I think I can help with your ZZ plant

[@PlantswithKrystal]

If your ZZ is not growing it may be rootbound or needs a bit more light. The soil mix I use is either a mix I put together with indoor potting mix, perlite, and orchid bark or I use the premade soil from @solsoils . Use code PlantsKrystal10 for 10 percent off. Don’t be that person to have rotty potatoes, your ZZ will thank you!

[@davidchifla1]

What if I have a lot of semi dried stems , and some stems that have leaves but very high up ? Is there a way to repopulate lower? Should I cut all the leafless stems? (It’s a plant rescue)

[@fursuredog]

Also! I thought my ZZ wasn’t giving me new growth whatsoever for a year. Until new chutes popped up all around the sides! You never know what’s going on under the soil unless you repot. I was so happy to see the new babies!

[@webtoon4372]

😭🥺i killed 5 potatoes of zz .....i loved that plant but after i bought it it was already rotten and over winter it got rotten soo much that i threw it awayyyy😔😔now i fear buying more......aaaaaaaaa i read soo many articles for saving it but i dk what went wrong

[@isatq2133]

Can I eat them?

[@webtoon4372]

@@isatq2133 nooooo they aree veryyy veryyy toxic to humans

[@iceteeize]

I’m pretty sure this is the plant that’s called “wardrobe flower” in Swedish (garderobsblomma) It’s called that because you can put it in a wardrobe, forget about it for six months and when you find it again it’ll still be fine

[@Felix_Vincent]

My mom has had a ZZ for about 6 years. Her name is Jessica and she sits by the front door. shes absolutely beautiful. massive, but beautiful

[@etsprout]

Emphasis on wait until dry and then wait even longer 😂

[@BliffleSplick]

What's cool is that spider plants also have rhizomes as well so they're also a plant you can ignore, water wise

[@jonespink]

Oouuuu Ty for that info. I’m about to buy a spider plant for my office

[@MicheleDoenges]

I rescued a Zz last year and named him Zz Top.😂

[@A_Ducky]

Can you please give some instructions/pointers on growing those hanging tomato or strawberry plants, please? Many of us in small low-income apartments would love to have some fresh towmaters - but we're not sure which brand/size/soil etc. to buy... Amazon offers many kinds, so do local nurseries. Hugsss & roses. 🤗🌹

[@christycartledge7595]

You're the reason I've kept my aloe alive so long. Thank you! 😘

[@Robert_A_Keyboards4948]

Perfect Explanation 🎼🎶🎵✨✨✔️

[@Adventurepets333]

I made the mistake of putting mine in direct sun. After all the resilience to my forgetting water the sun is what’s hurting it but we are rooting for her !!

[@Mizz.Person]

Well, now we all need a ZZ!!

[@PlantswithKrystal]

Agreed 🙌🏽

[@Ksweetpea]

I just got my first ZZ! 3 rhizomes. I repotted them in organic potting soil (happened to be the cheapestl It gets morning shade and afternoon bright indirect light, indoors, and ill water it monthly as i live in a dry area and a pot that size takes a week to completely dry

[@dianal3827]

So funny story... I decided to repot and separate my 5yo ZZ plant this fall. The roots were so interlinked and tight together that I decided to cut them apart. Brutal. I let them callos over in the bath tub for a few hours, repot my now 3 plants, and all was looking well. Until. One week later. 2 of the plants showed signs of yellowing. It was not too much water or too little because the "potatoes" were nice and plump with a slight wrinkling on the very top, which was how they should look between waterings. I decided to only cut the dead tissue off and let it do its thing. MY PLANT WAS BLOOMING. For the first time. It was struggling because I divided it as it was growing its flowers. I didnt know it was mature enough to flower because most tropicals will stagnate and never flower indoors. I left one flower on each to bloom and be pretty for a few days, then cut the others off. I fertilized with cacti and succulent liquid fertilizer. The plants are good now, growing new leaves and "potatoes". So, bottom line: they can and will bloom. Don't divide the plant when it's blooming. Wait for the stage where it's growing new leaves and roots. I thought they were leaves but they were flowers lol.

