THANK YOU! i was told NOT to use soil for my bird nest ferns but to use sphagnum moss only and they look miserble! NOW I know why! Repotting all of mine today!
how come the plant wont adapt to a larger size pot? In nature it would be in soil that is nearly infinite relative to the plant. Can someone enlighten me with a answer? thanks in advance
N. E the plant is used to a circular growth rythem. giving them too much space with break that ryrhem, and it will tell the plants roots to "move outward" then it will run into the walls and go in irregular patterns. Can lead to plant self-suffucation
In nature, there's excellent drainage. The water can go down pretty much forever and drain all the way through in every direction. In a pot, drainage is much more limited because there's a plastic barrier after a few inches, it's not all earth. So when you put a small plant in a big pot, you give it a lot more soil than it needs. A lot of soil will hold a lot of moisture. It's gonna stay wet longer than it should. Keeping the roots wet for long amounts of time is going to hinder the root growth and may cause root rot.
I disagree with the viewer comment about clay, my plants do very well in clay pots inside the home and out, and I like the natural look of clay, even as it weathers over time.
Don't use terra cotta ,or clay pots. They will get ugly after a while,and are difficult to clean if you want to reuse them. Look at the clay pot this guy in the video is showing,it is already ugly because of salts stains,which are difficult to get rid of.Plants in terra cotta tend to send all the roots to the side of the pot,leaving the soil in the center unused. In a plastic pot, the roots are nicely evenly distributed.Please don't use clay pots!!! If you think a plastic pot is too light for some reason (when it's outside in summer in a windy area for example) then put the plastic pot in a terra cotta pot. If you really want to use clay pots, then use glazed ceramic pots! Those pots are okay, but they can be rather expensive.My two cents.
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the moisture wicking and extra evaporation from a terracotta pot is a HUGE functional difference from plastic that should be discussed.
I definitely am glad I listened to that, had been apprehensive about doing it. Really helpful, my plant looks great, thanks for posting
THANK YOU! i was told NOT to use soil for my bird nest ferns but to use sphagnum moss only and they look miserble! NOW I know why! Repotting all of mine today!
Simple and straight to the point all the others were terrible I skipped them so quick
Great advice. We have a video demonstrating some transpotting techniques that might augment your excellent advice.
CAMasterGardener I going to ur page because ur nice
Excellent, informative video. VERY helpful. Thank you for posting.
You and your terra cotta/clay pots are valid Jim
That was so helpful! Thank you so much
Great tips! Thank you!
how come the plant wont adapt to a larger size pot? In nature it would be in soil that is nearly infinite relative to the plant. Can someone enlighten me with a answer? thanks in advance
Id like to know the same
N. E the plant is used to a circular growth rythem. giving them too much space with break that ryrhem, and it will tell the plants roots to "move outward" then it will run into the walls and go in irregular patterns. Can lead to plant self-suffucation
In nature, there's excellent drainage. The water can go down pretty much forever and drain all the way through in every direction. In a pot, drainage is much more limited because there's a plastic barrier after a few inches, it's not all earth. So when you put a small plant in a big pot, you give it a lot more soil than it needs. A lot of soil will hold a lot of moisture. It's gonna stay wet longer than it should. Keeping the roots wet for long amounts of time is going to hinder the root growth and may cause root rot.
N. E I agree with you
@@imakefoodhappen - thanks for the explanation, makes perfect sense and its been my experience as well.
well explained. thank you.
Jorg Pagador Yes been looking for a clear explanation to repotting and he nailed it!
what soil should i use for potted areca palm plants and should i lossen the root ball
Thank you
What kind of soil is he pulling from?
Mine succulents broke can you help me
My Alocasia Macrorrhiza leaves turn yellow the next day after i repotted them. *Sigh*
Thanks for the video, I appreciate it, good stuff.
exellent and thanx for the information
I disagree with the viewer comment about clay, my plants do very well in clay pots inside the home and out, and I like the natural look of clay, even as it weathers over time.
can anyone tell where can i buy this type of black soil in india
great tips doing it now :-)
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Don't use terra cotta ,or clay pots. They will get ugly after a while,and are difficult to clean if you want to reuse them. Look at the clay pot this guy in the video is showing,it is already ugly because of salts stains,which are difficult to get rid of.Plants in terra cotta tend to send all the roots to the side of the pot,leaving the soil in the center unused. In a plastic pot, the roots are nicely evenly distributed.Please don't use clay pots!!! If you think a plastic pot is too light for some reason (when it's outside in summer in a windy area for example) then put the plastic pot in a terra cotta pot. If you really want to use clay pots, then use glazed ceramic pots! Those pots are okay, but they can be rather expensive.My two cents.
Lots of people like that "aged" look of terra cotta pots, google, "how to age terra cotta". You will see lots of people like this look!
Finch Gould. Good to know. Thanks for sharing☺
I like the terra cotta too
I very much prefer terra cotta pots, porous and steady and love the aged look. European gardeners would never want to use plastic pots.
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