How To Grow Your Houseplants Big, FAST! How I Make My Plants Mature Quickly

[@TheJungleHaven]

This isn't a video that you actually need to watch, so if you're pottering about with your plants, feel free to listen podcast-style 💚

[@SSplant]

Does she not know how absolute stunningly amazing she looks? - I would watch all of her video's again, even if she was talking about math, sci fi or how paint on a wall dries...🍀💚

[@usernotfound4128]

I am in Canada BC and really want to purchase Liquid Gold Leaf do you know how I can? 🪴❤

[@freespirit5944]

Hi love your videos. Can I just check if you check the ph of your water for semi hydro?

[@JennaHasm]

Please list affiliate links to products you recommend.

[@susanwilkinson867]

It is correct that chlorine can evaporate from water left standing overnight. It’s always wise to check if your water supplier uses chloramine as unfortunately unlike chlorine it doesn’t dissipate from the water, I personally have started using API stress coat for fish keeping which I understand removes both chlorine and chloramine from tap water

[@noteworthyproductions1928]

I put mine in a bucket outside for 24 hours before watering my plants. Seems to be working brilliantly.

[@dillonkentworth6718]

I water my plants with water from my aquariums. It spurs me to do more partial water changes for them, but it also means the plant water is as always free of chloramine and chlorine, and it has a bit of natural fertilizer from the fish and any aquatic fertilizer I’ve added for my water plants. 🙂

[@melissaafkrichardson9204]

Most aquarium water ager/dechlorinator will help with this

[@HendZayed2011]

I always wondered if I can use that with my water!!! Thanks for mentioning it and sharing ur experience

[@susanwilkinson867]

@@HendZayed2011 It works very well, I bought 2 cheap calarheas to experiment with as I know their sensitivity to tap water. I can report a year on both are still alive and thriving with no brown crispy leaves

[@emmalarson348]

I ADORE YOU!!! This was the absolute BEST video I've found for actual Beginners! Every other "KZbinr" uses verbage that isn't necessarily understood by all and it seems like they're trying to get you to watch more of their videos instead of explaining it to you... I just think you're great!! Lol

[@cerenaobrien7970]

You'll also like Sheffield made plants. He's very down to earth and shows you when things go wrong as well as the ones that have thrived

[@Curtains10101]

How has it taken me this long in my plant journey to find you! ❤ 4 years a plant mama and excited to binge your videos now!!!

[@noteworthyproductions1928]

I make my own soil using organic coco coir, organic coco chips, organic perlite, and organic worm castings all from Plantonix. Sometimes I add organic horticulture sand depending on the requirements of the plant. It’s a lovely chunky blend that retains loads of moisture without being wet. I also drill additional holes in every pot I buy. No such thing as too much drainage for my environment.

[@geslinam9703]

I buy a similar sounding mix from Repotme and have transferred all my plants into clear plastic orchid pots. My plants are loving it. The smaller plants dry out a lot faster, but I don’t mind having to water more.

[@jesspaler6217]

Only 5 minutes in and alredy this info is so valuable 🙏🏾💕

[@jesspaler6217]

Thank you for your efforts claire we appreciate you and your plants!,

[@dora9368]

I agree 👍 💯

[@Robert_A_Keyboards4948]

Excellent! I'm not a big fan of bottom watering either. What has worked for me is your #1 LIGHT! After that Watering properly (not too often) and I use tap water for all my plants. The last thing for me is actually fertilizing them during the growing seasons. I do use grow lights, however not hours and hours, just enough during the winter months because it is normally so cloudy and dreary during the winter months.

[@dustfeatherandco]

same, the tap water where I live is really hard and has lots of beneficial minerals for the plants. Been 4 years and they're all still happy and healthy.

[@kaitb07]

I live in a dry area. Best thing I did was go semi hydro specifically for things like maranta, stromanthe, etc. (I haven't tried calathea yet). Hardly ever have crispy leaves. It's expensive to go full semi hydro, so I have to kind pick the winners lol. But it's been very helpful for my climate.

[@kendasaunders606]

I started using pon as a substrate for some of my succulents, no reservoir, just watering them through every few weeks or if they are feeling like they need. Sedum seem to really love it, Echeveria, so far so good but it was a rough transition. Thanks for sharing your process and tricks!

