sorry to be off topic but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my login password. I would love any tips you can offer me
My first impression was unsure about the approach, but I kept watching it and I love it! This is honestly perfect 😁😁 (first time watcher) I think another reason companies would say "thrives in low indirect sunlight" is because people CANNOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS... Oh my gosh lol. I have worked for 5 years as a cashier in a local plant shop that gives great consultation on how to take care of plants in our zone and SOO many people do not listen and many who come in for advice like to tell you that you are wrong lmao... It is easier to kindly treat the general public like they are... Ignorant... just the truth. Anyone who has worked in retail know what I mean lol. This is great and detailed advice ❤❤
@@stevennguyen4993 ZZ plants are native to the rocky and arid terrain of Eastern Africa. They can be kept in changing conditions but are mostly a dry plant, that can handle some humidity. Def. Not a rainforest plant! 🤓👍🙈
@steven nguyen so.many. assumptions... 😂🙈 And what low key, yet obvious hatred and dismissive talk towards women, (even those blasted soccer moms with their damned mini vans!) you ought to check yerself on that🤔 Arid and at best sub-tropical climates in which the ZZ grows, are NOT rainforests, no matter how many pleonasms or wrongly implemented academic references you would like to use. Arid-does not mean desert. It often refers to savannahs in the plant world, and they often experience both a dryer, more desert-like state, as well as a rainperiod, in which it transforms into an almost subtropical climate for a short period of time. The ZZ can adapt to it all, with its rhizomes, as already was stated plainly above. Go plant yerself somewhere, you seem in need of grounding!
Honestly this is my attitude about a lot of things. I don’t like when people tell me factual things when I want the contrary to be true. 😅 I want to keep super lush plants in my windowless shower so I dislike this information.
This is the kind of content I want from plant RUclips influencers. I’m tired of the plant unboxings and fake excitement about a plant that they can’t name but swear it’s on their wishlist, then they kill it a few months later, then they write a book about caring for indoor houseplants - I just can’t stand that. Keep the good job Nick. You’re going places!!
I'm going to write a memoir on the struggle of giving my plants bright indirect sunlight. Yeah overly exited unboxings get me. It's like 'WOW SO AMAZING" to try and project that excitement on the the viewer when its like oh ok, wasn't that exiting. Used to do unboxings and stopped because what's the point?
While over excitement does come off a bit fake and I don't personally enjoy unboxing vids too much, sometimes it's beneficial to see what to do when plants arrive in not so good conditions. Cuz most of the time, not always, plants arrive in somewhat poor conditions or disappoint us in other areas, so it's good to know how to deal, what is saveable what is lost. And Nick's sarcasm helps😄
I'm with you, you don't know the name, nor much about the plant for me that is just you showing me the plant you are going to kill. However, I will take an unboxing and plant haul from Nick any day of the week. Never a dull moment.
@@phytosexual lol. And just to clarify, your unboxing videos are not boring. Your reaction to a new plant is similar to mine when I get a new plant. Plus, you know the name of the plant.
Honestly, I don't feel like I want huge plants, that were not grown under my care. I prefer them to larger plants, and I'm not just saying that because I too cannot afford huge expensive plants. Enjoy the experience others are missing out!
When you buy the small ones you get a chance to really learn about the plant, figure out if you really like them & feel so accomplished when they get big!! That’s how I started collecting too!! Plus, unless you live in a green house, you can have a variety of plants in limited space. Then you can save up & buy the large size of your favorite one!! I have small ones of philodendron Brazil & neon pothos & propagated them & now I have a big one of both that I made myself. Also, the cute little plants usually come with cute cover pots. 😃 🌱
Nothing is better than buying tiny little rubber trees for two bucks and have them only a few years later be taller than you. 🥰 They're my children. My beloveds.
I have a bay window in my room that faces south and gets intense heat even in winter months. All my plants shoot out so much growth and my boyfriend is constantly asking “why are you plants so big and mine don’t even grow?” YOU NEED SOME SUN IN THAT DARK ROOM!
At my old my apartment, prior to me convincing them that my outdoor garden *would* in fact *look pretty* and *not* die, the manager said I could 'take my plants out once every couple weeks to get some sun.' As if access to sun is recreational for plants.
Lol, I know how it sounds. But I live on a close to Ecuador country, but a house with useless window's 😒. So I actually do that and it works. I also have grow lights but they are only to keep them alive without leaving me on the street with the electricity bill 🤭😅. I actually say I take my plants on vacation, or sun camp😜.
thank you for confirming to me that "bright indirect light" means absolutely nothing of value. I tried for so long to keep the direct rays of sun off my plants, until i finally realized that most of them do quite well in those rays. At this point, i basically just assume any new plant I get will do best near the window, and gradually move them away as i see how well they tolerate lower light.
@@terransage8857 yes, there certainly is. I've got a bit over 200 plants, and a fuckton of growlights. Just waiting for the police to pay me a visit because from the outside it looks like I'm growing something... funky in here ✌😉
I live in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia to be exact... It always struck me as weird that all the plants I grew up with which thrive in outdoor gardens and in FULL tropical sun, that I come to plant IG/RUclips and these “experts” say low light or indirect.
