How to Fix Root Rot & Moldy Soil | Previously on De La Plants Ep 1
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- I hope you enjoyed learning more about root rot and moldy soil! I know that I super enjoyed taking a look back at an old video in my new series “Previously on De La Plants” to talk about root rot! Have you ever had struggles with root rot?! Hopefully this video is helpful!
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Loving the cinnamon trick!!! and baking soil trick! I love this new series due to we have all messed up a plant at some point and learned from it!
Yes absolutely!!
Love how you broke down and analyzed your own video. That could be very confronting alone. But to do it online for all to see. I am impressed and admire you! I’m also an English major so I love breaking things down and really diving in. I would subscribe again if I wasn’t already lol. 👑👏🎉
Thank you so much! 5 years ago I would have never been able to do this. Love personal growth!!!
Becca De La Plants 💗💗💗💗
@@BeccaDeLaPlants very good one
Thank you for clarifying on what overwatering actually is! I was confused about that.
Glad to help!
Jesus !!! I'm so proud of you !!!!! I don't know how to make a comment private because I'm not computer friendly (I'm old 😊) but you impress me so much because I'm scared to suggest or correct a young person in a comment but WOW you proved to me that you well and are going to be very very successful because you can take a constructive criticism and turn it around and get the good part and apply it to future videos....We Love You!!!!!! Couldn't live without your videos ...Thank You for being so Competitive and knowlegeable and most of all Thank You for Sharing so much appreciated knowlegeable. I can watch this video a hundred times over and over again an lean something each and ever time. God Beless your family and your plants 🙏🙋🏽
Wow wow thank you so much!! This is so kind and supportive and I really appreciate this comment 🙌🏼 it’s definitely really important to be able to take constructive criticism! I’ve struggled a lot with it in my life but then realized that it will only help if I listen and not get my feelings hurt 🙌🏼
Can’t explain the joy I feel when I find a new plant channel I like! 💖🪴
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I just went through all of this with my Philodendron Brasil! All the pieces I managed to salvage and stick in water just finished growing a large enough root system for soil last week. It went from a 10-inch pot at Walmart to a little 4-inch pot currently 😂 but I’m just glad I still have the plant!
Yessss the pot downsize is always shocking!! Glad you’re saving it ❤️
This is a fun series. A couple of ideas for what to call it could be 'Looking back' or 'Hindsight'. Very helpful, ty!
Thanks for taking a look back and revising the lesson.
Thank you for sharing this. My Pothos is doing this now. I will get it out of the pot. Thank you so much!
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Bravo! I always like when follow up videos are done and adjustments are brought out. Best way to learn! Looking forward to more in this series. 🌿💚
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
Very thankful for this thorough video! I really appreciate it.
Great video Becca! Love the concept of 'editing'. We are all constantly learning, and such a great idea to help clarify some phrases! Your content is always so informative💚
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 🦋🌿💚🙌
Thank you very much! :)
New and improved. Thank you
Very informative, looking forward to more videos. I am so guilty of root rotting my plants, out of ignorance. Thank you !
Oh I'm so early! 😄 I was very excited about this video!
Hope you enjoyed!!
What a wonderful series and video!!
Thank you!! ☺️
Thanks
Lost alot of plants to root rot. This is so helpful
The smell of dirt baking is one of my favorite things my grandpa did! 😍 Stinky, but a good memory when starting our garden indoors from seed when I was little!
Haha it does have a distinct smell!
My daughter will know the smell. All be it her mother hates it
This was great Becca!
Yayyy!! ☺️
Love your content, Becca! 💕🌱
Thank you so much! ❤️
Great series Becca! Going back to older vids to reflect on them. So fun you seeing you practice the word cinemaldethingy 😆💕
❤️ such a weird word! Lol !
Man the timing on this is amazing! Just repot a rescued root rot plant today haha
Yay!!! Glad you caught it!
Thank you! This was very helpful!
