Funny how this teaching of plants looking inward to become stronger reminds me of that same teaching for humans. Great video guys, love the channel.

Seriously feel like I just took a college ecology course. Really necessary.

My indoor plants continue to grow even during winter, but the growth is definitely a lot slower. It’s amazing watching the change in early spring and seeing the growth explode. It’s such a satisfying part of plant ownership. They’re such fascinating organisms!

I did not realize that tropical plants had dormancy. Most of my tropiccals continue to put on some growth, but very slowly, compared to summer. My fiddle leaf fig, definitely displayed a textbook dormancy. It did nothing all winter, then come March, it produced 3 gigantic, beautiful leaves in just a few weeks. I think it is also why most winter propagation efforts fail, or take painfully long.

I love how detailed your videos are. Thank you!

Big respect for you man. you make some complicated things for me to be bright as daylight. Good job and keep it up :)

By far this was the best video I’ve seen on plant wintering & dormancy. Towards the end of the video I was wondering about my Zz plants and how irregular they seem to grow and then if course moments later you specifically go over this. I appreciate this channel so much, and wish I had found you guys two years ago when I began my house plant collection. Anytime someone ask me for care tips or information about their plants I recommend you guys. Thank you

This is hands down the BEST channel for all plant related information! Cheers from Belgium!🌍

Con questo video hai raccontato i cicli della natura che noi uomini del progresso abbiamo dimenticato in questa vita troppo frenetica impariamo dalla natura grazie per i tuoi consigli

Thanks for another great and informative video.❤ I would like you to talk a little more in detail about how I take care of my plants during the winter dormancy 😃🌿💚

Thank you very much, now I know what my ZZ plant is doing. I thought, something is wrong, because she's now more then a half year doing nothing upside. So then, I will let her her rest. We all need sometimes a rest, don't we!!! And now I understand why I don't have alot problems with my plants, because if they do nothing, I "forget" them till they show me hey, I grow again, I love you. Applause for this great video 🤗👍

Thank you this helped me understand why my mint plants keep looking like they’re dying in the winter, I thought I was doing something wrong and killing them not realizing dormancy was a thing!

Excellent explanation. It felt like I am in a class. I just found your channel and watching every video. Liking each one and subscribed. This is what youtube should be about. Thanks for you time to teach us to respect nature. 👍👍👍

An excellent discussion of dormancy! I’d love to see some videos on the care of potted citrus plants. Thanks!

Excellent video. I want to elaborate on growing lights. In a dark space I use growing lights for my plants and it is on for 12 hrs a day. During winter here in Iceland this corner becomes even darker, so I cannot turn off the lights. In this situation how do I replicate winter lighting using growing lights so my plants can go into dormancy?

I understood all that you said in this video--however, since I get little sunlight in my home I use a grow light that is on a timer. And since I provide more light artificially, how does that impact the dormancy of my plants?

Thanks for the great explanation about plant growth cycles and why they occur.

Hello Swedish plant friends! My question is when staking a vining plant to encourage it to grow upwards and get bigger leaves, does it matter if you twine it around the totem or pin it vertically? I really enjoy your channel 🌿

Best plant video I've watched. Everything you said was genuinely useful, no waffle or filler

Really useful, insightful video. Love the detail knowledge on this channel and accessible way information is shared. Thank you!

Thank you for being here for us!!

Tack så mycket for this video. As a Finnish person I lovelovelove your advice and appreciate so so much the Nordic plant keeping views you give. May your plants start their spring time flourish and naturally you too.

A very informative video, thank you! One thing I'm wondering about though are tropical plants, the ones that we usually have as houseplants such as the lovely pothos you're presenting. In the tropics, there aren't really seasons in the same way as for example Sweden. Why would those kinds of plants need a resting period? I'm guessing you would see changes in dormancy when looking at plants that come from different elevations in the tropics, which will experience different temperatures. But what about the ones that don't?

Thanks for this information. I live in the Caribbean where it is not so clear for me to determine the dormancy of the plant, but with the information you have given I would pay better attention to my plants. Enjoy this very much

The MOST helpful video I’ve watched so far from the channel - love all the content on this channel. Thank you SwedishPlantGuys!

Good stuff..as always love your informative videos. Pls advise watering schedules during dormancy. Love to hear that from the expert. tack så mycket

Wonderful explanation .Thank you!

What a great analogy for human life in modern times.

This was very helpful and also quite touching! All beings need rest and understanding that makes life much easier! 🌟

thank you ! You care plants with natural ways and love !

Love this topic. I am seeing more and more people talking about Aroid dormancy and covering both indoor and outdoor plants. You do an amazing job as always.

