SOAKING WET TIP: When you have a plant that is clearly overwatered, I often find that standing it on several layers of kitchen roll (or something similar) helps to wick moisture from the pot, provided the pot and kitchen roll are in good contact. Replacing regularly as and when required speeds up the process.
I ordered some plants before a heat wave. Had no idea one was coming. Plants came by 2 different carriers. One carrier was on point, the other experienced several exceptions. As a result 2 plants arrived damaged, one with burned tips and another with brown spots everywhere. I know it was the excess heat from being in transit longer than expected and a surprise heatwave. It sucks but I wouldn’t dream of contacting the seller, doesn’t have anything to do with them. For the Americans, USPS is always on point, UPS not so much. The USPS plants survived the heatwave with zero damage, UPS not so much. Happy this came across my feed, just in time because I’ve got 2 lovely plants on my hands that are NOT happy!
The thing is, people love the plants so much and are so eager to give it the best looking pot, best soil, best sunlit location, feed it fertilizer etc... we end up killing it with love. The trick is always to space them out, one thing every 2 weeks. However I understand that doing this this will cause another love sickness... over watering.
Everything I questioned, needed, including, "if you've got a monstera, don't worry...." it will recover. First thing I did was put my 8 plants in water, from moss shipping. They are in a tent to help humidity. My Serpens looked fabulous, but I put it in water too. I'm so grateful for the knowledge you put forth here. thank you !
Thank you so much for sharing your extensive knowledge, Kaylee. I feel like plant sellers should include a short little “tip” sheet like this in their plant orders! Maybe not a physical one but in an email with a client’s order. Of course you hope your client to have a bit of knowledge or experience with plants, but not all do and I feel like a lot of bad reviews or unhappiness with “businesses” is more often the buyer’s more limited ability to care for the plant properly than the seller shipping a “bad” plant. It’s not to say the latter doesn’t happen. Anyway, this video was extremely helpful and I’m so grateful for it! Thank you. I just got a verrucosum in the mail and have been stressed about keeping it alive while it acclimates and this makes me feel so much better. PS the flow chart is definitely not unnecessary. SO necessary! THANK YOU!!!!
Oh my, so glad I watched this when I did. I got a p. billietiae in the post on Monday and I did everything wrong. It looked good and was moist and I potted it on a sphagnum pole. Fingers crossed they are as tough as advertised. Watch video, recriminations, guilt, hope?, resignation, resolve. Today 2 days later the p. Glorious hybrid arrives …dry. In soil. The bottom is sitting in an inch of tap cool water and I’ll check on it until it’s moist again. Then grow light, no touching for a week I promise. Tomorrow I should get something even more dear and I am glad now I have a plan. Thank you
I made a noob move and potted up my Gloriosum into a pot that was too big for it, so it's been on a recovery journey from serious rot. I ended up having to hack off all the roots and am now propagating the roots from scratch in water. So I'm re-habbing my plant from...myself hehe 😅 But it's on the up and up!! We have root growth now :D Great video Kaylee! Super helpful! Thank you
i just got my ivy in the mail wet in a pot and i had no idea what to do, im glad i found this video before i panicked completely and repotted it, thank you!
As a beginner, all of this was incredibly helpful; you are a intuitive teacher. I will refer to this again and again cuz the only way to get any variety is through shipping.
Wow!!!! I cannot thank you enough. Living in PA, I’ve had my share of receiving sad plants In the winter (and summer). We don’t have many sellers in PA so I have to go across country often. I absolutely LOVE the chart-I want to literally cover my walls with it! All the research I’ve done and NO-ONE covers post-shipment plant care! Thank you for that gift. It’s a testament to your character, your a lovely person.
@@melaninqueen6926 as far as I can remember everything was fine, just dehydrated. The only casualty was a baby alocasia, which doesn't surprise me, since they're such drama queens
I wish I would have seen this video before I repotted my new dying Syngonium! LOL...I literally felt the need to REPOT, the struggle is real! I printed the pdf and will now be going off the chart before touching the plant. Thank you Kaylee
I’ve been freaking out over the pink princess I just got in the mail. It had one yellow sick looking leaf like the syngonium. I am so thankful for this video and all the comments!! I feel so much more confident now.
