everything from stimulating propagation growth, thoughts on stratum and mycorrhizal inoculants 🍄

[@GEOMETRICINK]

Great video! And you have the cutest pup! I’ve had to remind myself that it’s okay to just throw away cuttings, corms, off shoots, seedlings that sprout up. I don’t have to propagate everything. In the past, I’d use them to fill out the pot and gift to family. Now, I don’t need the cuttings, my pots are full. I don’t personally want to sell plants. My friends and family have all the plants they want. I just tossed a bunch of “rare” cuttings because I can’t grow them. My house and mind is full. The clutter of propagations sitting around that I don’t need gives me anxiety. It took a long time for me to be okay with tossing them.

[@single_use_planet_]

Absolutely valid, personally I killed most of my plants back to them being small or gone from this earth completely so I don't really have to deal with multiples of plants roght now 😅 but when it comes to the kinds of plants I want now (rare) I am super greatful for people selling their cuttings cause I would much rather buy from some person than from a big corpo, it at the very least assures me that the plant was locally grown at least for me, it's kinda like a second hand plant haha But if it stresses you out then ofc don't do it!

[@GEOMETRICINK]

@@single_use_planet_ …I was actually thinking a lot about this topic, because even though I loathe having cuttings sitting around and can pretend I’m all good with tossing them, I never was. I thought it was fine, but I equally loathe tossing perfectly, healthy, rare, plants. SOOO, I came up with a great alternative to throwing plant cuttings away. I take them to my locally owned plant shops. There’s 2 in my area, both owned and operated by local families. I just drop them off for them to grow out and sell. I let THEM toss what they don’t want. They love it. I love it. It’s a win/win.

[@single_use_planet_]

@@GEOMETRICINK omg that is such an awesome solution!!! I'm glad you found something that makes you feel positivity abiut your plants, that's all it is about right? ☺️☺️

[@shiny-dust]

omg THANK YOU for talking about struggling to propagate micans! i thought i was the only one. excited to try the cup method next time!

[@illy420]

I just love your show! And started watching alice too! Thank you so much!❤

[@ibsunshinesu6011]

Lol billions smells a hit of matcha powder too! & thank you for recommending TPS. We me & babes are super happy w ONE & billions! You’re the best

[@lisaanglim9588]

Hello Pudge! It’s nice to see you again !!

[@african_aunty]

Thanks so much for this video. I've learnt so much! I started watching it a while back. Then just came back to finish. During which time I've been propagating a lot of different plants. I feel like this video has very much upped my propagation game.

[@ArthurGrey.]

PLEASE keep us updated on those Frydek corms if you have the energy! Either here or Insta, I'd love to see their progress and I'm sure others would too. 💖

[@illy420]

I just love your plant room! 😍

[@flowergirllove21]

The thing with myco, it does help a plant without roots- because myco doesn’t just get sprinkled in and automatically work- it takes a few weeks for it to start “working” in simple terms. Which is why placing it in rootless plants, can help by the time they start to grow roots (because roots start growing around that time) so it helps them once those tiny little roots start growing and can start growing thicker and better. That’s why it can be beneficial to help, rootless ones. But, to each their own of course too! But, that’s why you shouldn’t fertilize your plants until a month after using myco as well, because it takes some time to start working. 😊

[@giovannifina85]

Some spiecies of mycorrhizae helps the plant to absorb more nitrogen from the atmosphere through a chimical reaction called nitrogen fixation. The plant provide the fungi spore to germinate and live in its roots

[@GroovyyGhoull]

I LOVE your hour long videos 🥰 thank you so much 💜 pudge is the cutest 🥹💜

[@tynatheunicorn]

I tried scraping a chonk in summer and there is no way I'm going back to leaving them alone 😂 aslo 'free the nipple moment' will be forever remembered!

[@horace6851]

For the very precious plants I like to use ziplock bags for propagations instead of the second cup. They are awkward and take a lot of space but you can actually blow them with your breath and that increases CO2 content 100 times, which plants do love. I have the most success using this method although is is unsightly :) unless you think about those blown up ziplock bags as little habitats on a foreign planet, then they are cute (I'm reading The Mars Trilogy now, it might be influencing my perception of reality :)

[@unplantparenthood]

Ok but why am I sobbing thinking about you blowing into the ziplocks like “here babies take some of my air it will make you big and healthy” 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 pls 😭🧡

[@perkyplants]

I also love a ziplock bag! I’ve had my best success with them for starting props 😍

[@horace6851]

@@unplantparenthood oooh... it is like that, really! My husband always laughs at me when he sees me inflating the bag! Also, my Mom says talking to your plants helps them grow and I strongly believe they just love our breath :)))

[@lisaanglim9588]

@@perkyplants I’m even using ziplock snack sized baggies in place of four inch saucers. I can’t get the plastic ones this time of year. The smallest ones I could find were 12 inchers. I just squeeze it tight on either side of the pot.

