What did you guys think of these hacks? Drop videos you want me to react to down below, and don't forget to grab a copy of my book if you want the TRUE hacks: bit.ly/epicgardenbook
@airodarkwind87194 жыл бұрын
Just my opinion, dear Kevin. I appreciate the thought and your loving purpose of showing this to us, but I guess you shouldn't do a reaction video. It think you don't have to entertain things like those. Plus, people are wiser now. Also, videos from reliable sources are everywhere. I believe they are/were only on hit (before) because the videos are/were short and edited that show "instant" result.
@funnyd87984 жыл бұрын
We need to laugh especially these days when everyone is trying to hard to stay happy stuck at home. Do what makes you happy and I say thank you because it did make me smile and laugh I am sure lots of others too. So thank you!!!!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Valid, I appreciate the feedback!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Jennifer333334 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh, thank you! 😁
@MacsUsername4 жыл бұрын
The "grown" aloe they show isn't even the same species they started out with lmao
@cooperolm96874 жыл бұрын
It works so well that it can cause rapid evolution, obviously.
@MacsUsername4 жыл бұрын
@@cooperolm9687 Of course! How could I be so blind?
@Thebeautyofarighteousmind4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@alexanderbranstetter16424 жыл бұрын
I noticed it the first time I watched it...
@tomo49774 жыл бұрын
Of course the Aloe Vera, the succulent who prefers drier, less nutritious, hardy environments, would love to sit in a soggy, rotting banana! *What could possibly go wrong?* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@wordsbymaribeja14704 жыл бұрын
I appreciate Kevin's objection to the waste of a perfectly good banana.
@barbaravance67744 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Not the mention the banana will rot and attract fruit flies. And mold.
@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep4 жыл бұрын
Might not be a waste. Banana is full of sugar/simple carbs like molasses. The banana could be feeding the aloe with the sugar and potassium. It might not be bullshit. It's like that old trick of putting a rose cutting in a potato.
@SuP3rpRiNc3sSa4 жыл бұрын
I know thats like a $120,000 investment destroyed :/
@barbaravance67744 жыл бұрын
@@SuP3rpRiNc3sSa Maybe not but, it does waste your time.😆
@MonotoneCreeper4 жыл бұрын
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Did you watch the video? Yes, eventually the nutrients will be released from the banana, but it will take a very long time in an indoor pot, as it needs to decompose completely to the molecular level in order to be available. You're better off eating the banana and using the energy yourself to put the peel in a compost bin. The banana will just get mouldy at the surface, attract files, and actually slow down the growth of the plant because it needs to grow its roots further to actually access the available nutrients in the compost.
@natalieeis92844 жыл бұрын
If plants absorbed more nutrients when upside down, nature would have sorted that by now.
@3_up_moon4 жыл бұрын
That's actually not true at all! There are quite a few things in human physiology that are "upside down" and those things are actually detrimental. Those things just cant be flipped around. Just like you cant put the earth above our heads. Maybe we are nature's way of fixing it since we are the ones that can contain and hang "earth".
@maziedelsordo21144 жыл бұрын
@@3_up_moon Dumbest thing I've ever read.
@3_up_moon4 жыл бұрын
@@maziedelsordo2114 you need to be more clear
@BeckJoseR4 жыл бұрын
Reasons for everything. Here's a thought, the sun is above us. Plants need the sun. Would it be a good idea to block the light source with roots? And therefore, plants develope capillaries to draw moisture and nutrition upwards. Just as its stem grows upwards. Upside down just puts strain on the plants. Its only use is to make harvesting and growing vines more easily for us humans. The plants don't like it, and will do everything in their power to fix the 'root' of the problem.
@ModernLady4 жыл бұрын
Jake Sangria They DO say it absorbs it better. Look at 5:08. And eventually fall down.
@PiaPirate4 жыл бұрын
Kevin: "I'm not an expert, I would never call myself an expert, but I have been gardening for 10 years now" Me: "grows first salad leaves ever: I'm definitely an expert now 😎"
@rebeccaclark26144 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah 😂
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
Or me, having *not* gardened in about 20 years, finally getting off my butt and putting in a bunch of summer and winter squash (2 of each. It's a lot of squash), Now I'm trying to plan for next year and getting all excited about it!
@denagervino58724 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!
@NotWithThatAttitude4 жыл бұрын
@ the Dunning-Kruger effect 😂😂
@yashasaur4 жыл бұрын
That’s how I felt and then I got a bunch of new plants and they all died 😭😭😂😭🥺😅
@elderberryjamz36544 жыл бұрын
“This is SO obviously dumb” you’re so soft spoken it doesn’t even sound like an insult 😭
@tricia80544 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yes! I was trying to figure out how to phrase it lol!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@TheThrivingLady4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@Jreichh4 жыл бұрын
LETS, GET INTO IT!
