How To Revive Your Dying Plants

Merle's here to help you diagnose what's the matter with your plant and how to bring it back to LIFE! 🌿
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[@Adrian-lw6wc]

It’s 2AM and i have a date in the morning why am i watching this lol 😂

[@Bouletts69]

To revive your plant before going

[@barbieg7718]

Because you like plants lol

[@pinksalt1057]

How was your date?

[@billancetv5069]

So u can tell ur date about reviving plants 😂😂😂

[@Adrian-lw6wc]

Billance Fung bro I did and guess what we ended up doing? Buying three plants! ...that are now growing, never thought.

[@singing4hope]

"So you get to be the worm." lol !

[@invalid1012]

"They just. Die!" Man. I can't say how much I agree with you.

[@garyquinn1888]

My girlfriend gave me one job to do while on holiday. To look after her 2 plants while she was gone. She's had these plants all through university. They've not been watered in almost 2 weeks. Hopefully the submersion does the trick and i don't have to bury them in an unmarked grave

[@Bouletts69]

Omg 😂😂😂

[@masens.9010]

What kind are they?

[@koZZ521]

Well, did it work?!

[@garyquinn1888]

@@koZZ521 No comment. I ain't no snitch

[@ericaheap]

😬😬I hope they survived!

[@racadagalicia]

Finally, i get ti fulfill my long life dream of being a worm 🥰🥰 thank you

[@festivecatto]

TOO LATE I KILLED MY SUCCULENT

[@LS-ng1sf]

No more supper for you 😋

[@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife]

Awe man

[@hildaalintria7484]

Noooo😭😭😭

[@dardarsipshoodie9679]

I just see this randomly I'm sorry for laughing

[@97ana]

I over watered my succulent by accident and then i just plucked the leaves and propagated it. Im wating for roots to start growing

[@Sarah-zm9os]

I think That hanging plant pot does have drain holes. You just have to twist that small bottom piece and it will come off..??

[@harrisongetz1646]

I think so too, it still probably would be difficult for new plant owners to know how much they are watering it though.

[@masens.9010]

Yup I have one with that exact pot

[@drakedonofrio3150]

Masen S. Me to

[@katerynahrom9727]

I recently bought this kind of pot and it's drainage holes are covered by the plastic fixing. Nice idea for the pot but the execution is bad. The water won't come out properly. I'll have to make some proper drainage for that one.

[@ChristopherSoltis5]

thats what I was going to come here and comment.. I LOVE those types.

[@rg780]

I poured Hennessy on my plant when I was drunk and now it’s dying:(

[@masens.9010]

Rg Oof :( In the future if that ever happens again, see if you can take stem cuttings from the plant. Most plants that have an issue from the roots can be saved, if you take stem cuttings and put them in plain water. Some examples of plants you can do that with: teddy bear vines, peperomia, Philodendron, tradescantia, marantas

[@organicallyhannah]

Toxic lol

[@emelynnguyen932]

oh no alcohol poisoning :/

[@ziah8689]

Rg lol 😂

[@skyejamiesonx7909]

Yikes 😬

[@stargazeronesixseven]

That was really informative & helpful in under 5 minutes! Love it! Thank You So Much Dr. Merle for saving our plants with your useful tutorial! Stay Safe & Stay Humble! 🕯🌷🕊🌍♥️

[@goddessempresshighpriestes8963]

Love your energy & vibe! 🦋 Thank you 🙏🏾 Time to save plant lives 🌱🌿.

[@aguy7848]

Thank you so much for these tips, and the encouragement. I'm a lazy waterer and went into this thinking just watering now and then snd little else, would let the plants figure it out themselves. Then they started to get sick and crunchy and I was so anxious and felt so guilty about it. Thank you for reminding me not all plants make it and it's a step to being a better plant owner. Wish you well in all areas of your life.

[@buhreeanuh]

I, too, am a lazy waterer. I also have cats so my plants are not always on display and I just kind of forget about it. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@koZZ521]

This saved two of our plants after a three week trip. Thank you!!!!

[@belladamma2345]

I’m trying to revive mine after a trip too 😭

[@koZZ521]

@@belladamma2345 It works! You can do it!

[@kenna3588]

OMG thank you so much, my mom is so thankful. In a matter of a day my moms plant came back to life no joke. Again thank you so much u made my moms day!

[@jodiramberg707]

Whoa!! Our new house has well water and I thought my plants would do great with it but they all thrive briefly and then flail. It’s our water softener!!!! Thank you!!!

