This Thanksgiving cactus arrived today. Mail ordered. I replanted it because it was too hot. I watered it and put it under a grow light. The bottom leaf is pale but still firm. All three leaves are the same. Any thoughts? Only the bottom leaf on each plant is pale and grey in color. Rest of plant is green. Not vibrant but green and standing erect in new potting soil.
@BelovedPlant3 күн бұрын
Base / bottom leaf: as long as it's not soft if you press it. In mature plants the base gets pale/woody. Although we call it leaf, each segment is actually part of a stalk. So it's expected that the base gets woody as the plant mature and grows.
@joycekelley63623 күн бұрын
@@BelovedPlant thank you so much for your reply. Much appreciated.
@amberwilliams40507 күн бұрын
Thanks for the time lapse! That’s great!
@Timetravel111117 күн бұрын
Question, what do you do? I found a large Christmas cactus. I have with a whole bunch of leaves on the ground around it. I’m going to try to rescue them video. A lady said to put them in half an inch of water in a small container and let them soak first which I think is what I’ll do, but I’m wondering what else I could do to rescue them or help them grow
@sparrowilan741817 күн бұрын
I thought u r going to talk about your begonias
@caroleverest204923 күн бұрын
Oh Please help me. I have the most gorgeous aeonium, i thought she was dying, but it is summer , she was losing so many leaves. She was/ has been
@caroleverest204923 күн бұрын
She was very very tall with one huge gorgeous blossom. Nothing more. I lopped off the blossom, she has has a long st m left, i put her in dirt, should i leave her there? I thought aBout cutting the stalk shorter and then putting her in water, or i could cut the 2 ft long stem shorter. Im desperate to save her , im crazy about this gorgeous aeonium! Please don’t call me stupid, im already doing that. But 😢❤
@BelovedPlant23 күн бұрын
Hi, there. Is the plant blossoming from its center? Tip: every succulent that blossoms from its center will die. The way to save it is to cut off the flower stem as soon as it emerges from the center. If it's too late for that, I hope new plants will emerge from the cut stem. The rooted base should be the part with higher chances to create new plants. It may take time, so keep watering and keep the faith 🤞🏻
@caroleverest204923 күн бұрын
She was very very tall with one huge gorgeous blossom. Nothing more. I lopped off the blossom, she has has a long st m left, i put her in dirt, should i leave her there? I thought aBout cutting the stalk shorter and then putting her in water, or i could cut the 2 ft long stem shorter. Im desperate to save her , im crazy about this gorgeous aeonium! Please don’t call me stupid, im already doing that. But 😢❤
@BelovedPlant22 күн бұрын
I think it was not a bad idea, now you have a piece of the stem in water and another piece in dirt (this one with the original roots?). When it comes to just the stem with no leaves on it, I've had more luck over here with the rooted stem in dirt than with pieces of stem with no leaves on water. Keep on giving the cuttings attention and love. She will come back 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@frankw983623 күн бұрын
I saw a video mixing sugar with water and add a few garlic cloves , lets it stand for a few hours and give it to your Christmas cactus. ?? True ?
@BelovedPlant23 күн бұрын
Oh, I hadn't heard of this one. I don't know what it does, being honest. If it's only for a few hours, it probably wouldn't kill the plant, at least 🤞🏻
@catlady1432 ай бұрын
I love what you did with the last plant, about pinning it down. Great video over all. ❤
@PlantsBalcony2 ай бұрын
🌱Great video, I'll take it as inspiration for my next one!
@krishnaplantcare3 ай бұрын
So beautiful plants .
@gayefanner7313 ай бұрын
Hello, good to see new videos from you! This is about how wonderful and long flowing Easter Cacti are. I found two in Morrison’s supermarket just after Easter and they’re still flowing 7 weeks later with still a few blooms to come ! They’re so beautiful and close every night, opening next day just like daisies ( days eyes!) which is the shape of their flowers. God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. ✌️🙋♀️🤍🇮🇱✌️
@PatZachary3 ай бұрын
What if I over watered it.
@BelovedPlant3 ай бұрын
If you know you've overwhatered and they are droopy, take it out of the pot and check the roots. If the roots have rotten, you will need to propagate by selecting the next healthy section of the plant for it
@Peleski3 ай бұрын
Generally with water propagation the roots are glassy and fragile. It would be best to transplant as soon as the roots appear and the leaf is re-hydrated.
@azeema743 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, my leaves are very droopy, so will have to check everything.
@digemsmacks56903 ай бұрын
Interesting take on watering for succulents.. I've always thought, heard and applied the use of less water for succulents because their leaves themselves retain so much water and one of the most common ways to kill one is overwatering which leads to rot. Obviously your are doing quite well. What is your take on rooting? I typically lay a leaf down on top of substrate and use a little water as possible and they sprout right up and so was curious as to your prop methods and if your using lots of water for that as well.
