You are most welcome and I am so glad to hear that, your dying Calathea is growing nicely :-) Like I informed in the video, I have tried many different ways and finally got this solution. It feel so great that it's working for others too (which was my real aim) Finally, THANK YOU so much for sharing your experience. Very soon, I am going to share how to grow healthy Calathea plants. The current temp in my place is quite high and it's 37°C [98.6°F]. Quite difficult to manage them in such climate. Still trying my best to keep them happy.

Couldn't agree more! Will never be getting a Callathea again...

Glad you liked it and thank you very much for your words. Totally agree..extremely beautiful..but tough to manage :-(

Thank you very much for your words! Wish you all the best and I am sure, your plant would revive well. Soon, I would upload one video about Calathea and there I would cover 3 more varieties with some additional details. All 3 are doing fine as of now :-)

How is it going??

I tried to switch it to hydroponics and it got completely root rotted :( total fail, which I am super sad about because it was a beautiful huge plant@@twix9456 Should have done this method lol

Sorry to hear that..they are really fussy plants..Wish you all the best and surely they would be doing well :-) As of now, I have 5 Calathea plants (killed many more before that as I was not doing this). Now I am confident that I can buy more :-)

Thank you very much :-) Your soil mix looks great too! In fact, I have one similar recipe like yours which also does great! Would share in next video about Prayer plant - again one very notorious but very very beautiful plant..he he..

Glad I could help and thank you so much for your words :-)

Sorry for the late reply and thank you for your words! Totally agree with you..along with all other things, Humidity is really important and I am glad your plants are doing well, great job Indeed! I have tried that too (placing them in d bathroom)..but unfortunately, light in my bathroom is bit low. Plus, Humidity in my place is always high. Anyway, like I mentioned in the video, many Prayer plants and Calatheas died on my hand (sorry plants) and I am glad that now I can make them grow well. Very simple solution but I do agree that right environment is the most important thing.

I tried your soil mix .my plant is doing well.hv gained confidence of buying more calatheas now.

Thank you very much :-) Yes..the other one which I have shown in the video, flowers every year. Wish, I had a footage :-( This year, going to record it for sure.

@@GardeningUpbeat Is it fragrant?

I couldn't find any...though, didn't check it from too close..

It’s not the same plants

@Mila Fetalvo, Sorry, not getting what u are saying..I said, I got the flowers on the other one (leaves are big and taller) which I have shown in the video and of course, this video is not about my other plant. In case, you are referring to something else..well, I would just pass that to you. It's your choice..But, Plz make sure to come back to my Channel again and you would find one of the most beautiful Calatheas you can ever imagine. I am working on it..Like most of my videos, I don't upload without getting result. Thank you :-)

Wish you all the best! After a long time, hope you are doing great :-)

Please accept my apologies for the extreme late reply (it doesn't happen usually). After many days checking comments on this video and found that, it's really important. I have already uploaded the video with complete update [temp, humidity details in my place] and here it is - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e55pq62Kz7K4p6M.html P.S. - If I am not wrong, you have already commented in that video. I am adding my reply here so that others find it useful.

Thank you very much and glad you find it informative. Sure..wish you all the best and I am sure it would work. Please note - as it's dormancy time, you would get better result if you do at the end of Feb. That time, they also start producing new offshoots. Thank you once again and you are from my neighbor state :-) Me from Ghy :-)

Sorry to hear that..happens with everyone :-( In fact, before this, I also killed many more beautiful Calatheas. Long back, I have actually decided not to buy another Calathea. But whenever I see them in garden center, I can't help myself..he he..

You are most welcome and thank you for sharing your story..that's really Amazing :-)

Glad you liked it and thank you very much for your feedback :-) I ca understand..here thing is opposite. In Summer it's too much hot and it becomes very difficult to manage them..he he..Wish you all the best and definitely she is going to do better from Spring onwards!