All I can say is... BRAVO! I love this video, shared it with a bunch of plant loving friends. Some of it is obvious, some of it needs to be explained, (which you did) some of it is new to so many. Again, Bravo Kaylee Ellen. Thank you for this video.
So glad I’ve found this video. I’ve received 6 plants this week. I repotted every single one immediately. I have more coming, and I now know what to do.
I came back to this video today. I received a philodendron pastazanum cutting in the mail, and have followed Kaylee's instructions to the T. My plant arrived in damn near perfect condition, so I stuck it in some water, and have been changing it every day. It's been 3 days, and I could easily pot this up, but, I'm going to give it a full week to acclimate before I move it to soil. I'm resisting the urge to pot my plant, but I'm NGL, the urge is STRONG. WHY ARE WE SO OBSESSED WITH REPOTTING PLANTS SO SOON!!! 😂
This is so useful and works so well! Thank you! I managed to rehab a seemingly-okay monstera standelyana but with roots dry from shipment. Watched this, listened to your advice and soaked the roots in water overnight. The roots plumped straight up and leaves opened up nicely!
That flowpaper with guidelines is a life saver even if after many imports you think you got it all covered and you know how to act upon any situation!! Thank you Kaylee 💓
I would add: ISOLATE your new plants, especially if you're not repotting and inspecting the roots. You never know if you're bringing in powdery mildew, a virus, mites, mealies, etc, and you don't want your established healthy plants exposed to anything like that.
Would just like to express my gratitude for the flowchart. Your tips really helped me reinforce what I do and added your acclimation techniques. Thanks Kaylee! Subscribed :)
Thank you! This video along with everything else I have learned from you has educated me immensely. You've done me very proud. Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences.
Thank you Kaylee! This video came in right on time for me. I just received my first online plant purchase and I am super happy with the plants I bought. They came in looking great. I just put them all on one corner of my room with a humidifier running next to it.
I watch your channel and just ordered my first international mail order of plants. This video was so very helpful to me in knowing what to do for the newly arrived plant and gives me confidence to know what best to do. Thanks for providing this advice.
I sooooo agree with you! Working within customer service for years and it taught me one thing - reporting issues with something while the product have been used / moved or unpacked is super difficult as there is no way to know what exactly happened and how to help correctly. This happens on the daily. Thank you for the tips on the plant care. 🌱💚
Thank you so much Kaylee for all the time and effort you put into your videos and spreading your knowledge obtained. Its truly and greatly appreciated.
Your tuts are top notch! So informative, the in's the outs, the spectacular successes and the craptacular (with a remedy!) issues which deepen the worry wrinkle on my forehead... THANKU LOVE
Thank you, that was great! I had heard about the water trick for healthy arrivals but never felt comfortable enough to give it a go. I'll be sure to try it next time!
Hi Kaylee, thank you for such valuable info! As a newbie, just under 2 months, who just got her first potted rhaphidophora tetrasperma with a soaking wet pot is excited for this topic. Now she's happily sitting on the heating pad! Found you by searching this topic and so happy I did. Looks like I'll be binging you today lol. Thanks again, Have a beautiful day!
Kaylee: here's an unnecessary flowchart you probably dont need it.
Me: and... printed.
Lol, i paused the video to go snd print! 🤣 Then resumed of course
Michele Walters same 😂
That flowchart was a lifesaver!!!!
Yep!! :)
I don't see the flow chart. Was it removed?
SOAKING WET TIP: When you have a plant that is clearly overwatered, I often find that standing it on several layers of kitchen roll (or something similar) helps to wick moisture from the pot, provided the pot and kitchen roll are in good contact. Replacing regularly as and when required speeds up the process.
AlmostBipedal I do that too. If the plant starts yellowing, I remove the plant from the soil and put it in water.
YES! I do that too also when I know I overwatered! Good to know other people do that too :D
Will a tea towel work?? I can't get kitchen roll at my stores
fkn jaz anything that soaks water and is not full of chemicals. I have recycled fragrance free toilet paper, I sometimes use that.
@@martinanemcokova917 definitely not using toilet paper that is like finding gold where I am.. haha
Moral of the story is “DO NOT REPOT YOUR PLANT” 🤣😂🤣
Ooops I watched this video an hour too late...
@@tiffanyho6587 Me too !! Now the leaves are yellow ! What should I do?
