Alright, I’m convinced! I’m going to start switching my little Hoya collection to LECA. I absolutely love your personality and your passion for you Hoya! This is such a good tutorial- I can do this!!
I just discovered you after I googled something about Leca. I am so happy to have found you. For one, your voice & accent make me happy. I'm in America and I'm southern so you know I have one. :-) I appreciate your knowledge about Leca. I became a plant parent after my dad passed away last year. I am a homebody by nature so buying one plant and then another led me down the path of RUclips videos, ordering books off Amazon and discovering what plants I truly loved. I am a newbie and learning as I go but I like to love on my plants and I overwater them. (I also don't like the chunky soil) I'm a tropical plant lover and was killing some so I stuck them in Leca. Roots started and here we are. I have ordered some of the things you've talked about and will be trying to grow the right way. Thank you again for your knowledge and sweet demeanor. Love from sunny Florida.
Thanks for the informative video. I love that you're located in Australia, so many videos are for northern hemisphere folks. Finding your channel is a blessing 💞
Thank you Michelle and welcome to our little community. I love it when fellow Aussies subscribe. Looking forward to getting to know you and your plants 🪴 😀 😊.
Thank you for thorough explanation and also for being straight to the point! RUclips algorithms blessed me with one of your newer videos. As I also have many plants and most of them in LECA, I decided to watch your whole channel from start to finish. Greetings from Moscow, Anton
ZZ plant 🌱 was trying to tussle 😂 ZZ didn’t want to come out of soil going into LECA. I love your content. Thank you for sharing. I will try LECA soon ✨ 🪴
Thanks, as usual, for your detailed video, LECA Queen! Instead of washing thru running water, what I’d usually do is gently shake the roots in a pail of water, and every now and then, rub the roots between my fingers. Only when I have most of the organic material off the roots then I rinse them under running water. Helps with removing the dirt and also saving water 😬
For cachepots, I reuse food containers or thrift store glass that I make opaque with spray paint, mini waste bins, cookie tins, sturdy gift boxes, and wicker baskets (with a watertight bowl inside), vegetable crates and food cans covered in wallpaper, smoothie cups and large plastic bottles embellished with fabric or rope...anything that can be repurposed in order to block the light and prevent algae.
excellent video . am going to follow your steps. when do you stop using the CCS clone solution and just move onto normal nutrient for the cache pot? I am going to move all my hoyas to leca so this has been awesome to watch. and you are AUSSIE which makes it easy to buy your recommended stuff.:)
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! I use CCS in the early stages until the plant gets leca roots then switch to Foliage Focus. I am doing a series on semi-hydro growing that addresses this so watch out for it. Click the notification bell to be informed. Thanks
Thanks fo the explanation! Do you use that solution for all waterings, or just at the beginning, to get the roots started - and it this case, what do you water with once the roots have developed?
I remembered and came back here knowing that you had a video to transitioning a hoya from soil to leca. I'll be doing my Obovata, Sweet Scent and Hawaiian Pubicalyx. ❤️🌱❤️🌱 not sure if I'll do the same w Hindu Rope. Thank you. Wish we luck
Love your videos. They are the best. I have followed your direction but my old Hoya I had for four months just does not grow. It just stay alive for months but no growth in Leca. Why?
Thank you. That happens with Hoyas, and any plant really. When you move it to leca, the plant is reestablishing roots so it looks like nothing is happening. Once it is happy with the roots it has it will start to grow leaves.
Hello my LECA Queen, I adore ALL your videos & appreciate them. Question please, the clear plastic pots, where so you get them and what size, please. Warmth, gratitude & blessings!🌹💜
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! Check out the links provided on my Community tab where I list where you can get pots. If you are in Australia you can get the exact ones I use from Bunnings.
Hi Nora. In more recent video's you have experimented cutting off the roots of some plants before putting them in Leca. Would you cut off the roots of a Hoya before planting in Leca 🌸
Hi, very helpful video, though I do have a question. Do your soil roots rot/shed during the transition? And if so, do you just keep flushing or do you take the whole plant out and clean the roots? Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! I find that Hoya roots do not shed as much. The flushing process does get rid of the dead roots. I try not to disturb the plant by taking it out of the pot if I can avoid it.
I tried this on three starter plants and lost them a few days later. I don’t know where I went wrong. I removed all the soil and potted it in leca. Maybe they were in shock because they were starter plants shipped to me from out of state and I transferred them right away instead of letting them acclimate to my home first 😢
Dearest Leca Queen: Do you have any Hoya curtisii growing in semi-hydro? I have one beautiful specimen that I'd like to change to pon because it's in the soil the nursery grew it in and I don't seem to get the watering right for the conditions in my home. I can tell when it's dry, but then when I water it, I feel it remains wet for too long, and I get yellowing leaves that fall off. My other Hoyas love semi-hydro, but they have thicker and/or larger leaves and I seem to be more attuned to their needs. Do you have experience with curtisii, or a similar thin-and-small leaved Hoya? I'd make sure to use you long-method to transition it...but I'm still afraid to kill a mature plant! Any pointers? Encouragement? Thank you for all the knowledge you share with us!
