Stupidest Plant Hacks On The Internet!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

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[@eleanoraddy4683]

So let's have a bet on exactly how many millions of fruit/fungus flies you would have after one week of having a rotting banana planted in moist soil in your house. 3 million?

[@scarlettspear7447]

Absolutely Eleanor! Absurd!

[@yolyrom7233]

Including ants!?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Haha couldn’t have said it any better 😂

[@moiramccleary]

And the smell of rotting bananas 🍌

[@petroleumjelly1488]

Just imagine the mold growing from it too… mushroom mania

[@ulrickts]

Planting supermarket corn kernels in your garden is a great way to grow a Monsanto lawsuit.

[@mrscarolyndrummond]

Those hacks (I hate that word) are ridiculous. I enjoyed watching your comments and agreeing with you all the way. Not falling for their nonsense!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I know right! Thanks for watching

[@toriless]

Much of the footage is downright fake and fraudulent.

[@laurachristianson1688]

On the ivy wall covering ….just wait till the climbing parts of the plant start digging into your wall and once done the damage cannot be undone without taking out the wall and the ivy….just look at all the houses covered with ivy in the south , it degrades the brick and is quite invasive.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good shout 👊

[@princepalmer3329]

Yeah too right. Pulled down our wall and the amount of snails coming in our window on the second floor from the ivy was crazy. Im in DEVON.UK. looks pretty but destroys it's home.And ours.

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

at 09:40 the simple macrame hanger is super nice and easy, not stupid ! I love it

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

@@jimc6694 yes you are right, but I wrote this because the title of the video is "stupidest plant hacks on the internet". By the way, thanks for your comment because I didn't remember where and when I saw this macrame simple hanger, and I was eager to do it myself 😃

[@BLEBBLEB]

Hey! Ich just wanted to thank you for your videos. I'm quite new to being a plant parent and your videos are very helpful. I also really like how calm you are, it makes your videos super relaxing. Greetings from Germany :)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Lovely thank you very much 😊

[@momijiyamanishi4548]

Everything you say I concur, I also like his calm voice. He is my favorite.

[@humbleservant9313]

Plant Hack Clicks Exposed!😂. Thank You, Job well done! Love your calm sense of humor!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks 👍

[@gypsylee333]

Can you imagine how stinky blossom lady's house is with all those rotting things in every pot?! 🤢

[@yolyrom7233]

Ikr 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

The banana 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@CrystalShannonArtist]

I saw someone watering their plant with coca cola pop! It was a "plant hack" apparently. I've used coffee grounds, tea bags....but watering with pop seemed crazy to me. Some of these plant hack videos are ridiculous and just confuse new plant owners. So glad you do these videos to clear up some of the misinformation. You do have the best plant channel on youtube. 😊

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Can't imagine why you'd do that 😂

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

Yea. Some of these 'hacks' are absolutely ridiculous, it's like the new generation enjoys trolling other people, and I dunno... Laugh their bellies off when people follow their hacks and created a mess and all their plants die? I don't get it ... 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Lela-plants]

My grandmother used to say driving an iron nail in the dirt beneath hydrangeas would change to color. I’ve no idea about the science but that woman had a pomegranate plant that grew as long as I knew her and could grow anything in an old coffee can. She was ahead of her time really, she collected rainwater for the plants and had an old chest freezer in a shed that she’d filled with dirt and raised worms for garden and fishing. Lol.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I did this last year to my hydrangeas in the hopes of turning them blue!

[@toriless]

You can determine they red or blue. I forget what you normally do but it does work.

[@CourtneySchwartz]

It’s aluminum + lower/acidic pH

[@XxShellyW13xX]

I did the tomato slice and started growing new tomato plants, and it worked quite well. Allowed me to choose the biggest and healthiest starters to grow. No problem with any kind of rot or mold, and no bugs. Try it.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice one thanks

[@madpeppermcginiss373]

Love your channel! You don’t drag it out with blah, blah before you tell us the facts. All done with superlative humor!😊

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I appreciate that!

[@moiramccleary]

I got a chuckle from the entire video but especially the aloe segment. I live in California and have aloes outside that are approximately 3 feet high that survive in dry clay type soil and have survived temperatures we had recently up to 115 degrees 🥵 I don’t need rotten bananas 😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Haha no one needs an aloe in a banana 😂

[@18Alpine]

I hear you. I live in South Africa. The idea that aloes are indoor plants killed me 😆

[@erikm8372]

Speaking of South Africa, the one aloe relative that might be angle to handle the banana and all that thick, wet soil might be the red hot poker, or Kniphofia, which apparently grow in wet conditions above Cape Town? Like atop Drakensberg? Where it’s windy, foggy and rainy…hence why they do well in the UK/east USA.

