Tradescantia Nanouk: Crispy Brown Leaves or Marks? My Action Plan!

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In today's video we look at my sad-looking Tradescantia Nanouk Lilac in 'Tradescantia Nanouk Crispy Brown Leaves'. We discuss the possible and probably causes of the brown leaves and brown leaf markings on this popular Tradescantia, and come up with an action plan to improve it. We'll revisit this plant in a few weeks and see how it's fared.
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🕘CHAPTERS🕘:
0:00 Tradescantia Nanouk: Crispy Brown Leaves? My Action Plan!: INTRO
1:03 The various names of Tradescantia Nanouk
3:00 A close look at a Tradescantia Nanouk with crispy and brown leaves
4:15 What causes brown leaves on Tradescantia Nanouk?
5:00 Why is it easier to grow Tradescantia Nanouk in a house?
5:35 How I'm trying solve the humidity issue
6:55 Is the pot size to blame?
7:53 Leaf burn on Tradescantia Nanouk
8:22 Propagating Tradescantia Nanouk to solve brown leaves
9:25 Unpotting Tradescantia Nanouk to see the roots
9:56 Taking cuttings of Tradescantia Nanouk
12:59 Repotting a Tradescantia Nanouk
13:58 Potting media for Tradescantia Nanouk
16:00 Preparing a cutting for Tradescantia Nanouk
18:25 New position for Tradescantia Nanouk in the greenhouse
19:25 Why I don't grow in the house!
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@Grow_Up_Man55 2 ай бұрын

FOLLOW UP & RESULTS ON ALL MY EXPERIMENTS WITH NANOUK: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jstlatCGnau7hZc.html

@christmassnow3465 3 жыл бұрын

I live at 32 degrees North, the weather is much warmer. My plant grows in coarse coco-coir and perlite, gets little water and some direct sunlight. The growth is compact and lush. Normally, in such scenarios where the plant seems to be struggling, healthy cuttings are the best resort. I always make sure growing conditions are accounted for but grow cuttings away from other plants: If condition persists, I assume it is caused by a disease or an infestation.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Good advice - thanks for contributing.😃👏

@AnnasViolets Жыл бұрын

Love this video! 🪴

@Grow_Up_Man55 Жыл бұрын

AW thanks Anna! This one is better - much more recent and thorough: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jstlatCGnau7hZc.html

@traceywoods9162 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Huge help. Clearly I have all of these issues going on. The most helpful video on this plant. Thanks again.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Tracey. To be honest, I can't say I've completely cracked the code on this one. My suspicions are that lower temps and lower light cause brown marks - in addition to the fact that the species this comes from is a scrambler which roots along its nodes. In a pot it's not able to do that. Other Trads display similar issues with older leaves dying off. If you've ever had a Trad zebrina or one of its cultivars you'll have seen this. I proved this by growing one in a grow bag so that I could root it along the length of each stem. I'm aiming to try the same thing with the nanouk. (The grow bag video is here if you're interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hZh5qs-X1MfYk40.html )

@jeannes8661 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly for your help! I recently got this plant and she has grown quite a bit. I now know how to re pot her thanks to you!!! I love it! 🌬✨💛

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Good luck with your repot. I'll do an update on this after it's grown a bit.

@MrSaviper Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir for your tips.

@Grow_Up_Man55 Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@TrishsOrchidLife 3 жыл бұрын

I think you have a point as far as growing in the home. I have one that has done absolutely fabulous in my living room. No drying or die back and has flowered multiple times. I have been removing the spent blooms though as they make the plant look “tatty” and I am a bit of a type A But now that you pointed out about them continuing to bloom from there I will TRY to leave it be on its next bloom. Hopefully your plan works and this one becomes a favorite for you!

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I'm sure moisture has something to do with it in a greenhouse. Other people have told me that theirs gets leaf markings when in or near a bathroom. Of course, if it's outside then the ventilation and air movement usually takes care of that issue. Mine is looking better already with the worst bits cut off and the cuttings beginning to grow. It's just a question of whether the current dry weather we're having persists.

