Don’t forget to wash your balls… Leca balls that is! LECA: Lightweight expanded clay aggregate Leca is a growing medium that you can grow your plants in. You can also add Leca to you soil mixes to provide better aeration. Growing in Leca alone is consider semi hydroponics. So if you struggle with growing plants in water this can be a great alternative. Let me know if you want more beginner guides to Leca and to help you decide if it’s something you want to give a try.
For leca, it’s all about the set up! It’s easier if you put your plant with leca in something like an orchid pot with lots of holes. Your water + nutrients go in a reservoir instead of just putting everything in glass jars. Cover your reservoir part (a decorative planter with a plug works well too) so it’s not clear. This will prevent algae. When it’s time to flush the leca just remove the inner pot with the plant in it and replace it when you’re done. ☺️ There, I fixed it! Love your channel tho!
@@leavealekaloneI’ve seen some people use stuff like cute old socks with the heel/toe cut off as sleeves to cover leca vessels. Helps a lot when you don’t have a cache pot to fit.
@@PlantswithKrystal I literally have to watch videos before I try anything just so I don’t botch anything! Your videos are great for beginners so I always look through them incase I miss something. 🥸
@@PlantswithKrystal girl, I barely just started doing this sht 😂 I’ve bought over 25 plants or so since seeing your vids & I just did my first propagation yesterday ! I’ve learned so much from you I’m so grateful !
Girl…. Tell me about it! I fancied myself a pretty decent plant mama before I found Krystal.. but then I started getting into some of the more “difficult to care for” plants & realized I had ALOT to learn.. after listening to tons of bad advice from other creators or just google in general… I found her channel & every single thing I have learned has helped my plants thrive & helped me to be able to actually enjoy collecting & caring for my plants instead of getting overwhelmed with information when googling tips & tricks… she’s the only person I trust on YT these days!!
Once you’ve done the initial rinse of the leca, it’s totally fine to rinse in your sink. There’s no residual dust once it’s been rinsed/soaked/rinsed again initially. I have special sink drain covers specifically for this and my pon plants. They’re a fine mesh screen. Lifesaver when it comes to doing flushes 🤗
I have got some leca I never used and my monstera adansonii has always been struggling in soil, I will do exactly what you did. You encourage me to experiment more
My monstera adansonii was the first plant I converted from soil to leca and it's doubled in size since. I highly recommend putting it in a container with drainage holes and using a cache pot as your reservoir. I use the same nutrient solution as in this video, foliage pro, and my plants absolutely loves it.
To anyone interested in Leca: I would recommend using nursery pots! I have several plants in Leca for several years now, and didn't even know about any of those issues. My water is always clean and odorless. I top up the water about every 5-7 days and do a complete water change 2-3 times a month and wipe out the cachepots. I prefer to have my climbing plants in soil, but otherwise I love Leca. So simple and effective. Just yeah... Don't forget the nutrients🌱🌱🌱
If you put the plants in a clear nursery pot and then put that pot in a translucent cover pot the light won't get to the water as much and you won't get as much algae. You'll also be able to take the clear nursery pot and flush it under a running tap or the one outside much easier & quicker. I ❤ Leca
I have thought about using leca because of other videos I have seen makes them look like a far better option than soil. You are the first person to point out some of the disadvantages of using leca. Thanks.
I think it’s personal preference…I absolutely love Leca and find it less of a mess than traditional soil. Plus I hate the little flies that I always get with dirt. A good tip is to drill a drainage hole in the glass (carefully) to allow easy water flushing or to buy pots specifically for hydroponics 👍🏻
Hydrogen peroxide 1:3 ratio, kills larvae in soil by contact. Once a week until no more adult flies are laying eggs in soil. Or, replace first 2 inches of soil with perlite.
NOOOOOOO Krystal!!! All my plant saves are in leca! But you need to have one of those vases with a water indicator, the granulated fertilizer at the bottom and a plastic cover up vase. I have never had a problem once and they're the lowest maintenance ever, no need to wash, no need to change the leca, just clean it extremely well before using it and that's it. The water indicator will even tell you when to water!
