When I started trying self-watering pots. I had to keep reminding myself that even though the insert is small the roots can come through into the outer pot and sit in the water.
Love this repotting in self-watering pot video. Once a month, I will pour away the stagnant water, wash the water container and give the plant a rinse to prevent the smelly odour.
Haha!! Watching you take the plant out of the pot reminded how every time I repot plants, I think I will not make a mess... and I always make a huge mess!
Great video. I have been diy-ing my self watering pots. 2 so far! LOL But those you showed look great and are very affordable. My Alocasia bambino had only one leaf for the longest time, like 6 or 8 months, but now it has 6 and it is so pretty.
Lol I love anything DIY! I’ll have to try making some pots because they can get expensive! I found some good ones recently, posting a vid with them this week 🌿🫶🏽
Glad you mentioned your new video on IG. UA-cam sent zero notifications. Great video. I am thinking about converting some in this spring. The rotten egg smell may come from the water/ nutrients standing in that planting vessel. Thinking that it may not have been enough air circulation but that is just a guess
I just did the same to my Hoyas cuttings that are now plants they look amazing, i been using leca but now starting to use lechuza and see how it goes 85% of my plants are in leca
I like them, however, the my top potting mix is always dry, even though I can see the water levels. I have seen roots in the water reservoir. I use Leca instead, it’s not messy like pon
Can you put the link for the self watering pot with clear liners? The one on amazon still shows black and there's no way to choose or make sure that we can get the clear liners pot. Tysm!
New subscriber here. I really appreciate your channel. I'm at the phase in my plant journey that I want to use alternate soils and I love the alternative that you're using. Can you please tell me the name of it? It looks like pumice and lava rock and perlite. Can you please confirm? I love these self-watering pots. I'm going to purchase some. Thank you, April 🌿
Thank you 🥰 it’s called pon, which is basically a mixture of lava rock, pumice, etc. I personally buy from the brand Lechuza because I feel it’s a little cheaper lol
@@aprilbrooks I think you are correct. I purchased two sets of the one with the Fluer de lis and the windows are hard to read. They are pretty though. I am going to try the other ones I saw you using. I think the window will be much easier to read.
Are self watering pots good for Monstera Thai Constellation? Most care guides say that the soil should dry before watering them again so I'm not sure if if I should repot it in a self-watering pot that keeps the soil moist most of the time. Thank you!
I’m not familiar with that plant honestly. 😅When it comes to s/w pots I use pon, so it’s a lot different than soil. I’d try it out though! Thai con is on my wishlist 🌿✨
Ok...first of all...I LOVE u! You are so freakin' cute & I love how you're not like some of the plant people; all froo froo perfect & so..ummm..full of themselves, experty like(?) I guess? You're just down to Earth real & your plants are gorgeous!! I. love. plants. I grew up w/them everywhere. My Nanny could plant a blade of dead grass & end up with an acre of the most beautiful Kentucky Blue you've ever seen! She had a cactus that was 60 yrs old! My Mom was just as good. Now, fast forward 51 years & here I am...the serial killer of all things green! Girl, my thumb isn't even BROWN! It's Grim Reaper BLACK! I just walk in the damn room & plants tremble at my presence & I swear I heard a few whispering the Lord's prayer & 1 phoned Dr. Kevorkian!! I'm not even joking right now! My son is 27 now but when he was NINE he could spit a bite of tomato into the yard & supply Ragu with enough tomatoes to sauce 3 countries! I swear it!! Driving home from every shopping trip, he'd call my Mom to tell her what all he got. 1 day she said, what'd your Mommy get... brace yourself...he said, "new caskets for her flowers"! I bought FLOWER POTS 😂! If I looked at a plant, he'd say, "no Mom, that 1 deserves to live, get this 1. Looks like it's got some fight in it!"! HATE that kid! Lol! I've watched 1000 vids, read as many articles but just end up more confused. Brown leaves?..too much water. Brown leaves?...not enough water. Keep the soil wet. Keep the soil dry. Root rot, root bound, lots of light, too much light... Who's on first? Third base! WOOO!! Within 4 years time, I lost my whole family...my parents, my in-laws, 3 aunts, 5 friends including my best friend, 3 pets, my Dad's dog & I threw my worthless husband out the day Dad died, a little over a year ago. I acquired several plants as a result (& major, major depression) & I'm trying desperately to hold onto them! I bought grow lights, which helped a lot but there's still some issues Idk how to remedy. I'm thinking the self watering pots may help...I never seem to get the watering right! I have 5 snake plants; 2 of the long leaf ones, 2 that I took from 1 of those & 1 small leaf one... nesting snake plant(?). Will they be ok in a self water jobby?? I also have 2 pothos & a Christmas cactus. I already killed 1 very big gorgeous nesting one & some kind of aloe plant w/palm like stems. Never seen one like it before but it's dead. Just D-E-A-D, dead. I could use ANY help u can give me!! Some questions... What are those brown hazel nut looking things in your plants? What's up with the mason jar thingies & how come none of your soil looks like actual soil? And that was a WAY longer comment than I intended, soooo...
