Mastering Houseplant Fertilization: A Beginners Guide

Aloha! Join me as we dive into the world of houseplant fertilization. We will be talking about why houseplants need fertilizing, the difference between organic and inorganic fertilizers, how often you should be fertilizing your plants, and much more.
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0:00 Intro
1:03 Why need to fert plants
2:05 What nutrients do houseplants need?
2:27 What is NPK fertilizer?
3:29 What do NPK numbers on houseplant fertilizer mean?
4:05 Why do NPK numbers in houseplant fertilizer matter?
4:17 What does nitrogen do in houseplants?
5:30 What does phosphorus do for houseplants?
6:29 What does potassium do for houseplants?
7:01 Types of fertilizers for houseplants
7:21 Organic houseplant fertilizers
8:20 Difference between houseplant fertilizer and houseplant food
9:43 Inorganic houseplant fertilizers
13:20 Pros and cons of organic houseplant fertilizer
16:30 Cal mag for houseplants
21:38 Importance of water in houseplant fertilization
22:00 Pros and cons of slow release houseplant fertilizer
23:14 Pro tips for fertilizing your houseplants
26.32 How often should you fertilize houseplants?
30:33 Should you dilute houseplant fertilizer?
32:39 Do some houseplants need more fertilizer than others?
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[@AlohaPlantLife]

I totally spaced and forgot to mention foliar sprays! Foliar sprays are a great option for truly epiphytic plants such as Tillandsia and Bromeliads.

[@tinapomfrey5412]

I use foliar spray on my orchids, but I have two Tillandsia and I never thought to use the spray on them. I guess I am going try the spray on them too.

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

i spray fish 511 humik kelp and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens then the next time i spray with Soluble Silicon

[@kathleenhall3868]

Love how thorough you are, Drea. Again, this will be such a good reference tool for newbies. As an oldie moldie, I use this mantra for life "When in doubt, don't!" For plants, "When in doubt, if all else fails, read the instructions."

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Surely we can come up with a better term than oldie moldie lol

[@alexcarter2964]

You are the plant youtuber I have come across with the best general spread of knowledge - I always feel I come away learning something new.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thank you!💚

[@dora9368]

I know right. Same for me🎉

[@wildfern]

You are a wealth of knowledge 🫶 enjoyed as always! x

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thank you!💚

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

21000 subscribers seems pretty awesome, hope you are having a great 4th.. Aloha Princess

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

im glad to hear you talk about protons and electrons . if you adjust you foliar spray you can get it to attract one another. i barley understand and sure cant explain

[@BTiffney71]

I dont really use them anymore but I used to cut up stick fertilizers in smaller chunks/granules and mix it in the top layer.

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

plants love Molasses and wollastonite . Wollastonite is a calcium inosilicate mineral that may contain small amounts of iron, magnesium, and manganese substituting for calcium. and the are two kinds of nitrogen. i give both. i mix 5 parts 511 with 1 part general hydroponics micro

[@darthtraya8305]

I have recently been working with Orchids and finding I have to relearn everything I thought I knew about Orchids. The true measure of success will be come bloom season this winter. That being said, I will move away from the bloom boosters once they start blooming and do a balanced fertilizer until the blooms are done then start all over again. I have also been working with Espicia and I have always loved African violets so more experiments ongoing with different fertilizers.

[@GreenWitch1]

I had a large collection when I lived in Miami. They love fish emulsion & super thrive! Bloom boost when they start pushing out bloom spikes.

[@darthtraya8305]

@@GreenWitch1 thanks!

[@LeafyConversations]

Love your videos. I agree with everyone else you’re so knowledgeable and thorough when teaching! I use Jack’s Fertilizer 20-20-20, which I see you have there yay! It has all the micro nutrients in it except it doesn’t have calcium, so I add calcium-magnesium supplement too. I’d like your opinion on the Great White Mychroizom. So many plant creators use it, so I started adding it.