Hello, I do not have a Curtsii, I need to fix that asap. I do have a Serpens, Tsangii and a few other thin leaved ones, I just moved them straight from soil to leca with no dramas. I never use the long method for transitioning Hoyas, they do not need it, Have you seen the video where I take off all the Hoya roots?
@The Leca Queen Yes, I saw that video...but I'm not the experienced and confident Hoya Mama that you are! I will wait until daylight hours start increasing and try my luck with a transfer. Thank you for the encouraging reply! I love your work!
Aaaahhh! That's too much work and too much water to clean the roots! I just fill up a large bowl, dunk the plant for a couple of minutes, and use a foundation stipple brush to softly nudge whatever soil remains attached to the root system. Only then I rinse the whole plant under running water. The initial warm water soak does most of the cleaning!
Alright, I’m convinced! I’m going to start switching my little Hoya collection to LECA. I absolutely love your personality and your passion for you Hoya! This is such a good tutorial- I can do this!!
Yes you can. It is really easy
I just discovered you after I googled something about Leca. I am so happy to have found you. For one, your voice & accent make me happy. I'm in America and I'm southern so you know I have one. :-) I appreciate your knowledge about Leca. I became a plant parent after my dad passed away last year. I am a homebody by nature so buying one plant and then another led me down the path of RUclips videos, ordering books off Amazon and discovering what plants I truly loved. I am a newbie and learning as I go but I like to love on my plants and I overwater them. (I also don't like the chunky soil) I'm a tropical plant lover and was killing some so I stuck them in Leca. Roots started and here we are. I have ordered some of the things you've talked about and will be trying to grow the right way. Thank you again for your knowledge and sweet demeanor. Love from sunny Florida.
Thanks for the informative video. I love that you're located in Australia, so many videos are for northern hemisphere folks. Finding your channel is a blessing 💞
Thank you Michelle and welcome to our little community. I love it when fellow Aussies subscribe. Looking forward to getting to know you and your plants 🪴 😀 😊.
Thank you for thorough explanation and also for being straight to the point!
RUclips algorithms blessed me with one of your newer videos. As I also have many plants and most of them in LECA, I decided to watch your whole channel from start to finish.
Greetings from Moscow,
Anton
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! I hope you enjoyed your binge!
ZZ plant 🌱 was trying to tussle 😂 ZZ didn’t want to come out of soil going into LECA. I love your content. Thank you for sharing. I will try LECA soon ✨ 🪴
So nice of you
Love!!!! Love!! Love!! Thank you for sharing your expertise!! 🪴🙌❤️
Always very welcome 😊
Thanks, as usual, for your detailed video, LECA Queen!
Instead of washing thru running water, what I’d usually do is gently shake the roots in a pail of water, and every now and then, rub the roots between my fingers. Only when I have most of the organic material off the roots then I rinse them under running water.
Helps with removing the dirt and also saving water 😬
Thanks for sharing!! That is a fantastic tip. I love it!!
ThAnk you pretty lady. I just bought a Hoya Wayetti today and I wanted to grow it in Leca. Thank you!!!!!
Ohhhh that is a wishlist Hoya for me!!! All the best with the transition 👌
For cachepots, I reuse food containers or thrift store glass that I make opaque with spray paint, mini waste bins, cookie tins, sturdy gift boxes, and wicker baskets (with a watertight bowl inside), vegetable crates and food cans covered in wallpaper, smoothie cups and large plastic bottles embellished with fabric or rope...anything that can be repurposed in order to block the light and prevent algae.
Grazie per i sottotitoli 💕💖
excellent video . am going to follow your steps. when do you stop using the CCS clone solution and just move onto normal nutrient for the cache pot? I am going to move all my hoyas to leca so this has been awesome to watch. and you are AUSSIE which makes it easy to buy your recommended stuff.:)
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! I use CCS in the early stages until the plant gets leca roots then switch to Foliage Focus. I am doing a series on semi-hydro growing that addresses this so watch out for it. Click the notification bell to be informed. Thanks
Wonderful. Excellent demonstration and explanation.
(I am a relatively new subscriber, so I am binge watching your videos. Lol.)
I’m learning a lot. 💚
Welcome aboard! Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated!
Wonderful dear🌷❤️
What fertilizer is used? Fertilizer in each irrigation?
Thanks fo the explanation! Do you use that solution for all waterings, or just at the beginning, to get the roots started - and it this case, what do you water with once the roots have developed?
I remembered and came back here knowing that you had a video to transitioning a hoya from soil to leca. I'll be doing my Obovata, Sweet Scent and Hawaiian Pubicalyx. ❤️🌱❤️🌱 not sure if I'll do the same w Hindu Rope. Thank you. Wish we luck
All the best!