What's your humidity in Caribbean? 70-80%? I live in Eastern EU and right now it's 37%. See the difference? There are many things that affect how much direct sunlight a plant can be exposed to before it's leaves get scorched. Don't point fingers at the so called "experts" unless you take into account all the variables. I could never grow a Philodendron in direct sunlight over here and i have a half-cooked Pothos if you want proof 🤣
All of them grow in the wild, most under the Canopy. I have all my plants outside, Alocasias zebrina, amazonica, all kinds of calatheas, colocasias, Alocasias etc. Grant it I live in a humid tropical rainforest in Panama, it rains every other day, perfect humidity for all those "house" plants
Truth is a lot of these companies/big box stores are hoping you kill your plant... Why? To keep you spending money. This is why it's super important to support local nurseries who will want your plant to thrive, and will always help you do so. Also the genetics of plants will typically be of higher quality... It's all about those genetics peoples.
I have an old man cactus, but I don’t need to burn its hair because it’s outside in the south Texas sun. It was recently mauled by a dry tree branch that attempted to kill the old man tho. Thank goodness I intervened before it was too late.
Finally someone talks about this! Some of the care tags on plants are full bullshit and I've always thought that they did it purposefully so that the plant would die and the customer would have incentive to buy them again.
4 minutes in and I'm sending this to all my home girls; who don't like to open their curtains but want a forest in their room and don't want a grow light because A E S T H E T I C
I never close the curtain on my South facing window unless I'm taking an exam or about to get changed and there's someone in the yard. My East facing window tends to have the curtains drawn, but I don't really have any plants around it. My Ferb does get a little extra light if I open it, but I don't always remember lol
@@erinb4237 my room is behind a dorm, (don't ask😐) I don't want anyone seeing my personal stuff lying anywhere. I only get to open the windows in the summer when they gone
I’m so impressed by your lack of embarrassment or hesitation when pronouncing “Hoya Pubicalyx”. Every other plant person on YT refuses to say PUBIC clearly and confidently. Subscribed AND I hit that BELL. Can’t wait to see more content...
I have a hoya it is honestly a beast of a plant. A friend shipped me a cutting during Christmas from Estonia to Ireland the package took approx 5 weeks to arrive and I'm pretty sure it nearly froze multiple times and was left on my porch but that cutting survived and is growing strong despite my cat tipping the pot over more then once.
a year after I got my zz plant (which literally didnt grow) I decided to get it acclimated to the outside. So the last few summers it's basically been getting full sun in the morning and afternoon and SO MUCH GROWTH omg. and this year one of my divisions decided to flower! people say zzs are low light plants but SIS ITS A PLANT IT NEEDS THE SUN TO MAKE FOOD
Ugh you're so therapeutic. I just had the worst day from work--only to come home to a new video from you and dude you seriously make my day, thank you!
@@phytosexual lol me too! But keep doing what you're doing, you seem to really enjoy it and that's what makes a great video! Your personality is bar-none the best on YT
Ok, I'm subbing. I do not know where you came from, do not know where you have been. This showed up in my recommend, I'm thrilled that I found you. I've never experienced someone actually throw shade and direct sunlight at the same time eloquently. Thank you.
When talking about "bright indirect light" I have two guides I use. The first comes from Berenice Brilmayer's All About Begonias, written about 1950. She said, "If you can read a phone book there, you can grow begonias there." Since Phone books are a thing of the past, now I would say, "If you can read the fine print on a Pringles can." The other came from a book on African Violets. He said to hold your hand about a foot above your plants. If you could see the moving shadow of your hand on the leaves of the plant, that is enough light. Remember that these refer to plants that like fairly low light. I find the shadow test most helpful. If there is not enough light to cast a shadow, don't put your plant there.
I'd argue "burned lobster" or "no sunscreen" should count as a colour, as it's very distinctive group of people, with their own culture (or lackthereof), traditions and behaviour.
I need more windows. I keep as many plants in my south facing window as I possibly can and they are all doing incredible. I feel bad for the ones that aren’t getting direct sunlight.
Girl I feel this. So deep. My living room gets all the good light. I bought a 3 tier window shelf off Etsy for my south facing window and have 6 plants hanging from my west facing curtain rod on the other side of my living room. Then the other half are spread out to the best of my abilities. When we have a particular sunny day, I get 2 stands, set them up in my living room and stick all my plants on them, to soak up some of that south west sun! My 6 year old calls it plant party time lol!
The most informative 29 minutes of my life as far as plant care. DEFINITELY subscribing. This explains so much about what I'm doing wrong with my plants. Thank you 🙏🏼😊
My yucca is etiolated into weird bends like a Dr Seuss tree because one of the previous growers thought it was low light. I've seen soooo many similar and even bendier. Love the character it gives him, but have to think he's happier now with the grow light lol.
Honestly I've learned more watching this video than I have in the four/five months I've started collecting house plants. I live in a really similar climate and I've had a hard time finding growing advice that applies to the conditions I can offer.
