Watching those cacti get ruined was devastating. Especially since those large ones are at least a decade old. No need to graft cacti unless you have a neon one (they don't have chlorophyll so need the root stock to do it for them).
That graft could never have worked bc you have to line up the vascular ring in the center of the cacti for them to sustainably connect. Theres only one center per specimen. They MIGHT try to grow together but they wouldn't live too long without the vascular rings lined up. And yes I may not have the exact proper terms but that's what it is.
My grandmother was English and I miss her so much, but you reacted to these EXACTLY like she would have done, and it made me so incredibly happy. She always said "What do you want to do that for?" and "Don't need that!"
Thanks, Richard. I'm off to smash eggs and slosh soy sauce all over my precious plants. Unfortunately, I haven't got any butter or mayo so I'm thinking furniture polish or engine oil for a nice, glossy-leaf finish. What can possibly go wrong??!! 😂 (wax on fresh cuts prevents bacterial infection, I've done it, it works!)
That corn one is hilarious. Because the plants aren't corn, are they? All those little round leaves? I wonder if we're missing something. Those ARE beetroot greens coming out the top of that beetroot, though. It's a good way to grow the greens, as people do like to eat the greens, which are very similar to spinach.
Regarding the bamboos and the wax: I read somewhere that if you cut it to propagate, you should seal the cut with wax to keep it from any infections. Must be a non-petroleum based wax
All the videos I watched on lucky bamboo said to seal the top of cuttings with wax, at least until the cut dries and seals on its own. I've done it myself and although I don't know about infections, it does stop the stem from browning at the tip
Yes I’ve seen people put candle wax on the cut ends, but it will absolutely not grow from the main stalk that was cut. It would branch out from the sides. I don’t know why people put all that effort into making a completely fake growth pattern on these videos!
Mandy Larsen I'm honestly much more interested in how they achieve the special effects than the actual topic of the video. A much more interesting video would be the short itself and then a sped up super cut of them cutting down a plant and then showing it in reverse to make it seem like it grows. I believe that is a genre that exists on RUclips, random videos and then showing behind the scenes. It's much more interesting than cutting a plant to put a different plant on top of it
Thank you for making this video! I have always thought the 5 minute videos were ridiculous, but some people I know get sucked in by them and then are disappointed when most of the “hacks” don’t work. I own a variegated jade plant, so they do exist in the real world. Mine has more contrast to the variegation than the one in the video. It is highly variegated with creamy almost white stripes and half moon leaves contrasted with dark green, a bit darker than my normal green jade. Because of the high variegation, it grows much slower than my normal jade plant. I wish RUclips would let me show you a picture. I live in the United States, and once in a while we get the variegated jades at my nearest Lowes garden center, though not terribly often.
I have a variegated jade, its so pretty. The edges are pink from the sun. 😊 I love when you do videos on these hacks. They are SO ridiculous. Always a huge plant massacre, I cringe! ....I was waiting for the return of the toilet lettuce 😂😂😂
Indeed the nail is a risky business🤣🤣🤣 I did it after seeing one of the fake videos & sadly I killed my massive variegated jade plant. I was so upset. Had to go & buy another one & said never to watch the fake videos I block them if they pop up. I won't take a chance. Thank you for addressing this to other viewers. & love your informative content
The cling wrap on the glass is a great one! I never thought of that. Not only would it hold the cutting in place, it would keep mosquitoes from accessing the water surface.
I loved the pretty rocks with the plants in them. I think it just creates more work for myself changing the water every week. Once i rooted the top of a pineapple plant in water and put it in dirt when it had a good amount of roots. It looked good but the bugs also loved it.😮 your videos are enjoyable to watch because you have a good sense of humor. Have a blessed day.
Growing beet leaves from the tops of beets actually works! I often grow leaves from the tops of radish, carrots, from the base of celery or spring greens and spring onions too. Won't make huge amounts but good to add to a salad for a bit of food diversity!
@@SheffieldMadePlantsI see your cunning plan to make me watch it again!!! 😂 Anyway, I did and think it is indeed beet and beet leaves. The pink stalks you think is (mini) rhubarb are the old stems of large leaves that have been cut off. Wish I could send you pic of ones I'm growing at mo!! Do you have an email address you use for this channel?
Looked like the young beet leafs on the beets in my vegetable garden 😊 but those bright red leafless stem seemed a bit our of place. If those would be older leafs they'd be darker, so things are definitely brightened up a lot
I recommend neem oil for glossy leaves. It also helps against pests and mold and stuff. And it's environmentally friendly and totally harmless (aka, no poison or anything).
I reckon the bottle in the bowl is to keep all the leaves hanging over the edge of the bowl as they develop roots. Without that bottle there, they would all slip into the water, wouldn't they? That's actually a rather neat trick.
