not all time-lapses are great.

The failed projects are starting to pile up so i might as well start making some fail compilations every now and then :)
Here is what i think happened:
Yellow Bell Pepper - edema
Tamarillo - Did not like the constant light and heat from the grow light. It's now growing quite well after i removed it from the growing station.
Thunder Mountain Longhorn - I remember i fought off some thrips at some point so that might have made too weak to not be able to handle the studio conditions
Lychee - I don't know, probably just me that didn't know what i was doing :) maybe i will try again next year.
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[@EP_135]

Frankly this is so good to see fails. It just makes it feel normal that not everything is perfect

[@RNGclips_]

Agreed

[@BryceDixonDev]

It's something that we need to share more of. So much of social media is "look at this successful project that I did perfectly first try" while they skip over the hours of problem solving and missteps - not maliciously, but because it's "not engaging" - that it makes failure seem like an exceptional outcome rather than the expected one.

[@mikeomolt4485]

100% germination success. True fails don't even get that far, we've all been there.

[@matteorossi8240]

3:21 blud produce a more longer fruit than most guys(if you know, you know...)

[@LuxicCardinal]

yep, I agree. We need more non-perfect things on the internet in general

[@StayPrimal]

I can only imagine how frustrating it must be sometimes. You do great work man.

[@D_A86]

I always watch these thinking: How do all your plants work, and 50% of mine fail. It's nice to see not all of them work 😅

[@MrPleers]

Same here. It tool me 3 tries to get ginger to grow.

[@D0NCH33T0]

Same. My bad memory, combined with Walmart seeds isn't the best.

[@fevley]

The ones that actually fruited made me emotional. Those plants put literally everything into the teeny little harvest they got. Thank you for sharing

[@keesvrins8410]

self sacrifice to make seeds for new generation.

[@JatPhenshllem]

Got you emotional?

[@warnertesla8297]

​@@JatPhenshllem Some people are emotional wrecks

[@BREDWOOO]

​@@warnertesla8297 we all were when the owl house ended

[@sgoldendragon3603]

It's actually quite interesting to see a timelapse of the growth patterns of failing plants. I especially like the tamarillo. Even with it shedding all its leaves, it just keeps climbing, growing towards the light. A fascinating perspective and a testament to the inherent will of life to keep growing, even in the face of death.

[@flatways8502]

Amen 🙌🏻

[@cvabds]

Why does it do that?

[@mysteriousness521]

​@@cvabds💀

[@slayerofkin]

This feels like a time lapse of me forgetting to water over and over.

[@larahennacroft]

😂😭

[@brandon8900]

Respect for showing the true side of growing plants, it doesn't always work out as intended and that's ok.

[@sydneypemberton8509]

The two main problems that I can see: - Lack of one or more mobile nutrients. You can tell because the plant is pulling them out of the older leaves to continue growth. - Lack of strong enough light. These plants are seriously etiolated.

[@uranusneptun5239]

Also maybe too warm temperatures or not enough day and night fluctuation.

[@djChor]

he is literaly killing his plants

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Too cool temperatures or virus. Not sure which or both.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

​@@uranusneptun5239no, the opposite. Peppers like it warm. That's why they grow them in Mexico.

[@PossiblyABird]

From my experience with peppers you'd usually want to cut off most if not all of the early flowers to allow for more foliage growth, typically if you let the early flowers fruit the plant growth will be a bit stunted and you'll have a smaller lower quality harvest, or in some cases a dead plant.

[@FU1L0W]

The fact that the Plant Dies it still Beautiful to See it Grow

[@MyLittleMagneton]

more of an opinion really, but yes

[@kikiwg2264]

​@@MyLittleMagneton all beauty is is opinion, coolest thing about it imo

[@dragoda]

I absolutely loved this. we and nature are not perfect. also, i would love to see making off, your tools, cameras, lighting, your team, etc etc. thx.

[@chopyouup]

Yes, a making of, how does he keep track of everything does he just have a million cameras? The questions I have!

[@Boxlapse]

I cannot promise that a full studio tour will come soon but I've been thinking of diversifying my content somehow so let's see what i come up with :)

[@Boxlapse]

​@@chopyouupi try to have 25-30 cameras going at the same time. I check up on everything daily to see if they need water, if cameras or lights need to me moved, if flowers need help pollinating etc. If i'm away for longer times i have someone else do the daily checkups

[@chopyouup]

@@Boxlapse that's awesome, every semester I share your videos with my biology classes, It's a great way for students to make plants "come alive" so to speak. :)

[@francklie6568]

@@Boxlapse Wow that's a lot of work! Thanks for these videos!

