Melissa, long time subscriber here. I just love it when you start the videos making a cup of coffee. It adds an additional layer of calmness to the video (in my opinion). I watch you faithfully when I’m stressed. Thank you for all you do! 🌱 🪴 ☕️
I love the planty sweater you're wearing ❤ btw congratulations 👏🎉 on reaching 40k. I'm not surprised by the rapid growth of your channel as it's one of the best plant channels on RUclips. 🌿❤️🌱💚🌵🖤
I was laughing so much in the beginning when you were making your coffee and spilling. I’m the same way, no matter how hard I try I always make a mess. 😂❤
I also will not be putting as many plants out next summer. My staghorns did not fair well in the hotter air, and some of my other plants seemed to slow down in growth because of the change in environment. I do have portable grow tents that I use to keep up the humidity when they are outside which also keeps the pest issue under control. You might want to consider that option for that reason.
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you for being here and watching! I love filming these longer videos ☺ They take awhile to edit but it's fun to put all the clips together!
Time to say goodbye to the princess. I found thrips on two of my plants which is a first of that pest for me. And those plants were never outside. Captain Jacks took care of the ones visible then I sprayed with soap spray and I guess I’ll do that weekly for the next month or two.
oh no! I'm so sorry! 😣Thrips can be such a pain and do a lot of damage to your collection. They can just appear sometimes especially if you go outside or you bring a new plant in. The larvae can hatch out of the plant tissue every few days so any plants you have them on use a lint brush to get them off immediately and isolate them. Adults can fly and make their way around but with consistent checking and treating you can get rid of them! I hope they are gone for you soon!
I always watch your videos all the way through. I sometimes have to stop watching and continue at a different time, but I usually do watch to the end...gotta support my girl Melissa😊 much support and love from Seattle 🤟
I think I have the planty sweatshirt you were wearing except for mine as a tank top. Also those snips you were using seemed to work so well that I went immediately to Amazon to find them! Congrats on 40K. Well deserved!!! I'm in VA and it was literally almost 80° yesterday and sunny. Today is so dreary and we started at 57 and it has steadily plummeted since this morning 🙄.
Thank you so much for watching 🥺 I had a lot of footage but tried to cut it down lol. It went by really fast actually but glad I was able to get so much done!
I always watch your videos all the way through Melissa! What a legend getting all that done on your own and in only 2 days....phew! I'm exhausted haha Thanks for letting us come along. Hoping that all the nematodes get chomping on those larvae . I especially appreciate the budget friendly grow light setup. I was always procrastinating cos of the expense as well as the fiddliness of it all. But what you did for the sansiveria and monstera is brilliant! Will get onto Amazon right away🤩 Looking forward to your next video Melissa 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much Connie for watching, truly I appreciate it 🥹 I saw the 15 watt Sansi bulbs on sale again today for around $10 so it's a great budget friendly option! I love how it turned out still ☺️
@@plantsbymelissa Same! Learned to drink coffee working night shift at a hospital. Now I'm retired and I use the coffee to push me through my plant chores.
My 3 monstera deliciosa had thrips. Such a pain. Immediately washed the leaves with Castile soap, alcohol, and water mixture. The next day I repotted my two Monstera‘s that were in soil, the other washed out the vase and put new water again washed leaves with Castile soap, alcohol, neem oil and water mixture. Did that for the next two days. Haven’t seen any more thrips on plants. I took them from quarantine and put them back with the rest of my plants. Hopefully they’re done and won’t come back. Thank you for your video on thrips. It really helped.
Glad it could help! Sorry about the thrips 🥹 I keep seeing how bad they got this year and I definitely can understand the frustration! I hope they are gone for good!!
@@plantsbymelissa I was able to identify the thrips because of all the close ups of the larvae on your plants. One of my monstera deliciosa is a sport variegated find from Trader Joe’s that was $12. It hurt cutting off 4 leaves but I could’ve lost the plant entirely.
Thank you! It can be a lot some days but I have a pretty good schedule that seems to work for me. I get lazy some weeks but I do enjoy caring for them!
