Add a support stake for LARGER monstera leaves

[@lemorrisgalbreath2505]

I bought a couple of heat mats to jump start some plants, including ground orchids, that were just not doing anything for a year or two. Bingo! New growth! My house is usually around 72 degrees...guess they needed warmer temps.

[@EverythingPlants]

I don't think soil temps are talked about enough. We always hear about air temps, but never soil.....I thought this was super interesting

[@kimberlyskinner8177]

🤩😍🤩💖 Hockey Stick!?!?🤣😂🤣😂

[@EverythingPlants]

Haha....I thought it was funny 🤣

[@KathyGallagher01]

Love my heat mats they do make a big difference with the growth of plants, specially youngsters 👍💚🌱

[@EverythingPlants]

I 100% agree. Thanks Kathy

[@katiewilliams9273]

Love using a heat may on propagations. It really makes a huge different

[@EverythingPlants]

I think so too!

[@dhiaaeddinetahiir6437]

I saw your channel in a short video and then I entered here and I absolutely love your videos and plants!! Thanks a lot for videos .. I will watch all your videos!!

[@EverythingPlants]

Hello and welcome to the channel!!!!

[@carolstuff]

Hope they both do well. Thanks for sharing Jeff!

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks Carol

[@marieschwarm2513]

Gotta love a premiere video! Thanks, Jeff!

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks for joining!

[@DionneRoxanne]

Great video Jeff! I think i might try a heat mat under my albo and Thai. My albo is growing new leaves but they only produce two fenestrations. My Thai is perky and healthy but hasn't sprouted any new leaves in a few months. ETA: I love that you shared a clip from Lee's "Kill This Plant!" He has a great channel as well.

[@EverythingPlants]

You should definitely try this! And Lee's channel is great!!!

[@turogers13]

I also put some of my struggling plants on heat mats. I have a few terrarium plants that I will occasionally put on a heat mat to produce a little more condensation. And it makes sense to put some plants on the heat mat. This also helps some plants to dry out faster if you have overwatered.

[@Paul-010]

What is the procedure when any of the plants reach the top of the plank?

[@EverythingPlants]

Here is a video I made about this recently. I hope it helps kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGinfK1tj9qqj6s

[@Paul-010]

@@EverythingPlants Thank you so much.👍🏻

[@lisaanglim9588]

I’ve heard that putting a heat mat under smaller plants helps. So it should with larger plants.

[@EverythingPlants]

So far it's working out great

[@ROOFMAXXofSebringFl]

Heat is absorbed through the leaf, they absorb the uv light and convert it, clorofil is another change heat in soil doesn't affect it unless are extreme changes. Light makes it grow 😊

[@jennifer8100]

Definitely a Hockey Stick for the Albo, what a fantastic idea, Jeff!!🟥🍁🟥

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks Jenni Fer....I thought it was a great way to show some Canadian humor 🤣

[@em5140]

I just saw a local greenhouse here has nice 4” Thai constellations for $80. I am sooo tempted!! Yours look so nice 😄

[@EverythingPlants]

Ya...here too! You should definitely get the Thai....the variegation is more stable than the Albo

[@em5140]

@@EverythingPlants good to know!!

[@lauraheuseveldt]

The hockey stick! So funny😂 Beautiful plants!

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks Laura!!!

[@DrinknStitch]

My local thrift store has hockey sticks $1 usd , but I also have a tree in the yard that keeps dropping large branches for free.

[@EverythingPlants]

That would look sweet!

[@Firefenex1996]

Im curious about Lee's pvc moss pole design. Theoritically the roots will naturally funnal downward in the pipe and the pvc should ideally keep it humid. Who it be worth a moss pole then? Not for stability, but for nutrients.

[@EverythingPlants]

I had one of my larger monsteras plants on one of those plastic moss poles and it didn't work like that. I thought the same thing but these roots are to large and didn't funnel down. They just grew wild lol. Now Lee's pole might be different but in my opinion it wouldn't be with the hassle. Now if you really wanted to give it a try them this would be the one to try for sure. Plants like philodendrons grow into the moss nicely because they have smaller roots compared to the monstera....that's just my two cents

[@jeramietolbert6699]

So, I’m going to add a cedar plant to my young thia constellation and can I plant it a little deeper and put the skinnier part of the stem under the soil?