[@dora9368]

They are huge, and have grown so well in a short period of time 🌿👌🌱✨ good job 👍

[@TajmToCook]

18:35 Today, I have moved one (25cm-ish tall) jade plant cutting to leca and three smaller branches to water with nutrient solution. I also removed some of the leaves and knocked off unintentionally some others. Tiny ones are now living feet-up in pon. I put the bigger ones on a string and decorated one of my shelves in the living room for them to air-grow. We'll see if they will all survive 😊

[@rosegriffis2129]

Wow your house is so stunning with all your plant babies, it's just beautiful!!! Love your videos thanks for sharing your knowledge 🌿🌿🌻

[@sallyfisher7389]

I have also trained my plants to higher light after your dubiea video and it's done amazingly! I'll give these others a go and maybe even try semi hydrow..! thank you for a super video yet again x

[@callummckirdy308]

Love the real-world and depth you go into here. Super useful!! Thank you

[@ConnieP92]

Very thorough video Claire. Thanks for the great summary and you can see from your plants that your tips work. I'm in Sydney and it's nice temperature most of the time but hearing you talk about light and temperatuure as being most important makes A LOT of sense to me now. And like you I was always scared to chop my plants but now I've taken courage from your experience (and Jan from Sydeny Plant Guy) and am doing it now that we are in the growing season 😃

[@tigrezz0852]

Lucky you.. from Melbourne here 👋🏻

[@cookingfire6364]

Hello Claire since I’ve been watching your videos im learning more on taking care of my plants. Thank you so much ❤for

[@rosewagner4018]

Love all your videos, Claire! I really enjoyed this one! 💚🌱

[@tanya.quintieri]

Just to add regarding semi-hydro: Lechuza has a non-fertilized Pon called Basicpon. SoilNinja is available in the EU as well. And lastly, there's also called a company called Vulkan Substrate that offers a mix called Vulcatec.

[@dantyler7028]

Hi there from Cornwall just joined your channel I get alot of my plants from the eden project shop love the tips and tricks your plants are stunning 👌💕

[@bertasylvia2572]

It’s so nice to see that you also have a cabinet of chaos. Someday I will go through mine and get it organized. If I do I’m afraid all my plants will die of shock

[@melanieg.9092]

I'm in the habit of overwatering (a lot) so I had to rely on bottom watering combined with a layer of leca at the bottom of my pots to regulate their soil

[@TajmToCook]

30:10 My calathea zebrina lives in leca under the TV. She gets light and heat from TV, humidity and food from the water mixed with nutrient solution 😅. She looks absolutely fine however, I have her only just over month now, so we'll see if she will still be among us in couple months time. I am experimenting quite a lot with my plants and cuttings even though I am a very new plant parent (2 months or so) 😊.

[@AliciaMariesPhotographyNWI]

I appreciate this video so much! Thank you for taking the time to make it.

[@latanyamckenzie277]

I have a cactus and Euphorbia in perlite and they started growing. Im encouraged by this. Try it!

[@rebeccascotland7339]

You have a lot of great information, and I love learning from you. I have recently looked into importing some plants from Florida to where I live in California, and I have found it difficult to do so because California requires the plant imports to be certified nematode free, due to the harm that they cause to crop roots, particularly citrus crops. Just something to keep in mind. It sounds like they are wonderful for helping to manage houseplant pests, but could cause damage if introduced into the environment when soil is disposed of. I really want some of those plants from Florida though 😢

[@YuGisBanks]

Just need a friendly tip as to whether it’s wise to have a humidifier and a fan going in the same room with my plants not sure if it interferes with the ability of the humidifier to produce humidity also is it alright if I put all of my plants under a grow light I have a ton of pothos and philodendron not sure if plant grow lights do to much or not

[@Carey.S75]

I have a fan going all the time in my plant room and when using the humidifier it helps to stop any moisture from sitting on the leaves for too long. Without airflow, you risk introducing bacteria on the leaves and soil. I hope this helps you.

[@Anil18834]

Thanks Claire ❤

[@A_Shot_of_Jac]

Hi Claire! I was wondering if you have ever used diatomaceous earth to get rid of fungus gnats, aphids, and mealy bugs?

[@yvonnevigil7489]

Hi. Need a reclamation on a houseplant, I have no house plants and in the Summer I have good light but not after November on Had a hoya and it's no longer with us. What would you advise: marble queen?.

[@geslinam9703]

I love to see my plants respond to my love and care….but I don’t want them to grow too fast. Very big plants come with a whole new set of challenges, especially in my dark home. I had a huge ric rac plant, in a hanging basket. Grew it from a single cutting, it had a premium spot in my best window…healthy looking but the dang thing never bloomed for me and was getting too big and heavy to hang. We had a frost before I got all my plants in, and it didn’t make it….it was outdoors with an equally huge obavata (nothing kills those things) but I have to admit, I wasn’t too sad to lose it. I was able to salvage a few cuttings that were on the underside of the plant, so I’m starting a new one…so I can have the same huge out of control non blooming plant in 10 years!

