I'm at 70 plants and I started feeling overwhelmed with my plants recently. However I still love houseplant care. I just got rid of the ones that weren't bringing me as much joy anymore.

I stopped at 20 plants because I was afraid of being overwhelmed, It’s a great number for me ☺️

I quickly learnt to buy plants for the space and environment you live in rather than trying to create the best environment for the plant which usually ends in a disaster. When I speak to new plant parents that's the first advice I give them.

I like little plants cuz I know imma feel so proud of myself and them when they get big

I went through a period where my mental health was severely suffering. As a result, I became exceptionally overwhelmed by my plants and their care and really pulled back to the bare minimum to keep myself alive. My plants suffered badly as a result and I found the guilt of this to be incredible. It's taken a lot of EFFORT to bounce back and I'm finally starting to see the return in care showing in my plants. The new growth and successes in my plants made it so much easier and exciting again. It's like my mental health was mirrored in my plants. I'm still finding ways to show myself patience and grace, and working on creating a healthy separation between my plant health and my own. This is a huge thing and I'm grateful to see it talked about more and more within the community. Thanks, Kat ❤️

Also sometimes I feel that I do not want to continue with them but I always make time to take care of them. Thanks for sharing.

Hi I’m just coming out of this funk! No plant died , but they didn’t look happy . I took care of them yesterday , watering cleaning leaves etc. it took the entire day because I take each one to the sink , but I will try to water them where they . The plant community says I’m wearing myself out! Thank you so much for making this video! I felt sooo, guilty and couldn’t relax . I have had plants all my life because of my mom . I loved your question about why I love plants . For me , it’s the beauty , grace of what God makes for us to enjoy ! Plants bring me peace and joy just watching them do there thing ! They are a miracle ! All this rambling may sound corny , but your video helped me answer the question for myself . And thank you again ! A real eye opener ! And as you said “it’s ok” I will probably feel this way again , but it’s ok”! 🌸🌿🌿🌹🌹🌺

I just love the plant community! I feel like everyone is so nice and understanding :)

I refuse to count my plants bc I know I’ll be overwhelmed if I knew the number 😅 Also helps to not care so much when a plant is struggling with you & just let it die. Don’t take it personal 🙃

There is always a limit to everything...otherwise it's an obsession! Plants are supposed to calm and relax you. Anxiety , desperation and trend is negativity at its worse.

we love the honesty in this ugh

Gotta say that I appreciate this video. Getting into plants was really exciting, and I jumped into it getting different kinds of plants. But it really is a trial and error, and it can get a bit frustrating. I'd buy a plant that I thought looked cool, but then you have it for a bit and reality sets in. It doesn't look the way it supposed to, because you're watering too much or too little or simply because you don't have the proper environment for it (sunlight, humidity, etc). Multiply that by all the new plants, and you're suddenly overwhelmed, and it's not fun any more. It's taken a little while for me to realize that I just don't want to deal with humidifiers, moss poles and grow light set ups. I'm still tempted (don't get me wrong), but I know it's a fruitless journey and can finally stop myself for the most part. I've learned that I'm a hoya guy. There is enough variety in color, shapes, size, etc that I can stick to those plants. I'm in CA, so I have a good everyday environment where hoyas aren't fussy, and I don't have to do much more than water every 10-14 days. I think I'm finally in a good spot, but getting here was certainly frustrating and sometimes overwhelming. I would think that most people go through this, so thank you for talking about it.

You raised a really good point. I’ve had other hobbies but I can always dip in and out of it but with plants, if you just ignore them they either and die! I have around ~50 house plants give or take and feeling a bit of a burnout. I’ve definitely am more keen to plants that don’t require as much as care which give me a bit of a break and make me feel not so overwhelmed (like Hoyas!). Lovely video! Really made me think and reflect 🙂

After 6 or 7 years, I am now feeling little sick of the never ending plant wish list, anxiety over light situation and how my plants are growing.

I did a couple things to make sure that my collection didn't become a burden.. 1) I have moved a lot of my succulents outside because it was becoming visually overwhelming to have them in my kitchen (they're fine in my climate and honestly like it better :D ) 2) I'm only bringing plants in that I have wanted for a long while so I don't have to continue to care for impulse plants. At 70-ish plants, I'm content with my collection. 3) I'm re-homing props and plants I no longer want. 4) I save a lot of plant care for the weekends/days off. Yes, I love them and they are important to me, but I brought them in my space to be a support for me, not to take over my life. They can't get in the way of caring for myself or others. If they do, that's a symptom of a larger problem.

I did a count last week n in at 350 😲😍😭💕 I do get overwhelmed sometimes but love all my big n lil babies 💕❤

that's why I love plants that can really dry out! I can go without caring for them often😍

I only have about 20 houseplants, every time I go to big box store I go CRAZY at the plant section 😂. Thankfully I have my husband to control my plant obsession! But plants are like having pets,they rely on you for their care, only cheaper 😂!!! Thx for the video!

