10 GENIUS Plant Hacks That'll Blow Your Mind

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  • @SheffieldMadePlants
    @SheffieldMadePlants6 ай бұрын

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  • @Gardening.shorts

    @Gardening.shorts

    6 ай бұрын

    Hi it’s asking for my home address I’m not really sure if I should trust it

  • @artistlovepeace

    @artistlovepeace

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for all your lessons and tips. I love your channel.

  • @artistlovepeace

    @artistlovepeace

    6 ай бұрын

    I love that you provide references. It makes your channel that much better.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Gardening.shorts it’s up to you. Not a naughty company though as far as I know

  • @pimpozza

    @pimpozza

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Gardening.shorts I was curious so I checked it out and read many great reviews, including at Trustpilot. I believe it's totally legit..

  • @thevahandbook
    @thevahandbook6 ай бұрын

    I always water my plants that way - helps reduce fungus gnats too. I mix up tap water, a drop of baby bio (if needed) and a little water purifier (the stuff you told us about) pour it into 2 large under-bed clear storage containers (kept in the garage) then stand my plants in them. I then leave them to drain on baking cooling racks over the sink or baking trays. Afterwards, I pour the rest of the water into spray bottles as well as an empty fabric softener bottle (one with a spout) that I use for watering my succulents. Another thing I do is to cut down yoghurt pots to a centimetre or two in height and use them to raise my pots up inside the cover pot. I hate how cover pots are usually far deeper than the plant pot. I like the plant pot to be just under the rim so the base of the plant gets light. The great bonus is that the plant is never sitting in water should excess water run out after leaving it to drain after using the watering method above. I also cut a yellow stick fungus gnat square into a long rectangle and stick it on an ice lolly stick. It's cheaper to buy a pack of large squares and cut them to the size and shape you want depending on the plant. I popped in the local garden centre today to "have a look" (yeah, right) and came out with (another) £6 Marble Queen Pothos. They only had 3 but as everyone was in there buying poinsettias, I managed to find one at the back. I couldn't believe my luck. Love me a pothos as you know.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Sounds nice hacks there 👍👍👍

  • @CrazyPlantLady911

    @CrazyPlantLady911

    6 ай бұрын

    great tips, thanks!

  • @lunarminx

    @lunarminx

    5 ай бұрын

    My favorite too! Just so lush looking!

  • @laregimbal

    @laregimbal

    Ай бұрын

    Love the yogurt container hack. I've been doing this with clay balls of late, but it's not always stable since they are, well, balls.... ❤❤❤

  • @j.andrewr
    @j.andrewr6 ай бұрын

    Not to say that you don’t have brilliant content, because you absolutely do. Love your content. But you have what is one of the most, if not the most, stellar personalities on KZread and so just listening to your videos in the background and the vibe you give off is enough. And then with your brilliant content layered on top, is the chef’s kiss!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    You're a ⭐️ thank you very much

  • @elgoz13
    @elgoz136 ай бұрын

    Great tips as always. Your humor and editing skills set your channel apart. You even managed to work your sponsor in in an interesting way. Thanks!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for noticing my plant friend 👍

  • @annalee2604

    @annalee2604

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree! Great job!

  • @prcr

    @prcr

    5 ай бұрын

    The content on this channel is next level pro stuff. I'm hooked! 🎉

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    @@prcr 👍👍👍

  • @tonyparisi6649

    @tonyparisi6649

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes, your clever presentation is just as wonderful as all the tips. Thanks so much!

  • @101noz101
    @101noz1016 ай бұрын

    I love this dude so much, such wholesome uplifting content.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    I appreciate that!

  • @painetdldy

    @painetdldy

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SheffieldMadePlants idk that jade plant part at the end got a little graphic 😆

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    @@painetdldy 🤣

  • @dellacalfee

    @dellacalfee

    5 ай бұрын

    If you say that, that means several jokes went over your head

  • @worldgonemad1977
    @worldgonemad19776 ай бұрын

    Another tip for you. Burn 2 small holes opposite each other in your ugly nursery pots , thread tie wraps through the holes and fasten. You can either make loops or totally tighten them to make longer handles. Now when you put the pot into the cache pot, you can lift it out for watering without damaging your plant.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    I’m taking a note of that one 👍

  • @CrazyPlantLady911

    @CrazyPlantLady911

    6 ай бұрын

    great idea! Thanks for the tip!

