My Secrets To Growing Alocasia Frydek HUGE 🌱 Levelling Up My Alocasia Micholitziana

Summary

В этом обучающем видео Клэр демонстрирует, как она ухаживает за своим растением алоказия Митчеллитана, которое растет очень быстро и требует особого внимания. Она делится советами по уходу за растением, включая пересадку, увлажнение листьев, адаптацию к свету и влажности, а также методы размножения. Клэр использует метод полугидропоники для упрощения ухода и предотвращения проблем. Видео наполнено полезными рекомендациями, начиная от правильного освещения и заканчивая секретами успешного размножения, делая его незаменимым руководством для всех, кто хочет достичь лучшего потенциала своих растений алоказия.

Takeaways

• 🌱 Алоказия Митчеллитана - это растение, требующее повышенного внимания и ухода, особенно при быстром росте.
• 💧 Для алоказий предпочтительнее использовать полугидропонику, так как это упрощает уход и способствует здоровью растений.
• 🍃 Регулярная очистка листьев от пыли и вредителей крайне важна для поддержания здоровья растения и обеспечения эффективного фотосинтеза.
• 🌞 Алоказия Митчеллитана адаптируется к различным условиям освещения, но предпочитает яркий рассеянный свет для лучшего роста.
• 🔍 При пересадке важно осмотреть корни, обрезать поврежденные и обеспечить достаточно места для роста корневой системы.
• 💡 Использование более крупной фракции субстрата может способствовать лучшему аэрации корней и предотвратить гниение.
• ⚒️ Прореживание корней путем обрезки может стимулировать здоровый рост и развитие более крепкой корневой системы.
• 💦 Алоказия не требовательна к типу воды, но предпочтение следует отдавать отстоянной или дождевой воде, если это возможно.
• 🌡️ Поддержание стабильной температуры и избегание сквозняков важно для здоровья и благополучия алоказии.
• 🔄 Регулярное вращение горшка способствует равномерному росту и предотвращает одностороннее вытягивание растения к источнику света.

Q & A

Какой растительный вид обсуждается в видео?

В видео обсуждается растение Алоказия Митчеллитана.

Почему автор видео решил уделить особое внимание этому растению?

Автор видео решил уделить внимание этому растению, так как оно растет очень быстро и дико, и он хочет помочь ему раскрыть его лучший потенциал.

Как автор выращивает свое растение Алоказия?

Автор выращивает свое растение Алоказия в чистой полугидропонике, используя Лусапон.

Какие преимущества дает использование полугидропоники для выращивания Алоказий?

Использование полугидропоники делает выращивание Алоказий менее требовательным в уходе и помогает избежать некоторых проблем, с которыми автор ранее сталкивался при выращивании этих растений.

Почему важно протирать листья растения?

Протирание листьев важно для предотвращения насекомых-вредителей и накопления пыли, что может мешать фотосинтезу.

Какие условия освещения предпочитает Алоказия Митчеллитана?

Алоказия Митчеллитана предпочитает яркий косвенный свет, хотя может расти и в условиях верхнего предела среднего освещения.

Что делать, если листья Алоказии начинают желтеть и опадать?

Если листья Алоказии желтеют и опадают, это может быть связано с нехваткой света или другими факторами, такими как влажность и температура. Важно обеспечить оптимальные условия и избегать резких изменений.

Какие меры предприняты для улучшения состояния корневой системы растения?

Автор видео проводит обрезку корней и пересадку растения в более крупный горшок с более крупной смесью для полугидропоники, чтобы улучшить состояние корневой системы.

Почему автор не рекомендует опрыскивать растения с бархатистыми листьями?

Автор не рекомендует опрыскивать растения с бархатистыми листьями, так как это может привести к развитию грибка и других проблем из-за плохой вентиляции в домашних условиях.

Какие советы дает автор для размножения Алоказии из корневищ?

Автор советует поместить корневища в неглубокую воду под пленку, регулярно проверяя их на предмет гниения, и ожидать появления корней и ростков в течение нескольких недель.

