The Truth about Watering Plants in LECA | Reservoirs Explained

[@sc2294]

These are the exact questions I had. 😆. Thank you for answering them. Much appreciated. 😍

[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@turogers13]

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[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@quel-lie8561]

I LITERALLY CAN'T thank you enough Miss Nora! You absolutely answered all the questions I had and couldn't find these simple answers. Most videos I found would give part answers to some things and NOT at all clear on others 🙄 Thank you so much 👍🏽🥰

[@TheLecaQueen]

You're so welcome! I am glad it was helpful!😊

[@dianeparker2075]

I do mine once a week. Flush and add new nutrient solution. Always use fresh nutrients at about 1/4 of the recommended amount. Mine are also in orchid pots with holes inside of a catch pot. This seems to work very well for my set up. Love your videos Nora💕

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thanks for sharing! It is all about what works for you and your plants.

[@angemp7158]

I figured that I should probably test the ph in my solution, too. I transitioned quite a bunch of my plants into leca about a month ago and their not particularly doing bad, but some plants have weird newgrowth, and the tips of some plants are more brown than used to be in soil 😢 i have an urge to repot them, but i'm keen to give it a chance. i actually repotted them into leca to simplify the plant chores😮😅

[@hibahosailan3530]

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[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@coratodman4077]

Thank you for the code for the foliage focus and clone solution. Mines just arrived and so excited to start using them🥰

[@TheLecaQueen]

You are so welcome!

[@brentonwebb5097]

Excellent Video

[@MarisaAndChew]

I feel like topping up the solution would be similar to watering your plant in soil daily with whatever is left in your cup in the morning. Sometimes it would be soaked, others dry and it would be filled with pockets of good and bad spots in the soil. And yes, the pH of the soil would eventually suffer as there would be build up and lacking nutrients. Plus, if the plants in leca are using the nutrient solution, they're going to essentially deplete it

[@TheLecaQueen]

Too true Marisa!

[@carolfutch8534]

Nice video! I guess I only put that my plant needs in the reservoir because when I check at the end of the week, its gone, lol. I guess I must to work on cleaning my empty reservoir Thank you so much for such a great video!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thanks again Carol, I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@Lilahlu13]

Excellent info

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thanks

[@user-sh8vu2vl8u]

Thanks!

[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@natashashen8868]

This lady is fabulous!!! Great presentation

[@TheLecaQueen]

Wow, thank you!

[@greenlessthumb]

I've definitely found that some plants requires fresh nutrients more often than others. On my hardier ones, I usually just top it up, and once in a blue moon I'll rinse my entire collection.

[@TheLecaQueen]

All about what works Greenless Thumb! I am a believer in all about what works! All the best with your plants!😊

[@greenlessthumb]

@@TheLecaQueen thanks! If it works, it works, if it doesn't work, usually nobody hears about that particular plant again ever haha.

[@TheLecaQueen]

@Greenless Thumb Exactly ha, ha, ha!

[@cuank247]

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[@TheLecaQueen]

You are too kind. Thank you 😊 💓

[@carmenharris5699]

Thanks for answering questions that I had on my mind!!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Happy to help!

[@stirer1]

I loving how simp,e you make it all , and videos are so easy to follow

[@TheLecaQueen]

I appreciate that!

[@CrystalMendoza05]

I just found you and subscribed. You, your plants and your earrings are beautiful.Very informative video. Thank you.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated!

[@Boutys_mom]

Love your videos Miss Nora! Very informative and love your accent! Sending love from Marietta, GA, USA ❤️

[@MaryGatdula]

Helpful as always, Nora. Thank you!

[@TheLecaQueen]

MsTheUndone Thank you!

[@shaxx94]

I was wondering about this. Bought leca yesterday and could not figure it out how to water the plant. Thanks! :D

[@TheLecaQueen]

Glad I could help!

[@massielr3116]

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[@jans8304]

I think after a couple of days, the ph Level of the nutrient solution stops changing. So maybe you can wait a few days, then readjust the ph Level and then use the solution. Keep the water moving with a little Propeller. Love your Channel. Greetings

[@Wellbaby94]

You are a marvel! Thank you so much!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you.

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing video

[@NvNgLtKn]

Thank you so much your explaining so clear for me💐💐

[@TheLecaQueen]

You are welcome 😊 Glad it was helpful.

[@dollycaldwell4938]

excellent....answered everything that I had on my mind.....

[@TheLecaQueen]

Fabulous!

[@victoriagrapsidou3474]

Thank you so much for all the detailed information!! You are a plant saver ❣️🪴

[@TheLecaQueen]

You are so welcome!