  • @gailtalley8037
    @gailtalley80376 ай бұрын

    I use the clear plastic tops of store bought cakes as a tray under my nursery pots and I can bottom water and see the level of water left if any

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Like it!

  • @laurajamil8943
    @laurajamil89436 ай бұрын

    Always a pleasure! I'm here for the information. Humour is a great plus. Cheers!❤

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @PheOfTheFae
    @PheOfTheFae6 ай бұрын

    Attention cat guardians: those milk/juice bottle scoopers work great for cat litter, too! ;)

  • @Gardening.shorts

    @Gardening.shorts

    6 ай бұрын

    I don’t have a cat but amazing !

  • @NailahRoberts

    @NailahRoberts

    6 ай бұрын

    And filling bird feeders

  • @Tminus89

    @Tminus89

    6 ай бұрын

    *cat servants😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Like it!

  • @nikkireigns

    @nikkireigns

    6 ай бұрын

    Perfect! I just broke my scoop and I have nearly 100 jugs saved for winter sowing! 😂

  • @Tminus89
    @Tminus896 ай бұрын

    Never thought of heating a screwdriver, I don't have a soldering iron so this is great.. I knew there was going to be something useful for me in this video 😄

  • @beckyowens2586

    @beckyowens2586

    6 ай бұрын

    Hot glue gun works too.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @artistlovepeace
    @artistlovepeace6 ай бұрын

    AOHo! That tray tip is going to save my sink from getting clogged again! Last time I had to suck out the potting soil with a pump and tubing to get most of the potting soil out so the drain would work again. Wow! Great tip. Thank you SMP!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    My pleasure 😊

  • @benjif2424
    @benjif24246 ай бұрын

    For the plastic scooper: use a lighter on the edge! It slightly melts it making a far softer edge that won't cut/scratch you (takes only a few seconds)

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Great tip 👍

  • @lunarminx

    @lunarminx

    5 ай бұрын

    You can also use a hot iron.

  • @benjif2424

    @benjif2424

    5 ай бұрын

    @@lunarminx hot iron sounds precarious. The good thing about a lighter is it mainly gets rids of the thin (/sharp) parts, not the main material. I imagine a hot iron is a lot harder to move over the materials edge in a short but even fashion.

  • @beckyowens2586
    @beckyowens25866 ай бұрын

    Dust blower alternative: Baby snot sucker. Might be easier to find one and probably cheaper than a piece of camera equipment.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    That brings back some memories

  • @kj_H65f
    @kj_H65f6 ай бұрын

    That frustration take with you pulling your nonexistent hair was hilarious 🤣

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @ruthselden8637
    @ruthselden86376 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for the information about basil! I bought one put it under a grow light, watered when it was dry and it died. I couldn’t understand why but it was a big bushy plant! Now this video explained it, too many plants stuck into one pot! Think I will try again and follow your advice. Thanks.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you found it useful 👍

  • @pimpozza
    @pimpozza6 ай бұрын

    Love the laughs you bring, along with useful advice, Richard.. 😆 How to stop fungus gnats making hay, plants having their troos pulled down and others doing yoga.. love it! I remember when I lived on the 2nd floor of a flat over a decade ago, I seriously over-watered the plants hanging on my balcony rail and soaked the elderly fella below as he read his newspaper.. 🤦🏻‍♀️ He wasn't very happy, I can tell you and I was mortified! 😆

  • @pimpozza

    @pimpozza

    6 ай бұрын

    PS) Congrats on the sponsor, Mr Sheffield.. 👍

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @platinakuka
    @platinakuka6 ай бұрын

    I saw the thumbnail and I thought ohh noooo it's the infamous 5 minutes craft, and so many plants will die 😅😂 But fortunately it's you! 😊 My biggest fear is taking home infections, especially thrips 😢

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Every plant parent’s worst nightmare 😬

  • @platinakuka

    @platinakuka

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SheffieldMadePlants I have two more! 😁 1. My self-made aroid mix is not chunky enough. (I will try to add leca in it next year) 😐 2. Pot size is too big. 🥺

  • @Astara_star
    @Astara_star6 ай бұрын

    Thank you Richard for another fun video. I have a soldiering iron, it only costs me $20 Aud. I use it exclusively for melting holes in plastic. One of the best things I have ever bought ❤

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Great stuff 👍

  • @beckyowens2586

    @beckyowens2586

    6 ай бұрын

    I've used a hot glue gun before for melting plastic. Works great.