I found your channel after I got shamefully hooked into the "aesthetic uwu tiktok instagram" trend (after downloading tiktok for .5 seconds). I want to say that your editing is super quality and hilarious. I know how long small detailed edits can take, especially for long videos, so it's all appreciated and loved. Thanks for being EPIC.
This is why people on Reddit keep posting “huge”/“mature” plants that look super straggly and sad in comparison to the same trees growing happily outside
I live in Brisbane Australia and I’m currently growing some cute little herbs like thyme, rosemary ect. Every single thing I read about them on the tag or on websites all say that they need to be out in full direct sun BUT I did that and they burnt! I was so mad. They never really specify different climates or anything so I don’t trust what they say anymore
its useful to know which plants will manage under artificial lighting (maybe not THRIVE, but manage which ones will go perfectly well in an apartment with bad windows. and which ones can tolerate the window that COOKS all your plants. by the by, the best test is the hand shadow test. hold your hand about where the top or side of the plant would be, and look at the shadow it casts on a white paper. crisp clear edges? clear hand shape? thats HIGH light soft edges but clear hand shape, just... blurred? MEDIUM light sort of a hand shadow i guess maybe? LOW light
Dude, I love watching your content. I've been growing cannabis for years and fruit and veg for a couple now and am getting into houseplants to feed my need for plant therapy year round. Just so nice watching your vids, nicely delivered, knowledgeable info and all around nice to watch...keep up the good work!
I did one plant tour, and a few unboxings, buts I'm probably not going to be doing unboxings anymore. I will do plant tours like twice a year since people seem to like them.
Thank you for being honest about this. People in plant groups get so mad when you tell them their plants will only survive, not thrive and grow in low light. They don’t like when you tell them their plants will eventually die in a bathroom with no windows. They are shocked when they see a picture if my 5 ft tall ZZ plant that lives in a sunny window
I've just been fortunate enough to become aware of your existence. Watching an entire plant video is suddenly possible, whereas previous to awarenessofyou, I could only listen to the information I was searching for, whilst experiencing frustration at the deliverery of said information. Your videos provide frustration free information, for which, I am grateful
I live in South Florida where UV levels and heat are extremely high and where most "house plants'' are winter hardy outdoors here. I laugh out loud when I read low light/no direct sun for many of the plants that thrive in the most brutal full sun even here. And yet some of the plants that say full sun absolutely need shade here to survive long term.
Nice explanations. Hearing the evolutionary reasons behind things makes it make a lot more sense than looking up “how to take care of x plant” and finding a bunch of articles saying conflicting things and not really clarifying anything about what that means from a practical standpoint.
I love this haha! I remember looking up conditions for some of my houseplants to flower and they both will flower if they're in full sun. These plants are way more adaptable than people give them credit for. You just have to know how to take careeeeeeee of themmmmmmm
Love how entertaining and thoroughly educational your videos are! I'm new to owning houseplants and started trying to amass as much knowledge as I could regarding the plants I could adequately care for in my space. After my primary round of research i bought a few plants to go in my south facing window and a couple to go on shelves a bit further away in lower light. Being a first time plant carer I wanted to learn even more to make sure I don't mess up but the stuff I was reading and watching wasn't going into enough scientific details and focusing on what you should do but not why. (And also as it turns out having plant selling businesses that profit from trying to tell you that your plants will thrive anywhere) I ended up here after looking up the details of misting after not understanding how it would help and not just dissipate (lol) and found your video about plant misting. I'm feeling pretty conned right now for my poor ZZ plant and the pothos I thought I would be able to grow in my lower light spaces and now i'm scrambling to find a way I can put them closer to the window.
I know this is a joke, but: most of the time when plants die from "overwatering" they don't actually literally die from too much water, they die from rot which is caused by too much water. The microbes that cause rot like to live in soggy soil, but they can't live in plain water, which is why plants in hydroculture don't rot to death!
My ZZ Raven has doubled in size over the winter. It’s reasonably close to a west facing window, but it’s grown up inside the lamp it’s near to get to regular ass light bulb in it. It’s a weird thing, but it’s easily my favorite plant.
I love how different your vibes are from the rest of the other plant youtube channels I watch lol also hi from the lone kpop pfp on this vid at the moment
So good to get some external confirmation. After acclimatization, even plants which are usually recommended to hide from any direct light at all times can do well directly on a southern window.
That's true because sellers often lie about light needs to make people believe that Hoyas and what have you can be kept in dark spots and are actually high light plants, but some like agalonemas really don't do well in direct sun.
Omg preach! Subscribed! I've gardened for years and found indoor plants way intimidating. I broke down circa March 2020 and got a fiddle leaf, a mini snake plant, and zz plant ($15 per plant at TARGET 😱). I was soooo protective of the fiddle leaf for 6 months and it did nothing. I moved it to a south-facing window and it is popping paired leaves every like 14 days!