I feel like I go through seasons of this. Had this last year. But back at it now.

Hi amazing video. I so agree with you. I started collecting indoor plants 🪴 during the pandemic. Before the pandemic I only had 1 small plant. I got bored at home and started to buy plants. Fast forward to the present and yes I have those days I don’t want to do anything with plants. I still love them but feel so tired now due to returning to work that I don’t have the xtra time to give my plants. So I dedicate some time on the weekend and catch up on what needs to be done. Thank you for this inspiring video and you were not rambling. You were honest and we should appreciate the honestly. Keep those videos coming they’re very enjoyable and I lean a lot. Plant 🌱

Hydroponic/Semi-hydroponic setups helped me feel less overwhelmed. Putting plants on large trays helps with mass bottom watering. I would eventually like to setup an automatic system but maybe that's me just diving deeper off the far end.

I love your transparency with this, and am so appreciative of hearing many you tubers talk about the burn out, because it’s very real!

This was a fantastic and enlightening video. Its gratifying to hear that others are experiencing these feelings as well. It's especially burdensome when you're treating them for pests, which seems to never really go away. I have about 50 plants and am now just focusing on plants like Sanseiveras.Thanks for sharing! Love your channel!

I just went over 50 and found some are not bringing me joy, so I will be sharing some of those. Love💚 this video

I've been collecting plants about 2 years now and today, I wasn't in the mood to water my much needed thirsty pothos. 🙃 some plants aren't bringing me joy and some are too big and need to be repotted. Honestly, I don't feel like doing it, 😒 hoping this burnout feeling goes away soon. Because I would hate to get rid off all my thriving plants.

This is so timely-I am working at down sizing. So, thanks for helping me be more comfortable with my decision.

Thank you for your honesty and authenticity as always, Kat! :) My plant collection is still fairly small at the moment so looking after it doesn't take too much of my time, but I appreciate the care and compassion that you put into this video :)

Definitely relatable, though my collection is much smaller (30ish). I got rid of any plants that I didn’t love quickly, I don’t have much space so only the best of the best stick around lol

I have more succulents and drought tolerant plants like sansevieria or ZZ plants. They’re the best for being hands off. I have “needier” plants but they’re very few and I won’t buy anymore until one of them kicks the bucket. I want to own house plants not have them own me.

This video was so insightful and helpful and I'm so glad you discussed it! This is something we ALL struggle with at one time or another and it's important to know it's okay.

ive been seeing so many burnout videos and i’m so glad i’m not the only one who’s had it this year. i got into plants last december and went crazy and had almost 30 plants by spring… that’s when i got overwhelmed with all the repotting and the crazy growth they were all giving 😖 i had to throw away 5 plants as they died due to my burn out… to a new plant parent, i will deffos tell them to take their time buying!

genuinely rly thankful n glad u talked about this bc im definitely feeling the plant parent burn out

Could you do a video on how plant care changes for the fall/winter time? Last winter I only had aloe plants in my collection, I ended up overwatering them and a couple died. I have a lot more plants now that I loveee and I'm nervous about losing them after the wintertime hits. 😭☹️

I have given up on a few which I had been trying with for way to long. Mostly gifts which I feel bad for but mum had bad plant taste hehe. I feel a lot more free. It was 3 plants hehe. But still. I have days where they bring me joy and day where they stress me out as I no longer have kitchen space. And the constant battle with one of my cats who will not learn. He is a plant killing swear word of your choice. I've been keeping plants over 35 years and this does seem to be a cycle for me and I'm ok with it.

it happened something similar to me, my collection got too big and many plants weren't giving me joy anymore so I started selling or giving them away, not only to just get rid of them but also te free up space for other plants that I want to get

I think the beautiful thing with plants are that you can’t rush the process of growing, they grow under the right circumstances but you can’t force growth. That was a beautiful thing i learned this year with my plants. You give yourself the right circumstances with a little discipline and consistency and you’ll grow❤️

This is perfect. I have 100+ plants and am in the process of moving, i'm definitely feeling overwhelmed and realizing i need to cultivate the ones that I feel i can give the care they deserve. I justified the number of plants due to so many small hoya, but moving has shown me I may be in over my head.

yes yes yes I have been feeling this a lot lately especially with so much going on with work and life. You are so right, I used to have so much more time and energy to take care of them and now they’re something on my to do list that I stress about having to do so they don’t die 😭😭 I definitely need to rehome some that don’t make me as happy anymore, I’ve been meaning to but it’s so hard to let them go. It always helps me to just take a few minutes to look at the plants individually and not as a whole and really admire their beauty and any new growth and that always makes me feel better. Thank you for this, I’m glad I’m not alone!!