  • @Astara_star

    @Astara_star

    6 ай бұрын

    @beckyowens2586 great idea! 😃

  • @deltatango6793
    @deltatango67936 ай бұрын

    Putting your soil in oven/microwave will also kill the good nutrition in the soil… Putting it in the freezer only kills the bugs and eggs, so the freezer is definitely the better option :)

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Perfect!

  • @char26104

    @char26104

    6 ай бұрын

    I did the oven before and the smell was not pleasant at all.

  • @deltatango6793

    @deltatango6793

    6 ай бұрын

    @@char26104 hahaha oh boy! glad I never did that!

  • @oOStill

    @oOStill

    5 ай бұрын

    And good luck getting moisture back into the brand new, now completely dried out soil. You are absolutely right - freezing is way better.

  • @xavierharbec6591

    @xavierharbec6591

    5 ай бұрын

    Nutrients are not alive.. How can magnesium or Potassium can die?

  • @QuietSquid789
    @QuietSquid7896 ай бұрын

    My local garden centre does a free pot exchange where you can leave unwanted pots for people to take and also take any that you might need. It’s saved me loads of money and is a great way to reduce plastic waste.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Love that

  • @elisabethmolatore9071
    @elisabethmolatore907112 күн бұрын

    By the way, if you cut the plastic bottle and it has sharp points on the cutline, file them down with a wide emory board. Smooth. 100 grit is good

  • @hopalstudiosjuliehattis
    @hopalstudiosjuliehattis6 ай бұрын

    Love how you compare plant tips and tricks with movies and such. 😂 ❤😊

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @sandyreid4028
    @sandyreid40286 ай бұрын

    It is always entertaining and informative watching your presentations. Love your sense of humour.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @johnarizona3820
    @johnarizona38205 ай бұрын

    Want an immediate Fungus Gnat death march? Looking for some bug payback? Here's what you do: 1. Stop watering until soil dries out. 2. Add 2 tablespoons of dish soap to a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, add a sprayer and spray the soil liberally, spray all the soils of all your plants at the same time AND the water basins under them. 3. Buy a bag of sand, rinse thoroughly and add at least one half inch to top of soil and this method stops them instantly, (I discovered this one myself and REALLY like it) whatever is left alive in the soil will soon not be. If you can get white silica sand it looks epic cool but play sand works just as well. Cover all plants soil with sand at the same time so the Gnats have no place left to land. LEAVE NO QUARTER 4. Dry up water in sinks at night and spray drains with the Soap/Hydrogen Peroxide solution ( I do not dilute and my plants have no issues in fact it is supposed to get them an oxygen boost). They must have a water source so eliminate them all when going to bed. Do all these at once and you can eliminate 99% in less than 1 day (a few hours)! Happy Hunting!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the regime 👍

  • @rodneybever9583
    @rodneybever95838 күн бұрын

    The idea of using other life to control the gnats is one that I feel more people should practice. I keep praying mantis in my home just for that but I am a bit of a big lover anyway. Among all my plants are over 100 species of tarantula.

  • @sue.Holmes1960
    @sue.Holmes19606 ай бұрын

    The milk bottle hack works well as for topping up bird feeders too, no more spilt seed 👍

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Good to know!

  • @asmrtpop2676
    @asmrtpop26766 ай бұрын

    I’ve just been using empty nursery pots as my scoops 😂. We are dealing with fungus gnats… but I’ve been having luck killing eggs with diluted peroxide in my watering solution. I’m slowly getting the infestation under control.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    That's good to hear!

  • @2244ntho66
    @2244ntho666 ай бұрын

    For a really cheap watering/potting tray for those with smaller kitchens/homes is to get foil roasting pans with deepish sides. I get the ones that are 13x9 or so inches from the dollar store. They are great for about 6 4" pots to soak up water. Glue guns also work for melting holes into plastic food containers. I like getting Chobrani 32oz yogurt containers...they come with a removable printed sleeve and you end up with a lovely white container that is tall. For the scoop made from milk carton, you can also take off the lid for a more directed pour into containers.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tips

  • @user-nonorm42
    @user-nonorm426 ай бұрын

    I bring home plastic spoons I’ve been given with food and use them as scoopers for my small plants. Most of my plants are small and young so the gardening shovel is just to much

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Like it!

