I Stopped Growing My ZZ Plants in Soil...Here's What Happened

[@idiosyncraticgirl1]

I don’t use leca but I use Lechuza pon in self watering containers. My ZZ plants grow perfectly.

[@cjsmomom]

Why did u choose pon instead of leca?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Beautiful!

[@idiosyncraticgirl1]

@@cjsmomom I have used Lechuza pon for over 5 years now. I tried leca when it started receiving all the hype. Personally , in my conditions I find pon easier to use. They both work, it is just a matter of personal choice.

[@WesleysPlantWorld]

Lovely seeing you Nora. Your Zz plants are beautiful and doing so well in leca. I’m still transferring many plants to leca and they truly love it! Your the best, thanks again for a sharing all your knowledge 😃🪴🙏🏽

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hello Wesley! I hope you are well! I have enjoyed looking at all your snow pictures. We should chat again soon!

[@lindadavis7021]

Absolutely beautiful ... all your plants are stunning and living their best life in leca.. I love your enthusiasm, it definitely gives me and my plants hope🪴🌱🪴🌿🪴💚💯 .. going out to buy me a Zz .

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you Linda! All the best with your ZZ

[@blackbeauti1540]

I want to thank you so much for your videos out of my 80 plants I only have 11 left in soil❤🎉 I followed u for 1.5 years before I took the plunge. I even told the 🇬🇧 GROWTH TECHNOLOGY ABOUT U AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH I HOPE THEY DID. Just want to thank you so much, this is my first winter in leca and pon.

[@elmerbaez6784]

Wow...I thought they didn't need to be moist or the bulb would rot. I've had a B.Raven that has one stem out with the leaves. It hasn't done anything last year. It's still alive. I'm going to try this method to the plant. Wish me luck!!! Thank you, Plant Leca Highness...

[@TheLecaQueen]

I know right! One would think they would rot in leca, but that is apparently not the case! All the best with your ZZs. ZZz can take a very long time to do anything, I have a variegated one that I did not show in this video that has done nothing for the best part of a year, it is finally getting a new stalk, so just be patient!

[@ildikojones7073]

One of my ZZ is growing in Lechuza on and she’s doing better than the others growing in soil. I think I’ll repot the others in Lechuza pon in the spring. Your ZZ plants are beautiful!

[@TheLecaQueen]

That is amazing. I think the plants really respond to the consistent watering and fertiliser. All the best!

[@plantswithsara]

Hi Nora, are you going to teach us how to care for a ZZ plant in leca? Do you water from the top or just fill out the reservoir? How often do you fill up the reservoir: do you fill it up right away or leave it dry for a couple of days? What level of water do you recommend in the reservoir? How about the wicking system with leca, have you ever tried it with the ZZ? Thanks for sharing such valuable info with us. I want to switch mine to leca too ❤

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hello, care for ZZ plant in leca is pretty easy. I will make a video about that when I can. I keep the level of the nutrient solution very low, lower than most of my other plants. I try to always have nutrient in the reservoir at all times.

[@jessicamorgavi3626]

I was wondering the same thing! I just switched my big ZZ over to LECA and was hoping for more long-term care tips or if there anything different than normal LECA care.

[@TheLecaQueen]

@@jessicamorgavi3626 that video is coming in a few weeks.

[@OMM-kl1zu]

WOW!!! All your ZZ plants look amazing!!! Aesthetically, Leca really suits this plant. I'm impressed!!! I'm definitely going to move my ZZ plant into Leca now. Thanks for another great video. 💚

[@TheLecaQueen]

I also love how the ZZ plant looks with all the leca! All the best with your ZZ plant!

[@tpmcclanahan5272]

Your ZZ’s are beautiful; as easy as these plants are to grow I don’t do well with them…. But I’m going to continue to try….

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you so much! Yep, keep trying!

[@tddas8008]

Dear, Nora! You are true Leca Queen. You made me, real hydroponics sceptic to try go LECA with just 3 videos. I was the guy with Alocasia Saga. I bought a Philodendron and there were 4 plants in 1 pot. And I had some very good leca left, so I decided to plant my Philodendron in different mediums. And I did. 5 days passed all doing well. But then I realised, that I don't have a fertilizer for hydroponics. And it's gonna cost me 41 times more then my regular one. I can't afford that. So I decided to use my regular one by leaf, and ask other Ukrainian collectors online about how they deal with it. It makes sense to me why this method is not so popular here. Also I'm very curious about how we can tell a good leca from bad. The next step is to experiment with zz. in leca

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hello! I am so glad you have tried leca. Sometimes you just need to do something and sort out problems as they arise. I hope you will be able to find some fertiliser closer to you. It certainly does not need to be the one I use, whatever you can find will be ok. All the best with your leca journey!

[@3l3llala13]

I would worry about mosquito issue if I have trays of water all over my home. Last summer I was shocked and disgusted to discover mosquito larvae swimming in a jar of water that I was rooting some cuttings in.

[@TheLecaQueen]

That is something a lot of people have been concerned about with plants in leca. I have not had that problem at all. Check out this video where I discuss the mosquito issue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnSZaWN_hNmXgKM

[@marygatdula2744]

I only have two ZZ plants, but both are in leca and doing great!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Awesome!!!

[@ajanets02]

Love your videos. Thank you so much for all your information When do you change to soil, or you always leave your plants in leca.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you and you are welcome. I change a plant from soil to leca immediately I purchase it. I do not wait, and I leave them in leca. I have a very small number in pon.