Why not keep a small water fountain or a bowl of water close to ur calathea. That will certainly help or keep it close to other indoor plants.. that also increases humidity

Rattlesnake calathea are very easy in my experience. It’s the ones with thin leaves that are more difficult

@@CampingforCool41 nice try 😂😂. Sorely tempted. No. Out of my league

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😂 I’m right there with you…I knew they were finicky going into it, but I really didn’t think mine would go from perfect to dead in 3 months 😅☠️

I can totally related to and wish you all the best! Definitely your plant would do well!

Any update? How did it go?

Glad you liked it and thank you So So much :-) I don't think you would need to try this..as I remember you saying about your Calatheas last year..they were doing well and even flowering too :-)

@Gardening Upbeat the one who flowered is the one who is grumpy! It is winter, so some leaf loss is normal, so okay. Meanwhile my jasmine are blooming again well, following your advice!!!!

Grumpy....nice word for Calathea..he he :-) Yeah, he would be fine soon. It's just the weather and so bit upset :-) Thank you very much for letting me know and I am so glad to know this! Well, the result is not because my advice actually..you are already an Expert Gardener! Marry Christmas in advanced :-)

Thank you so much for your feedback Ma'am, appreciated and wish you all the best!

Thank you So much and glad you liked it 😊

Thank you so much 🙂

Glad you liked it and thank you very much for your feedback :-)

Muchas gracias 🙏 🙏🙏🙏

Glad to hear that and thank you so much for your feedback :-)

20..that's really great :-) You are not doing anything wrong..it's the dormancy time and so it's happening. Winter is not severe in my place and that's why, mine is okay even if it's December. Since in Summer, they become big and full, I am 100% sure that you are taking GOOD care of them. And, it would be also better to avoid repotting at this time as it's dormancy period. If they don't look good by Spring, then please try this. I use just normal construction sand (small crystal size). Hope it helps and thank you very much for your kind words, appreciated!

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you so much for replying! You are amazing with plants so I trust what you're saying and will wait it out! They do come back in spring but they look so awful so I'm panicking a bit! I love plants so I look forward to more of your informative video's! Thanks again!

Hi.exactly the same has happened to me with my handful of calthea. I even bought a grow tent which only slowed down the yellowing leaves. Don't know what I did wrong. Think it was just too cold.

@@GardeningUpbeat ah that's great too know. This situation is also how I found myself and my calthea during the winter. So happy to know it's dormancy and I'm doing nothing wrong. They are growing new leaves now.

You are most welcome and agree with you! Thank you!

Sure we can..Thank you So so much for your feedback, really appreciated!

I find gardenias easy but calatheas for me are impossible.

Gardenia is easy

I usually do in most of my videos..but, unfortunately couldn't find the recordings of Calathea (I am sure, I took the footage) As I do many videos as a batch, need to keep track of everything like and sometimes things get quite confusing :-( But still, I would keep that in mind and work more hard, thank you!

Thank you very much :-) I use construction sand. Any sand can be used, it just need to be extremely well drained. Good luck!

They would have own the Gold Medal if there was a competition among Dramatic plants..he he..wish you all the best!

You are most welcome and please do at the end of Feb. Winter is dormancy time and they produce many new shoots in Spring. That's why, Feb would be idea. Good luck :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you soooo much for your valuable suggestion. I appreciate your all videos. 🙏

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you for your inputs..yeah, they are really sensitive. You can use that too..but please make sure to keep the soil consistently moist. The edges of the leaves get burned if we allow the soil to dry out a bit. Wish you all the best!

You are welcome sir :-)

Glad to know I could do something n thank you so much for your words...I actually do that [please add date and season of your] whenever it's important or whenever it's relevant. Anyway, I mention the temp which is more important, not the season actually. It's because, I have many Subscribers from outside India..and whatever we grow here in Winter, those plants are grown either in Spring or in Summer over there. So, temp is the most important thing. Calatheas start to grow well from Spring onwards. But here in India, we face lots of issues as Summer Temp is quite high. >> Btw in which month u change the potting media of this Calathea They start to grow well from Spring onwards and I have already said this in many of my videos. I changed the potting Medium in March end, thank you! Hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions, thank you!

