What plant care mistakes have you all been making during this growing season?

My biggest mistake was getting plants I didn't love. Just getting plants just for the sake of getting more plants.

It’s weird that overwatering in soil kills the roots, rots them but you can put the dang thing in an entire cup of water to grow new roots.

*The string of hearts in the background is insane!* 💕🤧✨😍

Hi there, I am 57 years old, I’ve been a plant mom for 40 plus years. My mom always had a house jungle 😂 whenever I get a buggy situation, I simply remove ALL the soil, wash down the plant with soapy water, sanitize the pot, and repot. That always takes care of the situation. No chemicals needed. I hope this helps. Also to keep from over watering, let the plant tell you when it’s thirsty! Trust me, it will let you know.

As for the overwatering or to wet medium, I found that if I put my plants in a terracotta pot, I will not have that kind of problem anymore (or at least not that dramatic). Plastic pots keep the soil very wet as the plastic doesn't allow some kind of evaporation.

Not gonna lie, this was super informative, but my favorite parts were kitty spotting in the background! ♥️🐱

Thank you for always giving advice and feeling comfortable sharing your mistakes so people can learn from them!!!

I think because of quarantine, being at home constantly, I’ve been fcking with my plants way to much. I’ve got a gnat problem from overwatering. My monstera hates me right now, again from overwatering. I had to pull one of my pothos from its decorative pot and place it closer to a sunny window because it just wouldn’t dry out. My plants do best when I neglect them a little.

Your kitty is beautiful, I love calicos.

Hi Christian! How are you? If I buy a wishlist plant has been over watered, I will take it home, remove from its nursery pot, place on newspaper and put it in front of a fan. The air circulation helps to dry out the soil. The newspaper will absorb the extra water. Hope that helps, Gerry 😎

I love that you showed us your mistakes, and guide us to remedies to try. Thank you for being real

You are precious, so funny, so helpful, so wise. You're the first plantuber I found and I'm so grateful for your channel!!!

_Thanks for being humble and telling us ur fails so we can learn from it, ur plants are amazing and I love the cat ♡_

LOVED THE FIRST SCENE BEFORE INTROOO!!!! hoping to have the Tineke soon!! Thanks for another upload CHRISTIAN!!💚

The soil vs roots comparison is great to be mindful of!! I’ve always struggled with repotting when trying to replace nursery soil , this is helpful!

I really appreciate this video! I’ve only been a crazy plant mama for about a year and I am constantly learning from my mistakes. I’m currently struggling with a scindapsus (you know, one of those “unkillable” plants) that I overwatered earlier this year. I noticed that the leaves were curling while the soil was still moist; I took the plant out of the pot had some lovely mushy black roots on my hands 🤦🏼‍♀️. Thank you for your transparency!

I've never seen so many pests at nurseries as I have the past few months. Check under the leaves before you buy and quarantine new plants for 2 full weeks.

Thank you so much. This is a very good chat about some important issues. I have been troubled by mealy bugs this season, and keeping on top of them is so important because they seem to bounce back easily. They like my Phalaenopsis orchids for some reason. I am not overwatering. I'm really strict about doing it once a week on Fridays. I do check in between to make sure all is well, but the watering schedule seems to be working. I've moved some orchids to water culture, which is easier in that regard. I'm still learning about it. I have my African Violets on a wick system, which is sooo good for them. It is amazing for large, long-lasting blooms. Thank you for the recipes and for the advice about repotting. Repotting stresses me a little, I'll admit. I've had my Pothos for a few years and have never repotted it, and it seems to thrive. It's good to see you this weekend. Take care! 💖💖💖 Oh--mistakes. I've killed my Macodes petola, I think. I'm really sad about it. I should have left it in the pot it came in, but I thought I should repot it in a terrarium. That didn't work, so I moved it to sphagnum in a plastic bag, and it hung in there. Then I thought I should put it back in a pot. Now, I think it's dying. Sigh. Just one more thing--I lost my Calathea ornata. It just shriveled over time. I gave up on it, cut all its leaves off and put the pot in a corner for a while, planning to throw it out eventually--lazy or unable to do it--anyway, I saw a little shoot on it, so I unpotted the root system, cleaned it off, and put it in leca balls with water. It sat on a shelf doing nothing, and I noticed finally that the shoot wasn't viable, so I decided to throw it away. When I removed it from the leca, I saw a new shoot coming up through the leca, so immediately returned it to the leca, added water, and now I'm waiting. Wouldn't it be remarkable if the plant came back? Sorry to be so long!!!! I don't have plant friends. 😪

This is such a great video. Great topic too. I mention this on my videos all the time. Great job on covering everything! Thanks for the video!

Having just moved I purchased a lot of new plants and not quarantining them. I know the irony... but so many fungus gnats! Love your intro! I think you are the most adorable ever!

