Excellent clear and understandable explanation of substrates. I am impressed by your complete command of English, which is better than many native speakers.
I would suspect this also depends on what kind of waterer you are. I tend to overwater, so good drainage is Important! But if you tend to forget to water, adjusting the soil with that in mind would be valuable.
My parents never water the plants I give them so I add vermiculite, where as I always fuss and can over water so I add extra perlite Pahaha. Annoyingly I just hate how vermiculite looks
Fantastic video! This could be whole series with one video dedicated to each substrate. We have one on POMICE already. Thumbs up for this comment if you would like video dedicated to LECA. Thank you!
Wow…. Stumbled on your channel for something the other day… back today and am so thankful for this tutorial..I am in my 2nd year of houseplant addiction and am soooo looking forward to learning more about growing mediums.
Thank you so much for explaining the differences between perlite and vermiculite!!! These two are especially the additives I’ve been using and I didn’t know about the differences in absorption.
i came across this video while googling about aroid potting mixes and watched one after another, and i must say you guys have the best gardening tips videos, by far! simple yet scientific, informative and covering all aspects thoroughly, cheerfully delivered with a subtle sense of humour. the calatheas one had me chuckling - my assessment of the calthea personality is just the same and they trouble me among the most 😅 ... keep up the good work! will surely be watching the rest as they seem tailor-made for me - i have the plants you have covered and i have the problems you have covered. 🤓
Really Appreciate your observation that Not use Perlite as much, as supply in nature is limited. Human will run out of natural Perlite due to more limited supply.
Thank you, I always wondered what each one was. can we ask Philip a favor, to better focus and a closer zoom on each substrate so we know what exactly it looks like. thank you again for all your videos.
It took me more than two years to discover, in amateur use, with common sense and by trial and error, that the presentation made will help a lot of people, and will make it possible to avoid mistakes. I'm experimenting with charcoal gravel and the results are promising. The theoretical ability of charcoal to absorb and release some excess nutrients seems interesting to me. I haven't yet realised how stable the substrate will be in the long term. I wonder if you've done any conclusive tests with charcoal and/or mineral coal. Thank you for sharing information and good practice
Great video as always. I'm converting my small Hoya collection to 100% Leca. Please make a video about growing in Leca and perhaps more videos about Hoyas😀😁 Thanks
.. If you've got Spider plants they can easily grow in Leca as well 🤗 just put leca in a Vasa or whatever you think is good looking or just use full, put the plant in and add water.. Wash off the rest of soil first though with ordinary tap water 🤗
Fantasticly informative video, thank you so much! And might I add that I loved that you added tha fact that perlite indeed is a finite resourse. As a student of sustainable development, it warms my heart!
Very informative, I wondered in more details the difference. I live in central Texas where it gets hot hot and dry in summer, 3 digits for at least a couple months and for outdoor gardening in containers they dry out, feels like instantly. So I would be better using vermiculite and pumice added to my soil. Thanks
😱Here I am, Refusing to use Peat or Sphagnum moss in my plants or soil mixes because I didn’t want to contribute to unsustainable harvesting and I’m sitting here using bags of perlite?? Thank you for informing me that our supply of Perlite is limited, this is the first I’ve heard of this. Just because it’s not running out yet doesn’t mean we should shrug and let it be a problem that younger generations have to deal with. Our ancestors did that with the problems we face now and we are cursing them for doing so, why should we do the same thing? I’ll use up the rest of my current bag and then start using LECA and Grit instead. 😅
Hello from Lisbon. This was a very interesting information.I really liked this video, for its informative nature. Very well! There is a lot of information on the NET in video format, but none as enlightening. Then the mimic and expressive way he does it is excellent. I always learn a lot from you and I hope to continue doing it! Well done!!
Fantastic....this is really what I looking for. In my place, Indonesia, the leca, perlite and vermiculite are really expensive, because they are imports, but pumice is more common and cheaper, but its in black and smaller form, almost like sand, so it cannot be re-use. Never used the bigger one. What is new to me, it holds a lot of water. Thank you, this video really helps me to understand what substrates to mix in with my soil.