Good video
“The leaves turn into doritos” 😂😂 best description ever
And now I want Doritos 😂
I ordered some plants before a heat wave. Had no idea one was coming. Plants came by 2 different carriers. One carrier was on point, the other experienced several exceptions. As a result 2 plants arrived damaged, one with burned tips and another with brown spots everywhere. I know it was the excess heat from being in transit longer than expected and a surprise heatwave. It sucks but I wouldn’t dream of contacting the seller, doesn’t have anything to do with them. For the Americans, USPS is always on point, UPS not so much. The USPS plants survived the heatwave with zero damage, UPS not so much.
Happy this came across my feed, just in time because I’ve got 2 lovely plants on my hands that are NOT happy!
Best Plant guide video out there. Thanks for giving every scenario there is .
The fact that you made a printable flowchart is amazing 😂👍🏼
The thing is, people love the plants so much and are so eager to give it the best looking pot, best soil, best sunlit location, feed it fertilizer etc... we end up killing it with love.
The trick is always to space them out, one thing every 2 weeks. However I understand that doing this this will cause another love sickness... over watering.
Love your sense of humor and wordplay!
The flowchart was actually very useful lol even after watching the video. Lots of info to take in and the flowchart breaks it down easy
Perfect timing, my Dubia will arrive within next 30 minutes !
Everything I questioned, needed, including, "if you've got a monstera, don't worry...." it will recover. First thing I did was put my 8 plants in water, from moss shipping. They are in a tent to help humidity. My Serpens looked fabulous, but I put it in water too. I'm so grateful for the knowledge you put forth here. thank you !
Makeup on point Kaylee 🙌
Wow, not only did you answer all the questions I had, you provided additional information that I didn't even know I needed. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your extensive knowledge, Kaylee. I feel like plant sellers should include a short little “tip” sheet like this in their plant orders! Maybe not a physical one but in an email with a client’s order. Of course you hope your client to have a bit of knowledge or experience with plants, but not all do and I feel like a lot of bad reviews or unhappiness with “businesses” is more often the buyer’s more limited ability to care for the plant properly than the seller shipping a “bad” plant. It’s not to say the latter doesn’t happen.
Anyway, this video was extremely helpful and I’m so grateful for it! Thank you. I just got a verrucosum in the mail and have been stressed about keeping it alive while it acclimates and this makes me feel so much better.
PS the flow chart is definitely not unnecessary. SO necessary! THANK YOU!!!!
Oh my, so glad I watched this when I did. I got a p. billietiae in the post on Monday and I did everything wrong. It looked good and was moist and I potted it on a sphagnum pole. Fingers crossed they are as tough as advertised. Watch video, recriminations, guilt, hope?, resignation, resolve. Today 2 days later the p. Glorious hybrid arrives …dry. In soil. The bottom is sitting in an inch of tap cool water and I’ll check on it until it’s moist again. Then grow light, no touching for a week I promise. Tomorrow I should get something even more dear and I am glad now I have a plan. Thank you
This really is such an underrated channel
I made a noob move and potted up my Gloriosum into a pot that was too big for it, so it's been on a recovery journey from serious rot. I ended up having to hack off all the roots and am now propagating the roots from scratch in water.
So I'm re-habbing my plant from...myself hehe 😅
But it's on the up and up!! We have root growth now :D
Great video Kaylee! Super helpful! Thank you
I honestly think I rehab alot of the plants from myself too. Lol your explanation is so on point. :)
How is it now?
Currently rewatching this video to convince myself to wait for a whole week to repot my new anthurium crystallinum
Our girl made us a flowchart 😫 what a humble and kind being omg
Kaylee: "finally the one you've all been asking for!"
Me: *booking it to RUclips from IG*
Me: “Hmmm, this isn't the aquarium video?” 😂
i just got my ivy in the mail wet in a pot and i had no idea what to do, im glad i found this video before i panicked completely and repotted it, thank you!
As a beginner, all of this was incredibly helpful; you are a intuitive teacher. I will refer to this again and again cuz the only way to get any variety is through shipping.
Wow!!!😳😳😳 Thank you!!!! What amazing information!!! And so delightfully delivered.
Excellent vid. I've been ordering plants for my new place. Canada at this time of year is dismal, dry and dark. I'll be printing that chart for sure.