GREAT VIDEO! These are not hacks these are dumb fakes... it's barely worth for entertainment but not for actual educational content... it's good you debunked it!
With Lucky Bamboo propagation, the purpose of the wax is to seal the wound to prevent stem rot. It doesn't promote growth. It only helps prevent death.
You actually CAN grow some mushrooms using coffee grounds. The mushroom they're "growing" in that video doesn't look right, though. Probably the most common one to be grown with coffee grounds are oyster mushrooms (pleurotus genus), but they do better if you mix it with sawdust from a tree that it can grow on (it's favorite is poplar). They can even be grown in plain cardboard, and I've even seen oyster mushroom mycelium eating a cigarette butt in a petri dish.
there are real mushroom farms which use the leftovers of coffee as growing substrate. but mold also loves it (and the mushroom cuts too), so be careful to prepare it well :-)
Around 3:45... that's not new corn plants. Anybody that has seen corn growing can tell you those little spindly leaves are just some sort of grass/weed. That is not how baby corn plants look like. And yes, cooked is cooked.
Maybe the bottle was to keep the leaves out of the water? I don't think it would work very well. Variegated Jade IS a thing & very beautiful! I want one! Nope! That's NOT corn sprouts!! As if cooked corn would sprout in the 1st place! I've worked in plenty of vegetable gardens, corn grows wide blades, not strings! Again you're right. I grew a Mango once. I just stuck the unpeeled seed in a pot & it grew nicely. I missed the weather one night & an unexpected cold snap hit that & I lost it & an avocado plant! I was so proud of them!! 😥 I MIGHT try the Watermelon, but put it out in the yard as a novelty, then pot it up when the waterman is gone. Never mind! The critters would eat it first! Spiky Watermelon? Never saw one! Cucumbers have little spines. There are spiky melons, but they don't look like cactus like that one did! Nope!
There are several different variegated jades 😊 I have 3 different types. They're lovely 😍 I really wish these terrible "tips" were illegal lol it confuses newbies
Banana peels actually release a lot of nutrients. I’ve tested seed germination with and without peels and the peels sprouted faster and stronger than the seeds without the peels. But I don’t think it works in all scenarios. Also had friends say the wax dip prevents root rot. Haven’t tried it myself.
I lay banana peels on our counter and let them dry (in our dry climate, takes only 2-3 days), then I use them as aquarium fertilizer. Shove them all the way down into my deep substrate where they can decompose and feed rooted aquatic plants. My hygrophila seems to especially love that! EDIT: ORGANIC bananas only. No way I'd want to know what the pesticides and such on non-organic stuff might do to my fish and shrimp.
you can make your own plant fertilizer by boiling banana peels in water Then you stain out the peels This could be why a lot of videos use banana for their plant hacks
Looks like the first one is an extremely ambitious attempt to graft several cacti together. Plants have to be a certain amount of genetically similar in order for that to work, so odds are at least a few of their grab bags were incompatible, and likely the cut on the large one was too severe for it to survive.
something really weird is going on with your microphone on this one. it sounds bizarre like you re from a different planet and isnt even in sync with your lips
When I see the natural foodstuffs being used, I just think "BUGS" I use those sticky butterfly shaped pads you stick in the soil and it catches so many bugs
I actually think the bottle in the bowl wasn't too bad of an idea. I think it helped keep the leaves arranged and pointed outwards rather than floating around in the water without structure. The rest of the hacks, though, absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. XD As can unfortunately be reliably expected from 5 Minutes Craft. Also ohmygosh what is that beautiful plant behind you! The one with the purple red leaves?
I'm going to mix the watermelon planter with some crushed raw eggs, and some cooked corn on the cob with soy sauce. Then I'm going to butter any leaves. I believe these all work.
Some of those are a bit sus... but I did the rusty nail hack with my African Violet a couple years ago. I'd had it 5 or so years, still in it's og pot, same soil... and it flowered for the first time since I'd bought it. It's the iron oxide - "Rusty nails can provide the iron to help your plants thrive. The iron will reboot your plants’ ability to synthesize chlorophyll and improve these structures and functions of their chloroplasts. The rust also increases the acidity of the soil...".