  • @jordanxfile
    @jordanxfile6 ай бұрын

    For a second there I thought you were going to wrap the green string around the stick to have it blend in with the plant. 🤔 Thank you for the hacks 😊

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    That would be wild

  • @jordanxfile

    @jordanxfile

    6 ай бұрын

    😂@@SheffieldMadePlants

  • @janetlentz7180
    @janetlentz71806 ай бұрын

    Yogurt containers also make great containers for starting seeds.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Very good 👍

  • @amberscott7831
    @amberscott78316 ай бұрын

    What does it say about me that I watch these videos eagerly awaiting Richard’ innuendos. 😂😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    A gal of great taste 😁

  • @jillianleblanc9370
    @jillianleblanc93706 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection beautiful houseplants

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for visiting

  • @ianbrowne9304
    @ianbrowne93043 ай бұрын

    11:03 add some dish washing detergent to the water helps to stop the soil becoming hydrophobic --- BTW leave the plant in the pot is not a drama Free tip for those who don't use a dish washer --- the used dish washing water is great for plants as it has detergent and leftover food bits . And not just for pots ; good for garden beds also . In drier areas (outback Australia) it's also saves water to your property

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tip

  • @saritacruz3020
    @saritacruz30206 ай бұрын

    I have so many of those bamboo sticks, and that trellis is the perfect use for some of them!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Great stuff 👍

  • @Heidi-Beth
    @Heidi-Beth4 ай бұрын

    I love your plants!💚 Great advice

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @LauriePearce87
    @LauriePearce876 ай бұрын

    Mr Sheffield, why don’t you use moss poles? Or at lease for your monstera? Those aerial roots are looking fo something to grow in!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Never got round to it but started my first one last week 😁

  • @JeremyGilson01
    @JeremyGilson014 ай бұрын

    At 6:50 timespot in your video, there is a small bug crawling between your plants, just as you are discussing a method you recommend for keeping bugs away.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    4 ай бұрын

    Not surprised

  • @heyshell376
    @heyshell3765 ай бұрын

    “Drown that sucka. Yes, pull its trousers down and stick that whole root ball in a bucket of water.” Also “little water farts” 🥹😂 I love the humor while delivering the knowledge. Subscribed and thank you for the smiles.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    Excellent thanks!

  • @Gkrissy
    @Gkrissy6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the screwdriver and candle hack because I was thinking about the soldiering iron but I don’t want to get another gadget.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad it was useful 😁

  • @jrosnov
    @jrosnov6 ай бұрын

    Again,another great video 😊 and informative too!Hi from cold Maine😊

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Hey, thanks!

  • @turogers13
    @turogers136 ай бұрын

    Wow! I'm so happy that I clicked on you! I love the idea for a 3 bamboo pole trellis. Thanks for that!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    You bet!

  • @SparkleInMoonlight
    @SparkleInMoonlight6 ай бұрын

    Brilliant idea with the milk bottle 🙂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @painetdldy

    @painetdldy

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SheffieldMadePlants i have another use for gallon jugs. i made a raincatcher from a plastic trashcan (oooh technical, i know). when it's getting full i fill up gallon jugs with the cap part cut off, and use them to water plants. the handle is very handy

  • @annalee2604
    @annalee26046 ай бұрын

    Humorous as always :) Enjoyed watching! Thanks!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @fifinguyen8944
    @fifinguyen89446 ай бұрын

    I don’t know I like your videos for plant advices or your humor 😄❤️ probably both

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Marvellous!

  • @Metch238
    @Metch2385 ай бұрын

    Mr. Sheffield has a great sense of humor. I get out of every video.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @jeanthornton2107
    @jeanthornton21076 ай бұрын

    Damn! I still have a milk man and have glass milk bottles!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Love the retro vibe 😁

  • @Gardening.shorts
    @Gardening.shorts6 ай бұрын

    9:36 that have me goosebumps cause it made me feel cold 😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @echognomecal6742
    @echognomecal67426 ай бұрын

    Always enjoyable & useful

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @TheNetsrac
    @TheNetsrac6 ай бұрын

    Great tips and advice, thank you The watering tray is a great idea... Why didn't I think of this *sigh* 🤔😳 As for blowing the dust from leaves, I bought a small handheld USB-charged blower from some Chinese site about two years ago. I bought it to clean my PC, but it works very well with plants as well. It's not as effective as giving normal plants a shower or using a wet rag, but it's great for a quick dusting off. It works perfect for cacti and succulents As a bonus the somewhat forcefull stream of air, will often make spider mites try to escape by dropping down and thus be visible and easy to catch I don't have a link to said blower but it was pretty cheap... 20 pounds or so Cheers

