I BOUGHT THE SMALLEST PLANTS I COULD FIND (includes 6 months of updates)
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2024
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Videos that span weeks or months with updates are always going to be my favorite!
Thanks :)
Thank you! I just received plants the size of the one that is restarting for you. I do not have an Ikea cabinet, so I really appreciated your suggestion on creating my own. I am moving all my existing plants to moss poles. Some love it, and others are slower at adjusting . The plant soil you use saved some of my Philodendron by providing a breathable soil. Philodendron and Monstera are my favorites. Thank you so much, and Happy Growing.
I agree! These are the best!!
I am a person who is attached to things. This can be furniture, favorite sweaters, or even plants. So it's much nicer to grow a tiny offshoot than to buy an adult plant! We grow older together almost like buddies.
Yes... and of course it's cheaper, and not so space-consuming in the beginning. Great video again, Jan! 🥳
Thank you:)
Hi Jan, it's easy to become disheartened when things don't grow as hoped, so I really appreciate your attitude and your advice. You continue to inspire us. Thank you. Love to Brad. ❤
Agree! Things going wrong is inevitable :) part of the hobby :) thank you so much :)
All four Frydek corms coming out variegated is so nice to see!
Got lucky :)
Eeeek! Squeal! So excited to see this progress video. I think most of us buy the smallest of our wish list plant as that is the only way to afford our dream plants. Humidity cabinet is the way to go in the beginning. It's basically a plant nursery. Just like you wouldn't send a 7 year old off to college. Thanks so very much for all the work and time you graciously put into these progress videos. Hit that like button, people!!!
We in India recognise the word batik easily as it is a form of printing on clothes using empty spaces and wax. May be plant community has taken the word batik from batik printing. Recently I bought a syngonium from local nursery with name tag batik. It has a beautiful pattern of light and dark green and some white.
That could easily be :) thanks for the background info :)
Yup, that is where batik was borrowed from.
Loving Brad's tail weaving around you ❤
Love seeing the outcomes for your plants after a few months - please keep doing these!
Thanks:)
The mother plant gave all her energy to her four little children, let's deem them to be nature's choice.😊
I love videos like this one! Very cool to see the entire process.
Same thing happened with my frydek. Ordered a really big one cause I was like "well, it's my dream plant, might as well" and it lost all of its leaves within a week! I was absolutely heartbroken and angry with myself as I'm always buying baby plants and with this one I kinda broke my rule 😂 she lost her entire root system as it turned out (root rot). She's recovering now and gave me already 3 new baby frydeks so maybe as you've said it's just a blessing in disguise.
Thanks for this video. Really love to see you're exploring more alocasias as they're probably my fav plant genius at the moment. Happy growing!
Hope all works out with your plant :) thank you!!
Another great video, Jan. No mater how many videos of your I watch, I still learn something new.
That’s great to hear :) thanks !
And not everything needs such a high humidity.
I got my frydek as a single tiny leaflet, no bigger than the top of my thumb, it's been a bit more than a year, and it's doing great. It has 6 leaves as of now. I started in soil, and after a while I got it in PON. It grew a lot of roots directly in the water reserve. Now it's in a bigger pot, and although I lost a lot of roots during the repot (not all who were in the reservoir managed to go through the holes.)
I don't have a cabinet, nor a greenhouse, all my plants are in my living room, where I try not to go under 40% humidity (I often have to run a humidifier because the flat is pretty dry.) I only have grow lights.
So humidity wise, my frydek always was in normal household humidity and it's doing great. It's the only alocasia I have that didn't have any set back over so much time.
That video ticks all the boxes for me ! Worth every minute you put into it !
Love the multipart progress videos 😍
Thank you :)
I love these too! It's so nice to see the progress right away. I don't know any other channel that puts in so much longterm effort for a video.
Your videos are like a holy grail for plant wisdom 🌿 tysm for inspiring me each day to care even better for my plants, they are thriving currently !
Thank you so much 🥰🥰
That reminds me - my frydek needs a repot. I think this one needs a smaller pot, mine is growing in small 9cm (7cm tall) pot and it has some nice leaves. It’s been growing all winter here in Poland and the light conditions are really poor and humidity with ac on - you can guess😂 I water when the leaves start getting droopy (sorry) but it seems to like me, and the leaves… a lot of white what a beauty. You should try separating the babies and put them in different conditions to figure out what they like. Sometimes we give too much care 😊
I’ll try them in dofferent conditions :) maybe with better success!! Thanks for sharing !