Bahu bhal lagil eman dhunia feedback diar babe, really appreciated! That's correct , it's really a challenging plant. Too much sensitive to water, environment, dry air etc. But still, if you want to grow, give it a try! Same soil use karile aur alap care karile, nissay bhale thakiba. Good luck!

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you dada, nischoy try kori saam... Question tu moi English t hudilo karon beleg manuheo same question or answer bisarile pabo... actually mur maa r rooftop garden ase mostly flowering plants, teo lagiye thake... I help her sometimes so olop olop knowledge ase but ekdm nije moi notun k kori asu. Heikarne, apunak hudi lolu 😊. Bhalei thakibo...aaru bohut informative video share kori thakibo.

You are most welcome and sorry for the late reply. Actually Nested replies ahile, KZfaq ee ako notification napathai. It's totally okay and you did good anyway by asking in English. Bahu bahu subhessa thakil, keep growing more and bahu bahu dhanyavaad for your kind words! Please convey my regards to your Mom..she must be an expert gardener!

لا ضوء الشمس المباشر من فضلك. ومن فضلك الماء بعناية. الماء فقط عندما تبدو التربة السطحية جافة. أنا أستخدم مترجم جوجل للرد عليك. لذا ، قد تكون هناك أخطاء في إجابتي. اسف على ذلك.

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you.. But I will not expose the calathea to the sun!! Is the reason for the appearance of the limbs in a brown color caused by a lack of air humidity??

Thank you very much Ma'am :-)

Well..I could have done that. But as I said in the video, they produce tubers. So, didn't want to hurt the plant too much (it's better to let the plant to manage old leaves. If we pull it or use any force, the tubers might get damaged). Anyway, it went through a shock as I removed all the old soil. No..it's not possible that dried leaves would turn green again. Thank you!

Apparently leaves still photosynthesis when they are dying so they are still giving the plant energy. I used to cut off my dying leaves but have stopped this until the plants grow more leaves to replace the dying ones. I find that calathea don’t like being dry so check the soil regularly and misting or a humidifier helps.

You are most welcome 🤗

All the best!

So much happy for you ❤❤

You are most welcome and sir is not required actually :-)

Vermiculite - a good idea. But, I have found this potting mix recipe after trying many other things including Perlite. So far, it's working the best! Watering daily would be enough as they prefer only bright light, no direct sun.

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

I am from Gauahati, India. Please refer this video - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e55pq62Kz7K4p6M.html I have provided complete details about my place including Temperature, Humidity etc..in different time of the year. Thank you!

I've almost lost my calathea collection after following this advice. Roots was not getting any oxygen. Watch another channel from Abby Beez and you absolutely have to add lots of perlite with potting soil. So please go watch her channel she has done lots of videos about calatheas, a must see everyone!!

Sorry to say..very tough to provide other alternative! I have already tried many other potting soil and only this is the mix that is working well. All of my Calatheas are much healthy comparing to before. Summer temp is really high here and because of that, some leaved get burned. But, they are also producing new ones non-stop. Thank you!!

Just normal construction sand, thank you!

Just normal construction sand, thank you!

Sure...I would try in coming days. I would try to collect bad looking Aglaonema from nursery and then revive it.

Sure, why not and it's my job anyway :-) I was just using 1/2 teaspoon NPK 19:19:19 in 1 liter water and then kept applying directly in the soil, once in 20-25 days. Soon I would share how to grow beautiful Calathea plants..3 plants are under progress and I would upload soon with results (I love to provide updates on my videos and so it takes time.. :-() Thank you for being so kind and for watching the video, TC :-)

Please avoid cutting the all leaves..instead you can wait for somedays and wait for new leaves. Once it start to do that, you can cut all the old leaves. Good luck! In winter, usually few leaves get dried up because of low humidity.

All those are new leaves..the brown or dead leaves won't recover, thank you!

I did...Once leaves turn to brown, they would never turn green again. Thank you!

Ha ha..you are totally true! Before trying this, I had to say goodbye to many plants 😩Very soon I would share another easy trick..currently I am working on it and almost about to reach the success :-)