Lechuza Pon Review | 3 Months

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[@adrianmatamoscas]

Absolutely love the effort you put into these videos. You definitely deserve to blow up within the plant community even more. absolutely my favorite channel I’ve learned so much from you!!!

[@723snoopy]

Hope you’re doing well! Would love to see another update with pon and your plants!

[@seraphinag6386]

For the lechuza pots without the removable insert, you can get a siphon pump and feed it through the water meter section of the planter and pump out all the water in the reservoir. That way you can flush your pots ☺ and the siphon pumps are pretty cheap. Hope this helps x

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Ohhh thank you for this!! You are a life savor 😍😍😍

[@plantsrforever4150]

I agree with everything in this video if you aren’t loving soil anymore and you are an anthurium lover I highly highly recommend lechuza pon and lechuza planters bc my life has been amazing since not having to water my plants every 3 days or actually not even having to worry about them has been very nice!

[@yeahivekilledthat719]

I've been using it for hoya, begonia and philodendron. All seem to like it. The only plant that died on me was an alocasia. When the fertilizer expired on the substrate (6 months), I just used my hydroponic solution for LECA. So far, no issues. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Appleton-WI]

This, along with your Monstera rooting video, are most valuable plant videos I have EVER found. Thank you!

[@tinliv315]

Omg I cant believe I found someone so sweet and knowledgeable. I've watched a ton of your videos today and you're my new favourite plantuber. 🥰

[@kirstencahow-scholtes1004]

Thank you so much. I love your content. You are my go to for anything anthuriums. You should feel so proud at what a great resource you are for our houseplant community. Really, thank you, thank you, thank you and job well done!!!

[@Quyen6]

Great video! I've been struggling to find videos regarding genuine reviews of pon! Thank you ❤️

[@mamamia32]

I also love that i dont have fungus nats anymore and less pests, less dirt and less dust on the leaves. I completely agree with your video - i love it :) thanks for a positiv video on that subject :)

[@cindihinnendael6197]

Thank you!!! Hopefully, we’ll all still love it after a year. 😍

[@rainbow12969]

Thanks for all of this information. I just started using leca with one orchid. Scared of using anything but soil made up for the plants' requirements. You are very brave to try this alternative and it's working. Looking out for the update. 💚💚

[@plantsrforever4150]

All my anthuriums LOVE pon but I have noticed with my anthuriums when I didn’t use a lechuza pot they stayed too wet with a reservoir unless I put a layer of leca down on the bottom first so that was a learning curve but I got it now but now all my anthuriums are in lechuza planters I just have my less loved plants in different set ups 😂😂💯

[@thebeauceronboys9397]

Ohhh I’m so excited about this video!! I’m looking to do some side by side comparison of Lechuza and homemade pon. Always interested to hear others experiences with pon

[@ThePlantsMeow]

I would assume it is very similar (minus the nutrients). I know RootandStem_ on Instagram uses homemade pon a lot and she has had a lot of success! 😊

[@tasneemchandia3470]

Loveeee the detailed video. Thank you ❤ In uk I use liquid gold leaf with soil ninja’s Semi Hydro (similar to pon). It’s been working great and my plants have been loving it.

[@sarahschireman3838]

thank you for working through all the technical issues and waiting to do this vid until you felt comfortable with pon! super helpful video! I've been a leca girl with all my house, but I find that top of the leca stays soooo dry compared to the bottom of each pot.. I might be giving lechuza a try!

[@michaelyciano2123]

I love love love your videos!! Some of the best info on the web. Keep up the amazing work. I always refer you vids on Facebook.

[@denisetommer5398]

How do you know when to water your plant if not in a self watering pot. I use Pon but only in self watering pots. I use a moisture meter in my soil in my plants. I would like to switch a lot of my plants to pon, but not sure about that

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Just think of it as a very airy soil. For my smaller pots I water about once a week. For larger pots I wait about two weeks. You can usually tell by the weight and if the top stones look dry.

