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The One Direction stills killed me off 💀🤣🙌🏻

The most stressful thing to happen to my plants is me. I really just need to let them alone to do their thing.

I didn't realize that I was over watering my plants. Then I took your advice, and brought a water meter like you use. It has made all the difference! Thank you!😊

I've been getting really into houseplants this last year and your channel has been a godsend. You're my favourite plant-tuber, keep up the good work mate!

Regular turning really depends on the plant for me. My monstera and climbing philodendrons look best when facing ~one direction~, but I like to turn my kalanchoe regularly or they'll start growing really crooked and look a bit weird imo.

Couple of things: "Low light" for a person and a plant are quite different. What might seem like a moderate amount of light to us is a dark cave to most plants. Fertilizing: rather that try to have some sort of schedule I have to adhere to like the plants were my boss, I just give them half- or quarter-strength fertilizer each time I water.

What this video is really pointing out is that what is good for the goose isn't necessarily good for the Gander. 'Indoor Plant' in the UK or Zone 9 basically means your climate outdoor is not ideal for your plant. But the ideal environment for a Cactus, or a Ficus, or an Orchid or Fly Trap are all very different so we need to treat every plant on its own needs. Understanding where your plant grows best is really important and finding ways to replicate that indoors is crucial for a plant to thrive. A general DO THIS AND YOUR PLANT WILL THRIVE video can be a killer for a beginners new plant because there is no one size fits all for plants. Your videos are great and have progressed in quality so quickly. I watched an older video that was almost the opposite of this one yesterday and it wasn't very old but the production standard was completely different. The most important thing to know is that if you really want to grow plants you need to learn as much information as you can and you always point out a contradiction to other messages with a full explanation of how the advice works or doesn't. Keep up the great work. I am currently rotating a plant and I think it's time to stop.

My most stressful thing to happen with my houseplants is finding pests, currently battling thrips which is frustrating but happens 🤷‍♀️ Fingers crossed I can get it under control

I look forward to your uploads on Saturday. I just love all the puns. The most stressful thing for me as a plant parent is spotting thrips😩

I'm an indoor plant tech and often I tell people drying leaves at the bottom are a good sign! It absolutely is just a sign of aging, and also means that the plant isn't being overwatered!

Thank you for this insightful video. I thought I was the only person with a depressed ZZ until I put it under grow lights. ZZs love light, and we are often misinformed. Having tools like moisture meters and adjusting our soil matters. My aglaonema's used to spit out yellow leaves monthly. I recently discovered clear-slotted orchid pots. I repotted them. Now my Silver Bay and Maria are thriving and I rarely see a yellow leaf. They do not like too much water and the slotted pots made it easy for their roots to breathe. Our plants speak to us, but we have to learn how to listen.

My most feared/stressful plant problem is pests, probably bc I've never had them and I'm terrified lol. Second most stressful for me lately is fungus. Several kinds right now are attacking my plants so I'm learning how to handle it...

The BEST indoor plant channel so far - and I've been looking and looking... thanks!

I love the moisture meter. Ordered it from your recommendation on Amazon. Some plants I would have sworn were dry ended up being wet half way down. Good choice. Thanks for the advice! I agree with your advice! It’s main plant common sense and love. Thanks! 😊🇨🇦

Thanks to your tips and tricks my plants are doing better than ever and I even have 2 flowers on my peace lily right now! Thank you so much for taking the time to educate us!

Hello from the U.S. am new to your channel and have found that your approach to being a plant parent is terrific. I am 76 now and have had plants most of my life. But have learned a few things today. Lol. Look forward to watching more of your channel. ❤

I rotate my plants so I can enjoy their beauty. Otherwise they perk up on the brighter light but I only see the "back" side. Also, I have had plants tip over so I try to keep them balanced in their pots.

I wish I had more windows..I've had a snake plant for 15 years, I almost killed it the first couple of years but I repotted in a terracotta pot, stopped overwatering and stuck it in a sunny hot window and off she went, still alive, doing great. I have several others in my house that are older than my kid that took some time, mistakes and effort to figure out the right location for too. Learning new things is awesome, thank you for your videos. Edited for an autocorrect 😮

Ouh for me the most stressful thing is definitely getting pests. Everything else I find manageable but I'm completely overwhelmed by pests. I always end up quarantining my new plants for a very long period of time before introducing it to its new buddies

My best-growing plants have been my two Pothos, which were not repotted for over 7 years, rarely watered (the soil would turn to dust), and never fertilized. They did get a lot of light, and they seemed super happy -- growing and green and rarely a yellow leaf, if ever. I also did not rotate either plant.