[@charlenemccray7500]

Hi Ms. Nora! Thank you once again for such an insightful video! 👏 I appreciate the time and effort you put into each one. Questions: 1. How do you determine how much of your "Special Sauce" to put into each reservoir? 2. Do you make a new "Special Sauce" each time you water your plants or do you keep the unused "Special Sauce" and just use it the next time you water your plants? 3. How do you water and rinse your larger plants and reservoirs?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hello, I answered your queries in my q and a session that I know you watched. I hope the answers were satisfactory 😊.

[@IslandfriendsOz]

Thank you Nora! Quick question.... How high up the pot should the nutrient solution come as the cache solution will rise when the plant is added.

[@TheLecaQueen]

This video addresses your question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWW1YWWsh5dsfZY

[@IslandfriendsOz]

@@TheLecaQueen thank you! Just watched it and it was very helpful 💕

[@theresajustice2116]

Love your videos!!!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you so much

[@jujubee7351]

I was hoping this was about the plant in the photo of video, I wanted to learn about it , it’s everywhere at work in water . It grows so slow. What causes the tips to blacken and how do I make them grow?

[@Aquamarine.Aubrey]

Excellent and informative video! I need to find the nutrients to use for leca.... I live in the USA. I wonder if you can use foliage pro?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching and subscribing, much appreciated! I think you can, but I am not sure. Is it a hydroponic nutrient?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Yes you can

[@leahwatkins9911]

This was helpful,,thank u

[@TheLecaQueen]

You're welcome!

[@yolyrom7233]

Good info!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kirtidoctor]

Please make a video on calatheas in leca if u have any ...... plsssss

[@lunaas1029]

This was very helpful! I just started using leca and I was wondering if you need heat mats in the winter or if just grow lights is good enough.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Alexia Luna Thank you! Regarding heat mats, it depends on the temperature in your home. If you can them you should.

[@leissatollard-darby4461]

Loving this, what nutrient solution do you use. Thanks

[@stryder1587]

How do you determine the nutrient water level? Is it a certain depth all around, does it depend on the shape/size of the cache pot, or maybe the length of the plants root system? When you make the nutrient solution it's usually for 1 litre or more. If I only have 1 plant in Leca, can the extra be stored or it would be changing pH as you described, therefore I should only make the exact amount I need, otherwise the rest is essentially wasted? Thanks!

[@ellewright6991]

I have just started putting my babies in Leca and using foliage focus. But I'm going to have to get distilled water I think because our rain water has been going gross after a few days 😭 I don't know if it's the fertiliser or water but the containers are getting a film ontop literally over night 🤦‍♀️ I don't know if this is normal or if it's ok to leave it etc. But I feel like it's such a waste because I would have to use fertiliser every couple of days

[@Mohammed-kq3nf]

Can NPK fertilizer be added to plants grown in leca and how much is the amount of addition?

[@kbm4409]

I may have missed this point, but what is confusing to me is when the reservoir is empty do I fill back up right away or wait a few days? I keep my reservoirs filled once the plant has used it up. Nora am I doing this incorrectly or keeping the reservoir filled is the correct way?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Some people allow a dry period, I do not. I try to always have nutrients in the reservoir.

[@kbm4409]

@@TheLecaQueen I'm following your lead Queen because from the look of all your gorgeous babies you know a thing or two about a thing or two...😁

[@kaitb07]

Maybe this was covered in another video. But do you do anything differently with Pon? I've seen you do use it and I know it has some fertilizer in it that lasts for a few months. Do you always add nutrients from the beginning with pon or start adding it after some time?

[@bigmcisback]

Hi Nora, I hadn't really thought of the ph changing. Glad you shared that. Quick question please - Obviously some containers work better with leca than others. Is there some way to tell or measure how wet or dry your leca is other than just going by how it looks? Some of the new self watering pots look like they "might work ok" but don't have a reservoir that allows and of the leca to be fully submerged - so I wonder if plants in those posts will be getting adequate nutrients? Thanks

[@charlottecobain6986]

Stay away from the self watering pots where the inner pot is not actually contained within an outer pot (there’s some that have a removable base but the plant pot doesn’t sit within it), those won’t provide enough contact with the leca for it to wick enough water even if you add a wick. Also, if the inner pot isn’t a net pot (or similar), I’ll use my soldering iron to put holes into the inner pot to allow for more air exchange/more ability to better sit partially in the water and nutrients. Hope that helps a bit!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thanks for the response.

[@TheLecaQueen]

I prefer to have the inner pot in contact with the solution but having said that, I am using some wicking ones and things are going OK. In theory it should be fine especially if the roots have grown into the nutrient solution, which is the basis of the Kratky method.

[@theresajustice2116]

Where do you order your containers at? And your reservoir? Would be interested, I live in AK!