Outlines

00:00

🌿 Введение в уход за алоказией Мичеллитаной

В этом разделе рассказывается об алоказии Мичеллитаной, которая растет очень активно и выглядит дико. Автор хочет улучшить состояние растения, провести серию уходовых процедур, чтобы раскрыть его потенциал. Обсуждаются ошибки и полезные советы по уходу. Рассказ ведется от лица Клэр, которая делится своим опытом ухода за комнатными растениями. Предстоит пересадка растения и обсуждение специфики выращивания алоказии в условиях полугидропоники, а также методы борьбы с вредителями и важность поддержания чистоты листьев для лучшей фотосинтеза.

05:00

🌱 Освещение и акклиматизация алоказии

Обсуждается важность правильного освещения для алоказии Мичеллитаной, рекомендуется избегать резких изменений условий, чтобы не вызвать стресс у растения. Автор подчеркивает необходимость постепенной акклиматизации к новым условиям освещения и предлагает советы по предотвращению одностороннего роста, регулярно поворачивая горшок. Также затрагивается тема естественного процесса обновления листьев алоказии и влияние света на этот процесс.

10:01

🌼 Пересадка и водный режим алоказии

В этом разделе автор пересаживает алоказию, обращая внимание на состояние корневой системы и необходимость обрезки корней для стимуляции здорового роста. Обсуждается специфика выращивания в полугидропонике и сравнение с традиционным методом в грунте. Дается рекомендация по поливу для тех, кто выращивает алоказию в грунте, с акцентом на необходимость хорошего дренажа и избегание застоя воды в корнях.

15:02

🌱 Удобрение и поддержание здоровья алоказии

Раздел посвящен удобрению алоказии, где автор делится своим опытом использования удобрения Liquid Gold Leaf круглый год для поддержания активного роста растения. Обсуждается важность осторожного введения удобрений для предотвращения шока у растения и рекомендации по постепенному увеличению дозировки. Также затрагивается тема подбора подходящего горшка и субстрата для пересадки, упоминается использование более крупного материала для лучшей аэрации корней.

20:04

🍃 Окончательные штрихи и советы по уходу за алоказией

В последнем разделе автор завершает пересадку алоказии, экспериментирует с методом поддержки растения с помощью проволоки и делится советами по поддержанию оптимальной температуры и влажности. Рассказывается об эксперименте с корнями для размножения новых растений и подчеркивается адаптивность алоказии к условиям в домашних условиях при близком к естественному уходе.

Keywords

💡Aloca Mitchell itana

Aloca Mitchell itana is a type of houseplant that the speaker feels is not discussed enough and deserves more credit. It is described as growing large and wild, and the speaker is looking to help it reach its best potential. This plant is central to the video's theme of plant care and maintenance.

💡Semi-Hydroponics

Semi-Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using a substrate like Lusa Pon, where the plants are grown in a reservoir of water and the substrate absorbs water as needed. The speaker finds this method to be low maintenance for Allocas and believes it contributes to their health and growth.

💡Pest prevention

Pest prevention refers to the measures taken to keep pests away from plants. In the context of the video, the speaker wipes down the leaves of their Aloca Mitchell itana with warm water and horticultural soap to prevent pests and maintain the plant's health.

💡Lighting

Lighting is crucial for plant growth and health. The speaker discusses the importance of providing bright indirect light for the Aloca Mitchell itana and the need to acclimate the plant gradually to changes in light levels to prevent shock.

💡Root pruning

Root pruning involves trimming back the roots of a plant, which can encourage the development of a fuller and healthier root system. The speaker advocates for root pruning as a positive practice for well-established plants like their Aloca Mitchell itana.

💡Coring

Coring refers to the small offshoots or 'pups' that grow from the base of the mother plant. These can be removed and propagated to create new plants. The speaker finds coring to be a beneficial practice for both the mother plant and the propagation of new plants.

💡Watering

Watering is the act of providing water to plants to maintain their hydration and support their growth. The speaker discusses the specific watering needs of the Aloca Mitchell itana, including allowing the top inch of soil to dry out before watering again and the use of a reservoir in semi-hydroponics.

💡Fertilizing

Fertilizing involves providing plants with nutrients to support their growth. The speaker uses a product called Liquid Gold Leaf on their Aloca Mitchell itana throughout the year, as long as the plant is actively growing.

