WHAT REALLY GOES ON INSIDE A MOSS POLE - Queen anthurium - crazy roots, propagation & repot

In this video I am removing my Queen Anthurium from her Moss Pole & give it a new tree fern fibre pole - but first, let's chop her into lots of bits !!
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[@cyagurl]

I gasped every time you cut (and almost fainted when you tossed the last leaf to the floor)! My heart can't take it. I'm looking forward to the day when I am this confident to have a Queen, let alone chop one.

[@fioregiallo]

I made it to class!! 😂

[@arches00]

Ha ha. I love your little helper Brad. He is so cute. Plants and a cute kitty…. What else would I watch? 😂❤

[@Hollywiththeflowers]

Your queens root system is majestic! Your queen is majestic! But again… Brad is the star of the show for me! Be interesting to see how this is all looking in a few months, definitely another plant for my wish list. Your videos have certainly inspired me to try moss poles instead of the coco coir ones I have previously bought. I’m very interested in seeing the tree fern fibre results.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :) more updates will come :)

[@jlanvers]

This was one of your most intense videos! I am looking forward to seeing the smaller cuttings come to life!

[@lorrainetroughton4778]

Excellent tutorial. That queen is huge😍

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@carolstuff]

Love how you are courageous & do what you need despite your apprehension. Looking fwd to updates on your queen!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@Yoliplanting]

Jan I held my breath while you cut😂😂That is one stunning conservatory worthy Queen. If I may ask what are your plans with her? Are you going to acclimate it at any point to outside the cabinet?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Mm for now I want to keep her in the cabinet :)

[@Omnysim]

Came for the plants, stayed for the plants, cute cat and nice guy. 😊 Brad in the mess was classic cats being cats.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@Adrianbrager]

Double video week, what a treat!

[@justjenn9011]

Brads just like, "i lay where i want, mess or not, no human will contain me" ❤ to adorable. 🥰

[@justjenn9011]

Also, i love your plants! Your large beauties are what i strive for! Im getting there! Slowly! 😂😅 love all your videos!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

A gtreat chopping and repotting of this beautiful plant👍 💚🌱☘️🌵💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@kole_rayn_forest]

I'm so excited I found your channel! Thanks to KZbin, you were suggested to me last week. Just starting my binge party on your channel.

[@marciajohnson1825]

Top man Jan! I have the tree fern substrate which our plant mate Nora influenced me to purchase a little while ago. You've inspired me to get on and use it. Can't wait for your update on how the Queen and the 'queenettes' are doing! 😍the lovely Brad😍

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@ericaeschenbacher4921]

How fun is that, to open up your moss pole to find all those roots!? Thanks for sharing, mess and all.😻

[@sydneyplantguy]

So fun!! Thank you:)

[@Sianeebananee]

Your face when you were cutting it!! hahahahaha 😂😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

Concentration face :D

[@janebrewer9326]

I can’t wait to see the results from this chop! I am not the best at queens, but I chopped a long rooted stem similar to what you did and had multiple growth points activate on each chonk. The babies seem more acclimated to my conditions and are growing faster and better than the mother ever did. Maybe that’s the hot take, prop to get babies that “don’t know any better” than a mother used to other conditions. Thank you for sharing!

[@sydneyplantguy]

So far so good :) i reckon i can do an update video soon :)

[@littleheaven70]

Tree fern fibre is amazing! Hoyas root in it like crazy. I’ve grown Anthurium claridactyls from seed in it and my baby queen is growing insane roots in it. I’m even growing my jewel orchids in a fern fibre/perlite/charcoal mix. I’ve used it for propagations and as an additive in my aroid mix but now I’m embracing it as a long-term growing medium.

[@sydneyplantguy]

I’ve had the best time growing plants in it too!! So glad I started using it :)

[@tanderson9115]

Great class, Brad is adorable❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@JohannesIhrler]

I smiled so badly at the first chop :D chopping plants is just amazing

[@merielangharad977]

Awesome video as always and superb catting from Brad 💙

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@zinebzehar2677]

Wouah. What impressive video. Thanks. You put some very good conditions to this complicated plant.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@ImKuechengarten]

Thumbs up for Brad lying in the "mess" 😂😂👍 my cat would do the same! amazing roots.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:)

[@Lukegames197]

Hi love your videos best plant KZbinr out there❤

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@janice4512]

Got to respect the patience 😅

[@benedicttan356]

Love this video!! How are these beautiful queens doing now? Could you do a review of how the big Queen is liking the pole with the tree fern fibre? ❤️

[@AlexaGates90]

Danke für den tollen Content :) Grüsse aus der Schweiz ^^

[@sydneyplantguy]

Dankeschön :)

[@jovitatulloch814]

Can’t wait for an update 💚💚💚

[@kerriesiebert6566]

Found it 😊

[@IAmRNSalcedo]

