaround), and Sean (onlyplants) are my favourites!
Thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your amazing collection. There is a shortage of quality information on good indoor care of platycerium on the web so your videos have been a refreshing source of good information. Keep it up!
So nice of you!! I'm glad it helps you to understand more about growing them indoor!! Thank you so much for your feedback!
Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
What a stunning collection you have! They are so beautiful and I wish I could have one, but I want to learn about their care as much as possible first. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you so much! My pleasure! Just love to share my experience with others!!
Thank you so much. You are very smart and informative with your explanations. I love your beautiful collection. Sending love from Israel :)
You are so welcome!! Thank you so much!
Thank you for unlocking another mysteries of the world! fascinating how you get to work with those beautiful creatures hahah I personally think those platycerium looks more than just plants lols😂
Haha! Thank you!!! I think they're a piece of "growing" artwork that is mounted on board and awaiting us to "improve" them with every effort and time we put into them!
Oh, yours are so beautiful. I have one that is forty five years old. It's hanging from a tree in my yard in Florida. I feed it ripe bananas. I had to move recently because too many hurricanes wiped out the surrounding trees that kept it in soft filtered light. Thank you for your site
Moved the fern, not me!
Wow!! Awesome! Hope the plants are fine and rejuvenated now and growing lush!
thank you. It's the one plant I haul in and make room for to hang in my garage before a hurricane. The car gets moved out and over to a place on the mainland. I live on a barrier island in Florida.@@aloneinoasis
Hello from Kentucky!Love love the staghorns!!! Love the channel im a new subscriber. Im new to staghorns and ive recently mounted my 1st. I wish i had saw your channel first. 😅 Anyway i have a question how can you tell the top from the bottom. I think i have it right but now im now so sure.
Thank you so much for watching! Do you mean the top-from-bottom orientation of the plant? You can check out the other video of mine, mounting platycerium. I did show how we can identify the right orientation.
Thanks for the tips. Is it ok to use the beneficial bacteria for use in aquariums? What about phosphate solubilizing bacteria?
Thank you!! I'm not sure about aquariums since I'm not an expert in this subject matter. But what i know is that aquarium plant or fishes also need beneficial bacteria to thrive too .
Have you dealt with spider mites on your stags? If so, how do you treat for them?
hey! I don't have any spider mites problem but scales. I only treat them in neem oil so far. If it is heavily infested, I will just scrap them off.
Do you know any USA suppliers of these fertilizer and other products? Plant Doctor doesnt ship to USA...so wondering where else may supply the products mentioned?
Hello, I dont think That plant doctor be able to export to USA tho. Maybe you can try to look for USA plant influencer and seek their advise.
hi lone, i have a question, how often to do change de water, you used and throw away or you keep for a few days?
I will change the water after all the watering routine has been done.
Have you ordered plants online (from shopee or fb)? If you have,do you have any recommendations of seller?
If would also be great if you could make a video on where you buy your plants from? Nursery recommendations or even online stores. A video on how exactly you started your plant journey would be great!
Hello! Thanks for the feedback! It sounds fun! Also, the place where I get the plants are usually from my friends or collector. And of course, stay tuned for more plant tours and also plant nurseries!
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I'm new to this hobby. So far I have 3 platyceriums: Foong Siqi, Superbum and Ridleyi. I am growing them in my bedroom. I havent tried Seaweed/organic fertilizer yet because I fear that the smell would be so strong. Is the smell really bad? I have a really small space. If the smell is that bad, I might consider using an inorganic fertilzer instead. Is it common for Ridleyi to develop brown spots on the shields as the new leaf emerges? I can't seem to keep the shields green. They all turn brown.
Hello, The seaweed fertilizer has no odor at all. You can use them indoors and you wouldn't smell the stink. Otherwise, you can try the slow-release fertilizer.
how your superbum doing my almost dying, but all species of my platycerium(i dont have platycerium andinum) are going good.
you over watering? or not enough light? ridley dont much humid.
Do you mount a staghorn with shield up or down?
Hello, I mount it base on the orientation of the plant. You cn check out others of my YT episode on How to Mount Platyceirum
Hi! I am also new to Staghorm ferns, and have a question bat watering. if you're watering from the top or dunking it in a tub, woudln't the water get inside the laters? Im just worry that it will rot the plant...
Hello! Yes, that’s the reason why we must ensure the environment has good airflow. Also, the core is chunky material and cover with moss as outer layer for water retention only.
@@aloneinoasis thank you! I got mine from someone else actually - the fern itself is quite big, so I can no longer see the core anymore. The person told me just water from the top between the fern and the board. How do I know if I am overwatering it? Thanks!
I know this is the older video, what is ideal humidity(%) for keeping them indoors?
Hey! The Staghorn is not very particular about the humidity. As long as the level is not lower than 50%, they're doing fine.
The way you prepare water in the tub reminds me of bathing my human baby in the tub 😆 🤣
Haha! That's exactly my thought!
but do you add the right amount of fertilizer? haha
I see that you didn't submerge the leaves into the tub or water them, should we or can we water the leaves with the seaweed or just plain water?
Hello! Yes, I will submerge the whole plant into the water sometimes together with the seaweed fertilizer and the bio-fungicide. Just make sure not to damage the fronds will do!. =)
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Boa tarde!
Faz envio de mudinhas para o Brasil?
Hello! I do not sell any plants ya
Would you have the link to order the ferts and microbes ?
Hello! You can check out the link in the descriptions box below. !
Need to update the links.Cheers!
Done! Thanks for reminding me. =)
Sorry,is it neem oil that you using
Hello, yes! It is Neem oil from thatplantdoctor.com
Can you show elk horn
Hey, you can check out more in other episode.
Do people really call you "Hey Alone"? 🥺
Haha! They call me "Lone", It is a direct pronounce of a Chinese word. Also, is my Chinese name too.
are you marriedv ahahha irrelevant but just curious
Haha! Yes! I'm happily married for 10 years and also a father of 8 years old daughter.