catching up on overdue plant chores during a heatwave, massive repot, plant trade & planty decisions

Hello everyone! It was time for me to catch up on some of my overdue plant chores. Did I have to do it during a heatwave since I waited this long? Absolutely not. Did it have to be a massive repot? Also no. But pick the most inconvenient time to do something so you can complain about it more - that is a life tip from Miro. I also need some help for a planty decision so make sure to stay tuned until the end!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Hi, it’s hot.
04:20 do I even like this plant?
15:31 repotting one of my favorite Aroids
23:31 plant trade!
27:18 Anthurium repot
31:49 how to keep Monstera ‘Thai constellation’ small forever.
48:48 day 2 and a delicate Hoya repot
59:20 checking my Hoya for root root
01:01:34 help me make a decision
01:17:44 it’s time to melt away
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[@psycheready6958]

I have zero advice but I would love to watch you build a terrarium! You can do it!!

[@cmt3475]

Instead of paying for sticks marketed for plants, free wooden chopsticks from take-out works just as well as stakes for plants. :)

[@jessicapetrin1655]

I just love you, Miro. That is all. ♥️🤣

[@Suadade1983]

FYI, I will always look for you. Don’t worry. If I don’t see you for a while I will go searching… 🤗

[@joannajasinska5557]

Hi Miro, I brace myself for 32C at the end of the week here in Poland I cannot even imagine existing in 37C!

[@BasiePlants]

It went up to 39. It was like walking into an oven 😂

[@grannyplants1764]

🥵🤬😡🥀🌞

[@gathering_moss_ftw]

Great video despite the heat. Thank you fos sharing!

[@KatherineVidler]

I feel your pain, heat and myself don't work well together either 🥵🥵

[@margimorris7360]

When ever you ask what you should do and sit there to think about it, can you hear us all answering 🤔. Just love that Ikea tray to work with mess. I have two of them, I bought one and my husband bought me another one. I think he was trying to tell me something 😂

[@aub_k2819]

Great video once again! I love when you're just chatting away like we are in the room with you ❤ it's going to be 113 °F with the heat index... pure torture! 🥵🔥

[@sheilacasper2030]

I like your idea of using separate pots in the rusta. It is very hot here in Northern Kentucky, usa. We just finished 10+ days of 90+ F. Before that we had a month or more of rain.

[@kristiemowry3267]

I have been growing Episcia for a couple of years now in Idaho, USA. They are very easy here and don't need a terrarium. They are easier than African Violets. I have terrariums but only in aquariums. I just leave my plants in pots and put them in. It is much easier this way to move them out, etc. They grow roots through the bottom of the pots anyway. I have tried putting chicken wire with spagnum moss on it in the back, but eventually I got bored with that. I also tried bark glued to the back, but that to was very messy to maintain. I think you really have to be devoted to the whole eco look to create and maintain a whole terrarium set-up. I just want my plants to thrive so it wasn't for me. Benji on utube set up one which was very nice. He never shows it anymore so I think he abandoned it. Which ever you do, I am sure it will be successful. Just start putting it together slowly. Don't get to many plants before you have a place to put them. Good luck!

[@SafaiyaJahanRaiyan]

You know you are the best plant content creator. Your sarcasm and humility is such an interesting combination. Plus just read the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. The show is a cheap imitation in the earlier seasons, and bad a fan fiction in the later seasons

[@BasiePlants]

Omg shuuuush, I am noooot! 😭 You are so sweet

[@SafaiyaJahanRaiyan]

No, I liked it. But to be honest at some point you understand the source material was not in the level of the show runners. They were really out of depth and failed to understand what made GOT interesting

[@Planty-Mandy]

I am so easily influenced. Now I want a joepii in a hanging pot.

[@suvivirtanen8242]

Thank you for the video! Looks so easy when you do repotting!

[@peggyp3682]

I've been on a hoya buying frenzy the last few weeks. I'm past blaming you. It's all my fault, now. 😂

[@lilymeowington9395]

Me too 🤪

[@traceykusser368]

I bought a new beautiful Hoya and thought of you! I’ve been repotting and switching what I can to self-watering pots. It makes it so much easier to water 300 plus plants. I even invested in some hanging self-watering pots, too. I hope you and your plants survive the heat wave! ❤️

[@peggyp3682]

Rest, Miro. You can take a vacation.

[@LoveeeJonesss]

It has been the same temperature where I am, but we finally got rain today so it’s cooled down to 85°F/29°C and it’s crazy how that feels cool now! I have not trellised any of my Hoyas, but I’m starting to get jealous of the growth I’m not seeing! Everything has grown but when I see trellised ones online I’m like hmm I should. I bought two tiny metal ones but can’t decide which Hoyas to use them on…

[@BasiePlants]

Some will benefit a lot from being trellised. Some won't care either way. It depends on the hoya. Sorry you had the same temperatures 😩

[@tessamartens8338]

After surviving a brutal summer i am now freezing my toes off and blowing out power fuses trying to run a heater in the greenhouse and the main house simultaneously 😂 Also i dont understand how you keep a white shirt looking white during a repot session... what video magic is that!