@MicksMasdevalliaorchids 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting video Geoff, good content, by the way I like the new Banner artwork.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mick! I'll give it another couple of weeks...🤣 The banner art was from a guy on Fiverr - simple but effective. I still prefer yours though.🤷‍♂️

@MicksMasdevalliaorchids 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I remember a couple of Spanish IT guy’s did it for me on my last job, could do with them coming back 😂 the only time I get to do videos is weekends but I’d sooner do farmers market’s it’s all cash and no tax. Speak soon buddy.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

@@MicksMasdevalliaorchids I'm not sure I'd be making that public knowledge Mick! 🤣 Can't say I blame you though - the revenue is tiny but I feel like I haven't given it my best shot yet. The Tradescantia vids always seem to do way better than the others. Who'd have thought they were so popular??

@calamitynatalie8590 3 жыл бұрын

My nanouk did the same over the winter, a lot of brown marks from splashing water but I also think the cold did some of that damage as well. Come spring I got many crispy leaves and so I did a hard pruning! Now it’s been about a month and it’s looking glorious once again! I have mine in the house, right in a window sill. I have 3 jars water propagating until I buy some new pots to gift for some friends. I couldn’t add any back into my pot as there we so many new plants sprouting up and I’ll need a much larger pot for mine! I think I’ll be doing a similar process each spring same as when I do a hard prune on my Crosby’s Compact jade.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah cold will certainly do that, and sun and water! Such a fussy thing. Summer can definitely dissolve away a lot of issues us temperate growers of tropical plants can have. I think once you realise that these plants (all tradescantias) take a little bit of work at certain times of the year, but that you're never actually going to be without one (providing you take your own insurance in the form of cuttings), then all is well!

@mini-mum2976 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos immensely. Thanks. My nanouk loves me. It bloomed shortly after I got it 😁 But I do think it's time to maybe propagate from it! And to see if the seeds from the blooms might sprout or not. I will keep you posted about the potential seedlings. 🤓😁

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you mini-mum! I'm sure the cuttings will root very easily - the seeds though are another matter. I'd be surprised if they came true. Time will tell. Good luck!

@julimdjaffri6100 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. I've had the mushy brown leaf problems for the longest time. Time to act.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help! Good luck with your leaf issues.😃

@voramai6286 2 жыл бұрын

I took mine in the shower with me 😆 it's pretty cold here still in zone 6a. I bought one last week and it was gorgeous in the tree house and now I see brown leaves. Hopefully it bounces back. Awesome knowing it's cousins to succulents!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

I'm still experimenting with my nanouks in different areas, humidities and temperatures. I hope one day to find conditions that doesn't result in brown leaves!

@brotony101 3 жыл бұрын

Geoff, I believe you are onto something in regards to humidity. I have a T. sillamontana that I have growing in a couple of different situations and I get unusual results. One is the mother plant that I have hanging outside in full sunlight in a southwestern direction on my porch. It gets full rain on it and, as often happens, the sun immediately pops back out and hits the fuzzy wet leaves. It doesn't hurt it at all. The white fur on the leaves is brownish, but it's completely healthy, has multiple growth points on several of the stems and flowers daily. A cutting I took from it, though, is in a southern window, receiving direct light but gets spotty burns on the leaves. It is near a bathroom and I think the tiny humidity droplets are magnifying the sun and causing the burns whereas the fully saturated leaves on the plant outside have no burns. It's interesting to think that tradescantias can reveal something about their environment that many plants do not display. My Nanouks are indoor and get bright light but no direct sun. They like it as dry as my sillamontana, though I have some in semi-hydroponics and the water roots do very well in their water reservoir.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

As always with plants the truth of it is in the context. Humidity appears to affect many Tradescantias adversely 'in my setting'. Now if your setting is similar then it's likely you'll get the same issues. From what you're saying the indoor varieties also suffer like mine have. My feeling is that the consistently high humidity of the greenhouse (I have a fogger which purposely keeps it continuously high) coupled with the lack of enough air movement and sufficient ventilation is the cause of the leaf marks on the Trad. nanouk lilac. I also have a Trad. sillamontana which can also get similar issues. Anything with hairy leaves will suffer in the same way - like my furry pelargoniums for instance. Outside it's a totally different matter as in the UK the humidity fluctuates throughout the days and weeks, and of course ventilation and air movement can easily be enough to dry them off. Like you say, we may try to replicate outside conditions but it's practically impossible to cover every single factor, and tiny differences in plant position can make all the difference.