Love this video and appreciate the format of seeing a plant’s growth overtime. These are my favorite types of videos but I like all that you offer.
Awesome! All corms are growing happily with perfect variegation!!!!!
I always start growing my plants from the size of starter plant, that means they were super tiny when they first came home.
Extra care is needed but the sense of achievement is CRAZY.
Yes, I enjoy your planty updates, then vs now
Thanks:)
I love seeing videos with growth progress being shown!!
Thanks :)
Thanks so much for your hard work posting videos that include updates! It’s always nice to know that the information in the video has been successful or unsuccessful- I learn from both outcomes! Sometimes it gets difficult as a viewer to scroll back through previous videos and find the references to certain plants or techniques that have been mentioned over several months time and figure out what the story is- I love that yours are mostly contained in easy to reference videos! Your hard work is really appreciated!
Totally recommend Flora Magnifica for those extra special plants! :)
Think it’s time to treat myself again soon :)
I have heard a lot of people had issues growing Alocasia frydek in soil. When I got mine (probably around the same time as you) I put mine in pon immediately. And it’s been loving life in pon.
I also love getting very small plants. They are so cute how small they are and the reward for growing them big feels so good
Yesh heard Alocasias specifically like pon or frugal!! Will try it out :)
I love seeing the plants over time as they grow and size up 👍 Also realize it must be a pain having to store all the clips over time 😀🇨🇦
Love seeing a time lapse of baby plant to well established (fat roots) plant. And having one of the four fail was proof that even though it was given the same, primo conditions, happy, healthy growth is never guaranteed. TY
Me too!!! I love to buy tiny tc plugs and grow them up. I’ve always felt like i was cheating when i bought a plant in anything larger than a 6” (15 cm) pot anyway. That is the fun for me.
These check-in type videos are so awesome!! Such a treat to watch months of progress in a neat little video :) really appreciate all the work you put in here!
Thank you so much :)
I really appreciate this type of video! I typically buy bigger plants verse smaller ones. Mainly b/c I'm impatient & I love a large plant. I'm in the US so spring is just starting here & now you've motivated me to start small so I can appreciate the journey
Hi Jan! I love videos with several months of updates! Fantastic! So glad your Frydeck came back in the end... mine didn't 😩 but as you say, it doesn't mean I'm a bad plant parent! It can be tough when plants die on you and you end up blaming yourself for doing something wrong....
Thank you!! Don’t let kill the joy :)
Very exciting, isn’t it! It’s like Christmas when plants arrive or when you’re shopping in person. 🎉
Haha yes Christmas on demand 😅😅
Love the video! I am much much older than you and have grown houseplants for 50 years (more than 250 currently), but I still love the challenge and adventure of getting tiny new plants and watching them grow. Leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, succulent crumbs, whatever.
That Batik really performed! Thanks for sharing your journey.
You don’t need to apologize for spending money on plants! You work hard and deserve to treat yourself with something you love.
OMG Jan!
What a great video. There's nothing like seeing the proof in the pudding!
Seeing the progress (of all stripes...) is a good thing. At some point, a good amount of "luck" is required despite our best efforts.
I've just brought home a "blushing philodendron" in a 2" pot, and fortunately I managed to perform my own version of isolation just as a precaution as you mentioned here.
Because my little botanicals live on my desk (living desk I call it), I had to ensure nothing extra came home that would do a bad thing to my little garden.
I placed it in clear grocery bag typically used for veggies at the store and lightly closed it with a rubber band. I opened it daily for a breather and resealed. Three days later, it's among friends with roots about, requiring a 4" pot to continue its growth.
Thanks for all the hard work and inspiration!
Like you (and the space on my desk), I find it rewarding to start plants small and watch them grow over time.
Keep up the good work and looking forward to the journey of growth!
We appreciate ya!
You look so happy in your element
Thanks so much for taken the time to show us the progress of plant growth, very informative
Thank you :)
One of the reasons I love this channel is the effort Jan puts into each episode by filming over several months so we can see the results without waiting for the follow-up. IMO the planning, time, and editing required for each episode make SPG the most professionally made house-plant "hobbyist" channel out there. The others seem lazy in comparison, especially with the recent trend toward "plant chores" or "house tour" videos where we get the pleasure of watching someone water or clean their Ikea cabinet for 30 minutes. There's no comparison really.
There’s a time & a place for houseplant tours & unboxing but agree, where possible, i like to make as good of a viewer experience as possible … & proof is ultimately in the pudding 🤭 thank you!