[@jperez9528]

Not sure about plants but if we're talking my heart all it took was seeing your beautifu face and basking in the warm energy behind it... Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, God Bless! ☺️

[@KarunaPreetiBaraKaku]

I'm a chronic overwaterer too, I realised my finger can better feel the moist of soil than relying on just my eye to guess when it's too much.

[@gleefully4965]

Your energy for plant care tips is 👌

[@artywizard4260]

She's so nice! I hope my plant lives!

[@elle96425]

You can also use “good bugs” to combat pests. Ladybugs are a common one. You can buy some online

[@uxleumas]

unless they are bad ladybugs

[@citrus4419]

Samuel Xu they’re... they’re aren’t any bad ladybugs 🤔

[@hanoianboy9562]

Russian Pickle there is actually

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

@@citrus4419 Ladybugs can be poisonous, so you should stay clear of any ladybug that's not red.

[@littledonut6994]

I finally am able to have a garden out back of my house (renting and they had an old garden out there). The soil before there had wood pieces and was FULL of termites when I started to dig. I literally got a shovel and wheel barrel and dug like a 2 feet down and took all the old soil, flowers, and the bushes away. Then bought a butt ton of new soil that didn't have wood. It did stink, but it was because it helped them grow because it had manure in it and it was moist. So I dumped all 6/7 large bags in then started to plant. I even cleaned off the bricks they had around it and dug about half a foot out from the bricks and put beautiful stones in it so it gives more room so weeds have a harder time getting in. Did I do the right thing just to plant some flowers, or did I go overboard?

[@sandyschmiede9655]

You did good

[@mattiecopeland8741]

Thank you for valuable plant information.

[@laurenwedge4360]

for getting rid of tomato bugs and other produce-related pests: take 1-2 tbsp of dish soap (preferably biodegradable!) and mix it with 2-3 cups water in a spray bottle. spray it on the leaves of the plant daily and it'll get rid of them within a week!

[@muhammadmehboob1996]

Thanks for sharing information regarding water for plants.

[@bozumoyo3277]

Ahhh I have been growing an avocado plant from seed for almost a year now. I think I've done pretty well considering I'm in England and the weather isn't the best 🇬🇧 A few weeks ago it was doing so week, it's leaves were massive and now I have to transfer it to a bigger pot! But I missed a week of water 2 weeks ago and when I checked ALL it's leaves were withered 😭 I got so upset because it's taken so long but I know the rest of the plant isn't dead so I had to cut off all it's leaves. Now it's just full of stems but I'm hoping in a month or two things will be looking up! 🌱🥑🌱🥑🌱🥑🌱🥑

[@Lisanaaaa]

How is it doing? We're you able so save it? 😊

[@Bouletts69]

No replys?

[@Bouletts69]

Ayo how is your plant doing now? 🥑

[@devon12346]

next time leave them on the plant re-absorbs the nutrients from the leaf and then they should drop off when they dry out

[@anss8293]

Sameeee here!!! all my avocado leaves are dying and i've been growing it for so long now! and i don't have space for a bigger pot unfortunately!!!

[@MrUpgradable]

Thanks so much! This is really useful to know about soil and over watering.

[@kapaluatime]

Good info. Nice video. Clear and concise. Not too long.

[@emira9135]

Thank you for this! I killed my Boston fern, my fuschia basket AND a cactus. My husband just bought me 4 new plants last night and I’m determined to do better this time!

[@ikiuia7804]

Emira always use like one drop for a cactus a week.

[@singing4hope]

Let me guess: Overwatering ?

[@guineapig5858]

its been 2 years, how are the plants?

[@daphnebillones4830]

3:06 *That eye Though* 😲

[@junbug9435]

Thank you, happy gardening!!!

[@nafsi8519]

3:26 totally my search history.

[@Dr.lumina]

This girl's advise saved my indica plant

[@milk1060]

I’ve never actually killed a plant just helping someone else!

[@shamz180]

BEST VIDEO IN THE WORLD 🌎 THANKS FOR UPLOADING.

[@brandongraceffa5915]

After many years I’ve finally been able to get a bonsai to grow a little and it’s basically a stem and leafs. It was doing sooo so good and now it’s suddenly all dark and droopy so I’ll stop watering it a bit

[@viraltrendingspot8446]

Thanks! I will be away from my plants for a few weeks. Developed a watering system from plastic bottles to keep them alive hopefully but they will need revival when back. Helpful 👍

[@TheArypoo]

What is your watering system like?

