SUPER FAST GROWTH - Dioscorea Discolor - includes 10 months of updates

[@leaners62]

I've been growing tubers for over 10 yrs. You did everything right, but if you had waited 4 more weeks to send her into dormancy the baby tubers would have been larger. You did not cause the rot, the mother tubers will always rot. The babies cannibalize the moma tubers for nourishment to grow. There not a thing you can do to stop that. It is how the plant has evolved. I wait till the plant is a little more dead before chopping away the foliage. Another 4 weeks and your baby tubers would have been larger. By the way I love your show. I did topicals 40 years ago but life and kids happen. Now retired and oh my goodness, the plants there are now available is mind blowing! You have been a huge inspiration for me! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sincerely Leaners 🙂

[@sydneyplantguy]

That is so good to know!! Thank you for your knowledge & your lovely comment 🙂🙂

[@moiraslater8526]

Great info... thankyou!!

[@TiagoSilva-lk7hk]

The fact that you recorded the 0:03 - 0:05 little clip several months ago with the intention of using it in the intro of the video several months later just shows how much thought and effort you put into your videos. Love those details. Keep up the good work, Jan.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@chemerxx]

The photos of Brad and his brother is so cute 😻😻 It's a little heartbreaking at the same time, wish they could both have each other's company still

[@sydneyplantguy]

Omg I think about that all the time :( they soooo loved each other :(

[@DieDieEla]

So amazing how fast this plant grows in 1 week

[@brookiechiclana]

yan .. i absoluta loST mY MINdDdDd when you said "that's where harry potter used to live actually" 🤣🤣 it was so casual but so funny 😂😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

haha you get my sense of humour !! LOVE IT

[@brookiechiclana]

@ i did too 🥲😂

[@Ursulinkec]

I love how excited you get about your DIY projects, it’s impossible not to share the excitement from behind the screen! 🥳 Super fun video, and the live footage of the plant growing was amazing! 💚 Thank you!

[@sydneyplantguy]

That’s nice to hear :) glad my excitement comes across on screen :)

[@painterlynne]

Brad in a basket is just the most adorable sight! A bath and a nap…..He’s the best boy! This video is awesome!! You really are the most creative and interesting plant influencer in my opinion. Also, the most inspiring and informative. Thank you for the amount of effort you put into this- having a camera set up for 2 months in your living room is dedication to your viewers!

[@sydneyplantguy]

hehe thank you :) can you imagine the hundreds of shots of me walking through the frame I had to cut out of the timelapse in the end ?! :D

[@FeatheredDreamStudio]

I absolutely LOVE timelapse videos!! It is so cool to see how much movement is in our plants!! Watching the leaves grow and the vines reach for things is just cool af to watch!! Thanks Jan for this video!! 💖

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks for watching :)

[@AnnisGarden]

Your little kick dance 😂 You are the cutest! ❤ Thanks for another video recording the spring growth of this plant... it amazes me every year! greetings from Germany ❄

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@meinkanal4634]

What a cool plant! And so cute to see that your cat is also always around ;)

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@laurieramkeesoon]

Thank you Jan for taking the time to put this together for our plant community around the world 🌎 🌍. ❤ Laurie 🇨🇦

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks for all your support :)

[@invaderjill8054]

26:36 can’t resist a chance to say how much I love your gigantic cuprea. What a gorgeous plant!

[@melissamellinger6809]

I am in the midwest, US. Deep into some cold days. Looking forward to Spring to start a Dioscorea Discolor. I have enjoyed growing Sweet Potatoes in a jar, but the Dioscorea Discolor looks like a lot more fun!

[@FeatheredDreamStudio]

I am in Indiana and after the snowiest and coldest January in a decade…I am ready for spring!! My grandmother grew sweet potatoes in jars and showed me how to do it when I was young. They are so beautiful!! Have any of yours bloomed?

[@melissamellinger6809]

@@FeatheredDreamStudio No, mine have never bloomed. I have just started a new jar. My last Sweet Potatoe lived a year. What kind of light do you expose yours too?