@@stardoll1995 leca helps areate the roots. Where I live we have a problem with water developing biofilm and ultimately suffocating the roots. Leca absolutely avoids all of these problems.
The way you say Leca sounds like "lecker/lekker" - the word for "yummy" in German and Dutch - which made your comment about leca looking like cocoa pops and not eating those unwashed balls even funnier 😄
I housesit for a plant lady (seriously, her house is a jungle oasis) and always wondered what those strange balls were. They often have white buildup on top and I think she only uses them for sick plants. Very interesting! I thought they would be easier to use and needed no maintenance.
The white build up is the minerals from the fertiliser settling at the top! It's not harmful at all just looks nasty haha so it just means it needs a rinse. I'd love to live in a jungle oasis...
Not a Leca fan either but I needed a short from you today!!! It’s only 9:20am and my day is already horrible 😫 but your content always makes me smile😁thank you for always being amazing 🤍
Oh man… I didn’t know what these little clay balls were. I thought they were to put on the bottom of pots for drainage, so I’ve been using some instead of rocks. My little Pilea has those on the bottom of its soil.. I wonder if they’re keeping too much moisture on its roots.. I’m glad I saw this and now know what they are.
I do so good with my outdoor plants. But I hate it because I really can only enjoy them and my garden in the spring and summer months. I’ve always wanted to be a indoor plant mama but everything always dies. But your videos are giving me hope. I’m gonna try again. Not sure what I’m gonna get but I want a house full of plants just like you. ❤
Yeeeaah, Leca sounds like waayyy too much work for me. I'd much rather have to deal with a few weeks/months of figuring out my specific plants' watering needs than do all the upkeep Leca requires...
It’s honestly not, it’s just a different way entirely so it requires a bit of a shift in the way you look at plant care. I switched almost all my stuff to leca a couple years ago because the pest pressures outside my home were so high and soil was making it a lot more difficult for me to treat my plants.
I have one plant in leca and it’s been doing amazing. It’s a philodendron pastazanum but I try to rinse out the leca weekly so I don’t have to take the plant out. My main problem is the plants roots growing so much and fitting them all in the leca
I’ve always just used leca under the nursery pot that’s inside my main pot. That way the plant won’t stand in water when I don’t feel like watering in the sink
I'm so glad to see this video! I was actually soaking some leca I'd gotten free with some pots. If Krystal says it's a pain in the rear, out it goes!! Thank you!! ❤🪴
The other comments mention to use an opaque or dark glass and it prevents the algae. Some say to place any clear container into a darker pot or cover it. I didn't know until now either.
Leca definitely is a hassle! I am starting to use cute cover pots that way they won’t grow so much algae! Also, I just started posting plant related stuff on my channel and would appreciate if you checked it out!
A village is so necessary. I knew that I didn’t have that either. My “village” was spread far and wide and not many in close proximity to lighten the load 😔
Trying leca to help a baby get bigger roots. I find too many of the videos on using it are very jargony so it's been an adventure to figure out how to do it properly
I have an alocasia silver dragon that has 3 little corms sticking out and I noticed it isn't putting out new leaves anymore. Idk if I should remove the corms so it can focus on making new leaves and not growing the corms. I'm so scared to mess with it because I already over watered and killed a dragon scale. The silver dragon is doing so well.
I have a question! Is caring for vanilla bean orchids that same way as you care for your regular orchids? Like can I put vanilla orchids in the same substrate as you use for your regular orchids??
I find leca much easier with pots designed for semi hydro. I agree it's awful if you all just dump it in a jar, but I adore leca in containers that make it easy to flush.
I don't like LECA so I only use it to plug holes and to amend the soil. I hated having to find two containers for clean, dirty and the to boil them. I found LECA dries out fast too so I prefer PON.