My roommate bought a string of bananas thinking it was low light. She couldn’t be bothered to listen to me and move it out of a window facing a courtyard and to somewhere with actual light. So after the top half had shriveled and died I convinced her to let me prop the rest. Boom free string of bananas. 🤦♀️
I enjoyed this video so much. I was almost asleep when I pressed play, but now I’m fully awake. I am also thinking of all the plants I’ll be putting on my porch. Lol. Thank you.
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I use "thriving" to describe my life the same way plant companies use the word, i.e. "not technically dying"
😂 I think we are all in that boat right now, hang in there!
I wanna thrive, not survive.
Felt 😅
Lol this should be my answer at work. How are you feeling today? 'thriving' in customer service.
sorry to be off topic but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account??
I stupidly lost my login password. I would love any tips you can offer me
Throwing shade while talking about light requirements. Iconic.
Ironic
@@phytosexual haha that too. I’m sure all the plants would “thrive” under all that shade.
That is pretty good!
A fucking Icon lol 😂
My first impression was unsure about the approach, but I kept watching it and I love it! This is honestly perfect 😁😁 (first time watcher)
I think another reason companies would say "thrives in low indirect sunlight" is because people CANNOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS... Oh my gosh lol. I have worked for 5 years as a cashier in a local plant shop that gives great consultation on how to take care of plants in our zone and SOO many people do not listen and many who come in for advice like to tell you that you are wrong lmao... It is easier to kindly treat the general public like they are... Ignorant... just the truth. Anyone who has worked in retail know what I mean lol.
This is great and detailed advice ❤❤
them: You can grow ZZ in the DARK!
also them: ZZ grow *so* slowly.
my sun-loving, fast-growing ZZ about to burst out of its pot: 👁 👄 👁
Its just sleeping, cause ya know, it's in the dark.
I have a Raven ZZ growing under a full spectrum strip light and it's growing like kudzu. I love it.
@@stevennguyen4993 ZZ plants are native to the rocky and arid terrain of Eastern Africa. They can be kept in changing conditions but are mostly a dry plant, that can handle some humidity. Def. Not a rainforest plant! 🤓👍🙈
@steven nguyen so.many. assumptions... 😂🙈
And what low key, yet obvious hatred and dismissive talk towards women, (even those blasted soccer moms with their damned mini vans!) you ought to check yerself on that🤔
Arid and at best sub-tropical climates in which the ZZ grows, are NOT rainforests, no matter how many pleonasms or wrongly implemented academic references you would like to use.
Arid-does not mean desert. It often refers to savannahs in the plant world, and they often experience both a dryer, more desert-like state, as well as a rainperiod, in which it transforms into an almost subtropical climate for a short period of time. The ZZ can adapt to it all, with its rhizomes, as already was stated plainly above.
Go plant yerself somewhere, you seem in need of grounding!
@@stevennguyen4993 ZZ is not a rainforest plant. it can tolerate extremes. that's why it can last so long with neglect indoors.
the two dislikes are people with plants in their closet as we speak
True
My plants are as closeted as i am😩
Oke sorry that was stupid
Honestly this is my attitude about a lot of things. I don’t like when people tell me factual things when I want the contrary to be true. 😅 I want to keep super lush plants in my windowless shower so I dislike this information.
Exactly! The closest too small and it's to dark to decorate! 💕
Hahahaha
This is the kind of content I want from plant RUclips influencers. I’m tired of the plant unboxings and fake excitement about a plant that they can’t name but swear it’s on their wishlist, then they kill it a few months later, then they write a book about caring for indoor houseplants - I just can’t stand that. Keep the good job Nick. You’re going places!!
I'm going to write a memoir on the struggle of giving my plants bright indirect sunlight. Yeah overly exited unboxings get me. It's like 'WOW SO AMAZING" to try and project that excitement on the the viewer when its like oh ok, wasn't that exiting. Used to do unboxings and stopped because what's the point?
While over excitement does come off a bit fake and I don't personally enjoy unboxing vids too much, sometimes it's beneficial to see what to do when plants arrive in not so good conditions. Cuz most of the time, not always, plants arrive in somewhat poor conditions or disappoint us in other areas, so it's good to know how to deal, what is saveable what is lost. And Nick's sarcasm helps😄
I'm with you, you don't know the name, nor much about the plant for me that is just you showing me the plant you are going to kill. However, I will take an unboxing and plant haul from Nick any day of the week. Never a dull moment.
@@haticebegum4683 true, but the majority of unboxing videos do not show or explain what to do in those cases. I’ve only seen a few that do.
@@phytosexual lol. And just to clarify, your unboxing videos are not boring. Your reaction to a new plant is similar to mine when I get a new plant. Plus, you know the name of the plant.
All my plants are babies because I can't afford the fully grown ones. Seeing you started with babies and now have full lush plants gives me hope!
Honestly, I don't feel like I want huge plants, that were not grown under my care. I prefer them to larger plants, and I'm not just saying that because I too cannot afford huge expensive plants. Enjoy the experience others are missing out!