[@Miyako2610]

hey Nora, I'm disappointed. I have been trying to convert my plants to water for 2 weeks now. I can't take it anymore, I did everything as it was necessary to clean the roots. cleaner you can't. with toothbrush. I've seen videos where it wasn't as clean. in short every 2 or 3 days I change the water because the ph rises and full of rotten roots! no new roots but it continues to rot. so I put some in the sphagnum and I cut all the terrestrial roots of the monstera and I only put the aerial roots in the sphagnum.

[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@annepakrasi8994]

What is nutrients solution

[@donnettadaniels7926]

Do you pour the fresh nutrient solution in the reservoir or on the plant so it drains to the reservoir?

[@TheLecaQueen]

In the reservoir because then it is easier to see how much nutrient there is to avoid root rot.

[@DannyTillotson]

What fertilizer do you use please that has all the micro nutrients the plants need? Many thanks

[@akuhqta5591]

Hi, please guide....Can I use Masterblend 4-18-38 fertilizer in my LECA? Thanks

[@atomizer2665]

If you can find some magnesium nitrate its possible. Per 1 gallon of nutrient solution use 1.4g each of masterblend and calcium nitrate, 1.65g of magnesium nitrate.

[@jeremytalbot8565]

So what do you PH your water too? I have a feeling from the drops you don't..Ph changes over time but not because it's old water. PH is about lower and higher hydrogen ions or acid/alkalinity. Some people have different quality water. They should use filtered water with 1/4 strength fertilizer, any more could kill some plants

[@jeremytalbot8565]

I do love your channel, but you left all the tech stuff out. Because my tap water is over 8.4 ph I use vinegar as pH down and it works wonders, you inspired me to try leca. I just want to know what your starting ph is and after you mix your solution what's the pH? I personally think 7 days or less is ideal in semihydro just because the hydrogen ions get reduced and the pH changes, though you can change the pH more with pH down or vinegar or citric acid.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hello, thank you for watching and commenting. I address pH and what I do in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKiYiaGCjt12nc0 I do not regularly check my pH as the water we have here is Melbourne is excellent and I never have to adjust the pH. I hope this video explains why I do what I do.

[@deanphung7018]

To we need to spray the plant with water everday too?

[@TheLecaQueen]

I am not sure what you mean, but the plant always needs to have a reservoir of nutrient solution.

[@deanphung7018]

@TheLecaQueen I mean like A foliar spray inaddition to the nutrition in the reservoir

[@TheLecaQueen]

@@deanphung7018 You can use a foliar spray but I wanna say not every day. I don't think the plant would need all that nutrition.

[@muCephei_]

Wish there was a simple to the point complete guide to growing plants in LECA. What nutrient solution do you use? Does the nutrient solution always give the optimal PH level? There are others who use like 5 different solutions for growing plants in LECA. There's this one youtuber who mentions that your plant will suffer if you don't water it at the right time. Why isn't this discussed?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Hey, I don't know where to start with this. There is a fair bit to learn with leca and I think just a guide would not cut it as there are so many nuances and caveats. There are also different ways of doing things. I am not sure about a plant dying at a specific point. I would need more detail about this to respond adequately.

[@muCephei_]

@@TheLecaQueen Hi Nora, sorry I posted this before I watched your videos and realized they were all very educational and important. Please ignore this comment and thanks again for all you do to educate us!

[@TheLecaQueen]

@@muCephei_ you are so very welcome! I am here to do just that, educate as much as I can.

[@brandygrandon8101]

what does fortnight mean?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Two weeks.

[@brandygrandon8101]

oh ok,thank you@@TheLecaQueen

[@stirer1]

Can I use rain water instead of tap water ?

[@TheLecaQueen]

You can as long as you are confident it is suitable, ph wise.

[@AJ-jb1fg]

Do you use the nutrient solution in winter?

[@TheLecaQueen]

I use it all the time. Plants are still growing in winter.

[@AJ-jb1fg]

thank you

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[@dollydhanraj7158]

So wish we can get you kind of fertilizer in canada instead of having to do the darn annoying 3 bottle nonsense mixture and got to shake each time u add them in the water, its the main turn off from changing to semi hydroponics, I'm not gonna lie to you but i go hate the looks of soil in my house n bugs crawling about.. 4:21

[@TheLecaQueen]

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@@TheLecaQueen thank you..will call the last one phone number since it's in Ontario..you're a sweet leca queen for sure..love from Canada..

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[@christopherhuynh7573]

Thanks!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@christopherhuynh7573]

Least I could do!! You’ve motivated me to switch to leca and I’m very new to plants, you’re clear, concise, and so inspiring. My next task is to make my moss pole for my baby syngonium and monstera!!!

[@Mohammed-kq3nf]

Can NPK fertilizer be added to plants grown in leca and how much is the amount of addition?