The Simple TRUTH About NUTRIENTS when using Leca

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This video breaks down how nutrients work when you're growing plants in LECA, a popular choice for indoor hydroponics. I'll go over the basics of what plants need to eat and show you how to make sure they're getting the right stuff in LECA. It's great for both hydroponics pros and beginners. Plus, I'll talk about the best kind of water to use, and I'll show you how I mix my plant food and check the water's pH level. It's packed with everything you need to know to keep your plants healthy with LECA.
✅ Video Contents:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:57 What is plant nutrition?
00:01:20 What is a good plant nutrient?
00:01:30 Essential minerals
00:02:24 Good Vs Bad nutrient
00:02:41 Bioavailability
00:03:29 Balance & Bioavailability
00:03:51 Fertilizer Vs Nutrient
00:04:40 Organic to inorganic conversion of minerals
00:06:20 Nutrient absorption
00:06:38 Mineralization (Making hydroponic nutrients)
00:07:29 Soil fertilizer is NOT for semi hydroponics
00:08:01 Growth Technology Foliage Focus
00:09:30 pH, why is it important?
00:10:34 Water - what I use
00:10:52 Tap water
00:12:40 Mixing nutrient demo
00:13:26 Measuring pH
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This video presents the truth about plant nutrition and how it relates to leca but it also tries to cover the following subjects:
Nutrients to Use for Plants in Leca
Checking pH for plants in Leca
Mixing Nutrient Solution for Leca plants
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Nora here! Welcome to The Leca Queen channel.
I love all things indoor PLANTS. I enjoy growing my plants in SOILESS media; yep, no soil! I primarily use LECA (clay balls) to grow my plants using hydroponics (semi-hydroponics).
I show you how my beautiful plants grow in LECA and help you achieve the RESULTS that I have. I cover a TON of leca growing tips, a very comprehensive leca 101 where I hold your hand and help you navigate the world of semi-hydroponics.
I love to experiment and discover different ways of taking care of plants. There is no right or wrong way, just the way that works for you and your plants. Join me on my many plant adventures.
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@misspapo3444 2 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness you are breaking this down. The guy at the store wasn’t helpful. 😢

@yolyrom7233 2 жыл бұрын

They never are!

@surgeinc1 Жыл бұрын

I just started moving my plants into semi hydro this week and almost used fertilizer.😮Thank you, disaster averted. Going to our hydroponic store tomorrow.

@stefaniadogsitterbologna8251 2 ай бұрын

I still use soil...but I like to be informed, you are very helpful, thank you

@woowooone Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for teaching me this! I ordered my pots, nutrients, Leca, plastic backing, rods, ties, sphagnum moss. I'm going to try to change many of my plants over to Leca. I identified so much with you when you said that when you really got into plants, you acquired many in a short period of time. And then you were faced with the reality of having to take care of them. Using this method will prevent me from my underwatering habit (out of fear) that ends up killing my plants

@GreenWitch1 2 ай бұрын

GT Foliage Focus is available in the US on Amazon. That’s what I use on my plants & they’re thriving! Chloramine doesn’t evaporate. I doubt any of it does truthfully. I use a drop of tap water conditioner per gallon b4 I add my nutrients.

@dottierapp2198 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber here. You, your content, your soothing voice and constructive eduction is exactly what i needed today. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge!

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Hey!! Welcome. I am so glad you found me. I hope you love it here. Ask me anything and hopefully I can answer it. Happy planting!

@fosterfoster9913 Жыл бұрын

You make the best videos. The way you break it down makes a lot of sense.

@t.rexington Жыл бұрын

I appreciate how thorough and informative your videos are and how you make semi-hydroponics and plant care feel so accessible and straightforward!

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! I hope they help!

@grat2010 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for presenting this information in such an understandable way.

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@jorgecanales798 Жыл бұрын

This is a very informative video. I don't do LECA but I have a lot of plants growing in water and to feed them, I use a water soluble fertilizer and my plants seem to do well on that. I don't use organic fertilizers at all, mainly because of the smell so I'm on the synthetic side of fertlizing plants. I've also started ti dissolve fertilizer sticks in water and I'm seeing good results so far.

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Glad your method is working for you.

@laylauk2654 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou you for giving this easy explanation to help people understand what plants need, deeply appreciate from 🇬🇧

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jillianleblanc9370 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing video I'm learning about the stuff

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

I am so glad you found it helpful.

@tattedkc16 Жыл бұрын

Is that monstera behind you black or is it just the lighting? How beautiful!!!