[@samrackham4774]

So amazing seeing a plant break through the soil and start growing

[@Umski]

Poor pepper looked like it was trying so hard to survive - I'm happy if my stuff grows let alone trying to timelapse it though it's fascinating to see 🙂

[@roskoced6598]

Still beautiful! It only helps highlighting the power of plants to grow from a tiny seed and how amazing it is that they so often manage to succeed against all odds.

[@lacreaciondelrobert]

Your content is really the best, it is so peaceful. Everytime I watch a video of yours I remember why I fell in love with growing plants 🙂 Thank you.

[@bradleyakulov3618]

I can't help but reflect on my life time-lapse watching things die. There was a time lacking water, there was a time lacking sunshine, there were the times when bugs came by and hurt my leaves, but I did bear fruit, 4 to be precise, and they are so sweet, it makes the bad times seem so distant, and worth being alive for as long as possible.

[@MikeDawson1]

this makes me feel better, I just thought everything you touched turned out perfect and wondered why some of my things failed

[@cambian2579]

Still beautiful, not all things in our lives are success and this video is great example of that

[@unnameableuser]

There is greatness and glory and beauty in the story of these plants, too, only not the kind that would gain them a place on a supermarket shelf.

[@scaletta5847]

Must be frustrating, thank you for showing that not every plant grows healthy despite having the best soil and care

[@colinjohnston9824]

That soil is hardly the best soil. It looks like seed starting mix, which has basically no nutrients and very poor structure. You would need to fertilize every watering.

[@eidiu3551]

it depends on the plants some need more fertilizer while others grow better with less

[@AB-ws4kt]

@@colinjohnston9824Inconsistent watering or not enough water as well, particularly evident with the pepper due to it drooping and perking up again immediately after being watered.

[@1MissEllyLove]

Thank you for the opportunity to learn through watching what happens when things don't go just right. It's encouraging as a gardener. I've tried to grow hollyhocks for 10 years in both TN and TX and have yet to succeed! I am REALLY bad about giving my plants (and myself!) the correct amount of water and it's really amazing to watch a pepper plant struggle because of dehydration and low humidity in sped up video. I've grown in Washington State, Tennessee, and Texas and every season and every location and year offers new challenges. Thank you for helping us grow!

[@ecogreen123]

even as they fail it's still fascinating to watch, whatever you would post would never be a bad upload, fail or not.

[@f.k.b.16]

These still look incredible! Thank you for uploading them and taking the time to make them! Actually that last one is one of my favorites I've seen in this channel

[@realstoryes]

True beauty lies in the Chaos and demise of life. These videos are so addictive, nothing is written as a success, all is chance, failure is just as perfect ❤

[@colinjohnston9824]

Thank you for showing the failures. Definitely a familiar feeling ❤️

[@bacaliz6229]

Somber, but important. Thank you for showing these as well.

[@eidiu3551]

As far as i noticed Lichee likes it very very moist as i accidentally planted a seedling with my carnivorous Plants and its still growing in good health … not sure if thats how it should be but its growing really well … no fertilizer till yet also

[@AmRealityInc]

These were all amazing! Plants are fascinating

[@GuggleMusic]

This was really cool! It's incredible to see the plants fight their disease no matter what, true fighters!

[@ItsTheCostanza]

I too have failed plants. But sometimes it’s probably the soil

[@jstick993]

I like seeing the fails! it shows how real this is, not everything is meant to succeed.

[@UglyDuckling882]

Lesson of the day Nobody is perfect

[@glockenrein]

It’s still absolutely fascinating to watch.

[@andrewbehn3678]

Possibly my fav vid of yours so far. Great music.

[@W1nstorm]

I actually tried growing a lychee seed once too, ended up in failure. I don’t know why but the green leaves just started turning brown one day and there wasn’t anything I could do to stop it.

[@blakusskaration344]

The plant has little moisture and not enough light. Try making a mini-greenhouse from cling film

[@kimjungunbhujiyawala3615]

Actually it need warmers climate ,like in tropical area .in cooler climate it doesn't grow.

[@colinjohnston9824]

@@kimjungunbhujiyawala3615 this plant was grown indoors, so the climate wasn't likely the issue. The light seems dim but adequate. The soil is obviously just peat moss, which has no nutrients and very poor structure. The leaves turning brown like that appears to be a nutrient deficiency, possibly from inappropriate pH. Peat moss is typically too acidic without amendment for most plants.

[@mohammadpathan659]

It's not just the sun and the water. You also need to check if there's any bacteria or any virus that's eating the plant. Adding in fertilizers is very important as well for the growth. The soil needs to be soft and not squeezed. Don't throw away banana peels instead cut it in half and put them in normal water (200 ml) for a day, now you can use that water as fertilizer.