Sidenote: Thai constellation are said to be coming to big box 2021...Yay!
it got pushed back to 2022 what I heard
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This was super helpful
That’s was helpful thank you so much for sharing that 🤍
Thank you for the information! Hugs from Romania!
Thanks for the great nuggets. Take care
I’m new to caring for plants and I learned a lot from this video, especially because I’m dealing with my first case of root rot. I felt I should leave it in water to rest and regrow it’s root system but was about to repot it anyway until I heard what you said (was listening while I was preparing my soil haha). Thanks so much. Also humble if you to point out where you could have explained better. 👍🏾
Great follow up video. 🙌🏼🌱
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Hi Becca, I remember that very video, lol, you have come a long way since then, and I am one of those people that has been growing plants for over 20 years, and I am still learning new things every day, because when I first started I did over water some of my plants as I was learning, but some of those plants survived and are over 20 years old, I love listening to all of the suggestions I get, and I remember the fungus gnats and they were so much of a bother and now I know how to eliminate them so much better now than when I first started growing plants. Thanks so much Becca, love your channel. Love you girl, give Leo a big hug say hi to Daniel, have a great day, bye for now.
So fun that you’ve been here for so long!! ☺️ you’ve always been SO supportive and I appreciate that so much!
Whoa. I kinda wrote a novel there. LOL I love this idea of revisiting your older videos. Well done! Also I love the bloopers at the end of the video.
Hahaha no it was great! Thank you for your insight as always!
Good video. Very simple you explain it.thanks
Glad it was helpful!
7:48 Instructions to sanitize/baked infected soil using conventional oven directions. [also can do it in a microwave putting pint worth in microwavable bag left open set to 2min 30sec on high. See: (How to Microwave Potting Soil) ..note that soil containing perlite is not a good idea to nuke in the microwave/oven since if heat treated can cause toxins to be released]
I love that you talk about what too much water means. I see allot of people get confused by this. Also as someone that has been in the hobby for 20 plus years...things still happen. I haven't killed a plant to over watering in a few years but it hasn't been so long that I think I am above it! LOL Thanks for this video, always learn from you. I had no idea if a plant was kept in water it may do okay in other lightening. Gonna play with this!
It’s definitely confusing!! Once I figured it out, it changed everything!
:) Pothos are awesome! Very informative! 2 Thumbs up! I have had root rot, & I was extremely careful with my plants before & I felt like humiliated by a starter plant that not only rotted but also gave 3 of my Fiddle leaf figs a bug. The audacity! After I calmed down, way after I took the nasty plant outside & threw her away, I realized this was a good thing....(not great but good to learn about the rot & move on!) I gave it a closure & now know how to carry on, not muttering to myself in the dollarstore but calm as Eminem after his hyper druggie stint. Have a great week Becca! :)
Definitely good to move on!!! It feels good sometimes 👍🏼👍🏼
I was told that if your Pothos leaves fall off, you can still propagate the stems. It is true, since I did it with my Golden Pothos. Took awhile, but new leaves did grow.
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@@BeccaDeLaPlants I know! Who knew?
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Did you water or soil propagate the stems?
@@KH-rt6zq Water propagated. Rooted very fast and new leaves starting popping out.
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Amazing
i might try that once
im usually just cut off the last node and hope for New growth
🌿🌴🌵I’m very great full for all your knowledge you share with all of us new plant moms. Mahalo and Aloha🍃
❤️ thank you!
I bought a Philo lemon lime two days ago. Noticed it was unstable. Some of the stems and roots were rotting😱 I needed this video. Thanks. Could save most of the plant and the stems have lots of roots that are fine. They are now in water. Hopeful. I really need it to survive 😁
Unfortunately I have killed a few plants due to rot rott. Thanks for the information it's very helpful.
Glad to help!!
Hello Becca... 🍃🐞🌿🌞🌱😘
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Definitely loving this new series.
At the start of the Winter, I lost my very first Anthurium due to watering too "much" too often. I was told, you over watered it, I kept thinking ... what does over watering really mean?
This makes more sense to me now!!!
