Growing Hoya Bella Doug's Way

[@BoojiePanda]

Wow... Doug, you certainly have the magic touch with Hoya!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you! These really did not used to like me at all, but it looks like I finally have them doing pretty well.

[@samfrodo81]

Thank you for the awesome video, Doug. I love your enthusiasm and passion for growing Hoyas.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You’re very welcome and thank you for leaving the nice comment!

[@lyndamodeste7902]

Beautiful, so nice to see you still full a passion for your beautiful Hoyas 💚

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Lynda! I can't lie; sometimes that passion wanes a little bit, but for the most part it is still there🙂

[@lyndaforbes6311]

Doug this is thrilling! I’m so excited! I too changed my growing medium this summer to coco husk and perlite! Everything is growing so much better. You put the frosting on the cake by sharing your watering technique! Thank you so much!!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Hi Lynda! I have around 95% of my Hoyas now in coconut husk and perlite, and it works better than everything else I have tried and failed with - sometimes multiple times! It might take a little longer to water them with the plunge and drain method, but I think that it is worth the effort. I'm super happy that your plants are growing better using coconut husk as well!

[@chomama1628]

Your Bella’s are stunning! This goes to show you that no matter how long we have been doing something we can always learn more and better ways to improve.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you so much! You definitely can teach an old dog new tricks!

[@MyBookishEmpire]

Great video on Bella’s Doug! They have not ever been the focus of my collection, though after seeing yours in full bloom I realize I need to devote more time to them.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Wil. The variegated varieties are particularly striking.

[@sheilacasper2030]

Wow all those flowers! That is amazing and you are amazing.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Sheila - Happy growing to you!

[@hebepena3220]

Your Bella collection is stunning. Thank you for sharing. I've had my Bella for about 1 year and in Pon on a north-facing window and it has been blooming profusely all summer long. If things go sideways I will remember your planting method. Again, thank you for your videos.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

I am so glad that you have found a way to grow Bella that works well for you! Thank you for the kind words and watching my little video; Happy Growing!

[@emylucille240]

Thank you for sharing your awesome tips Doug! I have a tiny hoya bella and she hasn't been doing super well, so I will switch it to your methods today. Your Bellas are absolutely gorgeous!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're very welcome, and I hope my method works as well for you as it has for me!

[@OrchidandKitties]

Thank you for sharing this Stanning Hoyas. the end one just incredable.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're very welcome; thank you for watching!

[@_hazplants]

Thank you, Doug. Great to see those beautiful bellas!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're welcome; thank you for watching!

[@migfelic2467]

Amazing informative video! I find bella to have been tough the first time! This viedo definitely gave me an insight on how i can get them to thrive now!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Good luck with your Hoya Bella; I continue to grow them this way and they continue to thrive especially the variegated ones.

[@SemihydroponicswithSma]

Wow , they are absolutely awesome. You definitely have a magic touch ❤

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

It took an awful lot of years and mistakes to develop that touch!

[@Peekaboo0w0]

Thank you for the video Doug! Your Hoyas are absolutely stunning!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're very welcome and thank you for watching!

[@fluteplayervictoria4100]

Thank you ❤

[@ehrrinkeenan]

Utterly stunning! I surely will try this method. Thanks, Doug!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Ehrrin! I would think the method would work well for you too!

[@kristiemowry3267]

love the bella! havent bloomed mine yet but has grown into a beautiful plant. hope the flowers are scented

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Kristie! The flowers are very slightly perfumed, which is probably only going to be noticeable at night.

[@xterrapal]

So glad i took a look at this video. Just got a replacement Bella Lois Bois and i potted it in coco husk and leca because i have it in a self-watering pot indoors, so far it is doing better than any i have ever tried growing. I have a small cutting of the green one and i will be trying your method for that one. I have some chunky perlite so it hope it goes well too. Thanks for the great videos! 😊

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Good luck with your new Bella Louis Bois Patsy! There is nothing as nice as a well grown Bella; I think you will find that my method for growing the different ones to work pretty well. Once you can get these plants on a weekly routine, they really are not that difficult to care for. Keep up the great growing!

[@amberclear7016]

Ive been missing your content. Thanks!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're welcome Amber! It has been a busy summer, but I should have a few more videos between now and the end of the year.

[@shilpag74]

Thank you so much doug ❤❤❤❤ this is so helpful 😊

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You’re very welcome! Glad that you found it useful ❣️

[@justinamontgomery2618]

I have the medium you suggest! I will be trying this for sure :) My bella is outside and blooming....but yours is so beautiful...all of them! My outer var bella is still on the small side but now I know what it will like at the repot! Thanks so much Doug!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Your very welcome Justin, and continued success with your Hoya Bella and all of your Hoyas!

[@DuneGlam]

In the Philippines we generally use coco husks for hoyas!

