I am not a plant mom, I am a mom of a plant mom. My 17 year old daughter is totally a plant mom. She started out with a couple and over the past two years she has grown her collection hugely. Now my kitchen counter looks like your piano with all of her plants taking over. We have plants in just about every room in the house now, and her bedroom is like a jungle. She's on plant Facebook groups and wanting to go to plant open houses. Her teachers keep giving her cuttings of their plants. I had to put my foot down and tell her no more plants for a while, she's going to college next year and guess who'll be taking care of all these plants? That's right plant Grandma that's who. 🤣

Best tip: Get only one or two new types at a time. That way you get to know their needs and habits without getting overwhelmed.

This is gonna sound morbid, but most of our house plants are from funerals of loved ones We name them after the deceased.

U forgot the one that starts with plants then starts to do herbs then full blown garden starts saying where going to eat natural it’s gonna be good will have our own strawberries and herbs and suddenly u spend more in the garden per month then what u used to spend for fruits or veggies lol speaking for a friend not me at all lol

Yas!!!!! Im a plant mom!! I have 208 plants. I have trees that are 9ft tall. Yes in my house :) i have flowering plants and carnivorous plants!! I also have 3 daughters who are growing up to love plants. They say its weird to go somewhere without plants!!

I realised I was taking my plants seriously when I started running around taking all my indoor plants outside whenever it rained or stormed so they could get "quality rain water," not sure if that's a thing for other plant mums, but it is for me. I also worry about them when I go away and put my water loving plants in the bath tub and shower sitting all their little bottoms in a bit of water.

Loved this! My daughter was saying one of my plants was ugly and I did the whole "don't listen to her baby" to my plant...

I also name my plants. I emigrate 2 years ago and I don't know when I am going to see my family again, so I name the plants as my relatives. The funny thing is that I feel the plants mirror a bit the personalities of their humans contraparts. And is nice to be able to call the names of my beloved ones

We have a TREE in our LIVING ROOM. Best impulse buy ever!

My grandma talked with her plants and they were gorgeous.🌷🌼🌸🌻🌺🌹

This is actually EXACTLY how it happens. Lol at the neem oil, just wait until you enter the world of propagation! Whole new level of plant love!

"She's not in a new pot yet..." 😆

“Fiona the Fiddle Leaf” 😂 😂 😂 I also name our plants in our house RIP Henry Belvinheimer EDIT: Henry is revived and is now alive and well

Your husband's facial expressions are hilarous!

"This is Roger" 😂😂😂

This is so me. 😂😂 Started with 2 plants and a year later I'm a proud plant mom of 50. More is on the way (propagating)

This woman is hilarious. This was so me even I started collecting houseplants. Now I have a jungle, it's an addiction. I have been into plants for like 10 plus years. I find most plants like to dry out not completely but dry enough that it isn't moist. Then drench them till water comes through the bottom. Earthworm castings or fish emulsion I use for fertilizer. All plants love light. Low light does not mean no light at all. Just not direct light on ferns. They'll burn the leaves. Good luck

Working in the family greenhouse business, I want to say thanks to all you plant moms

In my 20’s and 30’s I had house plants. But...they were just more lives to be responsible for. One day I woke up and said no more plants. I’ve never looked back. 😆

I’m a newish plant mom and I need that shirt! My biggest tip is don’t overwater!

I literally talk words of encouragement to my flowers because, well, they’re just doing so well! And I have so many plants...I’ve been told I’m no longer allowed to go to the nursery by myself anymore.

Ok, I admit it, I am the reason why God made fake plants!

“What’s with these names? I’m gonna call you Sam” 😂😂

This happened almost exactly like this at my family’s house. One of the funniest, and truest, Holderness family videos yet!

I have my backyard farm. I’m on year 2 now. Some from last year made it; others are experiencing reincarnation via the compost pile. I started my Coronapocalypse garden during lockdown last year, and seeing how stuff keeps getting weirder instead of back to normal, I’m really starting to think the Doomsday preppers are the smartest guys in the room.

“Bertha...has seen some s-t” lol I’m a plant mom, yep! I have sorta greenish thumbs...maybe more teal?