[@SpirituallyPlanted1]

The only thing I'm gonna get from these hacks are gnats, more potatoes, more peppers, a rotten banana air un-freshener, and an avacado tree 🤣

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Haha exactly 🤣

[@toriless]

People have been doing avocados that way for decades. It was even a joke on The Big Bang Theory but most of these are dumb and supported by faked video.

[@lcooper6372]

I have done an avocado seed too, all I done was get wet kitchen roll wrap the pip up. Put it into a sealed sandwich bag and put it in a warm place. Change kitchen roll every week or two. I’ve done this about 5 time and they are now doing great. Just wanted to share another way of doing them. 😌

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice one, thanks for the tip 👍

[@strongwoman2668]

Lol I love the sense of humor and a little bit of the sarcasm 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Of course 😂

[@kbm4409]

Awesome...I see a lot of these hacks and wonder about gnats and other pests..thx for the video

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I know. They love creating a breeding ground for pests

[@nicoleperron3315]

The macramé hanger is fine except there's no saucer, the water would pour on your floor or you would have to take it down every time you want to water it. Even the ones that look good,have a major flaw😂 😂 😂😂

[@maccoll3644]

I love your delivery and presentation style, it feels like a friendly conversation and the advice is so concise and useful. Thank you so much!😍🙂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow, thank you!

[@marleennijland4244]

The plant at 05:07 looks like a Schefflera (umbrellaplant). They usually start with three leaves and later on develop the umbrella formation. If you want to add calcium to your plants, you can grind some egg shells and mix a small amount with the soil.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Definitely!

[@MediaDefy]

For the sponge one I'd be careful about using most commercial sponges as most of them have antibacterial agents that may damage the plant. The mirror hack is dangerous because it might burn something down

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good point 👍

[@scarlettspear7447]

Brilliant! That really made me laugh! Love your work...Thank you!🌴🪴

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks Scarlett!

[@SandyMeeshell]

I have watched this one multiple times.. I think it's the fact that you seem to be just as critical and mistrusting of these "Hack" videos as I am.. You sound exactly like my inner monologs (Except male.. And British) 😂 Thanks for all you do ❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂 glad you enjoyed it

[@carmeloalcantara9576]

Laughed out loud at 'second coming of the peace lily'

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂😂😂

[@tabrown5226]

I have done the cork one with fake cactus. The baking soda bubbling is because they put vinegar in first. The wall cactus you have to take down to water. I have done this with air ferns and misted works well

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍👍👍

[@momijiyamanishi4548]

At minute sixteen, the peace lily, I believe that they just recorded the peace lily wilting, and then playing that backwards in order to show the peace lily revival.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow never thought of that. Makes sense. The power of editing

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

Great video! (9:47) I was convinced you were pronouncing "macrame" wrong until I looked it up. From the Arabic "miqrama" (in English "bedspread"; the craft comes from using old bedsheets cut into strips then knotted), the emphasis is on the second syllable. Thank you for teaching me something new.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@missj9908]

Thanks for the amusing video. Made me laugh to see some of those fake hacks. 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cheers Jan!

[@toriless]

Shoot a healthy plant dying and reverse the footage. No one will catch on.

[@jelenasher6605]

That reminded me how my grandmother collected eggshells for a natural fertiliser in my childhood. It was a mess. XD

[@NatTayHill]

“Just pick it up and chuck it outside” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lee-mmg]

I liked the hanger hack. :-) I put small rocks in my pots. :-) And make sure the pot has drainage holes. Or use a gallon jar! :-) Hey, neat idea about the small pot with soil and magnet for fridge. OK.

