🌿 trying to do plant chores but I'm struggling this week lol | mixing pon, flat mites, watering 💦

[@wildfern]

don't mind me uploading in the middle of the night lol it's been a rough week 🫠

[@evelynmartinez2475]

What a nice suprise to help with the insomnia.🙂

[@luscious_delight]

Hope the week gets better for you

[@danas.7157]

it’s nearly 8 am in germany. so, perfect timing ❤😊

[@kaelinnyers2083]

Don't mind me, awake and already watching it!

[@alexharris7103]

legit doom scrolling at 2am. this is exactly what I needed rn. Thank you! & I hope you start to feel better soon!

[@Heidilisk]

yess plant chore videos are my favourite. you know it's serious when the notebook comes out

[@wildfern]

Right hahaha 😆

[@Wubblyt]

Sorry to hear that you had a rough week, wishing you well Usually enjoy plant care vids 😊 To answer your question: Most of my non-Hoya plants are in a soil/bark/perlite (that kind of stuff) mix. I try to mix them up in a way that they all need water at about the same time weekly, so some have a bit more soil and some have a bit more bark/perlite/etc. (or some have a slightly larger pot and some a very small one) Then theres the Hoyas… most of those are in pure tree fern. Slow drinkers have bark and perlite in the tree fern. Heavy drinkers and windowsill Hoyas get a larger pot, a self watering pot or a soil mix. There are also a few plants in pon, Pipers, Aglaonema and a Chameodorea Metallica. I feel out of touch with those… I don’t see their roots in the self watering pots (only in the reservoir sometimes) and its hard to keep track of how much they drink. Good catch on that moss pole! It makes total sense to me that people quit this hobby. Often we call it “collecting”, but houseplants aren’t like collectibles… they need a lot more care. A lot of plants are financially accessible (Im not talking about the new hyped triple digit or higher ones), buying one every now and then fills up the house quickly… and it looks pretty… But then comes the care, the watering, the repottings, the poles/stakes… (and oftentimes even pests) it quickly becomes overwhelming. For the ones for who it becomes too much, their plants start declining, their prized “collection” suddenly looks bad and still needs a lot of work… Then there is also propagating…. Something breaks off of a plant and it is “still alive” so we have to take care of it. This increases the workload that was already high. Then if the propping succeeds…. It leads to more plantcare (repotting etc) and/or rehoming it… selling/swapping etc also takes up a lot of time and energy… In between this all is also the massive pricetag of buying coverpots, poles/stakes, soil mix ingredients, electricity bills etcetc that in total usually adds up to more than the initial purchase of the plant. Some people get depressed due to the prices of some unrealistic wishlist plants… since everything that is produced everywhere gets posted on the internet before it is really accessible… and it can take many years before such plants can be available at reasonable prices, if at all, many people get upset while chasing down their elusive unicorns Theres probably many more reasons 😂 Many many pitfalls and all of us fall into one or several of them at some point. And for some it is just too much to get up from, I totally get that. Personally I feel plants are so rewarding and worth all the work… but it has to stay manageable (which is a vague thing and different for each person) I feel like this should generally be discussed more… to help people… Not only how to deal with plantburnout/plantdepression/plantoverwhelm but also how to stay realistic/how to prevent falling into these traps. Not sure how to end this “email comment” Hope its not too long or too (anything else)😅 Hoping you’ll feel better Ill resume watching the video 😉 * you reminded me to get pings 🌱🌱🌱 You even did the chores you dreaded while not feeling well, Im happy for you that you got it done!