[@goharosen]

I’m so glad you didn’t gave up 🤗

[@kathlenemcclain9044]

If you have a window, maybe consider a portable a/c unit that can vent out the window to cool the room on really hot days. Just be sure to put it where it won’t blow directly on the plants of course. Might even find a a good used one on FB marketplace or something. Best wishes 🌱💕

[@Daisy_1557]

I wonder if your Alvira is a Anthurium besseae aff. I just ordered this anthurium and it has the same color on the back of the leaves.

[@rmarvel169]

Hi Ella, just wanted to say that I hope all is well with you & to let you know many people think about you & look for new videos 🥰 I'm always looking as I'm new to Anturiums, Monstera & Philos (needless to say I've fell in love with all & am learning as I go so we need you) ! ❤

[@anthonywaddle8364]

Thanks for putting this together! Super keen on the recommendations!

[@agathan.944]

Thank you so much for sharing. Best wishes to you and your plants.

[@mariyamakivchuk9469]

Hi! Would love an update of how your plants are doing in pon!

[@chloetoner2982]

Ugh your anthurium collection is gorgeous!! I’ve been meaning to try pon forever

[@noelle7714]

Your videos are always so informative, your plants look gorgeous.

[@angelinemccloud1258]

Thank u so much for the Lachuza pots omg that was so helpful especially the long one there hard to find so thank

[@deniseg3562]

Ela ... thank you for sharing your passion with us ... I truly love this channel ... Elvira is so gorgeous... so do you use pon for many / all of your plants ... are there certain genus that do better in pon than others ?

[@GaidaRituma]

Hello😊Thank you so much good useful information 🙏I have question, can I put like other plants those with flowers in pin also? For orchids I ordered pots already 😊Thank you.

[@bronwolff6335]

Would you say it’s ok for anthuriums to sit in a water reservoir. I don’t use self watering pots . Am only top watering atm .

[@saraln7207]

Hello. First of all, I love how informative your videos are. You helped bring my plant game up :) Just wondering if you use self watering wicks on all plants in pon? Also, the water in my city contains calcium & mag (hardiness level is hard), so I'm wondering if I should still get CAL-MAG? Lastly, please let us know how you recycle your pon (what you do when you re-use it to pot a new plant). Thank you so much!

[@kleakatrah206]

Great questions! I need to know too!!

[@danacarlson6425]

I also am curious. Especially about the wick question. I recently repotted a few plants into pon in self-watering pots with wicks, and I'm nervous they'll get root rot. 😬

[@tacanacy]

I think I may be seeing calcium deficiency in some plants that are in Pon. How much water should I dilute calcium in when using Pon?

[@FancyPR84]

I absolutely love you, your collection and all the info you give to everyone. Not just plants, but pots EVERYTHING. Super knowledgeable. Do you sell your plants? Where can I buy them? Etsy? Thanks.

[@05ymarie]

I have the classico ls 35 and you can lift the insert out and drain/flush the water in your tub. I have my monstera albo in it.

[@skyangelthefan]

Soo, with Lechuza Pon you are only using Cal/Mag nutrient supplement? No Liquid dirt?

[@annelisejc6923]

Wooot! Been waiting for this video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Ella.

[@tokyo_greenthumb2611]

Thank you very much for the informative video. I really appreciate your effort in making this. 🥰

[@KindaRylan]

I've been wanting to try pon forever but it seems the official website is always out. Looks like you've had amazing results

[@ThePlantsMeow]

I’m hoping their supply is low because of covid and that production will eventually increase. It’s honestly been a fight waiting for this pon to restock 😅

[@crazyplantgirldk387]

Hi😊 I actually transfered 3 plants from soil to Pon today but because I watched a video on KZbin with somebody who said just to give a reservoir right after repot but now you said not to do it. Please if you see this: Should I remove the reservoir from my Monstera Albo, Aglaonema and Monstera Adansonii??🙏🏼🤓 I watered them with nutrient water and gave them the reservoir but now I don’t know if I should remove it. Please help💚

[@pjaneheil]

Also, could u explain in more detail about this Reservoir verses a pot with a material cord that hangs out, I'm not understanding as yet, I'm still a newbie

[@elayea7642]

Thank you so much for this super helpful video! One quick question-when you are watering from the top without reservoir, how can you tell when it’s time to water again? I heard the normal moisture meters don’t really work. Thanks!

