i’ve transferred All 200 plants from soil to water 2 years ago and they’re thriving more now than when they’re in soil! Don’t be scared to transfer to water. I grow orchids in water as well. I now use pumps with some of my plants and they’re just as happy as the plants without a pump. All glass in every plant, some with rock lava some without. I use chicken poop fertilizer once a month added to my water.
-I gently knock off as much soil as I can then slowly rinse the rest off. (garden hose in summer, bucket of water in winter). -I have been using water from my aquarium into my jars for many years and my plants seem to LOVE it! Aquarium water is also what I use for my potted plants. No need to purchase fertilizer. Thank you for your simple explanation; life is already complicated; the simpler the better. I would also encourage anyone to experiment with various plants. Trial and error makes you better!
That’s so disgusting… you’re forcing your plants to live in nasty fish water 🤢 That smells weird & has fish waste in it 😷 If plant abuse was a thing, this would definitely be it!!
I had pothos growing in my fish aquarium some years ago. It did extremely well. The vines came out and did some travel across my ceiling. The vines coming out of the tank were a solid 1/2 inch thick.
Thank you was wondering about this and if you had videos the subject. I have been trying to grow plants in water. i am hoping that you do more videos on this subject.
I learned so much about hydro culture and hydroponic enough to know the difference between the two. Love your channel and all the content you bring. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to learning more about other topics and plants. 👍
I live in a dry envt. Growing my Calathea Dottie in hydro was easier than in soil. My potted Calathea just gets crispy leaves even with local humidification. Now most likely this plant is not suitable for my locale, but I managed to grow it well in a fishbowl with a lower pumice layer of water and an upper layer of leca with the plant in it. There's so much humidity in the fishbowl and enough water for the Calathea to not go crispy.
I'm tempted to try with my calathea plants, I love them so much I'm a bit scared.. done a rescued monstera and begonia this morning and I'll see how they are in a week or 2 before I do any of the others. If this works well though I'll do it with as many as possible. No watering issues is so worth it!
@@mariesmith1862 You can split your calathea bulb and prop a small portion in water first and then transfer it to the system I describe. If you have a node which is rarer with calatheas and more common with marantas then you can take a node cutting and prop it. That way the original plant survives and you get to try things out with a cutting.
@@luckybarrel7829 I did one calathea just now, I'm going to see how that does and gradually transfer more I think. I've got tubers/bulbs from my rufibarba so I'm going to try that too! Thanks for the tips 💜
Thank you so much for sharing!! I've slowly but surely have been transferring some of my smaller plants from soil to sphgnum moss and, or water, I change the water once a week, I feed them with liquid fertilizer once a month and they've been doing well so far!! I've chosen to do this because I'm tired of getting fungus gnats, forgetting to water plants in time and they just look prettier in water and, or moss!!❤🥰🙏
Thank you! I like keeping my plants in water and they grow quite fast, I agree. I have bought a few opaque vases for this purpose. I find that water get foggy looking in clear vases, after less than a week. Roots grow faster in opaque vases. Which makes sense because soil is dark. Have you tried putting fish like Beta fish or goldfish in the water? I would like your opinion on this since I would love to try it myself but don't want to kill the fish or my plant, lol 😀
Great video as always... But, Surely just adding LECA / Perlite to provide support for the roots is not enough to provide the stuff that ferts provide - N/P/K/micronutrients. What's the exact recommendation for liquid ferts? Could you touch upon that?
Thanks for all the info... And of course as always, very informative. Have been growing Pothos in water for a long time now. What surprised me is Crotons & ZZ . Now the only challenge is, to keep the mosquitoes from breeding.
Thank you very much for the video. I was looking to learn about growing plants in water. Would you please help what type of nutrient I should use in Canada for hydro culture? How many drops ? Do I need to throw away the water with the plant food, or keep the same water with fertilizer until I change water next week?