The bottle I would think would help keep the leaves from sliding down into the water completely. That watermelon hack would stink up to high heaven in a couple of days. Have you ever put a eaten slice into the trash and not take the trash out right away? Pew!!! Using a raw egg would tend to stink also, I would guess. In the 70s, I heard to make your leaves shine use mayo to shine them. I did on my 2 giant split leaf philo. They died. LOL
Those hacks looked amazing. I need to go down to the kitchen to get some tools for experiments....I think the bottle was water/mustard cress. We used to grow them in egg shells, but they need moisture so we put cotton wool at the bottom
Based on the baby plants that they appear to show growing out of the corn cob, I suspect they put seeds for another plant between the corn kernels. Those are DEFINITELY not baby corn plants. TOTALLY wrong leaves. LOL
These are hilarious, they cracked me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The chilli / philo...not even the same family much less genus lol, definitely ridiculous. An I don't think ANY of the seeds actually grew the plant they should...corn is a grass, not whatever that leafy little thing was...I just hope people don't get put off growing plants trying this clickbait rubbish! Very funny though...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sanitary pads contain substances that bind moisture (for obvious reasons), which is supposed to happen here with the soil. Still, I don't want to have pads in my flower pots. They will, apart from the plastic underside, rot & the poor plants with them (yes, me too think this is thai basil shown). About the mango: my pit has also sprouted from the middle. I removed the wooden part beforehand. However, my growing-timelapse would have looked pretty different ;)) Also, I wanna punch this cactus butcher
just saw clickbait for a 'house beautiful' article about why you should put ice cubes in your plants so ... 🙄. seems the plant world has a LOT of old wive's tales (i can't believe 5 minute crafts has 80M subs)
Thank you for being you. I have learned more from you than plant are as Amanda. Love to listen to you explain issues with plants. Keep on keeping on. USA plant lover
What I didn’t know and learned today was: 1. Rusty nails turn red to blue. Doing it asap. 2. Water and slits in clear wrap and putting individual leaves in. I will be multiplying my plants asap.
Yes the wax seals the cut end to prevent disease - I’ve seen it on bamboo cuts but also on money trees. I have two money trees and love them! (One money tree I saved from the Walmart graveyard🙄) do you have a money tree? Love your videos so much! Cheers💕✝️🙋🏻♀️
The wax one is a good way of propagating plants like bamboo and dieffenbachia, obviously it doesn't do what they say. It prevents infección and stem rot. You put wax on the tip that way it doesn't rot and a shoot will start from a node.
lool, what the heck would a rusty nail do for an orchid??! XD Just water the poor thing, and you're done. Maybe replant it, but that's not advised if they're in poor health. Nurse it back first, then replant.
Those sprouts from the corn are definitely not corn. Corn seedlings look like grass, there is no way you can graft a chili stem, it's the wrong part of the plant. My pet peeve is growing lemons from seed. It would take years to fruit and because most fruit have been bred and hybridised so much the seeds do not produce the same type of fruit - you would end up with inferior lemons.
oh my goodness! these are hilarious! someone needs a real hobby. cutting the giant cactus only to add the smaller cacti... its hideous. i see these silly hacks often as well, i call it ugly. wasting money. perhaps my fave, the hygiene pad lasagna ~~~ yikes. thank you for the laugh Charles. im up early today here in Fl. happy to see that as my morning video. started my day with a smile.
All in all, 5 minute crafts is ridiculous, enough to give one a migraine trying to get through a video to find a good hack - and you must be applauded in taking on that task for us! I think the purpose of the water bottle in the middle of the bowl was only as a weighted object to keep the cuttings tidy and from floating away.
Mate, hate to tell you, but the last one actually works It doesn't look like theirs does because they film the before and after on the same day, but the goop that the chia seeds make when they're wet is really sticky. I've written things with them and had them growing on walls. Give it a try! It only takes 7 days and you can add the sprouts into food The rest is just nonsense
The one with the period pad was so strange. For starters, the plant looked like it was in a plastic pot without drainage which will keep the moisture longer anyway. The pad has a layer of plastic so maybe it’s supposed to prevent the water from sinking deeper into the pot. If the roots aren’t long enough, why not plant it into a smaller pot? 😅 To me it looks like it will most likely cause the soil below the pad to rot, wouldn’t it?
2:47 those blue peddles look like a very common fertilizer over here, but you're supposed to put it on top/top layer of the soil and it slowly melts with watering...maybe it's supposed to be that to help the plant? it looks really nice anyway!
I just recently purchased a variegated jade plant. I had never seen one and had to have it. I don’t know how to post a picture of it here. I also picked up a prehistoric looking aloe called Aloe Krakatoa.
I doubt the pepper plant would grow just by hanging a whole pepper by the stem out of the grafting cut. The seeds are the part that sprout. Am I wrong? The “corn” sprouts look nothing like real corn plants. Also, when you cook a seed, it stops any further growing process. However, I think the cob could be used as a fertilizer, but I would slice the ear in half. With the bamboo, if you buy them at the store, you’ll see the tops are coated with what appears to be wax and the leaves grow from the joints. ☺️ The “banana” seedlings looked like cilantro. 🤷♀️ The beet stems do look like that, as do the leaves. If you grow beets from seeds, you’ll see the same thing except much slimmer since they don’t have a base to grow from. The sprouts look more like alfalfa sprouts. I’ve never seen an orchid with leaves like that, but I could be wrong. Why would you slice up usable mushrooms to grow mushrooms?