When you buy the small ones you get a chance to really learn about the plant, figure out if you really like them & feel so accomplished when they get big!! That’s how I started collecting too!! Plus, unless you live in a green house, you can have a variety of plants in limited space. Then you can save up & buy the large size of your favorite one!! I have small ones of philodendron Brazil & neon pothos & propagated them & now I have a big one of both that I made myself. Also, the cute little plants usually come with cute cover pots. 😃 🌱
Nothing is better than buying tiny little rubber trees for two bucks and have them only a few years later be taller than you. 🥰 They're my children. My beloveds.
You always give us "drama kid and make it plantier" and it's therapeutically adding eons to my life.
Glad I could add some rings to your tree.
Excellent comment👀
I have a bay window in my room that faces south and gets intense heat even in winter months. All my plants shoot out so much growth and my boyfriend is constantly asking “why are you plants so big and mine don’t even grow?” YOU NEED SOME SUN IN THAT DARK ROOM!
Get that bright indirect light.
Photosynthesis man, photosynthesis.
At my old my apartment, prior to me convincing them that my outdoor garden *would* in fact *look pretty* and *not* die, the manager said I could 'take my plants out once every couple weeks to get some sun.' As if access to sun is recreational for plants.
Take your plant on a walk while you're at it.
@@phytosexual a bright indirect walk
Lol, I know how it sounds. But I live on a close to Ecuador country, but a house with useless window's 😒. So I actually do that and it works. I also have grow lights but they are only to keep them alive without leaving me on the street with the electricity bill 🤭😅.
I actually say I take my plants on vacation, or sun camp😜.
thank you for confirming to me that "bright indirect light" means absolutely nothing of value. I tried for so long to keep the direct rays of sun off my plants, until i finally realized that most of them do quite well in those rays. At this point, i basically just assume any new plant I get will do best near the window, and gradually move them away as i see how well they tolerate lower light.
DEATH BEAMS haha. People are so misinformed...
Something tells me this video is going to make me cry.
*cries in north facing windows*
The harsh bright indirect light of the truth.
@@phytosexual this is the funniest thing I have ever read
*cries in townhouse*
I have a rabbit’s foot fern in a shaded north-facing window in Michigan that is actually thriving. There is hope!
@@terransage8857 yes, there certainly is. I've got a bit over 200 plants, and a fuckton of growlights. Just waiting for the police to pay me a visit because from the outside it looks like I'm growing something... funky in here ✌😉
I live in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia to be exact... It always struck me as weird that all the plants I grew up with which thrive in outdoor gardens and in FULL tropical sun, that I come to plant IG/RUclips and these “experts” say low light or indirect.
Can you please name some ...
What's your humidity in Caribbean? 70-80%? I live in Eastern EU and right now it's 37%. See the difference? There are many things that affect how much direct sunlight a plant can be exposed to before it's leaves get scorched. Don't point fingers at the so called "experts" unless you take into account all the variables. I could never grow a Philodendron in direct sunlight over here and i have a half-cooked Pothos if you want proof 🤣
@@anakhan7911 pothos be wildin out in peoples backyards in soflo.
All of them grow in the wild, most under the Canopy. I have all my plants outside, Alocasias zebrina, amazonica, all kinds of calatheas, colocasias, Alocasias etc. Grant it I live in a humid tropical rainforest in Panama, it rains every other day, perfect humidity for all those "house" plants
Truth is a lot of these companies/big box stores are hoping you kill your plant... Why? To keep you spending money. This is why it's super important to support local nurseries who will want your plant to thrive, and will always help you do so. Also the genetics of plants will typically be of higher quality... It's all about those genetics peoples.
I love your sense of humor your content genuinely gives a fresh new breath to the plant community 😌🌱
Thank you so much!
An ode to my mom's hoya that's lived on a dark bookcase for 5 years that's put out 3 leaves in it's life
HAHAHAHA thriving.
So glad I finally found a channel that talks about the science behind our favorite houseplants!! We love to see it 👏👏
Glad you enjoy it!
a picture of the plant in it's natural environment is the best care instruction you can give me
I have an old man cactus, but I don’t need to burn its hair because it’s outside in the south Texas sun. It was recently mauled by a dry tree branch that attempted to kill the old man tho. Thank goodness I intervened before it was too late.
God your plants or homicidal.
The mix of comedy with really helpful plant information is what I need for my intention span 😅
Finally someone talks about this! Some of the care tags on plants are full bullshit and I've always thought that they did it purposefully so that the plant would die and the customer would have incentive to buy them again.
Theoretically, if everyone knew how to take care of their plants to the fullest capacity, and propagate, no one would need to sell plants.
4 minutes in and I'm sending this to all my home girls;
who don't like to open their curtains but want a forest in their room and don't want a grow light because
A E S T H E T I C
I never close the curtain on my South facing window unless I'm taking an exam or about to get changed and there's someone in the yard. My East facing window tends to have the curtains drawn, but I don't really have any plants around it. My Ferb does get a little extra light if I open it, but I don't always remember lol
@@erinb4237 my room is behind a dorm, (don't ask😐) I don't want anyone seeing my personal stuff lying anywhere. I only get to open the windows in the summer when they gone
I’m so impressed by your lack of embarrassment or hesitation when pronouncing “Hoya Pubicalyx”. Every other plant person on YT refuses to say PUBIC clearly and confidently. Subscribed AND I hit that BELL. Can’t wait to see more content...
