I was thinking the same thing. Mr Sheffield has come a long way. I watched an OLD video the other day and it’s like night and day. It’s like watching a character arc. 😂 thank you for the entertainment and useful info!
What I love about Mr. Sheffield is that he's not afraid to show us his clunkers. So many plant channels just show you their wonderful specimens, big and perfect. I often suspect they've run out to the plant store, dropped some bucks and are now telling you exactly the same info you'd get from a plant resource guide. This guy is for real. He doesn't have a sunroom or a greenhouse, sometimes he screws up with a plant, and his advice is practical and useful. Living in an apartment, the mess of repotting was a real challenge. I saw him using a large plastic tray/tub for this and my dim light bulb lit up. So simple and easy and now repotting and the cleanup are easy-peasy. And use a bloody moisture meter! Watering isn't a mystery with one and they're not expensive. And why not buy it from him as a way to say 'thanks'?
@@SheffieldMadePlants You've helped me save more than one plant, and even inspired me to give a calathea a try. So far, so good on that one. I've had plant collections a few times in the past, changing life situations meant that I lost custody of them, but now I'm housing-stable and while my apartment is more or less a cave. grow lights and choosing the right plant for a given location means I've got a bit of nature around me. Wish I could get to my Ikea, but it's not conveniently located. In the olden days there seemed like lots of retailers carried houseplants, but now it's pretty limited in my area to the big box home stores and the occasional good deal at a big supermarket. Again, thanks for your work. And no, I won't be purchasing a $500 plant any time soon.
I bought a moisture meter (not from Sheffield) and it never worked. It would register wet, when in fact it was dry as the Saharan desert and vise versa. I use a bamboo skewer and it's always accurate!
@@nancyn6215 What ever works! From what I can tell there's a rather wide range of quality in these devices so no doubt best to get one from a reliable source, should your chopstick stop working 😄
@@jackrice2770 You are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, the meter I purchased was recommended by another plant RUclipsr. I hadn't found this channel yet. 😢
Finally!!!! A plant channel that talks about bringing your babies back to life after winter. I have literally been looking for this for a week. I mean I kind of know but you make me feel better if I have skipped a step. Oh, and one more thing…you are hysterical!
Fake crying was some of your best work. I actually laughed out loud. Thanks for all the great information!! Can we have a video on how to bring new plants into our homes without our other halves noticing?😂
I am lucky in a way. I managed to bring home quite a lot of plants before my other half noticed it, kind of : I was betrayed by my children who were laughing too much at some point.
@negamo5367 you're lucky, my partner is observant...the only way I can sneak new ones if they are tiny, 6cm pots but I think he's getting suspicious...I've also used the "I'm just taking care of it for a friend" but he's catching on
Try a wet paper towel around the leaf that doesn't want to release. It worked for my bird of paradise when one of its leaves did the same. I read that tip, and it worked for me!
I found you on insta, then here and what I love Is the fact your UK BASED, important if your in Scotland and watching someone in Florida growing a plant..not gonna work the same ❤️
Ahahahaha yes! There’s the bin! Extra moisture for the leaf to unfearl Mr Schefield! Spray bottle it! I spray my PPP’s every time they act naughty and they pop out within the day. Also took your advise a got a purple shamrock, I absolutely love it! Thanks for the inspiration. Loved your video thanks for sharing, the bin made many appearances this episode 😂🤣😂
Went a bit crazy with plant purchases these past weeks, and accidentally ordered some thrips along with the plants. Of course I immediately plunked my new plants with the rest of my collection. Thank God its a very small one. I got to chopping and spraying, presto!
@@SheffieldMadePlants I don't know yet. I found damage on five plants, but only thrips on one. I can't see very well, so I've ordered a loupe to be able to inspect the rest of my plants. I tried with my phone, but it was hard to get the camera to focus. If I need to treat all my plants, I'll treat all my plants. I'm not panicking. For once, I think my habit of repotting new plants directly might have saved my plants.
@@pinstripesuitandheels I got thrips into my collection once too... and by now I have accepted to just live with them :/ Tried diatomite, tried sticky yellow and blue traps, giving them a good shower... they somehow always come back. Now I have to inspect my plants every time I water them and just kill any thrips I see one by one 😮💨I send heavily infected plants to bathroom isolation. It works for now, it's just rather time consuming. I hope I can get rid of more once it gets warmer outside by placing them outside and hopefully having something natural getting rid of them pests.
@@sachikoda yeah, it's just a fact of life, isn't it. With plants come pests. Managing is the best you can do. I treated all my plants with neem oil yesterday, but some of them really didn't like that. I sprayed them all down with the shower head today, and pruned the leaves that were damaged. I've ordered some organic soap and tea tree oil to make a soapy spray and will spray my entire collection weekly for two more weeks. The neem oil will now only be used as a preventative on my Monstera Deliciosa.