Nice video. Your Mamei looks great. When using a glass vessel it’s very important to either bore holes in it or you have to periodically change the water because there’s no air circulation causing the water to become stagnant or smelly. I have transferred to Lecha since Pons, in my opinion is too dense. I did try mixing Lecha and Pons but that’s not the idea to spend more on subtrate as on the plants. My Alocasia grow feet in Lecha so that’s my choice. Nice plants.
Why are you wearing gloves? get your hands in there girl! The albo that have no variegation, you are supposed to cut off those leaves to encourage the variegated leaves to come in. I just ordered my first one and can't wait to see the results, your plants are stunning. You should always wash off your media before replanting, you have no idea what you are dragging into your new pot and plants.
lmfao because I like to wear gloves. After years of owning plants, it’s my preference 😌 my albo came back with variegation when I put it on a moss pole. I posted pics on my Instagram. As for repotting I haven’t had any issues! I guess everyone’s experience is different 😇
@@aprilbrooks Nice! I wear gardening gloves sometimes but usually if water is involved 😵💫 to me is like putting my hand in raw dough when kneading bread🤢 outside of that, I like to use my hands. Is your name the same on Insta?
It’s one of my most viewed 😇 how does it feel to be a hater Amy? I’m going to keep on posting, keep on growing and keep on making money every time you comment, so thank you bookie. 🥰
Loved this repot video. Going to check out those self-watering pots🌿💚
Yes they’re so good!
Love your plants and the name. Great video
Oh she is going to lover her new home💚🌿
They are great. I love that you can enjoy your plants more. They also eliminate overwatering. My plants have thrived in this system.
Yesss my most ideal set up for sure 🌱😊
When I started trying self-watering pots. I had to keep reminding myself that even though the insert is small the roots can come through into the outer pot and sit in the water.
Love this repotting in self-watering pot video. Once a month, I will pour away the stagnant water, wash the water container and give the plant a rinse to prevent the smelly odour.
Thank you! And thanks for the tip 🌿👍🏽
Haha!! Watching you take the plant out of the pot reminded how every time I repot plants, I think I will not make a mess... and I always make a huge mess!
It never fails! Lol
Great video ❤❤❤
Thank you 🫶🏽🌱
Great video. I have been diy-ing my self watering pots. 2 so far! LOL But those you showed look great and are very affordable. My Alocasia bambino had only one leaf for the longest time, like 6 or 8 months, but now it has 6 and it is so pretty.
Lol I love anything DIY! I’ll have to try making some pots because they can get expensive! I found some good ones recently, posting a vid with them this week 🌿🫶🏽
Glad you mentioned your new video on IG. UA-cam sent zero notifications. Great video. I am thinking about converting some in this spring. The rotten egg smell may come from the water/ nutrients standing in that planting vessel. Thinking that it may not have been enough air circulation but that is just a guess
Thanks for watching 🥰🌿 thanks for the tip! That smell almost took me out 😂
I just did the same to my Hoyas cuttings that are now plants they look amazing, i been using leca but now starting to use lechuza and see how it goes 85% of my plants are in leca
That’s awesome, I love both Leca and pon. Just depends on the plant and how I’m feeling that day 😝🌿
Nice hoya
Thanks!