💡Humidity

Humidity refers to the amount of moisture in the air, which can affect the health and comfort of plants, especially tropical ones like the Aloca Mitchell itana. The speaker discusses the ideal humidity levels for their plant and their personal experience with maintaining it.

💡Propagation

Propagation is the process of creating new plants from parts of existing plants, such as corings or cuttings. The speaker explains their method of propagating Aloca Mitchell itana using corings placed in a container with a thin layer of water.

Highlights

The Aloca Mitchell itana is a houseplant that deserves more credit and attention.

The plant is growing big and wild, and the owner wants to help it reach its best potential.

The Aloca Mitchell itana is currently potted in a pot that is too small, indicating it's time for repotting.

The plant is being grown in semi-hydroponics, which has proven to be a low-maintenance method for this species.

Two plants are potted together, and the roots are bursting out of the pot, necessitating separation and repotting.

Wiping down the leaves of the plant is important for preventing pests and allowing optimal light absorption.

The plant is susceptible to pests, so regular leaf cleaning is essential.

Bright indirect light is the best condition for the Aloca Mitchell itana, with south-facing windows being ideal.

Gradual acclimation to changes in light levels is crucial to prevent shock and potential damage to the plant.

Turning the plant regularly can help achieve balanced growth and prevent it from leaning towards the light source.

Older leaves may die off as the plant produces new growth, which can be a natural process for the Aloca genus.

Proper lighting can significantly reduce the plant's leaf cycling behavior.

When repotting, removing small, spindly roots can encourage the plant to develop a fuller and healthier root system.

Root pruning can be beneficial for established plants, promoting better growth and energy distribution.

The Aloca Mitchell itana prefers a stable temperature range of 18 to 25°C and does not do well with large temperature fluctuations.

Cold drafts can be harmful to the plant, so care should be taken to protect it from such environmental conditions.

Humidity requirements for the Aloca Mitchell itana are not as high as some sources suggest, with 50-60% being sufficient.

Propagating the plant from corms is a simple process that can be done with minimal effort and materials.

The use of copper wire or similar materials can help support the plant's growth and maintain its shape.

Transcripts

one of the plants that I feel like I

don't talk about enough and definitely

deserves more credit is this one the

aloca Mitchell itana and as you can tell

mine is growing very big and very wild

at the moment and I've been looking at

it for months and I've been thinking oh

my goodness there's so much I need to do

to it I really want to kind of help this

plant to level up and bring out her best

potential because she's growing kind of

like a weed at the moment so I thought

it was probably a good excuse to do a

little bit of plant TLC take you through

all the stuff I do to keep this plant

happy share some tips and tricks all

that sort of stuff just kind of have a

really a really in-depth look at this

plant and tell you some of the mistakes

I've made some of the things I wish had

known sooner all of that sort of stuff

but first if you're new here hi my name

is Claire and this is Yoli I make videos

all about house plant care sharing tips

and tricks I've learned over the years

to help keep your plants happy and

healthy and yeah so this is probably

going to be a repot and chat Meats

focused aloca tips talk uh so yeah I

hope you enjoy it and I hope you find it

useful let's get into

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it so just a little overview of where