Hello Mr.Sheffield from Belgium my plants have not seen the sun in much à long time and impossible to put 100 grow lights in my house😅😅😅 thank you for your videos they always make me laugh and l learn something every time keep up the great work😊
Humidity for your melanocrisis! That’s what you need! Mine is thriving, other than one yellow leaf, there’s 4 all together lol so it stands out against the 3 dark leaves! But throw it in a giant ziplock bag or under a cloche
I use exclusively aquarium water for my plants and ive mever had to fertilize them once. Adding fertilizer to your water is a great idea if you dont have a fish tank
Oh my gosh...Your channel is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for the comedic relief, and for all the great tips on keeping house plants in their best shape.
🇦🇺 I see all the things to look forward to as I head into winter 😊 If you is use a wet ear bud/q-tip and roll it against the cataphyll you can gently lift it up, and to get under the leaf and gently push it of the cataphyll. I have to do it for my white and pink Princess. If it doesn't unfurl, wrap in a warm, damp cloth apparently helps but i haven't tried that myself. Either your doorways are low or you are seriously tall! You looked like you were almost ducking as you went through!
Hi Mr Sheffield. Am I in a pickle. We adopted a kitten on the 10th Dec. He is so very naughty. He doesn't eat my plants, thank goodness, but he does excavate the soil & knock them over. So I have soil everywhere. Iv had to leave the mess, as for the last 3 weeks iv had diabolical sciatica. At the point now, where I can't see my plants for broken pots n mess. I have been out today though. Just to a Costa with my youngest who had abdominal surgery 2 weeks ago. So hopefully, things are going to get better for us both. I don't want to lose my plants as I can't water them, but at the moment, life is a downer. I do really enjoy your funny videos, you have a lovely house. Thanks to all xx
@@uzmaali9746bless u honey. I do have a philodendron narrow escape on a moss pole. The kitten was jumping on the pole n dancing on top, bizarre lil thing. I have managed to climb all the rubbish n put lemon juice on the pole (shop brought one, plastic pole with coir round it) lemon has stopped him messing with that one at least. Roll on his last vacc's mid March n he can go out. Thanks for the comment hun. Xxxx
@@lyndseywilliams3895I had sciatica that lasted 6 weeks. My son took over the plant watering for me. I'm grateful for his help, but I had quite a few plants die during those 6 weeks. I hope you are better now. Sciatica is no joke!
I enjoy cleaning my plants, it's a sort of meditation when I concentrate on getting rid of dead leaves and unwanted guests. Quality time with my green friends ! 😍
I have not seen one boring video from Mr. Sheffield. All are informative and very enjoyable to watch. Thanks Mr. Sheffield ! You've saved me from some worries over my collection of plants.
3:11 try wrapping them in a dish towel or paper towel that’s been run under hot water and let that sit for a while,then repeat a few times a day and it should help within a day or two in my experience!!
This is a great video!!! Loveee this advice for springtime- especially as someone who lives in a colder climate. ALSO this is so entertaining in the perfect way 😌 I absolutely lost it at “I’ll pull his trousers down” comedic gold
I've found a good trick for stuck philodendron leaves. I put them on the sink in the bathroom and run the shower hot for 20 minutes. When I'm done running the shower I will turn it off and leave the door closed and leave my sticky leaved babies in the bathroom to enjoy the humidity until it dies down. It almost always gets the stuck Leaf unstuck
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching talk to us all about our plants and how they can be revived when they look dead 😵. And this is what I really really like about you your complete honesty and showing that you to have disasters with some of your plants. Well done your man please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
Hello Mr Sheffield, I found your channel yesterday and it gave me the encouragement to cut back and spring-care my houseplants. I‘m still a novice with them, only started about 3 years ago during Covid and this winter my plants looked so bad. Your videos have given me the motivation and encouragement to gave them their much needed attention. Thank you for your lovely videos. ❤
After moving from a tropical country (which means constantly having to water your plants) to Sheffield, I killed a few plants from drowning ("overwatering" is understatement). So I started to learn more about how to care for them and found your brilliant channel. I absolutely love your sense of humour and this is probably the best video of yours I've seen. Not only super funny but very very helpful. I adopted a Cathalea a while ago without knowing it was a hard one and I'm surprised I'm managing to keep it alive and just saw yesterday a new leaf pushing through. So thank you a mill, you're a big part of this success.
Spider mite: I first used Diatomaceous earth in my chicken coop to reduce the chance of spider mites investing my chucks. When I had fungus gnats I sprinkled some on the soil of my plants, as well as watering from the bottom. Diatomaceous earth works by being abrasive and scratching the insect exoskeleton causing dehydration. Being mostly silica, quartz, it is safe for the plants.
When I first moved to Virginia 3 years ago I had only brought 1 plant with me my 25 year old plumeria. Within the first week I knew I needed more. I was in the supermarket and found an angel plant and bought it. It was in a small plastic pot and 3 years later I thought it looked sad so I decided to repot it. I went up 3 sizes but was amazed because the roots had totally taken over the small pot. It took half an hour to cut the pot off. I replanted it and the next day it was standing tall and it actually looked happy! That poor plant was in misery but never gave up. It’s happy now!