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Really you can see the mites trying to escape. Sounds great 👍

  • @TheNetsrac

    @TheNetsrac

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SheffieldMadePlants Yes, they'll try to escape the scene of crime by moving down vertically on a string of web, just like spiders move down.... I hate spider mites with a passion. Thrips or fruit flies are mostly just an annoyance to have around. I have yet to experience and deal with aphids and mealy bugs 🤞🏻

  • @susankayterry8246
    @susankayterry82465 ай бұрын

    Love your channel. So much good information. Thank you!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @faithcomesbyhearing724
    @faithcomesbyhearing7246 ай бұрын

    Love the tips you stole and tried out so we wouldnt have to be bothered trying new hacks. Have a blessed day.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    I shared the channel too 😁

  • @worldgonemad1977

    @worldgonemad1977

    6 ай бұрын

    Meow. Good tips are meant to be shared, and at least Richard gave a shout out and link to where he found it unlike some

  • @kplanty3698
    @kplanty36985 ай бұрын

    Love your channel! Always get a chuckle and learn something. In regards to bottom watering in mass- would that allow root mealies to spread? Never had them but have heard enough people deal with them.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    I’m not sure what they are?

  • @kplanty3698

    @kplanty3698

    5 ай бұрын

    They are the same/cousins(?) as the white fluffy Mealy bugs but live underground. KZreadrs Lessya's Leaves, Basie Plants, and then a pod caster Jane Perrone from "On the Ledge" have all dealt with them. I think she made comment that she spread them on her plants by reusing the water that came out of the bottom of the plants and put them in other pots to be mindful of water consumption. My skin crawls with the regular little buggers so the idea of those fluffy devils entering my household- not a pleasant one. (@@SheffieldMadePlants

  • @tabrown5226
    @tabrown52266 ай бұрын

    I use old milk cartons for mini-greenhouses during seed growing season. And propagation

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s a good one

  • @chloehall3889
    @chloehall38896 ай бұрын

    Love the videos!! Is youtube your full time job?

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Yes it is now 😁

  • @writegirl2937
    @writegirl29376 ай бұрын

    Sir Richard, how is it that we both use the exact style of makeup brush (design, color, and all)? The difference is that I actually use mine for makeup.😂😂😂 Thanks for another entertaining video!!!🪴

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Haha like it!

  • @hectorskmetija3015
    @hectorskmetija30156 ай бұрын

    Heatwave in Sheffield 😂 I use a chicken feed scoop for soil potting.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    A day every year at least 😅

  • @Alwaysherethere
    @Alwaysherethere6 ай бұрын

    This is a very informative video!❤😊

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @dellacalfee
    @dellacalfee5 ай бұрын

    The basil, cutting propagation in water, does the water have to be changed or can it just sit? My cuttings start out great, and after a couple days, they get funky and die.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    I tend to change it every week cos it starts to look grim

  • @neverhomeguideservice
    @neverhomeguideservice6 ай бұрын

    Gnats gnats gnats - I have followed your struggles and am currently awaiting the hatch out of my nematodes to eat the little buggers!!! I want a nice tray made to set plants in (different sizes) with a corner drain hole and tubing to drain it into a bucket. Still dreaming and waiting on that one! Thanks again for a wonderful and funny video! Lo from California

  • @nikkireigns

    @nikkireigns

    6 ай бұрын

    Ooh invent it! You will be a gazillionaire 😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😁 and good luck re the gnats

  • @hedwiggwalczak3204
    @hedwiggwalczak32045 ай бұрын

    What stove / oven is that. It looks great! Hello from Ontario Canada 👋🏼🇨🇦

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    A Stoves something or other. British made I believe

  • @firozapatel9811
    @firozapatel98116 ай бұрын

    Great informative!!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Cheers pal

  • @simonkendra3079
    @simonkendra30796 ай бұрын

    I like how the very first hack was the milk bottle that "we all have" and us Europeans are here just sad. :D

  • @laregimbal

    @laregimbal

    Ай бұрын

    Indeed, we have them here in Canada, but you get the deposit back for returning them in some provinces... What I do have, though, is 4 l jugs of vinegar. I go through a lot of it for cleaning and I save them to let the water stand for 24hrs (with water conditioner!) before watering my plants. I suppose I could sacrifice one of those to make a scoop 😝 ❤❤❤

  • @oyvind-b
    @oyvind-b13 сағат бұрын

    If you overheat your screwdriver, you are screwed. 180 C and the hardness go away. Use a nail instead.