[@soberplantguy]

Fancy meeting you here 😁 Mind if I just steal this "email" word for word? 😆

[@Wubblyt]

@ its out here, steal whatever “emails” you find useful 🌸 I do fondly remember a vid of yours with a lot of humor that touched at least part of this 😊

[@JBfanLeonie]

As Swiss this upload came exactly when I needed it: morning coffee + Fern = perfect start into the day

[@pudik2008]

Love your “Pingdom’ so much! You are doing a great job in your Ping care. Hope you are feeling better! 💚💚🪴🌿🎄

[@emilyvanisle]

Always love the song choices in your videos, we need a WildFern playlist! 💚

[@plantitaaa]

I am here once again to thank you for feeding us 😊 I hope your week has gotten better! I love it when you upload plant chores videos when I also need to do plant chores. Just feels like I'm doing plant chores with a buddy 🥲

[@lindaweiss4291]

Plant chore videos are my all time FAVORITE too! The more the merrier!!! ❤❤❤

[@devinrichard5101]

Your plant chore videos and overall chatty videos are my favorite! Can really zone out and enjoy, or it can motivate me to do my own chores, like the dishwasher I’m unloading while watching ❤️

[@hillarylove2305]

Plant chore videos are my FAVE videos 💚🫶🏼 also I just use a store bought miracle grow soil and I add extra perlite into it and that’s it 😅 simple yet effective! My plants love it and I am lazy/broke so it all works out 😂

[@cherylk4779]

I love plant chore videos, they’re very satisfying and motivating. I could easily watch one weekly or bi weekly. I hope you start to feel better. So many people I know are struggling. Sending love 💕✨

[@stephanielopez8799]

Love the plant chores. Finally getting back into some reports after neglecting reports for months. And this is helping me keep going! Also I grow on pon and soil. Pon definitely makes those thirsty plants manageable

[@badplantsofkim]

The middle of the night for you is my best cozy morning routine 😅 even if sometimes like isn’t so easy, we try our best and that’s what’s more important ! Love ❤you

[@carolineosier8528]

Plant chore videos are my favorite!! Even if they are mundane, malaise-feeling chores… I’m right there with ya girlie. 💕🦋💟

[@LeafyConversations]

Plant chores are my favorite hands down and they’re my favorite to record except I do it so often I don’t want to film it most of the time. If I could record in my PJ’s, perfect! 😂

[@tattedkc16]

My soil mix consists of chunky perlite, horticultural charcoal, worm castings, orchid bark and fox farm. 💚 still nervous about switching to pon as im an over waterer so i dnt want root rot. (My mix dries out so quickly and i like using terracotta which makes it dry out even quicker lol).

[@vlong7112]

Revenge bedtime procrastination + Fern = 🤌🏽

[@itscinna5540]

Love a plant chores video! Hope you start feeling better soon.

[@valerielynch3495]

I always look forward to your videos on both channels! even if at times you get that low energy, or seasonal mood shift- you are allowed to be human! your genuine kindness is what always radiates through above all else and I am here for it! I hope you are feeling more uplifted, but even if not, that’s ok too- be with your feelings. sending love!

[@cbail1323]

Fern, thanks for doing all this. It's so nice to see your collection and your dogs and whatever random things you toss our way. Happy Holidays girl!❤

[@Gecko_Alley]

Love the plant chores! It motivates me to do mine. Hope you get feeling better!

[@MissusCaeoimhin]

Thank you for posting. I needed your vibes today. I love your plants chores videos and honestly, I'm living for them

[@brittarogan2476]

Love plant 🪴 chore videos! Hope you feel better soon 😊

[@kirstenclare6611]

I love the plant chores videos so yes please! More of them would be grand!

[@andreamhorvath]

I love plant chores videos!

[@dianesheehan8225]

Yes, Miss Fern, love the plant chore videos, that where you spill tips I learn, like the grow pot snips to fit the cache pot custom fit. More please

[@tinyt9390]

Literally just what I needed right now 😍

[@wildfern]

Enjoy 🥰🥰

[@lindadebarro9837]

Feel better Fern, wish you the best.

[@ThePattiable]

Thanks for pushing through & doing a late upload! Hope you continue to be on the mend. If dizziness hangs around much longer, I'd get checked out. And yes, love plant chore vids!

[@rhondafisher72]

Love watching plant care with you. You have such a great collection. Hope you feel better very soon.