So far I haven't tried this with any plant. but I do have almost all plants from the -best water plants- list xD Maybe I should try. gotta find a suitable vase first. I think it would be interesting to see the difference to growing in soil. also, could you make a video about Aglaonema/Chinese Evergreen sometime, please? I feel like I could need some expert tips for mine. 👏🏼
🤯 a Zz plant can grow in water??? I purchased an x large pot of Raven zz only to find the roots rotted. Chopped all of the rhizomes off and let it callous over, now trying to propogate these giant stems in water🙏🙏. Praying it works, because I lost about 10-20% of my new plant! I always have issues with Zz's and I absolutely love this one!!! I have seen all of your videos on Zz's and still have trouble 😳.
Hi, I have about 10 ZZ plants. They are slow growers in water. It took 9+ months for the root ball to form. They sure taught how to be more patient. I propagate the leaves and the rhizomes. Good luck
i have had a lucky bamboo in water for the past 3 years, it's amazing. The newer leaves have come out a lighter green, which i like , so i left it that way. I have it, as yours, in a glass vase. I have a pottery vase i am wanting to find a plant to grow in water, is it important the roots get light when growing in water? is there a big difference is adding water to changing the water??? ( i have only changed it once, maaaaybe twice.....) Also, i have algae growing in my water bottle i use to water my plants outside.... what should i do to stop that? does it make it "bad" water if i keep on using that bottle??? thank you very much !!
Thank you! This is super super helpful! As a plant lover in a family, some of whom are not fond of plant pests, this is a great way to have plants in the common area without creeping anyone out. 🤗Thank you so much for the information and ideas!
Thank you for sharing this valuable information!! Hi! May I ask if hibiscus and zebra plant can be grown in LECA? I’m contemplating transferring my plants, including hibiscus and zebra plant to semi hydroponic, even perhaps using a self-watering system. Thank you!
Keeping in a transparent glass vase causes algae.... Is it injurious for the plant. Is it okay to use liquid seaweed manure instead of a hydroponic nutrient
My alocasia was dieing and I put it in water as last resort. I am waiting to see if it's going to make it. If it makes it I'm not taking it out of water ever.
💚 Love 💚 this video! I've been growing/rooting pothos in water for a couple months now. Think I'll add some perlite for nutrition. I will try my Croton next.🙌
Don't you get a problem with algae if you're using perlite or leca? Just in water, the algae would be easy to clean off. Also please do a video showing how you change the water when the plant is growing up a support - eg climbing philodendron types. Thanks.
I recall hearing him say in another video that the tap water in Sweden does not contain any fluoride or chlorine, so it is safe for watering, unlike other countries like the US
HELP! i moved all my houseplants with soil roots to water, it's been a week all my pothos, scindapsus and monstera adansonii are fine, but i'm having issues with my brasil philodendron, prayer plant and philodendron micans, both the micans and prayer plant and my cheese plant are getting several yellow leaves - the logic to move them to water first was to make the transition easier by growing water roots, i dont know what to do now i'm panicking any help will be greatly appreciated- should i cut off all soil roots and let it fully grow in water? Should i just put it in leca now and leave the soil roots? Its been a week? I dont want my other plants to also turn yellow. Should i add nutrients?
My monstera root rot in soil so I clean it up and put it in water with leca balls, the new roots are so big and I change water almost every three days. It also grow new leaf, and suddenly it starts to root rot again. Is it due to too many roots? Do I have to trim the root?
i’ve transferred All 200 plants from soil to water 2 years ago and they’re thriving more now than when they’re in soil! Don’t be scared to transfer to water. I grow orchids in water as well. I now use pumps with some of my plants and they’re just as happy as the plants without a pump. All glass in every plant, some with rock lava some without. I use chicken poop fertilizer once a month added to my water.
Excellent video! No frills, drama or lengthy tales of what’s happening in your personal life 🤓. Very informative, thank you.
Yeah, isn't that refreshing!! I 100% agree.
Like your comment ✅
agree!!!!!!!
-I gently knock off as much soil as I can then slowly rinse the rest off. (garden hose in summer, bucket of water in winter).
-I have been using water from my aquarium into my jars for many years and my plants seem to LOVE it! Aquarium water is also what I use for my potted plants. No need to purchase fertilizer.
Thank you for your simple explanation; life is already complicated; the simpler the better. I would also encourage anyone to experiment with various plants. Trial and error makes you better!
That’s so disgusting… you’re forcing your plants to live in nasty fish water 🤢 That smells weird & has fish waste in it 😷
If plant abuse was a thing, this would definitely be it!!