Hi Melissa, I watched it all, phew what a long weekend you had. You did a great job though well done. I think you definitely need an outbuilding like a greenhouse, and wow your back garden is like a park !! Plenty of room for a nice conservatory too, lucky girl ! i only took in a few outdoor plants, but they're so big and heavy it's hard to repot them, so fingers crossed about bugs. Thanks for sharing it all, and your new light fixtures look a great idea and have inspired me to tidy mine up too ! 💚🌿
Thank you for watching the whole thing 🥺it was a long weekend but glad to have it all done. We feel so lucky to have this space here and would love to have a greenhouse one day and some garden beds too! Hopefully, your plants remain pest free!
Congrats on the 40K, but I can’t say I’m surprised because new viewers will soon realize the extensive and helpful material you provide and so are likely to stay with your channel. Your excellent videography is another plus. I enjoyed your outdoor tasks. Today, looking outside of my house, what do I see but a couple inches of snow. Not my favorite thing but I would never insult Mother Nature. Thanks for the video.
I dont drink coffee ☕ too much anymore, but I noticed everyone is using a frother these days.🤔 Perhaps I should give it a try. Your coffee looks so good😊
Recently subscribed, enjoying your content. Just spent almost an hour going through your products for your plants, want to order so much but in particular the two pack lamps and bulbs that clip on so I can move them around, since it seems I'm always moving plants around too. Hope to see more of what and how you rearrange especially for the winter season. Appreciate your time and effort you put into making this channel.
Thank you so much for being here and for subscribing! I love the clips and it makes for such an easy way to add more light and you can easily move them 🥰
The only real issue I encounter as a result of putting plants outside for the summer is slugs and snails. I usually sit them in water to the top of the soil to encourage the pesky things to come to the surface.
Hey Melissa! We have some staghorn fern growing on a very bushy tree at home - if you do put it outside, I think it would love a spot that’s very shady & windy! 🌳 Also, I have a hoya that’s pale & struggling to grow 🥺 it got burnt by the summer sun so it’s been living in bright shade since it was relocated. Would you recommend I add some fertilizer to it? Last but definitely not least, your husband’s cat is so cute! Love the kitty moments 🩷 and I love your videos, especially to do plant chores alongside! 🪴 I would love to have a collection this varied someday!
@@plantsbymelissa Just saw the suggested solution. I just repotted my hoya. I have never fertilized it but the leaves are pale. Question: what kind of fertilizer would you suggest? And in terms of strength, in a half litre of water how much fertlizer would you add? Thanks in advance! 🌺 I am located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada so I will have to remember to fertilize the plant next spring as we are fast approaching winter.
I love your rugs the one under your table and the runner in front of your door we’re remodeling the house so I’m on the lookout for some can you please tell me where you got them? You have a beautiful home 😊
@plantsbymelissa I was so tired from my work day, I watched the entire video. I was feeling a little guilty because my beautiful snake plants were out too long. You don't use insecticidal granules?
I hope it's not just me. Before I wash out the empty pot, I put it in the microwave for 15-20 seconds or so. I do that with used PON too! It would freak me out if I heard tiny screams though!
@plantsbymelissa you killed it girlfriend!!! 2 thumbs 👍👍 thank you for showing us how easy it is to hang up the lights I know my plants could use light from above, you've inspired me once again 😉 do you have those hooks linked in your Amazon store?.thank you for the almost hr & half long video sending lots of planty love your way, loved seeing your babies have the zoomies 😊
Thank you so much! I'll send you a link to what I used! I saw the sansi bulbs are on sale today for around $10 for the 15 watts. www.amazon.com/shop/plantsbymelissa/list/35W76A1782L0J?tag=onamzmeli0992-20&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Congrats on the 40k! 🎉 you will certainly hit more soon since you are amazing and encouraging. Honestly, I had similar chores and it’s easier for some reason after watching, I’m not alone 😂. I can get overwhelmed with my collection sometimes but I can’t seem to give any of my plants away and when I see a beauty I can’t say no 😅. I have been afraid of mealy bugs and for that reason I haven’t purchased many Hoya. You inspired me to try some new ones ❤. You should be so proud of your collections and hard work, truly inspiring.