[@marinamcclain1965]

Thank you ❤

[@FarmerM0]

I just repotted mine today! I was definitely over-watering it!

[@lauracardenas7252]

Love her content

[@somethingcats]

Or you have forgotten about it for months and all of a sudden you see the poor plant wilting dying. Then you report and water and now make it a point to look at the plant multiple times a week cus you felt bad.... No one else?

[@harrybarnes3539]

Seeing all that dirt on your table in such a clean house was giving me anxiety but otherwise that's one heck of a video. I heard people calling this the rent plant because if you needed a reminder to water it you would just do it whenever you paid the rent

[@kratombutterfly9959]

I just found a piece of raven zz at Lowe's yesterday, it's so pretty. I'm learning about them now, thank you!

[@emilyfogerty6438]

I watered mine once in the last two months. In the summer when I put it outside, I watered it every three weeks in an 8 inch pot.

[@sisu411]

I ZZ got her last watering in like November? It's almost April 😂 maybe should give her some now 😂

[@naheedmohsinnamra3300]

Zz is my favourite plant . Low low low maintenance.

[@laregimbal]

❤️

[@sbneatinghatred8695]

Doggo: But mum I want in the video!

[@jungwonsdimple9593]

omg i had no idea! ive had one for ab a year but it randomly had a growth spurt but i think it needs more light? my mom got a HUGE one for free and i was definitely unsure of how to care for it but at least i know i can slack on waterint it for a while heh

[@IthlinnePewPew]

This sounds like a plant for me: forget to water it for months then drown it... but then again, I thought that succulents will survive and here I am...

[@ankitaviradia7878]

Can you suggest me which soil to use for seccullents as well as these kind of plants, i live in canada and i still did not get the typ of soil that comes with plant

[@marindajenkins6129]

I split my zz and a few “potatoes” split in the process. The leaves have become see through and discolored. Any suggestions?

[@sarahthomas6956]

Can you do one on crown of thorns

[@Theosophically]

Where’d you get that tray you do your work in?

[@thistledowntreasures7990]

It’s a boot tray, for when you come in from snow or rain and don’t want to get floor wet. Don’t know where your from but around here we get them at Home Depot or Lowes. Really easy to find when winter weather starts sneaking up on us.

[@moose3306]

Best advice I got was water it when you pay your rent

[@justmilli6365]

How do we propagate a ZZ?

[@michelleducote6888]

I Absolutely love your comments!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@priyankaargade6632]

Now the most important question, can u eat it???

[@ThuyNguyen-so6ct]

I'm very upset I got my at the asian flower store.. brought it home little I know it was rotten in the pot.. It's look very healthy but at the bottom it's all rotten in the inside of a pot.. Try to regrow it.. Helping it will make it.. Never buying it t hat store again..

[@hammychannel673]

Can I have zz out side without a pot like directly in the soil

[@fuguwa]

how i know when i need to repot mine??? 🧐🧐🧐 it’s in tiny pot and it just keeps growing 😂

[@NakhonPhanomball]

Can ZZ plant replace aloe vera

[@liveadreamorgtfo]

My zzs potatoes just started rotting away 😭 I didn’t water it more often than once every 3 months, I cleaned the zz and reported it. And now all the remaining potatoes rotted away too. I don’t know how to save my zz now 😭

[@EolianWolf]

Most of the ZZs come in a peat heavy mix - is pearlite/coir mix better? I've had a couple ZZs rot from the base of the stem but upon inspecting the potatoes aren't squishy and I'd only watered it like once a month. Tips? Thanks :)

[@Lenra1234]

I'd do a more succulent style of soil, mine thrive off of it.

[@Muffinisthebestcharacter]

I think you left a little zz at the corner of the tray

[@pbanerjee5134]

My potato is wrinkly.. Shud i dip it in water?? 😢

[@sheepaulie]

Can you eat them? The potatoes.