Hi Shef! Just a note to say thank you for all the tips and to say I hope you are well and happy, just like your plants! 💖🇺🇸😁

I find every single plant I have really loves to have bright, indirect light. Even calatheas. Some plants will tolerate low light, but they don’t “like” it.

This is one of the best, most information-packed indoor plant care videos I've ever seen and I've been following these tips ever since I've seen it. My plants are happier and look so much better.😃

I have a succulent (sansevieria snake plant) in a pot without drainage holes and as long as I'm careful with the watering it grows healthy.

I have a few of my plants in pots without drainage. Makes watering a little tricky but they still seems to thrive.

Love hearing your plant tips. I will admit i do turn my plants. Have a blessed day.

- Repotting: repotting is a stress factor to plants, so if they are thriving, I generally avoid it. Especially juvenile newly bought plants should be allowed to acclimate in my home environment first before repotting. - Drainage: this is a personal reference. My watering method is to showering down all my plants in a bath tub, allowing them to enjoy a moment of humidity before completely dry off out in my balcony. This helps prevent the outbreak of pests that thrive in either overly dry or humid condition. So all of my plants are grown either in terracotta pots (for drought loving plants) or nursery pots inside decorative baskets (light, affordable, good looking) - Rotating: this really depends on case-by-case. My oxalis looks really bald from the back if I don't rotate them. Or the philodendron rojo will lose its beautiful symmetry. - Yellow leaves: I'm so aware at how dry it is where I live. I love to keep the windows open all days to let the wind in, so it doesn't help with the humidity either. Yellow tips and small, deformed new leaves are my common stress. - Over-fertilizing is a new unlocked fear. The commercial liquid feed must be diluted 2x or 4x the recommended dose on the label before used on houseplants. I learned my lesson by killing so many young plants and cuttings with root burn. Because of this fear, I usually add fertilizer after the soil is saturated. It allows the chemicals evenly distributed in the soil body through the water content and not deposited on a dry soil layer. - Lighting: Bringing the plants outside in spring and early summer is my habit. But it's good to be reminded to acclimate your plants with the higher light intensity, fluctuate temperature change and potential pest invasion if there is a direct access. Don't leave the tender plants outside when it's scorching hot or colder than 10 degreess Celcius. - Pest control: Now is a good time to bring in the beneficial insects, or cultivate them ❤

I generally plant directly in ceramic pots and cups, drilling a drainage hole with a 1/2" hole saw. I think I only have one plant (a ficus elastica) without a drain hole and I am very careful with that one. When the plant gets uppotted that one will also get a hole drilled. I up pot when the plant is getting too big and it is clear it needs some space. Or I trim and propagate it.

I avoid feeding my plants during the hottest months June till Sept, as this is when the compost dries out fast, which can result in nute burns. If I have to feed them, I dilute it to half strength. Thanks for all the tips. You should write a book too 😊

I absolutely agree with all this, except one thing. I had a pothos in my old sun room and it got so much light, it yellowed and started dying. And it perked right up when I put it back in another room much farther from a window. So some of the shade plants can get burned by too much sun.

Rotating: I rotate my plants every day. XD Because I hate when they are all leaning on the windows and I can't see their pretty leaves. Also, if I didn't rotate some of my faster-growing orchids, they're soon fall out of their pots (the slow ones I don't need to rotate more than like 2-3 times a year, tbh). XD But, in nature, the sun moves around them (the plants, not just the orchids), so they should get a more natural growth that way. The sun doesn't stay in one spot all day. I agree with climbing plants/vines etc though. Pots: I've always felt that, if you're just careful with the watering, you can have plants in pots without holes. But you gotta know better than to just dump water on them once a week without checking the soil first. But you can also have them in a plastic pot, inside a porcelain pot. That way you can lift it out of the pot and pour off any pooling water after a few minutes, but they still look nice. Leaves: I don't get yellow leaves a whole lot. Usually when they're old. Or in need of more nutrition. Fertilizer: I fertilize with a very low dose almost every time I water them from spring to autumn. This way I don't need to forget. Soaking pots: Yeah, I stopped doing that too, ages ago. it just wasn't worth the effort, and I've seen no difference at all in the plants if I do or don't.