What a comforting video! Recently discovered your channel and it's already one of my fav plant related ones!🌱🌱

appreciate this very much!

I really appreciated this video. Look fwd to your videos every week. I've recently gotten into houseplants. I have some chronic health issue & can't be out much in the heat so have been surrounding myself with plants as my way of connecting with nature & having some green space in my home. I have binge watched a lot of your videos learning about plants!

So relatable right now lol I thought I was the only one feeling this way

Well said 💚🪴

This really stuck a chord with me. I was tending to a couple problem plants the other day and I felt burned out briefly. I then saw some new growth on a few others and I changed my mind. You explained it well, you have to be selfish with your time. If they constantly bring you problems or negative vibes then they have to go. I'm around 25 plants now. I add new plants to my collection carefully. I have a couple lifers and a few that I wouldn't mind letting go to a good home.

Appreciate your honesty.

I got super overwhelmed at around 60 plants (also bc that’s around the time I moved) and then I got rid of my prop boxes and plants that didn’t spark joy for me anymore and now I only buy plants that I’m super in love with and now im at 100 plants now and I’m chillin haha it’s so weird how it comes in waves too

Thank you for this video! I can relate a lot :-) Well for me Lately I was stressing about plants purchasing wanting to get all my wishlist plants at once, just the thought of the (screenshot image of the exact available plant I want > getting sold scares me a bit) so ended up writing down & prioritizing + listing which planty I want from which! yet, i'm trying my best to take it slowly so I don't get overwhelmed.. - Have a lovely planty day 🌿

I have been in the green industry for 25 years. My focus changed in the last few years to house plants and variegated plants in particular. I found myself wondering if I even like plants anymore. It can get overwhelming. I like the thing about the why.. Why do I like this in the first place... I also decided to focus on a few types of plants. I can't keep everything alive. That is ok. I also can't afford everything. I guess no one can. That is also ok. I will continue growing and loving plants

Thank you so much, you have just described perfectly how I was feeling this entire summer where I was really occasionally at home. Also in Italy the weather has been particularly hot this year, so seeing some of my plants dying because I wasn't constantly watering them has been and continues to be very overwhelming. I've never desired the cold seasons before like I'm now😭

Before my salon closed down (when covid got bad in 2020), I had about 15 plants, and 10 Cubensis monotubs.... now ? 🤣 now I have a full grow room, people say it looks like a jungle in that room, and I still have my monotubs, and aquariums with mystery snails and fish 😱 I have SO much work to do for that beautiful room 🥺🤭

I’m overwhelmed with all the props and baby plants I’ve created 😅🤣 And I’ve been too lazy to do anything with them or go to farmers markets to sell them haha

Omg! I’ve been feeling burnt out on my plants lately 😳 I’ve only had my plants for 1.5 years lol

To keep me balanced, I reassess which ones “give me joy”- as the saying goes. There are some that I am over, and will give them away to make room for something else I am in love with.

I struggle with getting rid of plants that don't bring me joy. I'm not sure why. I kinda feel like, if I don't want them then no one else will either? Idk that's probably not a great mindset. Also I don't have facebook, so I don't even know what to do with them. Then I feel stuck with them.

I felt exactly the same two months ago , I got burned out of caring for them especially with the summer weather and the weird lighting in my appartement which made either I place them in direct sunlight and they burn or keep them in really low almost dark rooms and well you know ... I kept moving them around depending on when the warm sunlights shows up but it gotten really tiresome . We then had a heat wave + my family and I all got Covid and I had to care for my parents who didn't have it easy I skipped watering for two weeks . They all died except for snake plants and cacti and I hate to admit it but I felt so Relieved !

Ooo GIRL YOU HAVE A MIC ! Love it. ♡♡♡

Great video kat! Really made my day :)

Needed to hear this. I couldn’t even water today. Tomorrow is another day to perhaps make it right...MAYBE 😆.

So I only acquire a couple of plants each year. Around 4, so I have about 25 ish plants now, if you count propagations. This makes it more relaxed and keeps the collection smaller and manageable. So I wake up in the morning, make my breakfast (take my antidepressants, take your meds kids!), and then I go around and see if any plant needs anything. For the weekend I plan the bigger stuff like reporting something or rehabbing a plant that needs it. Recently I started taking care of my moms syngonium and I noticed it was insanely root bound to the point it was eating the nursery pot. It was also left in the burning hot sun and got scorched. Doing it like that, having a small collection makes sure I have time for everything and I don’t spend hours each day working on them. It becomes more of a meditative experience rather than a stressful one. Most of what I have to do is change out the water on my propagations and bottom water my plants. Recently I noticed one of my plants was doing pretty poorly due to the intense but indirect sun it was getting, so I moved it. Simple things like that is what I have to do. One task a day. Very chill. I recommend this to anyone who is feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you have some planty friends that can take over some of your plants from you and when you’re back up for it they could give you some cuttings. Idk if this helped at all. But maybe for those who are just starting to be plant parents. Plants are fun but you will overwhelm yourself if you buy too many at once. Just get one at a time, isolate them from your other plants, let them acclimate, and after a month or two you could get another plant and learn what kind of care they need, get to know them and what makes them feel happiest.

