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How to Transfer Plants from Soil to LECA | Passive Hydroponics
This video will help you transition plants from soil to LECA (Lightweight expanded clay aggregate). I explain: how I prepare LECA in advance, choose the right containers, stage the plant’s roots in LECA, and then what care looks like during the “transition” period.
I describe a somewhat conservative and careful method of transitioning. Some plants need more care and some need less. Every plant is different, but this is the method I’ve followed for all my transferred plants with a fair amount of success.
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I describe a somewhat conservative and careful method of transitioning. Some plants need more care and some need less. Every plant is different, but this is the method I’ve followed for all my transferred plants with a fair amount of success.
Hope this helps! Thanks for subscribing!
Find me on Instagram and TikTok @rootandwell for my day to day care!
Products I use in passive hydroponics: bit.ly/rootandwellfaves
Need one-on-one ...
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How to Get Started with LECA!
Просмотров 59 тыс.3 года назад
This video will help you get started with LECA and passive hydroponics. I explain: how to get started, materials, where to buy LECA, how to prepare LECA, and more! Find me on Instagram and TikTok @rootandwell for my day to day care! Products I use in passive hydroponics: bit.ly/rootandwellfaves Need one-on-one help? Have a sick plant that you need help with? I offer virtual consultations for a ...
Bird of Paradise: Unfurling
Просмотров 7 тыс.4 года назад
I happened to catch this leaf unfurling one morning. It only unfurled half way (3 hours). It then took an entire two weeks to unfurl the second half of the leaf, which I did not capture. Sped up to 10 mins and 44 seconds. Ultra fast 45 second version on my instagram page: pB_DZbBdlLE6/?igshid=1tq48mcv2ulw4
How to Repot and Propagate a Boston Fern / Boston Fern Repotting
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How to repot and propagate a Boston fern! My Boston fern was not doing so well after spending the winter indoors. It was dry and there was a lot of dead fronds and roots. I broke it out of its hanging container and now I have four different ferns! What you’ll need: Organic potting soil Sterile sheers Sterile knife Gravel (or broken pottery pieces) Horticultural charcoal Bucket with water Pots t...
Potting a Propagated Monstera (Split Leaf Philodendron) Plant!
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Potting a water propagated monstera deliciosa into a recycled planter! This is a video explaining how to transfer a rooted monstera to soil. 1. Find a suitable planter! I used a recycled planter is a tall yogurt container that I drilled drainage holes in. I can put that planter into a nicer planter! How to make a recycled planter: Coming soon!) 2. Layer in pumice (or gravel) and charcoal to imp...
this was so helpful thank you!!! i would love to see the one in your shower. i have two right now. i want to move one in my my bathroom, however dont have much light. do you have a pic somewhere maybe on socials?
I have a vase with LECA and the Monstera is thriving, and it has a lot of green on the sides is this ok or should I change the water
My landlord has her Boston Fern in bucket. How do I potted and the size I needed
This video is a keeper! Very helpful
Will SUPERTHRIVE help my plant if I use it after having transitioned my plant to leca 2 weeks ago? My plant doesn’t look great. It looks like it’s going through shock. I changed from soil to leca
Great video! Thank you
I appreciate your teaching in this video! Thanks! I’ve used leca but never learned as much as you had to teach in this video
This was soooo helpful. Just getting started with leca and hydroponics and I’m so glad I came across this before scouring the entire internet. Followed you for sure! Looking forward to future videos from you. Thank you!!
Instead of drilling wholes, I prefer a soldering iron to make wholes in plastic. Just do it in a well aerated place because of the maybe toxic gases while heating the plastic.
This is really very helpful! Thank you so much!!
Giiiirl I have been searching for 3 days for the perfect video to help with set up... idk what I did to cone across this one but I am incredibly grateful!! Thank you so much!
The top is stuck! Help it out with some water
When plants sit in water like that the root don’t rot ??
Thanks for the video. If your water is is 6.0-6.5 why do you need to add anything else other than fertilizer?
Can I just use the regular planter pots with holes at the bottom or do I need these net pots? Great video!!!
Thank you! Would love to see an update on how your repropegated ferns are doing. If you have time, of course. Having a little one and being a plant mom is already a full time jobñ
Thank you for this excellent, clear tutorial. I have been growing some houseplants in water, and can't wait to use the leca method. Thanks to your video, I am sure it will be successful. Wishing you joy and happy growing.
I tried this and now my 3 years old fern is dying 😓 in front of my eyes. Shouldn’t have washed the soil off so much.
Can all plants go into leca? PPP, anthurium, succulents?
Thank you so much!!💚😍excellent video Your voice is also very relaxing 😊
Can i transfer big monstera to leca immediately??
I especially loved your history lesson on ferns !! Thanks for sharing ….. off to propagating I go !!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I keep Monsteras in LECA and orchid pots. Usually when I first transfer a Monstera to LECA, many roots will die off in a week or so. This is quite normal. I take the plant out of LECA after a week of repotting to remove all dead roots as leaving decaying material in LECA will contribute to root rot. What are your thoughts on this?
Sooo cute 🥰
Can I only cut one in half and leave one whole. What I mean is can I just move one to a larger pot without separating it??
Thank you
Cash-poh. Not catch pot. It’s French.
Very helpful for me as a beginner.