When my husband cleans ours between runs Fergus ALWAYS Steals a couple to play paw-key with🙄 stepping on one of those in the middle of the night in the dark is almost Worse than a Lego, because lecca is like a marble as well😅. Not Fun almost busting your ass on a clay coco puff😂
Thank you so much for This 😩 I've had a pest issue for a month and i saw somewhere that hydrogen peroxyde could kill them, so i've been watering them with a spoon of hydrogen for a liter of water because i could not find what proportion was okay for my plants 😭
I've poured straight hydrogen peroxide (3%, the kind you get at drug stores) into my pots before. Sometimes I don't even rinse lol. I don't think diluting it as much as you were doing makes it very effective, unfortunately.
I’ve never had my water go like that green in my leca I don’t flush mine I just add more water never had a problem I like to keep all that rooting hormone in the water
Yeah this is why I use self watering pots. Water goes in the reservoir on the bottom, plants and leca go on top with a wick running down into the reservoir. Much easier and healthier for the plants. I’m so surprised all the RUclips plant people just put it all straight in one container. I’ll do that with corms and props but the full grown plants get a wicking setup
I’ll never switch to Leca for one reason and not the reason you probably think. Leca is man made and you have to add artificial nutrients which some think is easier but I think it’s much more efficient to use normal soil and organic matter like bark, paper waste, food waste ect. We have too much waste and since doing environmental studies I now really try and use up all of my waste to avoid landfills. I only live in an apartment but I still manage to compost and by using your own natural waste your giving your plants plenty nutrients and saving all the extra money.
I never wash my leca unless I'm repoting. A lot of my plants have hella alge growing in them but they are thriving. I also only fertilize once every 6 months. Leca/semi hydroponics is so much easier than soil cause you can see everything happening and it's super low maintenance. Everyone should have their own opinion of course cause it's about how it fits into your life, but I think people over complicate semi hydroponics.
no algae is not necessarily harmful, in some ways in can be beneficial, but most peoples reasons for removing it are 1. aesthetically it looks much nicer 2. ur plants roots and the glass become covered in it and its hard to see/monitor ur plants health below water 3. algae is taking a tiny bit of the diluted oxygen from the water that ur plant could be using instead and 4. it can harbor areas for bacteria/mold to grow
My Dieffenbachia is turning horrible all of sudden. The stems are going outwards like separating from the middle and the leaves have almost died. I don’t know what to do :( I didn’t even repot to cause this issue
Heyyy, i got an indoor lucky bamboo plant (m a plant NEWBIE!!) And the corners of the leaves have started to get yellow. Idk whts going on. It gets indirect sunlight, i change the water every 8 or so days. And i have noticed sm -maybe algae?- on its roots, could tht be a reason and howwww do i fix it???
I got that same liquid fertilizer and have been using it with every watering of my indoor plants and every time I change water with my propagations that are only in water Is that too much???
Hi, I have a quick question about cacti. I have a moon cactus and the coloured top of it has some rotting parts, do I cut off the rotten parts or give up on the plant?
Isn't algae good for water propagation in small amounts? They increase oxygen level of the water, as long as the the colony don't die off suddenly spike ammonia levels.
Can you talk more about the fertilizers you use? I actually bought the one in this video because of an older clip of yours & all of my hydro plants are thriving now! Do you also use this on your soil potted plants? what fertilizers do you recommend?
Don’t forget to wash your balls… Leca balls that is!
LECA: Lightweight expanded clay aggregate
Leca is a growing medium that you can grow your plants in. You can also add Leca to you soil mixes to provide better aeration. Growing in Leca alone is consider semi hydroponics.
So if you struggle with growing plants in water this can be a great alternative. Let me know if you want more beginner guides to Leca and to help you decide if it’s something you want to give a try.
😂😂
I think both types of balls should be washed to be honest 😂
Waitt, does that mean where it’s found in the wild,the leca environment automatically flushes?
That would be realllllllllyyy cool :D
Girl. More of everything you got and know! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 You da BOMB! 💃🏾💃🏾🫶🏾✌🏾
I'd be interested in Pon.
For leca, it’s all about the set up!
It’s easier if you put your plant with leca in something like an orchid pot with lots of holes. Your water + nutrients go in a reservoir instead of just putting everything in glass jars. Cover your reservoir part (a decorative planter with a plug works well too) so it’s not clear. This will prevent algae. When it’s time to flush the leca just remove the inner pot with the plant in it and replace it when you’re done. ☺️ There, I fixed it! Love your channel tho!
