Testing the pH on my soil and pon mixes! + repot with me

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2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tested the pH of my water, fertilizer solution, or my substrates lately so I thought we could all do it together!
*DISCLAIMER: I am not a botanist blah blah blah
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@swatch12345 2 жыл бұрын

"Dry soil is like a dry sponge" is the analogy I always heard in the nursery business. Very hard to get the soil saturated after it's bone dry. I always water until I see bubbles, then water until I stop seeing them. Great video!

@lynn8062 2 жыл бұрын

I really like your videos, I think you’re a natural. Your channel will do very well!

@plantseveryinch9024 2 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree😁

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you both so much 😭 that means a lot!

@growingmyserotonin 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video Alice!! Super informative and really appreciate your vibe.

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🥺

@thejungjungle 2 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful and not something I’ve seen covered so thoroughly before. Thank you for making a video on this topic!

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@jacquelinecosme7608 2 жыл бұрын

Like the info and how you break it down as a plant lover 👍👍👍

@laurenervin1404 2 жыл бұрын

Yea, seeing ferns el choco definitely had me looking around at my plants saying "ok..we gotta get our shit together"😅

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously 😂😂 FUN’S OVER GUYS LET’S GET TO WORK

@laurenervin1404 2 жыл бұрын

@@youdontevengrowhere 🤣🤣

@par3433 2 жыл бұрын

Love you so much 🥰 also I still love chocos! I don’t have one yet, someone was selling a cutting locally but I hear they’re such bad rooters I thought I’d wait for a rooted bb. Also not shouty at all I learned a lot!!

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

After editing my collab video with Charmaine I could actually see the audio wave forms and mine are so much higher than hers 🤣🤣🤣

@JamCanGurl 2 жыл бұрын

I love my El choco but it’s still a baby and I hope to get leaves like fern sooner than later because it’s already on a moss pole. Another great video 👍🏽

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

We’re all coming for Fern 😂 thank you as always Latoya!

@kathybrintlinger9993 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’ve been been having problems with growth recently and the only thing I’ve changed is I’ve added way more horticultural charcoal to recent plantings. I have heard it can raise the ph greatly so I’m in the process of changing out the soil in many plants. I also bought a fertilizer called maxsea for acid loving plants. My water ph is neutral. I definitely need to start monitoring my soil ph. You also helped clarify the do it yourself pon mix. Thanks!💚

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’d love to hear if reducing charcoal helps with the overall pH for you!

@kathybrintlinger9993 2 жыл бұрын

@@youdontevengrowhere I will let you know. I’ve only changed the soil out in a few plants so far .🤞🏻

@charlottesedita3136 7 ай бұрын

Great example

@15starlight15 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE this video, thank you! It wasn't shouty at all haha. I'll have to bookmark this for reference when I test the pH of my water. I would love to know how you sterilize your pon! I've considered boiling it like leca but wasn't sure how that'd work with the fertilizer balls and orchiata.

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

I avoid boiling orchiata because it’ll just shorten its life span so with this pon mix I just run it under the hot water in the tap and manually sort out any old/dead roots! Without orchiata though, I don’t mind boiling pon because I’m not relying on the slow release fertilizer that they add in

@aniliname 2 жыл бұрын

One of the roles of zeolite in pon is actually to stabilize ph 🙂

@xiibalba1685 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think it would also work if added to soil?

@aniliname 2 жыл бұрын

@@xiibalba1685 I often add pon to soil instead of perlite, so I don't see why not. I'm just not sure if the zeolite would be as "active" in terms of ph balance in a substrate that's not constantly moist like pon, but I guess it's worth a try.

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tidbit!!

@xiibalba1685 2 жыл бұрын

@@aniliname thanks for answering. @doyouevengrowhere great video as usual

@bigmisscabbage643 2 жыл бұрын

pHantastic

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

AAAAYYYYYYYY

@Ashton205 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhh Huxley 🥰🥰🥰

@anitatyvm 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video, it's so nice to see you go through the demonstration of how to test the ph from your substrate and fertilizing routine. Are you using the MSU fertilizer from crystal star nursery? I believe they offer that fertilizer in hard and soft water form, if it's the csn one - which version do you use? I've never played around with ph up or down - but are there telltale signs in foliage or growth that water/substrate ph is too basic or acidic?

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anita! I’m using the CSN one for RO/soft water. As for pH imbalance signs - if the pH is too high the nutrients cannot be dissolved and you might see chlorisis in the plants and “weak” looking foliage, and if pH is too high then it might present as “burned” looking foliage as there are too many nutrients available. I’m also still learning about pH as well so that’s as far as I understand for the time being!

@nvcken 10 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for sharing, but what is the black pond in the mix?