Excellent clear as crystal video simple and to the point. Thank you plenty for sharing your expertise with us, I appreciate it very much. 👍👏🙌
Always great info! I have Hoyas, string of nickels & spider plants growing in water. They are all thriving.
Brilliant, really appreciate the plant list 👍
Since i joind your channel my plants / trees and my wife are growing happy 🌟
Excellent. This is a great video I enjoyed. Thank you very much.
Great video. When you use nutrients ,What nutrients do you use and how often?
I had pothos growing in my fish aquarium some years ago. It did extremely well. The vines came out and did some travel across my ceiling. The vines coming out of the tank were a solid 1/2 inch thick.
Awesome info. Done this myself with several plants. But now I use Lechuza Pon, which contains pummice aswell.
Same here. I am totally soil free as I moved all my houseplants to pon and they all seem very happy 😊
Thank you was wondering about this and if you had videos the subject. I have been trying to grow plants in water. i am hoping that you do more videos on this subject.
I learned so much about hydro culture and hydroponic enough to know the difference between the two. Love your channel and all the content you bring. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to learning more about other topics and plants. 👍
Thank you so much. You explained it simply and perfectly.
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants collection lovely
I live in a dry envt. Growing my Calathea Dottie in hydro was easier than in soil. My potted Calathea just gets crispy leaves even with local humidification. Now most likely this plant is not suitable for my locale, but I managed to grow it well in a fishbowl with a lower pumice layer of water and an upper layer of leca with the plant in it. There's so much humidity in the fishbowl and enough water for the Calathea to not go crispy.
I'm tempted to try with my calathea plants, I love them so much I'm a bit scared.. done a rescued monstera and begonia this morning and I'll see how they are in a week or 2 before I do any of the others. If this works well though I'll do it with as many as possible. No watering issues is so worth it!
@@mariesmith1862 You can split your calathea bulb and prop a small portion in water first and then transfer it to the system I describe. If you have a node which is rarer with calatheas and more common with marantas then you can take a node cutting and prop it. That way the original plant survives and you get to try things out with a cutting.
@@luckybarrel7829 I did one calathea just now, I'm going to see how that does and gradually transfer more I think. I've got tubers/bulbs from my rufibarba so I'm going to try that too! Thanks for the tips 💜
@@mariesmith1862 Good luck!
Thanks for sharing ❤️
I given up on calatheas I live in Arizona
How do you often replace water, hit to prevent algae, and how often do you add nutrients ?
Plont power! Informative videos with just the right amount!
I discovered if I add a tiny bit of dead sea bath salt they thrive more I also add a little aquarium rocks and some zeolite I have a zero water filter
Thank you again for sharing us informative video that really helps a lot for me.
I really appreciate the detailed explanation. This is a very good video.👏🏽🌱
Splendid video love and many many thanks from India🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Do you have a video about converting 'water roots' to soil roots?
As usual, an excellent video!
Hi can you do this with tomatoes, peppers, and common vegetables?
Tip: Instead of exchanging the water every week, you can use an air/oxygen pump.
Thank you so much for sharing!! I've slowly but surely have been transferring some of my smaller plants from soil to sphgnum moss and, or water, I change the water once a week, I feed them with liquid fertilizer once a month and they've been doing well so far!! I've chosen to do this because I'm tired of getting fungus gnats, forgetting to water plants in time and they just look prettier in water and, or moss!!❤🥰🙏
I grow a Pothos in water using the water from my fish tank. I assume that would provide nutrients from the fish to enhance the plant.
Thank you! I like keeping my plants in water and they grow quite fast, I agree. I have bought a few opaque vases for this purpose. I find that water get foggy looking in clear vases, after less than a week. Roots grow faster in opaque vases. Which makes sense because soil is dark.
Have you tried putting fish like Beta fish or goldfish in the water? I would like your opinion on this since I would love to try it myself but don't want to kill the fish or my plant, lol 😀
Excellent videos, each one of them. Thanks, very informative.