I’m glad it makes sense now!!
Thank you so much! I was going crazy with my small pandurata because the roots are darker than normal, now I know it can be normal :)
🙌🏼☺️ glad it’s helpful!
loved Ariel nodes!
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I've killed an 8" cebu blue by over watering. Thankfully it was full and had a few longer vines, so I was able to chop and prop. I now have a 4" cebu blue lol.
I've even bought a root rot pearls and jade from the clearance section just for the vines since I had successfully salvaged the cebu blue. I find it kind of ironic that the best way for a plant to rebound from root rot is to re-root in water. Plants are wild 🤪
Cebu blue is so hardy!!
Great video!
Thank you! ❤️
thank you! I to am struggling with root rot on my marble queen. It is also residing in water now. Hopefully, I get new leaves soon.
You got this!
Great video 👏 I’m dealing with root rot on a Thaumatophyllum Selloum. I may end up leaving it in water 😀
That’s a great way to rehab!
Really good explanation of root rot and how to avoid it. Biggest takeaway was your caution of using a pot size based on the foliage instead of the root ball. I have made that mistake too many times. Underpotting a plant is way easier to correct that overpotting one. As always, thanks for sharing your tips!
Yess absolutely! I’ve made that mistake so many times 🙌🏼
Thank you Becca 💚🙃
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Great idea going back to a previous video and getting more info. Loved the idea its still alive and in with water. Gotta question if a scindaptus pictus I have water rooted, what type of soil would be good for that as the mother plant is in mostly soft coco peat? I will check out any of your soil videos too. Great job lovethe earrings on you💚👍
Thank you so much! I’d say it should be fine in the same soil as the mother plant. I use a coarse mix of cactus soil, pumice and orchid bark for 90% of my plants! So whatever works for you!
3:18 As a native spanish speaker who likes watch english videos about plants I must say: thank you so much! I was so scared about over watering my 3 plants (I'm new in this field :B). I recently transplanted one plant and I made another one with cuttings that I propagate in water (the mix: 50% peat moss, 30% coco coir, 15% worm cast and 5% perlite) and I freaked out one night because I put my finger in the soil and it was still veeery wet (I watered them in the morning) and I slept horribly thinking: this is it, I killed them :/ So I bought perlite the next day and I re repoted them (again) with more perlite on the mix this time. Idk if what I did was good but I sleep better now (lol) and it's been a week and both plants are still alive :B
I think peat stays wet longer. I use a soil mix with no peat.
I just found grey mold on the soil of my aglaoenma plant, should I repot or try the cinnamon? or copper fungacide? I now know that I've already "repotted" my new plants in too big of pots based on what you're saying at that 1250 mark or around there, it TOTALLY makes sense! I guess it was hard for me to wrap my head around a biggish plant being in a small pot, i guess this will come with experience! I'm loving being a plant mama tho and want to really grow and learn along with my plants. I live in SW florida so its a good humid area and warm/hot all year. Thank you for all your great, informative and entertaining vids!
I use plastic orchid pots for almost all my plants, for more air circulation to the root system, and a soil mix made for aroids, fast draining and no peat. I have to water more, but I can do it without worry too much about root rot.
Hi Becca! How are you?
Thanks again for educating me again. Love the way you teach.
How are your Fungus Gnat problem doing? I thought if you this week. Just noticed my new Cordyline has them. I have been treating it, so hopefully soon they will be gone.
Hope you have a good day,
Gerry
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Hello there, I’m doing well! Thank you! :) thankfully the fungus gnats are on their way out - very happy about it!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants Yeah! BA BYE!
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I’m glad you touched on brown ariel roots because I thought my Pothos was dying. Lol.
😂😂 I’ve thought the same!