[@wandashaw3551]

More plant chores videos? YES, PLEASE 🙏 ❤😊

[@jennmanning624]

I learned from you how to mix my own soil. I am an over waterer so I can make well draining soil to compensate! I also can adjust for a variety of plants. 🌵🌿🎍

[@endie3624]

Holy moly! I’ve had a persistent dizziness for a week as well! Been having so much trouble doing things that need to be done because of it. I’m so sorry you’re feeling like this, I get it

[@IntoTheForest-ytm]

Now that I've watched the entire thing, I'm so happy that you uploaded anyway. I think I love the plants shore videos because they are realistic. I feel seen and part of the community in a way. Also love the updates and gushing over plants videos, to remember why we do the shores even when it 's haaard.

[@marypollnitz4393]

Love plant chores videos!

[@lindaweiss4291]

I hope you are feeling better! ❤❤❤

[@kelsey9384]

All my plants are in different substrates, most in PON… some in soil some in just water. Just depends on what works best! Hope all is well Fern!

[@lindacornett8944]

I agree with you after you spilled the water. I did the same thing yesterday but it was dirt and water. I wondered why do you do this. But in the long run, enjoy it. Loved this video and laughing and identifying with you!

[@jackieara1975]

Plant Chores...definitely a a fave for me as well. It motivates me to get my chores done also. 😊

[@lifepathjourney3638]

Dizziness, brain fog, are you pregos😍 are we gonna have a Little Fern🤷

[@loriesmith9350]

Love it!! I love watching you and your chores, reminds me, 😊and encourages me to get my butt moving....lol

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

I love plant chore videos 😊❤

[@Alizardlovesyou]

I love the black top, black glasses and hair down look! Such beautiful Zooey Deschanel vibes! ❤

[@madamplant]

So funny, I woke up telling husband that I need to do plant chores today. So , I went to look for you and this video was there! Yay!🎉

[@daisypearl205]

Love the plant chore videos

[@jacquelinedaniels87]

Grow in pon mostly-but not straight pon. I mix it either 50/50 w tree fern fiber or half pon a quarter orchiata and a quarter huge perlite. It’s too heavy by itself

[@wildfern]

Ooo I really want to try the tree fern mix 👀

[@kim_vg]

Love the realness, hate that you're feeling down. Still enjoyed every minute of this video though. All the best to you !!

[@_OTTO_PLANT]

Thank you for making the video! I always have the video on while I work, and your video is perfect for me!

[@lindacornett8944]

Sure hope you feel much, much better! 🙏🙏

[@halfdead422]

i love plant chores i love seeing how you organize things and get ready i'm laughing at the bins part XD i'm learning in my first year of being a planty parent i dont have enough storage bins to mix soil or enough pots XD love the cozy vibes as always keep smiling!

[@elizabethlacey7708]

Take care of yourself, sweetheart!!!! We need your content post we will watch!!! Love you channels!!! ❤

[@daveymcteer6804]

Love plant chore videos❤

[@sylviawood6089]

Great video, sending you big feel better Texas vibes ❤

[@rachelhanke]

Hi Fern! I recently became a begonia girly because of your amazing begonia collection!

[@MixofXaos]

8 in the morning 😊 here in Swiss :) morning coffee + Saturday & fern with the video …let’s go!

[@lisaanglim9588]

I was surprised to see when I woke this morning at 4:30 🕟 a new fern video. And you’d been out around 6 hours at that time, way past your bedtime. I went back to bed.

[@vlong7112]

Omg, I bought a Ping that wasn't marked, but I new that i could identify it once it bloomed. It's a moranensis 🥰 I had no idea they could have multiple blooms at once!! She has two flowers and THREE more buds coming up 🥹 it's been such a pleasant surprise!

[@akvarist1849]

Gördüğüm en güzel çiçekten daha güzelsin ❤️

[@793lefty]

Aw 🥹 Ana Luisa was my beloved grandma's name. I gotta check em out!