Love your knowledge!!!!!! And it solved a lot of problems for me and some of my plants 🪴
Thanks for this video! I was waiting for it 😊👍
Great video as always... But, Surely just adding LECA / Perlite to provide support for the roots is not enough to provide the stuff that ferts provide - N/P/K/micronutrients. What's the exact recommendation for liquid ferts? Could you touch upon that?
Explain very clear with all the details help for me to understand why i failed to transplant to water.
Very informative tutorial. Thank you!
Thanks for all the info... And of course as always, very informative. Have been growing Pothos in water for a long time now. What surprised me is Crotons & ZZ . Now the only challenge is, to keep the mosquitoes from breeding.
Another excellent video that answered a lot of my questions. Thank you
I've been struggling to learn to make the perfect soil mix for my indoor plants and now i find that can simply be put in water .. :)))
Thank you! This is very encouraging news! Will try it with my monstera!
Are there any enzymes or products that you can use for water grown plants that either promote root growth or help prevent root rot?
Well explained mate. Cheers
Thank you. Have question though. Are non-transparent pots suitable too?
I would like to see how you fertilize plants in pumice
Thank you very much for the video. I was looking to learn about growing plants in water.
Would you please help what type of nutrient I should use in Canada for hydro culture? How many drops ? Do I need to throw away the water with the plant food, or keep the same water with fertilizer until I change water next week?
Can you cut the air roots if it gets too long?
So far I haven't tried this with any plant. but I do have almost all plants from the -best water plants- list xD
Maybe I should try. gotta find a suitable vase first. I think it would be interesting to see the difference to growing in soil.
also, could you make a video about Aglaonema/Chinese Evergreen sometime, please? I feel like I could need some expert tips for mine. 👏🏼
How about Fiddle Leaf Fig?
I'm trying
this with my rubber plant because it refuses to grow in dirt. Thanks so much for all your knowledge.
I’d be very interested to know if it grows please.
@@Paul-010 I'm giving it a few months. We're moving into Fall and less light is available but I'm hopeful. Thanks for the interest.
Please, can I grow Guzmania bromeliad plant in water? Thank you
Good explanation, what about spider plants, hedera ivy ,sansiverias.. anthurium?
Any fertliser brand recommendations? I am in Australia and it's very hard to find hydro-specific...Great video, thanks!
🤯 a Zz plant can grow in water??? I purchased an x large pot of Raven zz only to find the roots rotted. Chopped all of the rhizomes off and let it callous over, now trying to propogate these giant stems in water🙏🙏. Praying it works, because I lost about 10-20% of my new plant! I always have issues with Zz's and I absolutely love this one!!! I have seen all of your videos on Zz's and still have trouble 😳.
Hi, I have about 10 ZZ plants. They are slow growers in water. It took 9+ months for the root ball to form. They sure taught how to be more patient. I propagate the leaves and the rhizomes. Good luck
Detailed and useful information as always 👍🏻😊
I love these guys 🥰
This is my go to channel whenever I need info and guidance on plants.
What do you mean… “these guys” …?
Great video indeed! I love the Monstera in the tall vase.
I'm in the UK, how can I obtain Swedish tap water ??? 🤪🤣😁
I love your videos, Thank you.
i have had a lucky bamboo in water for the past 3 years, it's amazing. The newer leaves have come out a lighter green, which i like , so i left it that way. I have it, as yours, in a glass vase. I have a pottery vase i am wanting to find a plant to grow in water, is it important the roots get light when growing in water? is there a big difference is adding water to changing the water??? ( i have only changed it once, maaaaybe twice.....)
Also, i have algae growing in my water bottle i use to water my plants outside.... what should i do to stop that? does it make it "bad" water if i keep on using that bottle???
thank you very much !!
I have one in water but it doesn’t seem to be growing any other leaves. Same either way my o ace lilly. It’s droopy.
Thank you! This is super super helpful! As a plant lover in a family, some of whom are not fond of plant pests, this is a great way to have plants in the common area without creeping anyone out. 🤗Thank you so much for the information and ideas!
Very concise. Thank you
Does anybody know the name of the larger plant on the top right of the screen? It's beautiful
Thank you for sharing this valuable information!!
Hi! May I ask if hibiscus and zebra plant can be grown in LECA? I’m contemplating transferring my plants, including hibiscus and zebra plant to semi hydroponic, even perhaps using a self-watering system.
