The main areas of my home I spend time in, my living room and bedroom, both have north facing, small windows, so are always dark other than first thing in the morning. The plants in these rooms are apologised to every day 😂.
My den and living room have north facing windows as well. They are tall windows, but our oak trees block a lot of sunlight. My zz and pothos are sitting on plant stands and are holding their own. They grow super slow, but they’re still alive. lol
I have north windows and grow all sorts of things. I just am lucky enough to have wider window sills so all plants are grown right against the windows and they thrive! I can even grow some succulents without them stretching out! Now if I tried to place anything not in the window sills they die a slow death but my window sills look like a jungle with a wide variety of plants in them.
I disagree with the zplant because they grow in bright indirect light in african countries.The lack of light is probably why yours grow so slow.They also like moist (not wet or dry) well draining soil (cactus and succulent mix is best.)
@@couch_philosoph3325 I agree.A friend who has been living in her private indoor and outdoor jungle for over 40 years and who manages a garden centre gave me the tip to get one of these multiple coloured plant lights. And it works well.No legged plants for over a year now :).I even tried it on my oldest two plants who are 40 years and these plant lights worked well with them.
Q&A: What should I consider regarding the time of year when I buy a plant? Are there different care requirements for brand new plants depending on the season and are there plants that have better availability or will be in better shape if I buy them at a certain time of the year? When are plant stores most likely to have a sale?
Spring, you can pick up some cheap houseplants, at the same time as the stores start to focus on outdoor plants. It will also give you the entire growing season (summer) to make it happy and strong in your home, before fall and winter comes..
Q&A: Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of plants you own? Sometimes I look at my ~40 plants and wonder what I'm doing and how are they still alive 😆
Yes!!! Don’t see a ton of people talk about aglaonemas but they are my favorite plant type! So easy, minimal light and water and they all thrive for me!!
Q&A: You always seem to do your own thing, when it comes to content & plant choices. I've noticed a lot of channels tend to put out similar content at the same time. Is this just people riding whatever trend/hype train for views/subs? Or, do grower/sellers reach out to creators to push certain plants/products? Have you ever felt pressured by a potential large sponsor, to make a video about something you're not into? Don't have to name names. But, by all means, spill the tea 🙂
Nick have you done a video about plants that are a no no for homes with pets? If not, that would be very helpful to me! I have all these species I want to get but I'm very nervous about what I should and shouldn't have with my extremely curious mischievous kitty. I suppose I could probably Google them but figured you might have a bit more insight and knowledge than boring old google. Thanks for your videos I've been on a binge for a couple days now! Loving your channel!!
Thanks for this Nick. As always very informative. 👌🏻 Q/A: Will you be selling your pottery in the future? How are you liking your new home and living without a roommate? Is RUclips your full time job now?
Q/A what are your thoughts on the succulent industry, particularly now that people have started taking succulents from their natural areas? Q/A. If there’s a plant at a plant small business, or a plant that is cheaper in Facebook marketplace, do you have a preference?
For the q and a- I love the little hints about how to tell what the plant will need, greener needs less light than the variagated, thin roots not liking to dry out, just as examples. Could you explain how to approach a mystery plant and where to start with its care? I would really love that. Thank you.
I find scindapsus are so picky for me! They're healthy as far as I know, but in low light their leaves are suuper small and they skip nodes really often. I know the leaves can improve if given something to climb, but I'm stubborn and don't wanna do that haha
I have zero issues with everything else I've purchased this year but my scindapsus hates life. It just goes through cycles of curling leaves, uncurling leaves, then putting out tiny leaves.
Aglaonemas are my favorite. Out of my 85 plants I have 18 varieties of Aglaonemas including the ones you showed us. ZZ are great too. I have green, raven, and zenzi. I am a pandemic plant parent….just since June 2020. I have Pothos and Scindapsus also. But thanks for the info on the other plants. I was not aware of them being low light tolerant. 😀🪴
@@iamgoregeous3952 I don’t really have a favorite but……Chocolate, Watermelon Unakite, Gajah Mada, Etta Rose, Golden Papaya, Pink Dalmatian, BJ Freeman just to name a few.
Almost every plant that is usually grown outdoors can be grown indoors if you just give it the right light and soil conditions, and if need be, let it have a winter "sleep" ;)
Olives, figs... Clover maybe. Otherwise I'd go for forest floor plants like begonias or violas because they need less light...it depends on what climate your garden is located I guess. Some garden plants need seasonal temperature/light differences to be happy.
Love aglaonemas and calatheas, and though both have absolutely gorgeous foliage, they couldn't be far apart in care. One can survive a long time without water(aglaonemas) and the other need moist soil continuously (calatheas). I have them both, and I love them both.
Q&A: how do you manage your watering schedule with so many?! Do you water them on the shelf or take them all down by the sink etc? Are there any you tend to forget it about?
Q&A You repotted your 'wally gro' vertical garden some time ago and I didn't see them in your latest houseplant tour!!?! Did you end up not liking them or did they succumb to the lack of light? If I remember correctly, you wanted the pink syngonium closest to the light:) Inquiring minds want to know:) Thanks! p.s. have you ever curated a fish & terrarium tank?