[@tinapomfrey5412]

This vid is really timely for me. I recently started using Superthrive Foliage-Pro because I moved some Alocasia over to semi-hydro. Its a Dyna-Gro product. I was looking for a feed that I could keep in the reservoir and the Superthrive was recommended. Its 9-3-6 with all the extras, although no sulfur. I have been using it for about a month, not just for semi-hydro, but all of my plants, and while it is a little too early to draw conclusions, many of my Alocasia, even the ones still in soil, are putting out new, HUGE leaves. The directions call for 1-2 tsp per gallon, 1 to 4 weeks, depending on your strength. I have a few one gallon milk jugs full of it, waiting for the next watering. I will keep an eye on the efficacy, to see if the pre-mixing loses its potency. That's something that I never thought of, although I have pre-mixed several different brands and never noticed a difference. Thanks for the tip.

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

super thrive is great but cost to much, you can make your own

[@tinapomfrey5412]

@@Robbie..Ha-Navi , I ordered it from Amazon, $9.99. I can handle it. I make my own soils, pon, pest spray, etc... Buying it gives me one less thing to do :)

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

@@tinapomfrey5412i forget how busy you women are now a days. i like to learn about plant nutrition . i find plants, people, and my horse and cows all "thrive" on the same stuff..and i dont like to depend on big companies so i learn. have a nice evening

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

@@tinapomfrey5412 i make my soil but im lazy. i mix 3 cubic feet peat 2 cubic feet perlite and 2.5 cubic feet vigoro potting mix , then i a lot of humic and wollastonite and run a ph of 5.5 or so. do you have a secret recipe ???? if im starting plant i run 50/50 vigoro perlite it makes it so i cant over water then.

[@aub_k2819]

This is an incredible video! You did a great job (as always)! I look forward to more educational videos! ❤🎉

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thank you so much!

[@dora9368]

Pretty necklace ❤

[@marierejoiceinjesus3846]

Liqui-dirt is suspicious. A private lab analysis of their sister product "Noot" shows an alarmingly low percentage of macronutrients (or none at all) and demonstrates a complete lack of certain micronutrients it claims to have on the packaging. Liquidirt could be doing the same thing. Idk. Considering how much they sell, idk why they wouldn't get an analysis. Great video!

[@GreenWitch1]

I decided to switch to liqui dirt recently just to mix it up. I usually use GT Foliage Focus “weakly weekly”. No problem at all! Two waterings with a diluted amount of liquid dirt started burning my leaf tips. I sent it back! Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[@dora9368]

Thank you Drea. I need this video!❤🌿💜

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You’re welcome!💚

[@lisawagner6076]

I have found that natural fertilizers also attract animals. When I used fish emulsion or blood meal in my garden, the raccoons tore up my garden. The fish emulsion would attract my dogs' attention in the house. So I quit using natural fertzs at all. Plus the fish stuff smelled too! But what is the difference between a 10-10-10 and a 20-20-20? Does that mean it has more of those things? Is the 20-20-20 better because the numbers are higher? Thank you so much for explaining all this. You make it understandable.

[@msscamp100]

Thank you! Great video!

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You’re welcome💚

[@darthtraya8305]

Can we talk about how much more water plants require during active growing season vs. non-growing seasons? Example, I was keeping my orchids in a traditional orchid mix. Wrong…In our hot Dallas environment I had constantly dehydrated orchids UNTIL I started potting in just Sphagnum moss. Also, self watering planters on orchids? Yes. Here we need them. It is so interesting how all the things you are told are gospel really aren’t and how you have to adjust by your local climate in order to be successful.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

💯This past week my plants on the south side of my house have been drying out twice as fast as just a month ago

[@schuie]

"Muh-lib-den-um" :)

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thank you!💚

[@kristofbraekmans4289]

Do you need fertilizer if you water with aquarium water?

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

i think organic means micro organisms need to break things down before plants can use . id rather give them 85% phosphoric acid . lol i like sulfur mag more for some plants. calmag raises my ppm a lot . i use epsom and wollastonite if you can get nutrients to attach to humik you can feed a lot less,

[@debbiefrick4380]

Thanks for the informative video. I have only about 65 and find plants to water 3 or 4 days a week. I can't depend on memory to know which plants I fertilized during the previous watering. With all of your plants, do you have a system for keeping track? A computer program ?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

I use the Planta app

[@moomoon1410]

3:05 micronutrients. Not macro. Good video.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

I just re-watched it, and I say micronutrients…

[@LeafyConversations]

I will drench my plants with water first; then I pour my fertilizer water in the plant last.

[@Robbie..Ha-Navi]

"Get in my belly!"

[@AlohaPlantLife]

😂