@user-uk8ch8cz5u 4 ай бұрын

Some technical content is unavoidable in a subject like this. You have made this content more 'available' to not-very-technical types; just like nutrients in a hydroponic solution are to plants. I'm currently dabbling with semi-hydro (for orchids and having some success) and find your channel content very helpful. Keep it up.

@yolyrom7233 2 жыл бұрын

Great information, thank you!

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

@aviabad Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'll be going to your next in the process. ❤️🌱❤️❤️

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

All the best!

@ols641 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks

@plantingwithnat 11 ай бұрын

I was able to get my hands on the foliage focus😁. I love your video you are a great teacher. ❤

@TheLecaQueen 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@jimmyjo1375 Жыл бұрын

So much great info here.

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@theobillios6453 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again

@soupspoon9554 Жыл бұрын

So smart and beautiful ❤️ Thanks for the great info 👍

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mariaveramusic Жыл бұрын

Hello! i absolutely love your channel and feel ready to start leca , I just got one question, have you tried General Hydroponics nutrients? I live in Mexico and the foliage one is not available in here :/ theres many other brands but the most popular seems to be General Hydroponics .

@marianita420 7 ай бұрын

Your videos are so very helpful. Once you mix your nutrient solution how long will it be useful if you don't use it all.

@annetteharding6484 2 жыл бұрын

Great informative video as usual. You are so clear and precise in relating your info. Can you also spray foliage focus on the leaves at that same strength? Thank you

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Use 3mls per litre for FoliageFocusasa Foliar spray.

@anythinggoes9 Ай бұрын

Hi Nora and all. I know that this an older video, but Growth Technology is available in the US from Plant Haul. I got it on line. I'm not sure if your discount code is still available, but I got my discount code from Sydney Plant Guy. Thanks Nora for all of your info and hard work.

@TheLecaQueen Ай бұрын

Thank you. My discount code works.

@kbm4409 Жыл бұрын

Love all the videos...can i use hydroponic nutrients to do the long method before transitioning my peace lily to leca

@wilmapatlong5708 3 ай бұрын

You clearly explained this topic. Im changing to leca❤

@TheLecaQueen 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! All the best.

@carolstuff Жыл бұрын

I was finally able to get the Growth Technology Foliage Focus here in the USA. It was about $50…treated myself for Xmas!

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

What a great present to yourself and your plants. You will both love it!

@desireesanabria6572 Жыл бұрын

When you refill the cache pot do you refill it with nutrient water every time or once a month and replace it with regular water the other weeks of the month?

@wajihabadirou3071 Жыл бұрын

Hello thanks for the information. I’m about to try transferring my soil plants to leca. I have a question regarding the nutrient solution. Is it like fertilizers and you have to discard the solution if you haven’t use it all. Or I can prepare it in advance and use it progressively ?

@vikkiannhood3510 Жыл бұрын

Hello again Leca Queen hope you are doing well. I cant seem to find the foilage focus here in Kansas ,is there anything else you can recommend.? or can I use the complete with the same brand? Thank you

@mr.alaska5824 Жыл бұрын

Hi Queen I just purchased the GT focus foilage. I'm coming from General Hydroponics 3 step nutrients. I noticed that the General Hydroponics has a more concentrated 12-14 minerals in it. Is less more in the case of putting in FF? although GH is a 3 step deal, I'm wondering could GH be better? Please let us know your thoughts. TIA 😊 🙏🏽

@1949cak 8 ай бұрын

I’ve heard a lot of water treatment plants (no pun intended) are changing from chlorine to chloramine which does not dissipate after sitting. I have been using a treatment formulated to neutralize the chloramine and counter some of the heavy metals in tap water-sold to treat water for aquariums. What we do for our plants!

@saptarsibhowmick5870 Жыл бұрын

Have you checked the ph of the reservoir a few days after application? Does Leca indeed raise the ph over time?

@lukeprocopis6322 Жыл бұрын

fantastic videoed i can finally understand your clear and concise! can you you recommend nutrients sold in the uk 🇬🇧?

@mollusc3125 Жыл бұрын

Foliage focus is sold as formulex in the UK 🙂

@darlenescott6218 Жыл бұрын

Hello now available in US on amazon! VERY EXPENSIVE!!!!