It's like the older my human children get, the more house plants I need so I can take care of them...hahaha. #plantmom

I’m a new plant mom, too. Most of my succulents have passed away, but the others are doing well. My husband built a cover for my (unused) tub, and I have that space filled with plants. We even had to have an outlet installed nearby so I could have a grow light. It can quickly become an obsession.

My kid’s required that I make a comment because this is sooooo....”me” right? I became a plant mom when my mom died and I had to keep the plants alive! So I became obsessed. Now, the house is a little bit like a jungle house. I’ve been through all these stages. Except my husband just is required to listen to me talk about them, not so much attend to them. Two week 🏔vacation coming up.... very nervous. 🤣🏠🍃☘️

Buy a peace lily - when it wilts, water all the other plants. Chances are most will stay alive that way......lol...working for me!

Plant mom here. My collection started out from one aloe my sister in law gave me. Now I think I'm up to 72. Im running out of room for new ones! Lol One tip. Diatomaceous Earth. If kills fungus gnats. Even if you "bottom water" you're likely to get them. They're a lot like fruit flies. You just sprinkle DE on the top of the soil, or a small plate around your plants. On the small plate, place a small cap of Apple cider vinegar to attract the flies. There's a lot of ways people use it. I've learned from people in Facebook groups. I just sprinkle some on top of dryish soil.

OMG, I didn't even know plant mom was a thing! This is so adorable. Poor Penn. And what about your actual kids? LOL

My mom came home with a bunch of plants one day, and has started referring to them as her children. I'm starting to think the plants are her favorite kids.

Oh my, I don’t know where to begin. Yes cut off that leaf. This was so funny. I have some house plants but I use to have lots. So many I needed a green house. It is great to have indoor plants, they take care of indoor air pollution. I love the names.

What a fun video! My 3 adult daughters and I all are "plant moms". It has been a great experience, sharing plants, pics and tips, watching my daughters and foliage grow together ❤. I love this family's genuine fun, addressing things we all experience with love and laughter. Blessings to you all, youtubeland 😀

"Just knowing they're gonna feel safe and they're gonna get water..." the accuracy 🤣😂

Aww! Welcome to the plant mom community! Best tip I have is to read the tag on the plant before you buy it. The tag will tell you what kind of light it needs, as well as how fast it will grow and how much water it needs. If those conditions match where you're wanting to put the plant, you're good to go! If not, there is another plant out there that will fit those conditions. Keep looking!

Plant mom here: GET IVY’S THEY ARE SO EASY AND STURDY

Crispy edges on the leaves means the humidity is too low. Always always ALWAYS make sure your plants can drain well - never let them sit in water (especially not Violet there... ;-) ) If in doubt, WAIT. Thick leaves = succulents; they need to be in sandy soil. Always wash your hands before working with your plants; also be sure to clean your tools after you're done, ESPECIALLY if you've been working outdoors. And quarantine new plants until you're sure they're pest free. Most important advice: Relax and enjoy them. And yeah, talk (and sing) to them. They like it - you can ask 'em ;-)

I'm a plant mom too! And I totally relate with you. You're an amazing mom. Stay happy with your babies. ❤️

This is my sister to a T and now she has started giving me all the ones she has propogated and I fear she has infected me with her plant addiction lol. But seriously there is nothing cooler than taking a cutting from a plant putting it in water and watching it grow new roots in just a few weeks!

I tried to grow a basil plant on my kitchen window sill , it died after 2 weeks. 😐 Wow, thankyou for the plant suggestions, I didn't know basil was so easy to kill.

Places like Lowe’s (and I believe Home Depot?) usually have a discounted section for plants that have not been loved at the stores 🙁 and sometimes they just need watering or pruning or repotting and some TLC and they bounce right back! Usually good discounts too if you are serious about this ‘obsession’. Good thing is you can give away plants to a school or maybe church. Now, can’t wait for the vlog where you all plant a home garden in the backyard and use your plants/herbs for cooking/salads/etc! Plant Mom Tip: Make 3 garden boxes (4’x4’ or 5’x5’ are good sizes for a variety of plants, get some ready made or hammer some wood together yourself) and plant herbs in one, veggies in another, and wildflowers and butterfly/bee friendly plants and flowers in the last. Mother Nature will thank you!🥦🥬🥕🥒🌶🫑🧅🧄🍅🍓🥔🥗 (Don’t plant by your back door unless you want butterflies and bees in the house! 🐝 🦋