Hi Dear, the plants with odor always rinse. There trying to rot. Beautiful 😘👍
Thank you 🥰
I like them, however, the my top potting mix is always dry, even though I can see the water levels. I have seen roots in the water reservoir. I use Leca instead, it’s not messy like pon
The Mamei is a crawler not a climber. Could be why your having issues. Love the pots 🌺
i am new to leca & still learning. how does the self watering pot make it easier?
For me, it’s being able to see the reservoir and also being able to flush my plants 🪴
Can you put the link for the self watering pot with clear liners? The one on amazon still shows black and there's no way to choose or make sure that we can get the clear liners pot. Tysm!
I just checked, the clear ones are sold out. 🥲 the black ones are good too, I have a few rare plants in them 🌿
New subscriber here. I really appreciate your channel. I'm at the phase in my plant journey that I want to use alternate soils and I love the alternative that you're using. Can you please tell me the name of it? It looks like pumice and lava rock and perlite. Can you please confirm? I love these self-watering pots. I'm going to purchase some. Thank you, April 🌿
Thank you 🥰 it’s called pon, which is basically a mixture of lava rock, pumice, etc. I personally buy from the brand Lechuza because I feel it’s a little cheaper lol
I just got myself watering pots. There’s much smaller I don’t know how many wicks to use in each pot.
Do you use soil or Leca/pon?
Do u let them dry out before refill or fill up the water straight? ... nice Video
Thank you! And absolutely not, I feel like they would definitely decline lol I keep them topped off as often as possible 😇
@@aprilbrooks thank u 😉
Love watch you Repot your plants So you use Leca and Pon together Do you still make your own pon
Thank you for watching 🥰 I found that lechuza pon is a little cheaper than my DIY. However, I’ll still make it if lechuza is not available 🌿
Ok thank you
Hi, those pots at 2:33 are they good? I ordered some but mine has three dots to show where the water level is. Thanks for your response.
Not my favorite. I prefer the ones from the same brand but with the little line for the meter. Those ones have actual holes there lol
@@aprilbrooks I got them today and I like the way they look. I got the white and Gold ones and I like that they have a weep hole.
@@aprilbrooks I think you are correct. I purchased two sets of the one with the Fluer de lis and the windows are hard to read. They are pretty though. I am going to try the other ones I saw you using. I think the window will be much easier to read.
How do you fertilize?
Dyna gro foliage pro, cal-mag & superthrive
Are self watering pots good for Monstera Thai Constellation? Most care guides say that the soil should dry before watering them again so I'm not sure if if I should repot it in a self-watering pot that keeps the soil moist most of the time. Thank you!
I’m not familiar with that plant honestly. 😅When it comes to s/w pots I use pon, so it’s a lot different than soil. I’d try it out though! Thai con is on my wishlist 🌿✨
Please tell me the type of soil you are using. I could not atch the name. Thanks
Lechuza Pon
April you need a plant mat😂
I have one lol I always forget about it 😂
Darn they sold out! When will they be in stock again?
The clear ones or black ones?
@@aprilbrooks the clear ones
What is pon? New subscriber
Ok...first of all...I LOVE u! You are so freakin' cute & I love how you're not like some of the plant people; all froo froo perfect & so..ummm..full of themselves, experty like(?) I guess? You're just down to Earth real & your plants are gorgeous!!
I. love. plants. I grew up w/them everywhere. My Nanny could plant a blade of dead grass & end up with an acre of the most beautiful Kentucky Blue you've ever seen! She had a cactus that was 60 yrs old! My Mom was just as good.
Now, fast forward 51 years & here I am...the serial killer of all things green! Girl, my thumb isn't even BROWN! It's Grim Reaper BLACK!
