Switching My Plants to Self-Watering Pots | albo, philodendron, hoya, etc!

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  • @LottieLooHoo
    @LottieLooHoo Год назад +5

    When I started trying self-watering pots. I had to keep reminding myself that even though the insert is small the roots can come through into the outer pot and sit in the water.

  • @millarich8583
    @millarich8583 Год назад +6

    Love this repotting in self-watering pot video. Once a month, I will pour away the stagnant water, wash the water container and give the plant a rinse to prevent the smelly odour.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +1

      Thank you! And thanks for the tip 🌿👍🏽

  • @jude1515
    @jude1515 2 месяца назад

    They are great. I love that you can enjoy your plants more. They also eliminate overwatering. My plants have thrived in this system.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  2 месяца назад +1

      Yesss my most ideal set up for sure 🌱😊

  • @TGYtco
    @TGYtco Год назад +1

    Haha!! Watching you take the plant out of the pot reminded how every time I repot plants, I think I will not make a mess... and I always make a huge mess!

  • @alfredarogers5197
    @alfredarogers5197 Год назад +2

    Loved this repot video. Going to check out those self-watering pots🌿💚

  • @sararunyan
    @sararunyan 22 дня назад

    Those pots with the holes on the side of them are best for orchids if you're not mounting them

  • @aprilcarter8771
    @aprilcarter8771 Год назад +1

    Love your plants and the name. Great video

  • @The_Planted_Eye_1
    @The_Planted_Eye_1 Год назад +2

    Glad you mentioned your new video on IG. RUclips sent zero notifications. Great video. I am thinking about converting some in this spring. The rotten egg smell may come from the water/ nutrients standing in that planting vessel. Thinking that it may not have been enough air circulation but that is just a guess

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      Thanks for watching 🥰🌿 thanks for the tip! That smell almost took me out 😂

  • @mamalongsplants1559
    @mamalongsplants1559 Год назад +4

    Hi Dear, the plants with odor always rinse. There trying to rot. Beautiful 😘👍

  • @alfredarogers5197
    @alfredarogers5197 Год назад

    Oh she is going to lover her new home💚🌿

  • @BarbieFromQuar
    @BarbieFromQuar Год назад

    Great video. I have been diy-ing my self watering pots. 2 so far! LOL But those you showed look great and are very affordable. My Alocasia bambino had only one leaf for the longest time, like 6 or 8 months, but now it has 6 and it is so pretty.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +1

      Lol I love anything DIY! I’ll have to try making some pots because they can get expensive! I found some good ones recently, posting a vid with them this week 🌿🫶🏽

  • @joaquinmartinez2046
    @joaquinmartinez2046 Год назад +1

    I just did the same to my Hoyas cuttings that are now plants they look amazing, i been using leca but now starting to use lechuza and see how it goes 85% of my plants are in leca

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      That’s awesome, I love both Leca and pon. Just depends on the plant and how I’m feeling that day 😝🌿

  • @yolyrom7233
    @yolyrom7233 5 месяцев назад +1

    I like them, however, the my top potting mix is always dry, even though I can see the water levels. I have seen roots in the water reservoir. I use Leca instead, it’s not messy like pon

  • @queenlucy9990
    @queenlucy9990 Год назад

    Great video ❤❤❤

  • @sararunyan
    @sararunyan 22 дня назад

    What soil were you using for the hoya is it a lava stone and pumice perlite mix? That root growth is amazing

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  21 день назад

      It’s more than likely lechuza pon or DIY pon which has pumice and lava rock!

  • @Peniphony
    @Peniphony Год назад

    The Mamei is a crawler not a climber. Could be why your having issues. Love the pots 🌺

  • @tyrenasmith80
    @tyrenasmith80 Год назад +1

    Nice hoya

  • @tammyturner8936
    @tammyturner8936 11 месяцев назад +1

    Please tell me the type of soil you are using. I could not atch the name. Thanks

  • @dollycaldwell4938
    @dollycaldwell4938 Год назад +1

    i am new to leca & still learning. how does the self watering pot make it easier?

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +2

      For me, it’s being able to see the reservoir and also being able to flush my plants 🪴

  • @ramonaboo5458
    @ramonaboo5458 Год назад +1

    Do u let them dry out before refill or fill up the water straight? ... nice Video

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +4

      Thank you! And absolutely not, I feel like they would definitely decline lol I keep them topped off as often as possible 😇

    • @ramonaboo5458
      @ramonaboo5458 Год назад

      @@aprilbrooks thank u 😉

  • @darlenelazaron5918
    @darlenelazaron5918 8 месяцев назад

    I just got myself watering pots. There’s much smaller I don’t know how many wicks to use in each pot.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  8 месяцев назад

      Do you use soil or Leca/pon?