Everythong you mentioned is true, but there are several Orchid species with these leafs. And those mushrooms cannot work like that i think because most mushrooms are unripe when harvested, It is indeed a waist of good product.
@@SheffieldMadePlants 😉 It’s kind of an Asian thing. You’re not Asian if you don’t have at least one bamboo plant in your house. 😂 (Just kidding, of course. I’ve just had bamboo plants many times and learned from experience. ☺️)
I honestly don’t know who these videos are for. Are they intended to get as many people as possible frustrated with plant keeping that they just quit? I’m definitely adding a little soy sauce to my ZZ though sounds delicious
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I always put an egg on my plants... the only issue is that now the plants ask me for some bacon :D
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Err.. you only supposed to give bacon to the carnivorous plants.
Thank you for calling these out. I only trust your advice.
Glad you like them!
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One thing's for sure: they cannot absolutely claim that "no plant was hurt or damaged during the making of this video" 😂💚🌱
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Watching those cacti get ruined was devastating. Especially since those large ones are at least a decade old. No need to graft cacti unless you have a neon one (they don't have chlorophyll so need the root stock to do it for them).
I live in the desert and it’s obvious those are artificial! We have cactus with thorns you cannot see. It’s takes special handling to work with them.
I know right!
Also some species like Blossfedia can be thoublesome whilst growing on their own roots.
That graft could never have worked bc you have to line up the vascular ring in the center of the cacti for them to sustainably connect. Theres only one center per specimen. They MIGHT try to grow together but they wouldn't live too long without the vascular rings lined up. And yes I may not have the exact proper terms but that's what it is.
My grandmother was English and I miss her so much, but you reacted to these EXACTLY like she would have done, and it made me so incredibly happy. She always said "What do you want to do that for?" and "Don't need that!"
😂 thanks!
Couldn’t stop laughing 😂you have such a dry sense of humour 😂
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Thanks, Richard. I'm off to smash eggs and slosh soy sauce all over my precious plants. Unfortunately, I haven't got any butter or mayo so I'm thinking furniture polish or engine oil for a nice, glossy-leaf finish. What can possibly go wrong??!! 😂 (wax on fresh cuts prevents bacterial infection, I've done it, it works!)
Pro moves 😂
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I got sucked into watching a Five Minute Craft video once, and only once. They are ridiculous 😂 this video was entertaining!
Me too. So lame.
I am affraid that 5min crafts makes the plant hobby even more difficult for the ones who lack a green thumb
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@@gazepskotzs4maybe they'd better insert a disclaimer at the beginning of each video: "Don't Do This at Home" !!!
@@gazepskotzs4 exactly my thought too! 🪴
That corn one is hilarious. Because the plants aren't corn, are they? All those little round leaves? I wonder if we're missing something. Those ARE beetroot greens coming out the top of that beetroot, though. It's a good way to grow the greens, as people do like to eat the greens, which are very similar to spinach.
Timelapse looked very fake either way.
Corn is related to grass so the leaves look similar.
@@ellahyland1705 corn grows long pointy leaves up from a stiff central stem. Those spindly things were soft and with rond leaves. Not corn.
Regarding the bamboos and the wax: I read somewhere that if you cut it to propagate, you should seal the cut with wax to keep it from any infections. Must be a non-petroleum based wax
Fair enough for thanks for letting me know 👍
Indeed, I've seen it done to a Monstera cutting. That was at the bottom though, the part in the water
All the videos I watched on lucky bamboo said to seal the top of cuttings with wax, at least until the cut dries and seals on its own. I've done it myself and although I don't know about infections, it does stop the stem from browning at the tip
Yes I’ve seen people put candle wax on the cut ends, but it will absolutely not grow from the main stalk that was cut. It would branch out from the sides. I don’t know why people put all that effort into making a completely fake growth pattern on these videos!
Mandy Larsen I'm honestly much more interested in how they achieve the special effects than the actual topic of the video.
A much more interesting video would be the short itself and then a sped up super cut of them cutting down a plant and then showing it in reverse to make it seem like it grows.
I believe that is a genre that exists on RUclips, random videos and then showing behind the scenes. It's much more interesting than cutting a plant to put a different plant on top of it
Oh my! The egg and soy hack😂the cooked corn🤦🏻♀️Why do people even watch these videos when there are much better info out there.
I'm not sure 😂
Thank you for making this video! I have always thought the 5 minute videos were ridiculous, but some people I know get sucked in by them and then are disappointed when most of the “hacks” don’t work.