@plantladyonamission 2 жыл бұрын

I love my P. Choco Red😍

@sayomom 2 жыл бұрын

Where are those clear, tall plant pots from? Quite difficult to locate and find! Keep up the videos, always great to watch esp when repotting or doing chores : )

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Those are from my friend Jing’s shop - www.planthappens.com! She currently doesn’t have them in stock but might be stocking them in the next month or two 🤞🏻 And thank you!!! ❤️

@sayomom 2 жыл бұрын

@@youdontevengrowhere OMG thank you so much!!! I followed her website notification, hopefully restocks soon. Looking forward to your next video :D

@SickBoiRENegade 2 жыл бұрын

💚💚💚

@1773lissa 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@Derhohlelord1980 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tests, I just found this video while looking for information how the stones affect the pH. Unfortunately, my self mixed pumice/lava/zeolithe mix increases the pH value a lot and I really don't know why...

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

I know that zeolite CAN increase pH because I’ve read that it’s had that effect in aquariums, but I think it can also lower pH depending on what is mixed with the zeolite because it has an ion exchange property that I don’t quite understand yet 😂

@nvcken 10 ай бұрын

If PH is 6.5 or 7.0 then Is it good for Philodenron / Alocasia ? or they prefer a bit more acid like 6 - 6.5 ?

@charlottesedita3136 7 ай бұрын

Have u recently changed potting. Medium on carnosa

@jacquelinecosme7608 2 жыл бұрын

So what kinda soil you know what to use for your plants because you do use different soil on your plants

@LordanJauzon Жыл бұрын

Helpful video, but I can't help but wonder why you didn't test watering soil/pon with Brita filtered water. I guess you could have already assumed the pH of Brita÷soil/pon run-off would be 2 digits less than plain tap+brita/pon as per your initial test.

@julialee9081 2 жыл бұрын

How do you sterilize to reuse the substrates? I usually boil Pon or leca but would you do the same with orchiata? Thanks!!

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t boil orchiata because I don’t want to shorten its life span - I just run it under the hot water in the tap while stirring! Any dead roots in the substrate I just manually fish out. I imagine hydrogen peroxide could work as well!

@julialee9081 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for replying! I'm going to try mixing orchiata into my Pon too 😀

@snottyreptissue 2 жыл бұрын

@gardeningincanada the channel has a really great video on charcoal that's pretty unbiased in explaining the benefits and not so benefits of charcoal thats worth checking out :)

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh thank you so much!! ❤️

@brennacole2080 2 жыл бұрын

I want an el choco but i find they abit too pricey for my plant budget in my area😅

@youdontevengrowhere 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Maybe you can work out a trade?! I hope you get a choco one day 🤞🏻💭

@jacquelinecosme7608 2 жыл бұрын

I have so many plants I’ve killed so many and learned so much but now I’m trying plants 50+ and can’t let them die I’m going over my budget so I need all the info

@michelleyu 2 жыл бұрын

test mine lol all my shit is dying

@thess518 2 жыл бұрын

These videos could be a lot better if the audience wasn’t forced to always just look at a faceless mouth.

@kkmeilicke 2 жыл бұрын

I like them however she feels comfortable making them.

@alerc20 2 жыл бұрын

Completely disagree. We’re watching because of the content and what she’s talking about, the plants that she’s showing, etc. why would anybody care if she shows her face or not? The videos are perfect for the target she’s aiming for 👌🏼

@thess518 2 жыл бұрын

@@alerc20 because my ADHD goes nuts trying to figure out what to focus on. I need a face to watch someone talk or no face at all to focus on the content. To each there own. I am entitled to my opinion just as much as you are.

@plantedsuhal 2 жыл бұрын

I see where you’re coming from as someone with adhd, but that’s not an excuse to take it out on her. She is not forcing anyone to watch any videos lol. She is also a person with boundaries and shouldn’t be forced to show her face maybe? I’m just grateful for the information and insight she provides honestly. It’s also alright to click out of a video if it’s not sitting right with you bc to each their own😌

@laurenervin1404 2 жыл бұрын

@@plantedsuhal I couldn't have said this better! If it bothers someone THAT much then JUST CLICK OFF. It's as simple as that. I'm personally just happy that she's making videos at all because they're super informative and I'm here for the plants🤷

@Mandi_Hui 2 жыл бұрын

My soil that i use is cacti and succulents type and i add perlite, orchard bark and active charcoal. I do find the charcoal very good especially for Hoya’s as they tend to root rot more. Also it helps to keep pests away and clear toxins. I have a big change using it in my plants. Also i find bottom watering is good to keep away fungas gnats and for big plants i top water it and making is well drained. Which i notice I don’t get fungas gnats anymore. I just uploaded my plant collection please check it out. Also I would appreciated if you also subscribe to my channel. Thank you.