Thank you
Thank you for your input, I do still struggle with mold in my plant pots. I need to repot EVERY plant because I ignored it for too long and it spread :/ I had to learn that in winter, I can't saturate the pots. Even if I don't water for a month and then saturate the whole pot, it will get mold because it won't dry out for like two months. I made that mistake multiple times because plant people on the internet always tell you to saturate the pot, but when it turned fall I had mold growing in multiple pots, even when I only watered once in two weeks. In summer however, it's a whole diffenent scenario. In Summer I have to check my plants often because they dry out immensly fast. I've now got a moisture meter to help me gauge if a plant really needs water, because when I don't water for two months like my dracena dorado in that dark corner which is still growing leaves in the middle of winter for some insane reason, I feel bad because it feels like neglecting the plant. But no, my Dracena Dorado doesn't like that much water. Also, my taller Yucca and Croton plant really aren't that thirsty this time of year. All of those are in larger pots because they are large plant, but that said I don't have any additives in those pots because I've had those plants for a long time and I've just recently learned about all those things. For smaller plants in smaller pots, the whole saturating spiel works for me.
now that I'vw seen the whole episode, it might be that some of my plants are in too big of a pot. I've had the tendency to do that, but I haven't come around to repot everyone. Will definitely choose a pot based on root size, not plant size.
Yess!! Hopefully that helps out!
Love this! Great video!
Thinking a good name could be something like "Plant Time Rewind" !
It's got a nice ring to it(:
Oh great idea! :))
Air circulation with a fan as well as air purifiers are great preventatives against mold and fungal issues in humid environments. Jane Perrone also did a great podcast discussing yellow mushrooms growing in soil, which does not hurt plants even though it is fungal.
That’s very very true!! Thank you!
Fellow linguistics major here-- my focus was in sociolinguistics so the pragmatics of plant care language is very much on my mind :)
lol at these bloopers!
How about fungus on the bottom of the pot? I can see white fuzzy spots that was identified as fungus. What causes that and what can I do? Plant was purchased from Lowe’s not long ago and is still in the same soil and pot.
Hi Becca and plant friends! I need some help!
I recently planted a Tradescantia Nanouk cutting in moist soil, and put the pot in a plastic bag for a week. According to a video online, that creates a mini greenhouse. It's been in my west-facing window sill, but I live in San Francisco so it's been consistently cloudy. I took it out when I noticed mold on top of the soil. I recently made a hydrogen-peroxide/water (1:9) spray (suggested by another video), and I've sprayed the topsoil for two days now. I believe my Nanouk has just started to root, so I'm not sure if the spray will do enough to if I should change out the soil.
Thanks!
P.S. I really appreciate going back to old videos to re-examine, Becca! Best way to show growth!
Hmmm the mold won’t hurt the plant! You can also sprinkle ground cinnamon to help with that. I don’t think you need to change the soil just yet.
The stress from the root rot explains why such a video would exist. Nobody is mad at it 🌴🌾🌱🍃🌿
I love this!! What about a title saying taking a step back in time or something. Being able to “time travel” to the past and revise the videos in the ways you want. Hmm I’m bad with wording but this is a cool concept
Oooh that’s a really great idea!! I can see lots of fun visuals coming from that 🤔☺️
I just had this happen with my yucca tree and my silver satin . I cut up the bad roots and was told to put them in water with cinnamon. Not sure how long but they’re there. 😌
Do you recommend removing all the roots and putting the plant in water or in the ground for swedish ivy?
About how often were you watering your plant when it got root rot and how often do you now water it?
Thanks so much for the vid! What liquid fertilizer do you use for your pothos? Moved recently and my plant's been a bit unhappy, ended up switching some to water
It was just some all purpose fertilizer from miracle grow I got from the garden center!
Get a waters check up to see how dry your water is I got one of them really helps
we must prune the plant to the same size as the root?
I also use water and vinegar on plants. It works well.
What fertilizer do you use for your pothos??
We should wait to the soil is completely dry to watering again?
Can I repot it again? After I just repotted it?
Hello! I have a buuuuunch of yellow fungus in my elephant ear plant. I know its not harmful but it seems like too much. Would the cinnamon help with this? How much do I use and does it burn my plant at all?