What? 😂
I have a hoya it is honestly a beast of a plant. A friend shipped me a cutting during Christmas from Estonia to Ireland the package took approx 5 weeks to arrive and I'm pretty sure it nearly froze multiple times and was left on my porch but that cutting survived and is growing strong despite my cat tipping the pot over more then once.
a year after I got my zz plant (which literally didnt grow) I decided to get it acclimated to the outside. So the last few summers it's basically been getting full sun in the morning and afternoon and SO MUCH GROWTH omg. and this year one of my divisions decided to flower! people say zzs are low light plants but SIS ITS A PLANT IT NEEDS THE SUN TO MAKE FOOD
It drives me crazy when certain plant channels always repeat that bright indirect light like a mantra 😂
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@@phytosexual use a SHEER CURTAIN to make direct light B R i G H T IN d IrE C t L I G H T
Ugh you're so therapeutic. I just had the worst day from work--only to come home to a new video from you and dude you seriously make my day, thank you!
Thank you, I wish I had the superhuman abilities to make these everyday.
@@phytosexual lol me too! But keep doing what you're doing, you seem to really enjoy it and that's what makes a great video! Your personality is bar-none the best on YT
🌸💕🌷 DEFINITELY 🌷💕🌸
Ok, I'm subbing. I do not know where you came from, do not know where you have been. This showed up in my recommend, I'm thrilled that I found you. I've never experienced someone actually throw shade and direct sunlight at the same time eloquently. Thank you.
I did learn something 🥰💚65 years old and have been into plants for over 50 years. You are adorable 😍💕
Thank you :)
this is the shadiest plant video about sunlight i've ever seen in my life.
When talking about "bright indirect light" I have two guides I use. The first comes from Berenice Brilmayer's All About Begonias, written about 1950. She said, "If you can read a phone book there, you can grow begonias there." Since Phone books are a thing of the past, now I would say, "If you can read the fine print on a Pringles can." The other came from a book on African Violets. He said to hold your hand about a foot above your plants. If you could see the moving shadow of your hand on the leaves of the plant, that is enough light. Remember that these refer to plants that like fairly low light. I find the shadow test most helpful. If there is not enough light to cast a shadow, don't put your plant there.
I mean the reading depends on your eyesight, the other seems helpful!
First of all, “not one person of color” 😂😂😂 you are so damn funny I just cannot with you. If I wasn’t already a fan that woulda been it for me ❤️
I'd argue "burned lobster" or "no sunscreen" should count as a colour, as it's very distinctive group of people, with their own culture (or lackthereof), traditions and behaviour.
I was rolling when he said that.😂😂😂.
@@vilieto It’s very like “pasty white people who go to Cancun and get cornrows and box braids and say gracias when they leave”
Awesome job editing in this video and not even just the intro, but the whole thing! I can tell you had fun adding all the funny effects 😂
I constantly laugh when editing. They take FOREVER tho. Still it breaks up the monotony of longer videos.
The "oof" sound when you "hit" the plants gets me everytime
Just found this on accident but I adore your sense of humor and teaching style. This really nails it on the head!
Thank you!
The sass and the editing.... Thank the algorithm gods I have found the perfect plant channel.
I need more windows. I keep as many plants in my south facing window as I possibly can and they are all doing incredible. I feel bad for the ones that aren’t getting direct sunlight.
I'll pray :(
Girl I feel this. So deep. My living room gets all the good light. I bought a 3 tier window shelf off Etsy for my south facing window and have 6 plants hanging from my west facing curtain rod on the other side of my living room. Then the other half are spread out to the best of my abilities. When we have a particular sunny day, I get 2 stands, set them up in my living room and stick all my plants on them, to soak up some of that south west sun! My 6 year old calls it plant party time lol!
BRB, moving my ZZ Raven to a southern window
Edit: southern-facing window, my window is not from the Deep South
Could have fooled me. Make sure you transition it, if it has no received any direct light.
The most informative 29 minutes of my life as far as plant care. DEFINITELY subscribing. This explains so much about what I'm doing wrong with my plants. Thank you 🙏🏼😊
no problem thanks!
Omg my Home Depot calls it “green foliage” HAHAH shits funny asf but sad. I had to figure out what plant it was on my own.
My yucca is etiolated into weird bends like a Dr Seuss tree because one of the previous growers thought it was low light. I've seen soooo many similar and even bendier. Love the character it gives him, but have to think he's happier now with the grow light lol.
So interesting, I've never heard of these desert plants liking sun.
One of my succulents, labeled succulent, also did this 😂 it looks very ugly but I only have the north east window.
Oh boy! My favorite video of yours, Nick. Thanks!
Thank you! A lot of people love it.
Honestly I've learned more watching this video than I have in the four/five months I've started collecting house plants. I live in a really similar climate and I've had a hard time finding growing advice that applies to the conditions I can offer.
I really appreciate how you just take your time with these long, informative, fun videos with all different kinds of info.
Glad you like them!