Q&A: If only part of a plant receives sunlight, is the energy distributed throughout the plant? Or are the benefits only to the local area that gets the light?
Q&A: Are there guidelines around when to repot plants, and does it have any relation to the growing season? Are there also optimal times for fertilizing / when is it necessary?
Fertilizer in spring/summer so May-Sept. always use half the recommended amount when using liquid fertilizer. I cut the recommended dose in half and mix with water. About repotting, wait until the plant is really root bound. If it’s a new plant and you want to put it in a cute new pot. Put the plant where you want in your home, wait a week or two so not can adjust and then report. However, I have repotted right away because I’m impatient lol No real issues yet. I hope this helps :)
I repot right away if the plant/ soil has issues like stays wet ,pests, old hard soil etc. I keep my house at 70 year round so not much seasons going on inside. I fertilize year-round at 1/4 strength at almost every watering. But I mostly use fish fertilizer
Q&A: I wanna know more about you! What are some of your activities outside of houseplants? Who do you like watching on YT? I love your collection, insights on plants/community/prices, and YT personality!
I put my Scindapsus Exotica under a grow light for 12 hrs a day and it grows fast. I want mine to be bigger like one of the RUclipsrs (Harli) has on top of her bookshelves. I think hers is the best Exotica of all.
Awesome video! I love all of these plants, especially the agleonemas! I was wondering if you had any advice for watering plants without making a huge mess. Some of my smaller guys like pepperomias are really difficult for me to really get in there since they have so many little offshoots at the base and not a ton of soil is visible. I also feel like i am constantly spilling dirt out of my pots when i water. (I either use a skinny watering can or straight from the sink) Would you recommend repotting or using a different watering method? Thank you so much for all your advice!!!
I water my plants over a little pot:/bucket type thing so I don’t spill water everywhere. I guess a lot of other people would suggest bottom watering too.
Q&A: What are your favorite and least favorite things about living in Philly? What do you eat for breakfast? What's your skincare routine? What is your favorite smell?
Hi Nick! Thanks again for your great video 🤗. QA: if you had to leave and could only take 3 plants with you what would they be? What’s your oldest plant?
I love zz plants because they do well over a wide range of light conditions. My zz plant gets a few hours of direct sun during winter (due to where it is) and it loves it. Have also kept it in super low light and it also did fine. Great plant. I'm looking for the Raven cultivar.
Q&A: Do you wait to see some kind of decline before up potting? My Pilea peperomioides is looking a little big for her pot, but she seems happy enough. Should I disturb her or not?
I am going to put my scindapsus pictus on shelf in darker place now :) i was looking for good place and now i got idea. I would also add jewel orchids, they do best in my home in bathroom in northern window, but they like humidity.
Q&A: Hi Nick! I just want to say first that I really enjoy your videos! My first question is : plant collecting and growing has become a real and probaly the only sustained hobby of mine but I find that this is a really lonely hobby. Do you find that too or is there some way that you connect regularly with nearby plant enthusiests? Also a second question is : when I first started getting into plants i thought monsteras and sanseverias were the ugliest looking plants and didnt understand what the hype was. I was sure that those two were something that I would never have in my home but two types of sanseverias and a monstera are now part of my collection. Maybe i just saw too many blog posts of them and lost my aesthetic senses. But were there any plants like this for you? would be interested in knowing :)
Hey Nick! Always nice to see a video from you. Love the Pellonia, I have one that was a jar of sad sad cuttings...now she's a beautiful queen. I appreciate the plants you highline. Your Agleo Chocolate is dope! Underated family of plants. Have a great day and week end!
Q & A: if you had to shift to a different country and you could take only one plant with you, which one would that be? And which country would you like to shift to?
Aglaonema is my all time favorite genus! I have a ZZ next to (not even in) my North facing window. I live in Northern New England so light is especially low in winter. That baby put out SEVEN new stems this summer without any fertilizer!
My agleonema chocolate died but my calathea ornata is doing great. Don’t ask my why I have no idea, just got lucky. I am sad about the agleonema though
I didn’t know that bromeliads were okay in lower light! That’s great to know! Q & A How long have you been in Philadelphia? Where did you grow up? Thank you for sharing! 💜💚🪴
That pellionia goes so well with the piper ornatum in the background. I have and love both of them with pellionia definitely being such an underrated plant. It roots so easily with even one node cuttings. I'm now considering trying some new "terrarium" plants like marcgravia to see if they are as easy as pellionia.
Hi hope you are having a nice summer and doing great ! Yes spider plants are really easy and exotic I will said just don’t water too much, she will let you know when they need water if it’s hot maybe 2 a month and make sure your planter has holes wishing you a Happy Planting
Some succulents can adapt to very low light conditions. Specially stuff like the aloe Vera. Seriously, that plant thrives in places where other "low light" plants die out
Thanks for this. I have a large attic room with one east-facing window, so I like the plants that don’t need much sun. So far I’ve got an Aglaonema, Ivy, Fern, and Pothos back there.