[@jessicaderstine4061]

I need ZZ help. I have a Raven. It's so leggy! Why?!

[@bijaykantyadab3347]

PZ

[@megannewstead33]

I forgot I put a ZZ in my kids room. It got tucked behind the bookshelf on their dresser and when I found her she had more than tripled in size. It had been months of living in COMPLETE darkness aside from like 30 minutes a day for like 3 months. She's still thriving.🥹

[@megannewstead33]

Question though, do their existing branches ever grow in length or do they just keep throwing out bigger and bigger babies? The original plant that I got at the nursery is still there, living with her 4 leaves in a whole jungle of giants.

[@rebeccam.c1095]

Can hey regrow a ryzome?

[@PlantswithKrystal]

Yes you can

[@hannahmcdonald2829]

Potatoes are tubers (modified stems) as opposed to rhizomes. However, my bet is that you were just being playful not exactly scientific

[@N8SAY]

And they are poisonous. Can't eat the potatoes unfortunately.

[@uacire]

My husband and I saw a zz plant at home depot labeled as a succulent. I had no idea what plant it was, but it was in bad condition. It smelled like it was rotting. My husband told me to save it. I did so much research to find out what plant it was and how to take care of it. About 2 years later, it's been repotted twice and it looks beautiful!

[@uacire]

@@ceceliakra7234 yes, I read it is actually a succulent. It didn't say exactly what type of succulent and how to care for it on the tag.

[@Eddy12700]

It’s so cool when we rescue plant and be patient for its blossom return

[@zarasspace]

Thank you. You helped me to rescue some clearance plants from Lowes. Edit : Thank you for the likes :)

[@islandsicedtea]

me too, i actually found I enjoy rescuing more than buying a big healthy plant. i love to watch my work pay off and see it grow

[@justicewarrior-ey1ss]

lowes is the best to get discount plants!

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

Conspiracy theory: these stores are purposely selling plants in need of rescue to make a profit

[@punkinpumpkin09]

I find people usually underwater zz plants, I was definitely one of them. I now water mine every 2-3 weeks, I have 3 of them and they r all pushing out new growth. Long bouts of infrequent watering won't produce much new growth if any. I also find the best way to water them is to let them buttchug for a good 5-10 mins. My oldest zz only has one stem and has been like that for over 3 years. Well, in January it finally grew another stem.

[@kaytlinhill4596]

I wanna say thank you! Your channel has help me keep all my plants alive and made a new passion for me!

[@PlantswithKrystal]

I’m so grateful I can be of support in your own plant journey 💚

[@Jinxy23]

I’ve never grown plants or really have any interest in doing so but your videos are just fascinating and educational that I love it anyway. Your energy is just so amazing and admirable.

[@andyandbee]

You're the best. You've helped me so much on my planty Journey!!! 🪴 Thank you so so so much, giiirl!!!🌵🌱💚

[@danichan913]

I got gifted this plant when my daughter was born. I wasn't sure how to care for it because I wasn't told what kind of plant it was. I actually forgot to water it for the first month I had it. I noticed that it had sprouts of new plants so I kept doing the same thing. I want to repot it into 2 separate pots because there is so much new growth.

[@sophietremblay4869]

Didnt water my ZZ for like 3 months and its still thriving. Love these plants

[@danielajohns6752]

You are awesome thanks! I killed my first… I won’t my second! I won’t give up.

[@ellev5251]

A woman at my local plant shop said not to water until the rhizomes looks shriveled like raisins and appear a little soft. She also told me to plant the rhizomes just above the soil so I could see when they shrivel. Does this seem accurate? Thanks!

[@99xara99]

Zizi means pen*s in french. French isn't my first language but I just can't overhear it.

[@ollieworth7341]

Can you explain to my grandmother why she's killing her spider plant😭 I really went to water it and she has it in PINK PLAY SAND under a layer of dirt🤡 I don't know how this woman keeps anything alive ,I don't know how I made it to 20 years old with her raising me she's a damn menace LMAO

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Ehhhhhh. Not exactly. They like alot of water, but only if it's hot and they get alot of light. I put mine outside every summer. Most people don't.