Haha! The intro was so great and Super relatable :D thank you for your willingness to show/talk about mistakes so we can all learn with you! ♥️🌷🌿🌳

Omg, I’m going though the same things. Repotting to early, soil stays really wet much longer. Ugh, plant bugs. Thank you so much for the this video and the information provided.

Man, I really like your positive mindset! Keep it up :D Great tips!

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I'm starting to transition some of my plants to LECA in self watering pots. So far so good, and spending less time watering or trying to determine if a plant needs water or not. Plus I find clay pots are a big help in determining whether the plants need water by the weight of the pot and you can tell by the outside of the pot, too! Happy Growing 🌿!

Thank you!! You answered my question as to why my monsteria just not growing at all! Repotting too soon. Tiny roots, big pot.

Yesss, it happened to my Calathea Ornata, I was repotted too early, because i saw leaves are (it was 10 leaves) quite big, and i decided to repot to upscale pot from before. I was watered like i did before when my calathea growth fine. only for a few weeks after repotted, leaves stop moving, curl and dried one bye one, and now it have only 4 leaves remain, so I decide put it in water and remove any damage root yesterday, and seems it happy now, and it start moving again. After watched your video, I will keep it in water for couple weeks until the roots system are healthy. Thank you for sharing your experience, it helps us so much.

Your videos really brighten up my day, thank you 🌿💚

Excellent information, I’m guilty of a couple of those. Thank you so much for this video it was very helpful.

I just LOVE ❤️ your videos !! They are amazing. I’m new to plants and you have helped me sooooo much ! Keep up the great work 🤩

I started to get into plants about a year ago and didn’t have any pests yet (as far as I know of) and it makes me really anxious. Everyday I’m expecting to find something, but when I’ll do I’ll still be overwhelmed. 😅

Another great video from the guru of houseplants 🤗💚🤩 I just love when Nemo photo bombed the video, she’s so cute.💕 We are all guilty of all the things you mentioned in this video, especially the overwater and repotting too quickly😏😊

Making a video like this requires a lot of humility. Well done! Says a lot about your character 😊. P.S. Hi from Australia!

What a life save I literally just very badly over watered my new plant and so I removed the soil and it currently drying so good to know I chose to do the right thing.

Thank you Christian, yes I need to clean leaves more often. .. ❤️

If I think I have over watered I like to put them on heated seedling mat. Works great cause a little extra heat dries the soil faster and often promotes root growth. Ps. I love that you are sharing your mistakes! I prefer to learn from others mistakes. lol. Thank you for the video.

Your intros are brilliant. It's so true that no one wants to admit their mistakes, but it's how we learn. And I so much prefer watching someone who shows their failures as well as their successes. Great tips, thanks for sharing. It's winter in Melbourne, but I keep overwatering my peperomias which are in peat moss. I hate the stuff, as even my moisture meter can't read it accurately. Now I have 3 peps on life support. 😂😂😂

I appreciate that you’re advice comes from experience!I haven’t experienced any pests yet (thankfully) but I always have this fear when I buy a new plant, that I might bring them home! I think I’ll start doing preventative maintenance as you said, to try and maintain the pest free environment. Thanks for the video! Also where did you get that big bottle of neem oil?

I love your videos so muuuch! Very informative for a beginner like me ❤️

Yes yes yes to your questions glad to hear it wasn’t just me🤓✌️thanks for information.

Another great video! Thanks for the tips. I have definitely ran into all these problems, especially repotting too big too soon which leads to overwatering. I'm trying to be better at it now, but that tip of water propagating will definitely help when it happens again, because so far everything I've tried has failed and I've had to throw out my plants ;__; my poor poor plants become the victim of my overexcitement!

Just found a golden pothos at a yard sale that was wilting. It was a total mystery as to why, but you helped me realize the first owner probably repotted into something way too big!

This is SOO helpful!! Thank you so much!!

I agree with you on the tetrasperma I had a small piece and ended up having to put it in water for better roots! It was 3 leaves & it’s grown a bunch since I got it September

Seriously so helpful. Thank you.

I was just about to repot my little arrowhead from a 4 inch to a 8 inch LOL! thaaaank you! you saved a plant today! :)

I love this new modelling thing you’re doing! 😂😂😂. I’ve been a crazy plant lady for 2 years and only had one kalanchoe with a little bug in its saucer, so I threw the whole thing out! Knock on wood that none of the other 45 or so have pests...knock on wood! But I am devastated...I was checking out a new leaf coming on my beautiful Pink Princess Philodendron last night and somehow the leaf on the end of that stem broke off! Beautiful almost black mottled with pink...I just stuck it in water, only about an inch of stem, no nodes...wish me luck! 😢 You know I love your plants...your kitty is too cute too! 😊

@crazyplantguy, thanks a lot for sharing the experience you have had and tips you always share with others. I find it very useful and encouraging to have more plant loving people on 🌎. I have my own small collection of plants home, and right now my main issue is a problem with gnats on almost all of my plants' soil... I have tried nematodes and black soap deluded in water. It surely reduced the amount of gnats but still from now and then I can still see some translucent worms crawling on some of my transparent nursing pot walls. It just drives me crazy..I'm about to be discouraged but I'll try the hydrogen peroxyde mixture, may be it will do the job...thanks again.