Wow!!!! I cannot thank you enough. Living in PA, I’ve had my share of receiving sad plants
In the winter (and summer). We don’t have many sellers in PA so I have to go across country often. I absolutely LOVE the chart-I want to literally cover my walls with it! All the research I’ve done and NO-ONE covers post-shipment plant care! Thank you for that gift. It’s a testament to your character, your a lovely person.
That flow chart was super helpful to sum up all the info you covered in this video! Thanks a lot :)
As usual thanks Kaylee for your wonderful advice.
This is so perfect, I have a shipment of 20 plants coming in the next two days, so thank you so much !!!!
I have some coming in tomorrow myself. How did it go for you?
Mine is coming next week. Slightly nervous. how did yours go?
@@melaninqueen6926 as far as I can remember everything was fine, just dehydrated.
The only casualty was a baby alocasia, which doesn't surprise me, since they're such drama queens
A year later & this was soooooooooo helpful. Thank you
love the flow chart, def gonna refer to this. made so many of these mistakes.
I wish I would have seen this video before I repotted my new dying Syngonium! LOL...I literally felt the need to REPOT, the struggle is real! I printed the pdf and will now be going off the chart before touching the plant. Thank you Kaylee
Such a great video with tons of advice. The inside secrets!😎
I’ve been freaking out over the pink princess I just got in the mail. It had one yellow sick looking leaf like the syngonium. I am so thankful for this video and all the comments!! I feel so much more confident now.
Fantastic video! So helpful! Just what I needed to know. New sub from Australia 🇦🇺. Thanks Kaylee😀
All I can say is... BRAVO! I love this video, shared it with a bunch of plant loving friends. Some of it is obvious, some of it needs to be explained, (which you did) some of it is new to so many. Again, Bravo Kaylee Ellen. Thank you for this video.
Thanks Kaylee needed this currently have a plant thats been in the mail for over 10 days. Fingers crossed it gets delivered today.
I needed this video so much. Thank you for the great information on the various scenarios! 😊
PROBABLY TOTALLY NECESSARY.... LOVE the flow chart. Thank you for it. Already saved a plant life
SO excited, to have hands on this flow chart!
You are my FAVORITE RUclipsr, Kaylee Ellen ❤
So glad I’ve found this video. I’ve received 6 plants this week. I repotted every single one immediately. I have more coming, and I now know what to do.
I came back to this video today. I received a philodendron pastazanum cutting in the mail, and have followed Kaylee's instructions to the T. My plant arrived in damn near perfect condition, so I stuck it in some water, and have been changing it every day. It's been 3 days, and I could easily pot this up, but, I'm going to give it a full week to acclimate before I move it to soil. I'm resisting the urge to pot my plant, but I'm NGL, the urge is STRONG. WHY ARE WE SO OBSESSED WITH REPOTTING PLANTS SO SOON!!! 😂
This is so useful and works so well! Thank you! I managed to rehab a seemingly-okay monstera standelyana but with roots dry from shipment. Watched this, listened to your advice and soaked the roots in water overnight. The roots plumped straight up and leaves opened up nicely!
Vous avez tellement raison ! Vos conseils devraient être diffusés, répètés à tout amateur de plante, même à ceux se pensant "éclairés"... Merci !
I ALWAYS refer to your video when I get plants in the mail. LIFE SAVER!! I love it! Thanks for the information!!
I am binge watching your videos. Very informative!
That flowpaper with guidelines is a life saver even if after many imports you think you got it all covered and you know how to act upon any situation!! Thank you Kaylee 💓
My melanochrysum is getting shipped on Monday and I am SO thankful for this ❤❤❤
your videos are helping so much to understand caring for plants. thank you!
Excellent advice. Great channel, your very good at sharing relevant plant health
I LOVE the flow chart!! I'm making a binder for my plants and this will go PERFECT in it!!! Thank you!
Hello! How did you find the chart? I can't seem to find it! 😕 Thanks!
Today I recieved my first ever plants shipped from abroad, thank you for all the advice!
Thank you, I've just recently started ordering more expensive plants and this was exactly what i was looking for
Thanks for telling to them not to cut the damage leaf from the shipping... Nice and very informative plant video! Keep it up Kaylee!
Thanks for your help. (side note: your hair and make up is fantastic)
Everything said makes 1000% pure sense. Love it!