[@msch4726]

Lalala i love chopping shit up Ahahahah Nothing was new about plants, i’ve watched all your videos, but it was very very ver fun! Such a great pleasure, your videos make me smile Insane growth ❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Doesn’t always have to be ‘new’ right?:) ultimately plants is a repetitive hobby (like all hobbies ?!) but that doesn’t mean it’s not exciting & fun :)

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

Amazing changes of this 🌿every 2 seasons ...light looks great there ✨ 💚🌿🍀🌵💚

[@invaderjill8054]

There’s something so sweet and innocent about watching Jan gleefully shredding the plant from its trellis. 😂 he’s just clearly having such a wonderful time. Beautiful plant, I may have to finally bite the bullet and get one. 🫶🏼 Update after watching through - I’m so impressed by your dedication to filming 2 months of timelapse from your table! And then editing it! Oh my gosh what a huge amount of work! I love things like this that span a period of time with updates. They are some of my favorite planty videos to watch, though I realize they take so much work and planning. I appreciate you and your beautiful videos, Jan. ❤ Also, Brad seems like a beautiful little soul. He seems such a calm presence for a cat! Mine would be pure chaos in a plant video 😂 🐈

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you so much :)

[@lacieplants]

i love how excited you get when setting up new projects, and i love the dioscorea discolor so ive been anticipating this video for a bit, since we started seeing it in the background. well done as always jan, you get 5 stars from me 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@leapigorsch3227]

These plant spotlights are my absolute favorite! Thank you Jan for the effort!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks for watching :)

[@moiraslater8526]

I put worm castings in all my substrates and garden beds and the proof is in the pudding!

[@veronikavalentine9456]

You need to be on TV! 💚

[@laurieramkeesoon]

🙋🏾‍♀️ Structured and chaotic… You’re not alone. ❤ Laurie 🇨🇦

[@sydneyplantguy]

💪🙌

[@PetraEmmy]

I can’t stop watching Brad in the basket ❤🐈

[@sandararoon6999]

Wow very beautiful plants my friend

[@agata2199]

I noticed a year ago how beautiful this plant is in your place. Maybe this year I'll manage to buy it and see what happens. I just have to think of a good place. Great video 👍🌿🍃🌱

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) definitely worth getting one :)

[@nataliefisher9242]

Hello, Jan! I love watching your videos! Thank you for putting in the work to create such thorough and engaging content. I adopted your methods a year or so ago, and my indoor plants are thanking me for it. I’m getting ready to start an outdoor garden this spring, and was thinking- Dr. SPG could totally comment or advise on people’s outdoor spaces. Your video redoing Tim’s garden made me laugh so hard and made me think “I’d pay good money to have Jan make fun of the sticks in my garden.” 😂 I have a ton of space and I have a toddler so my life is the definition of ‘structured and chaotic,’ so bringing together a vision is tough sometimes. I think you have such an eye for design and you mentioned in a video a little ways back that you were looking for ways to keep your business going, so if you ever wanted to try your hand at garden planning/ design, just say the word! I bet I’m not the only one who might like to see what you think about their garden.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe thank you so much!! Imposter syndrom is way too strong to ever charge people for a garden design but appreciate the kind words :)

[@vessyhus]

I didn't know they could grow so fast. Seriously thinking about getting one and letting it grow up some telescope plant standers I have. The time lapse was perfect, I liked it very much. Congrats on being able to use your dining table again😉

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe dinner has never tasted better :D you should definitely get one :)

[@patriciaromero5347]

I really enjoy these kind of videos, you show the growth of a plant in a realistic time. It is hard work to plan a one year video and i appreciate the effort you make with this……like you i like order and organization, that is the engineer in mi! Lol.❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :) glad you like them :)

[@alizapya]

Really appreciate the time you put into making this type of video! As always the proof is in the pudding 🍮

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@papphenriett]

I laughed out loud!!! :) You said 'depressing autumn day, it's like 20ish degrees'. Here in the UK it is a nice summer day. Hahahaha :)

[@sydneyplantguy]

haha :D honestly 20 in Australia feels cold .... 20 in Germany (where I grew up) feels like summer

[@comebackkid67]

Hi Jan, I love your personality and your content, and I have learned soooo much from you. Short story: I was born in Aachen, Germany, many, many moons ago. When I started my plant journey, I used to watch your videos and initially I could not figure out why the expected Australian accent sounded like a German accent. I asked my son to watch you and he said "definitely German". 😊 I am extremely nitpicky about cleanliness and order, must be the German influence on me. 😬 I am Asian and live in the USA. Sorry, a long comment. Thank you for you fun, wholesome videos and you seem to be such a nice guy!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe thank you :) appreciate it !! Happy growing :)

[@starshinegriego1496]

This was a fun video to watch! Thank you for all your hard work and very useful information. Hoping to find the Dioscorea Discolor in Puerto Rico.

