The House Plant Community Lied To You! Myths You Thought Were Fact! Plant Rant 1

Today I literally rant about all the dumb things you probably think are true because misinformation travels fast. Well let me enlighten you!
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[@Lau3464l]

YAAAAAAS thank you for making this!!! I'm so damn tired of the fake shit people preach with no regard for finding out if it's actually true. Like, yes, my north-facing windows are in fact perfectly good for my plants because the light isn't being blocked by other buildings or fences or trees or whatever! No, buying a few houseplants isn't going to purify the covid out of your air. No, neem isn't a damn cure for everything. arrgghhhhh

[@kalisfinest805]

Plant Myth: you CANT water plants at night 🙃 Ive been doing it for over 3yrs and have no issues!! Only water when dry per usual!

[@cuddlefish322]

I do it too, especially my extra thirsty babies 😜

[@joshsmith6604]

Its not that it would kill you plant but that your plant wont drink it till the sun rises. alot of plants sleeps at night.

[@MisstressMourtisha]

Outdoor plants you water at night. At least where I live in Missouri you do or the water will burn them.

[@lynneschwartz4179]

I REALLY like the way you pointed out that choosing a plant that is going to match with your personal habits of watering is super important! Find plants that will like what you are going to do to them! Trying to alter our own behavior to suit the plant usually only works short term.....in MY experience anyway.

[@spambotful]

Don’t water cacti?! Who told you this??! 😝

[@plantisami4993]

Yes!!! I can’t keep a pothos alive but give me fiddles and I can rock it!

[@Thiggy-tk5vg]

Pebble trays work amazing for my calathea and i flush my cactus with water once every 2 weeks and they are thriving, other than that, those were great points.

[@mestimac]

I think a lot depends on the conditions of your home and where in the world you live. My home is a little cold and gets very little good light this time of year, so I wouldn't think of watering my cacti unless they looked very dry.

[@allisonsedar]

I’ve had a golden pothos for years and it was looking so amazing at the end if the summer. So naturally I noticed it and watered it more... and then with the lack of heat and the leaves covering the soil it suddenly started dying of root rot... yeah.

[@aylayla18]

Yes!! I only have north facing window in a cloudy country.. barely direct bright sun, and all of my plants are thriving and somehow the humidity also perfect to keep them lush, i only recently got grow light as a supplement

[@tams7411]

So many people tell me "I killed my cactus!" and when I ask what they did with water, and they say "I only gave it like a mist of water every couple of weeks"... 🤦🏼‍♀️ Yep that's where they went wrong. You need to water your cacti and succulents infrequently but DEEPLY or you're just making the body damp (increasing your chance of rot) and your not giving the roots anything :/ (also I have killed a snake plant and a few pothos before lmao)

[@PlantingAshley]

Misting a cacti 🤣 i cannoottttt 🤣🤣

[@laurenjohnson5880]

Thank you for this comment, I feel like the water deeply part was missing from this video.

[@tams7411]

@@PlantingAshley I knowww 😭

[@morgankrall]

Actually, orchids are epiphytes, so you are better off keeping it out of potting medium until you have something that allows airflow and mist the roots daily!

[@peacegirl164]

ASHLEY you’re so inspiring to me i just watched the vid of how you quit your job to start your own plant shop and in all your videos i just see u being so successful in the plant world already ... U are so motivated it makes me hopeful hahahaha you’re great bye

[@Crystal-be9ze]

I am a highly experienced succulent and cacti collector who has just started to get into house plants, when watering succulents and cacti please never ever only give them a teaspoon of water, under no circumstance is that ever the thing to do, always use the soak and dry method when watering them, don’t water until they are dry as a bone, like seriously dry, however when watering be sure to water throughly and completely the water should run out of the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot, all the soil should be soaked….hence the soak and dry method.

[@casijopaya]

"Calatheas are the hardest" ... works for me the best. I cant handle succulents, pileas, alocasias.

[@edwinbrown855]

*some plants can clonally propagate from leaf and petiole tissue **there are many different types of variegation and some definitely are affected by light, my ctenanthe lubbersiana for example loses its variegation when it grows stems in a dark corner, this variegation can be restored by giving the plant ample light

[@Holly-Pocket]

That albo is stunning 😍

[@ShaynasPlants]

it took me like 4 tries to understand the needs of a spiderplant. I own a lot of high ticket items, rare stuff "difficult" plants. My spider plant is doing AMAZING and i bought like 10 spider babies to make sure i could grow one that i was happy with and sold/gave away the remaining. :)

[@Blush210]

If it’s a FEDERAL crime then it’s a crime in EVERY state not just a few.