@daraobannon99044 жыл бұрын
@Brit & Patrick & Son Haven & Mullen & Mullen, I legit found this guy by searching "soothing gardening videos" and the result did not disappoint!
@xXxDinEnesteEnexXx4 жыл бұрын
This is the best hack you will ever need: Just stick it in the right soil, and wait.
@Wingedshadowwolf4 жыл бұрын
That's how I propagate my aloes!
@valeriesanchez30744 жыл бұрын
Lol
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
And water carefully. Or use a pot with good drainage.
@60secondgaming214 жыл бұрын
Meh soil is full with weeds, virus, moss
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
@@60secondgaming21 Where do you live? What kind of soil do you have? That's ... not potting soil. I'm not sure what you think it is, but potting soil has no weeds (it's sterilized for that reason), beneficial bacteria (I'm sure there are viruses as well, but most soil borne pathogens are easily dealt with by washing your hands well, and making sure your tetanus shot is up to date.) and, sure, there may be some "sphagnum moss", or peat moss or something. Neither of which are actual moss, though. Sphagnum is an epiphyte that loves the humid and heat of The South and is good for lightening a soil mix, but generally used as a top dressing to make things prettier. Peat moss is the partially decomposed plant matter that is cut out of peat bogs. It's used as an ingredient in potting soil mixes because it is still high in potential nutritive value and used to be considered fantastic for potted plants. These days, because peat bogs are protected by different treaties and considered endangered biomes, yuo're more likely to see coir or coconut husk as an additive or top dressing.
@SickAndTiredPublishing4 жыл бұрын
"Just know how much water your plants need and don't give them more than that." Me: *cradles my chronically over-watered aloe plant* look, I didn't come here to be attacked
@Widdekuu914 жыл бұрын
I always over-water everything, I don't know, I just cant stop myself. Untill I can see the water (a.k.a. the whole pot is filled with water) I assume he hasn't had enough.
@Stettafire4 жыл бұрын
I normally bottom water with a saucer. I only give enough to cover the bottom of the saucer. If the saucer is empty I know my plant wants more water. Cactuses are harder, but I have some Christmas Cactuses I water virtually once a month. These plants retain water really well (super thick leaves) so they font need a lot and too much can make them literally rot away
@gohawks35714 жыл бұрын
You should see my spider plan 😭 Of course, doesn't help it's near my kettle (space problems)
@karenramnath99934 жыл бұрын
I love your username. And I also have a chronically overwatered aloe! 😂
@JackrabbitCrafts4 жыл бұрын
Widdekuu91 you might want to look into growing water lilies. 😂 Or bamboo, try bamboo. You would probably have a good experience with bamboo. I have so many arid climate plants in the house and the only thing keeping me from over watering them is the fact I give my tiny orchid one ice cube a week and only allow myself to water everyone else that same day. Except for the succulents who I have to remember every third week. But it's hard. I over watered some seedlings I was trying one week where we had nothing but cold rainy days and thus poor light inside so they got a smige of mold on top. They weren't happy.
@FeuerblutRM4 жыл бұрын
Actually plants have sensory organs too. They have what's called graviperception via certain gravity-sensitive granular particles in the cells, coupled with their cytoskeleton, some calcium channels etc. (I'm not going into further detail here) to actually detect their current position relative to gravity and thus orient themselves correctly. If you put your plants upside down, they very well recognize that, get stressed and will constantly try to correct their twisted position by growing upwards (and their roots will grow downwards) When I studied molecular and cell biology one of our science groups was working on better understanding graviperception. They worked with the algae Euglena (a single-cell model organism) and built a small satellite to study what a lack of gravity in space would do to Euglena's behaviour, growth and propagation.
@susieangelandoy70944 жыл бұрын
so what happened to that algae? I like reading science stuff :D
@_amaya.4 жыл бұрын
That's very interesting. Never knew that
@Aerogrow4 жыл бұрын
@@spooky9327 Would probably need a proper experiment where you mounted the light source on floor, not 100% convinced. My indoor plants always grow towards light source and stretch towards anywhere in canopy with highest PAR values.
@debbiehenri3454 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've been a gardener for over 35 years (both professionally and at home). I've seen all sorts of crazy ideas with regard to planting non-trailing plants in inappropriate containers, trying to get them to hang down. Seldom works effectively, certainly not in the long term. Even a climbing plant, forced to trail in such a pot and disadvantaged by the weight of its long stems will start searching around for supports and orientate itself upright again. Like the man said - the macrame pot holder was good. I'm not so confident about the coat hanger trellis though. People might be tempted to put that outside, or maybe misting it, and I can see a lot of those rusting.