[@YellowPineappleHoyas]

How can you tell when to add the reservoir? And how much bigger of a pot should i use compared to the plant? And do you have any other pots your recommend, as Lechuza pots are really really expensive in Canada or just unavailable?

[@lan9334]

I mixed lechuza orchidpon with Coco Coir (about 60/40). Hopefully this will be ok? I repotted a peace lilly and a boston fern.

[@bethjeffrey6626]

I purchased a 14” Lechuza pot, thinking it would work for a large plant, but it appears it is meant for an 8-10”. I have a Bird of Paradise that is currently in a 12” pot. Will that work in a 14” Lechuza or is it really only good for 8-10”?

[@pjaneheil]

Hello, I've learned so much from ur video, I now would like to try Pon substrate, if u could do more videos on ur types of pots I'm still learning.

[@dollydhanraj7158]

How come you don't have any of the most beautiful anthurium veitchii in your collection?

[@VyNguyen-tp9wb]

Did you repot your anthurium warocqueanum in pons? I have a new baby one and want to grow her roots more substantially.

[@sherryporsch9349]

Thanks for the update. Been wanting to try Pon but on waiting list seems forever.

[@ThePlantsMeow]

They honestly restock so random and it can be long periods in between. Definitely keep an eye on your email alerts. They usually sell out within the first 30 minutes 😪

[@FondaLaShay]

Looking forward to the six months video... Should be soon 😊

[@AllGreenThings4975]

Hello friend your plants so beautiful and gorgeous po

[@sillyNAHcheeto]

How can you tell when the pon is dry and needs another watering?

[@leannawong8750]

Hi! I love your videos!! QQ- do you still use epsom salt when watering in pon?

[@cherandkev]

Using the pon, does this stop fungus gnats? Can you put any plant in this type of medium?

[@melcerra2375]

Thank you!

[@LosAngelesLaura]

Planty Kylie at it again!!!!!!!!!!!

[@randolphamos4627]

So how often do you water the plants without reservoir?

[@daniellebrown9024]

Does this substrate work well with bottom watering?

[@susans6441]

you can use the Lechuza pump to empty the reservoir and check the water

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Thank you! 👏🏼👌🏼💕✨

[@DaryaRyanPhotography]

Hello, thank you for the wonderful content! I see you have some of your exotics just sitting out. I live in a dry climate. Can you recommend philodendrons or anthuriums for 40-50% humidity? Or is it even possible to do? I heard phil gloriosum is pretty hardy that way?

[@randolphamos4627]

Another very informative video! Would you recommend the pon substrate for waroq?

[@HerebutNot]

You mention that some are okay wet and some seem to need more dryness. Have you noticed any common denominator for which prefer wetness or dryness? Like elevation or subgenus or something like that? Also, Elvira is beautiful, but I have to ask... “how’s your head?” (God I hope that’s safe for KZbin - My bf Bryan loves Elvira and I’m now a fan too🥰).

[@ThePlantsMeow]

“I haven’t had any complaints yet” 😁 I haven’t looked into their elevations yet but I’ve just been going by plant and how they respond. Kind of like how P. El Choco red and P. Luxurians are more thirsty than others philos. I have decided to just keep my door open and see how the plants respond. Maybe none will protest to the reservoir after that. Yesterday evening that room was 86F 😅

[@wannabe_gardner5857]

@@ThePlantsMeow I am a little confused and would love to learn. I would think that the higher temps would cause more water evaporation and thus solve the "too much water in the leaves problem" please if you don't mind, can you explain why it is the opposite? I have a anthurium that seems to be having this problem with its newest leaf. It is in a self watering pot in a chunky mix. Thanks!