Q&A: Firstly thanks for another great video. The back of my house is North facing and since the pandemic my dining room has been my office. I’ve really wanted to green it up but anything not right next to the window can struggle. I appreciate the tips of some other plants to consider. My question is where do you see yourself in the next few years. You have quit your job at the house plant store and have a really successful RUclips channel. What next? Summer Rayne’s Homestead Brooklyn has expanded to online tutorials, books etc. Do you see this is something you would be interested in? Do you think you have dreams of opening a physical plant store in the future or would you do an online store, as that has been an increasingly popular market place and doesn’t have the overheads of a physical store. I’d be really interested to see where you plan to be in the next few years. I appreciate your weekly content and it’s always informative and entertaining. Have a great day.
Q&A questions: What do you miss most about working in a houseplant store? What do you miss least? Any plant-tube/plant community pet peeves? What is your favourite thing about your new apartment?
Q&A-Only been following your about a year so not sure if you’ve already answered this question - What started your love/passion for collecting and cultivating houseplants?
Q&A: Do you think there is such a thing as too many houseplants? How do you (or do you?) regulate your purchasing habits? There are too many cool plants and I find myself wanting to try them all, which is not feasible in my little apartment
About a zz plant. Mine stood collecting dust in my dark apartment for a year. It didn't die or look worse, but it also didn't grow. I had to leave for two months and brought all my plants to my mother. My zz was put in a corners of a room with two huge windows ( one east facing, one southern). It started growing 5 new leafs like in two weeks. And they grew super fast and super big. So it might be a good idea to put your zz plant in a bright indirect light location for couple of months a year. Mine is a zz raven.
Q&A: Are there any houseplants that are particularly sensitive to cigarette smoke? (Without judgement.) My boyfriend and I are both smokers. I really struggle with most "jointed" houseplants (Calatheas, Peace Lilies, Mimosas, Stromanthe, etc.) and I'm wondering if this isnt the problem.
In my opinion: all the thinleaved, humidity loving ones (like the ones you named). Sansevierias and ZZ plant types can cope and even help purify the air. Do clean their leaves regularly!
You have made my day. I have had a kangaroo paw fern for years, never knew what it was called and never could find it online for info. It has had 9 lives and recently moved from a north facing window in MA to a west facing balcony in TX so is completely freaked out. I love this fern, at its happiest it has been 2.5 feet wide so I am very grateful to finally know how to find care info. I'm not a fern person but this one is my pal. Thanks!
Hi Nick! Q&A: Since you've lived alone a few months now, do you miss having a roommate, and does Muffin seem more content without another cat around? This was another great video! I haven't tried it yet, but I'm so tempted to try a small ZZ plant in my bathroom with no window. I've had a couple of the Kangaroo Paw ferns, but lost them. I don't think I was consistent enough with watering them. I have a couple of Aglaonema. One has a lot of pink in the leaves and the other is mostly green (not doing very well). I'd love to find the chocolate one. I'd love to find the Pellionia pulchra, too. It's such a cute little plant. And of course, I LOVE my ZZ plants! I think a Q&A would be great! The other ?????'s I would ask have already been asked below and I gave them a thumbs up. Thank you so much for sharing!
And anybody know the trick to getting scindapsus argyreaus to grow fast like Nick said? I have both that and an Exotica in the same spot (medium light) and they both grow very slowly so not sure what I’m missing with the argyreaus.
@@b.r.v.8609 I know Nick says this (and many say similar), first it settles, then next it creeps and then it leaps. It's probably just in the settling stage and getting use to your conditions. Probably throwing out a lot of roots
Q&A: What are the most important things to consider when looking for a new home/apartment as a plant parent? Anything else other than window placement?
@@zullycelissuazo7439 I just bought an air director for floor vents just for this exact reason! My vent is in front of the window and blew up onto my plants. The plastic vent screen/director, prevents the air from going up and pushes it straight across the room, and away from my plants. I got it on Amazon.
@@StitchesbySharonH This is SO helpful, thank you! My house does not get much light and every single usable window has a vent right above it 😩 Thank god I’m renting but I don’t plan to move out anytime soon so I’ll be investing in a few of these air directors!
Thank you for another great video! They always make my day. You always give good tips on the plants and they are very helpful. Love this channel, your viewers are awesome! 👌🌿🥰💚
Since January I’ve had a small fiddle leaf fig in a north facing window and it’s grown 4 leaves 😳 and not dropped any so far and I’m pretty impressed after seeing so many videos say they’re finicky or very hard too keep alive without certain lighting and water schedules
I have mine in a north facing window with a grow light and it’s thrived the past couple months. I find that the size of the window matters a lot. As well as if there are buildings nearby. The three lots around my window are vacant so it’s purely unfiltered northern exposure.
For ur Q&A Video; If u could only have 5 plants in each room of ur Apt or house, keeping in mind which direction each room's windows face, what would they be for each room? (i.e. Kitchen, living room, master bedroom, guest room, bathroom, dinning room, etc...) Just curious, I know u seem 2 b partial 2 Hoya's & u do seem 2 change, or add to, ur list of favorite plants occasionally. 💖
i moved and was exhausted, left a ZZ in the garage...BY ACCIDENT. totally forgot about it. 4 months later, go back in the garage. that sucker was fine. i couldnt believe it lol. shes still going strong today
Not so much Q.A. but another option for no light situations. I gave a fake succulant plant to someone and they thought it was real, watered it for 2 years!! 🪴🤣 it even had fake roots. So just an idea for dark rooms or corners. I enjoy listening, you are a good teacher because you love what you are sharing. Thank you!
