I do not understand how people get sooo worked up on how you chose to grow YOUR plants. Like anything, you alone decide what advise you chose to follow or not. Any ways I love watching you. I am very weird with noises people make when they talk (my issue, no one else’s) and some how your voice never ever gets on my nerves. Thank you for all the wealth of knowledge

Thank you for sharing your experiences with no drainage Charmaine. No drainage is one of my favorite ways to grow my plants and I learned a few new things from your detailed content.

You are so informative and detailed. I’m just waiting for the 10s of thousands of subscribers to appear that need you in their lives 🙌🏼😌🌿

I just started putting Hoya in a mix of tree fern fiber, perlite, orchid bark and the roots have gone crazy. I have never seen such healthy roots. I also love using take out containers and plastic cups for smaller plants. Love all of your advise and it has inspired me in my plant journey.

I love the fact you mentioned carbon footprint and giving some relief to peat bogs so thank you for that. Nice collection btw!

39:19 this is so true. Plant community had me using chunky mixes and cactus soil in cold and dry Alaska and I finally got wise and thought um no?? It’s dry here. My plants need soil or some medium to hold moisture in.

i pretty much default to putting plants in glass vessels now thanks to your channel, and i totally agree that its helped me understand my plants so much more. i feel like before I didn't fully understand what youre doing when you're watering your plants, which is rehydrating the soil. i think when we talk about plant care, watering is a topic where plants get anthropomorphized a bit? like it gets described like the plant is purposefully choosing to gulp water up like an animal would when you water it. when people advocate for bottom watering, theyll say "your plant will drink as much as it needs" where i think the benefit of bottom watering is kind of the same as no drainage actually where the substrate is getting an extended amount of time to absorb the moisture. anyways, highly recommend giving no drainage a try to anyone who tends to underwater, bc i didn't even realize i was underwatering until i tried it

i been sick the past few days and watching your videos when i can stay awake has been so nice 🖤>_

I tried no drainage finally and I am really loving it! I never got such fast rootage. I am loving coco chip chunks and pig perlite/bark. I think being in a humid hot environment works so well with the coco chunks. Thank you for encouraging experimenting with my own conditions and care style. I can see all the hard work and planning you do!

Yes! I'm happy you addressed accidental overwatering (just tip the pot and drain it out). This was such a block in my head at first, and then it became obvious once I tried no drainage. As an underwaterer, I also really like how easy it is to rewet hydrophobic soil in no drainage--just tip the vessel around at different angles to let the reservoir at the bottom soak into the soil. Easy peasy lemon squeezey!

I’ve been wanting to try no drainage for a while, I think I’m finally going to give it a shot. Thank you for this! 😊

I love your no drainage content!! I don’t currently have any plants in no drainage but I love to experiment and the more I listen to your experience (and others who’ve also shared their experience with it) the braver I get to try it. I’m excited 😊

Excited to try this with one of my plants ! Thank you for being so open with no drainage

Thank you for standing behind no drainage, if you think about it it actually saves a really important resource, water and it really increases how mindful one must be when interacting with the plant which is great

As someone who uses just leca for alot of my plants I haven't found fertilizing complicated. I might just be ill informed but I use a kind of basic fertilizer (with just all the essentials) and rainwater. I don't do that three part thing you mentioned and it's been really easy. I just change out the rain water and nutrient water once a week and flush at the same time. Might be totally off but it's worked out for me so far.

29:53 im the opposite. I fertalize my soil plants and my pon plants exactly the same way id fertalize my leca plants

At least in Europe, Lechuza also sells Pon without added SR fertilizer. :)

When I first started collecting indoor plants all of my pots had drainage holes and I would water thoroughly and let them drain overnight in a sink or on a tray At first this was fine but now with 50+ plants it got to be a lot of work Now 90% of my plant pots have no drainage holes and my plants are doing well It really is a matter of knowing your plants though After a year or two of having the same plants you will get a good feel for which ones want to be drenched and which ones just need a cup or two

Obsidian rock as in lava rock is a great choice next to leca and is great for aeration, drainage and wicking. Sorry for too many comment. I enjoy your channel! I found so much useful info here and I agree with a lot you said.

You’re amazing! Thank you so much for the fellowship and knowledge. I watch all your videos! Feel good today!

I’m very interested in this! Also Pudge is so cute, and your skin is amazing.

pffft I've been planting plants in no drainage for years 👊 java fern, anubias, ludwigia, tiger lotus 👊

Thank you so much for sharing all of your knowledge and I just want to say that I absolutely love all your plants, especially your wayettii…. It is the healthiest looking plant ever!!