[@angiespradlin1029]

I use coco, tea and my k cup coffee grounds ..re-used the cups for seeds and sprouted them in a covered container untill they sprout and ready for transplanting

[@hallotschuess1133]

That video should be called "how to get lots of fruit flies by putting rotting stuff in your house"

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That was a consideration... 😂

[@CourtneySchwartz]

Fungus gnats, actually. Not the same species as fruit flies. 10,000% agree otherwise. 😂

[@princepalmer3329]

Your so right. I did the tomatoes one. Dried a few slices too.soil just went yukky and yep the flies were very contented!! I still have no tomatoes!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nightmare! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@squibbley6]

One that really bothered me was at 15:45 they didn't water the plant just so they could make a time lapse of it wilting, and then play it in reverse to make it look like it sprang back to life. I also find it wasteful when they're using whole fruit in the soil. It's like...just use the seeds and don't waste food lol

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Not great eh

[@leeroux511]

I have planted a rose cutting into a potato before as someone told me it would work better.....to my surprise it did work. The idea behind it is that the rooting hormone (I used hardstem rooting hormone) does not wash off into the soil. It stays on the cutting as the potato isolates it from the soil, while the potato keeps the cutting moist. As I understood it, it is for planting the cutting directly into the flowerbed, not a pot. Also it must be a super fresh potato with no eyes. My mother grows rose cuttings with only rooting hormone and can even grow them from rosehip.....perhaps it would have work without the potato too.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Feel like it would have worked without the potato!

[@erikm8372]

The peace lily needs water. Absolutely. What the hell this is incredible.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That one was redic

[@toriless]

All Lilies love water.

[@prettypothos4me290]

We need studies on effects of energy efficient smart sun UV restricting tinted windows on houseplants. Can we put the plants then in a southern window having such glass, are the plants harmed by these windows at regular distances, etc. No info anywhere on this. Help!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I'd be interested to know too!

[@mizzbambam2008]

Can definitely verify that the tea bag doesnt work. It just molds lol.

[@joymedley5677]

All of the hacks with using the fruit to help the seeds grow would only be beneficial with the help of worms. If you do this in an outside/in the ground garden it would be fine. The issue is that these hacks are being advertised as useful for indoor plants. I agree, you would have a stinky mess with loads of fruit flies in your home.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Exactly! Cheers Joy 😁

[@svon6642]

I've def grown tomatoes with the flesh, cherry tomatoes work great… but that's cause the tomato ferments in the soil (fairly unique to toamtoes). And as you say it needs to be OUTDOORS to work properly!

[@d.renemorgan8848]

OMG the vinegar... for goodness sake, people need to think about what they're doing. I actually have glass kombucha bottles that I like to wash and drink water out of when I'm done drinking the kombucha, one day I had made a jar of lemonade and I have both the lemonade and the water beside me at the kitchen table, I glanced over at one of my huge begonias and realized it was needing a good drink. I actually took the bottle poured the lemon juice on the center of my plant as I realize that it was the lemonade lemonade and not the water... Yeah I killed out the center of my plant, luckily the outer leaves are all happy and taking over to make up for the bald spot. Can't say it's a good idea to use vinegar.

[@keyahsblair]

I use gardening/drainage lava rock in the bottom of my pots. It does that iron oxidation thing it does in my aquarium substrate. That's the healthiest soil in the house! Lol

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Interesting 🤔

[@meagancobb1417]

I have my fittonia in a gallon pickle jar. It really does work!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cool 👍

[@yolyrom7233]

😂😂 This was great. Hope you do more of these.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😄

[@sarahstrong7174]

If you make the succulent frame, place it flat on a newspaper or draining board to spray before repositioning.

[@torhildsagenghansen6074]

I have, in fact, had caterpillars on indoor plants, many years ago. They were munching happily on a Streptocarpus. I threw them out in the garden.

[@ForestOfEmeralds]

The hornworm hack made me giggle because of how sus it is - the hornworm was most definitely planted there. Hornworms feed on plants in the solanaceous family like tomatoes, potatoes, nightshade, etc, most of which are grown outdoors anyways. It's very rare to end up with a hornworm on your plant unless they're a common pest where you live so the fact that it was used as an example instead of say, fungus gnats, has me ultra confused.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Harder to film a fungus gnat maybe 🤣

[@ForestOfEmeralds]

@@SheffieldMadePlants ahahaha I didn't consider that 😂 that's true!

[@MrTapierwithmustache]

The last tomato hack reminds me of the time I left a tomato (outside the fridge to avoid it going mushy) for too long and eventually the seedlings just emerged from the skin. I suppose a tomato on it's own is already a pretty good nursery as it is nice and moist.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good shout

[@deborahlunsford6983]

Great funny video😂. Thanks.