I had to pause the video I was laughing so much. This is exactly me at the moment! I literally have a naughty plant room for all the sad plants I am (hopefully) going to fix with your help
okay, just the content I needed today after looking at my poor Fittonia and wondering why it looked crusty! out come the scissors tonight. thank you! Heading off to watch the Oxalis video as we bought one of these 2 years ago and planted it outside (it said it was for outside) and it died over winter, it was a proper beauty too, I was so sad!
I'm in zone 8b and that shamrock plant ☘️ grows outside in my yard. I planted mine under my lilac bush it gets dappled sun. You may have luck growing it outside, too. It dies back and grows again in the spring.
unfold leaves are mostly because dry air, try to spray some water some few days. You also could use a thin thing go into the unfold leave and take it carefully out + spray some water
I have a white knight philodendron that keeps growing crispy leaves. I treat my water , thank you for that tip! I’m going to switch out the soil . It’s got lots of nodes so maybe it’s not a loss . Thank you for all the info 🙏
Fun video as always. Your video of the rootbound plant and your comment about not ripping apart the roots well .... Almost 2 years ago I took a funeral peace plant from a 3 inch pot and put it into a 6 inch pot (didn't know that might have been too big then). It just keeps putting out leaves and spread into the whole diameter of the pot. Recently quite a few leaves were turning yellow so I figured I needed a repot. When I pulled out the plant I discovered I tight bunch of roots with little dirt. The roots were shaped exactly like the original pot. They never spread out at all into all that new soil. I had to ":rip apart" the roots. They were tight and awfully long in that little imaginary pot. I divided the plant into 3 plants and put 2 back in the pot I had just dumped and one in a smaller pot to share. I usually tease out some ends when I repot a rootbound plant but don't know what happened here. It was quite a surprise to see.
My peace lily (you made a video about them... a while ago), was looking pretty bad for a while,. it had stopped flowering, and the leaves were dying off, getting mottled yellow and I thought maybe it had gotten something. So, anyway, I cut off all the ugly leaves, pulled it up, cut off half the roots and replanted it. It was sad for a bit and nothing happened. But now it looks great and it's started flowering again. :)
Humidity is my issue with philodendron leaf failure. Putting them in a grow tent with humidifier or grow tub has largely fixed my problems with leaves failing to unfurl
I just added a lavender tradescantia, a fluted jade, and a Rex geranium to my collection to brighten things up. Great tip on cleaning. My snake plant could probably use a good wipe.
I love your videos. You crack me up as well as give great advice and methods. My 15 plants certainly take a hit in the winter in Iowa. They are just now starting to perk up a bit. The groundhog was right! Spring is coming! It feels great!
That last plant, forgot the name in English already. I used to have those as a kid. One of the first plants I ever had. They thrived for many many years. :) Never had any problem with them at all.
I never comment but I just wanted to thank you for your channel, I used to suck with plants but now I can grow (almost) pretty much anything. I recommend you to my French friends all the time (even tho they hate me when they discover it’s in English 😂) And I love your humor 🪴 my plants look absolutely awful in winter too, can’t wait for spring 🙌
2:46 Do the leaf get stuck from low humidity? Wrap it in a wet paper towel slightly warm it will unfurl ; clip the end of the towel off of the leaf to keep it on if it won’t stick to its self.
I had a philodendron glorius and white wizzard also get a stuck leaf while I was on x-mas holiday. when I came back and noticed I gave them a fine mist and put a clear bag over the leaf to increase humidity. I had to help the leaf a little bit and the white wizzard leaf is a little bit damaged and deformed. But both leaves unfurled eventually, the glorius leaf looks actually pretty good and the wizzard is already pushing a new leaf. I´m just waiting for the weather to et a bit warmer to spray off my bigger plants outside, danish weather is just not there jet.
The unfurled leaves could be imo from my own experience is underwater. To help to unfurl them hot water in a bowl a cotton napkin soak it in the water and then pull it out of the water and make sure to let it cool down but warm. Wrap the napkin around the leaf that is stuck for 2 min and it should help. I would like your own opinion
I have heard it's a humidity issue for philos that have trouble unsheathing their leaves. If you take a warm washcloth and gently hold it over the stubborn leaf spike, check progress, warm up wash cloth, repeat ...the sheath will open took about 10 minutes . in a couple of days the leaf will open. Both my pink princess and prince of orange needed this assistance over the winter.
I had a stuck leaf for 3 months once. Google said it was because of the low humidity. I steamed my plant with my face steamer (5 inches away from the plant) every night and in 3 days he began to open. You can also place a warm wet paper towel on the leaf for a few minutes every other day and that should also help
I watched your oxalis video last year when I got mine and it never entered dormancy! I love that I’ve been able to enjoy it all year but sad that I can’t break it apart to give to friends because it’s not dormant yet. I got super pretty flowers this winter. So cute.