It always tickles me when you set up an ad break. KZfaq premium 🏆

I’m so scared to go no drainage but watching your videos is so influential!!!

Thank you Charmaine 😊 such an amazing and informative video ❤️

Great video! I always learn so much from you 💚

I love this deep-dive video. I've had so many questions about your method but didn't want to be "that" person asking so many. So this was extremely helpful. Two tips for other people : to poke holes in plastic, get yourself a wood burning tool ($5 at craft stores) and I don't use the GH fertilizer for Leca. I use either DynaGrow Foliage Pro or GT Foliage Focus. Both are compatible with semi-hydro and soil substrates, sometimes different mix formula with water. But they can be used with both. That GH Flora system drove me nuts too. Too complicated!

The white mineral build up on the top of your pon is most likely calcium carbonate, or as we call it in German "Kalk". I also get it building up on the moss that touches my Pon, also in no drainage... I just lower the pH of my next watering to about 5,5 and that fixes it (aesthetically that is)

The broken terracotta pots actually make a lot of sense instead of rocks because it absorbs moisture like leca. That’s smart. It probably doesn’t wick as well as leca but if you’re using it for drainage that could work.

Thanks for doing this 😊 I’m trying alocasia, anthurium seedlings, philodendron and rhipsalis in no drainage and so far they all love it 🔥🔥

Further to the discussion of stretching out tree fern with amendments due to expense….. can you boil tree fern fibre to reuse it like you do with pon or leca? I use pon, leca, perlite, and fir bark in my mix. Thank you 😊

I just started using pon. Do you keep a reserve level at all times? Or do you allow a drying out period before watering again?

Hi Charmaine! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with no drainage~ just wanted to quickly comment to let you know that Lechuza now makes basic pon, which includes no fertilizer :)

Love seeing pudge!!

I probably said it multiple times but I will repeat. I used to only grow succulents before moving to US and they were all in non-amended, non-drainage peat soil (straight from the store bag) and the pots were not translucent. And they were all growing ginormous and flowering every year. I was giving them up to 8h direct sunlight and watering when they looked dry. Once I moved to US I started growing Boston ferns, they were sitting in bowls of water and getting hours of direct sunlight, also grew ginormous. I always say - if the plant is struggling give it more light, it solves so many problems. edit: what I meant is that soil or soil mixes do not work only with "recommended" ratios of amendments. The plants will let us know when they are happy and if they are happy who cares what's recommended?

I love your videos! ❤ Thank you for the great information!! Maybe I will be brave and try my luck with no drainage 🤪

I would definitely take the lime green leaf on that alocasia over the dark with the white. Gorgeous! It will probably last much longer as well.

I also use tree fern fibre, but because it is so expensive, I put a good layer of leca as a reservoir about a 1/3 of the vessel with straight tree fern on top in no drainage and that’s seems to be working well, I also leave a decent amount of water in the reservoir to accommodate it drying out so fast

I've been up and its already 1:30 am in the morning while watching this gadam love video lol.. Ty for this shermen and lets wait for the boos to comment "your plants cant breath because it has no drainage" loll love youu

Lechuza offers Lechuza Basics (no fertilizer)

Saludos Cindy desde Puerto Rico!!! El calor a llegado. Su vida se parece mucho a los del campo aquí en PR pero aquí hay una ranita que canta lindo y sale cuando llueve. Bendiciones!!!

Fertilizing with LECA is the same way as pon or soil. Only a few people use General Hydroponics 3-step fertilizer. DIY pon does not have the same properties of Lechuza. They have a certain amount of zeolite, pumice, and lava rock. The size of the rocks also come into consideration.

Hey Charmaine, thank you for your video. Wondering where you get your horizontally long rectangle (plastic)vessel?

My opinion is do whatever works for you, your plants, lifestyle, medium and environment. What works for one will not work for all. We should never judge.

Thank you for another great video! I do have a question about pest management. How do you treat plants in no drainage? As you are well aware, our options in Canada are fairly limited (Safer’s end all and insecticidal soap, etc.). Normally I would shower the plant to knock off as many a-holes as possible and then drench it in insecticidal soap. I don’t really worry about any liquid that finds it’s way in the grow pot since I know that it’ll flush out with the next watering. Are you just more careful when spraying plants down? Or do you remove them from the vessel to treat?

Love the video❤ Would coco coir be able to substitute the tree fern fiber you think?

Will you please do a video on the Tps products and how you use them please?