[@kimsplants]

Such an amazing plant 💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

It really is!:)

[@agnieszkax102]

Potatoes! That's what I call such plants too 😊😊

[@kaferrat]

I just recently purchased this plant. Looking forward to watch it grow like yours.

[@sydneyplantguy]

It’s such a fun plant to grow :)

[@jessemejones9648]

That amazing kick was fire 🔥🔥🔥😂 The whole light installation was very amusing 😆

[@laurieramkeesoon]

What a great sense of humour Jan has. ❤Laurie 🇨🇦

[@sydneyplantguy]

I was in a crazy mood that day :D haha thanks !!

[@charlottewhat7781]

I love your videos! I can watch them for hours.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@NamelessNancy1312]

i enjoy the plant spotlight videos.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@candied.crabapples]

Always liked on the way in. Thanks so much for sharing your plants and knowledge with us! 😊

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks for all your support :)

[@JacquieMiles-wk8dv]

I always enjoy watching your videos and the abundance of knowledge! Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Glad you enjoy them! :) thanks for watching :)

[@LyndaMargaret]

Another huge video concoction. It flowed seamlessly. A+

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@mandybacker5532]

Just here to leave a nice comment 🙊 Love the effort and the end results any and everytime

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@gaelavgalwythia5018]

I've learned so much from your channel thank you!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Glad to hear it! :) happy growing :)

[@Kevin-d2w7r]

Isn't it great to have a Jan in our lives 😊👍

[@LeafyConversations]

When I was little, I was fascinated in those small spaces! I still have a little of that even at 56. 😂

[@ericaeschenbacher4921]

Dis plant too georgious 😻 ( oh and I thought I was the only one to use blower inside. Why not? If the doors open get all the leaf litter out before vacuuming 😹)

[@sydneyplantguy]

haha good to know ! But it somehow feels wrong :D

[@EclecticRedneck1]

I always LOVE your videos and suggest you every time a moss pole would be appropriate. Also yesterday, I received my bulk airoid mix components, moss and moss poles. I've been excited to get so many of my plants on moss poles. Love the content.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@Yandhi2]

Looks beautiful Jan, good job!! 🪴

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you! 🤗

[@moiraslater8526]

Love Gathera lights. Good price and simple set up. The sun globe is my favourite!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Great to hear :)

[@maryperry5910]

Very nice!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@supersupersure]

I’m in the uk and I’ve had that sun bulb for about 5 months. Definitely my favourite grow light, especially for monsteras

[@sydneyplantguy]

Great to hear :)

[@lisasteinberg8926]

Bradley in a basket💗

[@crystaltorassa4299]

I'm so excited to watch this, your discolor is so amazing. Thank you for sharing!

[@FlowersFamily-j4j]

You are amazing.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Tminus89]

7:05 Yes Jan, let's just call it controlled chaos 😆 I am a bit of a control freak, I usually can find my stuff fast, but my kitchen cabinets are the only organized storage spaces.. the others are just a mess if you look inside. That's why they are closed haha, just shut the door and it looks neat again

[@sydneyplantguy]

haha yes my cabinets stay closed :D

[@fayvoyiatsis2660]

Really enjoyed the video 💚 and absolutely going nuts over this plant, peaking on my wish list ⭐️⭐️⭐️, plus the light is super impressive. Family got me one for Christmas and the plants are loving it. I am thought still waiting on my tech support to figure out the smart plug, so if Tim did come sort out yours maybe he should do a tutorial video for those of us that cannot figure out the thing that does not inspire out attention 😂😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

I'll ask Tim for you :) I know he had to download a some app & we ended up linking it to my google home or something like that :D

[@loriwiu]

I’ve had a green one and an sp black (probably first one in my coutry!) and both of them died😁 First one has been half-eaten by spider mites and then i had a little experiment with the substrate and it didn’t go that well (do not use sapropel in house gardening ahahah), second one just couldn’t adopt to my conditions being taken out of a perfect tropical forest… Thinking of maybe getting a discolor this spring, she is a beauty indeed, so thank you for the care tips!