[@BasiePlants]

LMAO, that shirt is not so white anymore! Also, those are two different white shirts. Couldn't get just one filthy, had to get another one lol. I will trade your winter for our summer!

[@liexclamationpt]

Hi Miro! Not sure if you have this locally, but try looking for window screening for the mesh.

[@BasiePlants]

I am not sure if that would hold up the plants? We have plastic mesh, the type that you'd use for a mosquito net. :)

[@darlenescott6218]

Hey!

[@PetraEmmy]

Micro! What an incredible video and how come it’s taken sooo long to show that awesome way of planting those cuties using the tiny pot.. it’s fantastic! Anyway hope you have had a bit of a cool down.. it was very hot here in Toronto but the nights are a bit cooler and I am grateful

[@Plantlifewithnina]

Hello Mero from Puerto Rico!! I’m also in the process to do my second terrarium but now into a 30 gallon aquarium. It’s all a process and getting all the supplies before the plants finally come in. Will be getting the majority of the plants this Friday at the plant festival. I have the lecca for the reservoir, the terrarium filter, fluval stratum, soil, and the ground moss. I need to get a top with a light…coming soon to another video.

[@pc3235]

miro, i share your irritation for hot and humid weather. every june, july and august i am miserable. and then there are friends and family so elated about summer and going to the beach. gets on my last nerves. 🥵🤮🤣😅

[@Marlur]

No heatwave here lol, foggy summer here in SF. Just take your time planning out your future terrarium. I have no clue how to put it together lol, so I am not helpful. Okay cya~ :P

[@michaelastechele7921]

I wish we had a heat wave. 😅 In germany/bavaria its a lot of rain all the time😢

[@tarantula_girl.]

I found a jar that is 3 gallons (I think) and I'm also waiting till the fall to start making it into a terrarium and I"m pretty sure everything I put in it will die. It's hot AF here in Canada. The plants love it but I'm dying. Anyways my "advice" is to trust your gut feeling. I think easing into it slowly and leaving yourself the ability to abort mission at any time is smart if you're not confident in what you're doing. I hope that didn't sound mean. I think it's the wise way to go. Love your videos. My Hoya obsession/addiction has only really taken off in the last year so. Late bloomer I guess, haha! But I"m learning a lot from your vids, so thank you! Anyways I could ramble on so I"ll stop. Where are you that there is no Amazon? I think I've watched GOT 5 times now? Not sure, but there's really nothing else like it. So incredibly well done. Enjoy! Take care :)

[@K.Mar.]

You need more space❤

[@user-id4nh1qe3o]

I have several huge (long) vines that I have allowed to let go too long. And, I mean loooonggg. Should I just log them off? None of them have any baby leaves yet. Should I chop them to make multiples? Thank you for help.

[@K.Mar.]

I wouldnt turn this one in an Terrarium. I think its not a good Idea for an Taurus (neither Scorpio 😂). You can get a real glas Terrarium with a slide door for 60 euro. These are easier to manage... Cmook

[@LoveeeJonesss]

My atabapoense confounds me too. I just gave him a bigger pot we will see how he does… Didn’t give him any support though. Should’ve!

[@BasiePlants]

It will get huge in a bigger pot very fast! :D That is what I did too.

[@sealife13]

I also am completely paralized when it is above 25 degrees .I need a siesta from 10 in the morning until eight in the evening You are living in Serbia right? I saw it is almost 40 degrees oh sweet baby jesus

[@BasiePlants]

Yup! We are having the hottest weather now compared to the same period in the past 30 years. Record breaking, yaaay 😭😅

[@sealife13]

@@BasiePlants horrible, hopefully for you it will be over soon. I moved to a coastal town for the cool breeze. Keep it cool 😅

[@Amandaaaah]

"Baybz" 😂

[@K.Mar.]

It was and still is really hot in Zagreb too...

[@leidelr5908]

Why don’t you like growing Hoyas in Pon anymore?

[@BasiePlants]

I have a dedicated video about this topic :)

[@wandashaw3551]

Hello Miro, we are experiencing the same heatwave in the northeastern US. Today is supposed to reach 107 to 110 degrees F. 🔥 🥵

[@BasiePlants]

Oh wow! That is insanely hot! I do not envy you at all!

[@jessicapetrin1655]

I’m from MA. I feel ya. I’ve been hibernating and watching Miro lol.

[@grannyplants1764]

We (NE NJ USA) just finished 9 days over 90F, one 99F. Not fun, and ooh the a/c electric bills that will be coming 😱🥵⚡️ but so grateful for having it. Houseplants, not so much…🪴

[@MelissaWalker82]

[@pixidanberty5530]

Game of Thrones WARNING dont fall in love with ANYONE 😢

[@BasiePlants]

hahaha I knooooow. 😭