I have several plants in porcelain pots, still thriving

I can't count the number of times that I've read a tag on a plant. To find that when I bring the plant home, the information given doesn't add up. I have nearly killed or have killed plants by being misinformed. Thanks for the video, Sir. Great job as always!

Plantarina never had to name drop One direction to get past the 100,000 subscribers to be honest, Lmfbo Love this channel to fold my laundry to bro, a long time fan and subscriber; much peace and love from the cold Tundra of northern Canada

I have several plants I've had for 10-20 years, and I've never ever fertilized them... yes, they're still alive and looking beautiful. In all that time, I might have re-potted them a few times.

Brilliant video as usual...love the way you describe stuff..so easy to understand. My plants and i really enjoy your video's!!! Thank you x🌿🌿🌿🌿

I inherited my mother's plants, and then my own collection started. Your videos are so helpful!! Could you do another in depth video on bottom watering, and one on just leca use?

I have many, many plants in glass or ceramic without drainage for years going on decades; in fact most of my cacti and succulents are in glass! They are thriving. Bonus for glass pots, you can easily see the roots and the soil all the way down, you can easily see when it's time to water or repot. I'm a chronic underwaterer, I find myself slowly moving most plants to undrained pots as they fate better with my lazy and forgetful plant parenting!

I have to rotate my schefflera because i got new growth in various places 😊

I always thought I couldn't grow plants. But then a friend gave me a spider plant for my birthday and it didn't die. That inspired me to buy a couple more easy houseplants. They didn't die, either. Now I have several more and the only one I'm worried about is a little succulent I got free from the nursery. I live in Nepal and merchants often give a little gift to customers like that and it's so nice. Sometimes it's a piece of candy instead of rupees for change. Other times it's an actual little item. I really treasure these. So, somehow I found this channel and always find some inspiration. Thanks so much!

Slow release fertilizer granules is a life saver and my plants love it.

Re: Holes in pots-Given the look of some of the species you grow (calathea), I suspect your water quality is pretty good, yeah? Low TDS/low minerals? Drainage holes are good for ppl with alkaline or mineral-heavy water, because they allow for regular flushing of the soil-without this practice calcium builds up, pH climbs and nutrient lockout happens, and that can take as little as 6 months. But it depends on what you’re growing and your conditions. 🤷🏼‍♂️ I agree with the rest for sure

Ok, first, the One Direction jokes are great😂 Second, you are so right about light. I have a Sanseviera thats in hydroponie in front of a south facing window (completly ignoring what “they” normally advise to keep it in the shadow with low water) and it is doing amazing! The root system grew insane, it’s growing “babies” like crazy and now it’s even growing flowers! I’ve never even seen flowers on this type of plant before😂

I've got a variety of cactus in large ceramic pots and they are huge, they've been happy for years ❤ Thanks for the tips ❤

I'll experiment with not turning but I have one exposure(south) and some of them just end up all facing the window. 😢 Your sensible content though has helped me so much, giving me confidence to pay attention to what works by my own observations and your advice. 🎉❤

I bought the moisture meter and love it. It has helped me to not over watered. I sent some to my plant parent family members.

Lmao the constant mentioning of one direction had me cracking up, I nearly chocked on my tea 🤣🤣🤣👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I asked my mom about the terracotta soaking and she said my grandma who had a nursery always soaked them but in her case the reasoning was that the bulk number of pots would help with the humidity and the tiny transplants wouldn't be going dry in the heat as the method was pots soaking, grab one plant it, next. Then when they were all done, some hours later, they would all get a good watering. I suppose if you've got 100 or more soaked terracotta pots all on filled tables this would help the humidity and promote their own little micro ecosystem 🤷🏼‍♀️ if I ever get the crazy idea to repent all my plants at once I'll give it a go and watch my humidity level 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