I just walk in the damn room & plants tremble at my presence & I swear I heard a few whispering the Lord's prayer & 1 phoned Dr. Kevorkian!! I'm not even joking right now! My son is 27 now but when he was NINE he could spit a bite of tomato into the yard & supply Ragu with enough tomatoes to sauce 3 countries! I swear it!! Driving home from every shopping trip, he'd call my Mom to tell her what all he got. 1 day she said, what'd your Mommy get... brace yourself...he said, "new caskets for her flowers"! I bought FLOWER POTS 😂!
If I looked at a plant, he'd say, "no Mom, that 1 deserves to live, get this 1. Looks like it's got some fight in it!"!
HATE that kid! Lol!
I've watched 1000 vids, read as many articles but just end up more confused. Brown leaves?..too much water. Brown leaves?...not enough water. Keep the soil wet. Keep the soil dry. Root rot, root bound, lots of light, too much light... Who's on first? Third base! WOOO!!
Within 4 years time, I lost my whole family...my parents, my in-laws, 3 aunts, 5 friends including my best friend, 3 pets, my Dad's dog & I threw my worthless husband out the day Dad died, a little over a year ago.
I acquired several plants as a result (& major, major depression) & I'm trying desperately to hold onto them! I bought grow lights, which helped a lot but there's still some issues Idk how to remedy. I'm thinking the self watering pots may help...I never seem to get the watering right! I have 5 snake plants; 2 of the long leaf ones, 2 that I took from 1 of those & 1 small leaf one... nesting snake plant(?). Will they be ok in a self water jobby?? I also have 2 pothos & a Christmas cactus.
I already killed 1 very big gorgeous nesting one & some kind of aloe plant w/palm like stems. Never seen one like it before but it's dead. Just D-E-A-D, dead.
I could use ANY help u can give me!!
Some questions...
What are those brown hazel nut looking things in your plants? What's up with the mason jar thingies & how come none of your soil looks like actual soil?
And that was a WAY longer comment than I intended, soooo...
This comment made my day! Thanks so much for the love 🫶🏽 you can always message me on Instagram and I’d be more than happy to help you ☺️
Nice video. Your Mamei looks great. When using a glass vessel it’s very important to either bore holes in it or you have to periodically change the water because there’s no air circulation causing the water to become stagnant or smelly. I have transferred to Lecha since Pons, in my opinion is too dense. I did try mixing Lecha and Pons but that’s not the idea to spend more on subtrate as on the plants. My Alocasia grow feet in Lecha so that’s my choice. Nice plants.
Great idea, thank you!!
Anyone ever try their Hoya lineares in a self watering pot?
Yes, they love it. I use perlite for cuttings and then add them back to pon with the mother plant. I always keep it moist
P mamei might prefer to crawl ....
I think it’s fine either way 😇
Mamei climbs, Plowmanii crawl.
Omg.. You have a farting plant.. 🤣
lmfao idk what you mean
@@aprilbrooks The plant that smelled like rotten eggs 😆
Why are you wearing gloves? get your hands in there girl! The albo that have no variegation, you are supposed to cut off those leaves to encourage the variegated leaves to come in. I just ordered my first one and can't wait to see the results, your plants are stunning. You should always wash off your media before replanting, you have no idea what you are dragging into your new pot and plants.
lmfao because I like to wear gloves. After years of owning plants, it’s my preference 😌 my albo came back with variegation when I put it on a moss pole. I posted pics on my Instagram. As for repotting I haven’t had any issues! I guess everyone’s experience is different 😇
@@aprilbrooks Nice! I wear gardening gloves sometimes but usually if water is involved 😵💫 to me is like putting my hand in raw dough when kneading bread🤢 outside of that, I like to use my hands. Is your name the same on Insta?
Terrible vid.
It’s one of my most viewed 😇 how does it feel to be a hater Amy? I’m going to keep on posting, keep on growing and keep on making money every time you comment, so thank you bookie. 🥰