@jennhoff033 жыл бұрын
Wish I'd have known this 7 years ago! My family bought 2 large Queen Anne Palm trees and tried to grow them sort of criss-crossing each other.... like a giant arch that crossed at the top. It was an idea we saw at this fancy hotel behind their pool, and we tried it behind ours. But no matter how diagonally we planted them, they would correct and grow straight up. And palm trees are SOLID- you can't really bend them. Anyway, we finally just let them do what they were going to do and stopped trying to mess with nature. Nature always wins.
@thekidcalifornia75094 жыл бұрын
Not to mention they put a pea in the tea bag and a bean sprouted
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
They ALWAYS do that
@Blarg63064 жыл бұрын
Wait, your peas DON'T turn into beans?
@cvrlyir0n7024 жыл бұрын
Blarg6306 no ofc not. my peas grow into gingerbread houses, did you try putting your peas in rice? if that didnt work at least you have a good meal 🥴
@josh33374 жыл бұрын
they actually planted a mung bean
@esotericjahanism52514 жыл бұрын
Ive never bothered with seed starter mix it's never worked for me i just throw my seeds in the dirt im going to grow my plants in. It's always worked better for me that way
@kristidarby20174 жыл бұрын
You and the channel "How to Cook That" should talk to each other. She debunks these crazy hack-videos all the time, and her latest one exposes that these all come from a company in Russia. It's pretty interesting!
@evilsharkey89544 жыл бұрын
Kristi Darby, the one where her husband does a bit of investigative journalism?
@rebeccaspratling28654 жыл бұрын
Yep I'd love to collab. They're both my top favorite 2 for destroying these content farm channels.
@valeriesanchez30744 жыл бұрын
5 minute crafts has joined the chat
@dellarae4 жыл бұрын
Yes she is so cool
@daveszymborski91934 жыл бұрын
Yes! Her videos when she tries their cooking 'hacks' are great!
@Trilingualeks3 жыл бұрын
I love this guy's whole vibe... "why not just plant the aloe in the soil and eat the banana?" ... "OR you could just water your plants appropriately" 🤣🤣🤣
@swedneck4 жыл бұрын
TL:DR; "to a degree this works, but it's so easy to just do it right that you might as well not bother"
@aloras4054 жыл бұрын
Blossom is notorious for putting anything and everything in their videos whether or not it’s even true. All they want is views. Not to actually spread great advice. My friends share these videos all the time and it drives me nuts.
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Yeah totally!
@evilsharkey89544 жыл бұрын
They’re like 5-Minute Crafts, just garbage content farms that sometimes even share dangerous “hacks”. How To Cook That has done several videos debunking their fake food videos.
@Wingedshadowwolf4 жыл бұрын
@@evilsharkey8954 I like Anne's debunking videos!
@valeriesanchez30744 жыл бұрын
I thought blossom was a sitcom in 1990
@Stettafire4 жыл бұрын
Ye, reminds me if these awful programming career advice facebook memes you see going around. They drive me mad also. Hay, wanna be a programmer? Code all night and drink red bull. NO, no and no. Get good sleep, eat healthy. When your brain is at its peak you code better. Tired/stressed/hungry/ill programmers struggle more.
@veggedout10304 жыл бұрын
Eat the banana, and compost the peel 👍🏻
@robinpatterson86594 жыл бұрын
Banana peels, are like, my worms favorite food. Have you seen the hacks that bake the peels until dry, then grind them? The powder is supposed to increase the potassium bioavailability.
@rahman1134 жыл бұрын
@@robinpatterson8659 could do with sunlight but aye
@robinpatterson86594 жыл бұрын
@@rahman113 I decided to use the air fryer to dry some peels. Just had too many to feed to worms all at once and out of freezer space to store for later. I would have used the sun, but I had a rodent problem last year that seems to be resolved. Leaving food out just seems risky.
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
@Nathan Mitchell In your kitchen. If only you had praying mantis there. ;)
@nullvoidpointer4 жыл бұрын
and add maure to the soil ;)
@mboyd9594 жыл бұрын
The succulent tray: “I can’t hate on that...they’ll eventually die, but-“ 😂😂
@marshmallowmountains46363 жыл бұрын
My brother and I made pepper spray for our plants. We boiled habaneros and onions in a big pot, put it in a spray bottle, and sprayed the perimeter plus some trouble areas. Literally nothing ate our food anymore! It wasn't really a problem with us eating it either, we just rinsed off our fruits and veggies (like you should) and it was fine.
@mordsythe4 жыл бұрын
As soon as you said “Blossom” , I thought to myself “this will be funny”
@TheThrivingLady4 жыл бұрын
This was fun and informative! I like how you showed kindness in your reactions. You'd make a good therapist: you're able to call out behaviors that don't really make sense, while explaining why in the kindest, most respectful way. Good job!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you!
@Mya8D3 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening please be my therapist. I want you to ask me “and how do you feel about that?”