[@bignuggets5860]

The time and dedication this man puts into these plants is insane but I love the videos cause I’m trying to plant orange harbeneros but they just won’t grow

[@chipwilson4469]

thank you for sharing. There is beauty in imperfection.

[@LiamRappaport]

Love the ghostly looking flowers on the longhorn

[@Mr.Vetkoek]

Still looked really cool! I hope the thunder mountain longhorns tasted as good as they looked!

[@Lmmixs]

I like the you upload the failures proving your content is legit and true, unlike others faking their success in growing plants for views

[@thomasthecrunkengine3512]

Honestly even if they aren’t perfect, it really shows that you did everything to give them a fighting chance.

[@GamerdevilPro]

I'd love to see more failures, I personally think they are very interesting! I tried to grow a mango and it had the exact same issue as the lychee in the end, absolutely no idea what the issue is there. I figured it had something to do with drainage, light or temperature but no way to confirm any of those suspicions for sure really...

[@gus473]

3:17 The music makes it even sadder.... 😢 Kiitos, nonetheless! 😎✌️

[@jkangaroo]

Why did I assume this person could just magically grow plants with no hiccups... This makes me feel better about failed plants I tried to grow from seed

[@racememrulkayes]

Massive respect for this one.

[@stuartwells4133]

I found five Conkers in November 2023 all sank meaning they should all germinate. I put two into a plastic bag & left them in my fridge for 4 weeks. I then took them out of the fridge & planted them into individual pots in my kitchen. They both have germinated but one is a lot further along it has a stem & a few small leafs the other one I can see the white root just below the soil but no stem yet….. I’ll see how the other one goes but it might not actually grow into a Horse Chestnut Tree.

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

There is a quiet beauty in failure. I find it hard to overstate the value of a mistake.

[@cloudgiacat9285]

You show the truth behind the scenes. I love it

[@alicankaratop5445]

The important thing is it doesn't matter. KEEP GOIN!

[@Logeswithinit]

honnestly i wish plants grew this fast and thank you for inspiring me to start gardening i have gemsquashes pumpkins and chillis like carolina reaper

[@quinten7064]

Your plants are growing tall fast and the leaves up top are what it's trying to save, that and they are fruting too early, a lower light in their earlier stages will help. Also trimm some of the early flowers/fruits off so it has a chance to grow strong before it produces. If you are feeding them and you should be, try a blend to pormote foilage and strong growth as opposed to fruiting nutrient blends which can come in later.

[@BigBassTurd]

You could literally see the nutrient deficiencies taking affect. You could really see the deficiency speed up when the plants used their last bit of energy to fruit. Plants won't last long in straight peat or coco coir without nutrients. Good to germinate but after it has used up the nutrients in the seed they need supplemental nutrients.

[@TheLivingBackyard]

So beautiful, and so sad ♥

[@dharmapurivivasayitn29]

Not all time lapse are great. But your time lapse are hossom. Love from India 🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu ❤.

[@miahjean7479]

I like the funky looking plants too

[@JY-on1jn]

I was disappointed myself, But your fail video gave me some energy for keep going.

[@CodahWasTaken]

It's amazing to see how seeds are just information capsules

[@_B3N_90]

First…

[@potatomeatlabs]

My tarmarillo growed exactly like that. It always only had a few leaves at the very top, and dropped the others. Eventually it reached my ceiling, and I had to take it outside, where it started to branch out a bit. Then the cold killed it. Also, they smell weird when you touch them. Like bad/rotten peanut butter. My wife hated it :(

[@julietphillips1991]

Very interesting, very real and very common.

[@luisberful]

From the point of view of the plants that is not a failure at all. two of the plants came to flower and bear fruit. They started as a seed and ended up passing their DNA on to many more seeds.

[@younghoganwang]

the lychee at the end looks so sad, i relate to it 💯 😄

[@sjv6598]

You can’t win them all big man, but we still love you 🫶🏻

[@BCR81]

Interesting nonetheless

[@connorss_]

I hate when I get runts like this when I plant in spring. One year I had ALL runts and I had probably 25-30 seeds. It took them a week and a half to even sprout, and some of them might have been permanently dormant. Even after they sprouted and grew, I had such a small harvest. I decided to just replant different plants since it was already summer. 😔

[@steveacdc6423]

Such a painful resemblance to human life too. Such is the nature of life. Sometimes, no matter how hard the creature tries, it fails

[@LotusFlowerBmb]

Ahh 😌 I needed that... not everything goes according to plan. Aaand exhale 😌🌬️

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Some of mine do this in autumn, I guess it's the cooler weather, or the seeds have a virus. I'll harvest some seeds and try again next spring.

