BEST houseplants in semi-hydro? 🪴 ...and the WORST

[@PhoenixFyreRising]

My Hoya's love Pon. I have most of my 92 Hoyas in Pon. As long as they have the right lighting I find them growing healthy. A few even bloomed. So I guess it can depend where you live and the humidity you supply. My humidity naturally in my home is never lower than 50%.

[@crochetqueen6440]

I am one of the people who says Hoya do amazing in semi hydro - I do things a little differently though which may make a difference - in fact I think it does make a difference. I have Hoya cuttings that have taken FOREVER to produce new growth when I prop them directly into leca or pon. So my go to is to propagate them in a mix of fern fibre, mixed with whatever I have on hand between perlite, pumice or pon. I prop them really well, until at least 2-3 new nodes have grown, small leaf hoya more. Then I convert to semi hydro, just into small clear nursery pots and I put all my little hoya into one water tub, kinda like you did when you went away on holiday, Emma, I think maybe with spag plants? They tend to love the humidity and gathering together. I have to move them when they grow quite a bit because they start getting damage from both being so close and from my handling them, it's easy to knock those baby hoya leaves. But when I get a hoya it's guaranteed to go in semi hydro, kinda like maranta for you :) I just got my first scindapsus, never really been into them, so will know to avoid!

[@EmiMae0117]

I have the best of luck with my hoya and alocasias in pon and leca. I love semi-hydro for some plants so much. Its fun seeing the different experiences others have had with it with certain plants. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@KathyGallagher01]

Wow 40k! 🎉Well done Emma 🎊

[@karenmyers9146]

My Hoyas that are in pon seem to like it so far. I switched over some of my syngiums and they love it and my alocasia will be next. Right now the alocasia’s are in home made self watering pots. Not pretty but they work

[@davidhalley9795]

I had an alocasia and lost every leaf except one. Once it grew roots in water I repotted it in pon and now I have two leaves. Love this stuff.

[@marionschwitzner8013]

I have een epipremnum climbing on my wall in a pon self watering pot. It grows so well for me.

[@michiyaslana5974]

It’s really incredible how much comes down to home conditions - I have exactly one marantha, it’s growing in a soil mix and I have at least one leaf incoming at all times. I’ve rooted hoya cuttings in just water and the roots grew like CRAZY (faster than the roots of pothos cuttings, put in the same container on the same day) and I really really want to bite the bullet and try growing a couple of my hoyas in leca. We’ll see how they do!

[@lovesyorkies3395]

I just switched my Alocasia Polly to lecca. I might switch my others next weekend. Repotted quite a few plants that were becoming a bit root bound this afternoon.

[@Zen.....]

my only scindapsis and hoya are in leca, doing really well. I recently chopped >1m from scindapsis argyreius cos it was growing too much, haven't tried it in pon tho. as you say, maybe different climate/environment. my syngonium batik seems to have stalled in leca, will try pon next. 🌱

[@glinkowopalca]

Thanks for making my Sunday a little better 😃

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

Maranta: I have exactly the same experience - once I put my water propageted marantas into pon with self-watering, they grow like weeds and simply love life. In soil, it wasn´t so easy and they didn´t put on new pups (at least for me). Seeing this, I believe that pon is the best thing ever for marantas :-)

[@meganmurray8411]

Love your videos your my fav go to! Thank you for what you do.

[@thenoodlestwo]

Love this video, very informative. Thanks for making it 🥰

[@PetraEmmy]

Could I try a rex begonia in pon? It seems to be very thirsty.. And ALL my hoyas are in pon except my carnosa chelsea.. After the sulpher treatment all are very happy 💚🌿

[@crochetqueen6440]

I think they'd do great, the begonia :)

[@aingealtara1479]

.. I wouldn't try pon to my Rex Begonias, because their root system are so very fragile and so vety thin like a really fine sewing tread.. They sure like their soil to be moist, but not to much either, and never to dry.. Pon, I think, will be like rocks on their roots.. 🤗🍀

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

Good question,was thinking the same 🤔

[@ms.botanica]

I had problems with hoyas not growing so I increased humidity and they started growing. Hoya Rebecca went a year no growth 😅

[@dorindastewart1375]

What kind of nutrients do you use for semi-hydro? I'm just starting to experiment with leca with some cane begonia cuttings. I like the idea of self-watering and being able to reuse the growing medium. Definitely several benefits if the plants are happy in it.

[@charlottecobain6986]

Leca is great! I’ve played around with the 3 part general hydroponics system with added silica, calmg, and diamond nectar but bc leca is so basic the ph drift gets out of range quickly. I just ordered the advanced nutrients grow, micro, bloom set that has ‘ph perfect’ buffers included to help with drift.

[@aingealtara1479]

.. I just tried leca with two of my cane Begonias and that did not turn out good.. One died and the other one, the mother plant, went down in less than a week. I had to make a rescue and put her back in my chunky soil, give her a good drink and wait for her to get her strength back.. She is still on recovery..

[@charlottecobain6986]

@@aingealtara1479 I only have one cane begonia and I absolutely adore it! I’m so sorry yours didn’t make it 🙁 I’ve read that they really like semi-hydroponics but I’ve always been too nervous to try and get all the soil off the roots since they have to be really clean for leca and they’re more delicate roots than what most of my plants have. I did just get a bag of pon and was considering switching to that with some added perlite but maybe I’ll just take some cuttings and try those. It lives in one of my glass cabinets and I’ve been phasing soil out of there to keep pests better at bay. If you ever try again maybe an adjustment period into perlite with a leca reservoir down at the bottom? I have good luck getting my more dramatic (lol) plants to adjust and produce lots of water roots that way.