Congratulations on the 40k!!! You're courageous to have plants outside 😅 I'm really not sure I want to try that 😅 I bought outside planta who grow back every year instead 😅
Yes! They are by fiskars I love them! www.amazon.com/dp/B07FV7TZVH?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B07FV7TZVH&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1OODWALE01UEU&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin
I don't put any of mine outside. I have chickens for one thing and I'm afraid they will bring bugs in. I do have my English ivy outside and I also have a fox tail fern out there. The only time I brought the fern in last winter was when our weather got extremely cold, down to 4 degrees. 🥶 the fern spent 3 or 4 days in the house then and it was back out after that
My problem bringing plants back in are mosquitos. I would hate any hatching mid winter inside. Plus most of my plants are hardy cacti and agave. Only one I bring in is my FLF tree. For spider mites, you only use casteel soap? I found a great recipe from liquudtirt but has alcahol and hp mixed with peppermint and tea tree casteel soap.
I haven't seen that. I never thought about mosquitos eww lol. So far everything has done well about a week out :) Hoping the nematodes eat any larvae in the soil
Congratulations on 40k. Would you be able to tolerate ladybugs 🐞 in your house. Would they kill the big 4-5? Thrips, aphids, scale, spider mites and mealies?
Thank you! I can't try ladybugs or I would :) If my cats ingest too many it could be toxic to them and I can't take that chance. I know they would try to eat them 😒 I have heard they work well for aphids and mealies probably thrips too but not sure :)
I don’t know Melissa, is it worth putting some plants outside? I am 80 and have had plants most of my life. Always inside year around though. I know you will find this hard to believe but I have never had pests on any of my plants and I have around 50 right now. I think if I ever find any I will just chuck it and be done with it. I never quarantine new plants either. Donna
Love the long form videos!! Another great one!❤ What brand is your espresso maker?? Also, I’m in Louisiana and I cover my outdoor plants anything below 50. If it has a random one day freeze, they are usually fine. But if it’s going to be 30 or below for more than a few days, I bring them in or double up the frost clothes. I only do this while the bigger plants. Smaller plants, it depends on what they are.
We have 4 cats. One of them has been gone for a while but he has girlfriends somewhere. Our cats are outside cats. We live out in the country and they have a lot of room. But they come inside too and they purr so loudly sometimes. Tofu, Alura, and Zelda. They're my kids' cats and don't ask me where they get these names. 😅
Melissa how old are your kitties? I have 2 Shih Tzus my oldest boy will be 2 next month and my youngest boy just turned 1 today 11/9 they are the sweetest boys their names are Silo and Shadow
Hey melissa! My alocaisa has a fungal problem, and i just repotted it. I'm sure it's going to throw a hissy fit. Do you have any advice? I could really use it!
I was wondering the same thing. First I was surprised that it got cold in Savanna, Georgia. When I think of Georgia, I think of heat and lots of it. So while I was watching the video, I decided to look up "average winter temperature Georgia" and was surprised to learn that it can lows of 32 degrees or lower can be expected between 40 to 50 days and that in North Georgia snow flurries can occur! Mind blown! Glad that I was not the only one to wonder about snow!
If it's starting to dip down to low 40's I try not to leave them out much longer. We had a random cold drop to around 35 and some leaves got some cold damage.
I hope you enjoy the long weekend vlog! I just saw I hit 40K as well so thank you so much for being here! 🥹🫶
Oh my gosh congratulations on 40k 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Melissa, long time subscriber here. I just love it when you start the videos making a cup of coffee. It adds an additional layer of calmness to the video (in my opinion). I watch you faithfully when I’m stressed. Thank you for all you do! 🌱 🪴 ☕️
I love the planty sweater you're wearing ❤ btw congratulations 👏🎉 on reaching 40k. I'm not surprised by the rapid growth of your channel as it's one of the best plant channels on RUclips. 🌿❤️🌱💚🌵🖤
Thank you 😭That means so much!! The sweaters are from target! I got them either last year or one this spring actually 🥰
I was laughing so much in the beginning when you were making your coffee and spilling. I’m the same way, no matter how hard I try I always make a mess. 😂❤
Mess should be my middle name haha 🫶
Omg yessss I needed a long planty video today ❤🪴🙌🏻
So glad! Thank you!! 🥹💜
I also will not be putting as many plants out next summer. My staghorns did not fair well in the hotter air, and some of my other plants seemed to slow down in growth because of the change in environment. I do have portable grow tents that I use to keep up the humidity when they are outside which also keeps the pest issue under control. You might want to consider that option for that reason.
wow 40k sub milestone! congrats
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you for being here and watching! I love filming these longer videos ☺ They take awhile to edit but it's fun to put all the clips together!
Enjoyed all your videos. You work so hard .