Thank you for the information, watching from the Philippines, l always looking for the video of you all about planting, caring of different kinds of plants
Great explanation, thank you! Is it possible that you provide a table of substrate mix with ratio that you recommend for most common indoor plants? I think this info could be beneficial for us beginners. Regards!
@@Katsiaryna2000 I think he means like a recipe for different types of plants. That's the exact question I had too! There are some plants to the acceptation . Instead of experimenting which can be time consuming and costly, if someone knowledgeable already has experience for certain plants that would be so appreciated. I have so many plants that I am switching to inorganic substrates so any info can help get ahead.
i've experienced indoor plants dying (rotten roots) by making a mix peat and perlite. after many cycles of watering the mix compacts and there is no additional drainage with perlite. you'd need more perlite than peat, to have the mix stay breathy, and by then it wont retain any moisture. i re-potted outside lime tree into 80% pumice mix, chunkier size.
I just found this looking for pumice vs etc. My 2nd great grandfather was born in Skane. Well, I do not speak Swedish my 2gg emigrated to the Territory of Minnesota back before it was a US state. But I know how much I learned from my American Swede family side... so, watching... ;)
I am a US native living in Netherlands, in an apartment, and missing the green. Swedish Plantguys has been a godsend of help without getting dirt all over while I'm potting--not to mention light weight getting things up stairs .
Thanks for such collective information on different kind of soil additives which help to much and correct some of our info. , thanks again and Happy new year
Good video. 1st one I’ve seen that explains why soil indoors is not soil outside. Outside there is all kinds of rocks, branches and bugs that aureate (sp) the soil. My first few plants I planted in 100% Pete 😐
Very interesting because I use all those substrates with the exception of vermiculite, for my orchids. I reuse all my leca and pumice, I also use lava rock, akadama and seramis ... i have yet to try vermiculite with my orchids... thank you for the detail on the vermiculite 🙂
Your programs are very educational. I love in door plants and I have quite of few and I learn alot from your programs haw to taking care of my plant. The only problem I have is from my Jad plant I kill them . would you please tel me how should I take care of Jad plant. Thank you.
NIce video. I'm not much of a houseplant fan, but what do you think about biochar? I use my own self made on the lawn and with no dig vegetables, the regulating properties and mineral retention capacity is really good, it really does come into its own when it equalises my heavy clay lawn, reducing standing water after heavy rain and again reducing surface dryness after hot, dry spells.
Thank you so much...very helpful!! I want to convert to all semi-hydroponics but am nervous to make my own recipe per plant unless I have some actual recipe examples for different types of plants. If anyone has some successful experiments, sharing would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to experiment with Phalaenopsis orchid, Dracaena candelabra, Jade plants, Christmas cactus, avocado plants, citronella plant, cat nip, dill, basil, clematis, and fuchsias. I live is Seattle so growing indoors with a steady temperature and plenty of light and windows. I have always had a green thump so that's what makes me so interested in semi-hydroponics. I have small and large pumice, LECA, crushed red and black lava, perlite, vermiculite, & premium orchid moss. I will be happy to share my experiments too 😺
Excellent clear and understandable explanation of substrates. I am impressed by your complete command of English, which is better than many native speakers.
I’ve watched this 2-3 times and I’m still having light bulbs go on in my head. So good.
so do i :) Thanks you so much, Swedisch Plant Guys
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How can anyone give this a thumbs down? It’s just solid, fact based information. Keep them going guys!
Exactly!
The swedish plantguys give solid n useful info wo drama! Love it.
How do you know anyone has?
UA-cam has gone in the direction of no opinion matters unless its positive, no constructive criticism.... So sad
It is really what I need to know about substrates. And I got the confidence to change my pots.👍
Thank you for this posting.
I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THIS CHANNEL!