[@RavenVargas27]

She puts a banana in the soil it rots gets a fungus which draws fungus gnats and infestation soon follows "have fun" lol. 17:39 that is the most insane useless plant hack I've ever seen

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@googleuser3468]

That poor caterpillar man.. doesn't even want to be there 😪

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@NullCreativityMusic]

9:15 Those are burn holes Plants were harmed during the making of these "hack" videos

[@groooarh]

90% of these 'hacks' are after the wow factor, not practical at all. As a matter of fact-quite irresponsible. so pleased there are sensible, real plant lovers like S.M.P here.thank you

[@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing]

18:32 Those sprouts look like some kind of melon, not peppers, which I grow.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I know right!

[@Lumina_Solaris]

So, what about crushed dried egg shell? Or hair for delayed-release nitrogen?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

It's fine if broken down but they just plonked it on top.

[@kristiyannikolow7586]

I really love your job and thank you for good advices

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@TKCTSTN]

I didn't see where this was addressed . The "blue" caterpillar looks like a tomato hornworm, which is more green than this photo. It becomes an outdoor moth. The problem with picking them up is that they are HUGE, like 4 to 5 inches long.. Have never heard of one inside- and here in the southeast US, we have more than our share.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad we don’t have em here!

[@MaybeTiberius]

uh that egg calcium hack got me some idea tho. would be awesome to hear your thoughts on it. I use this for beaking breads for example. if you have egg shells laying around, you grab a mortar and get those eggshells down to a super fine powder you can then put into your dough to get some free minerals into your bread and since its a fine poweder you dont notice, eating eggshells either. you could put eggshell powder inside plant water too no?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Eggshells are good in soil if you break them down like you said 👍

[@RNMom424]

I have better luck planting avocado seed in soil. I don't cover them, but bring soil only half way up. After sprouting a good trunk, I then cover the rest of the seed. I did the same w/ a mango seed, except I covered it to an inch or less from the top. Both grew great & were very pretty trees. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring them inside in time in the fall! 🙄

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good shout 👍

[@catherine77_99]

Great video! These hack videos are ridiculous 😆 They are making people believe these tips work! 🤦‍♀️

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks Catherine!

[@scwheeler24]

On the tomato slice. The Amish do this to save seeds over winter. You have to keep them in a moist dark place and forget about it. I don’t know If this would work in all areas. I thought I’d try this winter keeping it in the extra fridge. I’m also going to save and dry some from my favorite one but this looked easy peasy

[@scwheeler24]

To add though I did try this last year and nothing happened, the idea of putting in pot then sprouting. I’ve gotten tomatoes that had sprouting seeds inside that was cool. I also find if I have a tomato that got half ate by bird I just squish the rest in the tub or bed and I usually have new plants come spring. I’m also going to do this too. I’m lazy and want the easiest way

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Those thrifty Amish! It normally works if you give plenty of light

[@plasmabazooka4403]

5:08 seems like Coffee plant.

[@beesknees213]

That's what I thought too. Coffee plant...

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yeah looks like it actually

[@His-Joule]

Def a coffee plant ~~~~ I sold hundreds of those up in Fairbanks when working for 15 seasons at the oldest GreenHouse business in Alaska

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@His-Joule 👍

[@lorrainerebman5282]

What do you think of self watering pots?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They're a good option

[@milesneumann9898]

Most of these had me thinking this is just asking for Gnats infestation 🤦‍♂️😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Indeed 😬

[@knitswithdirt]

I love how you pronounce macrame. I think I'm going to start saying it that way. :)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

What's the other way?

[@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing]

I don't know that I always agree with you, but I think that is less important than how you make me think. So many channels say "this is the only way!" And that is BS. Some over-complicate simple things.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cool, thanks for that 👍.

[@idyllaudio6919]

Save your egg shells for your paint to give you a nice sheen ;)

[@KaylasPlants]

😂😂😂this video was good. Some of these hacks are just…… no. 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hey, thanks Kayla!

[@manjitkaur4337]

I tried aloe vera, coffee and tea bag. Nothing sprouted. Instead molds grew and i have to change soil.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sorry to hear that

[@bobcprimus]

The point of most fruit from a plant is to provide a nutrient source for the initial seed to grow into as a young plant. A banana will provide nutrient through the breakdown of it's organic matter by the processes of decomposition, which include mycelial fungi (molds) breaking down the matter into nutrients that then become available to the plants through a symbiotic exchange of nutrients and carbohydrates.