this plant is currently at as you can

see this is a plant that is in a pot

that is actually a little bit too small

for at the moment I'm growing it in pure

semih Hydro this is in Lusa Pon and for

me personally and I've spoken about this

in other videos before using semih hydro

for alloces has been a game Cher alloca

is a Genus previously that I I from time

to time struggled with especially

actually Velvet Leaf delices I don't

know why but they were just a little bit

more challenging for me and when I

started growing them in semih

Hydroponics honestly it just made my

life so much easier yet and I would say

that this now is probably one of my

lowest maintenance allocations so yeah

that's how I'm growing the plants that

is how I would like to continue growing

the plants but as you can see there's

actually two plants potted in the same

pot and if you look at the bottom It's

Got Roots bursting out so that is

definitely something on the to-do list

today but before I start doing anything

I'm just going to give its leaves a

little wipe down not because this plant

currently has pests but just because

firstly I know it is quite susceptible

to pests and secondly just because I

haven't given its leaves a wipe down in

probably about five months and it's good

to do it from time to time as I say to

prevent pests but also just to prevent

dust and dirt building up because that

essentially acts as a filter and means

that your plants can't absorb as much

light and it can't therefore effectively

photosynthesize in the same way as it

would be able to if you were to keep its

leaves clean um and I'm just using warm

water with some Horticultural soap for

this I will link the stuff that I use

down below because it's absolutely

brilliant and I know I have said before

with Velvet Leaf plants it's a good idea

not to get their leaves wet and I

absolutely do stick by this when it

comes to misting your plants and I've

had people saying to me before is well

if they're not allowed to get their

leaves wet then how does it work in

nature like when it rains isn't that

contradictory and yes I 100% know what

you mean but when we're talking about

growing tropical plants in a home

environment typically air flow isn't as

great in a home environment as it would

be in a plant's natural habitat and for

that reason if you do keep Velvet Leaf

plants very damp and you don't have good

air flow it can lead to mold it can lead

to milu it can lead to fungal issues

that can bring down your plant pretty

quickly so as a general rule of thumb I

would say don't Mist those plants to be

honest I know the benefits of misting

are a little bit in debate at the moment

anyway but I I'm not a massive Mister

nowadays but this is one that I

definitely do not ever missed but yeah

as I already said the main reason that I

am just starting off by giving its

leaves a little wipe over front and back

is partly because of pest and secondly

because of light and when it comes to

light for this plant it is a fairly when

I say a fairly adaptable alloca it's one

that can cope with growing in slightly

lower lighting levels and believe me

when I say lower lighting levels I don't

mean low light I just mean probably the

upper end of medium light however if you

do grow it in those lighting conditions

what you'll probably notice is its

growth is going to be a little bit more

stretched and leggy and the growth that

is giving you is probably not going to

be quite as big so ideally if you're

able to provide it bright indirect light

is best for this plant and I live in the

UK and my allocation Mitchel litana

lives right up against my south facing

window I'll put a clip in so that you

can see she literally especially at the

moment is literally pressed up against

it and she seems really really happy

like that the one thing you do need to

watch out for is if you have just got

your plant or you're moving her to a

slightly higher light spot you do just

need to make sure that this is a gradual

process and you're not doing it suddenly

because if you don't acclimate your

plants slowly then they can go into

shock they can burn there can be all

sorts of issues and I have definitely

learned this the hard way many many

times with my plants so yeah if you do

want to move this plant I mean it

applies to moving it to lower light as

well but I think typically the more

dramatic issues tend to occur when

moving a plant suddenly to higher light

I would say just kind of transition your

plants slowly and gradually over time

don't suddenly pick it up from a spot in

the corner over there and move it right

in front of the window move it maybe

like a meter a day or something like

that so that it has time to

adjust but yeah the other thing that you

want to think about when it comes to

lighting for this plant and I know some

people don't mind this too much but if

you do want your plant to not just be

facing one way and you want its growth

to kind of be lovely and 360 and rounded

then it's a really good idea to turn

your plant on a regular basis and to be

honest mine is a very good example of

not doing that because as you can see

all of its growth is very much just

facing one way and that is purely for

the fact that I am a little bit lazy

from time to time and I don't get around

to turning the plant as much as I

probably should but with some types of

plant you won't really notice if you

don't do it for a few weeks whereas this

is one that is very very quick to chase

the light so if you think of it just

every every few days every week just

give its pot a spin and then it's able

