I started bottom watering and noticed my plants have new shoots coming in. I also keep a lamp on next to my plants . Still learning . Thanks for the advice. 🌱
Thank you for this helpful video! I’ve watched your vids since I got my first plant in march and I now bottom water and I’ve noticed lots of growth and less fungus gnats!
Thank you for your post. I enjoy them and look forward to them. I like it that you keep them brief but full of information versus just chatting on and on. I do use the same grow lightbulb and like it very much. I hope you had a good Christmas and I hope you’ll have a good 2023!
Super useful video, thankyou! A trick I've learned along the way, also, since I've acquired some pots that don't have drainage at the bottom, is to use a bottle of water and stick it in upside-down like a watering bulb. The dirt slowly absorbs the water where its needed. (I'm unsure how this influences roots or pests, so please correct me if this can cause any affect.)
My poor ol' plants, it's a wonder that they're alive at all! All I've been doing as long as I can remember just dumping water in once a week... It's no wonder they look as ragged as they do! I'm so glad to have discovered your channel and your wonderful clear way of explaining and describing! A couple of questions - Today I got set about dusting and snipping dead leaves, and checking the moisture levels (I just bought a meter on your recommendation and have grow light s arriving this week). I gave them a good drink, and now, after an hour there is water in the bottom of the decorative pot, but the meter still reads dry. Should I dump the water anyway and follow up another day; should I leave it for another hour or two before dumping; should I add more water and wait another hour? Thanks!! Once upon a time I heard that if a plant has been overly dry for too long (like mine likely have been), it may be incapable of absorbing water well, if one gives it too much... That it might need time a period of time to adapt to the "new normal". Any truth to that?
Hey there. Thanks for watching. Yes it your plant is really dry then it will have difficulty taking on water. You need to give it a good soak multiple times. I’d do that over the sink and really saturate the soil for a good couple of minutes. Get rid of standing water
Hi, I live in Delhi which is hot and dry in the summer and I use a 50% coco peat, 25% Vermicompost, and 25% perlite as soil mix. I see that you only use perlite and compost. Should I stop using the coco peat? So far the plants seem to be doing well.
Well ill be moving my new baby snake plants in to direct light tomorrow! I have one that was kept in 0 sunlight in my bedroom and i went to repot it and it had 2 babies in the soil! They've slowly come out and are looking good tiny still so looks like thats moving too 😂 thanks for the tips!
Just discovered you. My plants leaves are turning yellow. Some of the ends of other plants are brown. I’ve never heard of plant lights. Been on Amazon. Can you attach your link re sansi lights please. I’ve liked and subscribed. Mr wonderful. So many other RUclips’s are American doesn’t do for here in the UK. Thank you for the great tips. I’m slowly going through your other videos. Cheers 😊👨🏼🌾👩🏻🌾
I just repotted a goldeii into a 1.5" deeper pot as thick top roots kept growing vertically out of the soil. Not overly bound roots on bottom though, but still refreshed soil with more airy mix and fertilized. Do u think it'll work out ok?
I have a pot that upper part is folded to the inside (don´t know if you understand what I mean) so if I try to remove the plant with the soil to check the roots, the soil bumps to that folded part and I can't extract the plant without removing the soil. I don´t know if the plant needs a new pot. Do you recommend the destroying of the pot and give it a new one even if perhaps doesn´t need a bigger pot?
Am I correct in that my visual from your description is that the soil/rootball is larger than the opening of the top of the pot, on account of the inward-turned lip? I've seen in a couple of other videos that SMP has talked about pruning the roots. I wonder if it would damage the existing roots too much to yank the rootball through the top of the pot to get a look at what's going on beneath, and then maybe trimming off some of the roots and then repotting it back into the same pot or into another one (where you will be able to examine it more easily in the future)?
Soil Ninja have a great range of soils and an informative page on all types of substrates for anyone who wants to know more about what to plant your soil in. I’m not affiliated with them in any way but I have found their information and products to be great.