Most stressful problem - bugs that I fail to spot early on, usually because they are down deep in some plant like a Hoya compacta or a cluster of Cephalotus (mealybugs, I'm talking to you!). And thrips anywhere, because on so many plants you rarely see them until the damage is already starting to become apparent. Both are fairly easy to deal with with some vigilance. Spinosad is great for thrips. For mealies, 70% alcohol is my go-to but if I just can't get to where they are, then I'm not above using a bit of imidacloprid... I think the "one direction" makes great sense for plants up against a wall opposite the window. But if it's something like an Alocasia that needs to be in a window because it's not a good enough exposure to have the plant across the room, then I'll turn it. (Who am I kidding, turning an Alocasia is way too much hassle to turn every effin' day to keep it somewhat even. Grow lights or nothing!) It works fine for low plants like African violets though, where the general lopsidedness is more of a whole-plant issue rather than individual leaves turning.

3:56 i thought i saw a tiny frog 🐸 & my nerves jolted a bit 😂

Very clever man, and funny, and passionate!

Maybe the pests. I bought a zamioculcas raven, and I found a sign, the webby one. 😮 She is in quarantine for 2 weeks, and it will continues for at least a month, despite the fact I can't notice pests or anything. probably she was treated in the store, but wasn't cleaned. As I examined the plant, I swear I saw the whole soil moving, but it was the dried sphagnum 😅😅 Maybe I'm paranoid.... My another stressful thing is the right pot size. I mean, okay, my babies have so little rootsystem, but the propagated parts (the sticks) are big. I hope everything will be okay 😬

You should try a planted aquarium with fish just to see how your plants do and you can recycle the water on your current plants it’s super healthy

Love and appreciate these tips. Many thanks! ❤😊

My pathos were all struggling until I moved them out to the covered patio. Apparently our heavily shaded bank of windows facing the southwest just weren’t providing enough light. All the plants are doing extremely well in the bright, indirect light outside. I do have to water them every day because of our 100° South Texas heat.

I'm in several online plant communities and often post photos of my plants. Sometimes I have to just brace myself for the onslaught of unsolicited advice about repotting my plants into pots with drainage holes, because people still fully believe that. I've had three cactuses living in one glass jar for the past two years and they are absolutely THRIVING. I also have a snake plant potted directly into a decorative pot and it is living its best life. Would I do this for all my plants? Hell no. But if you're aware of your plant's needs and know how to adjust your care for a no-drainage pot, then the plant will be fine.

Love your videos. Thanks

In addition to adding compost and fertilizing, perhaps listening to One Direction will encourage plant growth! 😊

Repotting generally ISN'T solely to replenish nutrients, and putting compost on top is great fertilization anyway. You CAN have a pretty decorative pot and STILL have drainage holes, in fact, putting the nursery pot inside a decorative pot is a great way to not only keep your plant always but also to water (by filling the decorative pot halfway with water and giving your baby a good 1-4 hour soak and dumping the excess water (or reusing it for a different plant) when your plant is finished soaking). (I notice later that you do exactly what I said here........) Monstera delisiosa is an exception to the rotating rule. Most houseplants will NOT grow up toward to the ceiling as they would outdoors unless you rotate them because they will follow the sun which is NOT overhead when the plant is inside (at least, not as far as the plant is concerned). Plants also put out the most leaves on whichever side gives them the most light, so if you have them in a window and don't turn them periodically, all your leaves will be pointing toward the window and you will never see their beauty unless you go outside, you'll only see their backside. If you chuck a plant because it's leaves turn yellow, you're not a plant parent: you're a plant babysitter. I love that you put your snake plant in substrate submerged in lots of water. Contrary to popular belief, they LOVE water. I propagated a leaf directly in water and when it started growing a new plant I dumped aquarium clay (all I had available) in the glass with it and refilled the water halfway up the glass, completely submerging the substrate. I had it in my living room window and since we've moved it's now in my kitchen where it still gets plenty of indirect light. It's still just super happy. My mum's are in soil and she always forgets to water them and they're kinda pitiful. Clay pots are super porous and water passes easily through them (as long as they aren't glazed in any way), meaning they make wonderful ollas, but "conditioning" them, as though they absorb water.... I've never heard about that, but yeah... It's ridiculous.