[@bronwyndevereux6201]

It is officially autumn happy autumn

[@justicewarrior-ey1ss]

huh? its spring/winter still

[@justicewarrior-ey1ss]

its spring???

[@Milkmarie333]

I love that we all have those brown decorative pots😭😭 costa farms for the w

[@victoriareyes5748]

I love my zz he keeps giving off new stems/sprouts (not sure what to call them exactly. I call them babies). How do you know it's time to repot them in a bigger pot??

[@avvondaparker4627]

Didn't know that was the purpose of the rhizomes! Thanks for this!

[@terrip8451]

I just bought a ZZ today because of you, and my goodness the soil is sooooo wet. It was in a self watering plant and the inner pot was just dripping when I pulled it out. I'm repotting it today 😊

[@thechickhouse2985]

My ZZ has plenty of space and has NO potato’s. Only root. What’s wrong with her?

[@TheClairemyst]

Same here.. no growth.. its been a year.. what could we be doing wrong

[@TheLynnz10]

Does anyone have white fuzzy growth on the top soil? I feel like my ZZ is still healthy but so far all my tricks to get ride of the soil issue doesn’t stop it.

[@anetrafleming9758]

It's a fungus that occurs naturally in the soil, gnat's love it. Spray the soil with 1 part hydrogen peroxide and two parts water then sprinkle the top of the soil with cinnamon, cinnamon is a natural antifungal

[@NickiLilBro1]

my new fav plant channel. they clearly love the green babies & is very knowledgeable. i’m here for it. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

[@lyd_d]

My money tree has droopy leaves but very dry soil so I don’t think I’m over watering… do you have any tips?

[@kashinimeyo]

When she sniffed it I thought she took a bite out of it 😭💀

[@Awsomesauce26482]

What do you do if a “potato” pops?

[@TheADIN212]

Let it callous over and dry for a few days or week before watering it if its damaged !

[@drsamthefrog]

Forbidden Papas.

[@Memeandonlymee]

This is stupid 😢I have so much anxiety about over watering my plants that I still killed a zz AND several snake plants😒 BY UNDERWATERING

[@anro8659]

HELP!🙏! @PlantswithKrystal , how do we know when 2 repot???🤔. Do they like 2 be crowded & burst out of their clay pots like sansavera?🪴?

[@Claire-wc4iy]

Hi! Thanks for this video. My ZZ is huge (and I mean, HUGE). More than 160cm tall, probably 100cm large. I need to separate it because it is just way too big. I have cut once a year or so the long stems but I cut one and 3 will grow. It just will not stop growing and expanding, so much that we call it affectionately "The Monster". What can I do? Thanks for any tips!

[@partlycloudyoptimist809]

I can walk thru poison ivy with not a Bloch. But holy rice-a-roni if I brush lightly against a ZZ I look like a itchy tomato for days.

[@PlantswithKrystal]

Really!? Wow! And I’ve never had an issue. With a diffenbachia, I had a bad reaction to.

[@partlycloudyoptimist809]

@@PlantswithKrystal I think We all have our plant derma-logical arch-nemesis. That one that sends you to the doctor covered in Calamine lotion. But Some people are just very lucky to never encounter them.

[@callmecookies9652]

Any chance you could do one for Hoya plants? How to keep alive lol Best way to prune blooms to not hurt the vines??

[@katmandudawn8417]

I don’t have a dying ZZ , I have monster ZZs. We started with a nine inch pot and now I have a huge 30 inch pot with 2 monster plants and a 14 inch pot with another thriving plant. They are all frequently sending up new branches. The largest pot is too big to move. How do I stop them from growing. They are too big. They have even bloomed.