@@SheffieldMadePlants ooooh okay! I’m gonna try it maybe today or tomorrow. I’ve been wanting to take a look at its roots anyway. “Pull down its trousers” as you say. 🤣
This was a hard winter, half tlway through o gave up on my plants and stopped caring for them and watch to see who would survive. Only lost a few. Most are on the comeback though.
😊 Thank You Sir Sheffield lol u just earned that title!! I like it! You have made me feel so much better knowing that ur plants look like this sometimes too! I thought it was just me 😢 I keep mine pretty tidy but do get a little lazy over the winter when watering slows, I had already told them they were gonna get chopped if they didn't straighten up , i just didnt know I really meant it haha 😊 Not my hoyas though!
My Philo has baby leaves get stuck during winter and I just let them sit and take their time. One took about 3 months last year. I've gently pried them apart before and had luck with that, but overall I just leave them or give them outside light as much as possible.
a lil spray of water helps a stuck philo leaf release sometimes. but it doesn't solve that issue where half the leaf refuses to uncurl/harden off and just sorta wilts instead. my current hypothesis is that this takes place when the struggling leaf made its life plan under brighter light conditions than what is present at the time of attempted unfurling.
I found your channel as i was searching for planterina, i was wondering where Amanda had gone, and you did a great video about it, thank you for that! I thought i was going a bit crazy as i couldnt find anything anywhere! Your videos are very entertaining and informative, thank you! Love from just up the road in Glasgow :)
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I'm convinced Mr Sheffield could make plants entertaining even for people who have zero interest in plants 🤣
I second. 👌🏽
And you would be correct!!❤️🤣
Thanks!
need a love of dad humor to rly enjoy him imo
I was thinking the same thing. Mr Sheffield has come a long way. I watched an OLD video the other day and it’s like night and day. It’s like watching a character arc. 😂 thank you for the entertainment and useful info!
What I love about Mr. Sheffield is that he's not afraid to show us his clunkers. So many plant channels just show you their wonderful specimens, big and perfect. I often suspect they've run out to the plant store, dropped some bucks and are now telling you exactly the same info you'd get from a plant resource guide. This guy is for real. He doesn't have a sunroom or a greenhouse, sometimes he screws up with a plant, and his advice is practical and useful. Living in an apartment, the mess of repotting was a real challenge. I saw him using a large plastic tray/tub for this and my dim light bulb lit up. So simple and easy and now repotting and the cleanup are easy-peasy. And use a bloody moisture meter! Watering isn't a mystery with one and they're not expensive. And why not buy it from him as a way to say 'thanks'?
You’re a ⭐️
@@SheffieldMadePlants You've helped me save more than one plant, and even inspired me to give a calathea a try. So far, so good on that one. I've had plant collections a few times in the past, changing life situations meant that I lost custody of them, but now I'm housing-stable and while my apartment is more or less a cave. grow lights and choosing the right plant for a given location means I've got a bit of nature around me. Wish I could get to my Ikea, but it's not conveniently located. In the olden days there seemed like lots of retailers carried houseplants, but now it's pretty limited in my area to the big box home stores and the occasional good deal at a big supermarket. Again, thanks for your work. And no, I won't be purchasing a $500 plant any time soon.
I bought a moisture meter (not from Sheffield) and it never worked. It would register wet, when in fact it was dry as the Saharan desert and vise versa. I use a bamboo skewer and it's always accurate!
@@nancyn6215 What ever works! From what I can tell there's a rather wide range of quality in these devices so no doubt best to get one from a reliable source, should your chopstick stop working 😄
@@jackrice2770 You are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, the meter I purchased was recommended by another plant RUclipsr. I hadn't found this channel yet. 😢
My Pink Princess often gets stuck unfurling. I moisten a paper towel with warm water and wrap it around the leaf for a few minutes. Voila! 😀🇨🇦
Thanks for the tip
Does this work for stuck syngonium leaves also?
@@debbiefrick4380yes it works on those too. 😊
It didnt work for mine 😔
Exactly this. They need more humidity for those new leaves.
Having a 58 hour work week left me looking like I got dragged backwards through the bushes. I needed this prep talk. It helped the plants too.
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Finally!!!! A plant channel that talks about bringing your babies back to life after winter. I have literally been looking for this for a week. I mean I kind of know but you make me feel better if I have skipped a step. Oh, and one more thing…you are hysterical!
Thank you 😊
Fake crying was some of your best work. I actually laughed out loud. Thanks for all the great information!! Can we have a video on how to bring new plants into our homes without our other halves noticing?😂
Nice idea 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
I am lucky in a way. I managed to bring home quite a lot of plants before my other half noticed it, kind of : I was betrayed by my children who were laughing too much at some point.