@DannitheGayby Жыл бұрын

I've been binging your videos while I avoid studying for finals and I'm loving them! I can't believe you don't have a bajillion subscribers. I will note, just for accuracy of information (realizing this is nearly a year old and you may know this by now), but, the leaving your tap water out for 24 hours is a myth. Chlorine generally would take longer than a day to evaporate in the quantities most of use them, but more importantly, most municipalities now use Chloramine which is a non-volatile chemical, therefore it will not evaporate. And fluoride, heavy metals, etc. won't evaporate either. All that being said, if someone's tap water is working well for their plants, then it clearly isn't a problem! But might save you the extra effort :) If anyone does struggle with their water, you can buy aquarium water treatments like API tap water conditioner. Okay, info dump over!

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Thank you Danielle 😊. Yes I agree about the water. Having obtained more information later. Thank you for putting that info. I love learning from others. This is a 2 way street. All the best with your exams. As for the bajillion subscribers.....I guess they will come 🤷‍♀️

@DannitheGayby Жыл бұрын

@@TheLecaQueen I love the open exchange of information! Thanks for all your amazing content.

@NaturallyCoffee Жыл бұрын

Hi, here in the US is very difficult to get this product. Amazon is sold out and growth technology is sold out. I managed to get one bottle but it’s almost impossible to get more. I absolutely love this product. Can you recommend something else? Thank you for all of your knowledge. This journey has been wonderful ❣️

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I can't recommend anything else as I have not used them. The Foliage Focus is now available on the Planthaul website. Get in quick and stock up before they run out. Use code thelecaqueen for 10% off.

@frankiethompson1443 Жыл бұрын

It is available in the US I just ordered some

@andreagoren3809 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I'm in Canada and just got my Foliage Focus from a legit Etsy seller. Can't wait to use it! Is testing the pH a requirement? If so, I'll have to do some more shopping...

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

It is certainly best to check the pH of your solution because the water in different places is so different. I assume you are growing in semi hydro?

@andreagoren3809 Жыл бұрын

@@TheLecaQueen that makes sense! Yes, I'm going to try semi-hydro for my baby monsters albo.

@florenceramirez6229 9 ай бұрын

Hi Nora I have just put 7 plants in Leca they're all cuttings that were propagated in plain water but I did put them in my soaked leca that has the clonex clone solution was this a correct way?

@mrroxy_ Жыл бұрын

Hi, love your vlogs. I have just ordered the nutrient you recommended. One question, would you recommend adding any hydrogen peroxide (3%) to the mix? If so what amount would you add to a 5 litre container like yours? Tia 😊

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for watching. I do not use peroxide in my nutrient as I do not need to. My question to you is why do you want to use it? If you tell me this we can have a better conversation. I hope you do, I am looking forward to it.

@StellarSabSab 10 ай бұрын

Do you have to change out the water for leca, or just add more nutrient solution?

@ExcursionEase Жыл бұрын

Need some help! Have a giant PPP in LECA. I change the water every few days and do a partial rinse in Peroxide. However, I'm getting foam on the water and that can't be good. Also, I'd like to move it from LECA to soil. The original owner has it on a moss pole and I'm lost as to how to make the transition. Any chance you have a video that can help me?

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Interesting. You have listed a few things there. Let me know exactly what you want to do and why and we can go from there.

@dollycaldwell4938 2 жыл бұрын

when using the long method & placing the cleaned plant into water, what percentage do I use of the clonex & what percentage of the root zone do i use?

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

I make the solution according to manufacturer instructions so for me it is 5mls per litre of CCS and to that solution I add 1ml of root zone per litre.

@evlynealeshire5850 Жыл бұрын

@@TheLecaQueen thank you. That was extremely helpful. 😊

@amymay2575 2 жыл бұрын

Do most indoor plants need to have the same ph? I'm thinking of starting some of mine in leca but I don't know if I can do it if they all have to have different ph levels, just might be too much for me. Unfortunately I have to find another brand of nutritiants because it's over $145 for one bottle to ship to us. Do you know of any good ones you could recommend that are available in the US.

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

The pHis not plant dependant, itwhataffects how the nutrients get absorbed by the roots. Unfortunately I can not recommend anything forthe US market.

@amymay2575 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLecaQueen yeah I tried getting your stuff and it's $9 but $121 shipping 😳 you should buy a bunch and ship it cheaper to us for a profit ☺️. Lol.

@lilyelune 10 ай бұрын

Doing the same with GT fertilizer, but as soon as it comes in contact with leca the ph raises and the next day it's about 8

@TheLecaQueen 10 ай бұрын

Interesting. What leca are you using? What is the ph of the water when it is just leca without gt? Are you using anything else? I would examine each component of the situation to try and figure it out.