Nailed it .... I went from plants an care and I got to 45 plants an since back to work I noticed I dont pay as much attention to my plant buddys and I have 6 that passed away . oh nooo.. lol .. great video as always Thanks

I have 60 plants right now and I’m feeling so overwhelmed! There are a few plants who are dying, so that’s one of the reasons I guess. Another reason is that we live in a small house and I absolutely love seasonal decorating. But there are so many plants everywhere that I actually don’t know where we’re gonna put the Christmas tree(for example…) 🤯

🌿💚🌿 Great video 📸 I have 45 plus all my orchids!😳 Now I just propogate the easy ZZ and Sansevieria. I'm happy with this routine. My weakness is collecting more orchids. They are addicting! I have a Vanda orchid 🌿window covered with them. Don't even need a curtain or blind. Love them the most! 💚

Good subject cause I was feeling like that

I've had a growing collection at home for five years now... went to uni and came back with even more plants without the space for them in my room... I'm really struggling to care for all of them now just because of how scattered they are even though I love them allll

I’m north of 200 and yeah I feel the burn!

When I have a plant that's not doing well and is giving me grief, I put it in a corner of my house where I can't see it and I let it die 😭 am I a bad plant patent? Maybe

I’ve had my bedroom plants for like 3 years now but they’ve recently developed gnats/ I think mealybugs on the leaves?? I’ve had 0 problems until now. I think it’s because I brought in new plants that were infested. I HATE bugs and the idea of spending months trying to get rid of them is making me spiral. I think I’m going to rehome them and only have real plants in the kitchen.

A very important thing not everyone wants to accept is that our homes do not suit every plant. For example if you live in an apartment that has small/not so many windows the light that you get is very little and so you’ll be forced to use windowsills in the summer and grow lights in the winter, BUT also you MUST choose low-light tolerant plants if you can’t meet these requirements or you’ll be frustrated 24/7. Also, don’t expect to not have crispy tips on a plant that is prone to and also you water with tap water while living in a city whose average humidity is 20%. For your plants to look like the Instagram ones you need to fulfill their needs 100% and that’s a thing that many of us simply can’t provide. After all we’re forcing them to live under certain conditions which are not natural… do we humans prefer the sun or any artificial lights to do our human stuff? I’m sure that it’s much more difficult to reach 100 plants in your collection if you choose plants based on the conditions you have.

At present i have 187 indoor plants n soon i want to make it 200 + plants.

For me it's the thrips. Kind of lost interest in my plants because I've been Fighting against thrips for 1.5 years now

Timely, I am kinda of tired of caring for my plants and the cost of maintaining- they’ve grown so much in the heat and humidity of the weather in south Texas. Many of my plants need a second repot since spring.

When people dislike your videos I want to fight. Who is actively pressing dislike.

Hey! I really need help. I am dealing with fungus gnats for the past few months and currently with trips too. I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m a poor student living in a studio so I don’t have the money to buy expensive stuff and I can’t quarantine sick plants. Caring for my plants and seeing them grow really gave me joy, but now being at home and seeing my plants only stresses me out. I watched several videos about how to get rid of them but it seems impossible for me. Please help me😱

I treat my plants almost like I treat my cats and my kids: Give them the basic necessities especially those that they cant get by themselves. Then check if they're in a good place to grow and develop. That they're safe. And then leave them to live their lives.

Hi, The plant dormancy volume is so low.

It is complex, however the answer is simple. If you have too many plants to manage get rid of some of them. Sell, give away and bla, bla, bla........:) Most plant enthusiasts do have a lot of plants. Enjoy....:)

So we all spent our stimulus checks on plants is what your saying lmfao

I am at 120+ and I am throwing out plants that doesn’t look good but still alive.

I'm upto about 60ish plants probably more cause I always forget a few when counting.... I always love my plants.

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I love my plants, they were never a trend for me. I stick to easy care plants, and keep it under 30. Plants should "spark joy," not be a source of stress.

I am fiften plants

That is why I stay under 40 plants.

You should get into meditation and spiritual growth 👍

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If you think of your plants as pets you will not treat them like a hobby as easy or at least feel horrible when you neglect them. However some people do treat pets like a hobby and neglect them as soon as they get bored. Which is horrible btw and shows a lot about the person