I found your channel after I got shamefully hooked into the "aesthetic uwu tiktok instagram" trend (after downloading tiktok for .5 seconds). I want to say that your editing is super quality and hilarious. I know how long small detailed edits can take, especially for long videos, so it's all appreciated and loved. Thanks for being EPIC.
Thank you! Sometimes I spend like an hour on 30 seconds worth of video! Have a wonderful day.
9:26 ah yes the fiddle leaf fig. Or as I like to call it, lettuce on a stick.
mmmmmm yum
Hah! I call it stretched cabbage.
This is why people on Reddit keep posting “huge”/“mature” plants that look super straggly and sad in comparison to the same trees growing happily outside
:(
I live in Brisbane Australia and I’m currently growing some cute little herbs like thyme, rosemary ect. Every single thing I read about them on the tag or on websites all say that they need to be out in full direct sun BUT I did that and they burnt! I was so mad. They never really specify different climates or anything so I don’t trust what they say anymore
I'm not surprised at all to learn that Michigan has the same amount of sun as the Pacific Northwest. My winter mood is proof of that.
Mine to :(
Lmbo your editing is EPIC. When you put the shot of Nikki Tutorials saying it's pigmented got me 😂🤣😂🤣😂
its useful to know which plants will manage under artificial lighting (maybe not THRIVE, but manage
which ones will go perfectly well in an apartment with bad windows.
and which ones can tolerate the window that COOKS all your plants.
by the by, the best test is the hand shadow test. hold your hand about where the top or side of the plant would be, and look at the shadow it casts on a white paper.
crisp clear edges? clear hand shape? thats HIGH light
soft edges but clear hand shape, just... blurred? MEDIUM light
sort of a hand shadow i guess maybe? LOW light
I did not expect to snicker and laugh at a plant video but thank you RUclips for this suggestion. Love your personality and your snarky comments.
I love your videos. I always learn something and your dry humor cracks me up.
Glad you like them!
ME TOO....
The editing is absolutely beautiful
Dude, I love watching your content. I've been growing cannabis for years and fruit and veg for a couple now and am getting into houseplants to feed my need for plant therapy year round.
Just so nice watching your vids, nicely delivered, knowledgeable info and all around nice to watch...keep up the good work!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Best plant youtuber. The most unique content by far, and not just unboxings and plant tours (which I still love... but still...)
I did one plant tour, and a few unboxings, buts I'm probably not going to be doing unboxings anymore. I will do plant tours like twice a year since people seem to like them.
you are INCREDIBLE!!!! this video is so informational while still being funny and i would listen to you explain pretty much anything???
How about grasshopper s*x because I did that.
@@phytosexual 10000%, i even enjoyed fetus u explaining orchids and i don't know anything about orchids
Ive been watching plant videos for months and JUST found you. So glad i did!!!
The algorithm gods not pulling their weight.
My rabbit's foot fern would've fared better in my dishwasher.
Well why didn't you tho?
Hooo man that scene with the wind in the house and the plants flying everywhere really got me. Cracking up over here!
poor carrie
@@phytosexualNow I want to renovate an old dishwasher as a plant shelf. Can’t be dumber than most videos on Tik Tok.
Thank you for being honest about this. People in plant groups get so mad when you tell them their plants will only survive, not thrive and grow in low light. They don’t like when you tell them their plants will eventually die in a bathroom with no windows. They are shocked when they see a picture if my 5 ft tall ZZ plant that lives in a sunny window
Oh the sarcasm! I love it! 😂 you’re so right! It’s ridiculous the hoops you’ve gotta jump through just to find out the plant name!!
Laughing and learning while crying in really small obstructed south-facing window. Your content is the kind of plant content I NEED!
Thank yoooooo
I've just been fortunate enough to become aware of your existence. Watching an entire plant video is suddenly possible, whereas previous to awarenessofyou, I could only listen to the information I was searching for, whilst experiencing frustration at the deliverery of said information. Your videos provide frustration free information, for which, I am grateful
I live in South Florida where UV levels and heat are extremely high and where most "house plants'' are winter hardy outdoors here. I laugh out loud when I read low light/no direct sun for many of the plants that thrive in the most brutal full sun even here. And yet some of the plants that say full sun absolutely need shade here to survive long term.
Nice explanations. Hearing the evolutionary reasons behind things makes it make a lot more sense than looking up “how to take care of x plant” and finding a bunch of articles saying conflicting things and not really clarifying anything about what that means from a practical standpoint.
I love how much effort, research, and creativity goes into these videos! Probably my favorite plant content ngl
Glad you enjoy it!
You had me at 'understanding and applying scientific information'. Subscribed!
I sooooo appreciate the intro! Yesss for editing and acting!
Glad you liked it!!
a pleasure to have made your acquaintance!
Thank you :)
I love this haha! I remember looking up conditions for some of my houseplants to flower and they both will flower if they're in full sun. These plants are way more adaptable than people give them credit for. You just have to know how to take careeeeeeee of themmmmmmm
Encouraging us to investigate the “why”. - Thank you!
get analytical with it.
Love how entertaining and thoroughly educational your videos are!
