a week of plant things #21 / best week ever?! wishlist plants, birthday gifts, and beneficial mites!

[@SamEileenJ]

Just watched your video on the CBC channel! You killed it! Your home and collection are stunning!

[@unplantparenthood]

I’m so happy you enjoyed it!! 🩵🩵 I was so nervous for it to come out 🫣

[@SamEileenJ]

@@unplantparenthood you did great! Very chill and knowledgeable about your plants! Couldn’t have turned out better!

[@sydneyrocks1999]

Thanks for the candid conversation about life Sherman. I’m almost 25 and still working in fast food with no clue as to what I want to do. I have a lot of medical issues, think that I have undiagnosed adhd, and have been supporting myself and paying for rent/bills since I was 16. All this to say I still feel so behind in life trying to figure it all out and it can be hard when it seems like everyone around you has it all figured out. Currently trying to get my medical issues under control but I appreciate you opening up about it ❤️

[@jacquelinedaniels87]

You’ll figure it out. I promise. Being ably to pay your rent in bills is something by itself to be very proud of. Really.

[@hannahharris1489]

The little “that’s what she said”😭😭 after “feels kind of loose”

[@mnbotanicals]

Totally loving the very real fern in your shower! I have a fake snake plant in mine and I totally agree that they are necessary evils in specific areas. I have way too many dried plants/grasses as well 😅

[@lisaanglim9588]

Happy Happy Birthday Charmaine. I hope you get what you’re heart desires.

[@marya5070]

You thought we wouldn’t jump right on that merch drop? We are heeere for it! And for you! ❤

[@kaelascuriosity]

Loved hearing your talk about “having it figured out” as an adult- I dedicated ages 17-25 busting my ass for my nursing career, but I’m at a place in my life where I can’t do that anymore so I’m sort of starting over. But that’s okay and we can start over as many times as we want to or need to 💜

[@sophiegilbert7290]

there’s something about lauren’s smile man…. she’s absolutely beautiful

[@unplantparenthood]

I AGREE 🥹🥹🤍

[@bhagavatid.d.7619]

Happy Birthday Charmaine!🎉

[@urdepressedsis]

I absolutely love the ReptiBark brand - pricing/size/quality. The one thing I've personally found is that they often have soil mites. I personally think it's kind of a benefit, but when I'm selling/shipping in that substrate, I worry that people will think I sold them a pesty plant. So now when I get a new bag I always bake it for a while

[@carolstuff]

Nice vlog of your planty wk. I must thank you for telling us about Hugo’s Amazing Tape; after I got the 1”, I had to get the 2”. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your merch.

[@boopeepope56-ey5gz]

Where you are sitting is like in jurassic Park when they were hiding from the dinosaurs in the kitchen then got in the cabinets. Oh sorry I've got to focus. My favorite movie . Lol. I don't have any anthurium yet...

[@mindfulmadeline]

Ya….I’ve got cheap grow lights and even some mother grow lights that hang out in my plant room, cuz the color is so white! but out in my living room where things should be a bit more pleasing and aesthetic, I gave in too and got some soltech lights. An aspect and the track lighting, sooooo beautiful!! And they are soooo strong.

[@invaderjill8054]

Hope you had a lovely birthday (sounds/looks like it was!). My birthday was the 13th. I get the mild existential birthday dread and feeling “behind”. I think it’s an off shoot of ADHD related anxiety - it’s harder to feel accomplished because we often lack a sense of time, and accessing long term memory is usually botched in some way, so it’s hard to both remember important milestones and to place them in a timeline. I don’t know if any of that made sense, but what I’m trying to say is I think you’re in good company.💚 love your videos, and I loved the CBC segment. It was interesting to see your space from new filming angles. The difference in filming style made spaces I was familiar with feel new again. 🪴

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

Loved the CBC video!! ❤️🥰 sounds like it was a cool experience!!

[@jessicabey275]

Thats right it was your birthday! Happy late birthday! I hope we see the plants alice gave you 😅 Edit: oh yay! We en the bday plants! 🎉

[@PetraEmmy]

Love! Love! And I will buy tons of your merch but I'm waiting till after "spooky season" not really my jive 😉 Enjoy every good thing 💚🐶 kisses to you AND Pudge..

[@Ella_Mae00]

54:57 It’s funny you got this because I just bought a seedling from their Etsy and when I saw you guys got a batch from them, this is one I have and was waiting to find out which of you will get it! They have it advertised as a Forgetii x “Red Crystallinum” so you’re just as spot on as they are!

[@lisaanglim9588]

You really went over to the dark side. With the fake plants. Lol 😂 lol

[@wisconsinaquatics]

Omg you are so lucky to get to do this kind of stuff even without the KZbin thing. It would be cool to lived in Canada or near a cool plant importer/greenhouse!

[@veronicaglover5693]

Love your long videos and happy birthday 🎉 I’m definitely going to try your merch! Just an fyi that tropsnarcotics shirt you recommended runs really small! I was lo key disappointed in that quality, are yours more true to size?

[@lisaanglim9588]

The new 20:56 anthurium that you have the parent of it is really cute. Love the pink in the sinus and around the edges.

[@lalama637]

Love your vids. Can you tell me what inserts you used on the utility shelf behind you in your home? I have a shelf like that but can’t find clear inserts. Thank you!!

[@lisaanglim9588]

Your voice is soothing to listen to.