[@MaddieMettler]

Good thing I’ve lost an entire stalk from my ZZ plant since that’s the one that can’t be killed 🙃

[@casijopaya]

My mother also nearly killed hers. Overwatering .... 😅

[@freya-louise6669]

Totally agree you can grow plants even if you have a north facing window I do and I live in the uk so really not much light however I have cacti that are growing and thriving succulents,ferns,dieffenbachia,tradescantia and more and they all are doing very well just water them a lot less

[@janetmccalder5541]

Good info .. I’m in Manitoba Canada & I just fertilized my plants today .. thought it was wrong but did it anyway !!!

[@addison9774]

i prefer the adjustable nose pieces for glasses because i have a petite nose bridge, but i see why people would prefer the plastic ones

[@Hellothisbemychannel]

So just to clarify- more light won’t increase variegation but less light could make the plant put out more green?

[@Luis-nw8uo]

Yep

[@coqui_tasha]

Light will maintain the variegation. Low light will cause the plant to revert. But this is for plants like the albo monstera. But for the PPP you can get variegation back by providing more light. They need light. It really depends on the light. I think she was referring only to the monstera in this case but doesn't apply to all.

[@Hellothisbemychannel]

@@coqui_tasha that makes sense!

[@PlantingAshley]

Hi! So, you need light to maintain variegation but if you have a plant thats reverted/reverting providing your plant with higher light will not cause the var to magically come back because according to the master gardening program there is no positive correlation to light and variegation, only a negative one. If u give ur plant, any plant, even out door variegated bushes, less light it can cause them to revert because theyre lacking enough photosynthesis to grow. However, giving a plant more light will not cause variegation to come back bc more light will only encourage faster growth. The master gardening program recommends pruning plants back to the last known spot of variegation to bring it back. And no its not for just albos- scientifically light does not cause variegation nor can it bring back var on a reverted plant. The creators who tout this are listing long believed myth about variegation but its not completely true. Hope this helps!

[@PlantingAshley]

No actually its all plants. I forgot to add the link sorry but its all in the master gardening program. Light does not bring back variegation in any reverted plant but pruning does, but you need enuff light to maintain variegation so your plnt wont revert :)

[@MisstressMourtisha]

Yeah I'm a prop lifter But just plants from abandoned houses that really need some TLC.

[@Joshuarichardkirby]

…I overwatered my zz. It was variegated and was the first plant I bought for over 20 bucks and was through Etsy. It was sad

[@mestimac]

Wellll...a lot of plants won't grow without a node, but some can. An African violet leaf will grow a new little plantlet. Same with begonias. I think peperomia can also be grown from a petiole, but don't quote me on that. Maybe you were specifically thinking of aroids and hoya.

[@annaberger4364]

I have 12 baby ripple peperomia growing from petioles right now! It works :)

[@mestimac]

@@annaberger4364 I thought so. I rooted a few obtusifolia and rainbow peperomia, but they haven't produced any new leaves yet, so I wasn't sure.

[@lemonlime257]

ALSO: You can water almost all houseplants with a LOT of water at once - Liters on Liters even - since overwatering is more about drainage, soil & frequency, NOT how little water you water with ☺

[@filippa1434]

Im very sad that I live in germany and cant buy Captain Jack's pesticide

[@mayakiruluta2084]

Love this video! Super helpful! Thank you 🤗

[@kendravoracek3636]

The only cati that needs to be watered a lot are zig zag cactus ( because they come from a rainforest not a desert like most cati).

[@whitneypolk9170]

And holiday cactus!

[@RootingMindfully]

I said the same thing about neem oil. lol some people just insist that it works for everything lol

[@pmp91193]

excellent video! the info here blew my mind out

[@carlohernandez1116]

I’ve had alocasias, ferns, anthuriums and all that high humidity plants and they’re doing awesome... my peace Lillie started putting new leaves after 1 and a half year after I got it :(

[@PlantDreamsCo]

Where is your shirt from?! 😍

[@ericbakken3812]

There have been multiple studies that have shown that light level can change the amount of variegation in variegated plants. Most of the time it increases variegation. Do your research.

