How to get DOWN with LECA
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2023
- LECA stands for Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate and I’m using it to grow my plants semi-hydroponically. It eliminates the guessing game of when and how much to water because you just need to maintain a reservoir of water at the bottom that slowly feeds the plants.
p.s. that mycorrhizae inoculant is like cr@ck for plants! Not a single rotten root during the transfer from soil to LECA 🤯. 10/10 recommend.
Does your LECA bring all the kids to the yard? 🙃
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-LECA is from Sol Soils: solsoils.com?sca_ref=3172733.oCeRoFRzJr (MICHELLE10 for discount)
-Inoculant and fertilizer all found here: www.amazon.com/shop/ohtheplac...
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How to grow plants in semihydroponics, how to use LECA, plant care for beginners, watering plants, LECA tips, tips for plant care
Here’s what I use to grow plants in LECA:
-LECA is from Sol Soils: solsoils.com?sca_ref=3172733.oCeRoFRzJr (MICHELLE10 for discount)
-Inoculant and fertilizer all found here: www.amazon.com/shop/ohtheplacesyoullgrow/list/1M6CV2X2MOTER?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_aipsflist_aipsfohtheplacesyoullgrow_1R70K21DH2SCFV43QS8R
What about those clear containers?
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@@tessasense2584clear plastic drink cups, looks like!
I just love everything about your videos, the style, editing, quality, story telling, the comedy and the journey, and the punchline at the end is always great. Good job.
🥹thank yoooooooou
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrow thank you for sharing your entertaining creative skillssss!
“My LECA brings all the kids to the yard” 🤣🤣🤣
And damn right, it’s better than yours 😂
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrow 😂💚
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrowbro I love you 🤣🤣🤣YOUR HILAROUS
Fungas gnats just DON'T die
They have stuck on sticking traps and they still MOVE😅😭
Well, yeah? The sticky trap doesn’t just instantly kill them, they just can’t escape. Kinda like those glue traps for mice and rats, you’ll hear them squeaking and have to dispatch them yourself.
So gross!
I recommend getting a sundew.They are the easiest carniverous plants to care for and do great at catching ant eating fungous gnats
@@Albie_ytI have one full of fungus gnats
@@Albie_ytmy ping does a great job too, and it's one of the only ones I haven't killed haha
My soul died a little bit when you pointed out the "milkshake" reference dated you and my brain disagreed for a split second before I thought about just how long ago that song came out and realized you were right 😭
Thank you for playing 0.02 seconds of the song tho, it still bops 😂
It’s still a bop and I’m sticking to it!
Dropped the whole cup! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We have all done that!
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I'm propagating some stuff in leca but actually growing bigger plant in it scares me. Like I'm not even sure at what level the water should be? Someone said that if the water is all the way up, my corms might rot? I am... confusion.
For rooted plants, I keep the water below the roots (until water roots grow into the water naturally then it’s fine). For propagations, I keep the level all the way up like you would when you water prop. Then once roots are established, you can slowly transition to maintaining a reservoir
Thanks for your wonderful videos!!!
Could you explain a little, why a mixture of soil and Leca can result in rotted root? Thanks!!
Your pressure washer idea made rinsing so much easier. I no longer have to spend tons of time finding with my regular hose nozzle. My laundry bag is pretty worn out from rinsing large amounts at a time, so definitely need to buy some new ones if I want them to hold up under getting blasted with my pressure washer 😂🤗
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You should get a cape sundew for your fungus gnats! Mine is pretty low maintenance and the gnats will keep it plenty fed. I haven’t had a single gnat roaming around my room since I got a sundew.
I really do!
What kind of maintenance do you need for one of those? I’m trying to get rid of fungus gnats but I dont have the money or time for leca 😭
Your plants look happy ❤❤
Thank you!
I’m gonna have to try this!!🌱
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I'm just now getting into gardening, I have a bunch of beautiful houseplants...but I have never seen or heard of the things you talk about, uber fascinating! I basically just water my plants and give them miracle grow ....I know you are probably passing out right now. LOL
Not at all!!!! I’m a firm believer in you do what works best for you! 🫶 everyone’s growing environment is so different! What works for me and my neurotic personality may not work for others 😅. Whatever keeps you and the plants happy is alllll good 🥰
Is there a reason why you used those plastic cups and created holes instead of just using the small plastic pots with holes used to plant?
Awesome! Alocasia in Leca is way to go, girl!
I am on the way to dip all of my plants in Leca now😂
Same!
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Never heard of Leca before coming upon your channel.
Dang fungus gnats, had them from a couple pots that didn’t get repotted after coming in for the winter, it sucked cause it cost me the herbs I was growing, one house plant and the tomato my mom was trying to grow indoors, both pots were the culprit though… we finally got rid of them in the end I would love to have this new pot of herbs continue on growing into winter this year.
It’s fun to experiment with LECA. I truly hate gnats.
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrow I heard a great gnat deterrent is to put sand over the soil because they can get past it or something, I’m going to try that this fall when I bring my herb pot in, if I can keep the herbs from bolting!
I love leca!!
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I should try this
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I (minorly but still) injured a red emerald philodendron and a mini-monstera this week during repottingfest. Green thumb butter fingers solidarity!
It happens too often!
What is the powder you sprinkled in the cup/pot?
See my pinned comment!
And then I drop the whole cup.... 😂😂😂 Girl don't leave us hanging
HAHAHHA nothing was harmed thankfully!