@Angie_9784 жыл бұрын
I had 6 pots of herbs that were gifted to me. I was trying to grow them indoors (previously had been planted in the ground). They had mites so I whipped up a batch of cayenne pepper, and garlic spray. It had about a quarter teaspoon of dawn dishsoap in it, too. So I put the flat of plants in my bathtub and go to work spraying the foliage really thoroughly. The spray is super potent! Halfway through the job my foot slipped and I fell forward into the spicy cloud of bug killing garlic-pepperspray. And I gasped (unintentionally) and ended up inhaling the spray. Yea, that was a hard lesson learned. Holy Miley that hurt! I didn't stop coughing for over an hour. Every breath was excruciating. Also, I think it would be totally possible to diy your own personal protection spray. My research and development experience with this may come in handy some day. Lol.
@cristinarnold4 жыл бұрын
My hubby was in the bathroom one day and yelled "Hey, u might want to see this video all about cool ways to grow plants! I'll send it to u" I laughed my ass off, but thought it was sweet that he thought of me😂🥰✌ but when I watched it. Omg I laughed harder!😂🤦🏼♀️ Thank you for making this, so I can show him!👍💚
@AutumnDillabough4 жыл бұрын
Your reactions are hilarious. “Pantyhose? 🤔 I‘ve got plenty of that at my house.” 😂
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
LOL shh
@valeriesanchez30744 жыл бұрын
Just imagine what roleplay is going on under wraps lol
@YACABE4 жыл бұрын
I didn't catch that 😂😂
@katiekane52474 жыл бұрын
Shower scrubbies work better. If you clip them apart, it's a double layer mesh tube. Single or doubled, I use them for lining cheap mesh baskets to plant in. Hit the dollar store at end of season for some colorful deals.
@Trombonesrock4 жыл бұрын
My monstrous aloe vera defies their sad banana logic.
@mzny43144 жыл бұрын
They also take forever to break down
@myconfusedmerriment4 жыл бұрын
My sister is always tagging me in these because she knows I like to garden, and I don’t have the heart to tell her they’re. Not good. 😆
@propertiesbypenni77553 жыл бұрын
Awe, at least her intentions are good 🤷🏻♀️
@critterjon40614 жыл бұрын
He is forgetting that blossom once recommended people to brush there teeth with molten hot glue
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
LOL WHAT
@Stettafire4 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening Its true, and bleaching strawberries 😨
@debbiehenri3454 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding?
@anitat97273 жыл бұрын
Don't forget how it recommended skittles and vodka for children
@propertiesbypenni77553 жыл бұрын
NOOOOO are you serious! 😂 that’s horrible. No wonder kids do these wild things! Ah! Nooooo.
@sheevmuhqueen7264 жыл бұрын
Blossom strikes me as a retooling of a failed stock video business.
@evilsharkey89544 жыл бұрын
Sheev MuhQueen, they’re a content farm. They just churn out videos of things that seem like they might work in a format that appeals to people who want simple and easy. There are several companies like this. 5-Minute Crafts and So Yummy are the same type of crap.
@akbarrmd77144 жыл бұрын
@@evilsharkey8954 and they are created by the same company.
@jackkook73494 жыл бұрын
Started watching your channel about a month ago when my pantry potatoes sprouted. I know they have growth inhibitors but given that they would have gone to waste I decided to plant them and they actually are in the early stages of growing out of the soil! One is already a couple inches tall with leaves beginning to grow! My first gardening (because of quarantine) but I started to grow some peas as well!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
NICE! Love to hear this
@jackkook73494 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening I just wanted to know one thing. What can I do if I'm unable to get fertilizer?
@heysuz7014 жыл бұрын
I have some I’m cutting tonight to plant this weekend from the store. I’m just wondering how much growth inhibitor there can be if they are growing on my kitchen counter.
@ambrosevictoria82294 жыл бұрын
@@jackkook7349 make your own. I boil eggshells and vegetable trimmings together in my egg and veggie water/ cast of canning liquid, put it in an empty container after cooling and keep it in the fridge or freeze it till i need to use it. Right now im putting the smallest amounts of volcanic sea salt in the boiling water to up the sulfuric and sodium content slightly for my fern. It's working really well!!!! Kevin has videos on it on his channel as well as amanda from planterina.
@jackkook73494 жыл бұрын
@@ambrosevictoria8229 thanks!
@VanK7824 жыл бұрын
"They will eventually die but it's cute" What's the point in spending money on plants just to kill them in a few weeks?
@lorimav3 жыл бұрын
If you rotate those cuttings in the magnets, you can just start new plants with them. They don't have to die.
@phantomvamp53 жыл бұрын
He's not wrong though when he says succulents will live a surprisingly long time in awful conditions. They'll probably last a good few months tbh, especially if you soak them every couple weeks.