Love this video! Your cat has indeed a very nice cameo appearance too!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@aylaloup-lestatJun]

Thank you for this vidéo 🌿💚🇫🇷🙏

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@drikacorrea]

Muito boa a ideia❤ plantas lindas

[@mariajesusmorales6121]

Muy interesante y eso que yo nunca he tenido ningún tipo de Anturio y creo que seguiré así , soy una chica/philo 🤣🤣 , pero está 👍 ver esas podas , cortes ...etc ; imagino que el resto de personas que si tienen es planta y luchan por que sobrevivan , te estarán viendo este vídeo con los ojos y boca bien abiertos 😳😳😳 , 😂 . Saludos 💌

[@painterlynne]

Brad is sooo adorable

[@اممصطفى-ث5م]

فديو جميل.... 👌👌👌👌👌🌹🌹🌹

[@Lovinmyplants]

Thanks so much for sharing! You’re so brave! I’m just trying not to kill number 3

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@annavonwinterfell7891]

Amazing! I've switched to growing some of my climbers on tree fern fibre a while ago and they love it. I do have a question about the anthuriums. I recently purchased a small clarivinervum x and now I wonder if I should give it a little pole? As you always say to get them on a pole early. So far I've only seen them grow bushy. Advice would be much appreciated 💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

They climb really really slowly so you can take your time providing it with a pole :)

[@annavonwinterfell7891]

@@sydneyplantguy awesome. Thank you so much 🙌

[@rooftropica]

finally we have something in common in terms of dealing damage to the queen leaf 😂😂😂

[@juliamierzejewska170]

Holy shit! I want to eat those roots 😻🤤 they look like spaghetti noodles. So fresh 😹 anywho.. This is weird but your accent makes you sound super sweet and cute. Like I can't imagine you yelling at someone because you sound like a very sweet person because of your accent. Does anyone feel like that or am I just crazy?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I usually get feedback that my accent is quite harsh :D haha

[@juliamierzejewska170]

@@sydneyplantguy I love your accent

[@meganmurray8411]

What did you use for the backing of this pole? You’ve inspired and taught me so much! I have 4 poles I’ve recently made I ditched the d shape ones I got off amazon and made them just like your videos and they look so good but I love the backing to help it not dry out so quickly I stuffed some extra moss in but I’m so afraid of overwatering my plants!

[@sydneyplantguy]

It’s from Grow Vertical :) link in the description :)

[@thkimana]

I heard the explaining of the hover-nodes being on top of the substrate, but what did you do with the last node with leaf? Did you cover it with substrate or was it on top of the substrate?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Just resting on top of the substrate :)

[@robynfisher4455]

Wow, that was brave! Look forward to the follow up on these. Where do you get your tree fern fibre? I can't find any (Adel), so feel as though it's going to be pretty expensive. Also worry about the sustainability if we all start buying it 🫣

[@sydneyplantguy]

If you're in Australia, you can get it from Grow Vertical and Growing Grounds :)

[@atouchofthetropicsnz3993]

Probably missed it but how would you water the moss pole substrate going forward? Assuming you would not use a bottle like you normally do. And do you find that the substrate in the moss pole falls out a lot or only minimal loss? And can you include which brand of tree fern fiber that you are using?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I’ll make an in deoth video on Tree fern fibre once I made enough experiences :)

[@kaylathomas6158]

Do you fertilise during winter? ☺️

[@sydneyplantguy]

As long as the plants are growing I fertilise :)

[@gladstonepm]

Here in Brazil, we used a lot of substrate made from fern trees during the 70s, 80s, 90s. But it was banned by environmental agencies because it was causing the extinction of fern trees. Brazil's native species grow extremely slowly so that nature cannot recover from the impact of extraction.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes very important that the harvesting practices are sustainable :)!

[@gladstonepm]

@@sydneyplantguy, Probably the New Zealand species must have a faster growth that minimizes the impact and it is possible to perform a crop management. Here in Brazil it was not possible to develop an economic and sustainable management. So the only way to protect the species was to ban its use.

[@timbardsley-smith966]

In NZ the Dicksonia species they use will re-grow after cutting. They are essentially just pruning the roots. They chop the tops and they will re-root into the ground. They also only remove a small percentage of the mature trunks growing.

[@aleksandrakasprzak2301]

It's look like she prefer moss insted of your potting mix 😄

[@lin7374]

How long did it take you to separate all that moss?? I'm amazed by your patience

[@sydneyplantguy]

Only 15 mins :)!

[@Empress_Moth]

Jan: "Brad you're blocking the view!" Brad: "So?"

[@sydneyplantguy]

HE IS THE VIEW !!