Love your channel so much! Inspiring :)

Thank you! I am dealing with a huge fungus gnat infestation on my parrot plants, just got rid (I hope) of aphids in all my plants and I now have a kitten that loves trying to eat esp my Bromelia's so I have my hands full 😉

Thanks for the helpful tips :) I killed my fiddle leaf fig by overwatering it, then trying to save it by repotting it - but I should have repot it into a smaller container instead of the large one it was already in, as so many of the roots had died off. Hoping my next one will be more successful!

That intro though 😂😂😂😂

Christian, I've been using Sustee sticks to help me avoid over-watering. It's so easy to do. I don't rely on them totally, so I always use my finger too, but I find they're a really good indicator. Hope this helps. My nemesis recently has been powdery mildew. I have lost a couple of my begonias and the others lost most of their leaves - but they're coming back! I love Begonias, but they are like the Philodendron for you, I struggle to keep them alive, but I love them, so keep buying!

Wow~ your collection is thriving.

THANK YOU!!!!!! I LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS VIDEO!!!! IT WILL SURELY HELP MY PLANTS!!! 🙌🏻🌱

Hey Christian! Love your cat! I had one just like it years ago. I have recently been using dusting gloves for cleaning my plants. I love them! It cuts the time drastically. I dip my gloved hands in Castile Soap which gets rid of pests and cleans the leaves too. You can get them on Amazon.

I still make the mistake sometimes of forgetting to water my plants, then over compensating by giving them waaay too much water.

Thanks for the first awsom tips 🌻🌻🌻

Awesome! Love all your plants! 😍Watching from Manila! 🧡🇵🇭

Being a plant beginner, this is super helpful! I recently bought a ficus elastica with three in one pot. I ended up repotting one of them into its own pot and now after a month - the leaves are drooping and curling. After watching this video, I think I put it in too big of a pot and have now over watered it :( I will try to dry out and replant in smaller pot with dry soil and see what happens! Thanks!

I been watching here from Phillipines! And I love the way you explain everything. So far away so lucky becouse we love planting...we had many plants and so far no one died yet...more power to your channel.

I really love your channel, now i started my own forest 😄

Thank you so much this video was very helpful to me I have a satin photos and was not sure what was going on with my plant I upgraded the pot and now I see maybe I have to down size so thank you so much I was worried about my plat now I’m going to try and see if this works😘

Thank you!! :) I am truly sorry about your Tetrasperma!!! My mistakes helped 4 of my plants meet their demise in June & July!!!! Breathing very heavily! Perhaps I did things right & it was just their time, or I killed them! I am thinking it was the latter! Big Sigh! 2 Fiddle Leaf Figs, my prayer plant & my syngonium!! I am not gonna say I did not weep when my syngonium passed on!!! It was today when I found out! I am going to relax before I replace. I never thought I was lazy or ignorant...I went to the 10th miles for my plants, especially since we have all been under the pandemic. Great knowledge! :)

Show off😊😉! Soooooo jealous how your plants are doing so well!

Hi Christian! Thanks for keeping me in check . Over watering is my problem. Guess I fuss to much. ☹️ Greetings from New York! 🌱

I used to repot as soon as I received an online-ordered plant. I don't do that anymore because I lost leaves that way. I also repotted into planters that were too big and, therefore, overwatered the plant. Now that I'm more informed, my plants are healthier. Keep up these great videos!!

This is a very informative video! Keep it up! :)

Great video. Very informative. Thank you!!!!

I’m sooo guilty of eagerness with my plants too 🤣🤣 and i definitely believe in the pre treatment process for pests I do a homemade need/soap but haven’t added alcohol which i will do !! Great video thank u

Really needed this thanks

Can I just say WOOOOOOOW 😍😍😍 God bless your babies !

This was great info. Thank you

really adorable cat! also very good video, i am new to plants so this helps me a lot :)

Aloha from Honolulu! Thank you for great tips on how to revive a plant once it looks like it going to plant heaven! I've overwatered and killed many plants and from watching this video, I have much more confidence that I can help them once I've made mistakes! Also, thank you for talking much slower in this video as compared to some of your others! I'm older and most young people talk too fast, and I can't comprehend what they're saying! LOL!