[@arielshmariel470]

Imagine all the protein if you used a whole CHICKEN BREAST?! Genius right?! 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Of course 😅

[@PedroLuis-yp9ed]

😂 so when in doubt…just do whats been done for decades. Pot, soil and water 🤣

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Basically 😅

[@KristenK78]

Millennia. Literally thousands of years.

[@suzijorgensen6545]

You're very much an English comedian 😂😂, of the plant world . I'm in Australia and we have similar traits here. The Droll Plant Pom🤣🤣🪴🌵🌿🤣

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cool, thanks 😁

[@Conuremomof2]

Most of the blossom hacks are fake they make you believe things that are really not scientifically true love the new video

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks Mishel

[@vivimannequin]

10:36 it's better to have mounted plants on your wall than succulents in ice cube trays

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

How do you water them?

[@cindywannamaker5299]

I love when you do these! I laugh the whole time. Why don't these people just buy some fertilizer for God's sake?!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hehehe

[@i6oVices]

Straight to the point

[@erikm8372]

The nail iron trick? Wtf? Hopefully there’s no WD40 or oils or chemical residue on the nails. These people… I swear. Since COVID and quarantine, everyone’s suddenly a gardening wiz! These same ppl are the ones spending hundreds upon thousands of dollars on rare aroids, driving the market prices up, I bet. Suddenly an expert and a connoisseur huh.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@louisvaneeden2201]

Lol vinegar and baking soda is a kids science experiment when it causes a gas to form, some people really think that we’ll fall for their tricks, they are digging their own grave lol

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@skincrx]

The succulent cuttings in the cork screw would’ve been better if that person used tilandsia air plant in it. 🤷‍♂️

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

🤔

[@carriewaldren9745]

I saw a plant app that suggested mixing sugar into the water before watering a half dead plant because it helped give it energy. I’ve never seen that anywhere else … what are your thoughts?

[@yolyrom7233]

😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I’ve seen this as a solution for cut flowers. Not sure about plants in soil honestly

[@carriewaldren9745]

@@SheffieldMadePlants not something I’ll rush to try 🙄

[@petroleumjelly1488]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I know why: sugar for cut flowers is seen in the cut flower powder we give bouquets, along with citric acid and bleach as an antibacterial agent. They are solely used to preserve the bloom of the flower. Sugar should never be added to a rooted plant as it won’t break down the way we would digest processed sugars. It will simply clog the roots and prevent the plant from absorbing water from the soil, unfortunately!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@petroleumjelly1488 thanks 🙏

[@Master_Blackthorne]

Well, if you want to mess around with ladies' panty hose, there's a right and wrong way to do it. 😁

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

This is true 😅

[@florianstrahser9295]

That was a lemon or an orange, something from that family

[@007DFWAngel]

The vinegar and baking soda is used as a test for type of soil you have- acidic or alkaline…dude.

[@ancapavel941]

this really cracked me up 😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hehe glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@rainbowshitter96]

Actually I‘ve tried that tomato hack and it worked perfectly fine.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍👍👍

[@katherinefein3261]

You were so funny I never saw that side of you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Haha thanks 😊

[@karmahkarmzofficial]

hahah this was so funny and informative. hes so nonchalant

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@jazzyp89]

Is no one going to talk about that fake adansonii? They made holes on the plant to make it look like one 💀

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Ooo I didn't notice that 😅

[@paulklenknyc]

Chow! Magic!

[@glorianayeagley9258]

Good informative 👍

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks Gloriana

[@florenceiams5622]

Tomato seeds need rinsed off, dried to get max yield .. That gel coating prohibits seed growth ..

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍😁

[@Aw_tig]

They should be eating the banana, potato, tomato, pepper etc, what a waste 😑🙈 I sometimes grow tomato and pepper plants from the seeds in the ones I’ve bought at the store but I just save the seeds and eat the fruit 😆

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

💯

[@neverhomeguideservice]

Yah I’ve experimented with banana. Just fed the gnats is all!

[@glen4075]

😂, some of those! Yikes.

[@keithjoyal8981]

Minute 18:32, the seeds sprouting are cucurbids, not anything from the genus pepo (peppers). Blossom should be taken down.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂😂😂

[@TimelyCookie]

Almost looked like a lime tree in the terrarium

[@letshaveago2201]

Lmao!! well done Richard.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@solarwinds-]

I used to think, if it's on KZbin, it's real. Silly me.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😬