[@Horsewoman-pt2ku]

Do you have a video on this type of pole that has the plastic back? I only saw your wire one. Tfs

[@sydneyplantguy]

I don’t make them myself, i grt them from Grow Vertical, link in description :)

[@janecotelos2240]

You're so brave!! I'd be so afraid to do this, I'm sure I'd kill everything! (Kisses to Brad!💋)

[@sydneyplantguy]

If u don’t try u’ll never know :)

[@WickedNattyRoots]

Swee video!! I stared at your manjula half the time 😂 💦🌱💫

[@samiplant]

Hi! do you fertilize those without leaves before the new leaves come 😊

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes :) i use a weak dillution

[@sylvain.courtade]

Woooo ❤❤❤

[@plant-a-holic]

Another fabulous video! Was wondering though… as I watched this again…I know you usually don’t trim the roots much when you repot your plants …( if they are in good health)and know that some people when repotting, do trim a bunch off and say it stimulates growth? Soooo, as I see from your fabulous Plants, it doesn’t look like you’re wrong… But just was wondering the thought behind that decision? Since there were so many long roots at the bottom there I was wondering why you just didn’t trim them some… Rather than letting go.? thanks again congratulations by the way on your new full time on KZbin!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you:) the more roots the better, not sure why anyone would trim roots 🫣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@plant-a-holic]

@@sydneyplantguy thanks !!🙏 🥰

[@JARDIM-connect]

Perfect

[@zandean5393]

"Am i doing the right thing here right now.... whatever" 🤣

[@dark.and.planty]

I’m curious to know how these guys are doing now. Also, could you have used half the size of the pole since the leaves (inter-nodal space I mean) grow close together?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I uploaded an update a couple of months ago :) yes you could... but it's also a veritcal extension of the pot & plants can grow roots UP the pole so by giving it half the pole you'd reduce the potential for roots :)

[@dark.and.planty]

@@sydneyplantguy i see!!! Very cool. Ok, I will look for that video, thanks for your response! :)

[@fabiennebovis-higgins7149]

Brad doing his best to be helpful 😂

[@sydneyplantguy]

He’s doing the absolute least haha :D

[@mackierow]

It actually would have been reaaaaaaallly helpful if you had have popped this onto a moss pole! I have to repot my store bought Thai Con and want to put it on a moss pole and I'm sooo scared to mess it up! I need some tips on how to make that process go as smoothly as possible HELP!!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Check out my moss pole playlist :)

[@mackierow]

Thanks I was just binging them! They are all amazing and answers every other question, but there isn't one with a mature-ish plant. I Don't know how to secure the smaller section of the established roots on the side. There isn't much ( only a couple) but I want to make sure it attaches to the pole @@sydneyplantguy

[@sydneyplantguy]

If the plant is already mature without a pole then why bother :) just creates more work :)

[@CodyAF333voluntaryist]

Now I want to buy a second Anthurium, I just have a luxurians. I just get so overwhelmed because they are so big but now so are my philodendron and I have over 50, 35 of which are on poles. question for everbody: Should I get a Warocqueanum (Queen) or Veitchil (King) first? it'll be a while till I do but it's going to happen.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Definitely Team Queen 👸🏻

[@janebrewer9326]

For me the king wasn’t as easy as I heard. The queen wasn’t as finicky. Team queen. I think some veitchii leaves look lumpy and weird, find the right plant if you go king.

[@camerlengograziedio]

I’m wondering if sand that’s used for aquarium can be used 🤔

[@sydneyplantguy]

I reckon :)

[@camerlengograziedio]

@@sydneyplantguy cool. I’ll give it a try. Thanks bud!

[@sabrinalorenzen6771]

Why fill the pole with soil instead of moss?

[@sydneyplantguy]

It’s tree fern fibre :) because it’s supposed to be just as good but easier to remove eventually :)

[@JermaineGertse]

"Oh Nooooir!"

[@sydneyplantguy]

It’s more like ‘ohh noooaaaw’

[@jordanbrown56]

What is the plant to the left at the beginning of the video?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Manjula pothos :)

[@SimbaTvb]

What plant is on the top left?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Manjula pothos :)

[@user-wb4vt9bm3e]

Heu,what type of moss pole is tjay?

[@sydneyplantguy]

From Grow Vertical (linked in description)

[@pianoman159]

5:18 mexican mariachi scream haha oh and, 🧽🎾 catching up on A LOT of content! Thanks for all the great info Jan!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@CodyAF333voluntaryist]

🤣

[@peterbrown3404]

LOTS OF SHOUTING, APPARENTLY

[@generaldissatisfaction5397]

Hate to be that person, but is tree fern fibre ethical?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Assume you are referring to the sustainability of it? The brand I source is :) you can learn more about it in my potting mix video :)

[@generaldissatisfaction5397]

@@sydneyplantguy Thanks. Good to know it is sustainable.

[@daveoverstreet5148]

🪴

[@eiffon]

i dont really like the clickbait looking thumbnails. you dont need this

[@sydneyplantguy]

It’s not clickbait if it’s true :P