I would suspect this also depends on what kind of waterer you are. I tend to overwater, so good drainage is Important! But if you tend to forget to water, adjusting the soil with that in mind would be valuable.
My parents never water the plants I give them so I add vermiculite, where as I always fuss and can over water so I add extra perlite Pahaha. Annoyingly I just hate how vermiculite looks
Fantastic video! This could be whole series with one video dedicated to each substrate. We have one on POMICE already. Thumbs up for this comment if you would like video dedicated to LECA. Thank you!
This comparison was just what I wanted. Now I understand these substrates so much better. Tack!! :-)
Very Informative, but I have to watch again to take notes😀😀
Wow…. Stumbled on your channel for something the other day… back today and am so thankful for this tutorial..I am in my 2nd year of houseplant addiction and am soooo looking forward to learning more about growing mediums.
Thank you so much for explaining the differences between perlite and vermiculite!!! These two are especially the additives I’ve been using and I didn’t know about the differences in absorption.
i came across this video while googling about aroid potting mixes and watched one after another, and i must say you guys have the best gardening tips videos, by far! simple yet scientific, informative and covering all aspects thoroughly, cheerfully delivered with a subtle sense of humour. the calatheas one had me chuckling - my assessment of the calthea personality is just the same and they trouble me among the most 😅 ... keep up the good work! will surely be watching the rest as they seem tailor-made for me - i have the plants you have covered and i have the problems you have covered. 🤓
Wow very helpful raw facts. UA-cam needs more of this!!
This is very helpful 👍thank you for sharing! Could you make another video actually showing us how to mix the soil for different houseplants?
You explain things very well and with good detail. Thank you!
And you are pronouncing vermiculite correctly in English!👍
Really Appreciate your observation that Not use Perlite as much, as supply in nature is limited. Human will run out of natural Perlite due to more limited supply.
You do a wonderful job of explanation. Thank you!
Thank you, I always wondered what each one was.
can we ask Philip a favor, to better focus and a closer zoom on each substrate so we know what exactly it looks like.
thank you again for all your videos.
It took me more than two years to discover, in amateur use, with common sense and by trial and error, that the presentation made will help a lot of people, and will make it possible to avoid mistakes.
I'm experimenting with charcoal gravel and the results are promising. The theoretical ability of charcoal to absorb and release some excess nutrients seems interesting to me. I haven't yet realised how stable the substrate will be in the long term. I wonder if you've done any conclusive tests with charcoal and/or mineral coal.
Thank you for sharing information and good practice
🌹🌹🌹🌹!!!! Very Very good explanation. Help me alot in clearing confusion related to Leca, perlite, pumice and vermiculite.
You are a great teacher and deliver the content very well. Thank you from Houston, TX.
Very good video. Waaaay more serious then those hipster teeny cutting collectors with no real interest in plant keeping!
Ottima spiegazione da vero profesionista
This was an awesome discussion. I wish I would have found it sooner. ❤😊
Great video as always. I'm converting my small Hoya collection to 100% Leca. Please make a video about growing in Leca and perhaps more videos about Hoyas😀😁 Thanks
.. If you've got Spider plants they can easily grow in Leca as well 🤗 just put leca in a Vasa or whatever you think is good looking or just use full, put the plant in and add water.. Wash off the rest of soil first though with ordinary tap water 🤗
Wow, such great details about the science of houseplants! Thank you for these helpful videos.
Fantasticly informative video, thank you so much! And might I add that I loved that you added tha fact that perlite indeed is a finite resourse. As a student of sustainable development, it warms my heart!
this was so helpful, now I have repotted several plants and made the soil more airy with perlite. of some plants the earth was so incredibly compact
Very informative, I wondered in more details the difference. I live in central Texas where it gets hot hot and dry in summer, 3 digits for at least a couple months and for outdoor gardening in containers they dry out, feels like instantly. So I would be better using vermiculite and pumice added to my soil. Thanks
Another great video. I think you have just given me a solution for my struggling Peace Lilly.