[@carolrolfsacredsagehoyas1654]

Hi Doug, great video and gorgeous Bellas! Where do you over winter your Bella's? Mine are in the house year round with about 60% humidity under full spectrum lights. I try to keep them on the cool side, by the south facing windows away from my heat source in the winter and I find they tend to do better. I added a bit of cactus soil to the coco husk chips for the Hoya that need more moisture as in the house they tend to dry out a bit faster.Yup, the coco husk chips have been great for my Hoyas, changed everyone over about 8 months ago. It simplifies everything so much which is a plus with so many Hoyas. Have a great day, Happy Fall! 💚

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Hi Carol, I am planning to overwinter all of my Bellas in windows in the regular house. My conditions are similar to yours, but I probably don't have nearly as much light as most of my windows actually face north. I will know a lot more about how well they will perform in the windows in a few months. I am happy that you have had success with coco chips too! I hope you have a wonderful, happy Fall as well❣

[@mfuller3172]

Beautiful!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you 🙏

[@icke11234]

I now swear by your coconut husk method as well, Doug. Thank you so much for turning me on to it! I've never seen such a stunning specimen of PES-03, either. Another one to transition to the new medium post haste, I guess. Very beautiful plants, but I was missing your seedling that has three leaves per node by default.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

I also can't believe that after 8 years of trying to grow PES-03, I finally may have figured out the secret. I will know a lot more after going through a winter with it hanging in a regular north facing window upstairs without the benefit of the warmth and humidity of a grow tent. Right now it looks fabulous and has even gotten larger than it was in the video. Everyone of the three leaved Bella cuttings that I started immediately reverted to two leaves with all new growth so there would not have bee much to show.

[@susangage9140]

Just beautiful

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Susan!

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Nice collection of hoya Bellas, thanks for sharing. I have only the original one , which grows well in semihydro but doesn't bloom for few years now. Do they need lots of sun light?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

They really don't need that much light, but do save most of their flowering for the summer when there is the most available. I have had my Bella grow poorly, but they have always wanted to flower so I don't know what is causing yours not to flower unless it has something to do with the semi-hydro?

[@cherylanne6549]

I'll definitely have to try your way. My hoya bella

[@cherylanne6549]

did nothing for two years. I put it outside and now it is over a foot long, but I don't believe it's ever going to flower. Of all my hoya, it is definitely the most frustrating. At least now I have a goal!

[@juliadragon9599]

I might actually be able to grow a Bella now! Thanks for the info Doug!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're welcome Julia; I truly hope that it works as well for you as it has for me!

[@karlsorchidparty2395]

Nice!🎉

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Karl!

[@blackswandominiscis7715]

Thanks a lot for these informations I will try your method!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

You're welcome and good luck with your plants!

[@Alejandra-xb7oy]

Beautiful 😊.. I watch your videos from México

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you so much Alejandra! I am thrilled to have a viewer in Mexico! Have a wonderful week😊!

[@TheQueensWish]

Seeing them growing from seeds and the seed pod was really great! I have some coco coir that is about the size of mini marshmallows. Would that size work?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

That size is actually perfect!

[@TheQueensWish]

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Thank you!

[@mgoodvlog]

Very nice daer friend 💕

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you so much!

[@zvarcolacu]

Thank you! Gorgeous plants! Do you have a way to secure them in the pot, to prevemt them from “jumping” out of the pot once they grow bigger and heavier? Or you prefer to trim them?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

That is a question that I have not faced in quite some time. With my lightweight mix the weight of the plant will likely want to pull that root ball out of the pot. I guess I would opt to trim the plant and use the cuttings to restart another plant using it to eventually replace the original. Bellas do grow pretty quickly.

[@pattheplanter]

Lovely plants. Does the coir dry out much between waterings? I have been keeping my bellas in saucers with a little water in so they never dry out and they grow very nicely. That is in coir fibre compost rather than chips.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Good question! The coir chips at this point hold enough moisture between waterings because I soak the entire root ball. Also, there is a little saucer on the bottom of all of those hanging pots that you saw in the video, which does hold some water even after tipping the plant on its side for about 10 seconds to drain. I might have to move to keep more water in those saucers as the plants get larger. When the plant gets really large it will be time to move it to either a larger pot, or start the whole thing over again from cuttings. Because these Bellas can get so large, I would probably opt for starting over, because of space limitations. I am glad that you are doing so well using coir fiber with a little water in the saucer!

[@sharinaperry6807]

My mom waters hers once a week but never waters it out until it drains. Wow that's a lot of water and she gets tons of flowers

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Glad to hear that what your mother is doing is working out so well for her. Tell her to keep up the great work!

[@jannickframpton5238]

Great video as always Doug! Pretty cool to grow the seedlings out as well! Did you plant every seed in an individual pot?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you Jannick! The seeds were planted in a flat made of a clear takeout container. I later tweezed them apart and planted in pots.

[@jannickframpton5238]

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Great! Do you know if it self pollinated, or if its a hybrid/cross?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

@@jannickframpton5238 It hung outside all summer and a moth or bee must have pollinated it. It is unlikely that it got crossed with another Hoya.