This comment is underrated. Thanks for the tip.
I know it’s a a great tip, but I do not have the energy to organise a new set up, so I’d rather deal with the clean up for a while
To prevent algae I might just use some old ceramic vas or even a cute mug 😭😸
this is the setup I use too. it makes it easy to flush. I do a quick flush every week so much better than using soil in my opinion
@@leavealekaloneI’ve seen some people use stuff like cute old socks with the heel/toe cut off as sleeves to cover leca vessels. Helps a lot when you don’t have a cache pot to fit.
FINALLY A VIDEO WHERE YOU GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THESE!! I don’t do anything to my plants until YOU say it’s okay, 😂
😂 same
Staawwwppp 😂🫣 don’t be afraid to explore it and try it for yourself. It works well but it can be a tedious process.
@@PlantswithKrystal I literally have to watch videos before I try anything just so I don’t botch anything! Your videos are great for beginners so I always look through them incase I miss something. 🥸
@@PlantswithKrystal girl, I barely just started doing this sht 😂 I’ve bought over 25 plants or so since seeing your vids & I just did my first propagation yesterday ! I’ve learned so much from you I’m so grateful !
Girl…. Tell me about it! I fancied myself a pretty decent plant mama before I found Krystal.. but then I started getting into some of the more “difficult to care for” plants & realized I had ALOT to learn.. after listening to tons of bad advice from other creators or just google in general… I found her channel & every single thing I have learned has helped my plants thrive & helped me to be able to actually enjoy collecting & caring for my plants instead of getting overwhelmed with information when googling tips & tricks… she’s the only person I trust on YT these days!!
I find using dark glass containers (amber, green, blue, etc) helps with the algae significantly!
Once you’ve done the initial rinse of the leca, it’s totally fine to rinse in your sink. There’s no residual dust once it’s been rinsed/soaked/rinsed again initially. I have special sink drain covers specifically for this and my pon plants. They’re a fine mesh screen. Lifesaver when it comes to doing flushes 🤗
To reduce algae you have to block out the light. Use an opaque jar or cover/coat it with something.
I have got some leca I never used and my monstera adansonii has always been struggling in soil, I will do exactly what you did. You encourage me to experiment more
My monstera adansonii was the first plant I converted from soil to leca and it's doubled in size since. I highly recommend putting it in a container with drainage holes and using a cache pot as your reservoir. I use the same nutrient solution as in this video, foliage pro, and my plants absolutely loves it.
To anyone interested in Leca: I would recommend using nursery pots! I have several plants in Leca for several years now, and didn't even know about any of those issues. My water is always clean and odorless. I top up the water about every 5-7 days and do a complete water change 2-3 times a month and wipe out the cachepots. I prefer to have my climbing plants in soil, but otherwise I love Leca. So simple and effective. Just yeah... Don't forget the nutrients🌱🌱🌱
If you put the plants in a clear nursery pot and then put that pot in a translucent cover pot the light won't get to the water as much and you won't get as much algae. You'll also be able to take the clear nursery pot and flush it under a running tap or the one outside much easier & quicker. I ❤ Leca
I have thought about using leca because of other videos I have seen makes them look like a far better option than soil. You are the first person to point out some of the disadvantages of using leca. Thanks.
Completely agree here. I was putting it off as another expense 😅
I think it’s personal preference…I absolutely love Leca and find it less of a mess than traditional soil. Plus I hate the little flies that I always get with dirt. A good tip is to drill a drainage hole in the glass (carefully) to allow easy water flushing or to buy pots specifically for hydroponics 👍🏻
Soil is much more forgiving. Maintains a better ph too.
@@jen_gem fungus gnats? Reduce your watering. And use a better soil.
Hydrogen peroxide 1:3 ratio, kills larvae in soil by contact. Once a week until no more adult flies are laying eggs in soil. Or, replace first 2 inches of soil with perlite.