Thank you!
Can I keep it in the water or do I always have to put it in soil
I grow a lot of plants in my aquarium roots in and leafs out they are thriving ❤️
Love these videos 🤩
Propagation the way to go 👍
Keeping in a transparent glass vase causes algae.... Is it injurious for the plant.
Is it okay to use liquid seaweed manure instead of a hydroponic nutrient
How old is that Bromeliad that is on you left?
Can somebody please tell me how putting a plant in water doesn't cause overwatering? it's literally like the most overwatering you can do, right?
Depending on the plant, it adapts and grows water feeding roots.
My alocasia was dieing and I put it in water as last resort. I am waiting to see if it's going to make it. If it makes it I'm not taking it out of water ever.
How did your alocasia in water do??? Just put mine in water a couple days ago
Do you add water or remove all of the old water and adding fresh water if that makes since??
💚 Love 💚 this video! I've been growing/rooting pothos in water for a couple months now. Think I'll add some perlite for nutrition. I will try my Croton next.🙌
I had a peace lily in water for about 6 mons, and the roof all rotted… I would like to try again, can you give me some tips to avoid root rot?
Chop off all the roots before putting them in water. As water roots are different. Mine is growing well for more than two years.
@@prishlavrghs Hi, chop them completely off or just down to nubs? I had the root rot issue too
Can i grow lemongrass indoors without soil?
You said there are 5 things a plant needs to grow, 1 of which being "nutrients". Where do the nutrients come from for a water-based plant?
Swedish Plantguys is for plants, like James Hoffman for coffee. videos are extreme informative, educational level.
Thank you for such an informative video.
Do I have to use glass, or transparent containers?
Do I have to trim back the roots occasionally?
Can i do a square head butterfly in water?
THANKS SO MUCH!
I want to Crossbreeding wild plants and I don't know how are there books that you recommend for me
Please make video about Begonia. And propagation..
Don't you get a problem with algae if you're using perlite or leca? Just in water, the algae would be easy to clean off. Also please do a video showing how you change the water when the plant is growing up a support - eg climbing philodendron types. Thanks.
If colored glass or solid vessel is used there will be very little alge growth.
Very useful information. I have a doubt. Does the tap water in Sweden good for watering plants? Does it cause brown tips on leaves?
I recall hearing him say in another video that the tap water in Sweden does not contain any fluoride or chlorine, so it is safe for watering, unlike other countries like the US
What is the name off the plant?
HELP! i moved all my houseplants with soil roots to water, it's been a week all my pothos, scindapsus and monstera adansonii are fine, but i'm having issues with my brasil philodendron, prayer plant and philodendron micans, both the micans and prayer plant and my cheese plant are getting several yellow leaves - the logic to move them to water first was to make the transition easier by growing water roots, i dont know what to do now i'm panicking any help will be greatly appreciated-
should i cut off all soil roots and let it fully grow in water? Should i just put it in leca now and leave the soil roots? Its been a week? I dont want my other plants to also turn yellow. Should i add nutrients?
How was it? What solution did you come up with?
I just read your text nd it had been 9mos ago..
...and eliminate the fungus gnats! Sounds great to me! Thanks!😊
Swedish Plant Guys, where do hydroculture plants get their nutrients from?
Thank you.
My monstera root rot in soil so I clean it up and put it in water with leca balls, the new roots are so big and I change water almost every three days. It also grow new leaf, and suddenly it starts to root rot again. Is it due to too many roots? Do I have to trim the root?
I saw on another page that if the plant doesn’t get enough light the roots will rot.
Im growing my cannabis plant in water, and i change the water every day, wash the leaves and roots off, and add fertilizer, and a little dirt
My algomenia cuttings grow well in water
can calathias be grown in water ? thanks
no answer to my question from a year ago?
You can grow orchids in water too!
Mmm yea more plants to grow outside of my fishtank
Syngonium, Chinese money plant, money plant, philodendron birkin
Friend od my has Sansevieria just in water in her office for more than 10 years now.
.. Spider plants and Sanseviera can grow in water too..
My monsteras just drastically rotted. Nothing but a nub and a bunch of roots 😢lol
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