Fungi are unfortunately very misunderstood. They can be very beneficial by building symbiotic relationship with plants, supplying them with nutrients in return for sugars. Check out mycorrhizal fungi for houseplants!
From my experience with ZZ plant, I don't think it's really a low light plant. It just store lots of energy in its rhizome and react to low-light condition very slowly. Mine was putting out healthy new leaves at first, then after three or four months, his new leaves got thin and leggy, difficult to stand. Then after another a few months, he stopped putting out new leaves completely. I relocated his pot to a sunny west-facing window sill and it took 2 months for him to recover. Btw, very healthy zz plants have these stunning, almost patent leather like, very shinny thick leaves. The leaves on your zz plant didn't shine like they could.
Q&A: in video thumbnails, why is your expression always so serious? (Not to sound like those guys who tell women 'they should smile more' 🤣) Just kinda noticed it seems to be a bit of a theme (though totally understand if plant posing isn't your passion :).
Hi. Really Njoyed your video. Question??? R all your plants in terra cotta/clay or ceramic pots or do u just use some for cache/decor??? Thx n advance for answers🍀🌿🌵🌸🌹
Q&A: You mentioned your Mexican butterwort, but I haven't been able to find one at any of my nearby plant stores -I'm in Southern California. What other carnivorous and more accessible plants would you recommend for indoors?
Check out Patadendron here on RUclips. He's in southern California and loves succulents and carnivorous plants. Hope this gets you closer to your dream plant. 🌱💚
Hi Nick, I really do enjoy your videos..Big fan..Do you have a FB account,so I can get some advice from you about my beloved plants? I am not on Instagram and not planning to go there..TIA
The main areas of my home I spend time in, my living room and bedroom, both have north facing, small windows, so are always dark other than first thing in the morning. The plants in these rooms are apologised to every day 😂.
My den and living room have north facing windows as well. They are tall windows, but our oak trees block a lot of sunlight. My zz and pothos are sitting on plant stands and are holding their own. They grow super slow, but they’re still alive. lol
I have north windows and grow all sorts of things. I just am lucky enough to have wider window sills so all plants are grown right against the windows and they thrive! I can even grow some succulents without them stretching out! Now if I tried to place anything not in the window sills they die a slow death but my window sills look like a jungle with a wide variety of plants in them.
There are plant lamps that could help
I disagree with the zplant because they grow in bright indirect light in african countries.The lack of light is probably why yours grow so slow.They also like moist (not wet or dry) well draining soil (cactus and succulent mix is best.)
@@couch_philosoph3325 I agree.A friend who has been living in her private indoor and outdoor jungle for over 40 years and who manages a garden centre gave me the tip to get one of these multiple coloured plant lights. And it works well.No legged plants for over a year now :).I even tried it on my oldest two plants who are 40 years and these plant lights worked well with them.
Hey, I really like that terra cotta anatomical “vessel,” on the.shelf behind your left shoulder…
Q&A: when a move changes your lighting, how to transition your plants. And speaking of lighting changes, houseplants in winter.
Q&A: What should I consider regarding the time of year when I buy a plant? Are there different care requirements for brand new plants depending on the season and are there plants that have better availability or will be in better shape if I buy them at a certain time of the year? When are plant stores most likely to have a sale?
Would depend on what plant zone you live in.
Great idea!
Spring, you can pick up some cheap houseplants, at the same time as the stores start to focus on outdoor plants.
It will also give you the entire growing season (summer) to make it happy and strong in your home, before fall and winter comes..
Great question!! I am also curious about this
Q&A: Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of plants you own? Sometimes I look at my ~40 plants and wonder what I'm doing and how are they still alive 😆
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Yes!!! Don’t see a ton of people talk about aglaonemas but they are my favorite plant type! So easy, minimal light and water and they all thrive for me!!
Q&A: You always seem to do your own thing, when it comes to content & plant choices. I've noticed a lot of channels tend to put out similar content at the same time. Is this just people riding whatever trend/hype train for views/subs? Or, do grower/sellers reach out to creators to push certain plants/products? Have you ever felt pressured by a potential large sponsor, to make a video about something you're not into? Don't have to name names. But, by all means, spill the tea 🙂
I love how the ZZ is the survivor in the dark. My non-plant husband wanted a houseplant and he literally keeps his ZZ in a corner of the bedroom.
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Q&A: What do your non-planty friends think of your collection? My friends start to eye roll when I talk about all my plants!
I give away a lot of cuttings, trying to increase their enthusiasm
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Nick have you done a video about plants that are a no no for homes with pets? If not, that would be very helpful to me! I have all these species I want to get but I'm very nervous about what I should and shouldn't have with my extremely curious mischievous kitty. I suppose I could probably Google them but figured you might have a bit more insight and knowledge than boring old google. Thanks for your videos I've been on a binge for a couple days now! Loving your channel!!