[@thebotanicalden8468]

Would love to see something on Hoya Holliana eventually! So hard to find information on how to get them to bloom

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Hoya Holliana is one that I have yet to had a chance to grow so I can't help you out with that one.

[@pamgustaveson3735]

They are stunning. Do you fertilize w diluted fertilizer every week. Thank you.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

I do water with diluted fertilizer almost every week; it is very rare when I don't.

[@pamgustaveson3735]

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Thanks, Doug. I enjoy your videos not only for the content, but that you address growing under northern conditions. I'm in Duluth, MN, on MN Point on Lake Superior. Also my family settled here from Bennington, Vermont as did many others from that area.

[@Propqueen]

Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I can’t get rid of the mites on mine 😭

[@_hazplants]

If you don‘t own a cat, try „Eight“ (permethrin) or a product with acequinocyl, if you used sulfur already.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

If you have not used sulfur, try it, as it completely got rid of the mites on all my Bellas.

[@0130oste]

Do you have a link to the hanging pots you recommend? They seem to be a big piece of the success!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

They are apparently out of the black, but still have the green. I would buy as many as you can, because when these things go out of stock, sometimes you can never find them again. I looked for over 10 years to find these when they were discontinued the last time. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/dp/B09V3H5D45/ref=sbl_dpx_outdoor-hanging-planters_B09V3H5D45_0?th=1

[@Plantlifewithnina]

Hello Doug from Puerto Rico!!! First timer on your channel and just subscribed. Those Hoya Bellas are stunning!!! Just started my English speaking channel and would appreciate your support. What fertilizer do you use on them? 🪴

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Hi Nina, I don't use anything special. For almost everything I use Jacks 20-20-20 at 1/2 teaspoon/gallon of water. Good luck with your new channel!!

[@soothirak]

Woooowww!!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you!

[@HangDoSomething]

Doug, do you add any liquid fertilizer to these beauties? I just have the regular Hoya Bella and the buds always seem to fall off below they even get bigger to bloom! I’m going to try your method!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

I fertilize lightly with every watering.

[@Kim-ts8nq]

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[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

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[@sandrabeck8788]

What do you use for fertilizer and how?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

I use Jacks 20-20-20 and Liqui-dirt: www.amazon.com/s?k=jacks+all+purpose+fertilizer+20-20-20&crid=1MZ2DGTO29AQ6&sprefix=jacks%2Caps%2C315&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_10_5 and www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHNQSP9?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_4&amp=&crid=WHXDB6XG5UXU&sprefix=liqu&th=1

[@laurencelhoest9420]

Mine just died. Do you think warmth affects this plant? It was about 82-83 in my house last summer.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

The Hoya Bellas can easily take that kind of warmth as long as the substrate doesn’t dry out too much. I find it is a plant that it’s important to get into a watering routine with and not deviate too much from it or it won’t be happy.

[@redthorn13]

Great; but need other.. than green background may be hang a sheet ?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

I usually shoot these videos in the basement but it was nice to get outside for a change even though the plants may not have shown up quite as well.

[@WendyP1965]

Hello sir. Can u please tell me how to prop the outer variegated bella bc every cutting I prop rots very quickly! I've tried hardening them off for a day or two, putting in water, burying the nodes in a well draining medium, and in Lecca. I have many hoya, and yet propping this one has been a fail every time. Thanks for any help.

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Here is how I propagate all the different varieties of Bella. I take cuttings, remove the bottom few leaves, and put them in RO water, or rain water with a few drops of KLN Concentrate in the water. This gets put in a warm place with plenty of light. I use my grow tents; if you don't have one, use a heating mat, and put it in a bright spot. After the roots begin to form, when they are about 1/4 inch long, I transfer to a pot with coconut husk chips that are well moistened. Keep it fairly warm and bright and you should quickly be on your way to a new plant. Hope this helps.

[@WendyP1965]

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Thanks so much!

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

@@WendyP1965 You're very welcome; Good luck!

[@ИринаГурбич-с9ъ]

Good evening.What exactly coconut husk?What company.its mean coconut chips?Thank you

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Here is the product that I have been using now for a number of years with great results: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049XH0FM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@ИринаГурбич-с9ъ]

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Thank you so much.👏👏👏

[@chrystianekaneta1183]

Olá Doug, falo do Brazil, minhas Hoyas Bellas amarelam as hastes florais e abortam, por quê isso acontece sera?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Suponho que sua mistura de envasamento esteja muito úmida ou muito seca. Hoya Bella gosta de uma mistura consistentemente úmida. Precisa ser regado antes de secar e gosta de ter uma rotina de rega consistente.

[@1101naomi]

Have you switched all your Hoyas to coco?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Sorry for the late reply Naomi! I have switched 95% of my Hoyas to coco/coir chips.

[@1101naomi]

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas are the remaining 5% in soil?

[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

@@1101naomi The remaining Hoyas are that are not in coco/coir are in a soil mix. They are the older Hoyas that have been in their pots for years, and won't get moved to coir until, I finally need to restart them.

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[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

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[@georgek6118]

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[@DougChamberlainVTHoyas]

Thank you George!