@negamo5367 you're lucky, my partner is observant...the only way I can sneak new ones if they are tiny, 6cm pots but I think he's getting suspicious...I've also used the "I'm just taking care of it for a friend" but he's catching on
"You're supposed to be one of the good ones, you berk!"
Taking that one to use as necessary.
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Try a wet paper towel around the leaf that doesn't want to release. It worked for my bird of paradise when one of its leaves did the same. I read that tip, and it worked for me!
Thanks for the tip
At this point Im not sure anymore if I watch this guy for the knowledge or the humor. Love ya man, have a good season
😂 thanks
I found you on insta, then here and what I love Is the fact your UK BASED, important if your in Scotland and watching someone in Florida growing a plant..not gonna work the same ❤️
Love that!
Showering with my plants = pretending to be in a mini rainforest for a few minutes
I’m actually excited about this 🤣
😁
The shots of you scolding the plants had me actually laughing out loud today. Have you always been this funny?
I thought I was just making a fool of myself 😂
Dont waste money buying expensive plants. Snip stems from family friends pots and propagate them. You'll have your own plant in weeks 😊
I do this all the time lol
With their permission!!
I wish. My family and friends get their plants from me or aren’t into plants lol
Ahahahaha yes! There’s the bin! Extra moisture for the leaf to unfearl Mr Schefield! Spray bottle it! I spray my PPP’s every time they act naughty and they pop out within the day. Also took your advise a got a purple shamrock, I absolutely love it! Thanks for the inspiration. Loved your video thanks for sharing, the bin made many appearances this episode 😂🤣😂
Great tip!
spring IS NOT ALWAYS detrimental, can actually help, long as it's not overdone.
My yellow gem ficus hasn’t put out new leaves since summer, and I just keep staring at it like a prophet waiting for a sign.
You are just absolutely hilarious. Always good for a REAL laugh out loud .... Not an acronym 😂😂😂 and that's a beautiful thing in this day n age 👍
I appreciate that!
,great ideas great humour.please keep this channel going
Hugs to all
Lol love it!!😊😊
"...if anything you'll just get extra plants to slowly kill... Win-win." I'm ded!! 🤣
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Went a bit crazy with plant purchases these past weeks, and accidentally ordered some thrips along with the plants. Of course I immediately plunked my new plants with the rest of my collection. Thank God its a very small one. I got to chopping and spraying, presto!
So they’ve not spread too much?!
@@SheffieldMadePlants I don't know yet. I found damage on five plants, but only thrips on one. I can't see very well, so I've ordered a loupe to be able to inspect the rest of my plants. I tried with my phone, but it was hard to get the camera to focus. If I need to treat all my plants, I'll treat all my plants. I'm not panicking. For once, I think my habit of repotting new plants directly might have saved my plants.
@@pinstripesuitandheels I got thrips into my collection once too... and by now I have accepted to just live with them :/ Tried diatomite, tried sticky yellow and blue traps, giving them a good shower... they somehow always come back. Now I have to inspect my plants every time I water them and just kill any thrips I see one by one 😮💨I send heavily infected plants to bathroom isolation. It works for now, it's just rather time consuming. I hope I can get rid of more once it gets warmer outside by placing them outside and hopefully having something natural getting rid of them pests.
@@sachikoda yeah, it's just a fact of life, isn't it. With plants come pests. Managing is the best you can do. I treated all my plants with neem oil yesterday, but some of them really didn't like that. I sprayed them all down with the shower head today, and pruned the leaves that were damaged. I've ordered some organic soap and tea tree oil to make a soapy spray and will spray my entire collection weekly for two more weeks. The neem oil will now only be used as a preventative on my Monstera Deliciosa.
About the melanocrysum it’s an airhumidity issue I had the same problem and put it in a big propbox and now it’s fixed so it needs high humidity ✌🏼
Thanks!
This channel brings me great joy.
Hello Mr.Sheffield from Belgium my plants have not seen the sun in much à long time and impossible to put 100 grow lights in my house😅😅😅 thank you for your videos they always make me laugh and l learn something every time keep up the great work😊
My pleasure 😊
Humidity for your melanocrisis! That’s what you need! Mine is thriving, other than one yellow leaf, there’s 4 all together lol so it stands out against the 3 dark leaves! But throw it in a giant ziplock bag or under a cloche
Good shout
I use exclusively aquarium water for my plants and ive mever had to fertilize them once. Adding fertilizer to your water is a great idea if you dont have a fish tank
Great tip!
Mr. Sheffield, I find having David Tenant come over every spring to threaten my plants works a treat!
I always tell my ailing plants to “do better!” using the Tennant voice😂
@@worldgonemad1977i just seen that David Tennant and the plants lol 😅 i loved it.
Oh my gosh...Your channel is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for the comedic relief, and for all the great tips on keeping house plants in their best shape.