[@path_of_sol]

THANK YOU 🎉 lord I missed you ❤

[@plantyrae]

Have you tried the GE grow light bulb? I'm not sure if its available in Canada though. They make two bulbs afaik but I have the larger one (the 32 watt). I think the color temp is beautiful and its usually on sale for $35. I've never seen a Soltech in person so I can't compare, but I'd be curious to see them next to each other :P Soltech is beautiful... I just know I'll never be able to justify the price for just one bulb

[@lilmissbeats]

Yess! Thank you for such a long pre-planned upload. This is just what I need after a long day of running errands. I hope you are feeling better. If not, I am wishing you lots of patience x

[@lonelarsen9226]

Happy Birthday ❤❤

[@lisaanglim9588]

Love this video.

[@lisaanglim9588]

You’ve gotten so many hybrid plants lately that it’s a wonder that you can keep any of them straight

[@marybethreuland7897]

I got my No Drainage Hoes Club shirt earlier this week & I absolutely love it. I also got a Philodendron Tortum this week as well!

[@lisaanglim9588]

I’m with you on the air plants. Can’t keep them alive to safe my life. Use wire cutters to cut the long stem. Vince will know if you have one. Side cutter will work too. How this helps.

[@ninjaadaniel1674]

3 hour video... YES

[@jacquelinedaniels87]

I’ve edited this now twice bc I keep watching. Hot mess’s The hand motions only work on FaceTime guys 😂 PS:I wish I was in Canada to get ur baby anthuriums! PPS: I am 35, and I can say with my whole heart my 30s have been the best out of it all so far. You stop giving and f’s and you truly start to love yourself. It’s great

[@natashaoreilly7072]

Genna’s plants has a video of how to breed your beneficials! You should try it and keep us posted 😬 Happy Birthday Queen 🎉

[@AmericanaGardens]

Love the soundtrack

[@lisaanglim9588]

Lol. I had the same thoughts about turning 30. It was ancient.

[@lisaanglim9588]

I bought a Soltech bulb for my clamp on grow light. I bought a Soltech bulb as a replacement of one that blew. It won’t fit in the place you put the bulbs. I’m not sure what to do.

[@suzanaceniceros5166]

🔫 Love all of your content ❤❤

[@you_gullible_fucc]

I didn't get to comment this in the collab video early enough, but you and Alice are so hilarious and seeing you two hanging around together just fills me with joy. Like of course I love your solo content but I just love the energy that radiates off of two people who are of the same wavelength and you guys are exactly that. And the besseae lux and the pendent anthurium whose name I forgot was sick, I can't wait to see them grow in your place. The CBC video was amazing too! I felt like your plant room was cleaner than ever in that video😆 I didn't even remember the anthurium hybrid that you showed in the beginning, you should feature that more often! Also, I think I'm gonna start moving out some of my plants from no drainage😔 It's been a valuable experience growing in no drainage, but a lot of my plants have always had problems with yellowing leaves and I've eliminated all the other reasons that could be causing it because I really wanted no drainage to work. I'm guessing it's just not compatible with a home like mine that receives less light, even though I've adjusted my waterings to align with these conditions. I don't think I'll move everything out, but I'm definitely taking my big anthurium out of it because it's oldest leaves never stopped yellowing since I've had it in no drainage. Edit: I didn't know you were gonna celebrate your birthday!? Happy Birthday Charmaine!! I'm rooting for you and Vince to own property in the near future, it's my dream to have a place to call my own as well!

[@Shopgirl2731]

Omg Charmaine cleans her place non stop like no one else. I’ve never seen a more clean plant room

[@you_gullible_fucc]

@@Shopgirl2731 That's true! But also I'm not used to seeing her plant room without a bit of soil spilt on the floor😆

[@lisaanglim9588]

You could bring it to life but can you bring the plastic plants too??

[@lisaanglim9588]

I saw part of the CBC video but I bumped something and it jumped to another person. You looked a little nervous (you were giving the camera the side eye) but you looked good.

[@lisaanglim9588]

That is a very cute t shirt

[@lisaanglim9588]

Wishing you your dream home.

[@lisaanglim9588]

Maybe pudge should get his own shirt with his picture on it. Or you and Vince.

[@amandaking7519]

Where do you get those dome plant pots?

[@lisaanglim9588]

You don’t think the good bugs will crawl down the stem and find the mites.

[@lisaanglim9588]

Oh I’d add one sachet per plant

[@lisaanglim9588]

Is it real moss or plastic moss?

[@clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957]

So. First question. Why don’t you put foundation on your forehead? Second question why don’t you put lip gloss on your top lip? Love your Chanel. You don’t need make up. Just never saw makeup applied like that. Lol. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@unplantparenthood]

hiiii!! Also I laughed at this comment 😂 I definitely do put foundation on my forehead but I must’ve just cut that part out. I don’t put a lot because I have these little bumps that are more noticeable when I have too much makeup on. Also the lip stuff I’m using is actually a lip stain, so I just apply it to the bottom lip and do that little pucker thing to get it on my top lip too since it’s a bit too pigmented when I put it on directly. Good thing I’m not a beauty influencer or we’d be in trouble 😆

[@lisaanglim9588]

I see people re potting when new leaves are emerging.

[@hannahwhite4734]

i’ve heard essential oils can be toxic to pets, i’ve not done any research but i feel like it might be good to look up!!

[@lisaanglim9588]

You need to stop calling yourself stupid and dumb. You’re not either of them. It makes me sad when you do that. You’re a smart way man whose running her own business and you tube channel. You put a lot into both of your jobs.

[@jessicabey275]

❤❤

[@unplantparenthood]

Morning Jessica!!

[@jessicabey275]

@@unplantparenthood Morning!

[@vladdydaddy1280]

first 😋😋😋

[@unplantparenthood]

HiyeEeEEee!!!!

[@Anah-B]

Take a shot everytime Charmaine gets the ick 🫡🫡

[@you_gullible_fucc]

1:59:06 I think is an sp napo. I'm looking to own one myself