I would like to see a video on the nutritional water mix please. Just seeing bottles just make me think I need it for some reason. Thankyou
Also that would include working out pH balance too. Thanks
Thanks for the very informative video. Have you tried Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus in LECA?
Great video. Can I grow crasulla Gollum/trumpet in leca?
Hi! Very helpful content…since i’m still starting to transfer my plants to LECA. I have one question though regarding the Superthrive solution. How do you apply it? I mean, do u have to do this together with the “first” reservoir of water upon transferring the plant or just pour it just like wetting the entire LECA together with the newly potted plant? I hope to hear from you. Thank you. Keep safe
Is there anything less expensive than Leca? I have a bunch of huge plants I’d like to transfer from soil
Hello my name is Connie nice to meet you and to be on your Channel. I'm just starting my lack of experience today which is January 21st no Ashley's January 22nd so I'm wishing myself luck and I hope you wish me luck too I have a house full of plants I had to pull in from outside because of the weather I live here in Texas I'm hoping I can save all my plants
What about nutrients and vitamins how do plants gets those important nutrients
Thank you for the guide! I came across this concept just yesterday and already got leca soaking in the kitchen :D Gonna start with an alocasia and some cuttings from a philodendron I have! About the IKEA planters not having holes in the bottom, this is something I've heard several times americans commenting. But the standard in Sweden is to have a closed ceramic container with a plastic one inside. Not as common with pots with holes in the bottom and a tray underneath. I have a few of those but they are a pain to water in my opinion since it always spills out over the trays end! I will not be getting any more of those...
This is a wonderful video and I really enjoyed your daughter's participation. You make a great team!
Thank you, Robert!
It seems to me the plant is growing in water and the leca is just holding it up.
Hi, what you describe is hydroponics, which you can certainly do with LECA (or any inorganic medium) and more water but I have been setting up my plants in semi or passive hydroponics where the LECA wicks the water upwards to the plant. Hope that makes sense. 🖤
I like the way you teach! I have watched so many leca videos and you speak my language. I can’t wait to get started 😊
I'm definitely saving this video because I'm about to start my LECA journey! But I had a couple of questions! 1) I've seen a couple videos saying that people should drill a hole into the glass container's when planting with LECA...do you think that is necessary? 2) When flushing LECA to get rid of the sodium build up, should we flush with tap water? Or flush with a pH balanced water (if our tap water is not in spec)? Thank you for such a helpful tutorial!
Hi, Pira, you can drill a hole so that it makes it easier to flush but you don’t have to! I have several in solid glass. I like to experiment with my setups. You can see more of them on my Instagram @rootandwell. On the flushing, it’s fine to flush with tap but if you have hard water, you will see more of a build up on your LECA over time. It’s not entirely detrimental in the short term but you can pH test the water before and after you refill to see if the build up is making a difference over time. Might save you the time of having to pH balance every time you flush. Hope this helps. 🖤
@@rootandwell1525 thank you so much!!
Can you put plants in Lecca without adding water in the glass jar. Just by washing the lecca.
Yes, but it makes it harder for you in terms of maintenance because you’d have to keep wetting the LECA so it doesn’t dry out completely!
Helpful! Thank you! I want to transfer some of my more difficult plants in the hopes they will do better. Peggy from Peggy's plants says she uses the same fertilizer for both her semi hydro plants and her soil based plants. I might try that first since I won't have to buy new nutrients and see how that goes and if it doesn't work I will buy the general hydroponics nutrients. I am going to start with one plant as an experiment this weekend. Then switch over the rest that I want to setup this spring. It actually seems way easier than soil if you ask me.
Worth a shot! There’s more than way to do things for sure :) 🖤
Video starts 3:47 😁
The best video I've seen about plant
Thank you so much!
I've found a soldering iron or a wood burner work well to make holes in plastic containers. Even the ones that don't drill well. It smells terrible, that's a downside
That is a great tip, Mike!
You have a large pothos in a large round glass bowl. Are you happy with that bowl for leca? Is it hard to flush?
I love it! It’s a little more work than with a net pot but pothos are hardy so the roots don’t mind.
@@rootandwell1525 is it hard to flush? I imagine you have to tip the entire bowl and somehow stop all the leca and plant from falling out. I’m asking because I have the same bowl I want to use!
@@marikasmith5556 it’s not that hard. Yes, tip bowl and use your hand to prevent LECA from falling out is how I did it. Sometimes I would empty the whole thing out in a strainer to reset the root ball.
Please DO NOT PLANT this fern outside of southeast Asia! This is an asian tuberous sword fern. Nephrolepsis cordifolia Notice the nodules/tubers in the root mass...this plant is a category 1 non-native invasive in the state of florida and will warmer winters, this fern will become more invasive in other states. Please do not plant this fern. I understand it is still sold at plant nurseries. We do not yet have legislation in place to ban this fern. If you want to save biodiversity of this planet...do not grow this plant. Destroy it. It is easy to grow which also makes it out competes native vegetation. Ecosystem collapse happened easily with this fern present covering the entire floor of a wooded area in many many cases. Often folks do not see the damage plants like this cause because spores and seeds and dirt with divisions often travel far and then establish in natural areas.
Enjoyed!
A couple pieces of clear packaging tape connected from the inside edge to outside edge makes a sturdy “lift” handle for your net pot.
Yes, love this tip!
Are you growing bird of paradise in LECA?
I have not yet myself but I’ve seen it done.