[@perkyplants]

@@lisaanglim9588 yep! I’ve been known to do this too 🫢

[@veronicaglover5693]

Another great video, question about leaving dying leaves on, 1. Do they take nutrients away from the plant and stunt it’s growth and 2. Does the dying leaf attract pests? Thanks for all of the plant knowledge you are sharing.

[@carah8874]

Charmaine, Your film length videos are my absolute favorite!! Weather I want to sit on my butt or actually care for my plants, they always do the trick. Just wondering if you could tell me where you buy that chunky chunk perlite?? Thanks!!

[@PositiveRaincloud]

Pudge is so precious ❤

[@megshush]

I became pro stratum when it was the only thing that rooted my queen anthurium after trying everything prior. Before I definitely thought it was all hype.

[@rachelshoemaker3561]

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge! It is greatly appreciated 😊 Would you mind sharing your pond substrate “recipe”? Like what you used on the clear pole in the vessel. And, I see people must be contributing 💲but I do not see where or how. 🤔 Thanks!

[@Sabrinauyen]

“Ew stinky fertilizer water” *proceeds to wipe water with your own sweater sleeve* I’m crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zandrawostel3765]

Thank you for the informative video. I use Fluval Stratum to root hoyas. It works great for rooting them.

[@lyndapknox3481]

Great vid! I always get a ton of info watching you! Love your nails 💚💅

[@charlottecobain6986]

Amazing information in this video 🤗🤗🤗 more chonk scraping content please!

[@abby13222]

I'm curious, is there a reason to move the plants from perlite to pon? Or can you just leave them in perlite to grow?

[@unplantparenthood]

Hi Abby! I believe that perlite is used as a long term growing medium for people who grow in hydroponics, but I don’t personally know of many hobbyists who prefer to use perlite over something like pon. I have grown plants in perlite for long periods of time (maybe 11 months being the longest), usually propagations that I never got around to, and didn’t really have any issues with it! It’s just not my preferred medium in terms of a permanent substrate for my plants. :)

[@kyo314]

This is just my experience and not based on any science 😂 but I have had many hoyas grow pale leaves when growing in perlite long term. When I moved them to pon, they started growing regular leaves again. I'm thinking it might be because of the extra mineral they're taking up from pon.

[@single_use_planet_]

I thought I'd give it a try after doing lots of research and finding that oerlite is just cheap pon with no minerals, but I find it too porous, it stays too wet and made a lot of plants rot and die off, idk how it is with coarser perlite but I would recommend that kind regardless because i didn't know there was a difference and got a pretty fine grade I guess, so far I have had no issues in pon thank god, so much rot I can't take any more babies dying 😭 I did mix oerlite into the pon tho and leca at the bottom

[@unholeyplanting11]

Love this! And I LOVE the word chonk. You can't say it too much 😆 Definitely what we're naming our next pet whenever we do get one. My youngest is obsessed with pugs, and loves seeing pudge. I used to have a black pug named Frankenstein. Chonk would be a great pug name...Ty for all you do!

[@illy420]

This may sound stupid but how do you know which ones need the double cups? Or do you just do them all like this? I have lots of plants but I'm not a pro by far. I just love watching your channel!

[@TheNickolab1]

Wow im normally this early, always excited to watch.

[@unplantparenthood]

Hiyeee!!! 🥰

[@commonplantqueen]

Thank you for another informative video💚

[@single_use_planet_]

While propping in perlite how dry should I let the substrate become? I find all my stuff rotting on me cause I feel like I'm keeping it too wet, I try to see if the top is dry forst now and then water?

[@illy420]

I'm so nervous this is my first no drainage, and I have a prince of orange in it. Is there any tips for a first timer? I did clean it all and put leca at the bottom... Where do you get your liquid gold leaf? I'm in the US, or do you have any other suggestions?

[@single_use_planet_]

To desinfect my tools, can I use alcohol or is hydrogen peroxide so much better? And to clean the roots is hydrogen peroxide also better?