  • @jamesa7506
    @jamesa75066 ай бұрын

    Great video my kung-fu fighting gnat assassin! One question, do you think that by freezing or cooking the soil you also kill off all the beneficial bacteria that also live in it? I await your response, ninja master.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😂. Yes with cooking it for sure. You’d need to fertilise

  • @char26104
    @char261046 ай бұрын

    Talking about your sponsor I didn't understand your how to set up water when your gone.

  • @jamesbrownifeelgoodstaring7282
    @jamesbrownifeelgoodstaring72826 ай бұрын

    How do you keep cats away from plants? Love your channel!!!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Can’t help here. Don’t have a cat

  • @staceyrose5821

    @staceyrose5821

    6 ай бұрын

    Put tea tree or peppermint oil where the cats are getting to your plants...you can use a cotton ball or just keep it in a small dish. Any offensive odor will work. I peel an orange and she runs for the hills..

  • @ahdalb1879
    @ahdalb18796 ай бұрын

    6:14 beautiful Coleus, any tips on how to care for it, I got Kong Rose and it’s keeps dying on me from root rotting or drying out, and every time I save it by taking a cut and start all over again.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Only had it a few months but it seems to love sun and the soil kept moist

  • @staceyrose5821

    @staceyrose5821

    6 ай бұрын

    Finicky little buggers... after my 15th one died I will never ever buy a Coleus again. They are really beautiful but Coleus and I are simply not a good match and I've made peace with that😂

  • @SysterYster
    @SysterYster6 ай бұрын

    If I get water on my floor or windeowsills, it's usually because I'm a clutz and missed the pot with the water can from the start. XD

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @millfi2557
    @millfi25576 ай бұрын

    But if you make the soil into the oven or into the freezer you will also kill off all the good bacteria in the soil?

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    In the oven for sure. Freezer some bits will remain probably

  • @Anima_2_2302
    @Anima_2_23026 ай бұрын

    do you have a hack against white mites, every winter the same problems in my indoor garden.....

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    I don’t think I’ve had them before

  • @Anima_2_2302

    @Anima_2_2302

    6 ай бұрын

    sorry for calling them the wrong name, had to translate it. they are called mealybugs. i hate them so much, with all there white pelt... and as i said they only arrive in the winter when the temperatures are dropping....@@SheffieldMadePlants

  • @jackiehaston3057
    @jackiehaston30573 ай бұрын

    Haha good tips.Youre so funny.love your videos😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @lunarminx
    @lunarminx5 ай бұрын

    Our local water has both chlorines, so sitting for 24 hours really isn't helpful. I also have reptiles so I have the water treatment for them and I just use it for the plants. Two of the reptiles are in bioactive terrariums with their feeders breeding inside so calcium dusting is out. I add 5 drops of a plain liquid calcium to the misting/ drinking and plant water, helps newlywed plants roots to grow better. I moved to more soil based growing for my leafy greens but was doing kratky hydroponics and made up gallons of nutes at a time and mixed half and half with treated water for the house plants. A trick I learned at a nursery was to fill a bucket or bin with water and dunk a severely dry pot fully under the water until the bubbles stop as that is when all the soil is hydrated again. I have just started two cannabis, legal here and they are just lush and lovely but plan to grow a small cover crop as mulch and just leave it to beeak down over and over to add nutes to the soil. I also use bioactive boosters in the plant substrate and other kinds of fungi to help roots feed. I am trying to use living soil and now I just dump used in a bin to break down the roots and use again in a few months. In a fabric pot I throw all dropped leaves and dried out leafy greens in to fully dry brittle and put in the soil bin. For cuttings, i cut the bottom third of a water bottle off, cut the top eighth off or so. Thread the stems through the upside down mouth piece, put into the base and add water. It keeps the leaves from going in the water.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    Nice one. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @saritacruz3020
    @saritacruz30206 ай бұрын

    Not gonna lie, I kinda want to bring plants with me 😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    I know right!