Thanks for this Nick. As always very informative. 👌🏻
Q/A: Will you be selling your pottery in the future? How are you liking your new home and living without a roommate? Is RUclips your full time job now?
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Could you please make a video of all your begonias and which ones you recommend most? I’d love to see them!!
Q/A what are your thoughts on the succulent industry, particularly now that people have started taking succulents from their natural areas?
Q/A. If there’s a plant at a plant small business, or a plant that is cheaper in Facebook marketplace, do you have a preference?
Q&A: Do you have any plant that is considered easy by the community but you can't keep alive?
I love ur shelf set up behind u!!
Yesss Q.A what do you when you leave for a week or so I'm leaving am so worried about certain ones
For the q and a- I love the little hints about how to tell what the plant will need, greener needs less light than the variagated, thin roots not liking to dry out, just as examples. Could you explain how to approach a mystery plant and where to start with its care? I would really love that. Thank you.
Everyone talks about north facing windows getting no light but mine gets a lot of light and a lot of my heavy light plants thrive
I find scindapsus are so picky for me! They're healthy as far as I know, but in low light their leaves are suuper small and they skip nodes really often. I know the leaves can improve if given something to climb, but I'm stubborn and don't wanna do that haha
Haha never knew you were into plants, love ur channel btw
I have zero issues with everything else I've purchased this year but my scindapsus hates life. It just goes through cycles of curling leaves, uncurling leaves, then putting out tiny leaves.
Are you fertilizing it?
@@annakilifa331 yea! Maybe not enough D:
@@Finchwing could they be getting root bound? Is the pot big enough?
“ Q “ hello nick , love your videos, question, what kind of plants are ok in the sunroom during winter ? small and large plants 🌱 🤔😊🙏🏼💕
I can only keep my Agleonemas alive as water plants... and they finally look good!
Q&A How do you keep ahead with your plant knowledge and know so much about plants I’ve never ever heard of?
Aglaonemas are my favorite. Out of my 85 plants I have 18 varieties of Aglaonemas including the ones you showed us. ZZ are great too. I have green, raven, and zenzi. I am a pandemic plant parent….just since June 2020. I have Pothos and Scindapsus also. But thanks for the info on the other plants. I was not aware of them being low light tolerant. 😀🪴
Which aglaonema is your favorites??
@@iamgoregeous3952 I don’t really have a favorite but……Chocolate, Watermelon Unakite, Gajah Mada, Etta Rose, Golden Papaya, Pink Dalmatian, BJ Freeman just to name a few.
What pot do you have them in??
@@iamgoregeous3952 I have most in nursery pots placed inside a more decorative white, ceramic, stone, or plastic pot.
Q&A: what are your other interests and hobbies or stuff you like doing that are not plant related?
Q&A: are there any traditionally “garden” plants that do well indoors? (I love coleus but never bought any because I have no outdoor space)
Bird of Paradise comes to mind.
i always wondered if vinca (periwinkle) would do well indoors. its considered invasive in Ontario, but i think it would be great indoors
@@StephanieBacks you can always try!
Almost every plant that is usually grown outdoors can be grown indoors if you just give it the right light and soil conditions, and if need be, let it have a winter "sleep" ;)
Olives, figs... Clover maybe. Otherwise I'd go for forest floor plants like begonias or violas because they need less light...it depends on what climate your garden is located I guess. Some garden plants need seasonal temperature/light differences to be happy.
Q&A: What was the catalyst for your passion for houseplants?
Love aglaonemas and calatheas, and though both have absolutely gorgeous foliage, they couldn't be far apart in care. One can survive a long time without water(aglaonemas) and the other need moist soil continuously (calatheas). I have them both, and I love them both.
And calatheas just try to die, they just love to faint and make life harder for everyone lol
Q&A: how do you manage your watering schedule with so many?! Do you water them on the shelf or take them all down by the sink etc? Are there any you tend to forget it about?
I'd love to know as well!
Q&A You repotted your 'wally gro' vertical garden some time ago and I didn't see them in your latest houseplant tour!!?! Did you end up not liking them or did they succumb to the lack of light? If I remember correctly, you wanted the pink syngonium closest to the light:) Inquiring minds want to know:) Thanks! p.s. have you ever curated a fish & terrarium tank?
Q&A: If you've done more of them, please please please show more of your clay pieces!!
Love your channel.
QA: on average how many times do you touch your shirt collar per video?
Q&A: Have you taken more clay classes? Your pieces are so pretty!
Q&A: If only part of a plant receives sunlight, is the energy distributed throughout the plant? Or are the benefits only to the local area that gets the light?
Good question, I have wondered that also🌿
You’re supposed to rotate them I think
Plants must be rotated for equal light distribution. I rotate every watering.
@@avionterria7855 they don't rotate in nature
@@Jade-kx3ue are you serious??? In nature, the sun rotates.
Thanks for trying
Q&A: Are there guidelines around when to repot plants, and does it have any relation to the growing season? Are there also optimal times for fertilizing / when is it necessary?
Fertilizer in spring/summer so May-Sept. always use half the recommended amount when using liquid fertilizer. I cut the recommended dose in half and mix with water.
