WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU SEMI-HYDRO

[@dianeparker2075]

Nice video, I have alocasias(20), orchids (25), African violets(5), hoyas(4), monstera, schefflera and many amaryllis all growing in Leca, Pon or a mixture of both. Removing soil from the roots is the most important part of transitioning. In Leca ALL soil must be cleaned off, but it is not necessary when using Pon. It's ok if a little soil remains on your roots. Also it's a good idea to plant in double pots, planting in a pot with lots of drainage holes then place that pot in an outer pot. That way it is easier to flush your plant. Then place plant back in the outer pot. After planting in the new substrate flush, the entire plant very well with water, place in the outer pot and let sit for a week with no water. After a week after your flush, you can fill your outer pot 1/3 of the way with a weak nutrient solution. I flush my plants weekly, rinse leaves, then add new nutrient solution( always weaker than advised). This method is working very well for me, and if you use solid outer pots you won't have problems with algae.🤗

[@margretchibi6262]

What fertilizer do you use? Trying to figure out a good one for my alocasias in pon

[@dianeparker2075]

@@margretchibi6262 I use The General Hydroponics line and I just got Fox Farm Big Bloom from my hydroponics store. It's worm tea and bat guano. Can be used as fertilizer or a foliar spray, which is why I mainly got it. He said it is so mild it can be mixed with General Hydroponics line each time you water. Worm tea is supposed to do great things for all plants.

[@margretchibi6262]

@@dianeparker2075 Thank you!!

[@dianeparker2075]

@@margretchibi6262 😊 Welcome!

[@susiq1121]

Thank you for the reassurance of the rotting soil roots during transitioning. I was devastated at first, but now I understand.

[@leafletco]

Aww best of luck on the transition!

[@sherri54]

what causes root rot after you transfer your plant from soil to water is not having cleaned all of the soil off of the roots

[@marylorenzo1904]

Hi Heather! Great video! Thanks for all of the tips. I had my albo monstera in a vase like yours and it rotted so I am re-rooting it and I will try the close glass vase again but now with confidence 😊 stay safe 🌿

[@leafletco]

Goodluck!!

[@tonyabrown39]

Lots of questions answered! Thanks!

[@Robert_A_Keyboards4948]

I am actually simply growing a few plants in straight water! What I feed it with is standard hyroponics A and B combined nutrients that you would use in Hydroponics. They do well with that! I happened to have the A and B because I do have a small Hydroponics Garden. By far most of my other plants are growing in soil mixtures. Nice video!!!!!!

[@sagewillowLisa]

Your channel showed up on my recommendations. Love the content. Thank you for sharing. I’ve used LECA 1x before with success and recently started using pon for a few of my plants (right now just Hoyas). After seeing this video, I’m thinking to convert my new Alocasia to pon.

[@leafletco]

Yess! I did a video on converting my alocasia to pon to get out of the one leaf club! Give it a try!

[@silviaomachelova9599]

Hi, thank you a lot for your videos, they have valuable information in every one of them :).I'd like to ask you 2 questions because this is still not clear to me: 1. Do you fertilize the plant in semi-hydro the whole year around or only during spring and summer? 2. In the video you mentioned you don't leave the water reservoir full of water. How do you know when it is time to water the plant again / how often do you water your plants in semi-hydro? In the case of soil (not aroid mix) I am always checking the moisture with a moisture meter but in aroid mix/pon/leca it is not working obviously :D

[@bedzanka8665]

I would like advice on what to do with plants that move to the cold for the winter, stop watering,....they should have their own winter biorhythm. I am in Europe where the plants are allowed to "rest" for the winter. What should I do if I convert them to hydroponics?

[@davidibarra7854]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@deidracunningham9784]

Arnt you supposed to put the plant in just water for atleast two weeks before moving them to pon or Leca?

[@Smanya2110]

If i plant cilantro seeds in lyca pebbles n grow under growlite, will the plants grow straight n not droop over as lyca can shift

[@leafletco]

Tbh I’m not to sure as I’ve never grown vegetables from seeds before.

[@hennesseyme9112]

If you run out of PON, make your own.

[@raiderfrankdatank]

Thanks! Mahalo

[@GreenWitch1]

You need a mic honey. It’s so difficult to listen to someone projecting their voice. I can explain the metallic sound. Not trying to be critical, just saying it’s painful for me. Excellent information was presented 😊

[@Bbycks1]

I bought an aglomena in leca but not sure if I want to keep it in there. I am new to this. Do I leave water sitting at the bottom in a jar without drainage?

[@dianeparker2075]

No, you should use a double pot system, plant in an orchid type pot with lots of holes. Then that goes into an outer pot that has 1/3 fertilizer water in the bottom. Your plant roots should not be to the bottom of the clear pot. They get moisture but are not sitting in water. By the time they grow down they have adapted and become water roots.

[@leafletco]

I answered this question in my latest video!

[@SunFlower44453]

Laika ? It's called Leca.....

[@frankw9836]

get a ZEROWater filter

[@mdrlz]

1) treat semi hydro as soil: no water reservoir, no water roots. 2) use normal pots with drainage holes, don't use any see-through containers. because most roots are designed to work underground, in darkness. 3) use almost anything else than LECA. these should guarantee worry-free growing experience. zero "transition" issues, zero root rot