Thank you for mentioning that it takes a long time to develop large leaves. I watch all these youtubers with huge plants and feel what am i doing wrong.....mine are so slow growing. But unlike you, not everyone mentions how old their plant is.....i thank you for this!!

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

That's one thing that I noticed that isn't mentioned often is how long it actually takes for plans to grow. So I like to remind everyone and even myself that it takes time and patience for plans to grow into a mature size. Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support

Your videos have the best balance of "everyday people" vibe like you are one of us non-professional planty people, combined with the knowledge of a pro. They're always practical AND contain helpful info. Thank you!!

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Speedy!

Suggestion: Next time you finish a bottle of vitamins, cut the top of the bottle off at about a 45° angle. It's a simple and free way to make a cup for scooping soil. The big advantage is that you can easily direct the soil where you want it, and the top edge of the cup doesn't get in the way by pushing into the plant.

@mettechristineolsen4286

Жыл бұрын

That's so smart! I just got one of those scoops with a repotting mat I ordered, but I wish I'd thought of that before. The angled cut on those scoops is incredibly useful. I take a lot of supplements so I'll definitely try and make some for my planty friends 😂 Thanks for sharing! 💛

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Genius!!!!

@worldgonemad1977

Жыл бұрын

I did the same with a toddler’s plastic cup🙂

@brooklin_bernek

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!!!

@jessicaliltxn3295

Жыл бұрын

Great tip!!

When using a moss pole, don't stress too much about the aerial being in contact with the pole. As the pole is kept moist, the aerial roots will naturally seek out that moisture.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@ChristyD97

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and because the roots are seeking the moisture in the pole, the roots grow in the pole and thus you can have a smaller pot cause most of the roots are in the pole and not in the pot. This also an advantage when the plats reaches the limits of the pole….you can chop and propagate the newer bigger leaves into a new pot and keep growing. I’m a huge fan of the prop and chop. I’m new to this so mine are infantile at this point. And I’ve borrowed the technique from a few other plantee KZreadrs😊

Thank you so so much for your honesty. Planty beginners sometimes are so anxious to see things grow. Giving us some idea how long is encouraging. I just started in April. I now have about 40 and slowing down due to space.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

That is a nice manageable amount. Enjoy the plants you have and watch them grow!

I watched many videos on this subject and I was about to give up on trying this method. Then I saw this video and you explained it so well . Now I understand and I am inspired to try it. Thanks.

It could be Thrips? On the Golden Pothos…I’m battling with them and sometimes they are not visible!!

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thrip damage (to me) looks different. These are little circles and thrips leaves more patch like damage. It very well.could still be pests, but just circles remind me of small little burned areas.

@melrussell7830

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants thrips usually eventually kill the whole leaf and because I saw the yellow leaves, it’s a possibility?

Awesome. Thank you for the informative video. I learned valuable information. 🥰

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I hope you check back for more videos

I have been using the same chicken wire for my moss poles for quite some time and it works perfectly, nice and stable 💜 Easy to extend the length too... I put my verrucosum on one a few months ago, two cuttings, and it's doing exceptionally well, shorter internodal space, and sizing up.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Sweet! The only thing I didn't like about it was cutting it from the roll hahaha

@jeaniejean8200

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants 👍😄

@veganaktivisten

Жыл бұрын

@@jeaniejean8200 I've tried it but it was impossible to keep stabile :/ So I'm thinking of trying planks for that reason instead but I am unsure how he keeps them steady as well! How do you do it?

Great video as usual! Been binging so many of your videos lately, your energy is great. Love the way the marble queen has grown. I just put mine on a moss pole a couple days ago, can't wait for her to grow. I'm a li'l jelly of that splendid, definitely on top of my wishlist, but I don't dare buying anything before I travel for christmas leaving my plant babies with a friend who's cat and plant sitting 😆 The cat will be fine, bit more worried about alocasias and calathea 🤣

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mette Christine Olsen!!! How long are you going away for?

@mettechristineolsen4286

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants Only two weeks, so I don't think they'll have time to lose too many plants 😄😄 Most have grow lights so they still require some water, but hopefully it'll be fine 😁

I really enjoyed watching this video both as entertainment and as a source of knowledge. In my mind, this pleasant background music is filling your plant room with gentle vibes, and Not an overlay to the video. Just a pleasant imagining. Thanks Jeff, I feel like I'm on a journey with you.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

That is my intent....just a nice relaxing plant video that everyone can enjoy. Thanks for the ongoing support John. Saturday's video will be a full basement tour....stay tuned!

My plank isn't wet at all but it is a rougher old barn board type of wood with live edge bark on both sides. My father has a plumber mill so that's where I got the board from. My cebu blue and golden poirot l pothos are attaching just fine using velcro and tape😊

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

What type of plant are you growing on that gorgeous piece of barn board?

@cannuck3577

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants Three plants actually... micans, cebu blue and a golden pothos in the middle. It's propped up in between two widows but I have a grow light in the middle so the pothos doesn't try and grow on the sides with the other plant. It looks great with our antique, boho decor but the typical modern household decor wouldn't like as nice with that type of board. I only have the one so it doesn't look too crazy. I've got the top of the board wired to the wall since the board is behind the pots and not in them. I'm not looking to get huge leaves though like that KZread channel from Australia. We have a small apartment. Hello from 1000 Islands, Ontario 🇨🇦

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

​@@cannuck3577 hello from Regina Saskatchewan!