[@dorindastewart1375]

@@aingealtara1479 Oh no, I'm sorry you're having trouble. My mother plant was in soil and started dropping leaves so I chopped it. I had cuttings in perlite that rotted and some in water that didn't do anything for months. I finally put a pothos cutting in with them and they rooted. I then switched them to a nutrient solution for a couple weeks before I potted them in leca. They've been living in leca for almost a month and I'm getting new growth so I think they're happy. I hope you're able to save your Begonia! 🙏

[@RobbieThomas-p8o]

Love the video and channel :) I was wondering if you had any advice for pon as a substrate in a regular pot? I have a a lot of Aglaonema and Hoyas in pon. The thing I have struggled with is, knowing when to water them, since I can’t use a moisture meter. Any tips or advice would be amazing :)

[@bekology101]

Is yellowing on the tip of leaves normal for semi hydro shock ? Alocasia - in perlite/stratum … do you think it’s cal/mag deficiency? I just put super thrive in there but it’s doesn’t contain cal/mag

[@Refurrrb]

Can’t wait to try it with my alocasia zebarina 🙏 loved this video , really helpful 🙌

[@KikiLopez77]

I am getting an Alocasia Zebarina soon, I want to put it in pon. Please let me know if yours did ok.

[@paulawilkinson6341]

Anyone know if fictus tineke do well in leca . Put mine in bout 5 weeks ago and she’s dropped a lot of leaves . Don’t know weather to pull her out or keep goin

[@theresasteiner2748]

I took my Miranda out of soil (today) and put it into leca. I forgot I had ordered pon and self watering pots (which were delivered just as I finished the transfer). Should I leave it in the leca or try the pon? The roots are beautiful but the tips of the leaves are dry.

[@dannini]

It’s so funny that I’m experiencing the opposite, my hoyas love semi-hydro but my alocasia seem to hate it. 🤣

[@lookatthatleaf]

Same!

[@Backyardflorist]

Same for the hoya! But my alocasias also love it. My Hoyas have never grown so fast and the roots are amazing now. (Never had any luck on soil which is why I went to pon)

[@Refurrrb]

Also going to try my mantra cuttings in pon 🙌

[@caitlin228]

I have good luck with Hoya in pon if it's a thirsty variety (e.g. Bella). More succulent Hoya do better in bark/coco husk. I've had bad luck with syngonium in semi hydro. Granted it's only been a Llano-Carti Road so it's hard to tell how much is the plant and how much is the substrate. I think it's finally accepted pon life but it's clearly unhappy about it.

[@louisedreisig6166]

Thank you, this is really helpful as I want to try out semi hydro! Do you think the ones that do well would also do well in a self watering pot with soil?

[@renatecormick7399]

This video has been very helpful because I’ve been tossing up whether to put my Alocasia Polly into leca S/H. The only question I have is how do you think leca compares with pon as far as using it in a S/H situation? I’m mainly trying to get a good portion of my houseplants into leca because of fungus gnats as well as that I bought a very large bag of leca and need to use it up. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on S/H Emma, it’s come at a perfect time.

[@marasmithson6218]

I transferred my alocasias to pon and leca a couple months ago. Pon for the more established plants and leca for those where i thought those roots could grow some more. Both works great tbh. I even have 10 corms from gageana, pink dragon and polly in leca rn and they thrive.

[@renatecormick7399]

@@marasmithson6218 Thanks Mara, I’m going to give it a try. My Polly has 5 leaves at present and should cope with taking it out of soil. Wish me luck!!!

[@hannamarie7888]

Honestly I struggle with scindapsus in general tbh so I don’t think they’d work in semi hydro for me either lol

[@taylormcelveen3477]

What can of philo is that? It’s beautiful 😍

[@thatonedog819]

Looks like some kind of white- something... White wizard maybe? It's stem isn't as red as my white knight, but too red for white princess imo

[@nathandesmond3641]

Do you think I could do a zz plant in pon and a self watering planter?

[@GoodGrowing]

I don't see why not, just make sure the reservoir doesn't go up too high and cover the tubers because that could cause them to rot

[@nathandesmond3641]

@@GoodGrowing cool thank you very much!

[@ttschrock7126]

Have you considered a Peace Lily? What is your expert (because you are!! :-) ) opinion? Thanks!!! You rock!!!

[@od.vandeveer]

Have you got any experience with anthuriums in pon?

[@GoodGrowing]

Oh yeah anthuriums do well in pon for sure. But it’s not a necessary as I feel like it is for alocasias or marantas

[@od.vandeveer]

@@GoodGrowing thank you

[@eileencortes1335]

My anthuriums love pon 💜

[@lisacampbell9257]

Your alocasia dragon scale is massive! Those leaves are so big. Mine have made it out of the one/two leaf club, but there are about the size of my hand. Very nice growing girl!

[@maximaandrea496]

Monstera felt left out lol

[@pamp3445]

That maranta does not look happy to me. So many brown edges on so many leaves. Really? You think it is happy? This video was made a year ago from the message I am writing. Can you show the plant now? Was it the transition from soil to semi-hydro that caused a bit of stress and the brown splotches?