Flora Magnifica are my favourite plant shop, Dexter is always super helpful. I have lots of big plants that started out as TC plantlets from Flora Magnifica.
This was sooooo amazing!! Probably your third video I watched today while working! Seeing the Timelapse and how much they grew but also knowing everything isn’t always perfect was just so nice! You really give me ideas for my own plants and I was buying GT foliage focus at an anthurium store and the worker referenced your videos, asked if I followed you and said you use it!
Love seeing the babies growing, set backs and all. Frydeks are notorious for driving a struggle bus😹 I had 2, first one put out all white leaves till it died and second one threatened to do the same. After finally a decent variegated leaf and some research, she seams happy. Frydeks might be heavy feeders, need bright light ( located directly in front of grow light) and enjoy semi hydro/ bottom watering ( Im using pearlite heavy chunky mix and leave a cm water in catch pot ) so far so good. Looking forward to updates on all the new additions, Thanks 😻
Thank you:)
I got a sancti and I put mine in a clear cup with perlite with a another clear cup taped on top it’s been like two months and I’m starting to see roots. It grows slowly but it’s so healthy I only open in a few times a week so it’s not too exposed 😊 I love the journey! Congrats Jan!
Thank you so much Jan. It was really nice to experience yr journey with these particular purchases. I too, love the challenge of growing from tiny. (Plus it's cheaper 😅) I'm really glad you mentioned yr grow cabinet. In a perfect world I would LOVE to have one. (One day). Then you mentioned the plastic box. I said to myself "oh yeahhh" I've done it before but forgot. (I'm getting old)
Perfect timing. I just bought some grow lights for Winter and for my small babies. Maybe a grow mat might suffice with the box. Thanks again Jan.
Happy growing :) thanks !
Another awesome video! Absolutely love the format and watching the growth process. Looking fwd to similar ones. What’s also great is that in this vid the plants of choice don’t need a moss pole! Very refreshing.
I've learned so much from watching your videos, I mostly like how you do the before and after plant videos. Because I'm on a budget I only by baby plants that cost $10.00 or less. I've never had one to come with pest so far and I don't grow them in a special cabinet, they seem to get use to my environment and grow. What I'm working on is growing my plants on moss poles so they can be big and beautiful like yours. Thank you for showing us the do's and don't's in plant growth!
Thank you :)
Good seeing you and Brad again. I also appreciate "the good with the bad" type of videos. Too many people just see the big beautiful specimens and wonder why they can't get beyond that fourth leaf ( especially with Alocasias) .
Thank you so much for another amazing video!! My experience with A. Frydek is that they stress very easily, more easily than any other alocasia I’ve kept but. With one I had, even just bringing him home from the nursery was enough of a change to stress him and he wilted and dropped all of his leaves. But they always grow back with the new growth acclimatised to their new home.
I adore this style of video and appreciate all the effort that goes into making them. Thank you for your time, positive attitude, and advice! I've been trying tiny plants in a humidity box and I just up-potted some anthurium hybrids! They had three months in the box and are now in an open shelf with 70 - 80% humidity. 🤞
Very interesting observations! I am glad you had such an idea to film the process of plant development. I bought a baby Queen Anthurium 5 months ago and I really enjoy watching her growth in my plant terrarium. Patience lesson :) Thanks a lot for this video.
Thank you:)
I love the way how you show the progression of your plants: starting from the day you received them to the periodic growth updates. I need to show your video to my slow growing plants lol
I enjoyed the "year in the life" video. There is much satisfaction to be gained from getting a plant as an infant and watching it mature. Keep up the good work Jon !
Thank you:)
Love these kind of videos where we can see how the plants are developing! ♥
Thanks :)!
Fantastic video as always!
Hallo Jan. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland. Habe letztens ein Video mit einer anderen Alocasia gesehen. Hier hingen auch die Blätter ohne dass ein Problem erkennbar war. Es stellte sich heraus, dass die Nährstoffkonzentration viel zu hoch war. Zu viel gedüngt. Wäre noch eine Überlegung wert.
Deine Pflanzen sind der Wahnsinn. Ich warte immer auf neue Videos von Dir. Liebe Grüße
Danke :)!
I find that Frydeks are a little bit strange like many Alocasias, but my guess would be that they don't like that much humidity as the mold would indicate, so maybe something like 80% would be better.
I can also confirm your findings that potentially larger growing alocasias are more hardy, because I have a Macrorrhiza that's growing like crazy. It's still an Alocasia so it drops the oldest leaf every now and then if I don't feed it a lot, but it's so much easier to please than the smaller Alocasias.