@lilysbox21393 жыл бұрын
aren't we all
@Wolfgoddess563 жыл бұрын
That's like saying to yourself, "why should I get this video game if I'm not going to play it eventually" or "why should I buy this book if it's just going to sit on my shelf next week?" Hobbies man. Plants are so amazing to watch and they are alive! You're taking care of something that doesn't need constant attention or makes noise and it gives you a nice look to your home space :)
@omargomez87143 жыл бұрын
If you used something like a film canister, you could probably fill them with an actual growing medium and have them live longer.
@dinaoctavina52543 жыл бұрын
I love how you reacted to it in a polite way, that made you way cooler. Love this vid
@sammy61904 жыл бұрын
the 7 dislikes are from the Blossom team bc no one takes them seriously :/
@HisameArtwork3 жыл бұрын
and ppl that bought into this crap but refuse to admit they got tricked.
@TJ-bu9zk3 жыл бұрын
maybe its the frantic way he starts and stops the videos. let it play for more than 3 secs before you start speculating. you will have your answer in the next 2 seconds
@amandaknight41964 жыл бұрын
My 5 year old chose this Blossom video to watch with me yesterday because he knows I love working with plants. As we watched it, I wondered how many people actually took these tips to heart & tried them. Funny that you reacted to it today though. Great video again Kevin!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! They're ahead of their time ;)
@kanecurtis32154 жыл бұрын
Wait! that aloe when it was “grown” was a whole different species!!
@propertiesbypenni77553 жыл бұрын
Oh noooooo 🤦♀️ I’m glad you saw that. I’m so new to plants I didn’t even notice. Lol
@camilamoscibrocki85594 жыл бұрын
1:56 the way he said "take a plant that likes sand/dry soil and put into a BAnaNA " killed me 😂😂😂
@rivrrrat3194 жыл бұрын
I beg you to do a video on “11 gardening hacks that will blow your mind away” by LifeHackz. Please. I need this.
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
I'll go take a look!
@propertiesbypenni77553 жыл бұрын
Ooh that’ll be cool! I second this!
@neambi22984 жыл бұрын
This video was so helpful. I’m glad I didn’t waste my time trying out these “hacks”. Thank you 🦋🌸
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@captocie4 жыл бұрын
i love how soft spoken you are even when debunking garbage! so soothing and educational 😍
@keilalarae85084 жыл бұрын
"I'm no expert, but I grow enough food to feed myself." You're silly.
@annak8044 жыл бұрын
He's more like a journeyman a master/expert has bred a new consistent hybrid
@mariaochoa80814 жыл бұрын
“Ohhh ok come on guys” lol This is too funny. I love this and thanks for debunking it. I see a lot of people doing weird things and I’m just like “but why?”
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Always over complicating!
@greentape78174 жыл бұрын
Acetominophen is actually the best remedy when your spider plant has a wicked hangover. Don't forget the gatorade! 🤦♀️
@amylk794 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@JackrabbitCrafts4 жыл бұрын
Isn't there a very specific reason to put painkillers on plants? Like a particular issue? Or am I thinking of a cut flower hack? Maybe it's cut flowers that benefits from Aspirin.
@vivalarica4 жыл бұрын
Nicole A-z yes, I’ve heard the same. Couple of different things aspirin can do good for plants because of the willow bark in aspirin.
@dawnofdanielle70664 жыл бұрын
It's for when you drunkingly water your plant with vodka and are trying to fix your mistakes
@metalfish244 жыл бұрын
The most impressive thing about the aloe hack, is that the aloe magically turned into a different species of aloe. lol
@PartialVeil4 жыл бұрын
Me: A woman in San Diego who has never met a guy cute or otherwise who's into plants Kevin: "I live a mile away from downtown San Diego" Me: They exist!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@diamondmoonwolf4 жыл бұрын
lasted this made my day, 😅
@shalonamaranth4 жыл бұрын
If you wanna meet gardeners.. you gotta frequent garden shops. And farmers markets.
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to try a gardening club. I used to belong to one that had some really fun regular meetings. I even thought about going for Master Gardener certification. You can search online for the club closest to you. Or, like @Shalon Hutchison said: Farmers Markets, garden shops, the plant/garden area in large DIY shops (Lowe's, Home Depot, whatever you have near you). If you're stuck at home, try looking online- there are amazing resources that allow you to meet like minded people and learn something - Dave's Garden is the one that comes immediately to mind (davesgarden.com/ ).
@likira1113 жыл бұрын
I had to read that three times to realize you didn't mean you had never seen a cute guy and neither a person into plants.
@globoboboglob32704 жыл бұрын
I love that, it's like the baker (terrible at remembering names) who disproves "5 minutes kitchen hacks". More real information, please! Great video
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@evilsharkey89544 жыл бұрын
How To Cook That. She’s debunked some Blossom cooking videos. I like seeing professionals debunk these trash “hack” videos.