I laughed so damn hard when you said “pansa”. That’s what I call my chonky cat’s hangy down puddin’ sack. 😝😝😝
NOOOOOOO Krystal!!! All my plant saves are in leca! But you need to have one of those vases with a water indicator, the granulated fertilizer at the bottom and a plastic cover up vase. I have never had a problem once and they're the lowest maintenance ever, no need to wash, no need to change the leca, just clean it extremely well before using it and that's it. The water indicator will even tell you when to water!
I was gonna say! I wonder if all the H2O2 is bad for root microbiomes.
@@winterkeptuswarm nope I susually use it on plants that are very sick and can't stand just water anymore
@@la_gobba_di_aigor supposedly if you keep up with it and do it right shouldn't even the sickest plant survive if they can grow in hydroponics?
@@stardoll1995 leca helps areate the roots. Where I live we have a problem with water developing biofilm and ultimately suffocating the roots. Leca absolutely avoids all of these problems.
I have killed mint and my boyfriend is not a fan of house plants. So, I’m “growing” green onions in water!
I’ve been changing the water daily! Yay!!!
I use them in semi-hydroponic pots for my orchids...mostly phaelinopses. I'm sold.
I have 3/4 my plants in LECA and it's actually easier once you get the hang of it.
Agreed
100%! I switched over because I hated having those little flies in my house and yeah I’m loving it
The way you say Leca sounds like "lecker/lekker" - the word for "yummy" in German and Dutch - which made your comment about leca looking like cocoa pops and not eating those unwashed balls even funnier 😄
I housesit for a plant lady (seriously, her house is a jungle oasis) and always wondered what those strange balls were. They often have white buildup on top and I think she only uses them for sick plants. Very interesting! I thought they would be easier to use and needed no maintenance.
The white build up is the minerals from the fertiliser settling at the top! It's not harmful at all just looks nasty haha so it just means it needs a rinse. I'd love to live in a jungle oasis...
Not a Leca fan either but I needed a short from you today!!! It’s only 9:20am and my day is already horrible 😫 but your content always makes me smile😁thank you for always being amazing 🤍
Oh man… I didn’t know what these little clay balls were. I thought they were to put on the bottom of pots for drainage, so I’ve been using some instead of rocks. My little Pilea has those on the bottom of its soil.. I wonder if they’re keeping too much moisture on its roots.. I’m glad I saw this and now know what they are.
I JUST switched a bus ch of plants to LECA because of pests, thanks for this!
I do so good with my outdoor plants. But I hate it because I really can only enjoy them and my garden in the spring and summer months. I’ve always wanted to be a indoor plant mama but everything always dies. But your videos are giving me hope. I’m gonna try again. Not sure what I’m gonna get but I want a house full of plants just like you. ❤
Yeeeaah, Leca sounds like waayyy too much work for me. I'd much rather have to deal with a few weeks/months of figuring out my specific plants' watering needs than do all the upkeep Leca requires...
Yeah..there's an Australian lady on youtube the leca queen. Every plant she has is in leca! She never said it was do much work.😮
It’s honestly not, it’s just a different way entirely so it requires a bit of a shift in the way you look at plant care. I switched almost all my stuff to leca a couple years ago because the pest pressures outside my home were so high and soil was making it a lot more difficult for me to treat my plants.
I have one plant in leca and it’s been doing amazing. It’s a philodendron pastazanum but I try to rinse out the leca weekly so I don’t have to take the plant out. My main problem is the plants roots growing so much and fitting them all in the leca
I’ve always just used leca under the nursery pot that’s inside my main pot. That way the plant won’t stand in water when I don’t feel like watering in the sink
I'm dying over "eye roll in spanish". Hahahahahaha
I cant tell you haw much you have helped me with my plant babies!!!❤ thank you for keepin it real!
The face you made when you smelled it 😂😂😂 I did this the other day 😮😂😂😂
Lol- pretty sure this is the first time I’ve heard “pansa” used in a plant video! My pansa is always getting wet or dirty from the plants.
KRYSTAL you are my plant gutu, live your energy, thank you for helping me save my plant babies ❤❤❤❤
I find just water is easier. Is there any benefit at all to using leca over just using water?
Gives the roots more oxygen.