I am also a new full blown plant mom. It started a couple of months ago when I went to buy some plant stands on offerup. The lady talked me into buying her 2 plants since she was moving. One was a big monsters (which I did not even know what that was) and the other was a yucci palm tree. Starting watching plant video to learn how to take care of them. People also were showing their collections and that was it. Since then I have bought 5 grow lights, 5 small humidifiers ( calatheas have to have high humidity :). Plus now I really like philadenrons. My front room looks like costa rica...and I love it.....I have given up on succulent though...

Yall are amazing!!!! And so creative and relatable! Thank you 😊💓

Congrats. At least you got many plants to talk to. I kill every plant that comes into my home. According to my husband, I talk way too much and the plant can't keep up.

I love plants (one of my kids last year kept accusing me of loving my plants more than my children) but what really caught my eye was that piano! I love the color. And don't you dare keep plants on top of a piano, eek!

"Bertha has seen since *bleep*" OMG, that's perfect!

Coffee Grounds are good to correct soil PH and to keep away Bugs if spread around base of plants and amazing way to recycle your coffee grounds

Bertha has seen some sh*t! 😂😂😂

I feel seen. 2020 washed away my black thumb, & now the plants have taken over. I love them so much!

Hi ! I totally feel you, I AM A PLANT MOM… I don’t name them but I love talking to them. I started with one last spring. A year later between propagation and findings I have a big family now. This is my best hobby ever, I am learning in the process I like to find nice pots and nice nurseries.

I have plants all over my house but i don't do the plant mom thing. I just love gardening and i want that beauty in my home as well as outside. ❤

You named your spider plant after me? Awe, 🥰 and mine just sprouted 4 "pups" or baby spider plants. I couldn't be more proud. Does that make me a plant Grama?!?!

When in doubt, switch it out - the soil that is. Make sure you use the right soil for the right kind of plants. EG: Succulents need cactus and succulent soil. Herbs will need an indoor garden soil or mix or use garden soil mixed with house plant soil for indoor herbs. You'll also need to follow the same idea with fertilizers - herbs need vegetable fertilizer, house plants Miracle Grow or Peter's or some such. Don't feed too much or too often once a month and only a small amount the water should barely color at all with most fertilizers in the right dilution. Use the right size pot. Like kids plants grow out of their "clothes" so you will have to replace their pots and soil from time to time. Always use good soil mixes as they are usually free of diseases that could kill you plants. Make sure the pot itself is clean before potting or re-potting. Round, uncolored aquarium pebbles make great drainage material for the bottom inch of your pots, and activated charcoal pellets for aquariums can be mixed into those for even better results, both are sterile so won't bring in problems. Don't over water, don't underwater and those amounts and timings will be different with different types of plants and their soil. Make sure you plants get enough of the right light exposure. Plants can sunburn just like us, so don;t put your houseplants outside in the sun. That said, putting them on a shaded porch where the direct sun can't hit them can allow them to put on extra growth during the summer months. Sign me the plant lady - I used to work in a greenhouse and took care of plants in businesses in Silicon Valley.

OMG!! i laughed so hard, that was me last week telling my bf we needed to move his piano for my plants as he dont use it often anymore .

In the meantime, the kids and dog have gone feral from neglect :-D

🌿 We just moved across the country, and in our vehicle, I packed my family and my plants, including a tree. We traveled in a mobile jungle for four days. 🙈

I have one plant and his name is Lloyd. The line “Bertha has seen some shit” killed me.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is my life! I just propagated an out of control pothos. We now have 6 *more* pots of pothos to add to last year's propagations. Also my sansevieria has *another* pup coming up. I think I'll leave that one with its mother because my husband is certain that the last 2 pups I popped off and replanted didn't actually need to have that done to them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I like when I can take plants I already have and make them multiply 😂 plus both my front and back yards have gardens! My kids say it feels like we live in a jungle 🌺🌱🌿🌴❤️

I am a "plant dad" I guess... we went through alot in our condo before realizing that half fish water and half tap water works great. Give them sunlight according to the type of plant and you should be all set. :)

I grow edible plants on my balcony. My favorite is a pineapple named George that I grew from a green top that I twisted off a pineapple that I bought two years ago. And now George is having a baby pineapple. It's growing out his top and is already four inches across. Congratulations, George! I'm naming him George III. (George II grrew off George I's side and is already two feet across.) Edward the Pineapple had five babies. I found new homes for three of them.