[@EverythingPlants]

I don't plant them too deep. You can send a picture to my IG and I can take a peek

[@joseasenciooviedo1386]

Did it grow the new growing point?

[@cynthiarobinson9854]

Jeff, I really enjoyed this monstera video.

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks so much Cynthia!

[@patriciaoconnor1742]

Does it matter the type of wood planks...pine..cedar or what? TY in advance

[@EverythingPlants]

Cedar is the best....most rot resistant, but honestly I use anything that I can repurpose. I've been placing them inside the pots for over a year and never had a rotten board

[@Hunter__14]

What type of wood plank did u use and where can i buy one

[@EverythingPlants]

I use repurposed wood. I have used both cedar which is preferred and pine. I had some cedar planks left over when I dismantled my kids playhouse LOL

[@tomguest6563]

would you mind doing an updated grow lights set up video? Or even just a short video on instagram!

[@EverythingPlants]

Absolutely..... Is there anything you would like to see specifically about the grow lights?

[@stehanielewellen912]

Do you use something specific for your wood planks?

[@EverythingPlants]

Nope....anything I can repurpose for a plank 🤣 But cedar is best

[@jocelyncarmelitatan8508]

The wood planks will rot eventually. Is plastic not safe to use with plants as support?

[@EverythingPlants]

Of course they will rot eventually....but I haven't had one yet. I have a bunch of plastic moss poles currently and they are great

[@sonniecampbell1788]

Hockey stick - haha. Novel idea! Also regarding heat mats, do you use because it’s cooler in basement? Or used upstairs, too? Guess I’m asking how to determine if/when to use them. Thanks!

[@EverythingPlants]

Hey Sonnie. The funny thing is I don't even like hockey haha. I've been using a heat mat to help propagations and smaller cuttings with root growth. Recently I've been placing some plants on the mat too and the sparked with new growth pretty quick

[@sonniecampbell1788]

@@EverythingPlants agree about hockey! 🙂 Thanks for heat mat info. I should have guessed it was another successful experiment! 👋🏼🪴

[@lisaanglim9588]

You don’t put a small amount of soil in the pot first to give the roots some cushion at the bottom?

[@EverythingPlants]

When I hold it in place and add the soil, I use the pencil to poke down around the roots. I don't bunch them up. You can definitely add soil the way you described, but this is how I do it

[@terralondon6352]

I love you and Lee😊

[@EverythingPlants]

Yay!!!? Thanks so much Terra.

[@planttherapy1860]

I may finally take that monstera out of water and pot her up with a plank! I am sure the heat mats help. Great video Jeff.

[@EverythingPlants]

Yay! How long have you had it in water?

[@planttherapy1860]

@EverythingPlants Maybe 2 months. It's a deliciosa. I didn't like the floppy appearance and just never seemed to figure out what it needed.

[@vixistixi]

Love your outro music. X

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks! It's from an artist called True Cuckoo

[@mouzziel]

Hockey stick😂😂😂

[@EverythingPlants]

Add in a little Canadian humor haha I don't play or watch hockey though

[@northernplantucky]

I like to remind people that there's no such thing as houseplant LOL!😉 however since I started off life is more of an outdoor gardener oh, I can tell you that soil temperature definitely matters, especially when starting seeds and with young plants just being put out for the spring. The same seems to be true for houseplants

[@EverythingPlants]

I know it helps with seed germination, but didn't expect those plant to get such a boost. It just kind of surprised me haha

[@catherinekasiewicz8683]

😂Great video and great sense of humor. I need to restake my monstera. 🥰

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks Catherine! 😂

[@Nat-cj4ff]

Hockey stick eh? 🤣🤣🤣

[@EverythingPlants]

🏒 I thought it was pretty funny 🤣

[@catarinaeriksson946]

Hockeystick 😂😂😂

[@EverythingPlants]

Lol I thought it was a little bit 🤣

[@lindamorado9828]

That doesn't look like a real Hawaiian pothos.

[@VickyHafler]

Thanks for all the tips. 🪴

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks so much for watching Vicky!