2 Days of Plant Chores! Moss Pole in Pon, Pollinating my Anthurium, Beneficial Bugs and More!

[@VeryKinkyCurl]

I love and appreciate plant choir vids! In a funny way it is like a full blown conversation with tips and tricks you learn. I don’t have friends and or get out much, so this is really like social time for me (ikr sad 😞 🤷🏾‍♀️😂).

[@dora9368]

Don't feel bad same for me😮😊

[@DaniElleIRL]

Same🤷🏾‍♀️

[@katie77r]

Me too 😊💖

[@plantsbymelissa]

aww same! I don't get out much either so I love being able to have you all to chat with in a way! Thank you so much for being here 🥺

[@tibby_tabby]

imagine my disappointment when i thought you literally meant plant choir ...and I watched the video and there was no singing 😭😁 but yeah, saaaaame. i love popping these on when i have to do my own plant chores, then it's like we're doing them together 🤗

[@lisaanglim9588]

You’re the only other person, except me, that is exhausted by watering and plant care.

[@carolinebaines8735]

Nope, not the only two 😜

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

Ahhh yes I clicked so fast ❤ I was hoping for something planty to watch, and had nothing in my feed that was plant related.. I’m VERY happy to have an hour long video to watch while I do my watering 🥰

[@plantsbymelissa]

yay!! Glad to do these longer videos! I enjoy filming them!! Thank you for watching! 💗

[@dora9368]

I'm the opposite. I don't want to miss a thing, so I avoid doing plant chores will watching planty videos😊

[@plantingtwinmom]

@@dora9368this is me!!!! I don’t want to miss anything! 😂

[@marieskebasson442]

I was just thinking to do my plant chores, and you were at the top of my youtube home page, perfect timing! Now i got some motivation and company, thank you 😄

[@plantsbymelissa]

aw thank you for doing plant chores with me! 🥰

[@lisaanglim9588]

Lol 😂 you love when you get anything plant related.

[@KC-gj4bi]

I have 2 moss poles in Pon for quite some time now and they do fine. The reservoir also helps keep my moss pole hydrated. 👍🏼

[@plantsbymelissa]

Good to know! I was watering my poles last night and this one was still moist haha so I might be tempted to do another one in pon!

[@dora9368]

It is so much better. I love it too, and I think this will save it😎🖤

[@finnster6582]

I absolutely Love your Videos. I anxiously await them weekly😊

[@plantsbymelissa]

That's so kind!! Thank you 🥹

[@aliciamoore3940]

I was up doing plant chores this morning and was glad to see your video come up! I've never heard of crossing or pollinating plants (anthuriums). Would like to learn more about it.

[@davidreid8835]

I always learn from your videos. Today’s lesson was wet stick propagation, which I will put to good use. Lately I’ve been propagating quite a bit with good, but not perfect, results but then perfect is not a realistic goal although it is fun to try. You are most definitely a Plantologist Extraordinaire. Thanks for the video.

[@plantsbymelissa]

You're welcome! I love wet sticks because I usually just throw them in a container like this and forget about them for a while lol. The wrap keeps moisture in humidity in so I don't have to mess with it that often. I usually see growth in a couple months or so!

[@MsChiguita]

I love you’re so humble 🪴

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you 🥺

[@user-rd3gd7vm2l]

Yay first again!!! Watching now!! 🌱 🪴

[@plantsbymelissa]

You're the best!

[@dianespring3228]

Thank you so much for this video I’m just switching over to pon and was wondering about a moss pole in pon. You by far my favorite plant channel 😊

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much! 🥺 I am very curious how it will do! If I like it then I might do more moss poles in pon haha

[@sbbushwacker773]

I get so excited when I see a new video from you. I love the long ones. Great content.

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much!! ☺️

[@allisontuttle8216]

These are my favorite kinds of videos! ❤ l loved the melanochrysum part. I think I’m gonna copy you with mine haha.

[@allisontuttle8216]

Where did you get the little fork thingy you were pushing the moss down at that part?

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much!

[@plantsbymelissa]

haha I think it came with the seedling tray kit I ordered or a succulent tool kit. I was trying to find something to push the moss down with LOL but anything will work!

[@dora9368]

Your three little tiny babies are the cutest thing ⭐🌈⭐

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you!! ☺️

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

A cozy video,these plants are looking very nice! 💚🌱🌵☘️💚

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! 😊

[@MissSyrinxie]

I repotted a new melanochrysum I just purchased and found it to be so incredibly delicate! I'm nervous for how my plant habits will impact this guy 😅

[@plantsbymelissa]

It's probably my most finicky philo 😬 I think it would love to be in my cabinet and that environment the most. The new growth gets stuck so much and then the leaves come in all wonky 😫 Hopefully, yours will do well for you!!

