CALATHEAS 101. THE SCIENCE BEHIND HUMIDITY REGULATION FOR ALL PLANTS | Gardening in Canada

[@grauerwurm3336]

Hi Ashley. 🤓 I really like what you do here. I can't tell how much. I feel like I dug the internet 2-3 times to find useful information, and finally I found THIS. I can't stop starting my sentences with "I". I am sorry. 🤦‍♂ Finally someone, who simply throws out information. Thank you so much ! I love it. 😍

[@TKEsweetheart24]

🌱🔬👩🏽‍🔬 you are a breath of fresh air. The constant shallow bits of info these “influencers” recite got old real fast lol I really love your videos thank you for your time and effort! So interesting learning new things and getting in depth explanations...for a change 😆

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hahaha thanks so much! I really appreciate that

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks for watching! Love them or hate them they are gorgeous plants. I always for her but come find me on Instagram instagram.com/p/CJgoDpYAuWX/?igshid=ooivt58i6yr0

[@GianJurado]

Ah! So much information in one video! Really really love geeking out and learning the science behind plants and the problems they can encounter, it's super helpful and makes solving them so much easier! Thanks so much Ashley for all that you do! You're definitely one of my go-to people when it comes to plant things 😊

[@GardeningInCanada]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it so much! ❤️ be sure to share the channel with anyone you think it may help

[@Luuky97]

My Calathea Zebrina was suffering A LOT, but I never knew that the issue was salt build up. I have always bottom watered, but I definitely won't anymore. Thank you!!

[@angelathompsonmack3583]

Wow!!! You just saved my Calathea "Dottie" you're amazing Thank you honey😍😍. Its actually the 2nd Dottie Ive gotten the 1st one died. I luv them they are soooo purty. Thanks again!

[@fathimahamza3163]

Yay! Very happy to see someone from Canada with tons of Calathea care information😀 thank you my dear🤗

[@GardeningInCanada]

My pleasure 😊

[@nappieroyal2118]

Yay thanks for that explanation I was so focused on the roots that I didn't even consider the other parts of this plant and how it functions so this really clarified things. :) I have 3 Calatheas Dottie ,Peacock,Vittata and 2 prayer plants Red and Neon and 1 Green Maranta. I use a cool mist humidifier and I keep my plants right beside it. I do rotate them so they don't get too saturated / cold. So far so good I have no new browning from when I first purchased them. It's a cool mist humidifier from shoppers and it has the room and humidity temperature which I find very useful. Personally I like having my plants in my bedroom so I make sure humidity is in the 40 to 50 percent range which is also helps with my own respiratory issues. Temperature wise I find they love it at 24 degrees but they are easily tolerant of 20 degrees for more than a few hours aka while I sleep but they do good at 22 all day. I have most of my plants on a table with a Feit 9 watt grow bulb. This is what works for me being in Whitehorse. :) Thanks again for making this video!!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s awesome! ❤️

[@alexandurrr]

Yaaasss. I’m a chemist 👨🏻‍🔬 turned into plant hobbyist. Love your vids gurl

[@GardeningInCanada]

Woohoo! Love that welcome to the dark side

[@plantedwithashley3367]

Thank you so much Ashley for this video!! Of course the fussy plants are the ones we’re drawn to!👩🏼‍🔬No doubt being winter in Alberta and with 2 humidifiers, there’s so many external factors we can’t control.

[@GardeningInCanada]

We as plant owners need pressure chambers. 😂 🙄 group effort in buying lottery tickets is needed.

[@thecakepopsistars]

👩🏻‍🔬 salt! I think you just solved my problem with my triostar, thank you 🤓

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s what I like to hear!

[@Bons_Eye]

Well this was timely. My niece gave me a cutting of a Maranta (Prayer plant) Dec 31 to water propagate. Just checked closer on it today to find a tiny little root is forming. Hoped online to read up on it just now...and there you are. :)

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh perfect!

[@JYvanna]

Lost half a leaf to the salt build up, thank youu i finally found an answer to what it was and its acting back to normal after a week of treating it 👩🏻‍🔬🤓

[@GardeningInCanada]

PERFECT! Love hearing that ❤️

[@samantharobertson974]

Thank you for this. My Calathea hates me, and now I think it is because I recently fertilized after repotting, and I have always bottom watered.

[@mjsoskie]

I have 15 of them. Some are a lot easier that others. I always heard in the beginning to do bottom watering for them but with this video I think Im gonna stop because now I know that there is definitely a salt issue. Gracias

[@GardeningInCanada]

some are worse then others I completely agree!

[@MarigoldsintheGarden]

Hi Thank you so much! When we lived a little higher north in sub tropical, Qld Australia, we planted our calathea outside in the corner of our brick house in the fernery attached to the house. It was massive! Huge! It survived and still thrived in the cold nights in winter when it would be dry air, down to 5° to -3°C at night, but reach 23C during the day. It must have kept warm from the bricks radiating heat to it, as well as having the misty watering from during the day when we watered it. In summer it was a monster with the constant warm-hot humid conditions. Now we have another calathea plant indoors that struggles to survive, in fact I thought it was dead 🙁 but noticed 3 small leaves poking their way through the soil. We live near the coast now, so don’t get as extremes in temperature and humidity. I made the mistake of bringing it indoors and putting it near a window, but on hot humid days we have run the air conditioner, sometimes 24 hrs day. We have had two weeks of cooler summer humid weather (weird, but we are in a La Nińa climatic change for a few years) THANKS TO YOU shedding light on the science behind my plant demise, I now understand how it is coming back to life!! Yay! I think that I will put back outside in the thick summer humid air, and will find a good spot to plant it in my fernery. QUESTION - How much water should I give it? I think that I gave it to much water when I brought it inside, so now I am not sure? Keep in mind that there is high humidity here, inside our house at the moment. So sorry for writing a book on this, but I find it so scientifically fascinating and my plant is proof of all the information you gave us being 100% accurate 🤓🤔🧐🤓😊

[@GardeningInCanada]

You should always water it before it become too dry. i am going to be filming a video on this very very soon.