to absorb equal amounts of light from

all angles and you won't get it leaning

in the way that mine is now and with

this plant a really common question that

often comes up is why does it cycle so

much why do older leaves die off and to

be honest that isn't specific to the

mitana it is very much a known alloca

thing lots of different species of

alloca within the genus are known for

doing this and light can absolutely be a

key factor in this it can come down to a

few different things that I'll talk you

through in a minute but light can

absolutely be very very important in

preventing this from happening and often

it's just because if your plant doesn't

have enough energy reserves to be able

to support more growth then it will

essentially let go of its older leaves

as it starts to produce newer leaves

because it's essentially not capable of

upkeeping the older growth with the new

growth if that makes sense and this is

why very commonly over the darker winter

months you'll notice alloca start to do

this more for example I'm not sure if

you can see but I've got my big alloca

portadora behind me here and this one's

currently stuck in the two leaf pattern

because I've got it just back from my

window it does really need to be

receiving better lights but I haven't

got a grow light on it so for that

reason pretty much every single time a

new Leaf starts to emerge within a few

days to a week the older Leaf will start

to drop and that means that I just have

to trim it back and this also very

commonly happens when you first bring an

aliccia home like for the first few

months that you own it again this can

come down to what I said before about

acclamation which is basically just the

process of your plant transitioning into

life in your space and getting used to

things but while it's doing that and

some types of plant are more Hardy and

resilient than others but alcia if you

could tell by the way I'm speaking about

it can be quite a sensitive and dramatic

genus so it's very very normal for it to

lose a few leaves at first if it's if

it's losing all of its leaves or if the

cycling is happening a lot then that's

when maybe you need to kind of

re-evaluate what you're doing but it can

be completely normal and as I say I have

lost more leaves on this plant over the

winter months than I have done in the

summer it tends to hang onto its leaves

much more when the light's better

okay so now I've given all of its leaves

a really good wipe off I'm going to get

it out of its pot have a look at the

roots and see what needs to be done here

because I can see this plant is

incredibly

rootbound and in fact some of the roots

that coming out of the bottom of the pot

here mean that I can't actually get the

plant out of the pot so I'm going to

just take a clean pair of scissors and I

am just going to trim these back and I

know some people are very scared of root

pruning they think it's going to disrupt

the plant they think the plant's going

to not be happy because of it but if

you've got a well established plant like

this root pruning can actually be a

really positive thing for the plant kind

of in the same way as stem or Leaf

pruning can be because it can just

essentially help your plant to push more

of its energy into in this case making a

Fuller and more kind of beefy root

system for that reason often if you trim

back some of the spindly Roots some of

the ones that aren't quite as wow well

established this can be a really good

thing for the

plant so when I'm working with semih

Hydroponics you don't actually it's not

like soil you don't need to get all of

the semih hydro off it but I'd like to

try and just have a look and see if I've

got any cors here ah in fact I can see

one right away so that I can can talk a

little bit about propagating this plant

as well look at that so yeah if you're

reporting your plant and you come across

these don't throw them away because this

is

how you make more of this plant for

free and as I'm going through and I'm

removing the semih hydro I'm not being

too precious about these little spindly

roots for the reason that I just

said and as you can see she's incredibly

rooty so she can definitely afford to

lose a few here and

there so when it comes to watering for

this plant obviously as I have already

said and I've showed you I'm growing

this one in semih Hydroponics I haven't

always grown this plant in semih

Hydroponics so I'll talk about watering

as if you're growing this plant in soil

to begin with and then I will talk a

little bit about how I water but if you

are growing this plant in soil although

aloca is one that does like to remain

fairly moist I actually found that

watering them a little bit less than I

water my cers for this one is what it

seemed to like the most so I wouldn't

keep it hydrated the whole time I would

allow probably the top inch of soil to

completely dry out and when it had then

I would go and water it again and also

as with all of my plants that I've got

in any kind of organic matter I would

always make sure that the pot had good

drainage so for example any excess water

that the plant didn't need when I did

water it could just run off the plant

because if you do keep it in a pretty

pot cover or a ceramic pot or anything

that doesn't offer good drainage and I

know nowadays this is often how these

plants are sold because they're sold is

just kind of like I don't know nice

things to look at people don't think

about the care needs of the plants a lot

of the time it's very easy for your

plants to develop issues such as roots

rots because as I say you're just not