Wow guys, I just love your channel. I have been a plant lover since i was young and have well over 100 inside plants, but watching your channel has given me the reasons why my plants do what they do and has helped me understand why they do what they do. You have an awesome way of getting across the information. All the way over in New Zealand, thank you!!

Knowing the science of plants is so important to success! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Great video, thank you thank you so much

Thank you for explaining it. I know the importance, but thought I was doing something wrong.

Thank you for the information!

Super informative!! Thank you!

It's February. My Calatheas are next to my Marantas. They're all at 23-24°C, 50-60% humidity with 12 hours of grow lights. Calatheas are dormant while Marantas are active (one of them is pushing 3 leaves at once).

Thank you for the detailed explanation! Could you please do one video on watering during dormancy, especially on succulents.

Great content!! Exactly what I have been looking for, thank you!

You guys are the best , I now understand much better

Thank you for so detailed and clear explanation,

Regarding dormancy, I should not provide grow light, just let them absorb the natural light, but do provide humidity?

Thank you for the great video and information I enjoed

i repotted my zz in spring, thinking it was time for it. i saw it struggled after repotting, now i know why, it was still in its dormant period. thanks for this info

thanks for another excellent q&a; I didn’t know much about stomata until you mentioned briefly it in a previous video and I’ve been looking forward to learning more about it since, so please keep adding to that knowledge. These are my questions: Is it ok to propagate by cutting (a philodendron for example) towards the end of the summer? considering that the plant will soon start dormancy. 2nd question: when using a spray fertilizer, to what areas of a plant should the spray be directed to for maximum efficacy? thanks

Excellent information... Loved it and learnt a lot. Thanks guys for your dedication.

Wow! Thank you so very much for all this wonderful information!

I envy you! I live in Wyoming, and my relative humidity in winter is 17% in my house. I'm using a teapot to raise it, along with a pan on the furnace, and regular misting. I can't get the humidity above 25% on a continuous basis. I'm not sure I can get a humidifier due to the fact that I live in an older (100 years old) house, and the electric circuits probably can't handle it. :(

Thank you for this video. I found it very educational. 👍 Lately, I noticed that every time my Dieffenbachia Dumb Cane Plant had a new lower new leaf, it would turn yellow or sometimes yellowing as it was unfurling. I read about plants low in sulfur could cause this so I added epsom salt by misting it on the leaves after mixing it - 1 teaspoon per liter of water. I hope this will work. Have you made a video about nutrient deficiencies? I would find this very helpful. Thank you again for your outstanding videos.

Thank you so much for all rhe video's, I'm learning so much! Always great explanation and some how my brain stores all the great information more than with other video's.

excellent explanations...thanks

Well done. Very informative

Love your informative videos❤

Thank you for your very interesting videos. They’re very informative and useful for home growers like me. Well done and keep up the good work 👍

Great channel! Very informative and well presented

Hello; My question is; I got Ficus L Bambino and Monstera deliciosa last fall 2020. both are now no more then 30 cm. I don't fertilise or use growing lamp. how is possible cause both is having new leafs. the only think that I did since I have them is placing them close to a south big window. It's winter now in Canada. Do they not supposed to be dormant? Please advise and thank you very much for your lessons.

Thank you for another informative video! Each one of these are so helpful

It’s like they have a mind of their own

Thank you 🙏 🇨🇦💚🇨🇦

I really like ur explanations I’m learning a lot from u .Thank you .And how do we propagate evergreens or calathea

Excellent video, thank you👍👍

Hi there. Thanks for video about pothos! I have a question for Q&A. What kind of pothos can handle the low light place better? Epipremnum Aureum or Scindapsus Pictus Exotica ( or even argerius)?

Lovely information, thank you

Good advise.. thank you.. 🌿🌿🌿

Thanks for this video, I've learned so much! Do you guys have any plant books you recommend for someone who wants to understand better how indoor plants work?

Amazing information

Thank you for sharing all these knowledge. Iam learning so much about how to take care of Indoor plants. Outdoor plants for me are easier to take care of. I just let take nature take it's own course. Getting -35's here in Canada, can I put my indoor plants in a bucket of pebbles with H20 to keep their humidity. It get so dry inside the house having the heater/radiator/fireplace on for 24/7 a week. Will that be good or bad for my indoor plants. I need your advice. It is only the 2nd wk of August, temperatures are sometimes down to 6c already. I wish we get warmer weather all yr round. 🙂🙂 stay safe. And thank you. More power to your you tube channel video.

Du är duktig och underbar som alltid!

How is watering different for the dormancy time? Do you advise self watering all year long? Also should I increase humidity during the winter or will that disturb the natural cycle of the plant? My plants thank you for possibly saving their lives👍

Thankyou very much This video answered all my questions l have propagated 2to3 Fiddle fig from leaves I got a new leaf but no growth since five months what should I do?