Thank you so much! ☺️
Congratulations on 40k. Melissa! It’s amazing how much I learn by watching your videos. ThankYou for sharing!❤
of course! Thank you and I appreciate you for being here! ☺️
Kudos on how easy you made repotting that large monstera look 🙌😂🪴🌿🌱
Great video plant fam 🙏
Thanks so much 😊
Time to say goodbye to the princess. I found thrips on two of my plants which is a first of that pest for me. And those plants were never outside. Captain Jacks took care of the ones visible then I sprayed with soap spray and I guess I’ll do that weekly for the next month or two.
oh no! I'm so sorry! 😣Thrips can be such a pain and do a lot of damage to your collection. They can just appear sometimes especially if you go outside or you bring a new plant in. The larvae can hatch out of the plant tissue every few days so any plants you have them on use a lint brush to get them off immediately and isolate them. Adults can fly and make their way around but with consistent checking and treating you can get rid of them! I hope they are gone for you soon!
i put my prop wet stick squamiferum in stratum and got more growing fast
Congratulations 40k🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!! ☺
Congratulations on 40k. 🎉
I really enjoyed this video. What a lot of work for you. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much and I appreciate you for watching and being here! 🥰
WOOOOO! Thank you for sharing Melissa. I got tired watching you. LOL Happy Holidays! Thank you for everything you do. 💚
I always watch your videos all the way through. I sometimes have to stop watching and continue at a different time, but I usually do watch to the end...gotta support my girl Melissa😊 much support and love from Seattle 🤟
Thank you Dora, I really do appreciate that and thank you for commenting and supporting! 🥺🫶
Congrats on your 40 k sub🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 take it easy on yourself we dont want u to be overwelm we be here waiting for you 💚💚💚💚
Thank you 🥹
This is so helpful, thank you for being so detailed and thorough with your processes 💚
Thank you!! Glad it was helpful! ☺️
Love your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!
Hi gorgeous Star ✨⭐ you pretty little thing you🥰
I think I have the planty sweatshirt you were wearing except for mine as a tank top. Also those snips you were using seemed to work so well that I went immediately to Amazon to find them! Congrats on 40K. Well deserved!!! I'm in VA and it was literally almost 80° yesterday and sunny. Today is so dreary and we started at 57 and it has steadily plummeted since this morning 🙄.
Love your style Melissa sososo love your videos and your style is very inspiring
Thank you so much!! 🥺💗
I can’t believe I watched an hour and 40 minute long video about plant care lol but I loved every second of it! Thank you 💚
Thank you so much for watching 🥺 I had a lot of footage but tried to cut it down lol. It went by really fast actually but glad I was able to get so much done!
I always watch your videos all the way through Melissa! What a legend getting all that done on your own and in only 2 days....phew! I'm exhausted haha Thanks for letting us come along. Hoping that all the nematodes get chomping on those larvae . I especially appreciate the budget friendly grow light setup. I was always procrastinating cos of the expense as well as the fiddliness of it all. But what you did for the sansiveria and monstera is brilliant! Will get onto Amazon right away🤩 Looking forward to your next video Melissa 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much Connie for watching, truly I appreciate it 🥹 I saw the 15 watt Sansi bulbs on sale again today for around $10 so it's a great budget friendly option! I love how it turned out still ☺️
I don't even drink coffee but whenever I see you make some I want to try 😂
Haha I got hooked on coffee or espresso working night shift for so long at the hospital. If I don’t drink it for a day or 2 then I miss it!
@@plantsbymelissa Same! Learned to drink coffee working night shift at a hospital. Now I'm retired and I use the coffee to push me through my plant chores.
You did great bringing your plants back indoors. Thanks for sharing Melissa!
Thank you! It was a lot of work but I felt really accomplished after the weekend! ☺️
Great video, great job done, so caring for your plants, just beautifull 😍
Thanks so much 😊
My 3 monstera deliciosa had thrips. Such a pain. Immediately washed the leaves with Castile soap, alcohol, and water mixture. The next day I repotted my two Monstera‘s that were in soil, the other washed out the vase and put new water again washed leaves with Castile soap, alcohol, neem oil and water mixture. Did that for the next two days. Haven’t seen any more thrips on plants. I took them from quarantine and put them back with the rest of my plants. Hopefully they’re done and won’t come back. Thank you for your video on thrips. It really helped.