@lilyelune 10 ай бұрын

I'm using leca from the brand "Pflanzwerk". The ph of tap water here after one day is 8,5, distilled water 7, brita-filtered water 6,5, so I thought I should use filtered water from now on. Nothing else, sometimes I use GT Superdrive. Yes, I experimented a little yesterday and the ph of the nutrient solution changes more when in contact with leca/pon and also the one I left in the bottle got a little higher. I found out it might be because the leca/selfmade pon have to be soaked in acid water before using. Maybe the ph of leca also stays lower when it's getting used to the nutrients a few times, or I'm going to use ph-. I'm new to this, I guess I have to experiment some more until it's working. I'm glad I checked the ph after a while tho, otherwise I wouldn't even have found out. Love your videos btw., very helpful :)

@lwluisawerner Жыл бұрын

How many microsiemens do you fertilize the plants with?

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Now that is something I have not measured. I have not needed to so far and I do like to keep things simple. Sorry I could not be of help.

@MrTruthislight 5 ай бұрын

I thought that this nutrient brand contains buffers. So why adjust the pH?

@hallorican 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I heard her say that too. I'm confused.

@user-jf3zu3vh5j Жыл бұрын

Dear Nora hello from Greece I only find in my country nutrizem ionic hydro grow clonex clonex mist and house plants focus from the same company what can I use?please help me and I am waiting a video how Hoyas doing in moss poll

@user-jf3zu3vh5j Жыл бұрын

And I wanted if you can tell how to use them if you agree I can use them

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Hello, I have not used Clonex mist so I am nor sure what it can do. I will show you how the Hoya is doing soon. Got to give it a chance to grow.

@hallorican 4 ай бұрын

So when you test your ph and it's high and you need to put ph down how many drops of ph down to a gallon of water? What is the ratio?

@TheLecaQueen 4 ай бұрын

I recommend following the instructions on your solutions.

@hallorican 4 ай бұрын

@@TheLecaQueen I just now placed my first order of GT foliage and RZ. . I will 😀 thank you for responding.

@msladyjune3285 Жыл бұрын

Foliage Focus is in The USA now. Happy Planting

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Happy planting to you ❤ 💛 💕

@Darknamja 2 ай бұрын

😉😉

@msladyjune3285 Жыл бұрын

Do you used foliage focus on your soil plants and Leca plants? What do you used on your plants ? Happy Planting!

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

Yes I did, used it for my plants in soil when I still had them and now for my leca plants.

@glennchua1585 Жыл бұрын

Do you test the pH of your nutrient solution every single time?

@TheLecaQueen Жыл бұрын

No, not every single time. I used to when I started but found that it was always good and I never needed to adjust it so I don't. I only check when I add something different to my mix.

@glennchua1585 Жыл бұрын

@@TheLecaQueen alright thanks. Youre such an inspiration to new LECA converts. Hope my big birds of paradise can live in LECA soon. Saw your update with yours, it’s cool knowing that they can live in LECA

@xtractify 5 ай бұрын

How long could you keep that solution in the 5L container for?

@tb6884 7 ай бұрын

imagine if doctors had this understanding of the human body.

@lindadavis7021 2 жыл бұрын

You're awesome.. just awesome!!! Thank you so much for this informative video. Is there any other nutrients solution here in the USA that you would choose to use? I can't find the GT FOLIAGE FOCUS.. I bought everything thing that was on your list except for GT.. I've tried to order overseas, but most are not shipping to the US. I got the pH knowledge cause I have a 75g aquarium with exotic gold fish. Looking forward to your next video!! Thank you so much Nora.🪴🌱🌿🌱🪴🌿🌿🪴

@komalthecoolk 2 жыл бұрын

Any hydroponic nutrition company , like General Hydroponics, usually has the 3 kinds of nutrients: Foliage based, Fruits/Flowers based and micronutrients.

@lindadavis7021 2 жыл бұрын

@@komalthecoolk thank you very much, I'll check it out !!

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thank you for your kind words. You can get it shipped from Australia but the shipping is expensive. Unfortunately, I can not recommend a product I have not tried. As KK suggested find a good hydroponic company. So sorry I could not help more.

@Jess-kz3zf 2 жыл бұрын

I highly suggest ordering the “great white” nutrient . It has a shark on it. Any of their products will be beneficial. It’s really awesome

@TheLecaQueen 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jess-kz3zf so true. Check out another way I make my solution if you have not already seen it kzfaq.infoXZzeWBQkt9M?feature=share