My pleasure 😊
🇦🇺 I see all the things to look forward to as I head into winter 😊
If you is use a wet ear bud/q-tip and roll it against the cataphyll you can gently lift it up, and to get under the leaf and gently push it of the cataphyll. I have to do it for my white and pink Princess. If it doesn't unfurl, wrap in a warm, damp cloth apparently helps but i haven't tried that myself.
Either your doorways are low or you are seriously tall! You looked like you were almost ducking as you went through!
Thanks for the tip. I do have to duck going through doorways 😅
I just discovered your channel. Love plants and your humor. Love from Germany❤
Awesome! Thank you!
Hi Mr Sheffield. Am I in a pickle. We adopted a kitten on the 10th Dec. He is so very naughty. He doesn't eat my plants, thank goodness, but he does excavate the soil & knock them over. So I have soil everywhere. Iv had to leave the mess, as for the last 3 weeks iv had diabolical sciatica. At the point now, where I can't see my plants for broken pots n mess. I have been out today though. Just to a Costa with my youngest who had abdominal surgery 2 weeks ago. So hopefully, things are going to get better for us both. I don't want to lose my plants as I can't water them, but at the moment, life is a downer. I do really enjoy your funny videos, you have a lovely house. Thanks to all xx
Put small pine cones as top dressing on soil. He will lose interest due to smell and texture
It’s a battle I’m not familiar with unfortunately
I keep all of my houseplants at the office for this reason!
@@uzmaali9746bless u honey. I do have a philodendron narrow escape on a moss pole. The kitten was jumping on the pole n dancing on top, bizarre lil thing. I have managed to climb all the rubbish n put lemon juice on the pole (shop brought one, plastic pole with coir round it) lemon has stopped him messing with that one at least. Roll on his last vacc's mid March n he can go out. Thanks for the comment hun. Xxxx
@@lyndseywilliams3895I had sciatica that lasted 6 weeks. My son took over the plant watering for me. I'm grateful for his help, but I had quite a few plants die during those 6 weeks. I hope you are better now. Sciatica is no joke!
I enjoy cleaning my plants, it's a sort of meditation when I concentrate on getting rid of dead leaves and unwanted guests. Quality time with my green friends ! 😍
Your sense of humor is 😂😂😂..
😁
It really is. Lots of plant fact videos out there, but none make me chuckle like this guy!
@@MrMyrmexNow I love my plants better.
I have not seen one boring video from Mr. Sheffield. All are informative and very enjoyable to watch. Thanks Mr. Sheffield ! You've saved me from some worries over my collection of plants.
Thank you 😊
3:11 try wrapping them in a dish towel or paper towel that’s been run under hot water and let that sit for a while,then repeat a few times a day and it should help within a day or two in my experience!!
Thanks!
Thank you very much! 🙏
Your plants look so lovely and well cared for. 🥰🌱🌱
Thanks! I don’t do that much honestly. They make me look good 😂
I'm a seasoned grower/collector and I love your vids. Not only do you have great information but you're hilarious 🤣❤ tyfs.
I appreciate that!
This is a great video!!! Loveee this advice for springtime- especially as someone who lives in a colder climate. ALSO this is so entertaining in the perfect way 😌 I absolutely lost it at “I’ll pull his trousers down” comedic gold
Thanks!
I've found a good trick for stuck philodendron leaves. I put them on the sink in the bathroom and run the shower hot for 20 minutes. When I'm done running the shower I will turn it off and leave the door closed and leave my sticky leaved babies in the bathroom to enjoy the humidity until it dies down. It almost always gets the stuck Leaf unstuck
Nice tip
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching talk to us all about our plants and how they can be revived when they look dead 😵. And this is what I really really like about you your complete honesty and showing that you to have disasters with some of your plants. Well done your man please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
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I just absolutely love your channel. Love how you're so quick and witty. By the way, has anyone told you that you would be a great writer, author.
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Hello Mr Sheffield, I found your channel yesterday and it gave me the encouragement to cut back and spring-care my houseplants. I‘m still a novice with them, only started about 3 years ago during Covid and this winter my plants looked so bad. Your videos have given me the motivation and encouragement to gave them their much needed attention. Thank you for your lovely videos. ❤
Thanks for watching 😁
Thanks for your videos they are enjoyable and informative at the same time you do a great job😀👍
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After moving from a tropical country (which means constantly having to water your plants) to Sheffield, I killed a few plants from drowning ("overwatering" is understatement). So I started to learn more about how to care for them and found your brilliant channel. I absolutely love your sense of humour and this is probably the best video of yours I've seen. Not only super funny but very very helpful. I adopted a Cathalea a while ago without knowing it was a hard one and I'm surprised I'm managing to keep it alive and just saw yesterday a new leaf pushing through. So thank you a mill, you're a big part of this success.
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Love how you've come outta ur shell the last little while with ur channel, lol! Love ur fun personality!
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I can relate to holding a plant lovingly, or shaking it! I raised 9 kids.. believe me , very similar!
I can’t imagine!