I own a variegated jade plant, so they do exist in the real world. Mine has more contrast to the variegation than the one in the video. It is highly variegated with creamy almost white stripes and half moon leaves contrasted with dark green, a bit darker than my normal green jade. Because of the high variegation, it grows much slower than my normal jade plant. I wish RUclips would let me show you a picture. I live in the United States, and once in a while we get the variegated jades at my nearest Lowes garden center, though not terribly often.
Sounds awesome. Never seen it round her but I'll be looking harder
I have a variegated jade, its so pretty. The edges are pink from the sun. 😊
I love when you do videos on these hacks. They are SO ridiculous. Always a huge plant massacre, I cringe! ....I was waiting for the return of the toilet lettuce 😂😂😂
Oh yeah the toilet lettuce! That was funny
How would period pads even 'keep the soil moist'? They're literally designed to absorb liquid and keep your undies NOT MOIST.
They would hold the water, but they are lined with plastic, so no roots could go through them!
Beats me 🤷🏻♂️
Aye, as they dry out the moisture would go back into the soil
You would get a stagnant section of water and mold growth.
I actually picked up a variegated Jade last week. At Walmart of all places. According to google it's called a Lemon and Lime Jade.
Nice! Never seen one round here
Indeed the nail is a risky business🤣🤣🤣 I did it after seeing one of the fake videos & sadly I killed my massive variegated jade plant. I was so upset. Had to go & buy another one & said never to watch the fake videos I block them if they pop up. I won't take a chance. Thank you for addressing this to other viewers. & love your informative content
Thanks for watching 😁
The cling wrap on the glass is a great one! I never thought of that. Not only would it hold the cutting in place, it would keep mosquitoes from accessing the water surface.
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Thanks for watching these stupid plant hack videos so we don't have too. I love your commentary.
Thanks for watching!
Dont take 5 minutes craft litterlaly 😂
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I watch Dave, I watch Nigel and I watch you and boy was this a great video your sense of humor is terrific. Thanks for this one.
Great stuff 👍 thanks!
I loved the pretty rocks with the plants in them. I think it just creates more work for myself changing the water every week. Once i rooted the top of a pineapple plant in water and put it in dirt when it had a good amount of roots. It looked good but the bugs also loved it.😮 your videos are enjoyable to watch because you have a good sense of humor. Have a blessed day.
Love that!
Growing beet leaves from the tops of beets actually works! I often grow leaves from the tops of radish, carrots, from the base of celery or spring greens and spring onions too. Won't make huge amounts but good to add to a salad for a bit of food diversity!
Sure it works. But what they hadn't wasn't beet right?
@@SheffieldMadePlantsI see your cunning plan to make me watch it again!!! 😂 Anyway, I did and think it is indeed beet and beet leaves. The pink stalks you think is (mini) rhubarb are the old stems of large leaves that have been cut off. Wish I could send you pic of ones I'm growing at mo!! Do you have an email address you use for this channel?
@@TillyFloss It's on my about page or I'm on insta
@@SheffieldMadePlants righto! Ta
Looked like the young beet leafs on the beets in my vegetable garden 😊 but those bright red leafless stem seemed a bit our of place. If those would be older leafs they'd be darker, so things are definitely brightened up a lot
And the ants go marching one by one hurrah hurrah🎶 the ants go marching one by one hurrah hurrah 🎶
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Omg yes! What a perfect comment!! 😂😂
I recommend neem oil for glossy leaves. It also helps against pests and mold and stuff. And it's environmentally friendly and totally harmless (aka, no poison or anything).
Good shout
I appreciate your knowledge. Thank you
My pleasure!
Coffeegrounds work very well for growing mushrooms, there are companies selling starterkits for mushrooms in coffeegrounds
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I reckon the bottle in the bowl is to keep all the leaves hanging over the edge of the bowl as they develop roots. Without that bottle there, they would all slip into the water, wouldn't they? That's actually a rather neat trick.
Hmm possibly 🤔
GREAT VIDEO! These are not hacks these are dumb fakes... it's barely worth for entertainment but not for actual educational content... it's good you debunked it!
Thank you 😊
That plant in the watermelon got me. 🤣🤣🤣
I know right!
I shudder to think about the bug invasion. LOL
It was the watermelon in the plant that got me!
They leave "guessing room" bc they don't really want us to try these bc we'll know they're full of it lol
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This is why I never watch 5 minute hack videos, unless I need a good laugh. Thanks for finding the plant ones.
Glad you enjoyed it
With Lucky Bamboo propagation, the purpose of the wax is to seal the wound to prevent stem rot. It doesn't promote growth. It only helps prevent death.