@AmySorrellMusic4 жыл бұрын
Ann Riorden, she is fantastic.
@maymay56004 жыл бұрын
anne read
@LMRitwock4 жыл бұрын
I just have to say, I truly appreciate how you present information. You acknowledge your limitations, while also establishing what you DO know in a way that makes it accessible. I've binged a lot of your videos because of it. I used to intern at a place that kept a small heritage/heirloom seed library and got some seeds from it. I'm excited to use the info from your channel to cultivate my own garden space :D
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much - think it's important to know what you DON'T know, almost moreso than what you do!
@allisonroberts66104 жыл бұрын
I'm a bad gardener but I didn't watch this because I wanted gardening tips. Your voice is so soft and soothing I just listened to you talk.
@arandomcanadian29483 жыл бұрын
1:38 the aloe will die due to the fungus mold and bacteria that's in the banana during decomposing the result is that they get another aloe with roots and put it in there
@rorybrown31494 жыл бұрын
Loving your vids, bro. I'm north of you in the bay area, but you're offering tons of great knowledge from beginner all the way to advanced techniques. Thank you!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU!
@14959787074 жыл бұрын
5:06 also plants generally try to grow upwards, as that’s usually the best way to get more light. How do you think seedlings find their way out of the soil?
@enchiladabonito66294 жыл бұрын
Great video and well-delivered! These are hard to do without coming off like a hater. Love your content and delivery. Going to watch more!! New subscriber who has only found one worthwhile “hack” and that’s discovering there are the little push in parts at the ends of aluminum foil rolls to keep the roll from falling out. There is a reason the word “hack” - attributed to people, haircuts, horses, or computers (and now plants) maintains its negative connotation.
@TheSimplyCooking4 жыл бұрын
That terrarium style works super well for cloning roses. I do this with cut up plastic bottles and rose cuttings. Tylenol doesn’t work but aspirin on tomatoes works great.
@SaraKo4 жыл бұрын
i love how simple, straightforward, and gentle you are when responding to these haha
@adrml45364 жыл бұрын
These debunking videos are always so mellow. Lol no one is ever yelling at their computer screen like me
@msinformation913 жыл бұрын
That jar ecosystem plant has actually been growing since 1960. He opened it once in 1972 to water it and then sealed it again and let it do its thing.
@bobbiechinn95783 жыл бұрын
Its soooo nice to hear someone else (who gets heard) to say my thoughts on these. Love the frankness.
@jeffriffel43644 жыл бұрын
This was fun. I actually watch gardening videos and pick apart the b.s.. I have found half a dozen gardeners that actually know what's what. Thank you Sir.
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@disciplebill4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy all of your videos that I've watched so far. You're an excellent gardener, and humble. I've worked with a few "master growers", that only have experience with one species. Thank you!!!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@thegaymingavenger3 жыл бұрын
I never thought I'd subscribe to a gardening channel and yet here we are
@kimmifuqua98044 жыл бұрын
I appreciate all the information with the added bonus of being entertained. I’m literally laughing out loud to your comments about these hacks! Thank you!
@heysuz7014 жыл бұрын
You may have found one of the better “hack” videos. I have seen some that all 20 things they do are a bad plan. Lol! Love the video and would like to see more! Good for a laugh in these crazy times if nothing else! ❤️
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
I was actually surprised how many "kinda worked"
@turbidPumpkin4 жыл бұрын
Kevin, you're the coolest! You got me hardcore into gardening and plant care. Never stop doing you!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!
@emmaoyle94513 жыл бұрын
I love how accessibly you talk about the nutrient cycle, and how elements are available for use by different organisms when they’re in different forms!
@tarikmehmedika27544 жыл бұрын
That is awesome, i have been gardening and growing indoor plants for more than 20 years since i was very little. I don't consider myself an expert either, but i do love plants very much. They take a very big part in my heart 😊 thank you fot this amazing videos and opening peoples eyes.
@gnomon19574 жыл бұрын
Kevin, I think anyone that actually lived off their garden can call themselves an expert so in my book you are an expert.
@lezbyterian4 жыл бұрын
I think the pill dissolved in the spray bottle was aspirin. Though seems to be the wrong application. The only plant I've seen sprayed with aspirin is tomatoes.
@BeckJoseR4 жыл бұрын
Also, i was under the impression that was to trick the plant into thinking it was under attack, and boost it's immune system. Keeping the plant from getting 'lax'
@roperj064 жыл бұрын
@@BeckJoseR Agreed, from what I understand it's only useful for tomato plants, not your generic indoor plants. www.therustedgarden.com/blogs/vegetable-gardening-tips-blog/how-to-use-aspirin-salicylic-acid-to-trigger-tomato-defenses-why-is-this-a-good-thing-beef-up-the-beefsteaks www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625661/Problems-growing-tomatoes-Feed-ASPIRIN-say-scientists-fight-disease-boost-yield.html I wholly recognize that dailymail is not a super legitimate source of information, but the basic concept has been expressed and reiterated with aspirin sprays.