I'm a biologist and this video really helped my greenhouse efforts :D
Very clear explanation…👍
😱Here I am, Refusing to use Peat or Sphagnum moss in my plants or soil mixes because I didn’t want to contribute to unsustainable harvesting and I’m sitting here using bags of perlite?? Thank you for informing me that our supply of Perlite is limited, this is the first I’ve heard of this. Just because it’s not running out yet doesn’t mean we should shrug and let it be a problem that younger generations have to deal with. Our ancestors did that with the problems we face now and we are cursing them for doing so, why should we do the same thing? I’ll use up the rest of my current bag and then start using LECA and Grit instead. 😅
Fantastic information! Thanks from the Yanks!
i wish you guys would post more!! great content!!
Hello from Lisbon. This was a very interesting information.I really liked this video, for its informative nature. Very well! There is a lot of information on the NET in video format, but none as enlightening.
Then the mimic and expressive way he does it is excellent.
I always learn a lot from you and I hope to continue doing it! Well done!!
Fantastic....this is really what I looking for.
In my place, Indonesia, the leca, perlite and vermiculite are really expensive, because they are imports, but pumice is more common and cheaper, but its in black and smaller form, almost like sand, so it cannot be re-use. Never used the bigger one.
What is new to me, it holds a lot of water.
Thank you, this video really helps me to understand what substrates to mix in with my soil.
Extremely helpful👍🏻👍🏻 Now I have a visual image that I can easily remember for reference .
I love this, I learnt so much! 💜
Thank you for the information, watching from the Philippines, l always looking for the video of you all about planting, caring of different kinds of plants
Great explanation, thank you! Is it possible that you provide a table of substrate mix with ratio that you recommend for most common indoor plants? I think this info could be beneficial for us beginners. Regards!
He said 20 percent of LECa to soil , hopefully that helps ?
I do 40%-50% coco coir, then equal parts orchid bark, pumice, worm castings, activated charcoal
@@Katsiaryna2000 I think he means like a recipe for different types of plants. That's the exact question I had too! There are some plants to the acceptation . Instead of experimenting which can be time consuming and costly, if someone knowledgeable already has experience for certain plants that would be so appreciated. I have so many plants that I am switching to inorganic substrates so any info can help get ahead.
i've experienced indoor plants dying (rotten roots) by making a mix peat and perlite. after many cycles of watering the mix compacts and there is no additional drainage with perlite. you'd need more perlite than peat, to have the mix stay breathy, and by then it wont retain any moisture.
i re-potted outside lime tree into 80% pumice mix, chunkier size.
I just found this looking for pumice vs etc. My 2nd great grandfather was born in Skane. Well, I do not speak Swedish my 2gg emigrated to the Territory of Minnesota back before it was a US state. But I know how much I learned from my American Swede family side... so, watching... ;)
Im happy i found you.now i will watch you very often Because you explain properlly. I want to learn more about my plants.i live in Norway
Thank you for sharing !! Really helps to me ! I’m new to your site!!
Awesome Sauce.. this is a WOW!!!
Excellent explanation as always.... Thanks a million
I am a US native living in Netherlands, in an apartment, and missing the green. Swedish Plantguys has been a godsend of help without getting dirt all over while I'm potting--not to mention light weight getting things up stairs .
Your videos are the best. Keep posting. Thanks
This video is very helpful and informative
.. Ooh, several options to choose 😳🤗 guess I'll have to ask my plants of what they would like 🙄😉
Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👏🌼to better my understanding about the benefits of each kind of substrate for plants
Thank you for very nice explanation, love your videos.
Well you answered my question. 👍
You are a WONDERFUL instructor. Thank you. Growing in pumice sounds a lot like working with Tufa scree. What are the differences and similarities?