I raised two who are 13 1/2 years apart. You must be both a superhero and a saint. ❤
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I just love your videos! Thank you for sharing your time to help us with our plants, and being so entertaining!
Glad you like them!
Trust you to ALWAYS put a smile on my face !!!! LOL 😁😁👏👏👍🥰😘
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I enjoy watching your videos every day. I'm always learning. Great news, I got rid of my fungus gnat too, thanks to you and nematodes. You to rock!🎉
That is awesome!
Spider mite: I first used Diatomaceous earth in my chicken coop to reduce the chance of spider mites investing my chucks. When I had fungus gnats I sprinkled some on the soil of my plants, as well as watering from the bottom. Diatomaceous earth works by being abrasive and scratching the insect exoskeleton causing dehydration. Being mostly silica, quartz, it is safe for the plants.
When I first moved to Virginia 3 years ago I had only brought 1 plant with me my 25 year old plumeria. Within the first week I knew I needed more. I was in the supermarket and found an angel plant and bought it. It was in a small plastic pot and 3 years later I thought it looked sad so I decided to repot it. I went up 3 sizes but was amazed because the roots had totally taken over the small pot. It took half an hour to cut the pot off. I replanted it and the next day it was standing tall and it actually looked happy! That poor plant was in misery but never gave up. It’s happy now!
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I just started watching Mr. Sheffield... his videos are intertaining, great to watch along with great plant tips! 🤣
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I had to pause the video I was laughing so much. This is exactly me at the moment! I literally have a naughty plant room for all the sad plants I am (hopefully) going to fix with your help
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You are sooooo entertaining. 😂
Lot's of love from Germany send Steffi 🫶
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okay, just the content I needed today after looking at my poor Fittonia and wondering why it looked crusty! out come the scissors tonight. thank you! Heading off to watch the Oxalis video as we bought one of these 2 years ago and planted it outside (it said it was for outside) and it died over winter, it was a proper beauty too, I was so sad!
Warm misting of the stuck leaf helps it unfurl after a week to ten days. Dry the leaves around it that get wet. Works for me every time 👍
Great tip!
You need to be in film!! Absolutely a fantastic entertainer and great on screen personality.
Love it!
I'm in zone 8b and that shamrock plant ☘️ grows outside in my yard. I planted mine under my lilac bush it gets dappled sun. You may have luck growing it outside, too. It dies back and grows again in the spring.
I need to try that
unfold leaves are mostly because dry air, try to spray some water some few days.
You also could use a thin thing go into the unfold leave and take it carefully out + spray some water
You are so funny yet still manage to give valuable tips for us plant people👏👏 thank you 👍
My pleasure 😊
Now you are a real gardener! You mastered watering, propagating and the nutrification!
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I have a white knight philodendron that keeps growing crispy leaves. I treat my water , thank you for that tip! I’m going to switch out the soil . It’s got lots of nodes so maybe it’s not a loss .
Thank you for all the info 🙏
Good luck!
Soo helpful! Almost threw my alocasia out as it lost 3 of it's 5 leaves...glad I didn't!
I just did this last weekend lol great plant minds think alike!~
Fun video as always. Your video of the rootbound plant and your comment about not ripping apart the roots well .... Almost 2 years ago I took a funeral peace plant from a 3 inch pot and put it into a 6 inch pot (didn't know that might have been too big then). It just keeps putting out leaves and spread into the whole diameter of the pot. Recently quite a few leaves were turning yellow so I figured I needed a repot. When I pulled out the plant I discovered I tight bunch of roots with little dirt. The roots were shaped exactly like the original pot. They never spread out at all into all that new soil. I had to ":rip apart" the roots. They were tight and awfully long in that little imaginary pot. I divided the plant into 3 plants and put 2 back in the pot I had just dumped and one in a smaller pot to share. I usually tease out some ends when I repot a rootbound plant but don't know what happened here. It was quite a surprise to see.
Omg, this was hysterical!!
My peace lily (you made a video about them... a while ago), was looking pretty bad for a while,. it had stopped flowering, and the leaves were dying off, getting mottled yellow and I thought maybe it had gotten something. So, anyway, I cut off all the ugly leaves, pulled it up, cut off half the roots and replanted it. It was sad for a bit and nothing happened. But now it looks great and it's started flowering again. :)
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Humidity is my issue with philodendron leaf failure. Putting them in a grow tent with humidifier or grow tub has largely fixed my problems with leaves failing to unfurl
I was looking for this comment. That is my guess with his unfurling issues.
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I just added a lavender tradescantia, a fluted jade, and a Rex geranium to my collection to brighten things up. Great tip on cleaning. My snake plant could probably use a good wipe.
Wonderful!
Thank you, great humour and great info ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing this valuable information!
I watch your videos at 1.25-1.5x the speed and it makes it 200% funnier and I love it that way
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Lol yu are awsome got me learning n laughing at the same time!😅❤
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I love your videos. You crack me up as well as give great advice and methods. My 15 plants certainly take a hit in the winter in Iowa. They are just now starting to perk up a bit. The groundhog was right! Spring is coming! It feels great!