@christi2204 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I happened to notice that you have the exact same clips holding what looks to be bubble wrap? I used them for shade cloth inside of my green house this summer. I imagine the bubble wrap would be great for aiding in heat retention during the winter months. I live in Montana. It has snowed already early October.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we call them 'bull-dog' clips - and I use them for shade and for bubble wrap. In fact, I'm just in the middle of adding an extra layer around the outside of the greenhouse. So much easier with the clips than using tape - although probably not quite as efficient in terms of trapping an air layer.

@anythingbootneck 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, what I did with mine, is chop it back hard to the soil surface, and put the cuttings in water to root, I now have a thick busy plant(the original )and also another plant from the cuttings I took. Good information from you though regarding the plant.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Who's Chris? Is he an imposter?!🤣 Yeah I'm sure that would work too. In this case I didn't want to completely decimate the plant but I've taken the same approach as you with other varieties of Tradescantia many times - especially on the Tradescantia tricolor.

@EmmaMorgan09 2 жыл бұрын

I have lots of pots. Was thinking the other day, I wonder if they would stand up to dishwasher heat? That would be a game changer if so! Fill the dishwasher with pots!!!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Yeah definitely! I hate washing plants pots. So much that I never wash them. 🤷‍♂️🤔

@14beans Жыл бұрын

I do this. And I microwave my soil. It's satisfying

@louannslider6321 2 жыл бұрын

I have this going on with mine as well. I have 3 of them. 2 are great and one is not. I have found that top watering is NOT the thing to do. It was fine indoors with bottom watering. I set it outside in my covered porch for the summer behind larger plants so it did not get direct sun. It did well untill it got some rain on the leaves and that did it in. The soil was dry but the leaves had gotten wet and began to rot and then get crispy. Even the new growth began to rot. Clipped all the rotting parts off and it came back nicely until another rain dampened the leaves. I repotted it in small container because there were many fine roots. This plant seems like it is a ground-cover type plant that wants to spread instead of vine and has very thick stems. It must be a different variety than the other two. This one has bigger broader leaves but same coloring as the other two. However, the others have a more streamline-like leaf. They are growing well and like to be on the dry side and bright light. Will let you know how things go. Good luck with yours.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that recount - it's really useful. Clearly the species these hybrids come from can't be getting brown leaves at the first sign of rain or sun - it must be something bred into them - or maybe the overuse of PGRs that's causing this weakness in them. Once winter comes and the humidity in the house is at rock bottom, I'm going to try an experiment with some cuttings to see if low humidity helps. Thinking about it logically, succulents and cacti are high light plants that prefer low humidity and these are related to them so unless I'm proven wrong, I still think consistently high humidity is the main cause. Looking forward to finding out.

@hyun808 2 жыл бұрын

Timestamp so helpful!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

That's the idea! 😬

@darcylyon1870 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darcy. 😀

@leafman2312 3 жыл бұрын

Super

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

😀

@kitchenkitchen108 2 жыл бұрын

Try using a clay pot or a terracota pot. They are breathable materials and will encourage better root growth and gas exchange in the soil. That should solve overwatering and humidity issues as well.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! I'll certainly give a clay pot a go and I can see how that would aerate the media. Not sure how that will reduce ambient humidity though. Nevertheless - I'll give it a try - thanks again.