[@viraltrendingspot8446]

@@TheArypoo suspended plastic bottles with a string that goes through a hole at the bottom. The string goes in the ground at the plant roots, and the plant can absorb water through it. This was for 3 weeks in the summer, they all survived :)

[@TheArypoo]

@@viraltrendingspot8446 That's ingenuous. Thanks!

[@saranya7892]

I LOVE YOUR PERSONALITY 😍

[@0H21]

thank u crazy plant lady Persephone, I will make sure to do what I learned from you ✨

[@pamelajohn5416]

"So you get to be the worm" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@glenorie8530]

Watching from Trinidad and Tobago.

[@VyvienneEaux]

I usually have a "green thumb," but I recently got a bit too fancy and may have killed a semi-aquatic plant I own called Hydrocotyle tripartita 'Japan' by dosing it with CO2 while it was growing terrestrially at 100% humidity. All the leaves died and turned to mush, and the plant and its soil smelled strongly of vinegar. Today, I harvested cuttings of the remaining bits of stem, removed all the dead matter, sanitized the teeny tiny cuttings with hydrogen peroxide, bathed them in acetyl salicylate and rooting and shooting hormones, and planted them into new, waterlogged soil at 100% humidity. I hope it works. No more supplementary CO2 for terrestrial plants!

[@emilysawaqed8380]

Thanks for sharing 👍 I learned something how yo care the plants 🪴

[@nicosmarro9613]

i love goodful so much it’s sooo inspirational

[@justaddmusclecom]

Great informative video. Plants are life. :)

[@Bouletts69]

No they arent. Plants are the cause of animal extinction and global warmings.

[@Bouletts69]

Plants are gonna kill us one day

[@itdrazorfnm6511]

Chill bro

[@raahi2531]

Josef Atia liesss

[@ew8550]

@@Bouletts69 chile what???

[@Elly-lx3zi]

Thanks for good information. I am a plant lovers but I noticed dried leaves so good to know.

[@kat.6536]

Haha my plant is 100% waterlogged,it ticks all the boxes but my dad doesn’t believe me and waters my plant more because he thinks it isn’t getting enough water 🙃

[@KC-ju6mv]

I prefer no drainage personally. My plants do really well without it, but I use a moisture meter to prevent overwatering

[@devon12346]

the only time my plants really die now is when fungus gnats and spider mites come and kill them. but i think i may have found a solution to the fungus gnats which is just putting sand on top of the soil

[@swmkhwrbotanist]

Wonderful tips

[@ssakhi2473]

nice to see you 😄

[@mansoursaliba3499]

Really helpful video, now it's time to revive my dying aloe vera.

[@hossamyasser8651]

Thank you so much.

[@dylans0630]

I’ve hurt and killed house plants 😢 but I was trying to save them and take good care of them 😢 I want to do better

[@joblessalex]

I never knew you could overwater. Here's hoping I can dry it up a bit!

[@Healinghonies]

I need a link for that indoor light!!

[@tamankecil2451]

Thanks your sharing..👍👍

[@JamesonRutfordPhD]

I’d be interested in a video of your succulents under light. For research purposes of course

[@bessiemanaois7271]

Thank you for your good info.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Enjoyed this.

[@rachelmilne7788]

Man I wish I knew the bug problem solving idea there was bugs on one of my plants I thought it was a goner and did not want it to spread to my other plants so I though it away I could of have done something though

[@vongsokmony9881]

Ohh dear thank you so much 😆🙏

[@khushboosahu8413]

Thank you for ur valuable tips. It really helped in reviving the plants.

[@bewokelastdon7132]

Hey my seedling 🌱 is wilting i believe I overheated with the lamp how do I survive it

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

@@bewokelastdon7132 Just move the light further back, that's really all you can do.

[@mariataheraly9412]

Thanks yes it was helpfull😘🌿

[@epiclegendaryking332]

I feel like a super Villan I'm officially poison ivy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@angelinar.9409]

Ty!!!

[@benking9503]

Your fit, you've helped with my wilting thanks!

[@salmagutierrez4696]

I overwatered my orchid and didn’t realize so when I took it out of its pot and saw the roots LITERALLY falling off I got so sad.

[@gleichita]

I used to overwater my orchid all the time. Either that or I used to under water them. In my *very limited* experience, I've found that giving the potting media a good spritz with some water every day, or every other day, is just right. Mine is a dendrobium phaelonopsis type and it's planted in rocks. Hope this helps! Also, if you need some extra tips, check out MissOrchidGirl here on youtube.

[@alifyaamreliwala7072]

I have a money plant in my house and it is paling and falling.i will use her tips.