@meanhomerb55303 жыл бұрын
My Grandpa would boil down crushed garlic and hot peppers and spray the whole garden with it! Bugs would go nowhere near it! But you had to respray after hard rains.
@chaseb62754 жыл бұрын
I just bought this book and previewed it, IM IN LOVEEEEEEE i grow inner city in my homes backyard and this book makes perfect sense for me!!! Thank you for being you and putting this book out!!
@BrightestBlessings78993 жыл бұрын
I view those blossom videos with an eye toward entertainment. As a Gardener myself, that is all I seem to get from them. Thanks! Brightest Blessings
@carminepetracca75184 жыл бұрын
i've tried that macrame plant holder and the when the plants grew the pots fall over and when watering-- the runoff makes a mess. try honey on a rose stem and pushed into a tater. ha.
@mssixty34264 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the 400K subscribers ☺️ I often thought these "hack" videos looked like more trouble than they were worth, glad I watched you "officially" debunk them 😄
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@sherrygautam13364 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I am new to gardening and the amount of misinformation out there is not only widespread but can also really discourage people from an awesome hobby like gardening.
@lecillel.76894 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of How to Cook That (which I have been following lately) debunking cooking/baking chanels similar to how these hacks are represented but for gardening edition.. Thank you for debunking these kinds of hacks as well. True. I find it easier to remember to water just right than remind myself there's multiple hacks to avoid overwatering my plants 🤦🏻♀️
@mattfedorko49694 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 400K!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@andykings47234 жыл бұрын
the Blossom youtube channel is connected with the 5-minute craft youtube channel that is also propagating a heapload of fallacies in all the communities it has so far gotten into.
@LisaMagoulas4 жыл бұрын
OMG. I can't believe this. My aunt sent me that video and I was like, wow, some of these are cool. Thank you so much for explaining the truth behind them before I tried any.
@Ceciliathegoog_getter4 жыл бұрын
Stumbled upon your videos and they’ve totally increased the quality of my free time! Love your knowledge, passive roasting... and face 😂
@downundervlogs4 жыл бұрын
You've such a calming voice, I really enjoy listening to it and also your content. Very informative. Gidday from Western Australia.
@mikec38204 жыл бұрын
"my plant looked stressed so i gave it a xannax! its the calmest plant ever now" haha jk drugs r bad mmmkay.. cool break down. id like to hear you thoughts on all the "natural rooting" methods other then just the banana, i heard aloe, cinnamon power, asprin etc etc. also so many grow light "test" videos out there most of them drive me wonko as a indoor grower with 20+ years of exp. (and im no expert either) thanks epic gradening. always enjoy your planty content
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
Oh I'll DEFINITELY do a video on that!
@dollym1lk9804 жыл бұрын
I love this guy so harsh and too the point and with some humour 😂❤️
@mikekeller614 жыл бұрын
I really like these "Hacks" debunking videos. Also, your exasperated sigh at 9:30ish was perfect.
@sertimins4 жыл бұрын
Every spring, I get excited about gardening and do the upside down tomato thing. I don't know why as I always get sub-par results. Brainwashed by marketing.
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
It looks cool, that's why!
@punkydunky12314 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered about these..... thanks for doing this!!
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@jycfrnkl4 жыл бұрын
I love listening to the epic gardener. A great voice for narration and practical time-tested advice.
@sd40554 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to see when someone with experience debunks BS hacks. Too many people believe this crazy garbage and then either hurt themselves or give up on something they might have enjoyed because the results from the "hacks" disappoint them. Love your channel!
@danielleirene4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, I've always wanted a gardener to react to how dumb these hacks are😂🙌🏼
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
:)
@Kardinaalilintu4 жыл бұрын
"Tea (the plant) contains nitrogen" *proceeds to use chamomile*
@FeuerblutRM4 жыл бұрын
Every protein (or rather amino acid) by definition contains nitrogen ;)
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I saw that and .. I know black tea (with all of it's acidic properties) can help some plants. But I feed it to my chickens (along with a bunch of kitchen waste and supplemented by feed) who turn it into eggs, and chicken poop for the garden (after being composted, of course).
@DeadJack574 жыл бұрын
I heard somewhere that chamomile prevents damping off. So beneficial in other ways!