[@Kato2030]

The only plants that survived quarantine in our office

[@mr.-.-]

You know it’s extremely interesting to me. I’m always told don’t water stop watering them that much. I have two. They are both my first. Dwarf Zamicro Zz and a Zz Raven. Water every other day. They have great drainage. I keep them in my room and I like to be warm so they are too. They are doing great it’s been maybe 2 ish years on the dwarf and 1.5ish on the raven. The raven is due for a new pot she is already out growing her old one. The little lady is probably gonna get a new pot too. She’s warping her pot. I get new shoots every couple of weeks. My moms Zz s. I’m not sure what they are but they aren’t doing as good as mine. The one is older then me so that’s probably the reason. I’m 27. She fallows the usual ZZ Care practices. I definitely do not. Both are in half day full sun and like I said water every other day.

[@DeniseRinzivillo]

My zz plant question, what to do once you have cut off the brown leaves and you have stumps left, about 2 or 3 inches, are you supposed to remove the whole bulb? Please help 😮

[@jamiefox646]

I've had mine for about a year and a couple weeks ago mine started growing separate sprouts! Like 7 of them! I guess it flowers!

[@Sweetie08642]

What about a aloe Vera plant? How often do you water it? and what soil mix should I use to re pot my aloe Vera plant? And do I have to wash the roots before planting it into another pot?? Please give me advice, Queen of Plants 👸🪴 ❤

[@eileenms8559]

Okay, so I'm so over this plant. I killed one because of overwatering so I learned that lesson. Then I rarely watered and they are dying for unknown reasons. They'll just turn yellow and fall off the potato and now they're doing this thing where the leaves are still green, but they're curling. I would normally assume it needs water, but I watered just last week 🤦

[@PrincessSherK]

My ZZ plant only grows one new stalk a year. I don’t wanted it every often. I inherited it from someone who was over watering. What could be the problem

[@missyelise7033]

We have the same exact pot!!! I bought mine at Costco. It's the purplish one that looks like plastic at first. It took a while before i saw some growth but now it won't stop shooting new stems!! It looks crowded in that pot so i was planning on repotting it this summer. Thanks for the brief explanation ❤

[@zubsies]

If you ever get to repotting a majesty palm please make a video! Just bought 3 beefy girls shoved into one pot that need love asap, scared I'll kill them 😭

[@estherjanssen4443]

The first time I reported a ZZ I almost threw it away because I thought it was an effect of being root bound. I'm so glad I didn't now I know this 😂

[@ericatyc]

I tried growing avocado at home in a pot. However it attracts way too much fruit flies, also it only grows taller in one main branch (yes i have pruned it multiple times then it grows from the side but eventually straightens out. Any tips?

[@oogawa13kokomi]

I ignore the crap out of my zz and it's thriving lol. Also because if i pay too much attention to it my cat will find a way to it and much on it, which is NOT good. I'm going to need to give it away since I didn't know it wasn't pet safe when it was gifted to me

[@sarahbianco2539]

Can you do a video on propagating a zz plant ?? I rescued a very root bound/ rotted zz from Home Depot and it cut it and put half in water and half in soil to see which grew faster and it is just rotting :( any tips

[@naomiejurkiw579]

Idk I wait til their dry and they still dying 😢 They are in low to moderate light I’ve had them for like 4 years now and it’s not just one I have three they have been in the same spot And I’ve only repotted them once 😢😢😢

[@AIBot929]

So far i have not killed my ZZ plant.. but it's still winter where I live so most of my plants are on a when I see you're extra dry schedule

[@MortalJupiter]

They've been the most robust plant for me, during winter I believe I didn't water it once

[@juanlopez-ss8jj]

I literally ignore mine. Only water it like 4 times a year 😅. But when i water i legit drown her in a bucket of water until the bubbles stop and then I'll leave for an hour max and then out she goes to dry and once the water is done running she goes back in her dungeon under the bathroom sink 🤣🤣🤣

[@briannanm2458]

This video would have been super helpful 6 months ago. Rip my zz

[@EmRePhoto]

Lol I water my zz like once ever two months. Have had it for like 7 years and it’s still growin

[@orikes13]

I am so sad I killed my zz. I tried backing off on watering but it never recovered.