Your potting mix is working on my peace lily. First time, i observed +ive signs (new leaves) that too to fast. Can this mix can be used for Jade. (crassula). I am keeping my Jade on my entrance in covered area with around 4 hours of noon to evening sunlight.
When I refresh the soil in my plants or repot the ones needed this spring can I add the granular fertilizer to my plants after refreshing or repotting even though the potting mix will have some in it already
Some new Alocasia and a ZZ plant i bought over the last couple of months have developed root/rhizome rot, some are fine. I waited until fairly dry before watering with rain water but noticed them wilt/mushy stem quite quickly. Removing the compost i notice its quite wet and hasn't dried since the last watering and found rot. I wonder is it because my house is too cold for them, 10oC during then day and heat comes on evening time 20oC. They get east facing light close to the window, away from radiators. Trying now to save the ZZ with leave cuttings in different mediums, in large clear plastic boxes, but they are starting to rot too. I think I'll wait until April/May to buy any more. My Calathea, bought the same time, is doing fine and its supposed to be a hard plant to get right ☹
Do you think my 3ft Burgundy rubber tree can have a small personal grow light directly on it? I'm not sure where the line is between direct and indirect with grow lights.
I noticed northern plants (from my experience) when kept as houseplants never get any pests when kept indoors in summer and outside in winter. I have kept Siberian pine and Siberian larch for a while like that and never saw a single pest. I also planted some Northern white cedars, but the substrate got infested with springtails. The cedars themselves don't have any pests so far.
@@SheffieldMadePlants The winters might not be cold enough in Britain for the Siberian pine. In Europe, where it is scientifically called pinus cembra, its native range is only very high in the mountains like the Alps. However, the Korean pine is a very close species and might do better. The Chinese pine (pinus Armandii) is also from the same group, but more subtropical. I am not sure exactly what the mechanism is that prevents the pests, but it seems that conifers have very species-specific pests. So when it stays inside in summer, the probability of those specialised pests getting to it are very low. When you put it outside for winter, the outside pests are already dormant. While many ordinary houseplant pests that may have got on the plant in summer might actually get killed by the frosts. This is my assumption. I am not sure. In nature it does get pests like the Siberian pine-spruce aphids. But they usually attack stressed underwatered trees. The Scots pine is very pest-resistant.
I love this channel and watch every new video. But oh, you have about the most monotonous voice ever. 😴 It is a testament to the great quality of your content that I make myself invent ways to be able to listen and learn from them without falling asleep. Because your content is solid.
@@SheffieldMadePlants sort of like orchid pots, but more effective in shaping the roots effectively and they are way easier to remove a plant from than traditional pots :D
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I started bottom watering and noticed my plants have new shoots coming in. I also keep a lamp on next to my plants . Still learning . Thanks for the advice. 🌱
Great stuff 😁
Thank you for this helpful video! I’ve watched your vids since I got my first plant in march and I now bottom water and I’ve noticed lots of growth and less fungus gnats!
Excellent. Thanks for watching 😁
Thank you for your post. I enjoy them and look forward to them. I like it that you keep them brief but full of information versus just chatting on and on.
I do use the same grow lightbulb and like it very much.
I hope you had a good Christmas and I hope you’ll have a good 2023!
Thank you 😁 Have a good 2023!
Super useful video, thankyou! A trick I've learned along the way, also, since I've acquired some pots that don't have drainage at the bottom, is to use a bottle of water and stick it in upside-down like a watering bulb. The dirt slowly absorbs the water where its needed.
(I'm unsure how this influences roots or pests, so please correct me if this can cause any affect.)
I think that’ll work 👍
I got the Sansi grow light that clips on and I love it. Just bought a second one! Thanks!
Great to hear!
Thank you for sharing and have a blessed day and a Happy New Year's
You too 👍
Thanks for the video. Im always ready for them
Thanks Kim
My poor ol' plants, it's a wonder that they're alive at all! All I've been doing as long as I can remember just dumping water in once a week... It's no wonder they look as ragged as they do! I'm so glad to have discovered your channel and your wonderful clear way of explaining and describing!