@goldengryphon4 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Wallbank Everything that was once living, or part of something living, that goes through my kitchen ends up given to the chickens. Once they finish with it, it (usually) goes to the compost pile before being mixed in with plants. I oopsed with this year's summer garden. I didn't wait long enough for all of the nitrogen to mellow a bit and ended up with The Summer Squash That Ate East Texas. All leaves - enormous leaves - and vines. Only a handful of actual squash, and most of those rotted on the vine. Very hard lesson learned. Yes, our coffee grounds do go to the chickens/compost pile. Like I mentioned, everything that was once alive ends up there.
@MitHof750074 жыл бұрын
Love your scientific approach. As a compost and garden educator, I find that videos like this that debunk the silly, not-even-close-to-scientific videos are a fabulous treasure. Thank you for helping people to understand how plants ACTUALLY grow.
@jolenecochran4 жыл бұрын
PLEEEASE do more of these! I love watching these debunking videos
@theCodyReeder4 жыл бұрын
3:35 well I guess the tea bag was boiled and thus somewhat sterile right? 😆
@bernardosax4 жыл бұрын
Cody out of nowhere!
@Aerogrow4 жыл бұрын
i'd be worried about the PH level pending type of tea.
@TzOn794 жыл бұрын
Only barbarians boil there tea.
@grantflippin78082 жыл бұрын
@@TzOn79 civilized folk throw it out
@stephaniebetts36483 жыл бұрын
In terms of the potassium “hack” I’ve been told you can leave banana skin/peel in a jar of water for awhile and then water the plants with that water 😁 not sure if it actually helps though based on what Kevin said in the video
@SoundTrack784 жыл бұрын
I watched this Blossom video a few weeks ago and developed a new bald spot from all the head-scratching wondering, "Why in the world are they doing this??" You didn't even get to their bizarre graftings at the end. An apple tree coming out of a corn stalk or something - weird, pointless stuff. Great vid, dude! Happy growing!
@gawagrassartwithaetherlyte27542 жыл бұрын
11:00 - the foil+stick mirror is employing the old hack called "crippling the photosynthesis by canceling the transpiration on the bottom of the leaf." When you have to slow the veg down because flower doesn't have room yet, light up the bottom of the plant to cut growth in half. It's like pointing a hair dryer in a panting dog's mouth. (Unless there isn't enough light to make any difference at all to anything.) Great hack 👍
@jkiik1364 жыл бұрын
This should have been "Gardener roasts dumb indoor plant hacks" 😂😂👍
@puntco4 жыл бұрын
Also good against rotting roots: have a hole in the bottom of your pot, like the basic terracotta pots, water until the water starts to leak a little bit out of the bottom. And only water it when the soil is dry, which you check by putting your finger deep into the earth. We have almost every plant in our house like that and they are very happy.
@ShaneCarrigan4 жыл бұрын
you. are. great. haha i appreciate this.. I am getting into gardening and hydroponics in my home in LA and I am grateful for all the info and inspiration you are sharing!
@enoorasmussen68844 жыл бұрын
All these “hack channels” like Blossom just take all the viewers and attention from the good channels with real knowledge. Support 👏🏼 professional 👏🏼 channels 👏🏼 like this one!
@franksflytraps4 жыл бұрын
that light reflector foil wrap thing was AWESOME LMAO wow.
@epicgardening4 жыл бұрын
EPIC HACK!
@workingfolk4 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening I wrap my potatoes entirely in reflector foil. Then I bake them.
@ranikhrisna57634 жыл бұрын
actually I also think to do that to my shady garden. so it's lie. wow..
@MyWastelessLife4 жыл бұрын
Lol I posted a reaction to this blossom video in IG a while back and it got taken down immediately 😂. But like, the large aloe not even the same aloe that grew from the banana (which probly rotted lbr) and the mung bean seed (which easily germinate anywhere) that grew from the tea bag is not a mung bean sprout. 😂😂😂
@brappman85094 жыл бұрын
Subbed coz of this. Been watching some of your vids and they are pot full of knowledge but this call out type stuff is way entertaining. Hope you do more and probably call it blossom mythbusting haha.
@carlyhamilton71674 жыл бұрын
ah, my favorite: "hacks" that take more effort and are less effective than the non-hack method.
@KossolaxtheForesworn4 жыл бұрын
"reflects light, plants go evenly." when turning pot around is just too much work.
@propertiesbypenni77553 жыл бұрын
I thought the sameeee thing lol 😂
@libelulaojo4 жыл бұрын
Thank You. You saved me some time, because I did check that video out. Thanks for being around... and in these times... -I'm one of those that finally started a balcony garden this year... -you know, you put a few videos out for peeps like me that have been incredibly helpful at this time.
@patriciacooper1308 Жыл бұрын
I'm growing upside down this year but the Everglade tomatoes get 12' long or longer and that leaves me more space for flowers in the garden. Also doing dwarf okra and various peppers hanging upside down.Our season is short in Vermont. I grow for the local food shelf, friends and family too.