I’m a new subscriber because I find your explanation very useful! thank you. I have a 6ft tall dracaena indoor. Could you please talk about misting leaves, why it’s important and when and how often should we do it? How long do dracaenas live if cared for properly? Any useful tips for lushier dracaenas?

Thank you so much . I learned a lot.

Love your channel,i learned a lot. I have a questionHow seeds propagatio?.can you please teach us what are the thing to consider in propagting seeds.im your new subscriber fron the philippines. Thank you and more power❤🇵🇭

Thanks very much for such an informative video, it's a pleasure watching it. I live in Germany and as you have said, it's very dry indoors now in winter. Would you recommend having a humidifier, I have many calathea and obviously they are suffering a lot due to dryness tho I am misting it regularly, on the other hand I won't try to affect its dormancy. What is your advise please? Thanks a lot.

Well explantation!

Thanks for information

Please do a video on anthurium care, most difficult plant for me to grow.

How about in tropical weather? In Miami we average humid 80• all year. Do they go dormant also?

Dear Swedish Plantguys, if we plant in pumice and use self watering system, could you give some advises on care during dormancy time? should we still continue fertilizing the plants (I use liquid fertilizer)? if yes, how often? And what about watering? Thanks!

Hi 😊 can you make a video about caladiums?

Thank you so much for your lovely vedios. One question please. How do you get your money plants behind you so lush, big and healthy looking please. And what is the middle rod they are on. Thank you

Sir, could you pls cover complete care for adenium , anthurium, plumeria

Could I put a humidifier just below the plant right next to the pot? Considering that we use a heater in the winter ?❄️

Hi Swedish plantguys first of all your channel is great and very educational I love it very much. I live in Macedonia and I have some questions about a lot of things so i’ll be very happy if you find some time to answer some of them. QUESTIONS : 1. can i put my philodendron monstera in self watering system? 2. what do you think what is better plastic pot or terra-cotta pot? 3. do you have any experience in Alocasia macrorrhizos and what can you tell me about that plant? i hope you have the time to answer some of my questions thank you very much

TYVM sub'd and rang that bell. Love your channel

Many of our indoor plants come from the mediterranean region or the subtropics. So the natural dormancy in e.g. sweden is different. So isn't it better to use artificial light and a humidifier when someone lives in colder regions?

Thanks for your video! I have a question about annual plants. Can these plants aslo go into dormency if the hours of light in a day decrease? or will the plant just die?

Does a succulents that is beheaded put out new roots during It's dormancy and how often to water dormant plants/succulents?

2:29 Yes, we do.

Sometime maybe one on Spider plants, there is also an orange one.

Thank you, but I really insecure about watering during dormancy... Do I water thoroughly whenever the soil ist dry e. G. Philodendron or will I get root rot if doing so? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Can a plant go dormant in the middle of producing a new leaf? I have a maranta that has an unfurled leaf for months now! It just appears distressed and paralyzed. It doesn’t even appear to move anymore.

hello! im from Philippines and we only have rainy and summer season and i bought an oxalis that will be under a grow light. will it still have dormancy period in that case? thanks and more power!

So how often do you water 💦 it during dormancy .? Thanks 👍🏾😊

Hi. Hope you could help me. My schefflera plant had spidermites and after I removed that problem, seems like the plant become dormant. Is there something I could do to help the plant grow again? Thanks in advance

Hey Swedish plant guys, I have a question regarding ventilation during the winter. I heard that the ventilation is very good for the plants. But during the winter I would also need to have my window shut during the majority of the day so that the plants won’t freeze. Is there any good ways to give the plants enough air flow? Thanks!

Do tropical plants in tropical countries go dormant? What plants don't need dormancy?

Hi Switch Plant Guy, or Anyone Else, watching this video..? I live in Melbourne, Australia..🇦🇺 In an Old Weather Board House, with NO Central Heating System. 👎 And my home gets quite COLD inside, as low as 15 degress celcus sometimes, on the really Cold days.. 🥶👎❄🌬 But l do have some Grow Lights, & a Humidifier, that l will be keeping on, cause l've heard this might Help.🤞 This is my First Winter as a Plant Mum, & l'm so very worried about my Beautiful Plants Baby's.🪴 I have many Philodendron, Syngoniums, Pothos, Dieffenbachias, Monsteras, Pileas, Ctenanthes, Phlebodiums, & as we'll Cactus, & Succulents. So are there any other "Tips, or Tricks," that l can use to keep my beautiful plants alive until next Spring..? Any advice would be extremely appreciated.. Thank-You, from Cold Old Melbourne... xxx 🙏🪴🥺☃️

I would like to know grow light or no grow light. I live in Canada and winter is quite dark.