able to properly monitor the root system

and a healthy plant always starts with

healthy Roots so yes how I how I choose

to grow this plant is semih

hydroponically and that means that I'll

use this this substrate here as I say

this what I'm using here is Lusa Pon but

there's lots of semih hydro Alternatives

soil ninja also make a really fantastic

semih Hydro equivalent that I will link

down below but this mix essentially

consists of pomus zealy lava rock all

sorts of stuff that is not organic so

it's much harder to overwater your

plants and what you will essentially is

you'll grow them in a reservoir of water

and the semih hydro will absorb lots of

water and then your plants will

essentially feed off however much they

need it is it is possible to overwater

like for example if you were to keep a

Skyhigh Reservoir at all times then your

plant might not be particularly happy

but I have never had issues with that

doing it this way with aloca so as I say

that is personally what I would

recommend going back to the alloca

cycling as well in terms of losing

leaves I found that my alas in fact all

of my alices cycle much less when I grow

them in semih Hydro as opposed to soil

and I'm not quite sure why that is but I

think they just like it more they just

seem to prefer it more and as I say

usually I wouldn't be whoa I wouldn't be

too worried about getting all the semih

hydr Off The Roots but I am finding so

many corns here and I'd love to get some

baby some baby allocation Fred decks

going also just by dividing the corns

from the mother plant again that just

allows the mother plant to be able to

conserve her energy and put that into

New Growth instead of essentially

growing new babies so it's a really good

idea to just remove them as and when you

see

them but it's one that I really enjoy

growing from corns actually and it is

fairly straightforward to do so as I say

I'll get this repotted and then I will

take you through how I do that and going

back to watering I know something else

that people often ask is whether whether

or not alloca require specific water

because I know there's some types of

plants that need to only have filtered

water or only have distilled water and

where I live in my experience tap water

has been absolutely fine but I know in

some parts of the world the chemicals

and minerals can be slightly higher um

if you're able to use reverse osmosis

water or distilled water then absolutely

if you've got access to it rain waterer

in fact as well then yes I would

recommend it but I haven't found found

it to be particularly fussy in that area

compared to some of my other

plants um so yeah as I say for me that

hasn't been an issue and when it comes

to fertilizing this plant I I've spoken

about this in my videos before but I

used to be someone that would only

fertilize over the spring and summer

months over the growing season and I

have massively massively changed my mind

on that in the last few years the

fertilizer that I use is called Liquid

Gold Leaf and I honestly swear by the

stuff is amazing I've banged on about it

before not sponsored at all I just think

it's awesome stuff and I used it on all

of my house plants all year round so

long as they're actively growing and I

know some people say well how do you

know of a plants actively growing like

if you've got a slow growing plant how

can you tell if it's in an active state

or not and with allocat it's usually

it's usually pretty easy to tell I mean

this one is almost always giving me a

new Leaf of some sort you can see it's

getting ready to to push out a new one

just there but if it's not actually

giving me a new Leaf then usually I can

tell by whether or not the stem's

swelling and if it's swelling then it's

typically kind of getting ready to start

producing a new Leaf um so yeah I

fertilize this one currently all year

round and with liquid gold leaf it does

have all of the instructions I think on

their website about how to use it with

semih Hydroponics I'm not that strict

with measuring to be completely honest

which is probably not good advice to

give but I will just dilute it ever so

slightly compared to how I water my

plants in soil or in an organic matter

for example um I'll typically go around

and I'll do all of my plants that I've

got in soil and then I will just add a

little bit of water into my water and

can on top of what I've already gotten

there of liquid gold leaf um I've never

had any issues it's very hard stuff to

over fertilize with but obviously

depending on what brand you're using

read the instructions always follow the

instructions um and as I've said before

if you're in any doubt start with a

little bit less than it says and then

gradually Build It Up over time I amum

oh my God there's so many GMS uh I had

AOS plant I can't remember how long ago

I think probably getting on for six

years ago or something um and I'd had it

for years and years and years it's a

very Hardy plant it had never given me

any grief it was growing quite slowly

and I picked up some fertilizer in the

garden center and I'd never really used

fertilizer before and I thought this

will help the plant and because I didn't

ease that plant into it because it had

got used to living in a very low

nutrient substrate when I did fertilize

it at the rate it said on the bottle it

completely sent the plant into shock and

I lost a load of leaves and I think I

think I'm right saying the plant

actually died um so yeah if you're in

any doubt start with less gradually

build stop over the time essentially

acclimate your plant to