[@enchantedviolet]

This is so cool! I’ve never seen anthurium pollination before. 🌱

[@plantsbymelissa]

It's such a fun process! Definitely a long waiting game lol but if they grow and do well then it's cool to have little hybrid seeds you can grow ☺️

[@lisaanglim9588]

Very cute

[@lisaanglim9588]

Ok the way you described it I thought you were going to try to fill the poke with pon. I didn’t understand the pile was actually going to be filled with moss.

[@kylieemorrison7824]

that manjula is buetifull if u plan on geting rid of the bottom ill take it and thoses wetsticks ill take to lol hope i can get a full manjula on a pole and a splended on a ple or plank to

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much! I can't wait until it starts to size up more!

[@edmundcabalic4803]

Thanks Melissa!

[@plantsbymelissa]

You are so welcome!

[@dora9368]

Hi Luna, Chai, and Star ⭐💚✨😊

[@jpgypsyxo]

Your plants look amazing! Your plant room is definitely GOALS!! I’ve never realized how much Luna looks like my boy cat, Rhaego! His sister (also his liter mate), Nymeria on the other hand, has such an uncommon coat. She’s grey with tan patches and sometimes it looks like pink. She has one paw with pink toe beans and the rest are grey.

[@KimberlovesPlantz]

Thank you for showing your pon with pole set up. I really appreciate your wisdom ❤ this video was so helpful.

[@plantsbymelissa]

You are so welcome!

[@ms.naancy]

Thank you for doing this. Mine currently have Pollens and I don’t have another anthurium to rub it with. I hope the pollen will be okay.

[@plantsbymelissa]

you'll want to freeze it! The inflo will only last a week or so once it moves past the pollen phase before it starts to yellow and die off. Just take a little paintbrush or makeup brush and brush the pollen off onto some aluminum foil and tightly secure in a ziplock bag. It should lasts 6 months to a year in the freezer.

[@lisaanglim9588]

I’ve seen a couple of people putting two different sachets on a single plant.

[@kristathompson9888]

Manjula Pothos is one of my favourites! Yours is beautiful 💚

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! 😊 I can't wait to see it grow more. The color is so pretty!

[@skyangelthefan]

I 💜 those self watering planters. I have been using them for about 2 years with pon. I will have to try the moss pole in it.

[@tattedkc16]

thank you so much for sharing! ive never actually seen someone do this before only heard of it. love your plants!

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you!!

[@carolstuff]

💚🌱

[@MyLocsMyPlants]

💚💚💚💚 😊

[@KellyNellas]

I also get burn out with the plants at the end of some seasons. Right now I’m so uninterested in my plants but I know it will pass. You said you cleaned your cabinet…. Maybe I will do that soon. LOL It really needs a revamp and clean. Thx, as usual, for the video! ❤ EDIT: What do you have the settings on for your humidifier? I also have that one.

[@plantsbymelissa]

yeah, the end of summer is sorta this weird transition phase for me! I just brought all my plants in over the weekend and it was so much work! UGH :/ but happy to have things slow down a bit now with my plants. The humidifier I usually only run it when I have mites or if the humidity drops low. I like to keep it above 50 in there!

[@amandak4695]

Hey! I hear you on the melanochrysum. I am currently struggling with my el choco red. Do you have one? Seems like I can’t get it to live. New leaves just rot and then I lose a node to rot. Any advice??

[@plantsbymelissa]

It's a picky one! Yes, I have one and I put mine into pon about a month ago. I've struggled with it in soil. It seems to love semi hydro though and gave me a huge leaf recently!

[@meowk5812]

Try pon! I put mine and pon around the same time as Melissa and it seems to be doing better :)

[@yvonnevigil7489]

Hi Melissa, funny thing I have been thinking about a Manjula plant and this new video came up. Great timing 😂. Now a Marble Queen convert back to green or do the one side thing?. This year plants will be on my Christmas list ( first time). Thanks

[@tammyvandiver7705]

Hey melissa

[@plantsbymelissa]

hiii 🤗

[@ninjaadaniel1674]

Do keep us updated on the melano. i want a big one so bad, but mine also gets leaves stuck all the time! Even when its gotten to over 2 metres tall :( if pon works for you.. im defs trying it!!

[@plantsbymelissa]

The big ones are so pretty! I hope it does well but will definitely keep you updated!

[@lisaanglim9588]

I doubt the pon will stay in the pole. The holes are too big. I’ve seen someone use leca in their poles and them leca or pon in the bottom, in the pot.

[@dora9368]

Do you have to do anything to the moss before you reuse it?🌿🌷🌿

[@plantsbymelissa]

You could boil it to sanitize it but I just reused it 😅 lol I think it should be okay as long as nothing rotted or anything in it.