[@seraphinag6386]

Hiya, I wanted to ask what you think of neem oil on your plants, specifically the velvet aroids?? Thanks 😊

[@ThePlantsMeow]

I honestly can’t stand the smell of neem so I don’t use it 😂 I find dr. Bronners peppermint castille soap has the same suffocating effect on bugs as neem. I also add some rubbing alcohol in for good measure. If you do use neem I recommend using it when after the sun goes down and when temps are low. You risk burning your plants with high heat and high light. Also, make sure to water your plants before using it so you don’t risk them absorbing too much and damaging their leaves.

[@justiceg1789]

Watch her anthurium care vids. She explains why not to use it. It clogs the thingys that open up to synthesize the photons.. I mean its oil! 🤣🤣🤣

[@seraphinag6386]

@@ThePlantsMeow The reason I like the idea of neem is because it can be used as a systemic pesticide. Do you have any idea for what might work in an inorganic substrate specifically pon?

[@seraphinag6386]

@@justiceg1789 True. Again any ideas for a systemic pesticide??? 🤞

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Honestly I don’t think you can actually have a systemic in pon because of how porous the substrate is. Systemic like Bonide granules would just wash right out. Of course it still might work because it could fall into the cracks of the rocks but I would recommend you use it more often. I have honestly started using beneficial mites as a preventative. You don’t even notice them because of how tiny they are and they have ate all my spider mites 😂👏🏼

[@michelejones4282]

What do you fertilize with? Ty for sharing! 😍💜

[@almacomparan1892]

I just wanted to said I just found your channel and I really like it! So much useful information, thank you so much to all the effort you put in to it😊 I’m just curious what are those red and white tags hanging from your leaves on this video?

[@louisabyrd7439]

I would like to know where you purchase the lechuza pon?

[@alexissolidrock]

Do you have to water more often that in a soil mix with Pon? I was imagining u would, since it’s mostly rocks, with nothing to hold a bit of moisture?

[@ThePlantsMeow]

It holds more moisture than you would think. I was using airy soil mixes before this so it hasn’t changed my watering schedule much. The one thing I’m more confident in is that I won’t overwater my plants. I think another reason it retains more water (along with pockets in the rocks) is the humidity. If you ever look at pon in a clear pot you can see all the condensation. While it is normal for plastic pots I would say that in terracotta I would assume you would dry out way faster than normal. Especially since it is wicking away the moisture and not allowing that condensation to develop.

[@rebechaherman]

How do you set up your poles within pon?

[@bridgitschnur2916]

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!! How do we connect?

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@sepkorn]

I know u are an Anthurium expert but have u got experience with Orbifolia and Pon?

[@Lifeisaboxof]

What type of anthurium is it?

[@TheHeartThinks]

Wondering that too

[@elitongh]

Thank you for the video. I just moved some new plants to pon. I'm still struggling in figuring it out. At first I put water from the top but it felt dry so I put a reservoir tray...I'm just not sure when it's dry 🥺 it's in terracotta. I'm not sure if I should put a resivour or not.. should I put water from the top until the roots will go down? A bit confused. Would love your help

[@Tismesue]

All this is explained in the video. These were pretty much my questions too as I can't afford self watering pots. 😊

[@Tismesue]

Just realised the date on this, hopefully you'll have sussed all this out now. I would love to hear how it went. Wouldn't have thought terracotta would be the way to go with this so would be really interested to hear how you did. 😊

[@maria-giulianalatini1724]

Great video! Try Fels Naptha for pest control

[@ehgagaring]

That’s an awesome video! Curious if pons is a pest free medium like fungus gnats, spider mites and thrips? I’m interested to change a lil by lil my soilless medium to pons using a self watering pots. What’s your insight? TIA 👍🌱😉😉

[@riawhetstone3725]

I often wonder how different this is from bonsai mix. I know it contains zeolite (probably spelling that wrong) & all I know about that is that it’s often used to remove odors 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Zeolite helps the mix maintain its ideal PH balance but I would say you could absolutely use the bonsai mix. The only drawback is the bonsai mix’s I’ve seen are actually more expensive and they use Akadama instead of pumice, which will break down in time.