Love your Hoyas, can I ask you what can fertilizer do you use. Thank you
Hi I am contemplating leca for my Hoyas.
Go for it!
@@TheLecaQueen 😻
Please, what solution are you pre soaking your Leca in?
Have you done hoyas in Pon, I just got my first one and am wondering if that will work.... thanks
I have not but I am told they work well. I have other plants in pon that are thriving
@@TheLecaQueen Yes, I do too, but am wondering about the Pon going thru the holes in the net pots with semi hydro
@@dianeparker2075 I know what you mean. I discuss this very issue in this video ruclips.net/video/WD-UOgRP4is/видео.html
Love your videos. They are the best. I have followed your direction but my old Hoya I had for four months just does not grow. It just stay alive for months but no growth in Leca. Why?
Thank you. That happens with Hoyas, and any plant really. When you move it to leca, the plant is reestablishing roots so it looks like nothing is happening. Once it is happy with the roots it has it will start to grow leaves.
Very nice video.I have a question can I just soak leca in water before repotting my Hoyas?
Yes you can! As long as it is for at least 24 hours.
Hello
Thanks for the informative videos , and I have one question how to futterlise the hydokutlur plants?
Thanks u a lot
So nice of you. Check out my video here to help you start
ruclips.net/video/qD7M1fectI8/видео.html
Hello my LECA Queen, I adore ALL your videos & appreciate them. Question please, the clear plastic pots, where so you get them and what size, please. Warmth, gratitude & blessings!🌹💜
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! Check out the links provided on my Community tab where I list where you can get pots. If you are in Australia you can get the exact ones I use from Bunnings.
Hi Nora. In more recent video's you have experimented cutting off the roots of some plants before putting them in Leca. Would you cut off the roots of a Hoya before planting in Leca 🌸
Hey Margi, funny you should ask! I have a video showing cut off Hoya roots. I can't wait to show it to you.
@@TheLecaQueen I look forward to seeing it
Can you put jade plants in leca?
beautiful hoyas! Question....how is it not a problem that the roots seem to be sitting in the water from the reservoir?
Not at all as they are water roots. My Hoyas are doing very very well in leca.
Do you think you could use a 4:1 peroxide soaking for the roots? I have heard this can help with things like root rot for a lot of plants.
It certainly can.
Do your hoyas bloom frequently? Does leca affect that?
Unfortunately not. They are healthy but do not have enough light!
Hi, very helpful video, though I do have a question. Do your soil roots rot/shed during the transition? And if so, do you just keep flushing or do you take the whole plant out and clean the roots? Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! I find that Hoya roots do not shed as much. The flushing process does get rid of the dead roots. I try not to disturb the plant by taking it out of the pot if I can avoid it.
I tried this on three starter plants and lost them a few days later. I don’t know where I went wrong. I removed all the soil and potted it in leca. Maybe they were in shock because they were starter plants shipped to me from out of state and I transferred them right away instead of letting them acclimate to my home first 😢
Any updates???
Dearest Leca Queen: Do you have any Hoya curtisii growing in semi-hydro? I have one beautiful specimen that I'd like to change to pon because it's in the soil the nursery grew it in and I don't seem to get the watering right for the conditions in my home. I can tell when it's dry, but then when I water it, I feel it remains wet for too long, and I get yellowing leaves that fall off. My other Hoyas love semi-hydro, but they have thicker and/or larger leaves and I seem to be more attuned to their needs. Do you have experience with curtisii, or a similar thin-and-small leaved Hoya? I'd make sure to use you long-method to transition it...but I'm still afraid to kill a mature plant! Any pointers? Encouragement? Thank you for all the knowledge you share with us!
Hello, I do not have a Curtsii, I need to fix that asap. I do have a Serpens, Tsangii and a few other thin leaved ones, I just moved them straight from soil to leca with no dramas. I never use the long method for transitioning Hoyas, they do not need it, Have you seen the video where I take off all the Hoya roots?
@The Leca Queen Yes, I saw that video...but I'm not the experienced and confident Hoya Mama that you are! I will wait until daylight hours start increasing and try my luck with a transfer. Thank you for the encouraging reply! I love your work!
What is leca & what does it do for the plants.
Hello, thank you for watching, please see my video where I discuss leca
ruclips.net/video/NWvXanmgyhs/видео.html
Pogchamp
Ciao, come prepari la soluzione?
See some of my other videos
ruclips.net/video/jw5XnLYxCgk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/sNYrPB2GSgI/видео.html
Aaaahhh! That's too much work and too much water to clean the roots! I just fill up a large bowl, dunk the plant for a couple of minutes, and use a foundation stipple brush to softly nudge whatever soil remains attached to the root system. Only then I rinse the whole plant under running water. The initial warm water soak does most of the cleaning!