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You actually CAN grow some mushrooms using coffee grounds. The mushroom they're "growing" in that video doesn't look right, though. Probably the most common one to be grown with coffee grounds are oyster mushrooms (pleurotus genus), but they do better if you mix it with sawdust from a tree that it can grow on (it's favorite is poplar). They can even be grown in plain cardboard, and I've even seen oyster mushroom mycelium eating a cigarette butt in a petri dish.
Cool thanks for the info 👍
there are real mushroom farms which use the leftovers of coffee as growing substrate. but mold also loves it (and the mushroom cuts too), so be careful to prepare it well :-)
Interesting!
Around 3:45... that's not new corn plants. Anybody that has seen corn growing can tell you those little spindly leaves are just some sort of grass/weed. That is not how baby corn plants look like. And yes, cooked is cooked.
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Maybe the bottle was to keep the leaves out of the water? I don't think it would work very well.
Variegated Jade IS a thing & very beautiful! I want one!
Nope! That's NOT corn sprouts!! As if cooked corn would sprout in the 1st place! I've worked in plenty of vegetable gardens, corn grows wide blades, not strings!
Again you're right. I grew a Mango once. I just stuck the unpeeled seed in a pot & it grew nicely. I missed the weather one night & an unexpected cold snap hit that & I lost it & an avocado plant! I was so proud of them!! 😥
I MIGHT try the Watermelon, but put it out in the yard as a novelty, then pot it up when the waterman is gone. Never mind! The critters would eat it first!
Spiky Watermelon? Never saw one! Cucumbers have little spines. There are spiky melons, but they don't look like cactus like that one did! Nope!
There are several different variegated jades 😊 I have 3 different types. They're lovely 😍 I really wish these terrible "tips" were illegal lol it confuses newbies
I wanna get me one!
Love your videos!
Thank you!
Banana peels actually release a lot of nutrients. I’ve tested seed germination with and without peels and the peels sprouted faster and stronger than the seeds without the peels. But I don’t think it works in all scenarios. Also had friends say the wax dip prevents root rot. Haven’t tried it myself.
I just think it attracts bugs etc
I lay banana peels on our counter and let them dry (in our dry climate, takes only 2-3 days), then I use them as aquarium fertilizer. Shove them all the way down into my deep substrate where they can decompose and feed rooted aquatic plants. My hygrophila seems to especially love that!
EDIT: ORGANIC bananas only. No way I'd want to know what the pesticides and such on non-organic stuff might do to my fish and shrimp.
you can make your own plant fertilizer by boiling banana peels in water Then you stain out the peels This could be why a lot of videos use banana for their plant hacks
Variegated jade do exist! ❤ I have one. Mealies love it! I think I have finally eradicated them!
These are so funny 🤦🏼♀️ or ridiculous. 😅
I'm on the hunt now 😁
I've just started spraying thw whole jade plant with alcohol. I had so many mealy bugs. So far so good.
Great to see another Sheffield based youtuber! We exist! 😊
Legend!
Looks like the first one is an extremely ambitious attempt to graft several cacti together. Plants have to be a certain amount of genetically similar in order for that to work, so odds are at least a few of their grab bags were incompatible, and likely the cut on the large one was too severe for it to survive.
Bonkers! I'm being nice, otherwise I would say "idiotic".
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7:30. Never pick up a seedling by its stem, or you risk damaging its vascular system. Pick it up by a seed leaf.
something really weird is going on with your microphone on this one. it sounds bizarre like you re from a different planet and isnt even in sync with your lips
Their videos always give me weird Hannibal Lecter but with plants vibes
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When I see the natural foodstuffs being used, I just think "BUGS" I use those sticky butterfly shaped pads you stick in the soil and it catches so many bugs
Same here!
honestly the hydroponic setup with a box looks pretty cool. i can see me trying that one out at some point. but the rest.. ughh
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I actually think the bottle in the bowl wasn't too bad of an idea. I think it helped keep the leaves arranged and pointed outwards rather than floating around in the water without structure.
The rest of the hacks, though, absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. XD As can unfortunately be reliably expected from 5 Minutes Craft.
Also ohmygosh what is that beautiful plant behind you! The one with the purple red leaves?
The big one? Calathea Elgergrass
they used the bottle in the center of the bowl to keep the plants out of the water
Grrrr I tried those banana hacks out of curiosity and it all leads to rot! Just rot.
I'm going to mix the watermelon planter with some crushed raw eggs, and some cooked corn on the cob with soy sauce. Then I'm going to butter any leaves.
I believe these all work.
Perfect! 😂
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there are comedy skits that aren't as funny as these tips and tricks
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Some of those are a bit sus... but I did the rusty nail hack with my African Violet a couple years ago. I'd had it 5 or so years, still in it's og pot, same soil... and it flowered for the first time since I'd bought it. It's the iron oxide - "Rusty nails can provide the iron to help your plants thrive. The iron will reboot your plants’ ability to synthesize chlorophyll and improve these structures and functions of their chloroplasts. The rust also increases the acidity of the soil...".