[@Tina-wi7we]

Plant chores are great! I'm so glad I rinsed a bunch of pon before it got cold. I have some baby alocasias that need potting up. But my house is full of Christmas boxes. I have to get myself going on that. I hope you feel better soon! There was a weird dizzy thing going around. ✨🙏☀️🎁🌕

[@kmichellep19]

I loveee LOVE plant chore videos ❤

[@LordanJauzon]

Ok I love waking up at 5am to a new Fern video to put me in the plant chore mood. Today I’ll be showering 65+ plants 🙃 also when you were dumping the pon mix I was thinking “I hope she has an air purifier on” and you did! Queen behaviour

[@lindaedwards4632]

Love plant chore videos, very relaxing 😀🇨🇦

[@Howle250]

I really like -Kant chore videos makes me want to do chores also❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Marlur]

Hope you feel better soon ❤. I usually have my plants in soil or pon. Can’t decide which one I prefer 😅

[@laracossar5219]

Perfect timing ✨🪴 and ya I love plant chore videos. Gonna watch and work on my crochet

[@wildfern]

Yay I’m glad to hear! Hope your crochet project goes well 😊

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

I use mostly DIY mixes, with multiple individual ingredients from optimize organics (pumice, leca, perlite, etc), usually mixed with orchiata (two different sizes), zeolite, and a small amount of promix soil! I don't do the same exact mix or ratios every time, but some variation on a really chunky mix

[@PetraEmmy]

Have a better week ❤ I didn’t get to order the new Mooncat polishes. Can’t wait to see it on you 🤍🩶🖤

[@tleigh4583]

🚨the ladle is back folks🚨

[@saraialegria]

I have a micans that's like 7ft long and it tipped over while i was hosing it down in my bath tub 😅 i had to wait until the soil was dry to clean it up so i wouldn't clog up the drain. So happy i only have a few plants vs the 200 i had a yr ago

[@WooLiz]

I grow my plants in coco coir, charcoal, perlite and worm poopies. My version of pon is fluval with perlite

[@PetraEmmy]

I have most of my hoya in pon my orchids in orchid bark and the rest in Mollys.

[@saraialegria]

Jealous of all those rays of sun. 6" of snow here today☃️

[@kristarepp2607]

Hope you keep feeling better ❤

[@PiritaLatja]

Take care Fern! 💚

[@FaithRickett]

So sorry you haven’t felt well Fern!

[@marie-joseelanglois1333]

Girl it's always summer and sunny in hour house with lots of plant and grownlight all over the place lol...

[@loriesmith9350]

Dumpy days. I have a lot of those. I'm sorry you aren't feeling like your normal self. I'm sure a little sunshine would make you feel a ton better.

[@violettewise]

Love chores videos

[@kakapo6835]

Thanks for uploading fern! Like you said in the video, I would love to see more of your plant chore video! Also have you ever thought of maiking bioactive terrariums ? Just a suggestion but would love to see it😄

[@Gw2-Cecilie]

Hey wildfern i love your videos you always bring such inspiring and positive vibes to my day greetings from Denmark ❤

[@hanzifaction]

Back to back!

[@wildfern]

Thank you for watching ☺️

[@Tammy-rq9mu]

Hope you’re feeling better soon! I’m feeling ok, but I’m in a rut, don’t feel like doing anything 😂 much love from Nova Scotia🇨🇦

[@christypan2556]

Heck yeah late night fern video

[@carolinebaines8735]

Hey Fern, when I mix my phone N I use a large cup and go from bag to bag and mix a bit along the way. It is much less stressful and probably takes less time than trying to mix a huge batch all at once. Rinsing PON is one of my least favorite plant chores. But it must be done as I grow mostly in no drainage. It would be disastrous if I didn't pre-rinse. I hope you are feeling better!