My dragon tree was giving out dry yellow tips so I repotted it. BUT 😭 the root was about a size of my fist and the pit is like 7inches tall and and 5-6 inch in diameter. Please tell me it'll survive?
An you do a video on soaking root rot in H2o2?
I've watched your first video and did what you said 😆 except I used a smaller pot. I just repotted my marble queen due to root rot, should I water it or leave it a day or two??
I would say water it in!
Are there any other plants besides pothos that you've had a positive experience of letting it live in water full time?
Also what's the longest amount of time that it took for you to root a plant in water?
Syngonium and tradescantia, heart shaped philodendron, Brazil, also do great in water full time! I also have a hoya cutting that has been in water for a few months very happily. Sometimes it takes up to a month to see root growth but once they get started, it grows rather quick!
I love this series ☺️. Question 🙋♀️ Since you spoke about watering, I've been wondering how to water my plants in the tub. If I remember correctly, you do this too. So....out of curiosity, doesn't dirt get in the tub and then goes down the drain? Is that bad? Or, do you have like a soil catcher or something? I water some of my plants in the sink and then wipe up whatever dirt I can out of the sink b/c I don't know if it should go down the drain. Would love to know to save me a lot of time 🙏
I don’t have a ton of soil spillage in the tub, but if I do it’s small pieces so I just let it go down the drain 🤷🏻♀️ haven’t had any issues as of yet!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants okee... thank you for the reply. I won't blame you if anything happens. heehee! I'll try and keep it clean
Hello! Please help. I have a very large monstera and the roots have completely rotted. I've cut the roots off and parts of the aerial roots and the bottom part of the stem, it's now in a fresh pot with fresh soil with a small amount of rooting powder. Is this the right thing to do or should I have let it hang out in water for a bit?
Thank you!
I’d just say monitor it in the soil since you’ve already done that! It really depends on how much root was left after you removed the rot. Usually if it’s not a majority of the roots saved, I would put it in water for a bit to recover.
Much can be too much liters with a very large pot or a closed one. I 've got an M deliciosa in a very large pot and have to be very carefull
So not too often and not too much at once. I stuck a couple of aerial roots in a big glass waterbottle near the pot. Lots of roots and the plant seems to like it and with a light behind the bottle is looks great too
That’s a great idea! :)
The Monstera is 8 years old and almost 2m. Since the waterbotlle, the lowest leaves rised up 10 cm. And the new leaves are bigger and more mature
I just got root rot on one of my beautiful variegated dracaena's. It's my favorite one too. It has 2 in the pot, now it has one. The roots were just gone on the other one and even the black spread up the stem. But I cut it above that and stuck it in a glass of water to root it. We'll see how it goes!
Root rot isn't fun to deal with. 😭
Ugh it’s the worst!! Hopefully you caught it early enough 🤧
Did you save it?😯
@@alpina4115 I did! It has roots now! Unfortunately the other one came down with root rot a few days later and is now rooting in a glass also.
Kristie Bihm Nice to hear your first dracena survived! I did the same now with my Philodendron Strawberry Shake because it was very expensive and i don‘t want to wait and potentially have the rot go up into the stem and lose the whole plant😥 now i‘m just re-rooting the cutting i took from the top
@@alpina4115 Good luck and have patience!❣🤞🤞
Hey Becca (or anyone that knows he answer) I noticed that your Satin Pothos’ leaves are curled. Mine is doing the same thing, and I’m not sure why. Is it just thirsty?
Thirsty probably :) that’s why mine was curly!
Watched this at least 5x. My marble queen pothos got root rot. I was loving it too hard apparently. I tried putting it in fresh soil. That didn’t work. I took it out, took it apart and put it in water. It’s looking ok. I’ve had to pull it out and take off the left behind rotted roots. How long should I leave it in water before putting it back in soil? The root system is looking ok but I feel I should leave it alone to regrow roots. Any tips???
my mom doesn't repot her pothos. Its always in water and ive been telling her that almost every root is already rotten and she wont believe me 😭😭😭
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Great video Becca :)
Thank you :))
My rubber tree has completely rotted. The stems are yellow brown going up to the leaves. One leaf is dead already (((
I heard that you can water a plant with some water mixed with rubbing alcohol to kill off root rot and dry out the plant. Not sure if that's true or not!