@kitchenkitchen108 2 жыл бұрын

@Tropical Plants at 53 Degrees We have a very hot and humid climate out here 32 deg C with 67% humidity, which will soar a lot higher in the coming month. We have humidity as high as >90% during monsson. Clay pots work best in keeping the media cool as well. Ambient humidity, can't do much.. but yes, clay pots do drive out excessive humidity from the pots. My Tradescantia Zebrina leaves used to get a bit mushy and rubbery due to excessive water retention. Clay pot resolved that and the pot feels cool to touch despite staying out in the summer heat. Great content on your channel - I'm a big fan of Tradescantia, too - they are super survivors, aren't demanding, and look downright sexy!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

@@kitchenkitchen108 I'm very jealous of your hot and humid climate! (Providing I can get some AC when I need it! 🤣) I'll definitely try that out although I'm not confident it'll work in my climate - I'm too cynical after 3 years of trying various things with them. Trads seem to be a love 'em or hate 'em kind of plant don't they? 🤣

@kitchenkitchen108 2 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 absolutely love them! I have a zebrina, Nanouk, and white+green variegated that have some really funky patterns and variations. We get them quite cheap here. Less than a dollar. And there are many varieties that grow in flower beds outside apartments - free cuttings galore!

@jen46_2 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! I have this going on with one of the two newly bought quadricolours. They're only two weeks at my house and one of them already has developed crispy and brown leaves. They are at an east window and the one with the crispy leaves 1.5 metres inwards. They surely need a bigger pot but maybe need more sunlight as well? I spray them with a water bottle daily

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I've always found them to be an enemy of humidity on the leaves - so I'd definitely cease with the spraying. Definitely a larger pot and definitely more light (although not direct sun through glass). But before you try anything i'd take some cuttings as insurance so you won't be without them if these don't work out. Good luck and let me know how you get on.🤞

@jen46_2 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thanks! I will cease the spraying maybe the one futher from the window stays more humid which causes the brown crispy leaves. And I watch your other Tradescantia video's and saw you are making Tradescantia cuttings all the time to keep the plant full on top. Actually this brought me to your channel :)

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

@@jen46_2 Excellent! They're definitely a work in progress - i wouldn't say I know everything about them by any means but hopefully with each video I learn a little more. I hope yours improves for you Jennifer. 😃

@jen46_2 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 Ha :D to be continued and I'll let you know!

@brianhardaway9716 2 жыл бұрын

I spray mine everyday but I make sure that it doesn’t get any sun until the leaves dry. I think it has to do with underwatering. I recently cut mine back and made 2x plants. These were very expensive for 2 years and now they’re reasonable but a cutting cost 4€. With 4x cuttings you have a plant that grows like a weed. Also let the stems grow 3-5 inches and then “Pinch” it back by pulling the new leaf growth out from the stem. This shocks the plant and causes it to send energy down to the roots which causes a new stem to form. This in turn makes the plant bushier in the pot. Very easy plant but when given the proper light and some sunlight, water and nutrients, is a beautiful part of the collection. Good luck.

@Hello_Fuckers0 3 жыл бұрын

I've had exceptional luck with my nanouk ,so far at least.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Mike. Mine really doesn't like my highly humid greenhouse...🤷‍♂️ but I'm hoping summer might help it out a bit, as well as the steps I've taken here.

@Hello_Fuckers0 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 I hope so too. They're beautiful

@colleenmcclurg2010 2 жыл бұрын

Flumenenis is a different plant. It has thin leaves, not thick like nanouk.

@sophieperrett1987 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video - I've found that mine is growing so so tall and the stems are starting to bend over, so I've propped them up with a wooden stick type thing is this the right thing to do?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They really like to grow horizontally and 'scramble' sideways rather than growing upright - but to be honest it's down to your own taste. I like to let them grow outwards, then I snip off the ends and pop them back in the pot - where they root in time - to create a bushier plant.

@sophieperrett1987 2 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 thank youu!