Glad it could help! Sorry about the thrips 🥹 I keep seeing how bad they got this year and I definitely can understand the frustration! I hope they are gone for good!!
@@plantsbymelissa I was able to identify the thrips because of all the close ups of the larvae on your plants. One of my monstera deliciosa is a sport variegated find from Trader Joe’s that was $12. It hurt cutting off 4 leaves but I could’ve lost the plant entirely.
I get overwhelmed seeing all of your plants! Kudos to you for taking such good care of such a large collection! 💚✨
Thank you! It can be a lot some days but I have a pretty good schedule that seems to work for me. I get lazy some weeks but I do enjoy caring for them!
Hi Melissa, I watched it all, phew what a long weekend you had. You did a great job though well done. I think you definitely need an outbuilding like a greenhouse, and wow your back garden is like a park !! Plenty of room for a nice conservatory too, lucky girl ! i only took in a few outdoor plants, but they're so big and heavy it's hard to repot them, so fingers crossed about bugs. Thanks for sharing it all, and your new light fixtures look a great idea and have inspired me to tidy mine up too ! 💚🌿
Thank you for watching the whole thing 🥺it was a long weekend but glad to have it all done. We feel so lucky to have this space here and would love to have a greenhouse one day and some garden beds too! Hopefully, your plants remain pest free!
Congrats on the 40K, but I can’t say I’m surprised because new viewers will soon realize the extensive and helpful material you provide and so are likely to stay with your channel. Your excellent videography is another plus. I enjoyed your outdoor tasks. Today, looking outside of my house, what do I see but a couple inches of snow. Not my favorite thing but I would never insult Mother Nature. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much 🥺 It's crazy to think it's snowing already in some places! Stay warm!
I dont drink coffee ☕ too much anymore, but I noticed everyone is using a frother these days.🤔 Perhaps I should give it a try. Your coffee looks so good😊
I love the taste of espresso! Sometimes I add a flavored sweeter but I usually just add some cream to it and it's perfect!
Thank you for the movie 🎥 long vlog...love it❤
You are so lucky! I had to bring mine inside over 7 weeks ago
Recently subscribed, enjoying your content. Just spent almost an hour going through your products for your plants, want to order so much but in particular the two pack lamps and bulbs that clip on so I can move them around, since it seems I'm always moving plants around too. Hope to see more of what and how you rearrange especially for the winter season. Appreciate your time and effort you put into making this channel.
Thank you so much for being here and for subscribing! I love the clips and it makes for such an easy way to add more light and you can easily move them 🥰
The only real issue I encounter as a result of putting plants outside for the summer is slugs and snails. I usually sit them in water to the top of the soil to encourage the pesky things to come to the surface.
Oh I forgot about slugs 😅 I did see them on my caladiums this spring!
You have a gorgeous house. Beautiful
Thank you so much! 🫶
Congratulations on 40K Melissa! So awesome! You deserve it! Love you and your cute kitties! Oh and of course your gorgeous plants! ❤️💚
Thank you so much!! I feel so grateful 🥹💜
Girl! You are just amazing to watch!
Thank you so much!! 🥺🫶
CONGRADS on 40K queen ♥️✨
Thank you!! 🥹💗
Hey Melissa! We have some staghorn fern growing on a very bushy tree at home - if you do put it outside, I think it would love a spot that’s very shady & windy! 🌳
Also, I have a hoya that’s pale & struggling to grow 🥺 it got burnt by the summer sun so it’s been living in bright shade since it was relocated. Would you recommend I add some fertilizer to it?
Last but definitely not least, your husband’s cat is so cute! Love the kitty moments 🩷 and I love your videos, especially to do plant chores alongside! 🪴 I would love to have a collection this varied someday!
Thank you!! Sorry about your Hoya 😔I would gently fertilize if it hasn't gotten nutrients in a while yes! It should help with growth!
@@plantsbymelissa Just saw the suggested solution. I just repotted my hoya. I have never fertilized it but the leaves are pale. Question: what kind of fertilizer would you suggest? And in terms of strength, in a half litre of water how much fertlizer would you add? Thanks in advance! 🌺 I am located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada so I will have to remember to fertilize the plant next spring as we are fast approaching winter.
🐍🕷in the greenhouse 🤣
Oh my gosh that was so much work for you. You must’ve been so happy when it was all done. Congratulations on the 40k 💚
Thank you so much!!