Great job! I appreciate how realistic you are with what happens with the plants. I enjoy these there and now plant journey.
I love watching progress videos! It's so satisfying to see all the growth🌱
Thanks :)!
Another vote for this type of video = your journey with specific plants. Even better if/when you get 2 of the same and compare their progress to demonstrate that plants are individuals (just like humanoids).. Esp like your wrap up about all the variables in plant care and what, if anything, you would do differently.
Love update videos like this! I always get excited when I see the roots! I will live my Alocasia journey through you because I don’t have the best of luck, but I enjoy the process!
Thanks :)
I so appreciate the videos and all the time you put into them! I’m loving the healthy Alocasia! The variegation is Beautiful! Thanks for all your teaching and sharing of information!
Thank you :)
Yessss progress videos are the best! Thank you for making them :D
Thanks for watching :)
This was a great video Jan. A complete story in one episode, so to speak. Very satisfying because you've answered all my questions, even the ones I wasn't aware I wanted to know! It's great that although you 'lost' a plant, you've gained 3 replacements, plus the corm has sprouted! And because they were 'birthed' in your environment, I would expect you to achieve success this time around. Love to Bradley 🐈 ❤
Thank you :)
Love these types of vids! Keep 'em coming
I only had more common alocasias like a green portodora, macroriza and amazonica, but from my experience, they are the fussiest tropical plants about being overwatered. Do it once and you'll see the oldest leaf get yellow or soft immediately, before even observing any root damage. The good thing is that even if there's nothing left, they almost always resprout.
Edit: Just saw that this happened indeed.
Thank you for these videos! I love watching the progress of your plants! Love to all, especially Brad 😘😺🌱🌿🌴
Thank you:)
Hey Jan! Thanks for this video. I was under the impression that TC plants needed some special kind of care, and you showed that beyond giving the best conditions one is able, there isn't really any mystery. I do love buying tiny plants and growing them to maturity, Also I am cheap, so that helps too 😅
Thanks :) i think the specisl care only applies at the very beginning which the seller would have already taken care of :)
Good on you finding a Luxurians! They are still crazy expensive here in New Zealand. I love your content ❤❤
Thank you so much :)
Thank you so much for sharing the wisdom of your houseplant journey. Love your videos
Thank you:)
Such a satisfying video to watch! Love seeing the progress over time 👍🏻
Thank you:)
I'm not done with watching your last video yet but here I am 😂
Haha yeah the last one was lengthy :D
@@sydneyplantguy much appreciated boss 🤝
In my experience, and based on what I’ve seen a lot of people say online, Frydeks don’t really like being in cabinets. I have mine in ambient humidity (50% average) and water when it’s almost dry. Seems to like it!
Sounds like that might do the trick i’ll give it a try :) thanks !
@@sydneyplantguy Best of luck! They’re stunning plants 😍
Yeah, seems like there is difference between the alocasia types. I let all of mine dry out as much as possible with a moderately chunky mix and 60% humidity otherwise they start drooping instantly. Never had the droop of a humidity change before so don't know if that is a common problem 🤔
A very interesting video! Loved all the information and progress shown. Thanks a lot!!
Thank you:)
It's interesting how different the plants grow at different speeds. Thank you for this great video and the time you took for it
Thank you!!:)
I absolutely love these type of videos u make! Funny, I purchased baby Queen anthurium from Floramagnifica yesterday so I was extra extra excited to watch this video to get some tips from you. Wish me luck with my new baby that has been on my wishlist forever. Thank you for all the information, it was very helpful 💚
I love these progression videos! They give me motivation to be patient in hopes that in time my plants with grow nicely like yours have. Thank you so much for sharing your journey so far with these plants! 🪴
Thank you :)
Love the time span vids Jan! They were all successful, although the frydek decided to revert to growing from corms; you’ll now have multiple frydek plants. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Carol :)
🤣🤣 You so jacked up those names!
Love this type of video, well worth all of the effort. I got a teeny tiny baby anthurium and watching the leaves size up is the best part.
Thank you:)
Thank you, Jan! I'm going to go right out and buy some small plants!
Happy growing :)
So first of all every time you say Frydek I head "Fried egg" so I'm glad you put thr names on screen. Second, something I've seen from other plant channels and especially planted aquarium or terrarium channels is that while a species might be tolerant to certain conditions, the individual might not be so when you put thr Frydek in an environment it wasn't used to it melted. Planted aquarium people basically expect this out of new plants because water plants are typically grown emersed (roots under water and leaves above) but then get displayed and used submersed (whole plant under water) and the leaves arent used to that new environment and all die off. Then the plant puts out new leaves that are used to the new growth and it's all fine.