Yep, new plant Mom as of Feb 2021. I am obsessed as well and you hit the nail on the head. I have named mine as well. Here is a tip.....worm castings. I bought a big bag from Costco and put some on the top of each of my babies. Also....buy a moisture meter. It takes ALL of the guess work out of watering and relieves the stress of over or under watering. Have fun with your new babies.

I love that you have song lyrics framed on your walls... 2:35 "I like the way you work it... no diggity"

I’m just chilling here and watching this with Hannibal (my Venus flytrap)

“How Not to Kill Your Houseplant” is a fabulous guidebook with practical advice to troubleshoot plant care!

My mom is the best plant mom and she puts Miracle Grow in their pots when she transplants and a little Perlite. It looks like little blue beads. We do it for outside plants too and they thrive!

I so relate to trying to be a plant mom and definitely still learning. While visiting our oldest son, he just taught me a very neat tip: Fill a glass bottle (a soda bottle, wine, etc.) with water and bury it turned upside-down in the potted plant. It will drink the water it needs. Haven't tried it yet but going to as soon as I get back home to my plant babies!

Yes, singing to them and talking to them is very important. Keep them away from the haters 😉

I've heard there are studies which indicate that singing or playing music to plants helps them to grow. Or you could try doing what Crowley did with his plants, which is encourage excellence thru public execution of his lackluster plants.

Omgoodness you TOTALLY NAILED IT!!!! From beginning to end. My exact phases of becoming a plant mom. 💚🌱🍃🌿🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This was soooooo good. Thanks for the laugh!

This is so relatable... 🤣🤣🤣 I'm a plant mom, always worried about my kids. Even if it's only a dry leaf, I'm sick with tension for it. I'm on Facebook plants groups, always watch KZfaq tutorials and plants are on my mind... Like allllways.... 💚🌱

When your Spider plant has babies, will you have a baby shower? You'll need to give us a part 2 please. Great video!

Trim it. Let them dry out between watering. Put your fingers in the soil up to the second knuckle to check for moisture. Do not water unless you don't feel moisture. Neem oil is your friend. Don't freak out, it's just a plant.

a literal conversation I had with my mom b4 going shopping today: her- we’re going to Traci’s but listen- no more plants!! and me a few hours later- walking out of the store with ~four~ new cute plants I adopted 😌💕

I was the Plant Lady at work, with a literal jungle in my cube. At home I only had a decade-old Christmas Cactus (grew her from a single leaf!) and an aloe (oh, and several tanks of aquatic plants, but that's ANOTHER story....). When the Pandemic hit, I went to the office the second weekend to move all my plants into the lobby so the receptionist (only person required to be on site to handle phone calls) could water them. We thought it would last a few weeks. ONE YEAR LATER I get an email saying "Um, hi... I don't feel like I am able to give your plants the love they need anymore...can you take them HOME?" So I did, and had to build a shelf in my home office to house all of them because it's the only place safe from the cats. Before I got the shelf up, one of the cats did completely eat my spiderplant, but she's coming back now. At work I had a whole watering/feeding schedule and taking care of them during my breaks was my "me" time. Here, I have to make sure my son has done something school related between breaks, the cats haven't destroyed anything, the husband has an audience for his dad jokes, etc, so the plants are taking a back seat. I remember to water them once a week...maybe? But they're plants, and so far they're doing OK :P

This is what I do with stuffed animals lol

I love plants! Happy Wednesday.

I have a love of variegated varieties and trailing hanging plants myself. I started in one room but moved some around to other rooms to help with light needs now there are a couple in each room. Don’t be shy about asking friends for cuttings. Once you start propagating it opens a whole new door to plants.