I’ve heard that too!
Hi Becca! I'm so sad, I noticed today that every one of my plants that i have watered this week have the white mold on the top soil! I'm going to scrape off what i can and use the cinnamon tip you shared, but i wondered, is this mold dangerous to us humans?? I have small children and have been panicking at the thought of them breathing in dangerous mold 😭
Oh man!! It’s not dangerous mold. If it’s black, that’s the bad kind. I had that worry too! You’re all good. Just sprinkle some cinnamon :)
What happens when mold grows on the roots of your "in water full time" plants? Every source about mold just discussed the soil well my problem is two of my cuttings i put in water have extensive mold all over the actual roots
I’d add a little peroxide to the water. Peroxide is a natural growth hormone too.
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is it ok to sanitize soil that has perlite and other additives already in it.
Yes
@@BeccaDeLaPlants Just checking I met in the oven just to be sure.
I know this is a older video and you might not see this but what about a plant that lost all it's leaves, will putting it in water help it or is it to late to get new roots and leaves ? Help from anyone who would know is appreciated. Thank you
Hmm I think it depends on the plant, but they should regrow leaves. Maybe try giving it a boost in humidity (makeshift greenhouse) and see what happens.
@@BeccaDeLaPlants it's a rhaphidophora tetrasperma and all I have left is the steam. What about cutting it up and putting it in a prop box . Thank you
I am having the same problem with my climing fig/ficus pumila, don't know the exact plant type. It got root rot and is now struggling to regrow leaves and enhance root system.
Have you sterilised orchid bark / pumice using your recipe card? I need to check some large plants with potential root rot and really don't want to waste all the new media I purchased to repot them 😭😭😭
I have sterilized my soil including all of the additives and nothing negative happened!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants Thank you for your swift reply! A lot of baking to do tomorrow 😭
How about "Rewind" as a series name? Or "ReVine", if that's the correct use of the term? To re-post, in other words. I've embarked on my own root-rot saga, which took a while to solve. Basically, it originates from the big box stores I'm purchasing from. They come from high, indirect light, greenhouses, to my medium/low-light house. In a couple of cases, I knew the specimens in the sized pots, had more than an inch of soil around them. Which I learned the hard way (in my house) leads to root rot.
In a greenhouse, with all that light, I'm sure the plant would have no issues filling out the pot, quickly. But in my lower light situation, it just left the soil wet for too long. And this was watering every 3-4 weeks, during summer. I took those specimens down to a smaller pot size, so the roots are more pot-bound. Meaning less soil for water to saturate. They are finally growing like normal plants.
It had me stumped for a while though. I couldn't figure out, why my plants were exhibiting signs of over-watering, when I was keeping to a regime more suitable to winter watering, than summer. It all came down to the distributors pot-size, for a greenhouse. Not what plants needed in my house.
Does “baking” the soil kill the micronutrients in the soil?
I am not certain but I would assume it doesn’t. Definitely worth looking further into!
Aveline De Grandpré Micronutrients can’t be killed, as they are not alive :) I did wonder about the potential for killing beneficial microorganisms, though; perhaps that is what you meant? At any rate, I found this article that addresses it: homeguides.sfgate.com/sterilizing-soil-kill-microorganisms-72135.html Maybe it will answer your question.
I cant get my succulent or any cutting for that matter to take no matter what i do. Im trying to save what's left of my plants root rot but they just keep rotting after cutting.
I believe im using a sterile cutter and rooting powder, i believe im cutting high enough. My soil hold water very very long im going to change that up as soon as i can.
But im trying to save this succulent cutting and its just dying.
I think the problem is probably your soil. Succulents need an airy mix!
@@BeccaDeLaPlants thank youuu, always nice to have confirmation on your thoughts/ideas
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