@brianhardaway9716 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it comes from lack of water. I have mine in a Westerly window and I mist it everyday. They don’t like to be waterlogged. Give it a good pruning, a good drink and fertilizer. It likes the sun too.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I can do all that except for the 'sun' part! I've always felt that humidity might be the cause of the browning - but you mist yours. It's obviously a combination of factors producing the browning which, unless you have a lab, is very difficult to solve. I'll keep experimenting though.

@angelquinn745 3 ай бұрын

I need a pink one so bad my purple one is growing like crazy but the pink is way more expensive

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 ай бұрын

Look for rooted cuttings. I just looked on eBay (in the UK) and they're going for under £3 !

@patriciacolin8263 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I live in California. I bought my beautiful plant already very large. It is on a 8 or 10" plastic pot. I bought It last Febraury and 2 months after that it bloomed. I have been reading about It a lot with different messages. I have propagate in water and then soil. I have not use soil with perllite maybe that is the reason my plant has a lot of brown/white marks?. It is growing under a canapé I think it likes It but now the plant has a lot of Brown leaves and others have spots on them. Is that due to over watering? Should I repot It and if I do should I use a bigger pot? How big? It's gotten leggy too. I will appreciate your attention to this question.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

Try taking some cuttings to start them off again in different media and in different places. As I explain in the video, I think any water around the leaves or too much sun can cause the leaf marks so look for somewhere very bright, but out of the sun, and away from water. Bottom watering can help with that. Good luck!

@patriciacolin8263 2 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question! I will try your advise and will let you know what happens! Is there any preparación I should follow for winter? It is getting very cold and breezy in California.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciacolin8263 I would have thought that the California climate is perfectly suited to it, so maybe just try different places that are bright but out of direct sun or rain. And of course the wind could also cause issues!

@tacanacy 3 жыл бұрын

Does Tradescantia Nanouk like being misted?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

Not in my experience. Any water left on the leaves causes spots and blemishes.

@tacanacy 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thanks!

@stephaniehirst2600 2 ай бұрын

Did you ever get anywhere with your experiments as their doesnt seem to be any follow up

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 ай бұрын

Yes - I put everything I learned about this awkward plant into this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jstlatCGnau7hZc.html

@user-sp7sy7gj7c Жыл бұрын

NO MORE SPOTS!!! I have several of these, indoors & outdoors, in mutliple building locations with vastly varying humidty & heat & sunlight, even artificial sunlight, and all have a few brown spots like these. I saw a comment on this string that human skin oil, from touch, could be the brown-spot culprit. I propogated a few small pots for gifts and I tucked away where I could just barely reach for watering, careful to not "touch" any more leaves on any of these plants, and took pictures of the existing plants for "later spot comparison." THREE MONTHS LATER: not a single spot on the new plants and no new spots on original plants!

@Grow_Up_Man55 Жыл бұрын

Glad this has worked for you - but thinking about my few plants - I never touch them and yet they still get the same issues. It's a frustrating plant that's for sure. In this video I share all I've learned (or have yet to learn!) about it! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jstlatCGnau7hZc.html

@Daisy.florina Жыл бұрын

it does not like water just very little water less than 1/ 4 cup and not regurlarly

@Grow_Up_Man55 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I've actually made an update to this 2 year old video based on my further experiences. I think you'll find this a lot more thorough! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jstlatCGnau7hZc.html

@SemihydroponicswithSma 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely not understand all this with different names for the same plant. All the plants have latin names and they should be referred by those names...is so confusing...

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

No me neither. It's the hybrids naming that's the issue. Species are easy and in latin as you say. But once we get into hybrids it gets confusing as unlike with orchids, there doesn't appear to be an accessible online register of all the hybrid names. In addition, the differences between hybrids on Tradescantia can be so small, that many people mis-label them and the whole thing gets out of hand very quickly.

@SemihydroponicswithSma 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 I know...Is a frustrating thing for me....anyway, my nanook looks better then yours😂😝

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 жыл бұрын

You live closer to the equator than I do...🤷‍♂️🤣

@SemihydroponicswithSma 3 жыл бұрын

@@Grow_Up_Man55 definitely, that is why my electric bill is so high 🤣