My LECA brings all the kids to the yard 😂
LA LA, LA LA, LAAAAAAA
You are funny😂
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And then once you drop the cup the correct thing to do, and the correct thing that most plant parents would do is lie on the floor for hours and cry over your mistake and then actually the next day get up and do something about it being a plan pairing is fun😅😅😅
LOL
more lecca videos please
I have this plant that had a mushy stem so I went to replant it, and I(the bottom of the plant have a split a bit but it still grew fine) the one of the stems separated,(the plant is an impatiens) so now I had two plants and they both looked like they have roots but how do I know I didn’t accidentally break the whole plants root system and if I did would the plant still grow now as two plants?
Hard to tell without physically seeing what you’re talking about, but roots have the ability re-grow!
Your leca DOES bring all the kids and plant junkies to the yard!!!! Hilarious!!!😂😂😂
HAHAHHA. LA LA LA LA LAAAAAAA
Hey if you put it where it sucks air rather that the screen with the buttons it might work a bit better
Lol you’re totally right
Yes, leca be a batch if'n you ain't usin it ret...I, too, had cascading plants today. Some were cactusesses and I've never had so many pricks in my hand...
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how do the soil roots not rot when transferred to leca since it has no water roots? my plant got root rot when transferred :(
The Myco inoculant helps for sure. You can also move it to water temporarily until it grows water roots and then move to LECA
Is one of those an alocasia quilted dream?
Yup!
How do you make your fertilizer solution?
It’s pinned in my comment. It’s dynagro mixed at the hydroponic levels on the bottle (1tsp per gallon)
Hey! I recently got an alocasia Ivory Coast, any tips?
All of my Alocasias are in higher humidity (over 70%) under a grow light 12 hours a day!
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrow good to know! Thank you!
Apparently using epsom salts helps with transplant stress as well
Oh cool!
I feel like leca gave me way more gnats, and my roots went rotten. Maybe I'll give it another go someday.
Oh no!! I find more success with LECA with water propagated cuttings, but so far these have all transferred successfully
How do you make the nutrition solution?
1/4 tsp per gallon
Can you share content featuring dumb canes. Please.
I don’t have any!
Imagine you causally bring out a box cutter or chef/butcher's knife when opening the package
Doesn’t everyone carry one around
All things I’ve heard about leca are high maintenance so can anyone pls tell me any positives??
Cleaner, no fungus gnats, I can control the nutrients, it’s reusable, never worry about under or overwatering
I’ve seen some RUclipsrs put their plants in water to encourage water roots before putting in LECA. Are there times you do this? Or are you successful without that step?
You can use water as a transfer medium. These roots looked healthy enough that I didn’t find that step necessary and also I was lazy. It’s been several weeks and all three plants show no sign of shock or root loss. The Myco helps!
They look like chocolate covered peanuts or malt balls! 😋
Hmmm... I wonder if I can do this with my mini african violets. They're so smol
Quelle est la petite poudre que vous mettez sur les racines ?
Please I need to know where does she buy her plants
My more common houseplants I get from Best Plant Friend: bestplantfriend.com/ohtheplacesyoull_grow (MICHELLE for 15% off)
All of my rarer plants (nearly my entire philodendron collection and Albos are from Pretty in Green): bit.ly/RAREPLANTS
These Alocasias are from Etsy
Forbidden Malteasers
Not, "and then I dropped the whole cup" 😂
Has any of your kids eaten a piece of leca before?
I’ve definitely had to fish it out of my 1 year old’s mouth
Why use leca?
Lol, i agree you shouldnt rinse leca in sinks but then why rinse the plants and dirt in the sink?? Perlite, chunks of dirt, rocks could all clog drains
lol good point
Can’t see the corms??
Corms grow fine in LECA!
Oh is the plant ok?
IT ISSSSSS
Educate me, if the leca has no nutrition to the plant why use it?
I find it cleaner, I don’t need to ever worry about when and how much to water, pests are far less likely to be found in LECA because it’s inorganic, I can water on a schedule, it’s easier for others to care for my LECA plants if I travel 🥰
@Oh The Places You'll Grow thank you!
What is leca 🤔
Expanded clay that hold water to feed roots
I wonder if one could make leca from local red clay....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I think it’s processed a special way to make it into LECA!
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrow I will have to research sometime. But I mean obviously it has to be baked in some way, maybe something special with the pressure idk lol
What is Leca
baked clay balls that fill and expand when soaked in water.
@@theroyalcrane thank you
Stands for lightweight expanded clay aggregate. They hold moisture that feed the roots
I never had luck with alocasias. But someone gave me a couple rehabs for free and I stuck them in leca and less than a week later I already have a leaf on one! What was the name of that stuff you sprinkled on the roots? It went to fast for my brain. Lol
This! amzn.to/3X9FBLd
Thank you!
I'm more of an outdoor plant person than indoor. Used to be the other way round! I want to get into more houseplants but our house is so dark! I avidly watch all of your videos. 😊
Makes me laugh that she bought smooth leca. You know its better if it's rough. I mean literally, leca is used because it has a big surface area to volume ratio, allowing it to hold nutrients, good bacteria, and water better. If it's smooth, it will be worse at doing that.
The surface area is not significantly reduced just because it’s smooth. The only major difference is in the buoyancy because the smooth LECA will float if your water level is too high (but when using LECA you don’t need your water level to be that high to the point in which it floats). My Alocasia frydek variegated has been in this LECA the longest and its roots are extremely healthy and the plant is thriving.
@@ohtheplacesyoullgrow I mean, the fact that it floats means it's not holding the water.