@BelovedPlant3 ай бұрын
Howdy, thanks for your comment. You might be surprised with my preferred method of propagation: IN WATER :D -- Whenever there's a stalk involved I let them callus over and I dip them in water. The same could be done with leaves, but I prefer what you just described (directly on soil) for leaves. About rotting in general, every time there was rot with one of my succulents, there was some sort of bug infestation involved, larvae of some sort... and they only thrive in wet/moist soil.
@digemsmacks56903 ай бұрын
@@BelovedPlant thanks, you have very nice and varied selection there. I've dabbled with a few succulents but I'm into houseplants and my bonsai so the info here is great.
@digemsmacks56903 ай бұрын
@@BelovedPlant Do you have a vid on succulent propagation? I've done many cuttings of various plants but they all have their preferences, mostly concerning the preferred substrate used, containers?, covered? You mentioned your stemmed cutting in water which I'll try. I ask bc I'm actively trying to increase my succulents by type and number.
@BelovedPlant3 ай бұрын
I have a few actually, but this one captures the less obvious methods: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5-5d52Bh5Z7aqs Watch it with a generalist view, if you can, meaning, methods apply to most succulents and, sometimes, even house plants. As for substrate, succulents are so easy, they will go with anything. I am lazy with watering, because I have so many. So I use heavier soil on them. If you are more disciplined, or even feel the urge to water them :D then go with something lighter. But they do thrive with good watering, I think there's a certain myth around succulents not liking water.
@jillianleblanc93703 ай бұрын
Thank you for Sharing beautiful succulent lovely video
@rekhakhatik66173 ай бұрын
Stay connected new subscriber 😊
@rekhakhatik66173 ай бұрын
Beautiful 😍 Nice dear
@MyPlantWorld3 ай бұрын
beautiful and healthy succulent plants❤
@lydvincecruz83953 ай бұрын
Amazing results.Thanks for sharing 👏 Very much appreciated 👍
@latoyaarceneaux60234 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. My Easter cactus is in full bloom but the stems are floppy. I have gnat traps So I don’t think that’s the problem yet. But I will repot it since I just got it and the soils is probably not great.
@michellegraham28704 ай бұрын
That one you have is a thanksgiving cactus it has the points on the leaves 😊❤
@NeilDHerbert5 ай бұрын
Hi. My Mum has a cactus and the leaves are very dark and a little purple. Do you think this because it is certain variety or is it something else? My plant has very green "leaves". Thank you.
@annettearellano94825 ай бұрын
I have plant like this but it it is tall now what can I do?
@ghengis4305 ай бұрын
Brilliant, i was wondering what would happen, then you showed us. Thanks for the advice.❤
@susanhaynes45025 ай бұрын
Great info💚, Texas 9b
@Kuttysinaustralia5 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the great tip! Much appreciated
@JanesPlantCollection5 ай бұрын
Wow nice sharing videos ma'am. I like it . Done Tamsak
@user-rw1sf4em6e6 ай бұрын
Such a great video, organized and informative! How do you get thise string of dolphins to be so full? Mine grow really well, but the arent full like yours, just gangly.
@lulujohnson10866 ай бұрын
You said water?? You are covering your plants in water?! Is that correct?? For how long the plant needs to be under the water? I sow the a mouth of minerals you are giving them, but in how much water?? Do you give that spoon of food to only those two plants?? Could you please be specific? I am trying to learn how to take of plants the correct way, but your instructions are not in detail.
@americandingo67156 ай бұрын
Can you create multiple heads on a kiwi aeonium by pruning off the top of the head?
@BelovedPlant6 ай бұрын
Hello, I have only observed multiple heads being created in larger aeoniums (thicker stems). The kiwi branches out, but after the head is taken out, it often does not come back on that same stem
@amyexner6 ай бұрын
They called Sclumbergera.
@mollypitcher93806 ай бұрын
EXCELLENT video. You did a great job in organizing/explaining least light to more light. Thanks!
@nancyterramin90286 ай бұрын
I really learn so much from your very clear instructions/information which gives me courage to ‘cut’. I have never had luck with Aeonium but now I just might! And thanks for the straggly plants information. Succulents are so much fun!
@diodesDankessAndDives7 ай бұрын
Great job 👏 👍 ❤
@lisasuhr64337 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this educational resource! I love Christmas Cactus and this is the first one I’ve ever kept alive AND had flower! I now am rooting two segments and want to give all the plants everything they need. I am a skilled outdoor gardener but haven’t gotten skilled with indoor plants for some reason lol I really appreciate your advice ❤
@nadrashaba56927 ай бұрын
I report my Christmas cactus, and after that start dripping some leaves some pieces on the floor. What I have to do thank
@sylviajackson55127 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I’m new to succulents and appreciate the list of plants that do well in the house.