I loved theses videos 😊 your effort is appreciated
Thank you:)
Love how you keep it all in one video. shows the effort you put in every single video.
Thank you :)
Wow! This is well done and gives me hope and inspiration to try small versions of plants that might otherwise be beyond my price point. I learn a lot from you, so thanks!
Thank you :) definitely worth a shot :)
Your videos are always a great watch and lesson, Jan. Especially when you have time lapses of plant progressions and how you speak candidly about your own journey with them.
Personally speaking, I really love alocasias, but I don't appreciate how susceptible they are to certain things that require more attention for their overall care and success rate.(unfortunately).
However, if I could provide it, I would. Jaclyn,(spelling?)especially is my favorite.
If they grow they are amazing!! But they can also be a total pain in the butt!! Haha thanks :)
@@sydneyplantguy yes, exactly! We've given the 'Jaclyn' several attempts, and that poor thing each time just gets overtaken with mites,(those sneaky bitches!)
Rather than put a plant through torture, we just stopped buying them, not to mention risking spreading those things further to our other plants. We have far more expensive avoids that we would rather protect and keep healthy. ✨️
Aroids, not avoids(I think you probably got that though).
Got me rolling with "meer" (mirror) and "squirrrrl" (squirrel) ... that is pretty much how we say those words in the southern US. 😂
😅😅
I really enjoyed this video. It’s very nice to see the time lapse on one video instead of over the course of many months on multiple videos. I appreciate your extra work doing videos like this. My favorite part is when you include the bits you film in slow motion 😂 keeping it real. This is very good timing also to give me the positive thoughts about starting tiny and enjoying the process. I just ordered a little Manjula Pothos yesterday. I blame you for that purchase 🫣 so excited to grow her out to look as beautiful as yours.
Happy to take the blame haha :D thank you:)
I bought some baby plants, quite a challenge but I like taking care of them! Hopefully they wil grow big!! Thank you for the video, like your energy! And the cat 😄
Man I love your channel, I always learn so much! ❤
Thank you so much :)
I thought I wanted a Jacqueline but those girls get so big!!!
Thanks for the unboxing.
I love how you give us updated growth.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you :)
Hello from the Northeast 🇺🇸, new subscriber. I like you. I very much enjoy your frankness and the quality of your video/information 🙂
Thank you:)
Great content Jan. Very informative.
Thank you :)
I LOVE it when people show the progress and updates in their videos! And it was sweet of you to give the bigger one to your friend, I would have been tempted to give them the smaller one lol 😅
Hehe it was a birthday present so I gotta deliver :) thank you!!
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm from Perth, WA so I'll check out the plant suppliers website and see what rare plants are available. I'm also keen to see how you set up your Ikea cabinet so hopefully you'll have a video on that.
I love this type of video! 😊
Thanks :)
Really interesting. Thanks for your efforts.
Thanks :)
Michele's frydek, from oh the places you'll grow, just killed over the same way
The random periodic 🐈 cat's tail is exactly what this video needed!😂❤
Haha special effects 😅
I feeeeel u! Also have a loooot (all) of plants from tiniest. Great feeling if successful!
And also the same things with alocasias! The same treatment… the same environment.. ones are thriving, others all the time are declining… and no lesson learned.
Btb such a funny video! In love with your sense of humor! I catch every your word! Gorgeous ❤
Thank you 😊😊
Thanks Jan. I have been thing about purchasing a tc plant from Flora Magnifica. Now I am more confident I’ll be able to care for it. Good also to see packaging so I can be confident it will survive a summer trip to Melbourne.
Happy growing :)
Appreciate this kind of content 🌿💕
Thank you :)
OMG Jan! I HAD NO IDEA that Jacklyn could produce leaves that large!! #mindblown #inspiringaf 🤩
Hehe thanks :)
Ive been looking at Flora Magnifica for a while now for the Burle Marx Flame (still too expensive for the tiny plantlet so will wait) but will def look into the Alocasia Odora Batik....STUNNING plant. Thanks for sharing Jan 👌🏼
It's fantastic that you do these long-term followup videos. It seems that most people set up the: Let's see which method works best for growing plants ... and then says they'll follow up later in the year with updates. Understandable, but not terribly helpful in the moment. Cheers from Iowa!