fertilizer okay so I've got about 90% of

the semih hydro off and that is what I'm

left with it is a ginormous root system

and what I am going to do is I'm just

going to peel these are some of the

lower leaves the leaves that I've pruned

back I'm just going to peel the brown

off them just because that makes the

plant more susceptible to rotting and

what I want to do when I pot this when I

pot size this one up is I just want to

putt it a little bit deeper because that

will just allow these sections here on

the stem to start producing aerial Roots

kind of in the same way as they've done

just the there um and that just means

that further down the line if I want to

chop and propagate this plant then I can

do it that way but even if I don't it

just allows the plant to have a much

stronger root system if hypothetically I

was to have root issues such as root rot

I can chop it much easier the plant's

just going to be much happier basically

so yeah I'm just removing those

bits before I put it up and it goes

without saying as well I could

absolutely divide this so that I had two

separate plants in two separate pots but

I really like how it's growing as a big

full plant like this so I am going to

I'm going to keep it like this for the

time being um and this is the pot that

it was in and this is the pot that I'm

going to change it into so it's the same

style Tower pot but as you can see this

one here is significantly bigger I think

this is about 15

cm um and just giving it a little test

with the roots I think that should be

perfect for this plant

and the only thing I'm going to change

substrate wise is I'm actually going to

go in this is quite a fine mix that I've

been using which although the plant's

been very happy with I'm going to go in

with something a little bit coarser this

time my God that bag is heavy um I'm

going to go in with again this is soil

ninja mix and it looks more like that as

you can see the chunks are just a little

bit bigger and that just allows for a

little bit more irration around the

roots again lesser STS to things like

root rots and not that I've had any

issues with that with this plant but I'm

just being being

careful um and one thing I'm going to do

as well just at the bottom of the pot is

with my old pot I actually put little

bits of Nets from I think these were

actually used to contain onions um but

just to stop the semih hydro falling

through but another thing that I often

do is I'll just use Lea which is these

play balls I'll just put some of those

at the bottom

they just look like that um yeah I'll

just put some of those at the bottom of

the

pot feel so that I don't get bits of it

falling

out but the next thing to think about

when it comes to caring for this plant

is

temperature um and I've actually grown

this plant in quite a few different

environments over my time of owning it

and so I've kind of been able to

experience it in different temperatures

and the way that it's growing at the

moment is is probably the happiest I've

seen it to be honest it was growing in

my mom's Conservatory before um and the

temperature in this room tends to it

tends to fluctuate from about 18 to 25°

I will try and keep it as stable as

possible but that tends to be the

average temperature and that seems to be

the conditions in which this plant has

thrived the most alas don't do

particularly well with big fluctuations

in temperature as I've just said so a

steady temperature is what you should

aim for obviously it's going to drop a

little bit lower at night but so long as

it's not constantly going up and down

that should be totally totally fine if

you do grow it in colder conditions

though again its growth is likely to be

much slower because it's not as

representative of what it will be

receiving in its natural habitat so if

you can up the temperature a little bit

for it if you're in the UK or a colder

country like I am then that would be

ideal essentially I mean this goes for

all tropical plants but essentially you

just want to be looking at their natural

growing conditions and seeing how you

can attempt to replicate just a little

bit of that in your own home cuz plants

are way more adaptable than we give them

credit for like none of the plants that

I own and I've I've got about 300 plants

and none of the plants that I own are

growing in the exact conditions they

would be growing in in their natural

habitats but they're all growing pretty

well on the Hol so yeah it's just taking

that and using that in whatever way you

will but on a similar note to

temperature fluctuations the other thing

to take into account is cold drafts I

mean cold and hot drafts but more

commonly you tend to get to cold drafts

and so this is a plant that really does

not like that so if you've got drafty

doors or Windows or air vents or

anything like that just be very very

careful of that with this

PL oh and I've just realized as I'm

doing this there's something else that I

was going to do that I might actually be

able to add in now I should have thought

of this earlier um but basically this

this is inspired by Maryanne who's

someone on my patreon and oh my goodness

I got some people on my patreon to send

in their own house plant tours recently

and I got to see some of your

collections they are absolutely stunning

but as I say maryan did this amazing

thing with her allocation she had a

copper wire essentially running around

them holding all of their foliage up

because as I say mine is growing pretty

crazy at the moment and I keep meaning

to buy copper wire and try it because I

thought it looked beautiful and it helps