[@M077Y]

"Lets call them potatoes" had me lmfao! You're not wrong though ahaha

[@sydneyplantguy]

At least then we all know what I mean 😂😂

[@Kevin-d2w7r]

I'm gonna watch on KZbin tv lol I can't wait I'm sure the episode will be epic 😅 👌

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe thanks :)

[@Kevin-d2w7r]

​@sydneyplantguy Hey there Jan I'm back lol, I watched the episode and I have to say it was a total 10* in the entertainment dept... I loved the process and watching you experiment with lights and angles is always fun, not to mention watching you debate between calling the bulbs sweet potatoes and potatoes etc etc lol...the kitty sitting in the wicker basket while you worked was cute as well, overall it was one of my best episodes to watch it taught, entertained and just was hella fun. Can't wait for the next fun plant venture 💯🪴💚

[@AgnesHint]

Educational and entertaining like always. Love it 💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@LeafyConversations]

Stunning specimen of a plant! I have never ever seen nor heard of this plant before sad it only lasts half a year though.

[@tulikascraftkitchen6479]

I was so much waiting for this video!!! Thank you so much

[@loumlefty8760]

Thanks. Will be keeping an eye on it in future videos.

[@eleanorhowden8679]

Aaaaahhhh I’ve been waiting for this video - so excited 🎉

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hope it was worth the wait :)

[@JensGardyn]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

[@LeafyConversations]

Very creative Jan! I like the grow light. I too use Aspect lights and would love to have the flexibility that this light provides.

[@sydneyplantguy]

it's so handy !!

[@antonbenge9038]

You’re the best! Thank you for everything!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@reneeberthelette2901]

Have noticed the Glorious growing in the background in other video's was wondering what it was. Now i know 😅. I put some corms in dormancy this fall. Large Alocasias that I put outside and my Oxalis because in Saskatchewan we don't get enough light and an Oxalis is not worthy of my grow lights. Waiting for the end of March - mid April to revive depending on temps outside. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 the Alocasia come back

[@LeafyConversations]

Yay another Jan video!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ I love your space it’s hard for us not to compare our ‘space’ to others we see, but seriously don’t. Your space is beautiful and very pleasing to watch. 😊

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@raewynb2119]

Love watching your Dioscoria come back to life. Wish my outdoor alocasias would take the hint!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Mine have been super slow to come back this season 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Suzanne-d2f]

Such a cool plant, loved the video 🌿💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you! 😊

[@FlowersFamily-j4j]

You are amazing😮

[@sydneyplantguy]

Cheers :)

[@torquess454]

I’m renting as well, we have to get creative to put grow lights up, I got a mobile clothing hanger and on each top bar where you are supposed to have hangers, I placed bar grow lights, with cable ties, then macrame hangers and hung plants under the lights on each side, added a shelf of wood on the attached shoe rack and placed bigger plants under on the shoe rack, works great, and I can roll the whole works around if needed (to sweep underneath etc) There’s track bar lighting over our fireplace as well I put strong grow bulbs in for the plants on the mantle

[@melissaharnish9094]

Love you videos!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@RCohle452]

Iam on the nsw central coast and growing a Baobab tree ( Andansonia digitata). Very difficult plant to grow in a temperate climate.

[@sydneyplantguy]

I can imagine !!

[@M077Y]

Make a heart or rainbow shaped trellis!

[@tuerklinke9370]

I want the rainbow!

[@the13nobody24]

ok im loving the cat photos too cute

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe :)

[@juantri86]

Lindo! ❤

[@Tminus89]

Ah there it is 😄

[@Freemasonry]

I would like to see a propagation video. I bought two plants, about 5 in each pot. I killed both of them. There were no yams, and the leaves would dry up shortly after sprouting. The roots were hair thin and easily rot. I think if I try this again, I will need to procure some dormant yams. It's hard to establish this plant from a node propagation.

[@sydneyplantguy]

I have never propagated it. Just followed exactly the process i showed in this video every year :)

[@RCohle452]

Have you thought about using a cacti and succulent mix for the dioscorea discolour?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Never thought of it tbh :)

[@SarahTaylor-lb3xc]

I know this is off topic but what is the plant in the left of shot by the stair case?