So great!
BTW, the handbook is so minimal and useful. Thanks for that🎉
Nice one thanks!
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i would suggest putting a couple drops of lemon into some water and use a rag to clean the leafs, it will stop any water spots :D
also the way you put the liquid fertilizer in the can was on purpose and so evil i love it hahaha
Thanks for the tip
Thanks, I am so looking forward to spring
Hahaha!!! Love your humour 😂. You speak the truth about our friends, the (diva) plants 🌱😛
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That last plant, forgot the name in English already. I used to have those as a kid. One of the first plants I ever had. They thrived for many many years. :) Never had any problem with them at all.
I never comment but I just wanted to thank you for your channel, I used to suck with plants but now I can grow (almost) pretty much anything. I recommend you to my French friends all the time (even tho they hate me when they discover it’s in English 😂) And I love your humor 🪴 my plants look absolutely awful in winter too, can’t wait for spring 🙌
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Love your videos…unfurling leaves may be about temperature and humidity….philodendrons do not want to be completely dry or too cool during the day.
Good shout 👍
I just leave my oxalis in it’s pot all winter an don’t water it until I see it putting out leaves again. It is now! 🙌🏼🥳 thanks for the tips! 🫶🏼
2:46 Do the leaf get stuck from low humidity? Wrap it in a wet paper towel slightly warm it will unfurl ; clip the end of the towel off of the leaf to keep it on if it won’t stick to its self.
Thanks for the tip
I had a philodendron glorius and white wizzard also get a stuck leaf while I was on x-mas holiday. when I came back and noticed I gave them a fine mist and put a clear bag over the leaf to increase humidity. I had to help the leaf a little bit and the white wizzard leaf is a little bit damaged and deformed. But both leaves unfurled eventually, the glorius leaf looks actually pretty good and the wizzard is already pushing a new leaf.
I´m just waiting for the weather to et a bit warmer to spray off my bigger plants outside, danish weather is just not there jet.
The unfurled leaves could be imo from my own experience is underwater. To help to unfurl them hot water in a bowl a cotton napkin soak it in the water and then pull it out of the water and make sure to let it cool down but warm. Wrap the napkin around the leaf that is stuck for 2 min and it should help. I would like your own opinion
Thanks for the tip
I have heard it's a humidity issue for philos that have trouble unsheathing their leaves. If you take a warm washcloth and gently hold it over the stubborn leaf spike, check progress, warm up wash cloth, repeat ...the sheath will open took about 10 minutes . in a couple of days the leaf will open. Both my pink princess and prince of orange needed this assistance over the winter.
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I had a stuck leaf for 3 months once. Google said it was because of the low humidity. I steamed my plant with my face steamer (5 inches away from the plant) every night and in 3 days he began to open. You can also place a warm wet paper towel on the leaf for a few minutes every other day and that should also help
Thanks for the tip
Love this video! Very informative but also entertaining! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
those faces you pull to make your point, keep me laughing hahahaha 🤣
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I watched your oxalis video last year when I got mine and it never entered dormancy! I love that I’ve been able to enjoy it all year but sad that I can’t break it apart to give to friends because it’s not dormant yet. I got super pretty flowers this winter. So cute.
You can probably still divide
@@SheffieldMadePlants ooooh okay! I’m gonna try it maybe today or tomorrow. I’ve been wanting to take a look at its roots anyway. “Pull down its trousers” as you say. 🤣
This was a hard winter, half tlway through o gave up on my plants and stopped caring for them and watch to see who would survive. Only lost a few. Most are on the comeback though.
😊 Thank You Sir Sheffield lol u just earned that title!! I like it! You have made me feel so much better knowing that ur plants look like this sometimes too! I thought it was just me 😢 I keep mine pretty tidy but do get a little lazy over the winter when watering slows, I had already told them they were gonna get chopped if they didn't straighten up , i just didnt know I really meant it haha 😊 Not my hoyas though!
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You are so funny 😂 i love watching your videos 😊😊
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My heart infallibly jolts every time you pretend-chuck a plant in the bin
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My Philo has baby leaves get stuck during winter and I just let them sit and take their time. One took about 3 months last year. I've gently pried them apart before and had luck with that, but overall I just leave them or give them outside light as much as possible.
a lil spray of water helps a stuck philo leaf release sometimes. but it doesn't solve that issue where half the leaf refuses to uncurl/harden off and just sorta wilts instead. my current hypothesis is that this takes place when the struggling leaf made its life plan under brighter light conditions than what is present at the time of attempted unfurling.
Interesting
I found your channel as i was searching for planterina, i was wondering where Amanda had gone, and you did a great video about it, thank you for that! I thought i was going a bit crazy as i couldnt find anything anywhere! Your videos are very entertaining and informative, thank you! Love from just up the road in Glasgow :)
Thanks!