Hi there, for your monstera (and majestic), from my experience, monstera get leggy like that when they are needing more light, you may want to increase the light they are getting. If not more light, then try longer exposure in the day. Like instead of 12 hours maybe 14 to even 16 hours. Keep up with fertilizing and watering. Mine are in semi-hydro(leca) for watering consistency and receiving light for 14 hours via grow light. If they get too big you can lower the light. Your videos are so fun. I hope this helps
same here with the light, in the uk, it now gets direct light in the morning for about 2 hours mine is growing in leca and if I see her producing leaves I will carry on feeding it
I have found success with monstera by increasing light and fertilizer. Since they produce such huge leaves they are heavy feeders. I have my Albo and Esq. on moss poles. I water the moss pole every 2-3 days. The aerial roots taking in the nutrients have really helped the plant size up!
I’ve grown two huge monsteras at work. Bit have had big windows next to it and big pot with little support “stick”. The leaves have grown to 70+ cm long.
That's kinda weird your Majestic has such small leaves, mine sized up much faster just with a chopstick and I was about to get it on a real moss pole when the base of the stem snapped cuz I was clumsy and I've had to re root it in water.
I would consider to run your grow lights all day long. Most plants need at least 10 hours of bright light a day. I have a low light corner under my tv and although my home gets plenty of natural light it is just too far away from the window for the plants to thrive. So with the grow light running for 10 hours a day my plants are doing fine. And luckily most of these grow lights are energy-saving led lights so it won’t cost you…
That monstera looks as if it needs way more light, weird. Looks a lil floppy like dehydrated too, sorry love! I have mine directly infront of a huge window or being blasted with a grow light if not. I pretty much only ever water the moss pole, putting enough water through there it gets down to the pot too, but I’ve gotta water it every couple days to keep the moss moist. My leaves quadrupled or more in size in only a foot of stem growth, internodes fairly close together. I do the squeeze test on the pole, top to bottom daily to ensure it’s not getting crunchy (dry) Before the big windowed home I live in now, the last place I had grow lights EVERYWHERE, it certainly helped IMMEIMMENSELY when you don’t have enough natural light. I want that tshirt! Where’d you get it? Def chop and prop that linearus!! Show us pleasase!!
Your plants need more light. For the entire video i've been thinking: those plants in the back are in such low light conditions.... I have my large form monstera outside, in full sun, in spain, and it loves it and it is huge (it even puts growth during winter) Also my cebu blue started fenestrating when I put it right in front of a south facing window with direct sun for several hours a day (in spain again, obviously) and it is climbing a bamboo stick, not a moss pole...so the key is light.
Rex begonias are definitely tricky I have a few they don’t like to dry out completely and hate city water so I use distilled and bottom water them cause I had a lady tell me they don’t like getting leaves wet that’s why they will usually get crispy or soggy 😅 hope that helps! ❤
Fenestrations/sizing up Monstera/Epipremnum: for me it works with Liquid Gold Leaf fertiliser and (Soltech) growlights (natural light in the spots where my plants are is so low it can be counted as none). So maybe more light and/or fertiliser would help? (I put the fertiliser in the water that I add to the mosspole) For Hoya blooms I’d advise the same. Fertilise often and plenty of light 🌸 Have you tried Alocasia in unmixed tree fern? The corms sprout innit for me while still attached to the plant and the leaves size up quicker. They do take a bit of time (read finickyness) until they are used to it. But different things work for different people/homes/environments 🤔 Plant goals: - keeping up with repotting 😂 - purging plants that don’t bring joy anymore and all the propagations (by finding new homes for them) - not getting new plants unless I have the perfect spot for them But most of all….. enjoying the growth! 🌱 About 75% completed
Hey Emma! I just had to pop over here from watching “The Millennial Plant Dad” video tour of his Aglaonemas because he showed his Aglaonema Alumina and it made me think of you! I don’t know if you’re still into silvery plants but it looks beautiful! I haven’t seen an Aglaonema like that before.. kinda looks like a juvenile silver sword but with broader leaves and I’d imagine it’s easier to care for. Anyway have a great day! 🩶🩶🩶
Oh no, I also got 2 frydek corms from a planty friend and one was 100% white, finally died a few weeks ago after about 5 fully white tiny leaves in 6 month. the other one is about 80% white and struggling but still alive. She felt so bad that she gave me another corm that was so huge and produced such a big an beautiful first leaf, much bigger than the other had done so far. I will plant them together soo, maybe big boy can show struggle bus how to produce more green 😅
I always find it amazing when we as plant parents constantly adapt to the situation, the more you learn the better your collection while be. But basically my main goal is to keep them alive 😅 💚
My goals- don't kill the plants. It's a work in progress.
Same 😂❤
😂😂😂
Hi there, for your monstera (and majestic), from my experience, monstera get leggy like that when they are needing more light, you may want to increase the light they are getting. If not more light, then try longer exposure in the day. Like instead of 12 hours maybe 14 to even 16 hours. Keep up with fertilizing and watering. Mine are in semi-hydro(leca) for watering consistency and receiving light for 14 hours via grow light. If they get too big you can lower the light. Your videos are so fun. I hope this helps
100%. Monstera need an ish ton of light. Morning direct can also be good if you can get it.
I second this, like around 400 fc for 12h a day seems to be the minimum for good growth with mine!
same here with the light, in the uk, it now gets direct light in the morning for about 2 hours mine is growing in leca and if I see her producing leaves I will carry on feeding it
Light, light, light.. give the monstera more light!
I don't have much luck with Monsteras either.......only the Adansonii.