About repotting, wait until the plant is really root bound. If it’s a new plant and you want to put it in a cute new pot. Put the plant where you want in your home, wait a week or two so not can adjust and then report. However, I have repotted right away because I’m impatient lol No real issues yet.
I hope this helps :)
@@fredruss5058 That's very useful, thank you!
I try to get all my repotting done by midsummer, like now. My home is cooler inside in the winter so there isn't a lot of growth going on.
I repot right away if the plant/ soil has issues like stays wet ,pests, old hard soil etc. I keep my house at 70 year round so not much seasons going on inside. I fertilize year-round at 1/4 strength at almost every watering. But I mostly use fish fertilizer
Q&A: I wanna know more about you! What are some of your activities outside of houseplants? Who do you like watching on YT?
I love your collection, insights on plants/community/prices, and YT personality!
Speaking a light... have you done a video on grow lights? What kind, where it works best and what plants would like it or not.
I put my Scindapsus Exotica under a grow light for 12 hrs a day and it grows fast. I want mine to be bigger like one of the RUclipsrs (Harli) has on top of her bookshelves. I think hers is the best Exotica of all.
Awesome video! I love all of these plants, especially the agleonemas!
I was wondering if you had any advice for watering plants without making a huge mess. Some of my smaller guys like pepperomias are really difficult for me to really get in there since they have so many little offshoots at the base and not a ton of soil is visible. I also feel like i am constantly spilling dirt out of my pots when i water. (I either use a skinny watering can or straight from the sink) Would you recommend repotting or using a different watering method? Thank you so much for all your advice!!!
Not for the Q/A just a random question. Thank you!!
I water my plants over a little pot:/bucket type thing so I don’t spill water everywhere. I guess a lot of other people would suggest bottom watering too.
Q&A: What are your favorite and least favorite things about living in Philly? What do you eat for breakfast? What's your skincare routine? What is your favorite smell?
Hi Rachel
Hi Nick! Thanks again for your great video 🤗.
QA: if you had to leave and could only take 3 plants with you what would they be? What’s your oldest plant?
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I love zz plants because they do well over a wide range of light conditions. My zz plant gets a few hours of direct sun during winter (due to where it is) and it loves it. Have also kept it in super low light and it also did fine. Great plant. I'm looking for the Raven cultivar.
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Q&A: Do you wait to see some kind of decline before up potting? My Pilea peperomioides is looking a little big for her pot, but she seems happy enough. Should I disturb her or not?
I am going to put my scindapsus pictus on shelf in darker place now :) i was looking for good place and now i got idea. I would also add jewel orchids, they do best in my home in bathroom in northern window, but they like humidity.
Q&A: Hi Nick! I just want to say first that I really enjoy your videos! My first question is : plant collecting and growing has become a real and probaly the only sustained hobby of mine but I find that this is a really lonely hobby. Do you find that too or is there some way that you connect regularly with nearby plant enthusiests?
Also a second question is : when I first started getting into plants i thought monsteras and sanseverias were the ugliest looking plants and didnt understand what the hype was. I was sure that those two were something that I would never have in my home but two types of sanseverias and a monstera are now part of my collection. Maybe i just saw too many blog posts of them and lost my aesthetic senses. But were there any plants like this for you? would be interested in knowing :)
Q&A: is it normal for a Monstera Adansonii to put out a half of a leaf? And is it normal to have a rolled up leaf?
Q&A : your experience with black plants? ie colocasia black magic, alocasia black velvet etc
Hey Nick! Always nice to see a video from you. Love the Pellonia, I have one that was a jar of sad sad cuttings...now she's a beautiful queen. I appreciate the plants you highline. Your Agleo Chocolate is dope! Underated family of plants. Have a great day and week end!
Q & A: if you had to shift to a different country and you could take only one plant with you, which one would that be? And which country would you like to shift to?
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Aglaonema is my all time favorite genus! I have a ZZ next to (not even in) my North facing window. I live in Northern New England so light is especially low in winter. That baby put out SEVEN new stems this summer without any fertilizer!
Top states for plant travel? Gardens outside of Longwood, Phipps, and the National one in DC.
My agleonema chocolate died but my calathea ornata is doing great. Don’t ask my why I have no idea, just got lucky. I am sad about the agleonema though
Q&A: If you were allowed to keep only ONE plant, which one would you keep?
I didn’t know that bromeliads were okay in lower light! That’s great to know!
Q & A How long have you been in Philadelphia? Where did you grow up?
Thank you for sharing! 💜💚🪴
That pellionia goes so well with the piper ornatum in the background. I have and love both of them with pellionia definitely being such an underrated plant. It roots so easily with even one node cuttings. I'm now considering trying some new "terrarium" plants like marcgravia to see if they are as easy as pellionia.
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Q&A! What's the secret to spider plants? Everyone tells me they're easy, and I love them, but mine always die. I've tried every combination of things.
Hi hope you are having a nice summer and doing great !
