Ga iemand anders lastig vallen. Heb je niks beter te doen? Zielig gedrag dit

@@LimbabweLiam beters* - heb je niks beters* te doen. Een spreekt voor geen meter engels en deze spreekt geen nederlands

​@@LimbabweLiam goed gezegd man, helemaal mee eens

Really appreciate your comment! Yeah Calathea's are just very sensitive and dramatic in general haha. Happy to hear you like the soil. I will do a video on them in a bit, thanks for the tip. ~Sybren

I think you mean the plastic one right? Well yeah thats the place where it can root into! And the closed side helps with water retention as well. Most climbing plants won't grow around the pole by themselves, they have the habit of growing up instead, towards the lights!

That's actually a great tip Dave! I will do some tests with that, do you still water the moss pole from above? Or just keep it dry? ~Sybren

thanks for the feedback Rupali! These can easily be turned off by clicking the "CC" at the bottom right for now. For next video's we will make sure to take care of that. Sybren

We haven't found sanitizing to be necessary, we mostly use unsanitized moss anyway, we do have some Sphaxx moss which is grown indoors and 99% clean, but actually cleaning the moss after use I don't think is needed.

Haha well tell your friend a Monstera or Philodendron is a good bet Aiden! They are very forgiving in care and will look good too :) Sybren

I have about 8 sizes available on my site! 2025 I will have some even bigger ones and a few inbetweens :) www.sybotanica.com/collections/kweekpotjes-kopen Any questions please let me know

Yeah it got forgotten in our warehouse... got quite the beating. We don't have any Cacti at our current location due to lack of good direct sunlight. I do have quite a few at home that look a lot better I will show in a later video! ~Sybren

Appreciate your message Maela! To be very honest, we have a 100% focus on houseplants, however my Mother grows some in her Garden in our Universal mix in pots and they have been doing quite well. Some extra Bloom boost fertiliser can help :) Any questions let me know Sybren

appreciate it Judy! Any questions please let me know :) Sybren

Good question! For plants that can use the extra humidity around the roots like Orchid's it works great. I also see great success using it with carnivorous plants. However for other plants I found it's not ideal and holds onto too much water. However this also depends on your circumstances. If you are in a dry, hot area and you are having trouble keeping the plants moist it might be a good bet. In terrariums soil it's also a great add. I would recommend to start out with about 20% of the soil volume in sphagnum, and make sure to mix it up well (this is a bit more challenging due to the longer strands) and see if that solves your issue's! If still dry, you can always add more. Let me know if you have any additional questions.

@@sybotanica thanks a lot! I've just set up a mix with 20% sphagnum together with some coco coir, coco chips, coal, rice husk/charcoal and some manure (basically what's left in my stock) for my ZZ plant. Will update the result later.

​@candoxang I never heard of using coal. I pinch a little coffee grounds into my indoor spider plants. When I second brew coffee for a weak blend for the kid to mix with milk for taste. It is good and free to add to plants. Just a bit at a time though.

For Cacti & succulents I use a combination of 50:50 (not accounting for any organic material, like coco coir, worm castings or any of the other common ones). So say 25:25 for pumice / perlite and the other 50 with organic material. it also really depends on species, for snake plants above is fine but let's say you are growing lithops, you would not want more than 10% of organic material. Let me know if you have any additional questions! Sybren

@@sybotanica Thank you so much! I was thinking about snake plants in particular.

@@Sylphadora Those will do absolutely fine in 25/25 perlite pumice with 40-50% organic. 10% sand would be great too. They like quite a bit more moisture than other succulent-like plants from my experience. We even had them growing in 70% humidity in a greenhouse I used to visit. Almost no rot at all.

@@sybotanica Thank you so much!

in some situations it does! But it has it's uses and cannot be unseen in the world of soil :)

@@sybotanicait seems to encourage root rot as it breaks down into finer pieces. That’s my issue with it.

@@Coolguyallthetime2k hmm after which time period? I have found most perlite (little bit thicker, maybe 2-6mm) to be structurally stable for at least 2-3 years, after which a repot is due anyway.

We have both fine and coarse grade available here if you are in Europe: www.sybotanica.com/products/pumice-3l-vulkastrat

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Nope! The bark adds enough aeration and drainage, and we want to use the limited space in the soil we have for moisture retaining and nutrient dense components.

Thanks Lucas! No it won't go bad at all, you can keep it slightly moist even, do make sure it gets some airflow and a little light (no direct sunlight) and it will stay perfect. If you do not want to keep it with airflow and light you can indeed dry it out and store it that way Sybren

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Much appreciated!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad it was helpful!

Using perlite you will have to water more often for Alocasia's, which is up to personal preference. But for most people it would be better to not have to water your Alocasia as often!

For best results 10-15% of total soil volume will do the job Marcus!

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Yes that would be a great use-case! While bark & soil can always mold due to poor conditions (i.e. low amount of light, airflow & very humid air). Our bark is heat-treated to prevent mold, do note that after the heat-treating the bark can still be infected with mold from the air & other components in the soil. Any other questions let me know! Sybren

Sphagnum moss can be grown from spores, or even dried sphag moss! Do note the dead moss will not turn green again, but small strands of green sphagnum will start to grow slowly from the moss. Providing ideal conditions is key here, stable humidity, a bit of airflow and ample lightning all have to work in Harmony for the best result. I will see if we can start some cultures & make a video on that. Sybren

@@sybotanica Thanks for the reply..👍👍🌹

Glad it was helpful!

No worries! Happy to hear it was valuable to you :) 🌿

Ja goeie tip, gaan we mee aan de slag !

Yes I would, in combination with Perlite!

We actually shot one Friday! Plan to upload it end of next week.

Hello,what substrate should i use for Futtonia?

@@DomTL Hi Dom, great question! For the fittonia mix we recommend the Calathea & Maranta mix. For future reference check out this list: www.sybotanica.com/pages/sybasoil-guide Which will soon have AI picture recognition so you don't even need to know the plant name!

No problem GoGreen! Let me know if you have any questions :)

Leuk om te horen Jee! Mocht je nog hulp nodig hebben dan horen we het graag :)