[@killodendron]

OMG I wish I would've seen this video YEARS ago! 😒😩😩😩 Just like everyone else on earth back in like 2019, I paid like $3-400 for a single node, half-dead albo monstera cutting on Etsy. Although it grew roots like crazy, I didn't get a new leaf for at least a year. That leaf had zero variegation, so I chopped it off. It did absolutely nothing until a few months ago. The entire node is like super thick bark, can't even tell where the stem variegation used to be. Oh, and those little leaves now? All-green. Even though they're growing out of two different areas of the node. I can't bring myself to toss it, even though there's obviously no hope. Probably just out of sheer spite. Ugghhh

[@babaluv007]

Hi Pudge! Missed seeing you cutie! 😍🐶

[@unplantparenthood]

Hi Gladys!! 🧡 -pudge

[@LuckyGirl1333]

I never tire of watching your videos. In fact, I greatly look forward to each one; they are part of the rhythm of my week (Alice's too). Have you started a Patreon? I would gladly contribute as a thank you for the amount of enjoyment knowledge and enrichment your channel brings me and I bet others would feel the same way. As for propping with fluval, if it's a single node stem I will generally put it in a small glass vessel with fluval only (unrinsed). For larger pieces of for multiple cuttings of the same plant, they go into a prop box that is a mix of fluval stratum and fine coc coir. I have a friend who does a mix of fluval and perlite. I'm happy with the results from my method but and going to try his "Oreo" fluval and perlite in a box soon and also a perlite only box to compare. Do you have a strong preference for stratum size for prop box and rooting in cups? You got me into pon and no-drainage. It's only been a few months but man, is it a game changer. There were a few anthuriums that threw minor fits but are rehabbing nicely and other anthurium and philodendron that haven't skipped a beat from the switch to pon. I had two tiny hoya sticks from cutting purchases that lost leaves. I thought "what the heck" and plopped them in the prop box, Roots are already growing so...we shall see. When I visited my sister in Switzerland this August, I was shocked to find that Lechuza pon was 20 SWF (equivalent to 20 USD) for a 18 liter bag. The same size was about 200 USD on Amazon at the time. Yes, I lugged home a bag and will every time I visit. I went through the first bag pretty quickly and had to buy a pricier one here in the US. Hopefully it will last until my next sister visit. Keep being you.

[@hcoughing]

Can i just say I learned a ton from just reading your comment?! So great of you to add your thoughts here so thank you for adding your stratum thoughts (just got my first bag!). And totally agree on a Patreon! You're able to send money on youtube now as a one off payment but a patreon would be great! She's taught me more than anyone else and would love to support her as much as I can. And

[@lisaanglim9588]

I don’t get why you used both the green velco and then the clearance pastiche over it. I’m so confused.

[@unplantparenthood]

The stem had grown at a weird angle so I’m training it to straighten again! The clear strap wouldn’t have been enough so I secured it with Velcro as well in hopes it’ll straighten more eventually.

[@lisaanglim9588]

I finished finally. 🎉🎉🎉. I loved this video. Just put cinnamon and sulfur dust. I already have rooting hormone. Now all set

[@lisaanglim9588]

@@unplantparenthood I’ve got a diffenbachia that came to me with a bent stem. It hasn’t straightened out yet. I didn’t know you could train them.

[@jenedge5579]

Pronounced high-fee. And thank you, I knew the MRF was good. I just didn’t understand how it worked

[@flor6247]

🧚✨🌷

[@ivanyergiyev9622]

Do you think it might have just been a juvenile sodiroi that was mislabelled?

[@unplantparenthood]

Bill rotolante confirmed that when they were trying to shrink internodes in the lab, that the radiation just shrunk the leaves instead of the internodes. But he showed how given the right conditions, it’ll eventually end up looking like a sodiroi again (but sodirini’s also mature very very slowly). He has a photo on his IG! And if you want to see what my sodirini looked like as a juvenile specimen, you can see it in my December favourites from 2021 :)

[@unplantparenthood]

instagram.com/p/Cc8Kw1RLuMc/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Hopefully KZbin doesn’t block this link 🤞🏼

[@lukki7ster]

Do you have a link to the size 3 or 4 perlite you use?

[@unplantparenthood]

just a forewarning, the bag is HUGE. like i could literally fit inside of it 🙃 but here's the link! amzn.to/3zKoCEw

[@vickyw8789]

There only seems to be one size in Europe and it’s tiny. I’ve been looking for months 😫

[@unplantparenthood]

@vicky w What!!? why Europe why!!

[@path_of_sol]

I have this white mold now on almost all of pon since it’s getting colder. Looks so nasty 😕

[@natashaoreilly7072]

You need air flow 🤍

[@BumblebeeFern]

444th like!! 😁 a sign of change coming! Maybe some new roots for your props hehe

[@vladdydaddy1280]

YAAAAAY NEW UPLOAD ☺️☺️☺️

[@unplantparenthood]

🕺🏻🪩

[@natashaoreilly7072]

Maybe pudge would wear socks? 😂 No hate, I love him but I can see how this can be distracting to you 🤍

[@morwa175]

I absolutely love your videos and editing style but today I felt so anxious hearing your dog's breathing at the beginning of the video😅 I know that it is normal and he is fine but I still got cold sweats and couldn't focus at all on what you were saying 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@BoojiePanda]

"Free the nipple!" 😆

[@The_Black_Truth]

G💚💚D J💚B !!!