[@renatecormick7399]

Hi Claire. I very much enjoyed this style of video for a change because I’ve picked up some useful information whilst at the same time could crochet and not need to look at the screen all the time to see what was going on. A definite win on both sides for me anyway. Thanks so much for sharing your experience with houseplants.🪴

[@dora9368]

I have grow lights all over and leave them on from 7:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. seems to be helping out❤🎉💙

[@danielm.1441]

Err... it's not being in the town or the countryside that determines whether your water is hard - it's the geology of where the water comes from. Water that has flowed through chalk/limestone is usually hard - that's most of England to some degree. Wales, and Devon & Cornwall, in addition to some areas in the North West by contrast have soft water. Manchester & Birmingham have soft water (Birmingham sources theirs mostly from Wales, and Manchester mostly from the Lake District, neither of which are limestoney).

[@celenakhorn2791]

I’m so sad that I can’t order the Liquid gold leaf since I’m in the US! 😢 I always enjoy learning from and watching your videos though thanks Claire!

[@TheAnnez0r]

My mother has started using cedar chips you get at the garden center as her semi hydro prop...It apparently is a popular method in my area... Thoughts? I can't bring myself to trust it being a pon fan girl but her collection has been doing well for many months now 🤔

[@brenfays3255]

That makes sense for propping, think I'll try it on my next ones.

[@TheAnnez0r]

@@brenfays3255 As an update for you, not all plants seem to like it. I'm seeing some stunt growth in her collection. I'm rehabbing her begonia in pon after it slowly went downhill in cedar chips.

[@allonewordcaps]

Great video. Very informative 😊

[@nakikiish]

Love your mug

[@dawnbetts8426]

I’ve had great luck with succulents and cacti in semi-hydro.

[@margarethernandez6006]

Is it better to let the plants 'rest' over winter, in order to mimic the natural hibernation? I have a new monster and a couple of alocasia plants. Is it fine to push growth all year round. Loving your channel, with a cup of tea ❤

[@IndonesiaDavis]

I have my plants on fr hrs at a time then i kill the light for several more I just watch my plants often and turn my light on around 5pm only allow the light that comes through windows

[@cupofcalculus]

You said you didn't think humidity effects growth that much. In cannabis cultivation, the combination of temperature and humidity very much effects its growth. The term they use is "vapor pressure deficit". What it basically is describing is how much water your plants are going through, by transpiration. In a high humidity and low temperature environment, they don't transpire much so they don't need much water. But in a high temperature and low humidity, they're going to transpire a lot more, so they need more water. This process of drawing water through the roots and transpiring through the leaves is also how nutrients are transported. So for fast growth, there's motivation to make it a little dry and a little hot, to increase water and nutrient cycling.

[@NN-fz4pd]

Ew

[@daniellelewis8171]

I have a monstera delisciosa and anthirium clarinervium plants, both have two plants in one pot, this is how they were when I bought them. Would you recommend keeping them in the same pot until they get bigger and matured or should I separate them straightaway?

[@Beepbeep_its_treasure]

Your voice is so soothing, perfect pace , annunciation and volume control. Sometimes I can't watch someone because their tone or voice is too jarring 😂

[@kathleenmccarthy6351]

Hi! Love your channel!! My plants are all babies; I have red aglaonema, prayer plant, monstera deliciosa, golden pathos, painted lady, and a caladium bicolor. Do you have any tips for a beginner plant mom? Thanks so much 😊

[@janefitzgerald7497]

Do you have a video about how you created the growing cabinet in your bedroom?

[@robynburgess3995]

Important question, do moss poles give a place for fungus gnats to lay their eggs? I use the nematodes in the soil to control them, but I don't know if you could control them inside of the Moss poles?

[@N0C0MPLY]

If the pole is dry you shouldn't have any issues, fungus gnats need almost constant moisture to survive.

[@candyyyybabeeee]

Hi queen!! I’m a new subscriber here❤ just wanted to ask you, are pretty pots okay for plants? I recently bought one for my monstera with a single drainage hole but it’s currently sitting in it with its original plastic pot since the pretty pot is still too big I don’t wanna overwhelm her with soil. I just bought the monstera 1 week ago and I heard it’s not good to repot them completely right after you first buy them so I only changed the top layer of soil. BUT I’m asking because eventually I want to repot it next year into the pretty pot and remove the plastic growing pot it came in. Since it only has 1 draining hole, do you think that will be enough?? I also just bought a white wizard and plan to do the same. I can’t NOT have them in pretty pots 😂😅 my ocd and aesthetic wont let me lol thank you in advance! ❤

[@kat.ilys77]

drop the skin care routine🤩

[@michaelibk418]

So Claire if you would not be a lazy watering person would you still prefer pot over a chunky mix?:-)

[@Will22205]

Hi Claire , my name is Will, I have watched your videos for over a year. I wanted to ask you a question, What substrate are you using on your Splendid and Jose Buono?