It works on Citrus who use lots of iron oxide. If they have a lack of it their leafs can turn yellow.
Good to know 👍
The bottle I would think would help keep the leaves from sliding down into the water completely. That watermelon hack would stink up to high heaven in a couple of days. Have you ever put a eaten slice into the trash and not take the trash out right away? Pew!!! Using a raw egg would tend to stink also, I would guess. In the 70s, I heard to make your leaves shine use mayo to shine them. I did on my 2 giant split leaf philo. They died. LOL
Yeah that mayo hack is not the one!
Those hacks looked amazing. I need to go down to the kitchen to get some tools for experiments....I think the bottle was water/mustard cress. We used to grow them in egg shells, but they need moisture so we put cotton wool at the bottom
Ah right mustard cress 👍
I think the water bottle to keep a hole to be able to view the roots.
The corn one. 🤦🏻♀️ That wasn’t even corn plants they had “growing” out of the cob. Looked more like peas.
Weird eh
Love your videos. Most have enough BS that it is just funny. There is one guy called Sheffield something or other that is real and realistic! 🤣
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Based on the baby plants that they appear to show growing out of the corn cob, I suspect they put seeds for another plant between the corn kernels. Those are DEFINITELY not baby corn plants. TOTALLY wrong leaves. LOL
I think you’re right 😅
These are hilarious, they cracked me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The chilli / philo...not even the same family much less genus lol, definitely ridiculous. An I don't think ANY of the seeds actually grew the plant they should...corn is a grass, not whatever that leafy little thing was...I just hope people don't get put off growing plants trying this clickbait rubbish!
Very funny though...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂 glad you enjoyed the commentary!
Sanitary pads contain substances that bind moisture (for obvious reasons), which is supposed to happen here with the soil. Still, I don't want to have pads in my flower pots. They will, apart from the plastic underside, rot & the poor plants with them (yes, me too think this is thai basil shown).
About the mango: my pit has also sprouted from the middle. I removed the wooden part beforehand. However, my growing-timelapse would have looked pretty different ;))
Also, I wanna punch this cactus butcher
😂 I know right!
I have a BEAUTIFUL variegated jade plant. You can find them at almost any big box home improvement store in the USA.
I'll keep my eye out
just saw clickbait for a 'house beautiful' article about why you should put ice cubes in your plants so ... 🙄. seems the plant world has a LOT of old wive's tales (i can't believe 5 minute crafts has 80M subs)
Blimey didn't realise it was that many
Thank you for being you. I have learned more from you than plant are as Amanda. Love to listen to you explain issues with plants. Keep on keeping on. USA plant lover
So nice of you!
What I didn’t know and learned today was:
1. Rusty nails turn red to blue. Doing it asap.
2. Water and slits in clear wrap and putting individual leaves in. I will be multiplying my plants asap.
Rusty nails turn pink Hydreanga blue and red H. violet.
That was a great hack to be fair
Yes the wax seals the cut end to prevent disease - I’ve seen it on bamboo cuts but also on money trees. I have two money trees and love them! (One money tree I saved from the Walmart graveyard🙄) do you have a money tree? Love your videos so much! Cheers💕✝️🙋🏻♀️
I do have a money tree. I like it
Please!! Mushrooms grow from spores, not from leftover mushroom bits. God gods!! What lunacy.
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The wax one is a good way of propagating plants like bamboo and dieffenbachia, obviously it doesn't do what they say. It prevents infección and stem rot. You put wax on the tip that way it doesn't rot and a shoot will start from a node.
Got ya thanks 👍
lool, what the heck would a rusty nail do for an orchid??! XD Just water the poor thing, and you're done. Maybe replant it, but that's not advised if they're in poor health. Nurse it back first, then replant.
Absolutely
They're called hacks because they're hacks
Those sprouts from the corn are definitely not corn. Corn seedlings look like grass, there is no way you can graft a chili stem, it's the wrong part of the plant. My pet peeve is growing lemons from seed. It would take years to fruit and because most fruit have been bred and hybridised so much the seeds do not produce the same type of fruit - you would end up with inferior lemons.
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oh my goodness! these are hilarious! someone needs a real hobby. cutting the giant cactus only to add the smaller cacti... its hideous. i see these silly hacks often as well, i call it ugly. wasting money. perhaps my fave, the hygiene pad lasagna ~~~ yikes. thank you for the laugh Charles. im up early today here in Fl. happy to see that as my morning video. started my day with a smile.