A couple of questions - Today I got set about dusting and snipping dead leaves, and checking the moisture levels (I just bought a meter on your recommendation and have grow light s arriving this week). I gave them a good drink, and now, after an hour there is water in the bottom of the decorative pot, but the meter still reads dry. Should I dump the water anyway and follow up another day; should I leave it for another hour or two before dumping; should I add more water and wait another hour? Thanks!!
Once upon a time I heard that if a plant has been overly dry for too long (like mine likely have been), it may be incapable of absorbing water well, if one gives it too much... That it might need time a period of time to adapt to the "new normal". Any truth to that?
Hey there. Thanks for watching. Yes it your plant is really dry then it will have difficulty taking on water. You need to give it a good soak multiple times. I’d do that over the sink and really saturate the soil for a good couple of minutes. Get rid of standing water
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks!☺️
Hi, I live in Delhi which is hot and dry in the summer and I use a 50% coco peat, 25% Vermicompost, and 25% perlite as soil mix. I see that you only use perlite and compost. Should I stop using the coco peat?
So far the plants seem to be doing well.
If the plant is doing well then keep at it 👍 I just like to keep it as simple as possible
Pruning! I guessed it!!! ... Thanks to a previous video of his I watched. Yup.. I am brilliant. Hahahaha
Thanks for the tip about not leaving your plants around radiators during winter. I’ve only just twigged that one myself 😂
You bet!
Well ill be moving my new baby snake plants in to direct light tomorrow! I have one that was kept in 0 sunlight in my bedroom and i went to repot it and it had 2 babies in the soil! They've slowly come out and are looking good tiny still so looks like thats moving too 😂 thanks for the tips!
My pleasure 😊
I really like your videos! your tips are great ❣️
Thank you so much!!
My pumpkin plant needs to be healthy
Just discovered you. My plants leaves are turning yellow. Some of the ends of other plants are brown. I’ve never heard of plant lights. Been on Amazon. Can you attach your link re sansi lights please. I’ve liked and subscribed. Mr wonderful. So many other RUclips’s are American doesn’t do for here in the UK. Thank you for the great tips. I’m slowly going through your other videos. Cheers 😊👨🏼🌾👩🏻🌾
Found the link 😉🤗
Fantastic thanks very much 😁 Glad you found the link
I just repotted a goldeii into a 1.5" deeper pot as thick top roots kept growing vertically out of the soil. Not overly bound roots on bottom though, but still refreshed soil with more airy mix and fertilized. Do u think it'll work out ok?
Yep that will work. Wonder why the roots are growing out of the top. Do you top water?
Question
If I'm bottom watering should I bottom water a newly reppoted plant
Yeah no reason not to
I have a pot that upper part is folded to the inside (don´t know if you understand what I mean) so if I try to remove the plant with the soil to check the roots, the soil bumps to that folded part and I can't extract the plant without removing the soil. I don´t know if the plant needs a new pot. Do you recommend the destroying of the pot and give it a new one even if perhaps doesn´t need a bigger pot?
Sounds like an interesting pot! What’s it made out of? If it doesn’t need a bigger pot then I’d leave it as is
Am I correct in that my visual from your description is that the soil/rootball is larger than the opening of the top of the pot, on account of the inward-turned lip?
I've seen in a couple of other videos that SMP has talked about pruning the roots. I wonder if it would damage the existing roots too much to yank the rootball through the top of the pot to get a look at what's going on beneath, and then maybe trimming off some of the roots and then repotting it back into the same pot or into another one (where you will be able to examine it more easily in the future)?
Soil Ninja have a great range of soils and an informative page on all types of substrates for anyone who wants to know more about what to plant your soil in. I’m not affiliated with them in any way but I have found their information and products to be great.
I’ve heard good things
Your potting mix is working on my peace lily. First time, i observed +ive signs (new leaves) that too to fast.
Can this mix can be used for Jade. (crassula). I am keeping my Jade on my entrance in covered area with around 4 hours of noon to evening sunlight.