[@haylees255]

Your skin is so clear omg I’m jealous!

[@coqui_tasha]

Where is the link about the epipremnum differences. I want to learn more and understand because I got confused. 😅😅😅 And the clean air study. Is good to know. 🙃

[@PlantingAshley]

When i get home ill get the link posted for ya

[@ChloroPhiles]

Oh BTW your eyes look so pretty! Happy Holidays!

[@isaza5716]

Now i have a few questions/additions: First: What is a big house plant? I have a big Banana but also a big Maracuja (trailing). Is ja trailing plant called big? I think not you need a big plant but a plant with much foliage. A big stem will NOT purifie your air... Second: Variegation and light. I have a little PPP and the existing variegation was going to be much more pink when it was gping at the window. Additional the variegation on the stem comes unconsitently. Now i have more than the beginning when i got it. So i think it depends on the plant itself. I dont know if you said that but i havent understood it like that. I´m from germany and you are speaking so fast ^^". regards

[@wildsage1006]

What’s the link for the clip grow lights that you use?

[@judyl1550]

I only pick plants that don't need high humidity. Works great for me. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 😁

[@selenacy]

#itsalwaysmosaic #itsneveroblique 😅 I read that borsigianas are also deliciosas, which is the only scientific name for both - delisiosa large form (commonly referred to as deliciosa) and delisiosa small form (commonly referred to as borsigiana).

[@ZinffOptical]

Thanks for sharing Merry Xmas🥰🥰🥰

[@emmaclark7425]

Yes! Thank you I just posted to my insta thia morning about my golden pothos which I literally almost killed.

[@nicogreen7]

Putting a layer of pebbles in the bottom of your pot for drainage. do a true or false video lol

[@Lizcat302]

I kill all Cacti and succulents and for some reason people keep gifting them to me since I like plants .Thanks another one am going to kill🤨

[@noraraeafm]

If I could just find a friend like you irl I'd be content lol

[@wilsonhicken3446]

I think it's your highly invasive personality that keeps me coming back haha i don't get it

[@PlantingAshley]

🤣

[@jaismaneevans6678]

I learned so much 🥰

[@TheahLil]

Actually, if you say to purify air per that study it's 2 very large house plants per 100 square feet, then your 1500 square foot home 15 100 square feet x 2 large house plants = 30 house plants at your house, not 50. So, it's not AS hard haha

[@anefrank2647]

I relate! I kill Syngonium like crazy they refuse to live for me. But everyone says they are so easy😂 I disagree

[@stgrimelda]

Let's gooooo

[@lisatietze9369]

Awesooome

[@Ambirdy123]

Borsigiana and deliciosa are the same plant grown under different conditions....waiting for it to be proven scientifically tho lol. Check out garden dot org for reference.

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@kendravoracek3636]

Neem oil, helped kill the spider mites i had on my banana tree. ( yes I have a actual banana tree) .

[@coqui_tasha]

Neem oil is a natural pesticide. It does help alot killing and removing pest but not all. It needs a combination of other treatments to remove if it's a huge invasion of pest. But if you spray and treat as soon as it gets home with neem oil it helps. So yes, is a pesticide but is softer since is natural and not as harsh as bonide. Bonide is awesome for mixing in soil and for heavy infestations.

[@kendravoracek3636]

@@coqui_tasha I was actually surprised it helped , because I always hear mix reviews on it.

[@coqui_tasha]

@@kendravoracek3636 also, you have to be carefu with bonide you buy. You have to buy the one safe for vegetables to consume. If it's not safe for vegetables you can't consume the plant.

[@murniati7612]

You look like a doll ❤️beautiful

[@PlantingAshley]

Thank you 🥺

[@kendravoracek3636]

Psh all my trailing plants grow from no nodes . Just snip stick in water get long roots stick them in dirt and watch them grow big. Same with my angel wing begonia.

[@coqui_tasha]

What do you mean trailing plants???

[@kendravoracek3636]

Tradescantia

[@kendravoracek3636]

Pothos

[@coqui_tasha]

@@kendravoracek3636 they do have nodes. What you cut in between leafs where the leaf comes from is actually a node. Is not as noticeable as the Monstera for example but it does. Different than Begonias for example which you can grow from the stem or leaf.