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Thank you Dave, I always get smarter watching your content.

Happy birthday Dave 🎉 and thank you for sharing your story. Well done on your journey, 8 years is a massive accomplishment 😊 Much aroha (love) to you and your wife from Aotearoa (New Zealand 🇳🇿)

Was not interested in the staghorn fern until I saw yours & what was possible. Gorgeous! Now I want one!

Is it a Hoya Macrophylla?

Congratulations on your sobriety streak of 2922 days!

Dave I am so proud of you for letting us deep dive into your life😊 . This video had my imotions in turmoil. I laughed at the jokes but I teared up about your health issues. So happy you are sober and living your best life with your wife and plants ❤🇯🇲

I live with my 83 yr old Mom in her 122 yr old home. When you said you admire into neighbors homes.. totally relate. I’m so blessed to live here and in beautiful Oregon! Love historic homes!

Congrats! I’m so glad you had the moment you were open to it all and got help. Sobriety is work well worth it and all deserve it! Yay🎉🎉🎉🎉 you!!

I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for getting so personal and sharing so much ❤ Happy Sober Birthday 🎉🌱

I deal with a lot of the same brain fog issues and fatigue having a neurological chronic pain condition. Getting long Covid and then blood clots & a pulmonary embolism a few months later, which made my nerve condition spread to my legs (it was only in my arms before) only made matters much worse for me. So, I feel ya on the health issues and can totally relate on the issues of dealing with friends and family. Well, honestly, I don't have many friends anymore. After 18yrs of dealing with chronic pain, that's pretty much taken care of most of my friendships. People just don't care to be around someone who can't do much or has to cancel on them. That's ok though, because the few friends I do have are quality. Thanks for sharing about your life and I always enjoy seeing your plants.

I shoutdown people who doesn't respond positively to me. I don't want to be connected to people who drains my energy We can't extend the trellis like a moss pole. What you do whe the hoya outgrow that trellis?

Dave, thank you so much for sharing about your journey with sobriety. I'm so incredibly happy that you found the help and support you needed! You're bringing the hope of a better life to others. 💖 I'm grateful for your positive influence and your planty channel! 💚 Happy Sober b-day, and here's to many more! 💖

Thanks for this video ❤congratulations on staying sober 👍🏼 your description of long Covid brain fog and tasks per day is just how I feel about my fibromyalgia! I’m constantly reevaluating how much I can accomplish, and friends have gone by the wayside because they think I’m lazy or something. And I want to have a H. elephant! I swear it’s the last one 😁

Thank you for your transparency on your health issues and your affliction. I feel like you are making true friends by sharing your point of view in a very real way. Keep up your good work 😊

What a heart warming video. To open up about your life and your honesty is a beautiful testimony of being an overcomer. You have been through several hard seasons in your life. But look at you now. Your positive attitude and your funny personality is a pleasure to sit down and watch. I enjoy your channel very much. Thank you

Congratulations 👏 ❤😊 🎉 Happy Anniversary

I really appreciate you Dave. Thanks for sharing your sober experience. Happy 24!

Wow Dave! Congratulations on everything you have accomplished! Sobriety, long Covid, growing beautiful plants and loving marriage! You should be very proud. Not a lot of people could do one thing let alone all. Congratulations to you!💙❤️🩵💜💙

Life is so short. I am so happy that you decided to ask for help and have been able to stay sober. Thank you so much for opening yourself up.

Dave’s magic hands! 🪴 Thanks for sharing your life experience and plant expertise.🪴

Thanks for being so open about all these things. While showing lovely Hoyas, as always. The long Covid issues that you describe sound very similar to my chronic fatigue symptoms (for the past 20 years). You are so right… the best way of dealing with “the loss” is focussing on and finding enjoyment in the things that are still possible. Finding reasons to stay positive…. its a lifeline! For me doing anything away from my house is a very very conscious choice of being sick for days after, so whatever Im doing better be worth it 😅. Did lose some friends over that, they just couldn’t understand the consequences because to them the consequences aren’t very visible. Luckily others are very understanding and accommodating (including my husband). Also to the start of the vid… I find downsizing very difficult, because I usually have to downsize by giving away/selling plants that I still like and enjoy.. No regrets so far though 🌸

😂 This such a great video. Although I putter and enjoy moments with my plants everyday, it’s survival of the fittest around here. If they can’t fit into my lifestyle/conditions/schedule the ‘SEE YA!’

I’m such a fan of the Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma. It really is my favourite plant currently. It just sits on my dresser and does its thing.

Hi Dave, I really enjoyed this video. I enjoy watching plant chores so much. I’ve always had plants since my very first spider plant at 13 (I’m 63 now). In the past year, I have gone from 0 to about 20 Hoyas, so I am still very much in kindergarten on that subject Lol! Thank you for also noticing some of us are newbies and very much still learning. Congratulations on your success and growing through life’s interesting moments. In April next year I will have 10 years being 100% smober after being addicted to cigs since I was a teenager. So I get it about addiction, been there too. My one question is, has your beautiful substrate mix given you a life 100% free of fungus gnats? Also, I have a different opinion to another commenter. I love skanky jokes. I’m always up for a good laugh too. Keep it going, you legend, you!! 😊

Happy sobriety birthday. Huge big massive congrats. 👏🎉🎂

I too find plant tours etc boring-I never watch them, even when my favourite RUclipsrs post them! Your sobriety journey is inspiring. I drink alcohol probably 2 times a year & that’s through pressure off people-I find that hard to ‘stop being boring’ xxx

Make each other laugh and be kind! These should be the rules. Thank you for sharing all of it. Your laughter is infectious and I’d like more of it. 🤗