[@LeafyConversations]

I do not grow in PON at all. I still believe the Tree Fern Soil I make makes my plants happiest and less root rot occurs. I am going to do a video on what I am doing now too it may be a big mistake, but I’ll find out. 😮

[@melissaafkrichardson9204]

Its OK not to be OK ❤

[@wootlesswocks]

Borden Mercantile has bags of Pumice the next time you’re in Victoria. Closed on Sunday. I imagine a mercantile feed farm type store in Nanaimo would have it too.

[@wootlesswocks]

Big bags I mean. 12 kilos

[@elmerhernandez5810]

Not me sitting in front of my pallidiflorum and screaming "TWINSIES" when I saw yours in the background

[@IntoTheForest-ytm]

I love plant shores!

[@wildfern]

The best 👏

[@TamaraMansfieldbookworm]

Yayyy pon!! You taught me how to do this a couple/few years ago! I am so grateful that you are teaching this 💜 you are strong!! That stuff is rough to stir! 😂 these RA hands don’t work too well so I put everything in like a couple of cups at a time 😂 I doubt I’d ever get ALL of my plants in pon because my big plants (here’s looking at you my beautiful huge snake plant!) would NEVER be able to do that lmao “Based on vibes”….well those vibes are on fleek!! 😎 Awww I’m sorry you’re not feeling on top of your game 😢 you look amazing though! You know I love my nerdy Fern 🥰 Don’t you just love sitting and watching a plant you think MIGHT be dying and you keep forgetting to check on it? 😂 oh is that just me? 🤔🤣 Awwww the pep talk to yourself about the sulfur…poor thing I just want to tell you to sit down and let me do it! 😢 your vibes are awesome always! Even in your “down” moments you’re still a beautiful ray of light in this crazy world and I appreciate you ❤ I hope your flat mite problem is solved soon and I always enjoy hanging out with you ❤ hopefully you’re on the mend now!!

[@moiraslater8526]

4 parts pumice, 2 parts scoria(lava rock) to 1 part zeolite is the recipe I have always used.

[@CJ_Segura]

No chance I caught this so early lmao. I'm so tired but my morning is going to be ✨flawless✨ thanks love

[@kristiemowry3267]

The Zeolite I purchased in the States was blue colored. Couldn't tell if yours is also. It is also very spendy here so I don't use very much of it. That road mix you use, I think, is the same as a product they use to soak up oil in auto shops. It is just fired clay and can be purchased at a very good price here anyway. Hope you are better. That dizziness thing is not fun and it can take awhile to completely go away. I wish they understood the cause better. I believe they just think it is a virus of some sort.

[@kamihicks9384]

Hello love, you and your vids are quickly becoming my favs! 😍😍 maybe a weird suggestion not to intrude, try a magnesium spray at night, a b complex, and d3 k2. Absolutely a suggestion but may help in how you feel. Sending loving healing energy! ❤

[@dianesheehan8225]

Yes, and electrolytes help when dizzy or shakiness starts. Classic post viral deficiencies.

[@margaretmatthews9458]

So for USA your Zeolite you can get a huge bag of Ecotraction Pro, for your pumic get EP minerals they both come in huge bags and for your lava rock i usually order off of amazon and i have yet to find huge bulk bag but adteast your zeolite and pumis those 2 are the go to

[@dwest-oz1su]

Love the glasses❤️❤️

[@butterflymuse2707]

I just got an adonsonii Indonesian mint and all the leaves are wonky and thin and I just figured that was a feature, not a bug, lol. I like the wonky shape, personally, it's so weird and interesting. I love plant chore videos bc it motivates me to water my own plants and do chores lol. If you're still not feeling well please go to the doctor! I wonder if perhaps your illness a while ago was Covid and now you've got a bit of long Covid? Regardless, I hope you feel better!

[@pitterpatti1958]

Hope you’re feeling better. Sometimes after experiencing such a highly anticipated moment (Eras), I have a physical and emotional let down. Hope you bounce back quickly.

[@lalasgarden23]

Sweet! Midnight Fern!

[@wildfern]

meet me at midnight 🎶🎤

[@lalasgarden23]

@@wildfern👏👏❤️