Yes but add a bit more perlite
@@SheffieldMadePlants I did as you suggested and so far so good
Thanks ♥️
You're welcome 😊
When I refresh the soil in my plants or repot the ones needed this spring can I add the granular fertilizer to my plants after refreshing or repotting even though the potting mix will have some in it already
If it’s been a while since you last fertilised then yeah should be fine
When are you going to do a video on beneficial insects and nematodes for pest control?
I think I mention it here STOP This Secret Plant Killer NOW
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@@SheffieldMadePlants I missed this video! Thanks for replying with the link! Great work on videos thus far, enjoying the content.
Thank you 💐🙏
You bet!
Some new Alocasia and a ZZ plant i bought over the last couple of months have developed root/rhizome rot, some are fine. I waited until fairly dry before watering with rain water but noticed them wilt/mushy stem quite quickly. Removing the compost i notice its quite wet and hasn't dried since the last watering and found rot. I wonder is it because my house is too cold for them, 10oC during then day and heat comes on evening time 20oC. They get east facing light close to the window, away from radiators. Trying now to save the ZZ with leave cuttings in different mediums, in large clear plastic boxes, but they are starting to rot too. I think I'll wait until April/May to buy any more. My Calathea, bought the same time, is doing fine and its supposed to be a hard plant to get right ☹
Yeah the Zz plant in particular really doesn’t need much water. Can’t remember the last time I watered mine.
You can get away with watering a ZZ once every 3 months during winter. 👍🏻
Yes 10°C is probably too cold, especially since they are tropical plants
all these problems “stem from the roots!” no pun intended? 🥁💥😜
Didn't even realise 😂
Do you think my 3ft Burgundy rubber tree can have a small personal grow light directly on it? I'm not sure where the line is between direct and indirect with grow lights.
That’ll be good. Only issue is if you have the light too close to the leaves
@Sheffield Made Plants how close is too close? Like 6inches?
@@SpirituallyPlanted1 yeah I’d go about 10 inches
I noticed northern plants (from my experience) when kept as houseplants never get any pests when kept indoors in summer and outside in winter. I have kept Siberian pine and Siberian larch for a while like that and never saw a single pest. I also planted some Northern white cedars, but the substrate got infested with springtails. The cedars themselves don't have any pests so far.
The Siberian Pine looks fantastic and great if it is pest resistant. I want to get one for sure
@@SheffieldMadePlants The winters might not be cold enough in Britain for the Siberian pine. In Europe, where it is scientifically called pinus cembra, its native range is only very high in the mountains like the Alps. However, the Korean pine is a very close species and might do better. The Chinese pine (pinus Armandii) is also from the same group, but more subtropical. I am not sure exactly what the mechanism is that prevents the pests, but it seems that conifers have very species-specific pests. So when it stays inside in summer, the probability of those specialised pests getting to it are very low. When you put it outside for winter, the outside pests are already dormant. While many ordinary houseplant pests that may have got on the plant in summer might actually get killed by the frosts. This is my assumption. I am not sure. In nature it does get pests like the Siberian pine-spruce aphids. But they usually attack stressed underwatered trees. The Scots pine is very pest-resistant.
@@dmitrimikrioukov5935 thanks for the info
Love your tips as always! s/ maryland
Thanks for watching!
0:27 was that a pun?? 😆
🤔 not sure
I can confirm it was.
I love this channel and watch every new video. But oh, you have about the most monotonous voice ever. 😴 It is a testament to the great quality of your content that I make myself invent ways to be able to listen and learn from them without falling asleep. Because your content is solid.
Erm thanks for watching
@@SheffieldMadePlants 🤣
What do you think of air pots? They are all I use now 😄
Not sure what an air pot is?
@@SheffieldMadePlants they are plastic pots full of holes which promote healthy root growth! They are a game changer honestly
@@mariamerigold oh yeah like orchid pots? They’re very good 👍
@@SheffieldMadePlants sort of like orchid pots, but more effective in shaping the roots effectively and they are way easier to remove a plant from than traditional pots :D
@@mariamerigold 👍
I always overwater my plants so I have stopped watering them.
Don’t forget them!
I'm scared of liquid fertilizer... 😪😪
Should be alright as long as you follow the guidance