to keep the plant happy I don't have

copper wire but I have got this wire

here which I just use for arts and

crafts and stuff and long term I don't

know about how it would interact with

water and semih hydr so it's not a

longterm fix but I thought I would just

try it today it might not work but I

thought I would just try it and

see if I could get it doing what hers

was doing because it just worked so well

so yeah I've essentially made this I

folded it back on itself like

string I should have puted this right at

the bottom but I can see a gap I'm going

to just stick it down to the bottom of

the

pot and then I'm going to wind it in

kind of like a spiral shape and it

should help to support the plant is this

going to work I don't

know okay bearing in mind the plant is

currently very much growing with all of

its foliage facing one way I haven't

finished adding in the semih Hydra but I

think it's kind of worked I think it's

kind of worked I'm going to finish

potting it

up and then I'm going to see how it

looks but I think think the next thing

to talk about is probably humidity for

this plant um cuz oh my goodness making

a right mess um because as I say this is

a tropical plant it does naturally grow

in quite humid environment alloces are

again very well known for loving humid

conditions but this is one that I found

doesn't need quite as much humidity as

some places on the internet are telling

you like when I first got this plant I

was told that you should be growing it

like 90% humidity and that is just just

not realistic and again unless you've

got really fantastic air flow very high

humidity with Velvet Leaf plants can

lead to mold M you and all of that sort

of stuff and I don't just mean on your

plants in your home as well so air flow

100% an important thing but in my home

here where I live I do run a humidifier

from time to time but the standard room

humidity tends to be around 50 60% and

that has been absolutely fine for this

plant I've had no issues its leaves I

think look really lovely in conditioned

it hasn't caused me any drama whatsoever

so that is that is just how how I'm

growing the plant and so yeah I know

firsthand that it can be very much

possible to grow it in lower humidity

levels and I don't think this spiral

thing I've made has worked quite as well

as I wanted it to and it definitely

doesn't look as lovely as the woman's

that I was trying to copy but as I say I

haven't used quite the right materials

but I think it's definitely

achieving achieving keeping the plants a

little bit more upright which is good uh

so yeah as I say now what I'll do is

I'll just put this plant into a

container where I can fill a reservoir

I'll keep its Reservoir filled to about

there roughly if it does dry out a

little bit from time to time that's not

the end of the world you can also use

self-watering pots they're very good

they kind of tell you when you need to

fill the reservoir but this is just a

really good way of doing things for this

plant in my experience I'm going to pop

it just behind me for the time

being oh doesn't it look gorgeous that

looks so pretty but then the corns that

I'm left with oh my goodness I have got

a lot of them look at all of those those

are all corbs I've just taken off the

plant as I've been reporting it um and I

actually only brought one container over

so I'm going to show you an example of

what I do to propagate this plant and

then I will take the others over to sink

in fact some of these very brown ones

might need a little bit of a scrub they

can be all right if you don't remove the

brown but sometimes if you don't kind of

just remove the excess outer I want to

say like outer skin of them they can be

more prone to rotting so I might just

keep a few of them to one side uh I've

got some here actually I've got three

that are really quite kind of

clean looking and I'm going to use them

as an example but what I'll do is I'll

just take a little container like this I

think this is just an old humus hummus

tub or something like that and I'll just

pop a few corbs in it and then you can

you can do it a few different ways but

the way that I really like doing it at

the moment is just getting a little bit

of tap water and making a really thin

layer of water like that is literally I

don't know if you can tell but that is

like a millimeter of water it's barely

enough to just cover the bottom and then

what I'll do is I'll cover that in cling

film leave it somewhere fairly light

fairly warm I will just occasionally

take the C film off and just make sure I

smell it to be honest just smell it to

make sure they haven't started to rot

because if they do rot then you need to

change things up pretty quickly for the

ones in there that haven't rotted if

that makes sense um but yeah I will just

I I would just leave them covered and

then hopefully in the next kind of 3

four weeks you should start to notice

them root and then

Sprout uh and so yeah I'm hoping I'm

going to have lots of lovely babies of

this

plant you can just as I say put these

ones straight into either water or

spagna Moss like this and I have done

that before and they haven't rotted but

it does just make them a little bit more

susceptible to doing so so I am just

going to probably give these ones a

little scrub with a nail brush at the

sink and then pop them in here as

well but yeah I'm really happy with how

this one's how this one's looking I

think she's looking much healthier and

much more upright than she was when I

started this video

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