[@lisalehner3990]

I wanted to say, many plants really profit from growing on mosspoles.

[@merielsprake2271]

Hi, love your videos, thank you. Did you ever paint the scorched leaves on your monstera- im sure you mentioned doing so in a video.

[@dora9368]

Please give Jolie hugs 🤗 and kisses 💋 for me. She's the cutest. Wish we could see her more 😊

[@christiemiller8851]

how long did you have to stop using chemical pest control before you can start using nematodes? I've used them before, but I'm not sure if the systemic will kill them.

[@christiandesmarais4387]

Do you have a link for the moss you use in your mosspoles?

[@jordyn87]

Would it be ok and safe to use this miricle gro cactus soil, except theres actual mushrooms growing from it!! I emailed miriclegro and they said its ok to use, and is actually beneficial for the plants! 😮

[@karenjenkins277]

Hi Claire 😊 I use soil ninja soil mixes and I was astonished to discover a few stray worms in a couple of my houseplants 😮 is this 'normal'? 😂

[@cherie7100]

They do mention that due to the worm castings used in the soil mix some worms can sometimes be found in the soil

[@karenjenkins277]

@@cherie7100 Thanks. Well they live there now I guess 😀

[@GenXHeart]

Thank you so much, not only for all that I learn from you but that you are bringing awareness that relying on chemicals may not be the best thing to do. LOL, My neighbors think I'm the nutty one when they see me hand pulling weeds from my lawn, I think they are worse off than I am for suggesting I spraying poisons. 😂

[@Aawiss]

there's a bit of discourse around whether or not moss poles actually help a plant to mature faster vs just a normal trellis/support. i might try a side by side grow test some time 👀

[@DieDieEla]

Lechuza Pon now have a product called basicpon. Its the same as the variation Lechuza pon but WITHOUT the added fertilizer

[@cerenaobrien7970]

Too scared to try😅 and it seems expensive to get started

[@thelioness3305]

I have never done semi hydo.How do you even start? Trying to find more info

[@DieDieEla]

Love you sweater. Where is it from?

[@tracyflood7485]

Can you use the nematodes in semi hydro set-ups? I've been avoiding buying them because I wasnt sure if that would work

[@Lizafig]

So im about to get a monstera deliciousa cutting and I’m super excited! But I’m scared of buying soil that is infested with bugs, I used to have a peppermint plant but it got destroyed by aphids coming out of the soil. Is this normal or how do i make sure the soil isn’t secretly infested?? I don’t want my monstera to die, or have insects from that soil affect my Snake plant that is healthy!

[@brenfays3255]

You can freeze the soil bag overnight. It kills any bugs that may be living in it.

[@12ismo]

Can plants absorb grow light from a mirror?

[@215BlackMoses]

Video soon on the Nepenthes?

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

Hiya, lovely vid, as always. I hope you don't mind me saying that there is no such thing as being chemical free. Our whole planet, us included, is made out of chemicals. I think you mean to say that you are synthetic chemical free. Just an FYI 😊

[@ramonajimenez5007]

I hope you can help me...I just got a huge monstera off of a free sight on Facebook.....they had this in a huge pot...it's literally soaked .....over watered to the extreme...I am repotting to smaller pot, should I get all old soaking wet soil off ????

[@brenfays3255]

yes and use a good aroid mix to repot.

[@laceyrushworth9823]

Can your mostera Dubai (can't spell I'm sure) be a hanging plant? Or does it have to be in a pole?

[@Wodpuncher001]

you can have any climbing/vining plant just free hanging. but the leaves will stay small.

[@MrJara1018]

Bigger , bigger , faster , faster. That’s all that matters

[@mohammadal-ayoubi2126]

Does full sun means direct sun?

[@NN-fz4pd]

Yes

[@TahshaRae]

Your dubia is beautiful but I have a sunken heart because I didn't know that my beautiful shimmery dubia won't always be that way

[@Akimills_84]

💚🌱💚🌱💚

[@psytofu12]

If on mobile spam -10 seconds at the start of the video for the sound you make to get your cat to come pspspd

[@dawnd4061]

Bummer ever place is out of the liquid gold photo+

[@stephanblack4558]

Drink more Cider.

[@HendZayed2011]

We need to go for a visit to ur mum's conservatory you talk about so much 😍💚🪴

[@The_Black_Truth]