Soil i use for my plant substrates and i am having fungus gnats sometimes mild and sometimes can be worst especially after watering. Is there a substrate that you found that has less fungus gnats issues? Would be great to know so i might change my substrate or different types of pots material to avoid these pests. Thank you.

Could leca at the bottom be substituted by perlite #3?

Ok so you convince me!!! I will try it!

What is that little water bottle called and where can I get it?

Are those glass containers? The round ones

I was at the store and found out that miracle grow has new battery operated sprayers and I immediately thought that I wanted to somehow let you know via comment that they had these 😅 I know you have the pump sprayers and use them to water or spray pesticides

Thanks this was always a no no until I listened to you!! My alocasia have grown so well in no drainage so many new leaves without dropping old ones your a plant whisper 😂😂😂

I’m spending my Saturday night watching you and doing plant chores! I’m giving my plants a drink and giving myself a drink😂. I’m a TPS hoe too. I just received my TPS starter kit two days ago! I also use some essential oils for pest control and leaf cleaning!

HER PEE 😅😅😂😂. LOVE IT. CHAR YOU ARE THE BEST.

Please help me out and tell me where I can get liquid gold leaf plant food from the UK

Hello. I watched a video where you plant a snake plant in no drainage, it looks just gorgeous. Just wondering what your soil mix is for it. 🌸

LECHUZA PON now has a version without the fertilizer. ❤

When does the ph video come? ❤

I may or may not have impulse bought my first round of TPS products. Then got distracted and haven't finished the video yet lmfao did you say butterfly?! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Sherman, my Tortum is not thriving. Do you keep a reserve in the bottom of yours all the time or do you let it dry out a bit?

I don't get why no one knows about Lechuzas Basic Pon - it's there Pon mix that's not pre-fertilized. I use only Basic Pon for that reason and obviously it's also a bit cheaper!

I have been wanting to ask these same questions to you then you out up the video let me grab my pen and paper..thanks in advance

GOOOOOOOOOODDD MORNING 😋😋😋

Que belleza amiga un fuerte abrazo

Oh no. I have a rof in a regular drainage container now and all of the roots are growing up. It's not the drainage.

you know you can just use an aquarium as a vessel...? There are probably plenty second had aquariums available. I've see a monstera growing in a garbage bin (really big pots are really expensive, garbage bins are not) There are so many designs of aquarium including narrow tall ones that I'm sure you can find something for you :)

Pudge intro. 🥰

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Have you ever been tested for gluten intolerance or food allergies? You seemed like you felt less comfortable after lunch ( sometimes that happens when I eat too much 😂 but I also have weird food reactions ) 💜

None of the sentences in your video made sense to me. There is much necessary unnecessary talk. I hope the matter of preference did not enter my algorithm.

44:24 Thank you for revisiting this topic! I've been getting some algae on my vessels and as much as I want them gone, flushing just feels too cumbersome and messy to do especially when the substrate escapes the opening. I would've been fine with the algae really, but unlike the algae in yours, mine looks brown🤢 33:48 (I've skipping and going back to earlier timestamps) I'm looking forward to this video. I don't know why but ph testing sounds kinda intimidating to me, the same way when people talk about all the nutrients plants need outside of N,P, and K. I know that plants do well in a certain ph, but thinking of having to check and regulate the ph just feels like overkill, (emphasis on FEELS because I know that it's necessary if I want my plant to do its best). But I know that my anthurium especially need it, and if I'm gonna get into anthurium I don't want to let them suffer under subpar conditions. I don't know what to use to test the ph either, I don't want to invest in an actual device, can I make do with simple litmus paper? 1:07:08 I have a question. Is it possible for soil, no matter how chunky it is, to eventually be compacted and those air pockets would disappear? I ask this because my soil mixes include coco peat and pumice, and after a couple times watering, I notice that the pumice and other chunky medium get more concentrated on the surface, and I'm assuming that the peat that was once mixed in with it has now gone down lower into the pot, making that part of the substrate more dense with less airflow. So will the air bubbles eventually cease to exist deeper in the soil, and will it be a problem? There's a reason why I tried to make the substrate chunky after all 1:30:10 I use broken pots as amendments and I never put two and two together that they're basically the same thing as LECA. I'm gonna use them to fill the reservoir from now on!

@unplantparenthood Lechuza makes BasicPon no fertilizer in it

To the point of slow release fertilizer in Lechuza pon: I’m using the Basicpon from Lechuza… this doesn’t contain slow fertilizer. 😊🤍