[@ReynaandKeithCanada]

Spider mites keeps coming back

[@irishtigerlily]

I've never had pests before and I found a mealy on one of my Hoyas. Super annoyed. 😢

[@plantsbymelissa]

oh no! UGH mealies love hoyas! I treated a bunch of mine recently with water and castile soap. rubbing alcohol kills them instantly but you have to be thorough. Hoping it is just a random one!

[@dora9368]

For that mildew...did you say it was Fisetin 20? I have a copper fungus on my spider plant and I think it's spreading to other plants near by 😮 might need some of that 20 stuff, but I don't know how it's spelled. I checked on Amazon and its shows me some capsule supplements so I don't think that's the right one? Hmmm lol thanks Melissa 😊

[@dora9368]

I found it Melissa. Thanks for mentioning it in your video 📸

[@plantsbymelissa]

oh good you found it! yes, I heard it works well against fungal issues!

[@sharondoster2130]

Can I have that name, please 😮

[@lisaanglim9588]

Is that grafting tape? I bought some and it doesn’t stay flat and open. It crinkles up in to a narrow piece of tape that doesn’t stick to anything.

[@plantsbymelissa]

It's is! It doesn't like to stick sometimes so if it comes undone I will use a piece of tape to secure it together!

[@mika5262]

Hey? What is the solution that you are spraying your melano during washing? 40:03

[@plantsbymelissa]

Hi! It's castile soap by Dr. Bronner's! I mix about a tablespoon in a half gallon pump sprayer. I've been using it for years and it's really gentle!

[@ap3r3z29]

@plantsbymelissa have you been able to get anymore pon?

[@plantsbymelissa]

Yes! I signed up for email notifications on their website so I have several bags now lol

[@farondegraaff8268]

Wendy from Colorado try NEEM oil for pests

[@lotharstelzer8930]

How long is the moss pole staying moist with the pon? 1 week or longer?

[@sharondoster2130]

What kind of bugs for killing pests? And were do i get them

[@lisaanglim9588]

Did you get your Etsy page up yet?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I'm not doing Etsy! I am working on my own website but it's sorta on pause right now. I think I am going to wait until spring or right before to open!

[@kimberlylarkins8858]

I think I already know this answer but fungus gnats are making me insane!! I have mosquito bits in all my pots. Those would kill the microscopic worms that eat the eggs, right?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I’m not sure how BTI affects nematodes but I would honestly skip BTI. It’s really not that effective because the gnats end up multiplying again. I was very consistent with it for months and it just became a hassle to soak and if gnats got on one pot that I was late watering with it then the cycle happened again. Nematodes changed my life. I have a nematode dedicated video that shows how I use them. Make sure you’re using better quality soils as well because some brands have larvae in their mixes so when you go to repot one and water it the gnat cycle happens. Adults live about 8 days and can lay 200 eggs. Use sticky traps to catch as many as you can. Less adults around means less eggs.

[@kimberlylarkins8858]

@@plantsbymelissa My Nematodes arrive tomorrow! They said the mosquito bits won’t affect them at all. Can hardly wait!! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience with us❤️

[@melbar79]

Could I have a link for the beneficial mites? I would like to purchase some.

[@plantsbymelissa]

I order directly from natures good guys website :)

[@Mellow.Sol999]

Do you use tap water for your humidifier?

[@plantsbymelissa]

Yes! But I bought these demineralization cartridge filter for the water so it doesn't get all that extra build up in it. I try to clean it once a week. www.amazon.com/dp/B08R8GMRD3?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B08R8GMRD3&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.32F2ADPUC6VOM&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

[@Mellow.Sol999]

@@plantsbymelissa how does it work? Are they only for specific humidifiers? Do you just put it in the reservoir?

[@LeafyConversations]

How did your cross pollination turn out Melissa?

[@plantsbymelissa]

It's pollinated! It will probably take until the end of the year to grow berries though. It took 10 months last time 😂

[@LeafyConversations]

@@plantsbymelissa holy smokes! Hahahahahaha thanks for letting me know!

[@johnkennethmalabanan1820]

you are beautiful than your flowers

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! 🥺

[@melrussell7830]

I was talking to a few planty friends about melanocrysum and they said that they are so difficult and the leaves don’t size up and they recommended philodendron gigas which is so much easier 😊🪴

[@jacquelinedaniels87]

My gigas is massive and so so easy. Like 13-14” leaves

[@melrussell7830]

@@jacquelinedaniels87 that’s amazing 😊 I’m not sure what the gigas is crossed with?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I thought about the gigas at one point. good to know they are easier! if melano gives me a fit this time then I might get one of those!

[@plantsbymelissa]

I think it's a cross between Melanochrysum and verrucosum :)