Really enjoyed this Emma. How about an update at the end of summer? Interested to see how much more growth you get on the Begonia and your Jacklyn.
I have found success with monstera by increasing light and fertilizer. Since they produce such huge leaves they are heavy feeders. I have my Albo and Esq. on moss poles. I water the moss pole every 2-3 days. The aerial roots taking in the nutrients have really helped the plant size up!
I’ve grown two huge monsteras at work. Bit have had big windows next to it and big pot with little support “stick”. The leaves have grown to 70+ cm long.
That's kinda weird your Majestic has such small leaves, mine sized up much faster just with a chopstick and I was about to get it on a real moss pole when the base of the stem snapped cuz I was clumsy and I've had to re root it in water.
Your monstera by inter node space looks more like a small form aka borsigiana.
I think you’re right too.
I would consider to run your grow lights all day long. Most plants need at least 10 hours of bright light a day. I have a low light corner under my tv and although my home gets plenty of natural light it is just too far away from the window for the plants to thrive. So with the grow light running for 10 hours a day my plants are doing fine. And luckily most of these grow lights are energy-saving led lights so it won’t cost you…
You’ve met most of your goals Emma!
That monstera looks as if it needs way more light, weird. Looks a lil floppy like dehydrated too, sorry love!
I have mine directly infront of a huge window or being blasted with a grow light if not. I pretty much only ever water the moss pole, putting enough water through there it gets down to the pot too, but I’ve gotta water it every couple days to keep the moss moist. My leaves quadrupled or more in size in only a foot of stem growth, internodes fairly close together. I do the squeeze test on the pole, top to bottom daily to ensure it’s not getting crunchy (dry)
Before the big windowed home I live in now, the last place I had grow lights EVERYWHERE, it certainly helped IMMEIMMENSELY when you don’t have enough natural light.
I want that tshirt! Where’d you get it?
Def chop and prop that linearus!! Show us pleasase!!
My main goal is to get some of my hoya to bloom, so far I'm getting new peduncles and my rotundiflora has 3!
Your plants need more light. For the entire video i've been thinking: those plants in the back are in such low light conditions....
I have my large form monstera outside, in full sun, in spain, and it loves it and it is huge (it even puts growth during winter)
Also my cebu blue started fenestrating when I put it right in front of a south facing window with direct sun for several hours a day (in spain again, obviously) and it is climbing a bamboo stick, not a moss pole...so the key is light.
As far as I know Emma only uses grow light after sunset? So just by leaving those lights on for more hours can do sooooo much ❤
@@melanieg.9092 yes, totally agree!
Rex begonias are definitely tricky I have a few they don’t like to dry out completely and hate city water so I use distilled and bottom water them cause I had a lady tell me they don’t like getting leaves wet that’s why they will usually get crispy or soggy 😅 hope that helps! ❤
Fenestrations/sizing up Monstera/Epipremnum: for me it works with Liquid Gold Leaf fertiliser and (Soltech) growlights (natural light in the spots where my plants are is so low it can be counted as none).
So maybe more light and/or fertiliser would help? (I put the fertiliser in the water that I add to the mosspole)
For Hoya blooms I’d advise the same. Fertilise often and plenty of light 🌸
Have you tried Alocasia in unmixed tree fern? The corms sprout innit for me while still attached to the plant and the leaves size up quicker. They do take a bit of time (read finickyness) until they are used to it.
But different things work for different people/homes/environments 🤔
Plant goals:
- keeping up with repotting 😂
- purging plants that don’t bring joy anymore and all the propagations (by finding new homes for them)
- not getting new plants unless I have the perfect spot for them
But most of all….. enjoying the growth! 🌱
About 75% completed
Hey Emma! I just had to pop over here from watching “The Millennial Plant Dad” video tour of his Aglaonemas because he showed his Aglaonema Alumina and it made me think of you! I don’t know if you’re still into silvery plants but it looks beautiful! I haven’t seen an Aglaonema like that before.. kinda looks like a juvenile silver sword but with broader leaves and I’d imagine it’s easier to care for. Anyway have a great day! 🩶🩶🩶
Put your majestic on a tomato stake. It will size up really fast.
Grow your corms on fluval stratum. They love it.
Oh no, I also got 2 frydek corms from a planty friend and one was 100% white, finally died a few weeks ago after about 5 fully white tiny leaves in 6 month. the other one is about 80% white and struggling but still alive. She felt so bad that she gave me another corm that was so huge and produced such a big an beautiful first leaf, much bigger than the other had done so far. I will plant them together soo, maybe big boy can show struggle bus how to produce more green 😅
This is the most realistic plant goals video I think I have ever watched. I definitely feel more comfortable with you than some others
I always find it amazing when we as plant parents constantly adapt to the situation, the more you learn the better your collection while be. But basically my main goal is to keep them alive 😅 💚
The begonia at the beginning is a stunner 🥰 and the cebu blue look really healthy and happy
Thats my first Hoya also.. im a beginner here .
Your Cebu Blue is really sizing up 😀🇨🇦
Begonias are beautiful, but not for me.
love how the peperomia is doing!
Light is my biggest obstacle, and I live in southern Arizona. You’re killing it.
nice plants
Nice
My goals with my Hoya is to see it grow and bloom one day and I do agree that plants do feel ur mood.
Wow it looks gorgeous
When you were saying that carnosas can take longer to bloom, I remembered that my Krinkle 8 was about to open! And it did!
Do u realise that u pause at places with no commas nor full stops 😁
What? ❓❓❓🤨