Thanks for such collective information on different kind of soil additives which help to much and correct some of our info. , thanks again and Happy new year
Yeaaahhhh I’ve been waiting for this video! I wanna go 100% soil-free. Thank you 🌱
I learn much and hope to be a better plant owner,
THIS IS THE GREATEST INFORMATION EVER!!! 👏🏼💓👏🏼💓👏🏼💓👏🏼👍🏼✨
Spot on content for my wonderings about potting soil additives. Perfectly explained. Thank you🙏
I feel so lucky and happy to discover your channel.❤️
Very well done.. Thanks.
Good video. 1st one I’ve seen that explains why soil indoors is not soil outside. Outside there is all kinds of rocks, branches and bugs that aureate (sp) the soil. My first few plants I planted in 100% Pete 😐
Super Useful & thorough information
What an absolutely brilliant video! So informative!
I've always wondered about these substrates, thanks!
Thank you for these informative videos. Greatly appreciated 👍
Very interesting because I use all those substrates with the exception of vermiculite, for my orchids. I reuse all my leca and pumice, I also use lava rock, akadama and seramis ... i have yet to try vermiculite with my orchids... thank you for the detail on the vermiculite 🙂
I love watching your videos I always learn a lot. Very well explained and complete as usual 🙂
Thank you so much for this video ❤
Thank you for your thorough explanations. It really helps with making the right purchase when it comes to mixing with my soil.
Tack det hjälper mig mycket 💌🙏
Your programs are very educational. I love in door plants and I have quite of few and I learn alot from your programs haw to taking care of my plant. The only problem I have is from my Jad plant I kill them . would you please tel me how should I take care of Jad plant. Thank you.
Very happy I discovered your channel.
Once again an incredible video describing substrates! Thank you very much for the valuable lecture.
very good explanation..
i am new for planting..and now i know how am i going to mixed with the soil.
TQ
Great vedio 🌻👏🧚🏿♂️🤩🤗🙏🌼❤️🍇🥂
Very informative! 👍🏼 Thank you so much. 🙂🌵☕️
Thank you. That was very informative. You answered a lot of my questions!
New subscriber here, well explained 👍
Great information thanks
Another very informative video! Thank you! I actually didn't know much about vermuculite - I've seen it but never looked into it. Thanks again!
Thank you ! Helps a lot .watching from Canada.👍
VERY WELL EXPLAINED. THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO
Can you reuse the vermiculite? I have just discovered your channel. I have already learnt so much. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing! I really needed that! 👍🏻
I use volcanic rocks that I bought at the garden shop, I put them at the bottom of the pot but it takes longer to drain.
I use 1/4 of a mix of vermiculite and perlite or 1/4 LECA, it has been good for flowers and other plants.
Extremely informative!! Tusen Takk sir☺️
Very informative you made it very clear how each one is better to best! Thank you so much👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Very helpfull! First video so long that i watched all video! Thx or that!
NIce video. I'm not much of a houseplant fan, but what do you think about biochar? I use my own self made on the lawn and with no dig vegetables, the regulating properties and mineral retention capacity is really good, it really does come into its own when it equalises my heavy clay lawn, reducing standing water after heavy rain and again reducing surface dryness after hot, dry spells.
Thank you so much...very helpful!! I want to convert to all semi-hydroponics but am nervous to make my own recipe per plant unless I have some actual recipe examples for different types of plants. If anyone has some successful experiments, sharing would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to experiment with Phalaenopsis orchid, Dracaena candelabra, Jade plants, Christmas cactus, avocado plants, citronella plant, cat nip, dill, basil, clematis, and fuchsias. I live is Seattle so growing indoors with a steady temperature and plenty of light and windows. I have always had a green thump so that's what makes me so interested in semi-hydroponics. I have small and large pumice, LECA, crushed red and black lava, perlite, vermiculite, & premium orchid moss. I will be happy to share my experiments too 😺
This is a very good video. Informative
Yes! Thank you. This was so helpful.
Great learning vedeo presentation.
Very informative! I learned a lot today... thanks for sharing!
Thank you for making this video. It is very informative.
Crushed klinker from coal fired furnaces also work very well.
It is ph neutral, holds onto water yet it is very porous and can be reused.
Love your videos