@gayefanner7317 ай бұрын
Thanku for all your ‘Xmas’ cactus videos, I’ve replayed them all several times! I like the red leaves too and am gonna try your method with one of my six this year. You NEED to get some Pinguiculas to eat your fungus gnats! They’re darling little plants, I KNOW you’ll love them. Garden centres in UK sell a limited selection with their other carnivorous plants but specialist nurseries will post them, most carefully, to you. Google them, KZbin is censoring me from writing details!! God bless you and your endeavours 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. ✌️🇮🇱🤍✌️
@petravazanska57078 ай бұрын
My problem are tiny flies, they live in the soil and i cant get rid of them.😫
@BelovedPlant8 ай бұрын
Oh I hate them. They are a problem at winter specially for me and I haven't found a single antidote yet :( What I have noticed is that some bags of soil/compost come infested with them and that's how my infestations start. If you find the main plant with the infestation, exchange the soil if you can. Sorry I didn't have a nore practical solution for this one
@petravazanska57078 ай бұрын
@@BelovedPlant you are right, i bought bags with soil and as soon as I replanted, it started. Thank you so much, I love christmas cactuses and your explanation was the best, and when you said that it these plants grow in your village...🤩
@gayefanner7318 ай бұрын
I HAVE THE ANSWER!!! Pinguiculas! Dear little carnivorous plants which quietly eat all those maddening fungus gnats and have pretty purple flowers too. UK Garden Centres stock them probably from Spring now, although I did find one before +mas ✌️
@dklindsey19528 ай бұрын
Very good information! Thank you.
@jugnoothelight86628 ай бұрын
stunning video Very beautiful plants collection👏👍
@erikm83728 ай бұрын
Nice collection! I live in San Diego, California, sí these are all like bread and butter down here 😊 …but a cool thing about the _Crassula undulatifolia_ (or ‘Ripple Jade’) shown at 07:20 is if given the space, it will form a nice low mounding shrub. Most jades will get rather fall when allowed to,mbut ripple jade stays three feet or less. Never seen it taller honestly. When they’re planted en masse or in a row somehow, the “undulatafolia” effect is very visible, as it appears to be a seafoam-green undulating wave. They don’t even need to be very mature for that effect to happen. Also you can “bonsai” the crap out of jade plants, make a nice little tree, save the cuttings for new plants, etc. They can grow in shockingly small pots, like a bonsai, and they handle their roots being chopped off like a pro, compared to the delicate trees and shrubs used in traditional bonsai. Anytime a jade is getting unruly, literally behead the plant and stick it back in dry soil. Wait a week, or maybe let it dry it out for a day first. But no fuss, no muss! And the root stalk you cut it from will produce new babies, too… don’t toss that either! The jade you showed after that, the smaller _C. ovata_ is called ‘Crosby’s Compact’, and it’s one that I’ve noticed will actually grow with a nice pendant or hanging growth habit. Great for hanging baskets, elevated arrangements, or anyplace where a succulent can trail. I remember my friend had one of those, years ago, before I knew what it was… I was surprised to see a “trailing jade”, as I always used that nickname for _Senecio jacobensii_ (if you know what I’m referring to). That’s a separate genus; I believe it was recently moved to _Kleinia_ or _Curio_ (with string of pearls, dolphins, watermelons, fish hooks, etc.), and thus is not a “senecio” anymore. It does resemble a trailing jade, though ‘Crosby’s Compact’ is the real deal.
@gayefanner7318 ай бұрын
Defibrillator!!🤣😂🤣 ✌️
@gayefanner7318 ай бұрын
Hello, I’ve just found you and subscribed because you talk a lot sense and clearly love your plants🥰 Yesterday I bought the gorgeous peachy pink Thanxgiving cactus you have in the centre of your window sill, £4 at Morrisons! n I’m besotted!! I took a small box and bubble wrap for protection from cold, overnighted on a cool windowsill and it hasn’t dropped a single bud! and two flowers are opening! I can’t stop looking at her! God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. ✌️🇮🇱🤍✝️✌️
@Dave-if5qj8 ай бұрын
Have never seen my Christmas cactus turn red in the sunlight
@elisamarro73568 ай бұрын
How do u care for plant. Fertilizer, soil type etc to flower the plant. I can't get flowers.
@johnathondavis52088 ай бұрын
SO grateful for your generosity - sharing your collection, insights, helpfulness and kindness with us. Thank you, so very much.
@JessiOceanLover8 ай бұрын
Love the video, so informative! what is the name of the yellow color one? I'm in love!