  • @lennarth.8801
    @lennarth.88016 ай бұрын

    Instead of heating the screwdriver and therefore destroying the magnet, you can just use a drill

  • @elizabethlake6986

    @elizabethlake6986

    6 ай бұрын

    I use a metal skewer

  • @melfuz
    @melfuz6 ай бұрын

    These are brilliant..thank you oh plant Guru! 🙏🏼🪴🌱🌿

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @bettyrafanello6722
    @bettyrafanello67224 ай бұрын

    What kind of soil do you recommend?

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    4 ай бұрын

    Depends what plant you've got. Normally something nice and chunky with coconut coir, perlite and bark in etc

  • @gabyarndt8709
    @gabyarndt87096 ай бұрын

    Cool 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @user-df1ln5qe5l
    @user-df1ln5qe5l6 ай бұрын

    hi, I'm a new subscriber and I tried propagating my peace lily but she was drooping so I moved her to soil but nothing has changed .. I don' know what to do please help!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    How were you propagating?

  • @user-df1ln5qe5l

    @user-df1ln5qe5l

    6 ай бұрын

    I cut of a part of my peace lily and it had a couple roots on it, I filled a glass with water and put her in it and used a grow light, I did the same with my pothos and my aglaonema plant and they are doing just fine@@SheffieldMadePlants

  • @daym8
    @daym86 ай бұрын

    With 6teaspoons of a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide dissolved in a litre of water helped getting rid of all those crawlers, harmful bacteria in my soil furthermore enabling me to use old soil. I have soaked a kilo or two of soil for half an hour in this dissolved hydrogen peroxide solution in a litre and squeezed it thoroughly aftwards.

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tip

  • @daym8

    @daym8

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir, for making such lovely informative videos and for your spending valuable time and efforts in creating top notch videos for us ,where we are learning ,which never ever stops.👍

  • @chesstricks783
    @chesstricks7836 ай бұрын

    noice.

  • @sushiegirl
    @sushiegirl6 ай бұрын

    That’s what I thought, larvaes gnats are in the bagged soil 😩

  • @Gardening.shorts
    @Gardening.shorts6 ай бұрын

    11:21 but won’t that loosen the soil !

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    If it's not potbound or hydrophobic then probably. Otherwise everything stays in place as shown

  • @richardr5878
    @richardr58786 ай бұрын

    What’s better than 1 ugly stick in your plants? THREE! 😂😂😂 Still love ya anyway! Nematodes are 100% winner. THE solution to our personal war on terror!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    You know this!

  • @nikkireigns
    @nikkireigns6 ай бұрын

    I have a couple plants that need a good drenching 😏

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @SysterYster
    @SysterYster6 ай бұрын

    lol, our milk cartons are made from paper, and they're between 1 to 1,5 liters. XD Not ideal for the first hack. :P

  • @BDAShadow1
    @BDAShadow16 ай бұрын

    So our milk comes in bags…

  • @buttons3232
    @buttons32326 ай бұрын

    👍. 💖🇺🇸😁

  • @FantasticShard
    @FantasticShard5 ай бұрын

    funny video

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    5 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @Gabrielte23
    @Gabrielte236 ай бұрын

    I have the same problem with the f*cking fungus gnats, but u don't have the problem with your garden? I mean the gnats fly and maybe conquest the soil of your garden, isn't it?

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    They probably are but i've not noticed

  • @RM-nf5eq
    @RM-nf5eq15 күн бұрын

    Instructions unclear milk all over the floor. Please demonstrate with a bag of milk so us Canadians can relate. Thanks!

  • @sallofatani
    @sallofatani6 ай бұрын

    Did you just waste magnetic screw driver 8:20

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    Hmm didn't think of that 😬

  • @1faithchick7

    @1faithchick7

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@SheffieldMadePlants Oops! As long as you don't need it for anything else it should be fine though right? In the states most homes have electric/battery powered drills so I always use that to drill holes in the containers. It is more messy than melting it the way you did though. Plastic bits get left behind when drilling.

  • @RNMom424
    @RNMom424Ай бұрын

    The most annoying thing about plants is that they DIE!!! In a hot minute!! Without warning!! OK, so I exaggerate a bit...but not much!!

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    Ай бұрын

    Indeed 😅

  • @firassayegh2584
    @firassayegh25846 ай бұрын

    Only noobs doesnt know these hacks😂

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @leovicious6992
    @leovicious69926 ай бұрын

    So thats waht their called (fungus nats) I have never thought them a nusence what damage do they do?

  • @SheffieldMadePlants

    @SheffieldMadePlants

    6 ай бұрын

    They’re annoying mostly bunch can munch on young roots