This was so neat to watch, it looks great. Thanks so much❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 🪴🥰
Hi Melissa, I enjoyed this longer video plant care. Congratulations on 40k
Thank you so much, Rhonda! 🥰
First I was waiting for you to post ! Love watching 💖💖💖
aww hi!! Thanks for watching!! 💗
I love your rugs the one under your table and the runner in front of your door we’re remodeling the house so I’m on the lookout for some can you please tell me where you got them? You have a beautiful home 😊
Thank you so much! We got them at Lowe's Home Improvement last year when we moved here. They had them in several colors too!
Love this!
Thank you!! 🥰
@plantsbymelissa I was so tired from my work day, I watched the entire video. I was feeling a little guilty because my beautiful snake plants were out too long. You don't use insecticidal granules?
Star is so pretty 🤩
I hope it's not just me. Before I wash out the empty pot, I put it in the microwave for 15-20 seconds or so. I do that with used PON too! It would freak me out if I heard tiny screams though!
I never heard of this! 😆
@plantsbymelissa you killed it girlfriend!!! 2 thumbs 👍👍 thank you for showing us how easy it is to hang up the lights I know my plants could use light from above, you've inspired me once again 😉 do you have those hooks linked in your Amazon store?.thank you for the almost hr & half long video sending lots of planty love your way, loved seeing your babies have the zoomies 😊
Thank you so much! I'll send you a link to what I used! I saw the sansi bulbs are on sale today for around $10 for the 15 watts. www.amazon.com/shop/plantsbymelissa/list/35W76A1782L0J?tag=onamzmeli0992-20&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Congratulations on the 40K Melissa! You are my favorite RUclipsr! 💜💜💚💚🤗🤗
Thank you so much!! 🥹
A very well deserved 40k - congratulations! Can’t wait to see you continue to grow 💜
Thank you!!
Congrats on the 40k! 🎉 you will certainly hit more soon since you are amazing and encouraging. Honestly, I had similar chores and it’s easier for some reason after watching, I’m not alone 😂. I can get overwhelmed with my collection sometimes but I can’t seem to give any of my plants away and when I see a beauty I can’t say no 😅. I have been afraid of mealy bugs and for that reason I haven’t purchased many Hoya. You inspired me to try some new ones ❤. You should be so proud of your collections and hard work, truly inspiring.
Congratulations on the 40k!!!
You're courageous to have plants outside 😅
I'm really not sure I want to try that 😅
I bought outside planta who grow back every year instead 😅
Thank you so much! I'll probably leave some of these inside next year so I can keep a closer eye on them!
Do you have a link to the little orange sheers you used to cut the squami? I just think they are so cute
Yes! They are by fiskars I love them! www.amazon.com/dp/B07FV7TZVH?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B07FV7TZVH&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1OODWALE01UEU&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin
I don't put any of mine outside. I have chickens for one thing and I'm afraid they will bring bugs in. I do have my English ivy outside and I also have a fox tail fern out there. The only time I brought the fern in last winter was when our weather got extremely cold, down to 4 degrees. 🥶 the fern spent 3 or 4 days in the house then and it was back out after that
yeah pests can definitely come in with them! I try not to put a lot outside because I don't care for them like my indoor plants 🥺
I love the hoya compacta's soo much but im afraid to get one. Everyone gets mealies 😂 🤦🏼♀️
yeah mealies are no fun it seems like they just love hoyas for some reason lol.
My problem bringing plants back in are mosquitos. I would hate any hatching mid winter inside. Plus most of my plants are hardy cacti and agave. Only one I bring in is my FLF tree. For spider mites, you only use casteel soap? I found a great recipe from liquudtirt but has alcahol and hp mixed with peppermint and tea tree casteel soap.
Yeah, I seen that same video from Liqui-Dirt, and have done it a few times... it's a lot of work for my growing collection though, but worth it 😊
I haven't seen that. I never thought about mosquitos eww lol. So far everything has done well about a week out :) Hoping the nematodes eat any larvae in the soil
Great video, thank you, that sticky leaves pest is thrips?❤
This ficus probably wanted more water being outside and hot and windy
I definitely underwatered it 😫
Congratulations on 40k. Would you be able to tolerate ladybugs 🐞 in your house. Would they kill the big 4-5? Thrips, aphids, scale, spider mites and mealies?