Yes spider plants are really easy and exotic I will said just don’t water too much, she will let you know when they need water if it’s hot maybe 2 a month and make sure your planter has holes wishing you a Happy Planting
Q&A questions… How is you pottery coming along? Do you prefer to do a nursery pot and cache pot or a pot with drainage and a saucer?
Q&A Plant YTbers you enjoy watching. Your thoughts on rare plant shops' future.
Some succulents can adapt to very low light conditions. Specially stuff like the aloe Vera. Seriously, that plant thrives in places where other "low light" plants die out
You and Drew of Lone Fox need to collab. I dunno how or in what form, but the two of you in a collab would be hella cool.
Thanks for this. I have a large attic room with one east-facing window, so I like the plants that don’t need much sun. So far I’ve got an Aglaonema, Ivy, Fern, and Pothos back there.
Q&A: Does your cat also eat spiky plants? Mine can't help but gnaw on things like dracaena and palms. Any cat-proofing tips?
My cat loves chewing on my draceana too! He's not allowed in my closet with it.
@@animatedaboutlife I've got mine on a shelf, but it's outgrowing it's safe place lol
Everyone recommends ZZ plants for low light, but everything online says they like bright light
Q&A: Firstly thanks for another great video. The back of my house is North facing and since the pandemic my dining room has been my office. I’ve really wanted to green it up but anything not right next to the window can struggle. I appreciate the tips of some other plants to consider. My question is where do you see yourself in the next few years. You have quit your job at the house plant store and have a really successful RUclips channel. What next? Summer Rayne’s Homestead Brooklyn has expanded to online tutorials, books etc. Do you see this is something you would be interested in? Do you think you have dreams of opening a physical plant store in the future or would you do an online store, as that has been an increasingly popular market place and doesn’t have the overheads of a physical store. I’d be really interested to see where you plan to be in the next few years. I appreciate your weekly content and it’s always informative and entertaining. Have a great day.
It doesn’t really sound like any of these are actually “thriving” but satisfactorily existing.
Q&A questions:
What do you miss most about working in a houseplant store? What do you miss least?
Any plant-tube/plant community pet peeves?
What is your favourite thing about your new apartment?
Q&A: What is the best impulse buy plant that you have ever bought? What plant/s have you bought that did not live up to expectations?
Q&A I have one plant that is my absolute favorite that’s the variegated string of hearts. Do you have a absolute favorite plant in your home?
*Q&A* how many plants do you have now?
Q&A-Only been following your about a year so not sure if you’ve already answered this question - What started your love/passion for collecting and cultivating houseplants?
Perhaps I just haven't watched you in a bit (i've reach my max plant level) but your audio/video is looking rock solid! New gear?
Q&A: Do you think there is such a thing as too many houseplants? How do you (or do you?) regulate your purchasing habits? There are too many cool plants and I find myself wanting to try them all, which is not feasible in my little apartment
🤣😂 He has over 400 houseplants, that's why it amuses me. He just moved recently and discussed it on video.
About a zz plant. Mine stood collecting dust in my dark apartment for a year. It didn't die or look worse, but it also didn't grow. I had to leave for two months and brought all my plants to my mother. My zz was put in a corners of a room with two huge windows ( one east facing, one southern). It started growing 5 new leafs like in two weeks. And they grew super fast and super big.
So it might be a good idea to put your zz plant in a bright indirect light location for couple of months a year.
Mine is a zz raven.
Q&A:
Are there any houseplants that are particularly sensitive to cigarette smoke?
(Without judgement.) My boyfriend and I are both smokers. I really struggle with most "jointed" houseplants (Calatheas, Peace Lilies, Mimosas, Stromanthe, etc.) and I'm wondering if this isnt the problem.
In my opinion: all the thinleaved, humidity loving ones (like the ones you named). Sansevierias and ZZ plant types can cope and even help purify the air. Do clean their leaves regularly!
Most plants are sensitive to cigarette smoke. MJ and incense smoke are ok.
Um, the “brown scale” on your fern is probably spores.
Nick your kitchen is so peaceful. Can we have a video from there next?
Yes - I prefer his kitchen area for filming too.
You have made my day. I have had a kangaroo paw fern for years, never knew what it was called and never could find it online for info. It has had 9 lives and recently moved from a north facing window in MA to a west facing balcony in TX so is completely freaked out.
I love this fern, at its happiest it has been 2.5 feet wide so I am very grateful to finally know how to find care info. I'm not a fern person but this one is my pal. Thanks!
okay but how often do you pay your rent
Same 🥲 i love ferns but keeps on killing them
Humidity Queens.
Hi Nick! Q&A: Since you've lived alone a few months now, do you miss having a roommate, and does Muffin seem more content without another cat around? This was another great video! I haven't tried it yet, but I'm so tempted to try a small ZZ plant in my bathroom with no window. I've had a couple of the Kangaroo Paw ferns, but lost them. I don't think I was consistent enough with watering them. I have a couple of Aglaonema. One has a lot of pink in the leaves and the other is mostly green (not doing very well). I'd love to find the chocolate one. I'd love to find the Pellionia pulchra, too. It's such a cute little plant. And of course, I LOVE my ZZ plants! I think a Q&A would be great! The other ?????'s I would ask have already been asked below and I gave them a thumbs up. Thank you so much for sharing!