[@arctica7170]

Not all time-lapses are great, but these ones sure are beautiful.

[@D0NCH33T0]

Eh, shit happens. It's still nice that a plant grows, and we still love watching ❤🎉

[@gabumonboys]

It has to be those clay pots. They wick sooo much water away from the plant. In nature plants are not watered every other day, they can go a week without rain or water. So you need to water the soil thoroughly enough to span at-least 4-5 days.

[@dw3403]

Hate them things. Good for cactus.

[@AirConditioner402]

This is also interesting to watch! Please put a caption in the video as well saying what went wrong

[@custos3249]

I feel the pain. No clue why, but many of the things I've tried growing in my apartment have randomly died on me. Peppers particularly like to start strong then randomly crap out.

[@CatsVsCapitalism]

People I know: "You're so good at growing plants!" Me: "I don't post pictures of the countless ones that have died from neglect."

[@sandrasabu8985]

It almost made me tear up, seeing the sad part getting attention too.

[@Abgebrochener2]

idk why but the first time i watched this video i only saw the stick (second one) and it was the funniest thing ive ever seen. today i wanted to show it to my gf and realised its a serious video

[@zygulpy]

Looks like whatever fertilizer regimen they're on isn't adequate to supply the plant while it's fruiting. Also appears that consistently all the old growth is dying back hard while trying to push smaller and smaller new growth, which is typical of under feeding.

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

Got a couple of tomatoe plants on my window seal that look like a fail, I still love them deary, whilst there is some green they are going anywhere. Maybe some more fertilizer?

[@sackzcottgames]

oh dang, i didn't know that some timelapses fail. i mean i expected not all to succeed but these are plants i never saw on your channel. did you give up on those plants after the fail or did i just not see the video? also how many timelapses do you run on average at a time?

[@Boxlapse]

I gave up on them, probably will try again later at some point. I try to keep between 25-30 going at the same time

[@sackzcottgames]

@@Boxlapse damn😦 25-30 at a time

[@XwitterEye]

honestly a lot of these "fails" look quite nice

[@kostak_hry]

It breaks my heart to see that the plants are trying to grow and at the same time some disease is eating them💔😭

[@laurdy]

You should do a timelapse of Arum Maculatum growing from seeds, they're interesting in that they don't produce leaves in there first year - just a root tuber

[@zephyr733]

time lapse videos are highly educational for gardeners and botanists. even the "failure" ones. i love that i can see the reasons why your plants died, ive never seen them in action like this tho. you really need to speed up time to properly see a plant, plants treat the time timension just like we treat our 3 spatial dimensions

[@zephyr733]

are you even fertilizing ur plants?

[@Bumblebeesha]

Спасибо, что рассказываете всё)

[@YukiChanC]

i'ven the fail's of this channel are great fails

[@xazz]

Idk what it was but the first one of the peppers got it. It was like it was gasping for air while trying so hard to make those peppers ripe.

[@WildMidE]

becuase not all plants can survive under constant light,,, its important to give each plant its need of light-dark period

[@origamisensei798]

Please do a timelapse of a carnivorous plant! :)

[@1998warriors]

Sometimes plants don't grow well inside no matter what conditions you have them in. Sometimes they just want to see you cry and the world burn, and if they need to off themselves to do it, they will. Joking. That Lychee definitely gave its all. Most likely it just didn't like the indoor conditions. I'd say take it outside, but... [looks at the calender]

[@Quincy35191]

Makes me feel better about failing to propagate my nerve plant last week.😅

[@sarahk.6174]

You could try an automatic Watering System like BLUMAT! 🤭 Keep on with your awesome job!

[@Bigsmoke11001]

That 1HP plant is fighting like it took high interest loans.

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

White flies are the bane of my plants too.

[@NotoriousPyro]

You watered this plant so poorly I'm not surprised it failed.

[@jonmichaelgalindo]

You should do a timelapse of bamboo next to another plant to show off its blazing speed.

[@ChiliGartenFreak]

nice to see some pepper plants looks less beautiful than mine. ^^

[@mattisland]

If you dont already have fan or something going, give that a go when doing timelpases of plants under a grow light inside.

[@neil340]

any insight into why the failures? is it completely out of your control and some plants are just doomed?

[@orterves]

Life is the story of trying and failing and falling and failing and yet still persisting and eventually, life, uh, finds a way.

[@mohdwahidirosni]

success is not guaranteed even in the face of perfection or ideal conditions

[@DragoniteSpam]

How many of these do you run in parallel? I imagine plenty of them turn out like this, so when you do one of these I'm guessing you have a few of each and go with the version that comes out cleanest?