I'm using a ultrasonic diffuser with peppermint essential oil. Just in general for the house it works as a pest control agent. If I have a problem it's usually mealy bugs, but since I've started doing this the problem has gone away. Could just be a coincidence as well. Good luck

Great tips. Thanks for sharing! Your Pilea peperomiodes are insane!!! I don't have that one yet. 😊

Thanks so much for this! 😊I’m new to this plant journey and these are good tips 👍👍 For repotting, how much water does a plant need right after you repot? Do I water it until the water flows from the drainage holes? Thanks! I think I overwater some of my plants after repotting 🤦🏻‍♀️

Oh crap do an update on how they are now! Great info as always💚👍

I grow in leca and had my tetrasperma in that but then the root began rotting away. So I tried to root in water and it was taking forever to get some root action. Eventually I put it in sphagnum moss and the roots really took off from there and I have a really healthy root system now within like 2 weeks

One thing I really like about you, Christian, is your willingness to admit your mistakes. I would be willing to admit my mistakes with Rex begonias if only I knew what they were! All I know is, they die as soon as they hit my house. But I've given up on them and moved on to philodendron which seemed to be a lot happier here.

Love all your indoor plants.Beautiful🌱🌱🌱🤩🥰

Super helpful thank you! I killed my fig tree repotting it. I still struggle with knowing what some of my issues are though. My dumb cane and schefflera were doing so well and then weren’t. I wasn’t sure if I was over or under watering, so would modify the watering. Change up the lighting. Didn’t see bugs but suspected maybe pests so washed them down and did many neem oil sprays. They’re still declining. The only thing I haven’t done is actually take it apart and inspect the roots. They’re really large plants and I thought that maybe I would kill them even more if I repotted. Does it make sense to wait until spring to repot or just try it now since there is clearly some sort of issue

I also got overwater problem. So it’s most important things what i have to solve. Then i just started to use Bellabon for soil and ill see how it goes for a while tho... But ill try to drop them in the water like propagate next time . Thank you for good information!!

I love your begonia maculata. I’m wanting one.

I did the EXACT same thing with my tetrasperma and I wanted to cry when it started to go downhill fast 😭😭 I took some cuttings which have thankfully started to grow roots in water and then just today I finally took the whole thing out of the pot...there are almost no roots left 😭 hoping if I put the whole thing right into water it will come back....so please keep us posted on how yours does too!

Ficus tree goals! I finally got a tineke baby and I am so excited for him to grow tall and strong like yours. The burgundy I bought was planted in a pot with three of them and has grown crazy and in every direction. Would you recommend using a stake to keep my tineke growing straight up? Or do you think it will grow vertical fine without the overcrowding of other plants,

On my Facebook page some one noted that she put a tampon or 2 in the pot and it absorbed the extra water...!!! Not sure how you are going to say that??????

Great video! When do I know if I should repot a plant because of fungus gnats?

💪🏼 🌱 fun video 👍🏼

Your not alone. I struggle with philodendron too. My philodendron Brasil’s leaves started yellowing and falling off. Most likely overwatering but I really didn’t water it very often. I don’t know what it is. 🤷‍♀️

That absolute unit of Pilia is unreal!

Kinilig ako sa intro ha🤣😍🌿🌱 loved the video

Thanks for some great tips 👍 quick question .. once you’ve made you’re homemade insecticidal soap, how long will it last for? Do you have to use it all within a week? Or will it last a while longer? Thanks!

Hi! Fungus gnats from my money plant were driving me crazy. Nothing I did helped...UNTIL..I tried this online suggestion to replace the top inch of soil with sand. No more stupid gnats! Seriously. It was amazing. Great minion!

You must have been sending wavelengths from Toronto to New Jersey because just this past Wednesday I downsized my dracaena "Janet Craig" from a 10in pot to a 6in pot. When I bought it in a 4in pot I instantly placed it in the bigger pot because I thought it would encourage it to grow tall and treelike. Nope... and it's been looking really sad sitting in that big ole pot for 2 yrs. I don't know why I decided that downsizing might be the answer, but I'm glad it came to me. Tons of dirt, hardly no roots. I repotted and hopefully that will help. I also did the same with my heart-leafed philodendron. Placed it right into an 8in pot from cuttings that a friend gave me last year. I thought that would encourage it to grow strong and bushy. Again, nope... ended up with one long strand that I kept wrapping around the top of the pot to cover its baldness. So I have now chopped it into several pieces that I am rooting in water. Will keep you posted on both...

I know this is 2 yrs old but still helpful!! Thx!!

Hi! So my fix on overwatering is terra cotta pots. I feel that the ability of the terra cotta to help evaporate the water help the plants so much in the end.......if you have a heavy hand at watering..as I do. Those plastic pots just hold in all the moisture forever it seems.

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