Thank you! I can't try ladybugs or I would :) If my cats ingest too many it could be toxic to them and I can't take that chance. I know they would try to eat them 😒 I have heard they work well for aphids and mealies probably thrips too but not sure :)
That look like cold 52:41 burn or to much sun my got like that and it was cold damage
It's so strange. It didn't frost or anything that night but maybe it did get cold enough to burn them 😭I think I will take them in sooner next year!
I don’t know Melissa, is it worth putting some plants outside? I am 80 and have had plants most of my life. Always inside year around though. I know you will find this hard to believe but I have never had pests on any of my plants and I have around 50 right now. I think if I ever find any I will just chuck it and be done with it. I never quarantine new plants either. Donna
Love the long form videos!! Another great one!❤
What brand is your espresso maker??
Also, I’m in Louisiana and I cover my outdoor plants anything below 50. If it has a random one day freeze, they are usually fine. But if it’s going to be 30 or below for more than a few days, I bring them in or double up the frost clothes. I only do this while the bigger plants. Smaller plants, it depends on what they are.
It's a Nespresso Essenza C91 Manual Espresso Maker.
Thank you! It was a gift from our neighbors they upgraded and didn't need it anymore ☺️
Thank you so much!!
I spying a Cowboys flag!My Husban is a Cowboy fan !😊
Haha yes! He loves sports and his fav team in the NFL.
@@plantsbymelissa My husband born in New Jersey but moved to Dallas when he was 11 years old.
She's purring in that mic. 😅
haha yes! She purrs really loud even louder than Chai lol
We have 4 cats. One of them has been gone for a while but he has girlfriends somewhere. Our cats are outside cats. We live out in the country and they have a lot of room. But they come inside too and they purr so loudly sometimes. Tofu, Alura, and Zelda. They're my kids' cats and don't ask me where they get these names. 😅
Everytyme, I put mine outside ,they get so burnt..I don't think I'm putting out next year.
I wasn’t expecting it to burn because it was out there all summer. I figured it acclimated enough 🙈 it’s so risky sometimes!
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Melissa how old are your kitties? I have 2 Shih Tzus my oldest boy will be 2 next month and my youngest boy just turned 1 today 11/9 they are the sweetest boys their names are Silo and Shadow
aw I love those names!! The siblings are 5 and Luna is 3 but will be 4 in January. We adopted them in 2019 and 2020 🥰
Aww I'm sorry you're dealing with mealies and spidermites. 😮 No fun. Hope they go away soon 😭
Thank you! I'd rather deal with them than thrips again so very thankful they didn't come into my house this year 🥹
How I hate mealys! They always seem to pop up no matter what!!!!
Most definitely! I feel like they’ve been bad this year!
How do indoor plants get mealeys and flat mites?
They can come in from the outside, from new plants you bring home or from people or pets coming in and out. They just appear sometimes!
Hey melissa! My alocaisa has a fungal problem, and i just repotted it. I'm sure it's going to throw a hissy fit. Do you have any advice? I could really use it!
Yeah fungal issues are no fun 🥲 I cut off badly affected leaves and spray with a fungicide and isolate the plant and keep an eye on it.
thanks so much! Will definitley do! Love your giant marble queen btw!!
what kind of coffeemaker is that?
Do you get Snow in your State?
It can snow but I think that's rare lol. We moved from NC last year so it snowed a few times there but didn't get anything here last winter!
I was wondering the same thing. First I was surprised that it got cold in Savanna, Georgia. When I think of Georgia, I think of heat and lots of it. So while I was watching the video, I decided to look up "average winter temperature Georgia" and was surprised to learn that it can lows of 32 degrees or lower can be expected between 40 to 50 days and that in North Georgia snow flurries can occur! Mind blown! Glad that I was not the only one to wonder about snow!
What nighttime low do you bring them indoors?
If it's starting to dip down to low 40's I try not to leave them out much longer. We had a random cold drop to around 35 and some leaves got some cold damage.
@plantsbymelissa thank you for that advice. I brought my monsters in when it got to the low 50s because I didn't know what to do
Where do you live that you have lizards
Savannah, Georgia :) lots of them here! They’re smaller so nothing crazy big 😂
i love you and your plants
Congratulations on reaching 40k! I have to say im not surprised, i really love your videos and im learning so much about plants. 😊💖🪷
Thank you so much! ☺️