Yes, to no drainage, clear glass vessels for anthuriums and alocasias! I get my glass vessels from the thrift store. You can also put leca at the bottom, your potting mix in the middle to cover the roots, and top with sphagnum moss for humidity. Because the sphagnum moss is just on the base of the plant and not on the roots, it's easier to remove when you have to unpot the plant 😊

nice anthuriums!

Soil wetting agents act as a detergent to the waxy, impenetrable coating that can surround your soil particles causing hydrophobia. Breaking down the waxy coating, soil wetters allow the water to reach a plants' roots, ensuring it gets the goodness that it needs.

Love no drainage glass vessels for viewing the roots with a LECA bottom layer. No guessing about water level.

Thanks Jeff. After learning about no drainage from another Canadian youtuber, I have moved approximately 25 plants into thrift store glass containers. I layer leca, then pon and finally the plant in a chunky mix. Almost all are thriving. I haven't moved any anthuriums into no drainage, as I only have a precious few.

I love clear vessels! I appreciate their cues for watering and seeing the roots! 💚

Just what I needed today! I have an Anthurium Magniaficum in moss in a prop box and I have been unsure what the next move is. My first ever anthurium and its been in same container since last year. Thank you for another great video!

I can't wait for an update on this mix and on these specific plants! For years I grew several plants in pots with no drainage with no issues, just didn't water as often, it would be nice to get a ride or die local (Canada) soil! I used to use the marphyl phytoplankton soil enhancer with each watering and my collection seemed to like it but with no real npk on it and it being fairly pricy I switched back to the synthetic. I loved that it was made in BC though and their process didn't deplete the ocean.

The clear glass is very cool looking.

Hi Jeff... another great video. I have taped a torn leaf (on the back of the leaf) with scotch magic tape. It helped it to mend. Try it out... it might work for you too.

I’m with you about not liking plants in sphagnum moss. It’s hard to know what is what roots or sphagnum moss. I transfer within a week to soil.

I have also been using no drainage glass jars for 2 yrs and the plants (zz, various pothos, bmarxe,scindap,agleo,sansev,monsteta) seem ok, with some pumice drainage layer. You're right, spraying is better to spread the moisture and replicate rain. What I do sometimes is poke a tunnel on one side of the jars so that air can flow a bit and dry the different layers of soil from top to bottom. My exotica is trailing and doing very well w/out drainage.

Those little pellets in marmoratum roots were probably very old fertiliser pellets

Hi Jeff from Puerto Rico!! Yes, I saw this no drainage video and I’m willing to try it. It’s difficult to break a habit when the succulents all need drainage. Will try to add leca in the bottom though. Thx! 💚🙋🏼‍♀️🐩🪴

When I put my plants in no drainage, I tend to go a bit chunkier than that mix because of the access to more moisture without drainage. I prefer pumice and more bark in my mix 🙂 But of course, substrate depends so much on conditions that you can’t really say “this is the best substrate”

Perfect timing. I am not growing any anthuriums at all. But I have decided to make that my 2023 plant goal: one anthurium. Interestingly, dorayaki is the one I want to grow and I've been doing a ton of video binging on no-drainage glass vessels for them. I'm still kind of confused on watering with no drainage. I'll be interested to see any updates from you on what you learn.

Will you please give us a update on these plants that you put into glass? I did mine today and searched up your video but I am wondering how are they doing now😊

Very informative! Another great video.

You’re Canadian too!! A Sask boy!!! Cool beans I’m in BC most of my family’s from Saskatchewan! I didn’t know Mollys was Canadian too ❤ no wonder I was attracted to your personality right away 😂 like family! You finally convinced me to buy Mollys mixes, found their online store, Amazon is selling it for almost double so there was no way I was spending 40$ on bc a bag of “soil” I’m totally going to give this glass container, leca, then soiless mix a try

No drainage is lovely. My thai con instantly grows out of each pot that I put it into, so I think I'm going to make the switch.

The anthurium p. Looks great!

I hope you know I'm super jealous of your alocasias 😍😍

Love the idea but how do you keep the roots from sitting in water

That mix looks nice and breathable but I personally really hate bark. No clue why. I'm guessing BC of my orchid days. I felt it never really held onto any moisture and was too fast draining l. I've still got about half a bag of bark but I never add it to anything. I recently got some plants at Safeway and they had the bark and they're there 6 only plants that feel and look dry (until I use the moisture meter) and when I lift them they are usually sitting in water. I just bought miracle gro potting soil, cactus and perlite today as I ran out yesterday and I'm planning to top dress with the potting soil so the moisture isn't only at the bottom. I tend to water in place so any plants with a decorative pot can it's at risk of being forgotten when it comes to emptying excess, unlike with a saucer that I can toss a microfiber cloth on and stick up the extra 🤷🏼‍♀️😬 #lazyplantparent

Thank you Jeff.🌷💚🙃

Cool video. I’m not as gutsy as you using no drainage vessels. Seems like you have a good grasp on it though. 👊🏼

Trying a lot of Anthurium for the first time (go big or go home, right?!), and am anxious to see how yours do with this switch!

How has the Molly's mix Work out Seems like Its an excellent mix

Thanks for sharing the good and bad 😅

I bought the same ones to propage my monsteras into water! 😅 Vive Dollarama! ❤ I'm so affraid of leca tho, since I learn what it can do if I forgot to water it 😢 I will stick to perlite, bark and charcoal!

Gorgeous❤

Is it possible to be clued in on the glass no drainage idea? I like clear containers but no drainage seem counterintuitive. Thanks.

Hi Jeff! I don't know if I missed this in the video, but being soil less, does that change how you fertilize the plants in that mix?

I’ve been eyeing that mix, but it’s so expensive. I think I’d have to cut it with Promix 😂

This is interesting. Can somebody please explain why no drainage glass method is better for anthuriums (and maybe alocasias)?

Friend have you heard of fluval stratum??? I just heard of it but haven't tried it yet

How often do u water them?

Hey Jeff do you know if they ship to the US?

Think you should have put leca at the bottoms first and then the soil.

That looked like yucky eggs to me 😭 the pencil needs a dunk in the rubbing alcohol

Jus really watch how you water in no drainage..lol as you kno.

Those balls of fungus or insect eggs was nasty.🤢 It's going to give me the crawlies. Did you sniff them?

I learned about no drainage potting from unplantparenthood and have been trying growing plants in it since, and I'm glad to see that other people are trying it as well because for the longest time people have treated the advice of having drainage holes as a rule otherwise you're sure to kill your plant. I am curious though, what was your reason for trying it? Was there something wrong going on with your plants in drainage or are you just experimenting? From my experience, no drainage allows me to look at the state of the roots and when I should water it, since I'm bad with guessing based on the weight or the moisture of the soil on top. I can also be less wasteful with my water and fertilizer, and my home also gets less dirty with soil because of the lack of drainage holes. I also have a layer of pumice at the very bottom, the purpose of it is so the excess water that pools down can slowly wick its way up to the substrate instead of sitting with the substrate and making it soggy for a long period. Think of the pumice layer as something similar to placing a bowl of rocks and water below a pot to add humidity, without having the roots sit on it.

You don’t even need soil - these plant do just fine in just water. 👍🪴