Thank you! I've been thinking of trying this and you just convinced me to not waste my time.
I'm so glad to see this video! I was actually soaking some leca I'd gotten free with some pots. If Krystal says it's a pain in the rear, out it goes!! Thank you!! ❤🪴
The other comments mention to use an opaque or dark glass and it prevents the algae. Some say to place any clear container into a darker pot or cover it. I didn't know until now either.
Leca definitely is a hassle! I am starting to use cute cover pots that way they won’t grow so much algae! Also, I just started posting plant related stuff on my channel and would appreciate if you checked it out!
"pLeAsE dON't EaT tHeM" *Sniffs* ☠️
A village is so necessary. I knew that I didn’t have that either. My “village” was spread far and wide and not many in close proximity to lighten the load 😔
I 💕 love your videos 😍
You are hilarious!!!!!!!😂
A very knowledgeable about plants keep up the good work
Trying leca to help a baby get bigger roots. I find too many of the videos on using it are very jargony so it's been an adventure to figure out how to do it properly
I just use the double pot for it and it's easy to flush it then. Love leca, have many plants in it, cause love to overwater in soil))
Died laughing when you rolled your eyes in Spanish!
I have an alocasia silver dragon that has 3 little corms sticking out and I noticed it isn't putting out new leaves anymore. Idk if I should remove the corms so it can focus on making new leaves and not growing the corms. I'm so scared to mess with it because I already over watered and killed a dragon scale. The silver dragon is doing so well.
“Rolls eyes in Spanish” 😂
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Would Leca work for an orchid once the flowers are gone and stem cut off ??
Yes
Nice!!🎉
Beautiful
“my pansa got messy” 🤣🤣
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I have a question! Is caring for vanilla bean orchids that same way as you care for your regular orchids? Like can I put vanilla orchids in the same substrate as you use for your regular orchids??
I find leca much easier with pots designed for semi hydro. I agree it's awful if you all just dump it in a jar, but I adore leca in containers that make it easy to flush.
Aw man, I love leca!
I don't like LECA so I only use it to plug holes and to amend the soil. I hated having to find two containers for clean, dirty and the to boil them. I found LECA dries out fast too so I prefer PON.
When my husband cleans ours between runs Fergus ALWAYS Steals a couple to play paw-key with🙄 stepping on one of those in the middle of the night in the dark is almost Worse than a Lego, because lecca is like a marble as well😅. Not Fun almost busting your ass on a clay coco puff😂
can you please make a video on pitcher plants? i don’t know how or what to feed it.
Thank you so much for This 😩 I've had a pest issue for a month and i saw somewhere that hydrogen peroxyde could kill them, so i've been watering them with a spoon of hydrogen for a liter of water because i could not find what proportion was okay for my plants 😭
I've poured straight hydrogen peroxide (3%, the kind you get at drug stores) into my pots before. Sometimes I don't even rinse lol. I don't think diluting it as much as you were doing makes it very effective, unfortunately.
Hydrogen peroxide to water of 1:3 ratio. Use once, weekly, rids gnat larvae. Or 1 teaspoon per 1 cup water.
Thank you for helping make my decision lmao water and soil is enough for me
Krystal is me doing my plant quehaceres in Spanglish 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’ve never had my water go like that green in my leca I don’t flush mine I just add more water never had a problem I like to keep all that rooting hormone in the water
Now I want to rescue some plants and coco puffs 😭
Yeah this is why I use self watering pots. Water goes in the reservoir on the bottom, plants and leca go on top with a wick running down into the reservoir. Much easier and healthier for the plants. I’m so surprised all the RUclips plant people just put it all straight in one container. I’ll do that with corms and props but the full grown plants get a wicking setup
Can you tell me more about the care of the monstera swiss cheese
Rolls eyes in Spanish! Jajaja (me reí en español) 😂
I’ll never switch to Leca for one reason and not the reason you probably think. Leca is man made and you have to add artificial nutrients which some think is easier but I think it’s much more efficient to use normal soil and organic matter like bark, paper waste, food waste ect. We have too much waste and since doing environmental studies I now really try and use up all of my waste to avoid landfills. I only live in an apartment but I still manage to compost and by using your own natural waste your giving your plants plenty nutrients and saving all the extra money.