[@wanderotter4667]

Mine started rotting in leca, so I had to make cuttings, and they finally start to get roots in vulkastrat mixed with leca. :)

[@TheLecaQueen]

Oh no! How high was the reservoir? All the best with the cuttings.

[@wanderotter4667]

@@TheLecaQueen Way too high, like I'd do for my monsteras, but I should've listened to you!

[@lindacormack8657]

Hi Nora love this video have you done one on leca and snake plants

[@dollycaldwell4938]

I am envious.....I have destroyed every (4 at least) ZZ plants that I have put into LECA. Unsure what went wrong, but I will try again after seeing your wonderful plants. You inspire us all......and spend our money very well.....lol...just kidding

[@louisejoel]

Drainage holes?

[@dollycaldwell4938]

do I need drainage holes with LECA????

[@TheLecaQueen]

I am so sorry to hear about your dead plants. As someone has asked, what kind of pot are you putting your ZZ plant in? Are you using the glass jar method?

[@TheLecaQueen]

@@dollycaldwell4938 I think they mean ventilation holes for the roots at the bottom and sides of the pot.

[@dollycaldwell4938]

Lora, I put it in a small catch pot, then into a glass jar filled with LECA. Should I just be putting it directly into the glass jar? @@TheLecaQueen

[@MWC888]

How do u prevent mosquito from the laying eggs into the water/nutrients reservoir

[@lisa__rcs]

I would love to see a ficus grown in leca!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Do these count? kzbin.info/www/bejne/opLKiX5retScprs

[@marilynellis4007]

Thanks for the info❤❤❤

[@TheLecaQueen]

You are very welcome!

[@user-ek7kd3il5m]

Dear Nora, what is Italien LECA?

[@TheLecaQueen]

It is simply leca that is produced in Italy from Italian clay. I love it because of the colour and smaller different sized leca particles.

[@monadougherty6219]

Hi norah. I so enjoy all your videos on leca and aemi hydro. Ive been tranferring all my plants to leca over the last nine months or so. Have you ever grown a cast iron plant in leca or know of anyone who has? Any reason you thibk you can or cant?thanks so much!

[@TheLecaQueen]

I am so glad you are enjoying the videos. I do not have a cast iron plant. I do not anyone who has one, but I am confident it can grow well in leca. My motto is always to try and see!! You will be able to give us the answer! All the best.

[@gaddaitherage8204]

Hello Nora! Great video, really dispel some common belief that ZZ cannot live with constant access to water. Quick question (and this isn’t related to this video). I have abandoned potting soil in favor of semi hydro. But I started having fungus gnats and believe they bred in my moss pole. This is disheartening because previously I use BTS dunks in my water source and it worked. But now it doesn’t. Have you ever had this problem w your moss pole?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you for the compliment. I have heard some people say they have problems with gnats and moss poles. I have not had this problem. I am looking into it and hopefully I can have a video addressing this issue soon.

[@gaddaitherage8204]

@@TheLecaQueen thank you as always Nora! You’re the Queen!

[@KayBX]

Sorry it’s not about this video but I have a Leca from soil question for my big monstera. I have plants in pon and leca however I always have put them in water first before hand. Bertha is in a 30 cm pot from Bunnings. How can go about transferring her with less stress etc? Thank you Nora xxx. Also I do want a ZZ one day :).

[@robertalordagarcia9992]

New sub here from Spokane Valley Wa ❤ 😊

[@TheLecaQueen]

Welcome, glad to have you here!

[@jthomas1626]

Where do you get those plastic planting pots at with the holes in them. Is this what your raising your ZZ's in?

[@KTNYC718]

Hi! Where do you get Italian leca whats the difference in it?

[@yolyrom7233]

To be honest, I don’t really believe that there’s a difference. I’ve only noticed the color. Jmo

[@TheLecaQueen]

@@yolyrom7233 I agree, I love the colour and the smaller different-sized leca particles that have more irregular shapes and are not round.

[@TheLecaQueen]

I purchase it from a seller here in Australia. I love it because I like the dark colour, I prefer it to the red/brown colour. I also like it because the leca particles are not round and have lots of different sizes and irregular shapes allowing the plants to attach really well. I find the plants are more stable in the pot/ In terms of function, they work like other leca.

[@walied2039]

Can you make a video of similar size plants One group in soil and the other in leca? For comparing growth, I think it will be interesting Sorry if you already made it

[@TheLecaQueen]

That would be good to do but unfortunately for now I have decided not to have soil around. I have not made a video like that but hope someone can, or maybe I will in the future, cause who knows 🤔

[@garygilliam1890]

We’re do you buy your Leica from and I have a question is Leica the same as pond and can you use little peoples that go in a fish tank

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hello, I buy my leca from hydroponics shops. Leca is clay balls, which is not the same as pon.

[@rhodealexandre6583]

You need to get the variegated ZZ plant

[@TheLecaQueen]

I have a white variegated one that I did not feature in this video, and I also have a ZZ Akebono that I got a few weeks ago. The video about that plant is out on Monday, watch out for it! It is a gorgeous plant. The biggest ZZ I have ever moved from soil to leca!

[@rhodealexandre6583]

@@TheLecaQueen I will be waiting 🙂

[@britnierrich9356]

I gotta get some leca❤

[@TheLecaQueen]

Yes you do!!

[@Darknamja]

😉😉

[@carolstuff]

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