  • @Melaninskindeep
    @Melaninskindeep Год назад

    New subscriber here. I really appreciate your channel. I'm at the phase in my plant journey that I want to use alternate soils and I love the alternative that you're using. Can you please tell me the name of it? It looks like pumice and lava rock and perlite. Can you please confirm? I love these self-watering pots. I'm going to purchase some. Thank you, April 🌿

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +1

      Thank you 🥰 it’s called pon, which is basically a mixture of lava rock, pumice, etc. I personally buy from the brand Lechuza because I feel it’s a little cheaper lol

  • @VyLe-tw7rg
    @VyLe-tw7rg Год назад

    Can you put the link for the self watering pot with clear liners? The one on amazon still shows black and there's no way to choose or make sure that we can get the clear liners pot. Tysm!

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      I just checked, the clear ones are sold out. 🥲 the black ones are good too, I have a few rare plants in them 🌿

  • @doretheawatson4323
    @doretheawatson4323 Год назад

    Love watch you Repot your plants So you use Leca and Pon together Do you still make your own pon

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      Thank you for watching 🥰 I found that lechuza pon is a little cheaper than my DIY. However, I’ll still make it if lechuza is not available 🌿

    • @doretheawatson4323
      @doretheawatson4323 Год назад

      Ok thank you

  • @brianhardaway9716
    @brianhardaway9716 7 месяцев назад

    Nice video. Your Mamei looks great. When using a glass vessel it’s very important to either bore holes in it or you have to periodically change the water because there’s no air circulation causing the water to become stagnant or smelly. I have transferred to Lecha since Pons, in my opinion is too dense. I did try mixing Lecha and Pons but that’s not the idea to spend more on subtrate as on the plants. My Alocasia grow feet in Lecha so that’s my choice. Nice plants.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  7 месяцев назад

      Great idea, thank you!!

  • @tranquilitywithdd
    @tranquilitywithdd Год назад

    Hi, those pots at 2:33 are they good? I ordered some but mine has three dots to show where the water level is. Thanks for your response.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +1

      Not my favorite. I prefer the ones from the same brand but with the little line for the meter. Those ones have actual holes there lol

    • @tranquilitywithdd
      @tranquilitywithdd Год назад

      @@aprilbrooks I got them today and I like the way they look. I got the white and Gold ones and I like that they have a weep hole.

    • @tranquilitywithdd
      @tranquilitywithdd Год назад

      @@aprilbrooks I think you are correct. I purchased two sets of the one with the Fluer de lis and the windows are hard to read. They are pretty though. I am going to try the other ones I saw you using. I think the window will be much easier to read.

  • @mistybarr5943
    @mistybarr5943 7 месяцев назад

    Ok...first of all...I LOVE u! You are so freakin' cute & I love how you're not like some of the plant people; all froo froo perfect & so..ummm..full of themselves, experty like(?) I guess? You're just down to Earth real & your plants are gorgeous!!
    I. love. plants. I grew up w/them everywhere. My Nanny could plant a blade of dead grass & end up with an acre of the most beautiful Kentucky Blue you've ever seen! She had a cactus that was 60 yrs old! My Mom was just as good.
    Now, fast forward 51 years & here I am...the serial killer of all things green! Girl, my thumb isn't even BROWN! It's Grim Reaper BLACK!
    I just walk in the damn room & plants tremble at my presence & I swear I heard a few whispering the Lord's prayer & 1 phoned Dr. Kevorkian!! I'm not even joking right now! My son is 27 now but when he was NINE he could spit a bite of tomato into the yard & supply Ragu with enough tomatoes to sauce 3 countries! I swear it!! Driving home from every shopping trip, he'd call my Mom to tell her what all he got. 1 day she said, what'd your Mommy get... brace yourself...he said, "new caskets for her flowers"! I bought FLOWER POTS 😂!
    If I looked at a plant, he'd say, "no Mom, that 1 deserves to live, get this 1. Looks like it's got some fight in it!"!
    HATE that kid! Lol!
    I've watched 1000 vids, read as many articles but just end up more confused. Brown leaves?..too much water. Brown leaves?...not enough water. Keep the soil wet. Keep the soil dry. Root rot, root bound, lots of light, too much light... Who's on first? Third base! WOOO!!
    Within 4 years time, I lost my whole family...my parents, my in-laws, 3 aunts, 5 friends including my best friend, 3 pets, my Dad's dog & I threw my worthless husband out the day Dad died, a little over a year ago.
    I acquired several plants as a result (& major, major depression) & I'm trying desperately to hold onto them! I bought grow lights, which helped a lot but there's still some issues Idk how to remedy. I'm thinking the self watering pots may help...I never seem to get the watering right! I have 5 snake plants; 2 of the long leaf ones, 2 that I took from 1 of those & 1 small leaf one... nesting snake plant(?). Will they be ok in a self water jobby?? I also have 2 pothos & a Christmas cactus.
    I already killed 1 very big gorgeous nesting one & some kind of aloe plant w/palm like stems. Never seen one like it before but it's dead. Just D-E-A-D, dead.
    I could use ANY help u can give me!!
    Some questions...
    What are those brown hazel nut looking things in your plants? What's up with the mason jar thingies & how come none of your soil looks like actual soil?
    And that was a WAY longer comment than I intended, soooo...