Awesome glad you liked it 😁
All in all, 5 minute crafts is ridiculous, enough to give one a migraine trying to get through a video to find a good hack - and you must be applauded in taking on that task for us!
I think the purpose of the water bottle in the middle of the bowl was only as a weighted object to keep the cuttings tidy and from floating away.
I wish they said!
Mate, hate to tell you, but the last one actually works
It doesn't look like theirs does because they film the before and after on the same day, but the goop that the chia seeds make when they're wet is really sticky. I've written things with them and had them growing on walls.
Give it a try! It only takes 7 days and you can add the sprouts into food
The rest is just nonsense
Fair enough 👍
The one with the period pad was so strange. For starters, the plant looked like it was in a plastic pot without drainage which will keep the moisture longer anyway. The pad has a layer of plastic so maybe it’s supposed to prevent the water from sinking deeper into the pot. If the roots aren’t long enough, why not plant it into a smaller pot? 😅 To me it looks like it will most likely cause the soil below the pad to rot, wouldn’t it?
Very strange wasn’t it 🤷🏻♂️
A… Chilidendron?? What?!
2:47 those blue peddles look like a very common fertilizer over here, but you're supposed to put it on top/top layer of the soil and it slowly melts with watering...maybe it's supposed to be that to help the plant? it looks really nice anyway!
Oh right they were using it like pebbles
I just recently purchased a variegated jade plant. I had never seen one and had to have it. I don’t know how to post a picture of it here. I also picked up a prehistoric looking aloe called Aloe Krakatoa.
Sounds great!
I doubt the pepper plant would grow just by hanging a whole pepper by the stem out of the grafting cut. The seeds are the part that sprout. Am I wrong?
The “corn” sprouts look nothing like real corn plants. Also, when you cook a seed, it stops any further growing process. However, I think the cob could be used as a fertilizer, but I would slice the ear in half.
With the bamboo, if you buy them at the store, you’ll see the tops are coated with what appears to be wax and the leaves grow from the joints. ☺️
The “banana” seedlings looked like cilantro. 🤷♀️
The beet stems do look like that, as do the leaves. If you grow beets from seeds, you’ll see the same thing except much slimmer since they don’t have a base to grow from.
The sprouts look more like alfalfa sprouts.
I’ve never seen an orchid with leaves like that, but I could be wrong.
Why would you slice up usable mushrooms to grow mushrooms?
Everythong you mentioned is true, but there are several Orchid species with these leafs. And those mushrooms cannot work like that i think because most mushrooms are unripe when harvested,
It is indeed a waist of good product.
Good to know thanks! Never seen that on the bamboo but will look out for it
@@gazepskotzs4 Thanks! I didn’t know about the orchid, so that’s cool to learn. ☺️
@@SheffieldMadePlants 😉 It’s kind of an Asian thing. You’re not Asian if you don’t have at least one bamboo plant in your house. 😂
(Just kidding, of course. I’ve just had bamboo plants many times and learned from experience. ☺️)
The wax can be used to protect a wound after a cut. But it doesn't promote growth. XD Especially not like that. XD
Got ya 👍
The roots always come first from seeds. Then the leaves. Looks like they don't know that at 5-min-"hacks". XD
I know right!
To remove pesky cacti spikes from the skin, cover with thin layer of pva glue or modge podge wait till dry, then peel voila !
Great tip!
It amazes me how 5 minute crafts was ever successful or such a big thing. You don’t need a phd to see that 99% of these are total lies 😂
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I saw this amazing hack where you just add water to soil and your plants thrive, seems fake though
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There are lads in Western Australia growing mushrooms in coffee grounds for local restaurants.
Fair enough 👍
I stopped watching 5 min crafts because they were so ridiculous.
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Alarming nonsense Sheffield! Loving ur plants in the background, almost as good as mine, lol....I learned from the best..YOU!
Good to hear 😂
10:51 maybe the point was to show that you can use a knife to cut a melon and don't need to get a (usually not very clean) angle grinder? ;)
Haha 😂
Those graphics of root and leaf growth were absolutely cringe-worthy 😂
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Once you cook corn, it can grow dicots!
The chia seeds hack is the only one I've tried before. I know that works. There's a girl that covers her whole car in them on tik tok. 😂
Must check that out 😂
If it will clog your arteries it will clog your plants 🤷🏼♀️
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I honestly don’t know who these videos are for. Are they intended to get as many people as possible frustrated with plant keeping that they just quit?
I’m definitely adding a little soy sauce to my ZZ though sounds delicious
😂 who knows!
I dont get why many people spread misinformation.. they are not even leaving plants. 😢
Weird innit
How come the bamboo is growing but the level of water remains same in the glasses? No evaporation !
Exactly!
5 Minute Crafts = waste of time.