I would add: ISOLATE your new plants, especially if you're not repotting and inspecting the roots. You never know if you're bringing in powdery mildew, a virus, mites, mealies, etc, and you don't want your established healthy plants exposed to anything like that.
Wow this is top notch! Great job! And even a flow chart! My goodness! You ARE AMAZING! 💚
The flow chart is actually really helpful. And this video saved me today. Thanks a lot!
Wow your flowchart was incredibly helpful. You are a blessing
What an EXTREMELY helpful video!!! And the flowchart is not overkill! thanks for posting
This video has been my go to since finding this channel. Thank you Kaylee for inspiring me to step away from the standard and towards the unusual.
I love this video!! I always refer to it when I get plants shipped
Wow. A lot of work went into that chart. Nice. Thank you.
I really appreciate your very direct and concrete advice. I could have used this 3 weeks ago...and it is very helpful going forward. Thank you!
What a wonderfully useful video!! Sharing for sure
Would just like to express my gratitude for the flowchart. Your tips really helped me reinforce what I do and added your acclimation techniques. Thanks Kaylee! Subscribed :)
I love the flow chart! It’s great for future reference. Thank you 😘
Also, love the flow chart! Totally NOT unnecessary! Thank you!
Probably the most useful plant-info video on yt... 🙏thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and expertise!
"DO.NOT.REPOT!" 😂 Thanks for the info! Learned a few tips. 👍
Great video and flowchart! You went above and beyond. Thank you!
This video gives me all the useful informations. I wish I had seen this video many months ago. Almost all the plants that I bought online died .
Thank you! This video along with everything else I have learned from you has educated me immensely. You've done me very proud. Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences.
just what I need! just got my first anthurium in the mail today! thank you!
This video saved me today! You are the best ❤️
omg i love the flow chart and this vid. Just ordered a syngonium albo - will be using the chart when they arrive!
When I get plants in that are sopping wet, I put it on a towel or stack of paper towels to soak some of the water up. It helps as well.
Thank you for all the good advices
Thank you so much Kaylee ! what you shared is really helpful !
THANK YOU for the flow chart!!! I am so HERE for a YT plant goddess who also loves data science! Another fantastic video Kaylee :)
Amazing information! Thank you so much! And that flow chart! 😍
Congrats on 50K subscribers Kayleeeeee!! 🎉🎉🎉
Uh oh. Should have found this yesterday...
Great tips!
Thank you Kaylee! This video came in right on time for me. I just received my first online plant purchase and I am super happy with the plants I bought. They came in looking great. I just put them all on one corner of my room with a humidifier running next to it.
that lil flow chart is great ! Thanks a lot
I watch your channel and just ordered my first international mail order of plants. This video was so very helpful to me in knowing what to do for the newly arrived plant and gives me confidence to know what best to do. Thanks for providing this advice.
I sooooo agree with you! Working within customer service for years and it taught me one thing - reporting issues with something while the product have been used / moved or unpacked is super difficult as there is no way to know what exactly happened and how to help correctly. This happens on the daily. Thank you for the tips on the plant care. 🌱💚
One of the members of a plant group I am in posted your Monstera and it led me to your RUclips. So happy to be here!!
Great, great advice Kaylee. Thankyou for doing this vid 😎
just received my first philodendron in the mail, going to use this video as a guideline!
Thank you Kaylee Ellen I found this very informative 🤩
Thank you so much Kaylee for all the time and effort you put into your videos and spreading your knowledge obtained. Its truly and greatly appreciated.
Kylie I recommend you write up an A5 instruction sheet for each box you ship.
I like how on this chart there is only one ending (success)
Thank you. Informative videos are my favorite.
Thank you so much for teaching us about this! And thank you also for the flowchart! 💗🙏🏽
Your tuts are top notch!
So informative, the in's the outs, the spectacular successes and the craptacular (with a remedy!) issues which deepen the worry wrinkle on my forehead... THANKU LOVE
Thank you, that was great! I had heard about the water trick for healthy arrivals but never felt comfortable enough to give it a go. I'll be sure to try it next time!
Hi Kaylee, thank you for such valuable info! As a newbie, just under 2 months, who just got her first potted rhaphidophora tetrasperma with a soaking wet pot is excited for this topic. Now she's happily sitting on the heating pad! Found you by searching this topic and so happy I did. Looks like I'll be binging you today lol. Thanks again, Have a beautiful day!