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  7 месяцев назад

      This comment made my day! Thanks so much for the love 🫶🏽 you can always message me on Instagram and I’d be more than happy to help you ☺️

  • @plantingwithnat
    @plantingwithnat Год назад

    April you need a plant mat😂

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      I have one lol I always forget about it 😂

  • @Lilahlu13
    @Lilahlu13 4 месяца назад

    How do you fertilize?

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  4 месяца назад

      Dyna gro foliage pro, cal-mag & superthrive

  • @lookinright
    @lookinright Год назад

    Darn they sold out! When will they be in stock again?

  • @DanGabriel09
    @DanGabriel09 Год назад

    Are self watering pots good for Monstera Thai Constellation? Most care guides say that the soil should dry before watering them again so I'm not sure if if I should repot it in a self-watering pot that keeps the soil moist most of the time. Thank you!

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      I’m not familiar with that plant honestly. 😅When it comes to s/w pots I use pon, so it’s a lot different than soil. I’d try it out though! Thai con is on my wishlist 🌿✨

  • @debrawhatley3338
    @debrawhatley3338 3 месяца назад

    What is pon? New subscriber

  • @OrderiTPinK
    @OrderiTPinK Год назад

    Anyone ever try their Hoya lineares in a self watering pot?

    • @heidipartanen4076
      @heidipartanen4076 Год назад

      Yes, they love it. I use perlite for cuttings and then add them back to pon with the mother plant. I always keep it moist

  • @alexsiberry4775
    @alexsiberry4775 Год назад

    P mamei might prefer to crawl ....

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +1

      I think it’s fine either way 😇

    • @aeonkat3507
      @aeonkat3507 Год назад

      Mamei climbs, Plowmanii crawl.

  • @AnneLi236
    @AnneLi236 Год назад

    Omg.. You have a farting plant.. 🤣

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад

      lmfao idk what you mean

    • @AnneLi236
      @AnneLi236 Год назад

      @@aprilbrooks The plant that smelled like rotten eggs 😆

  • @tranquilitywithdd
    @tranquilitywithdd Год назад

    Why are you wearing gloves? get your hands in there girl! The albo that have no variegation, you are supposed to cut off those leaves to encourage the variegated leaves to come in. I just ordered my first one and can't wait to see the results, your plants are stunning. You should always wash off your media before replanting, you have no idea what you are dragging into your new pot and plants.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  Год назад +1

      lmfao because I like to wear gloves. After years of owning plants, it’s my preference 😌 my albo came back with variegation when I put it on a moss pole. I posted pics on my Instagram. As for repotting I haven’t had any issues! I guess everyone’s experience is different 😇

    • @tranquilitywithdd
      @tranquilitywithdd Год назад

      @@aprilbrooks Nice! I wear gardening gloves sometimes but usually if water is involved 😵‍💫 to me is like putting my hand in raw dough when kneading bread🤢 outside of that, I like to use my hands. Is your name the same on Insta?

  • @asong222
    @asong222 7 месяцев назад

    Terrible vid.

    • @aprilbrooks
      @aprilbrooks  7 месяцев назад +2

      It’s one of my most viewed 😇 how does it feel to be a hater Amy? I’m going to keep on posting, keep on growing and keep on making money every time you comment, so thank you bookie. 🥰