[@greglarry11]

Thanks, I needed this.

[@Curtis_Fu]

My senstive plant is like a part of my family to me

[@Arlene_PINAYsaUK]

Wow...i love them all to bring home 🥰 new subscribers here...thanks for sharing you're video 😘👍

[@julydf6959]

I needed thsi video My most beautiful plant is dying right now😭😂

[@crafter239]

How's your plant?? My fav got overwatered 😭 I just wanted to love it!!

[@julydf6959]

@@crafter239 it's in a critical condition right now ans I dont know if I am overwatering or underwatering😪😂

[@crafter239]

What's the plant? :0

[@julydf6959]

@@crafter239 i think it's called monstera, but not that sure😅 Whats yours?

[@crafter239]

July DF philo strawberry shake T-T its already recovering a lot after letting it dry out though

[@Kaisarion1998]

just got a basil plant, not sure if im overwatering it or if its too cold or if its getting not enough sun, might be a combination of all three though.

[@Curtis_Fu]

Thank you this will help my dying senstive plant

[@swmkhwrbotanist]

Thank you for wonderful information nice video shared

[@abdulwali76]

I don't know what type of plant i have but shes always drooping. But i will take your advice.

[@yanjijay6752]

Yes I need this much I can seem to grow anything but keeping it alive is hard thnx I just have a pothos turning yellow.

[@mhargasabel1803]

I need this to apply my dying plants

[@rache1ng]

Thank you for the tips, I just bought some reduced price plants which looks like they are about to die, hope it helps

[@sankaisya9919]

Nice video 👍👍👍🌷🌷🌷

[@sankaisya9919]

Nice video 👍👍👍🌷🌷🌷

[@chaquanahall7603]

Love the video ! Where did you get your artificial light from ?

[@YuRiSunga]

0:15 2:05 2:25 0:36 0:37

[@westernsydneyfamilydaycare8381]

thank you

[@sharenwhite]

Thank you! 💕

[@nikasnook]

Thank you🙌🏾👍🏾🙏🏾

[@preethithirukkumaran221]

Hey this video is really useful.... thanks. May I know to take care of aloe Vera because ever since I replanted it... it’s growth is severely affected like thinning and browning at the edges. Also is lightweight soil good for all plant? Especially for aloe? And how to make drain holes in already planted pots? Mine is plastic pots.

[@elizabethjonathan9539]

the best thing you can do is to take the plant out of the pot, drill or mail holes in the bottom, add a few rocks in the bottom of the pot, and repot the plant. your aloe is almost like a succulent - light soil, full sun, and bone dry between waterings or it will die. just make sure it's not touching the window or the leaves may get "sunburned"

[@preethithirukkumaran221]

That’s great..... thank you so much for your reply ☺️

Wow!!!

[@qlirimtarehaxhosaj9016]

Fhank yur so much yur help me to grow my tree

[@dr.abdulmanan8759]

Good presentation! I like it.

[@jubychisti2181]

Wwwwwow it is so good

[@sam5381]

Will this also work for catmint? I added a lill bit of vegetable waste from my kitchen

[@techbest3456]

how should i save my almond plant,its leaves getting curved and the new leaves growing are looking ded help me

[@laurenpaterson3475]

Great video very informative and fun

[@Clara-mz6ev]

It blows my mind people don’t think about the fact that I might not know what my plant is lol I have no idea! It won’t tell me either

[@Maya-mq9lu]

I have a succulent that had brown, crispy leaves that all fell off. The remaining leaves and part of the stem then ripped off when I very gently touched it. The remaining stem is just out of the soil and is brown in some places and green in the others. The souls is not moist or damp at all and I can’t see the roots.

[@HIGHER7RUTH]

I left for 2 day and my mango bby plant dried😞. Luckily I’m a pro at sprouting seeds now. 🙃 👑 Got 3 more ready to go & more mangos to eat. Also have like 33 bby 🌱 of a thing called pinzan which only grows inn MEXICO eatable stuff tht might make me serious money if I protect them well from frost till they are big enough. Can’t wait to see them huge 🌳

[@tflynn6175]

Merle tha plant doctor

[@kawtharalkhamis124]

Thanks😊

[@eeturantala2682]

😭 My plant died and dont know why it just turned very thin and the colour changed to yellow it was a little dry so i put a whole bunch of water and hope it fixes overnight that it doesnt become More deaf

[@ifeellikeihave]

I would hope your plant is deaf

[@tristashuer9402]

This is really a good sharing :)

[@joannedmello6204]

This is a great vid!!thanks