I never wash my leca unless I'm repoting. A lot of my plants have hella alge growing in them but they are thriving. I also only fertilize once every 6 months.
Leca/semi hydroponics is so much easier than soil cause you can see everything happening and it's super low maintenance.
Everyone should have their own opinion of course cause it's about how it fits into your life, but I think people over complicate semi hydroponics.
How do you get rid of spider mites on succulents? I put them out for the summer and now they all have them! What can I use?
Is algae harmful to the plants?
no algae is not necessarily harmful, in some ways in can be beneficial, but most peoples reasons for removing it are 1. aesthetically it looks much nicer 2. ur plants roots and the glass become covered in it and its hard to see/monitor ur plants health below water 3. algae is taking a tiny bit of the diluted oxygen from the water that ur plant could be using instead and 4. it can harbor areas for bacteria/mold to grow
How to get the best healthy roses 🌹?
I saw someone propagate w a bit of hydrogen peroxide in their water to prevent algae maybe that would help w the leca algae
these are cute but seem very intense??? pros and cons???
Okay.. we needs another long video need to see your beefs and face for longer ❤
My Dieffenbachia is turning horrible all of sudden. The stems are going outwards like separating from the middle and the leaves have almost died. I don’t know what to do :(
I didn’t even repot to cause this issue
Those is why I use spent eco complete
Hey, how do you decide what to put in leca vs soil?
Beautiful! However, that looks like you still have to do quite a bit of work with leca! Nice Video!
Heyyy, i got an indoor lucky bamboo plant (m a plant NEWBIE!!)
And the corners of the leaves have started to get yellow. Idk whts going on.
It gets indirect sunlight, i change the water every 8 or so days.
And i have noticed sm -maybe algae?- on its roots, could tht be a reason and howwww do i fix it???
How did you make a hydrogen peroxide mix? I have an avocado tree that may need that
How do you clean them if you don't have an outside abailable? Like apartment peoples
What are the benefits of leca over pebbles or rocks?
I use dark coloured glass to put my plants in - no algae 😊
I definitely need more dark colored ones to help!
Would using acrylic spray paint work? Then don't have to spend extra
I recently got a succulent would like some advise pleaseeeee!!!!
I switched to pumice w/ 10% zeolite & have had better results.
Is it OK to fill water all the way if it's a cutting? I realized some of my monstera cuttings weren't touching the water so... I fill it up to the top
Do you think doing it in something that isn’t clear would reduce your algae production?
I literally just refreshing my adansonii in leca. It my first time using it and yea not doing it again.
Wait, your supposed to clean the cocopuffs?! I gotta plant to save
I got that same liquid fertilizer and have been using it with every watering of my indoor plants and every time I change water with my propagations that are only in water
Is that too much???
i got the same white shirt hahah
Hi, I have a quick question about cacti. I have a moon cactus and the coloured top of it has some rotting parts, do I cut off the rotten parts or give up on the plant?
You can try to cut the rotted parts and see if it makes it through.
Can you use Leca with bamboo plants?
I bought two babies that are dying because of you and now I don’t know what to do LOL
Isn't algae good for water propagation in small amounts?
They increase oxygen level of the water, as long as the the colony don't die off suddenly spike ammonia levels.
Forbidden Coco puffs.
I couldn't use lecca, I forget too often, i barely manage to remember to change my cat's water fountain every week 😵💫
how do I get rid of mildew?
If you use a opaque container it’s less likely to grow algae
Ohhh a tooth brush good idea XD
I never change my leca water and mine never grow algae.....
So what is the benefit of using leca if it’s such a pain to work with?
When done properly, it's not a pain at all. I like it more than soil
Can you talk more about the fertilizers you use? I actually bought the one in this video because of an older clip of yours & all of my hydro plants are thriving now! Do you also use this on your soil potted plants? what fertilizers do you recommend?
I wonder if you could put those in a laundry bag and run them in your dishwasher with no chemicals