[@stephaniebuzzella1]

When you get Elvira babies please let me know!

[@beyondconstruction2564]

Great video! What kind of monstera is it 18.06min ? Beautiful! Thank you

[@lisascott947]

I can't find the lechuza pon anywhere:(

[@MDtarded]

Will you be putting any a. Warocs in pon?

[@halodaler]

What type of anthurium is this? Ace of Spades? Looks AMAZING

[@plan8plants418]

Finally :)

[@thefibercircus6313]

How are you securing your moss poles in the pots?

[@ThePlantsMeow]

I just put them in there and surround it with pon. Nothing special to secure it. :)

[@dopesoul999]

Just wonder if a hoya can be placed in these pots?

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Absolutely! I have them in normal pots without a reservoir but I’ve been people use a reservoir for them too. :)

[@nicholes5942]

Are there any problems with fungus gnats?

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Not any so far. I’ll definitely let you know in my future update videos if that changes 👌🏼

[@dopesoul999]

How do you control gnats? I notice you water from the top

[@ThePlantsMeow]

I haven’t had any gnat issues in pon :) For those in soil I use Bonide systemic granules

[@dopesoul999]

Thank you i must give this a try. Ive been using mosquito bits and have been bottom watering

[@soplanthia]

What fertilizer can I use with pon? I know the pon has a slow release fertilizer, but what do you use after that? Can I use all type of fertilizer or only hydroponic fertilizer? If I have clear pots, can I wait to water until I can't see any watermarks/condantions or is that to dry? Thank you for your awsome videos:)

[@ThePlantsMeow]

If you don’t have a reservoir you can still use a slow release. Other than that any fertilizer will do as long as it’s a good balanced one. In hydroponics they have to supplement for every nutrient because leca has none. Pon will hold onto nutrients until your plant needs it and acts more like a soil. I haven’t tested out clear pots but I would pick up your pot and see how it feels. If it is very light but has condensation I would say don’t wait. 😊

[@tiffanylovett3080]

Please show us how you pollinate your plants

[@ThePlantsMeow]

Will do! Elvira is almost ready so I will make sure to record it. I’ve already recorded myself taking pollen from her 🥰

[@tiffanylovett3080]

@@ThePlantsMeow ah amazing. I cant wait to learn 🙂

[@susans6441]

by the way Hoya love son too

[@feliciafelicia6965]

I was thinking of trying pon when everyone was making videos trying it...then 6 months later people are complaining of root mealies. Still fun to watch though

[@ThePlantsMeow]

No root mealies here! Could be diy pon that hasn’t been properly sterilized? I know Lechuza had their own process for creation and cleaning of their product.

[@feliciafelicia6965]

@@ThePlantsMeow not sure. The last KZbinr I watched actually bought lechuza and still got root mealies.

[@Tismesue]

@@feliciafelicia6965 Can you say who that was please? I've not heard of it. 😊

[@dragonspirit1185]

You should turn your mic volume up and the pop up sound effect down. Kinda struggled to hear you with my phone turned up and ask that popping got annoying at the pots part. I stopped watching at that point. Just some feedback :)

[@nicoleosorio6327]

Can you make some videos of you converting? Thanks in advance

[@seraphinag6386]

Also when do you trim the inflo on your anthuriums?

[@ThePlantsMeow]

If it is an anthurium that I don’t want to spend energy on an inflorescence (like one with not many leaves or one that is not the most healthy) I trim as soon as I see them budding out from the petiole. You can really do it at any stage. For established plants I leave the inflorescence on until it completely dies off so that my beneficial insects can eat the pollen. 😊

[@ziurande]

Welcome to the dark side🌵🌱🌿🙃

[@DAjanapeterson]

I legit thought there was a cat in the house🤣😳

[@1977fala]

Lechuza pots are so expensive 🥲🥲🥲

[@susans6441]

pon

[@asianangie7209]

Thank you!