Great video- I didn't know who One Direction was, but now I do! Thanks 😊

I would love for you to be my cool uncle who would bond with me over our obsession with plants!! ❤

My ZZ plant is on my window seil facing E so it gets 1 or 2 hours of mornings sun and it shoots out new growth like crazy and I also have my snake plants outside when it's nice and sunny

Most stressful thing to happen to a plant in my collection? Spider mites hands down, but I guess that doesn't count. Yellow leaves is or rather was up there as well I've had problems with spider mites infestations every year but not this year, for now at least🤞🏻 The only thing I've done differently from the last few years, is that I haven't brought any newly bought plants directly into my flat to sit among my other plants As always, great tips and advice, thank you very much Have a nice weekend everyone 😊

Like you said "one direction - no rotation" works for vines on a stake or pole. I was gifted a long mammillaria that has kept in one direction for years, and was leaning dangerously in that direction. Put it in the opposite direction for a while until it straightened, then started rotating every now and then to maintain that straightness

Yellow leaves gives me anxieties. I'll continue watching for help

I don't pot unless the plant looks like it absolutely can't stay in the pot it's in. I put worm castings on top of my plants seasonally, and my plastic pots sit in cache pots that have no holes. I treat them like deep dishes and I pour out extra water after an hour or so. Personally I use my finger to test soil. I hate yellow leaves so I cut them. I don't really care if it can still use it because I genuinely don't like the color I rarely fertilize. I only do it in spring

I’ve found this video very informative. Thanks because I’m going to stop rotating my plants

1:25 _Pots_ You might want to keep this plant care tip because those holes aren't just for excess water drainage. ( when top-watered, they also facilitate the proper aeration of indoor potting mixes by forcing water + fresh air exchange into the depths of the planter; _via. the relative vacuum effect formed inside the pot when atmospheric pressure pushes water down and out through the bottom,_ allowing potting mixes to both fully hydrate and saturate the plant's root system, alleviating possible symptoms of under-watering/over-watering ) *-- I find them helpful for beginners and forgetful hobbyists alike!* 🙂

Some of my plants have been with me since 1984, leave them alone. They look good. A tip is do not put your geraniums outside in the rain. The flowers rot and so do the stems, they look ugly. Mine are about 15 years old and live indoors., just like my mums did, and theh were huge. Here in Sweden foljs buy th 9:38 em , leave them to the elements and throw them away at the end of the season. I SAVE THEM or take cuttings.

I saw that 1 direction pop up!! I lol'd at that well done.

Turning is fine and actually makes it much better looking the trick is only turning it very slowly not 180 degrees every time like depicted. A small turn each water is fine and all my plant look more balanced because of it

I can't with this One Direction phrase :D

My most stressful things are yellow leaves, keeping the soil moist and making sure I don't overdo the nutrients!

My ZZ plant prefers to be in the darker corner - I had her in the light at first, and she was a grown plant already, somehow she started to look quite dramatic and shabby. In the end when she looked like she was really dying, as a last resort I put her into a dark corner and a few weeks later she looked a lot better and she had new babies growing out, which was a beautiful sight. From then on I kept her in that corner and she loves it there, this year I got a new plant from her as well.

Finally got my monstera to thrive, however I tend to rotate. Thank you!

I think it just make watering much less of a hassle when you have have plants in pots with drainage holes and use those pretty ceramic pots without holes as cachepots. I agree that some plants don't require rotating but some plants do if you want that full 360 degree look. It depends on the plant and how you want it to look. I notice that my plants continue to push out new growth in the fall/winter, so I'd continue to feed some of them during those months but at a much less concentrated level and much less often than during the spring/summer.

my Aspidistra elatior is living in my entrance with a very very low light level and now it's even getting new leaves, slowly but steady :) even a ray of sunshine for half an hour a day apparently works for this plant :)

I’m confused. If my plants are by a window and I don’t turn them, yes all the leaves will face the same direction, which is towards the window, with their ‘backs’ to the room. huh?

Thanks so much for the information given really helped a lot .

This is just great, thank you! Will show this video to all rookie in planting friends.