I am a out of control plant mom I have 500+ plants and they’re getting so big. I’m running out of room. In fact, I had to go up the walls for a lot of them and mount them with pot klips. I love my plants. My husband wants to have an intervention, but the jokes on him he loves them now too. We have a local sheriffs department and they have a program called the LIFE program in which inmates will grow plants. They sell 2 gallon plants for two dollars and 5 gallon plants for five dollars. I got huge fiddle leaf plants for five dollars each. Absolutely beautiful. This facility is located in Palmetto Florida.

You forgot to add a scene where you have the master gardener on speed dial. Haha. You do know your local master gardener right? Usually it is apart of a university program. You can call or email and ask all kinds of plant questions you have, and since they are in your area they know what kind of climate and soil and local pest you may have. They are especially helpful and a great resource.

succulents are easy to care for... actually if you give them too much care they die as they are desert plants

My process is to add a bunch of little plants, nothing too expensive, then water them all once a week, regardless of their needs. It’’s survival of the fittest, and those that can live with my schedule survive. Those that are too finicky, don’t survive. 2 to 3 years later, repot all of them with some fresh soil and slightly larger pots. Take cuttings of the ones that become leggy or overgrown and start the cuttings in water, then move them to new little pots. When you find you have no more space for all the plants, give some away and toss the ones that are looking sad. If you move, only take a few with you. Your friends or family will be happy to take on a few of the good ones and you can start all over in your new home. I have a large benjamina tree taking up the corner of the living room that I grew from a tiny plant fifteen years ago.

I've been "the plant lady" since I was in college! I just bought two dozen plants for my outdoor patio for the pollinators. My patio is awesome! I still have a few indoor plants, but I have to limit them because of my kitties.

I've never been so early, your plants are lovely

Usually on the outro we learn that yeah, it’s not really like that guys. This time...it’s real.

I actually expected the last scene to be all the motley, deceaseds plants sitting at the curb, ready for garbage pick-up. You know - like mine were. 💕

Omg! This is me!! The whole thing! 😂😂😂

I watched PickUpLimes on KZfaq...her house plants tips were excellent..good luck

I always get plants if they’re artificial but my grandma got me 7 so I named them: 1. It’s 2. Not 3. My 4. Fault 5. If/ when 6. They 7.die

I'm at the stage where I'm buying grow lights... from the strips/panels to bulbs for some of our lamps. And I finally had to buy some neem oil. It all started when someone gave me some succulents they had propagated. Then they told me how to propagate succulents on my own. There's no turning back now. lol

I love how she's holding the plant, bouncing/rocking a little like you would when holding an actual, human baby. I have plants--mostly herbs and one huge jade tree that I have had for 5 years. It's huge and it's languishing at my office. I am going to rescue it this weekend and bring it home.

Wait, where did you get all of those plants? Are you really a Plant Mom?

I noticed she has a bunch of hanging plants outside which you can see through the window.

I'm kind of a plant mom. My aunt gave me a small aloe vera as a gift when I moved into my fist apartment 6 years ago. This plant has grown really quickly due to the heat in summer. So I became plant mom of several aloe vera babies, just from that one plant. In a couple of months I will move back in with my parents again due to finencially reasons and staring college. Already brought most of my plants to my parent's place on easter weekend. My mom was like “Where do you wanna put all the palnts?“ She was not happy but we put them in every room of the house.

You forgot the stage where spider mites and fungus gnats suddenly appearing out of nowhere

GET RID OF THE PLANTS, NOW Just back away from the plants and we'll get you some help soon (Be sure to have the straightjacket ready)

So I had a plant named Freddy for a while... He died. I considered it a new stage in life for me, a monumental moment. I then adopted a little aloe plant, that I named Lewis Capaldi. I think I killed him too. I'm killing this whole plant thing... literally.

I'm a total outdoor plant geek, but anything inside dies. This does not mean I haven't killed $$$ outdoor plants, but that hasn't stopped me from continuing to collect more. Oooh, nursery hopping this weekend! -Elaine

I started with two aloe Vera plants that was gifted (both their dramatic behinds died) and when hubby and I bought our house I planned on starting a garden. Got some Walmart herbs, then a garden bed, some fall veggies, and more herbs….😂