I'm new to owning houseplants and started trying to amass as much knowledge as I could regarding the plants I could adequately care for in my space. After my primary round of research i bought a few plants to go in my south facing window and a couple to go on shelves a bit further away in lower light. Being a first time plant carer I wanted to learn even more to make sure I don't mess up but the stuff I was reading and watching wasn't going into enough scientific details and focusing on what you should do but not why. (And also as it turns out having plant selling businesses that profit from trying to tell you that your plants will thrive anywhere)
I ended up here after looking up the details of misting after not understanding how it would help and not just dissipate (lol) and found your video about plant misting.
I'm feeling pretty conned right now for my poor ZZ plant and the pothos I thought I would be able to grow in my lower light spaces and now i'm scrambling to find a way I can put them closer to the window.
I love your humor in this. It’s a nice refreshing change in tone to other plant videos
“It’s easy to destroy a Hoya, just over water them.”
Me: *side eyeing my Hoya that’s growing in just water* “How do you exist?”
I know this is a joke, but: most of the time when plants die from "overwatering" they don't actually literally die from too much water, they die from rot which is caused by too much water. The microbes that cause rot like to live in soggy soil, but they can't live in plain water, which is why plants in hydroculture don't rot to death!
@@Cammibird1 Good to know! I have always genuinely wondered how that Hoya survives, thanks for explaining it! The more you know!
Great content and delivery. I watch many many plant related videos on RUclips, and I find your messaging clear, concise, and intelligent. Kudos
My ZZ Raven has doubled in size over the winter. It’s reasonably close to a west facing window, but it’s grown up inside the lamp it’s near to get to regular ass light bulb in it. It’s a weird thing, but it’s easily my favorite plant.
Plants will reach for whatever light is most available!
Can you please stop being so entertaining and informative! Seriously, a fresh of breath air in the youtube world of growing the plants ¡Olé!
This is the kind of video i will trully enjoy. The throwing of shade is fun and entertaining. 😂
It is thooooo
Seriously need you to be my plant baby daddy..your subtle plant humor is hilarious...Love It
I love how different your vibes are from the rest of the other plant youtube channels I watch lol also hi from the lone kpop pfp on this vid at the moment
Thank you!
So good to get some external confirmation. After acclimatization, even plants which are usually recommended to hide from any direct light at all times can do well directly on a southern window.
That's true because sellers often lie about light needs to make people believe that Hoyas and what have you can be kept in dark spots and are actually high light plants, but some like agalonemas really don't do well in direct sun.
That intro. That sass. LOVED it
Sass? Where? hahaha
Omg preach! Subscribed! I've gardened for years and found indoor plants way intimidating. I broke down circa March 2020 and got a fiddle leaf, a mini snake plant, and zz plant ($15 per plant at TARGET 😱). I was soooo protective of the fiddle leaf for 6 months and it did nothing. I moved it to a south-facing window and it is popping paired leaves every like 14 days!
My local garden centre described string of pearls as “low light” plants and I was thinking oh boy this is the inevitable demise of these
EVERYTHING IS LOW LIGHT
My roommate bought a string of bananas thinking it was low light. She couldn’t be bothered to listen to me and move it out of a window facing a courtyard and to somewhere with actual light. So after the top half had shriveled and died I convinced her to let me prop the rest. Boom free string of bananas. 🤦♀️
I almost killed mine in low light... now they’re on the south window sill and very happy
RUclips answered my subconscious prayers and sent me this video in suggestions. Thoroughly entertaining and educational. Thanks.
No problem, thank you for watching.
"If you like winter, please don't talk to me about it." I felt that👏🏾
I am so glad that you clarified the Hoya's- thank you so much!!! Love this viedo
Hoyas looooove the sunnn
I wish my friends referred to me as, "beautiful home decor"!! Lol! Sadly, I'm just a mediocre-looking wallflower!! 💀🖤😜
:(
your deeply relaxed but deathly cutting vibe gives me energy
I just found you and within 30 seconds of this video I was subscribed.
Thank you the most :)
I enjoyed this video so much. I was almost asleep when I pressed play, but now I’m fully awake. I am also thinking of all the plants I’ll be putting on my porch. Lol. Thank you.
Make sure you transition them :)
You’re literally the only plant youtuber I’ve found so far out there telling the truth. 👏👏👏
You just got a new subscriber! You're informative (and sassy!) and just what I've been looking for!
I've just binged your whole channel - this is the plant content I've been craving!
Glad I could be your metaphorical chocolate.
Beautifully edited. Love your channel. 🥰
I didn't anticipate a video about plant lighting would be so funny. Thank you haha
Finally I found some good plant content. God job mate
Your eyebrows and humor are on point!! Love, love, loveee 🌿
Thank you so much!!
It’s good to hear someone tell the truth about plants needing light and most plants like it directly on them.
It the safe advice. I'm driving nascar not a Honda Civic.
As someone who wants to be a plant parent(and constantly fails), it’s blowing my mind how much websites and plant guys didn’t tell me
I am so happy I found this channel, you have the best humor of any plant channel on RUclips ;)