One Direction 😂 Awesome presentation! I am definitely guilty of rotating plants and yes, my elephant ears is all over the place. I also do not get much sunlight as we are surrounded in trees--which I love. Great tips! Thank you and many blessings 🌷🙏🌷

I just found your channel today as it popped up on my feed. This is amazing. I propagated my monstera last year and the cuttings are doing great, but one leaf on one of them is yellowed, the others are fine so i wondered if it was a problem, but now realising it’s fine. Going to binging on your videos now!

I really enjoy your videos and they are always so informative. And I love your passions and not like a lot of communities' obsession with plants. Why so much additional overthinking if there are simply facts. Therefore you also have more leaned-back advices and how to enjoy your green friends :3 (also lol to the one direction picture). Thank you so much! One question: Should I always cut the yellow leaves or wait it out?

Thanks again, excellent info

My problem for my indoor plants is good natural lighting. My apartment is dark when lights off and they mostly get lighting when my lights are on 😐 (my windows are tinted) what I've been doing is put them outsight on the balcony on a Saturday and Sunday mornings when I'm home, cos that area get strong afternoon sun and i don't want them to burn. My snake plants have been growing leggy 😮 (sometimes i leave them outside).So far so good. My Peace lilly, small jade plant and asparagus fern are in my bathroom which get light from the small frosted window. These ones I bought 2 months ago seems to be doing ok 👍 the peace lilly is having one new flower 😊😊 I'm so happy about that because I had 2 peace lillies die on me since i started my plant journey 🙈🙈. My rubber tree and monstera is getting their light from the inside of balcany door hopefully all good and happy there 😊😊 so far my cats have not attacked them 😅.

One direction 😂. My leaves 🍃 yellowing is the bane of my life!! Now I understand why. Thanks Mr Sheffield 😉

The recommendation about light levels is a bit too broad: I've had spider plants in a really bright position and the leaves end up pale, almost blue grey. Later, I moved them into a lower light position, and they appear much much healthier. So I don't think it's as simple as "give all your plants as much light as possible".

I think the soaking of terracotta pots thing comes from tapas terracotta pots, when you get new ones you have to soak them in water for a bit before cooking in them as it takes the brittleness from them so they don't crack under the heat on the hob

I decided to not rotating my monstera yesterday because it makes no sense when I look at this beautiful darling. Thanks for your opinion !

I gave my raven ZZ it’s own grow light this year and it’s doubled in size. It loves the extra light

You're great! Love your voice.

Most stressful issue, and downright heart wrenching, is my jade plant not growing. The leaves are wrinkly, droopy, sad looking. I’m keeping it out of direct sunlight, I not watering it heavily, I’m adding fertilizer as directed on the bottle. I wish I could hack the jade plant care!

I've done the "top dressing" for years, despite common "wisdom". Always struck me as more natural. I mean, plants in nature aren't moved annually to new soil. LOL Dead growth that gathers on the ground and naturally breaks down just replenish the soil. I've got plants that haven't been repotted in years. I just watch for roots being bound up. I got the moisture meter you recommend almost immediately after I first found your channel. It's one of my favorite tools! It's made watering so much easier. I do turn some of my plants, about once every month or so, but not all of them. My biggest ones (Monstera and 2 types of ficus) are too big of a pain to turn, so they tend to be left alone. Now I'll just leave those alone. Low light - I've been rather amazed at how many plants are sold with "low light" on their label. I used to heed those labels and never could figure out why they didn't do well over the long haul. Since finding your channel, I've resituated my plants so they get at least medium light with most getting brighter light. The "low light" varieties are doing so much better. Still shaking my head over my neon pothos being labeled for "low light". While in quarantine, it didn't get as much light, and the color changed from that nice neon to almost a standard green. Adding light to it brought the neon color right back.

For the no drainage hole pots, I can confirm, I have a heart leaf philodendron with no drainage holes and it’s super bushy and growing great.

I'm guilty of rotating my plants so I'm very happy you pointed that out, I'm sure my Alocasia plant is thanking you too.

I agree that its ENTIRELY possible to keep them in porcelin. But like you said but you need the tools and knowledege of what the plant likes!! Edit to add i love the wooden piece you are using for the one monstera adansonii!! The holes are the perfect shape!!

One D.....lol Found your channel a few months ago....love it......Cheers!

I’m so thankful for your videos ❤

Compost is plant gold ... loved it