[@sydneyplantguy]

It's a scindapsus pictus :)

[@torquess454]

Found out I cut down my canna Lillie’s and other tuber based plants I had outside too early I won’t get the growth I was hoping for this spring, praying my 10 foot tall dinner plate dahlia comes back at all! The potatoes I generalize their name by shape, round potatoes I call bulbs, Alocasia bulbs corms, finger shaped potatoes I call tubers

[@juanitagordon5064]

How many different plants have potatoes?

[@jessemejones9648]

Yus!!!! I whinged about mine a few videos ago 😂 Up to 4 leaves now Definitely not as impressive as yours ❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Stay patient :)

[@LeafyConversations]

I have never added worm castings to any plant and am wondering do you still fertilize when you add that to your plants? If so, do you use less or the same as you would usually?

[@sydneyplantguy]

You wouldn't need to fertilise for a couple of months with worm castings :) so I started using it with lots of my plants outside because I hardly ever provide liquid nutrients :)

[@moiraslater8526]

It looks like a well lit toilet before the spectacular growth takes over..wondering where you got the tall pot your Cuprea is in??

[@sydneyplantguy]

Haha now that you say it haha :D It's from bunnings :)

[@moiraslater8526]

@@sydneyplantguy oh...will need to go to a bigger bunnings. My town has only a small scale bunnings!

[@kristimcswain4439]

Good day Jan and Bradley👋🏼👋🏼I must say watching you rip this plant off it’s trellis made me a little sad until you said it smelled musty…😄I chuckled when you said “I love chopping shit up”😁. Do you know if this plant is available in the states? It is very beautiful. I’m all about a plant that is easy to grow.

[@sydneyplantguy]

I'm pretty sure it would be available, after all, you guys can import any plant from anywhere. But will most likely be sold in spring :)

[@rodbot5564]

wow

[@102HuevosFritos]

Nice I can not find one in my area ….

[@sydneyplantguy]

they would most likely be sold in spring :)

[@SSCAquatics]

How’s it going

[@isabellemaurice5815]

Bonjour et merci pour vos vidéos 😊. Je me pose une question : est-ce qu'il serait possible de bouturer cette plante ? Je sais que certains y parviennent avec les oxalis, en eau quelques🍀 tiges forment un petit "bulbe", alors peut-être... 😉 ?

[@bizhigh]

💚💚💚

[@Cinematicflares]

From where to buy its corms

[@sydneyplantguy]

depends on where you are from. Check with your local nurseries :)

[@murielsmart4532]

I dont mind the back side😊

[@AddieCleghorn]

Why have I never heard of this plant!! It’s incredible I want one now! Grows so fast anyone know where I can get the lil bulbs

[@sydneyplantguy]

Better late than never :)

[@laurieramkeesoon]

Ryzomes??

[@tuerklinke9370]

Ihr seid zu süss ihr beiden. Ich war irgendwie deabonniert, und hab jetzt erst mitbekommen dass du erstmal gekündigt hast. Ich hab mich schon gewundert, warum du so happy aussiehst ;) freut mich wirklich. Eine Frage. Wie wirst du die thripse los? Hast du da eine aktuelle Methode? Wegschmeißen und neu kaufen scheint mir am billigsten und umweltfreundlichsten? LG from germanistan

[@sydneyplantguy]

Ich benutze ‘Contendor spray’ by Bayer :)

[@tuerklinke9370]

@sydneyplantguy vielen Dank für die Antwort :) vielleicht werd ich das mal testen. Falls das hier wieder los geht obwohl ich alles mögliche weggeschmissen hab, da es sich nachdem es wieder schön rangewachsen ist, wieder und wieder neu infiziert hat. ...

[@juanitagordon5064]

If you have a girl friend, what does she think about how well you do with all your plants?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Far from it mate :D

[@giottoandolfatto]

❤

[@lesliehughes9382]

Halfway through the video and holding my breath ... will be so disappointed if we don't get time-lapse trellis humping again this time around. #Classic

[@lesliehughes9382]

Also ... the cuprea in that tall planter looks SO GOOD!!

[@geetanegi2246]

🍃🌿🌱