I so enjoyed this discussion Dave - sobriety rocks! I have seen many that haven’t made it & some tragic endings. Your wife is a legend staying & supporting you, now that is real love. I loved how you said you are both kind to each other, that’s awesome. Sorry I haven’t been in the Hoya world long enough to recognise the one you asked about, my wild guess would be a latifolia 😂😂 I’m a great dog lover & seeing your big boy walking in & out was funny. Really enjoying your channel & how you keep it real. You have a great personality 👍👍 We are heading into spring over here so hopefully all my little plants make some really good growth this season. Hope your long Covid symptoms keep making progress so you can have a good read again. Bye for now…

Thanks for sharing your story Dave. I find it helpful and inspiring. I admire your courage and honesty. Congratulations on your sobriety. Well done. 🎉🙌 I can't wait for the tent video. 😃

Congratulations on your birthday. You have well earned to yourself a gift. Put in your memory bank:; when you reach your 20th year the urge to drink is powerful. I could not understand those that had a set back after all those years. Then when I was at that time in my sobriety I under stood. I have 41 yrs , who ray to us both

I quickly bypassed the beautiful hoya argenteas I saw today on Etsy because it is out of my price range. If I see one affordable I will certainly purchase one. But that KSB01 you showcased the first time that I immediately went and purchased is so beautiful with the dark margin. I have 2 large leaves. Thanks for sharing your story. Most of us have something we've had to overcome that interferes with our quality if life, joy, peace but a healthy hobby helps to balance out those feelings and a close relationship with the Creator. And, as a fellow frustrated long covid I do understand, I feel ya. Reading was my life, multicultural music and art. Now... It's almost a thing of the past. I'm sick of the memory issue but I try not to focus on it, I pray for endurance, calm and patience. Look forward to your next. 👍🏽 Dee, NY

Thank you for sharing what is a very personal part of your life. I don’t keep secrets in my life but I doubt I could be that honest

I let them grow way out and then pin them in the growing up position.

54:40 I agree that anthuriums all look the same. Especially the young ones. I just don’t get the raving about it.

How long were you in the acute phase of Covid?

I’m So glad you’ve come out of he worse of your long Covid problems with brain fog. That would drive me crazy. Not being able to carry on a conversation. I’m a talker. It’s my job to keep my sister awake when we go to the coast.

Not a clue what it is. 😮

Oh Dave, people want to know about you because you are charming, kind, and tell your truth. As you know I have 27 years clean and the thing that made me check out your channel was the title. Thank you for sharing so honestly your experience, strength, and hope. While I was attracted to your channel's title, I did not know we also had brain problems. 13 years ago I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury. It robbed me of a career I adored helping people like me who had mental illness and addiction issues. I could not tell people apart in groups, I could not type, and anything that involved spatial relationships was impossible. Through hard work and effort, it has gotten better, but not enough for me to resume work (I tell people I'm retired because as you said most people cannot understand.) Having said all that (TMI?) I am one of the happiest people I know. Despite great pain and sorrow, recovery has given me blessings beyond belief. One of them is a hobby that brings me great joy. I learn a lot from you and have implemented some of your practices with great success. Heres' to the future. Thank you for everything.

Maybe”clamped” is the word you want?

Congratulations🎉 love your channel

Congratulations on your sobrerity 🎊 Thank you for the Q&A and giving us a peak into your life as well as providing basic info for hoyas for newbies like me 👏 🪴👏

Hi Dave. I really am grateful that you have succeeded in your sobriety. Your recognition of the pain felt and your story. You will always be able to help others because of your experience. I don't drink alcohol, take drugs, etc. BUT .... I have struggled with food addiction. It is hard to change, because first you have to recognize it. I enjoy your channel and will continue to listen to you, please note this .... after listening to your story, I will always follow you because it touched me, and your success is important to me and others. So ... even thru your somewhat skanky jokes 😛 I will still stick to you like glue because I appreciate your struggles and get to witness your great successes!!! I also really respect you and am sitting in your corner clapping my hands. NOT all people achieve this. I don't know the odds, but I would think few succeed and most fail. Congrats on having a good wife who supports you. She must really want you to be happy, and vice versa you wanting her happiness too. <3 That is a good thing. God Bless you and sending you tons of good vibes. Much Love! Tamra from Colorado

WOW. All jokes aside Dave - well done! Your most powerful and moving episode yet! Way to put yourself out there, brother! You are making a difference in more than just the Hoya community. All the best from SC.

Congrats Dave!! You made the best decision. I learned on my twenties that alcohol ages women twice as fast as men, so that did it for me. Recently, a Cardiac Surgeon on YT Dr. London, I listen to for my husband said that alcohol is toxic to every cell in the body, so that's a big Yikes!

Tent video! YES! Wait, you've said that before. Are you REALLY going to give us the tent video? 🤔

Happy sobriety birthday 🎉

Congratulations on your sobriety. That is a wonderful thing that you have been able to put alcohol in your past. Wishing you all the best in your future. P.S. Watching your channel has definitely peaked my interest in Hoya! I only have one right now, but I plan on looking for another one soon.

Dave, living on another time zone, well I was sleeping and you were talking. Question, did your plant intetest develope after or begore you got sick or after soberity. You are so knowledgable in a way which reaches everyone. So sad that you cannot read your books, as an historian, I would not be able to cope with such a loss reading and writing and talking history is my life. So I can understand your frustration. Plants are a way of decompressing from stress. I think my interest awaken😅ed again when my daughters were diagnosed with heart failure and diabetes 1, and the challenges of writing a thesis at the sametime. I would like to thank you for your lovely comments. They make me smile. Good chat.

The staghorn is a bomb of a plant, try an elk horn next. They are pretty easy to propagate once they have multiple plates!

Oh shoot! I had a BUNCH of other questions to ask!