Q&A: What first got you into plants? And or why did you start working at the plant store?
And anybody know the trick to getting scindapsus argyreaus to grow fast like Nick said? I have both that and an Exotica in the same spot (medium light) and they both grow very slowly so not sure what I’m missing with the argyreaus.
How long have you had it for?
@@aussiejjdude3066 a year
@@b.r.v.8609 I know Nick says this (and many say similar), first it settles, then next it creeps and then it leaps. It's probably just in the settling stage and getting use to your conditions. Probably throwing out a lot of roots
Q&A: PLEASE SHOW off your favorite 5 or more kind of plant pots that you love to use to actually plant the plants in vs catch-pots?
Q&A: What are the most important things to consider when looking for a new home/apartment as a plant parent? Anything else other than window placement?
Vent placement. Believe me. I had perfect window placement (floor to ceiling) but there was a vent on the floor that harmed any plant nearby 😞
@@zullycelissuazo7439 I just bought an air director for floor vents just for this exact reason! My vent is in front of the window and blew up onto my plants. The plastic vent screen/director, prevents the air from going up and pushes it straight across the room, and away from my plants. I got it on Amazon.
@@StitchesbySharonH This is SO helpful, thank you! My house does not get much light and every single usable window has a vent right above it 😩 Thank god I’m renting but I don’t plan to move out anytime soon so I’ll be investing in a few of these air directors!
@@Liz-su3cb Yay!!! So glad to have been able to help!! 🥰
Thank you for another great video! They always make my day. You always give good tips on the plants and they are very helpful. Love this channel, your viewers are awesome! 👌🌿🥰💚
Hi Nick please make videos for Pellionia/Procris plants. Thank you!
i love your video’s BUT… my epipremnum & scindapsus stoped growing & got very small leaves when more far from window 🤷🏻♀️🥺
Q&A: If you could only keep one of your houseplants which one would it be & why?
Since January I’ve had a small fiddle leaf fig in a north facing window and it’s grown 4 leaves 😳 and not dropped any so far and I’m pretty impressed after seeing so many videos say they’re finicky or very hard too keep alive without certain lighting and water schedules
I have mine in a north facing window with a grow light and it’s thrived the past couple months. I find that the size of the window matters a lot. As well as if there are buildings nearby. The three lots around my window are vacant so it’s purely unfiltered northern exposure.
For ur Q&A Video; If u could only have 5 plants in each room of ur Apt or house, keeping in mind which direction each room's windows face, what would they be for each room? (i.e. Kitchen, living room, master bedroom, guest room, bathroom, dinning room, etc...) Just curious, I know u seem 2 b partial 2 Hoya's & u do seem 2 change, or add to, ur list of favorite plants occasionally. 💖
Help!!! I have 2 Chinese hibiscus Abiliton ...bring back in soon.. keep getting yellow leaves watered more and less and fertilized..??
i moved and was exhausted, left a ZZ in the garage...BY ACCIDENT. totally forgot about it. 4 months later, go back in the garage. that sucker was fine. i couldnt believe it lol. shes still going strong today
Not so much Q.A. but another option for no light situations. I gave a fake succulant plant to someone and they thought it was real, watered it for 2 years!! 🪴🤣 it even had fake roots. So just an idea for dark rooms or corners. I enjoy listening, you are a good teacher because you love what you are sharing. Thank you!
Fungi are unfortunately very misunderstood. They can be very beneficial by building symbiotic relationship with plants, supplying them with nutrients in return for sugars. Check out mycorrhizal fungi for houseplants!
Q&A: 10 best Hoyas, and since you are in the Northeast... 10 best plants for windowsills that survive the cold and gloom (Rochester NY here).
From my experience with ZZ plant, I don't think it's really a low light plant. It just store lots of energy in its rhizome and react to low-light condition very slowly. Mine was putting out healthy new leaves at first, then after three or four months, his new leaves got thin and leggy, difficult to stand. Then after another a few months, he stopped putting out new leaves completely. I relocated his pot to a sunny west-facing window sill and it took 2 months for him to recover. Btw, very healthy zz plants have these stunning, almost patent leather like, very shinny thick leaves. The leaves on your zz plant didn't shine like they could.
Q&A: in video thumbnails, why is your expression always so serious?
(Not to sound like those guys who tell women 'they should smile more' 🤣)
Just kinda noticed it seems to be a bit of a theme (though totally understand if plant posing isn't your passion :).
Hi. Really Njoyed your video. Question??? R all your plants in terra cotta/clay or ceramic pots or do u just use some for cache/decor??? Thx n advance for answers🍀🌿🌵🌸🌹
Q&A: You mentioned your Mexican butterwort, but I haven't been able to find one at any of my nearby plant stores -I'm in Southern California. What other carnivorous and more accessible plants would you recommend for indoors?
Check out Patadendron here on RUclips. He's in southern California and loves succulents and carnivorous plants. Hope this gets you closer to your dream plant. 🌱💚
Hi Nick, I really do enjoy your videos..Big fan..Do you have a FB account,so I can get some advice from you about my beloved plants? I am not on Instagram and not planning to go there..TIA