[@leila6048]

Thank you for such an informative and helpful video!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Woohoo! Love that

[@heatherh3457]

Yah hard core science!!!!!!! Thank you , thank you, thank you. From a fellow Agi.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mayb.3745]

Thank you. I always mist and a pebble tray.

[@GardeningInCanada]

You are so welcome!

[@lynettestone3795]

👩‍🔬🤓I know I'm late, but this is great info! Thank you Ashley!

[@GardeningInCanada]

You are so welcome!

[@wasistinibarnhart1198]

Thanks for the science behind humidity and how to grow prayer plants from the roots only. I have 5 that are dying (they are imported) and am trying to fix the humidity first. If nothing changes, I will just start from the roots.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@alanjones2207]

I have have 6 different calathea Medallion pinstripe Dotty snake skin orbfolia and one I'm unsure what it is . I live in ok Never had any crisping or brown on leaves . Humidity around 58 and use ionized water feed because i grow them in pon 😊

[@jenniferthompson5146]

I didn't know about the tubers! I have one that is not doing too great so I will try the tuber resurrection if it doesn't recover. Thank you!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea! And the nice part about regrowing from tubers is that the new leaves tend to me better adjusted to the new humidity

[@dilame92]

This is amazing info!!! Thank you!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

I’m glad you enjoy!

[@friskymp]

I wish i had found you a couple years back

[@SamHammity]

I have a calathia warsaw and I am hating it. I'm glad it's growing again and doing great but they leaves are so sensitive

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh no! They are sensitive

[@cassanovafrankenstein6558]

My calathea has a lot of stems crowded together. Is that ok or should I repot? If repotting what type of mix is good for this plant?

[@blackmber]

I saw a gorgeous calathea at the store and was very tempted to take it home but I've just moved to a very dry place so I opted for a snake plant instead. I appreciate the detailed information, because I've been wondering if there's a way to get around the humidity issue. Have you tried different soils or growing media (leca?) that release water more readily, and would this help the plant to survive bouts of dry air?

[@GardeningInCanada]

it would make a notable difference in my opinion

[@joslynnisvis7447]

Was wondering if I can take it in the bathroom when I shower everyday, and leave it there until the humidity is gone so it can get its dose of humidity?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea that would work!

[@Daliena]

When you watch on laptop and have no idea how to insert an emoji.... As a dedicated viewer you go open up the video on your phone and you add the emoji 👩‍🔬👩‍🌾🤓 ! Bam! #dedication hehehe

[@GardeningInCanada]

Ahahahahahah that is actual huge dedication I appreciate it!

[@pottymouthedplanter]

Awww this is amazing. Yay!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha 😆 super fan!

[@berndschnuller6326]

You got fantastic white theeth. Do you do anything to keep them like that, maybe a scientific approved trick? I enjoy your content a lot =)

[@GardeningInCanada]

I get asked this question all the time haha outside of KZbin even. And I don’t have a wonderful in-depth answer.... I legitimately just brush my teeth. I don’t whiten and I don’t even have a specific ride or die toothpaste 🙄. Thanks so much! glad you enjoyed

[@Militant_Vegan]

Is rain water ok for Calatheas? Idk why she’s dying. It’s probably humidity but Ik rainwater has a bit of salt I think idk. I’ve been giving her rainwater. Is this ok?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yup!!!

[@prolandeguzman4831]

Can i use pure pumice for my calathea?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Into a semi hydroponic or aquaponic system? Or fully?

[@prolandeguzman4831]

@@GardeningInCanada ill use pure pumice instead of regular potting mix.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea it would work the only thing I’d be concerned about is regulating the water levels. You’d have to treat it similar to leca

[@prolandeguzman4831]

@@GardeningInCanada thanks!☺️

[@GardeningInCanada]

Anytime!

[@wildedibles819]

Great points :)

[@GardeningInCanada]

Do you guys have any? Or is it steer away.

[@wildedibles819]

@@GardeningInCanada im very dry here in the winter i usually just make soup to add moisture in the air...my plants are a bit dry but we have spider mite issue so they dry out anyway I'm thinking about an extra fish tank for the other plant room ;) I think humidifier can spread mold around too you need to clean them out

[@GardeningInCanada]

Everyone needs an extra fish tank 🙄 I just wish they weren’t that expensive

[@wildedibles819]

@@GardeningInCanada you can look for cheaper ones second hand I'm just looking for a 20gal don't need a stand With having goldfish or guppies ;) you don't need much to run it I think I even have little heaters which put more moisture into the air We use rainwater for the fish tank and water the plants from the tank Like we do outside in the summer using the small pond instead We collect ice or water when it melts even in the winter because our water sucks iron and chemical probably calcium etc... Yeck

[@GardeningInCanada]

Guppies were my childhood staple

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@kikopr55]

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[@darcypotterpotter6214]

TROLLMAST CONTROLER FOR YOUR HUMIDIFIER WILL LET YOU SET VPD POINT

[@GardeningInCanada]

Very cool

[@kyledurrett8134]

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[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@MrPotatoemouse]

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