I use the green plastic coated 1 inch mesh wire that, ironically, I couldn’t find on Amazon and found at my local hardware store. I also leave room at the top so I can prop a water bottle in the pole for watering. I water about 2-3 times a week (I have very low humidity) so the moss doesn’t become hydrophobic and make a huge mess. If I let it dry out it makes a mess when I water it and I only water the pole and not the pot. My poles are 3 ft but eventually I will expand to 6 feet, then I will chop and prop. But that’s a long time coming.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I also quashed down the moss for a water bottle spot. Looks like these will need watering lime every 2 days as the dry out so fast...yikes

You’ll have to give updates on how your plants are doing on their new moss poles. The Splendid is my #1 wish list plant, but I’ll wait until next summer when it’s warmer out to get one.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Great wishlist plant!

Good morning Jeff! It was such a nice surprise to wake up to this. Thank you. A relaxing morning with coffee even before the sun was up.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Good morning! And thanks for watching Carla

@carladurbin5706

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants you inspired me to add a couple of planks this weekend.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

@@carladurbin5706 awesome! What are you going to plant?

@carladurbin5706

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants I have two philodendrons that needed a plank. One was on an old stake and the other a prince of orange was growing huge leaves but wasn’t staked at all. Just kind of acting like a crawler and laying curled to the side. I initially thought this was a clumping type variety and didn’t know it was a climber so now they’re both on a plank and looking so much nicer! 😊

i pot my golden pothos Epipremnum inside a koi pond, it grew much faster inside the pond. 6 months it grew vertically 7m (23 ft). it a giant golden pothos now.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Perfect timing, I’m in the process of putting several plants on poles and plan to use aroid mix in some, moss in other ones. I finally got me a monstera Thai constellation and a few other plants for my Christmas present 🎁

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

That is so awesome Keith!

I've seen some put coco husk chips inside their support pole while some put chunky aroid mix, some leca. I wanted to try with coco chips because I have a block and it expands when soaked in water so I have too many left 😆 I like mixing coco chips on my potting mix but I don't have that many plants. Putting them into the pole would put them into good use. So basically it's a coco pole not a moss pole 😃 I don't want to buy sphagnum moss because I don't have many uses for them, even for propagation I prefer perlite, leca, or water.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

I have seen those too and are very interested in trying them out too

I just purchased a philodendron dodsonii it has huge aerial roots. I'm looking forward to attaching to a wood plank. I've been binging on your knowledge. I heard when you said larger aerial roots do well. Im excited thanks for being a great teacher

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

I think that will do very well on a plank. When I mean larger aerial roots, I mean thicker not necessarily longer if that makes sense

I currently have 2 pothos on planks. One was a but mature and the newest one was only 4 leaves, but the leaves were pretty big. It’s now up to 11 leaves and I THINK I have some roots just starting to attach to the rough cedar plank. I am holding them on with the Velcro straps. I’m too nervous to take them off and check. I don’t want to disturb anything. Fingers crossed it sticks. I believe I’m the one that asked you in your live if I should have kept the plank wet. I hope it really doesn’t matter that much. I spray the plank as much as I can.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Honestly you don't need to keep it wet. Mine are dry like 85% of the time. I do explain this a bit in this video as well and others I have talked to also agree that you don't need to keep it wet like a moss pole. The cuttings just know!

@NatTayHill

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants I just say that because I saw a pothos on a wood post at a local nursery here in SC. The roots holding onto that post were INSANE! I figured it was because of the humidity levels in the air.…. but yet that one plant of yours had some gnarly roots too! Who knows!!!??? Only time will tell. 😁

Great review on the planking and wash pole , question why not try to put the plank and all the moss pole on the outside of the pot so that this way, the plant has more room to grow inside the pot and it won’t get root bound so fast just asking your opinionl

@EverythingPlants

9 ай бұрын

I did try one with this method and it was difficult to secure the plank to the pot.... especially a pot that narrowed near the bottom (like a regular terracotta pot) It is A MILLION times easier with the plank in the pot for ease moving the plant for maintenance/care

I have a P. Serpens on a plank. Maybe 8- 10 months now. Never attached. Think I may take your suggestion at put on a moss pole. Absolutely love and enjoy everyone of your videos! Would you ever consider Vlog style videos?

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Like with me more in the videos or like non plant videos?

@angelamainini3060

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants Maybe, Day in the Life, or like you did in the summer going outside to water. Your two doggies having fun with the water! Not in the winter of course!

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

@@angelamainini3060 gotcha!

Great Video!! I really enjoy watching all of your videos. I have learned a lot and your plants are beautiful! 🤗

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jessica!

Lord knows i struggle with this. Thanks for the insight

@EverythingPlants

8 ай бұрын

Good luck

Thank you for a great informative presentation.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome and thanks for watching

So I have a beautiful wooden desk. Next to it is my young Monstera Siltepecana, and I recently got a Monstera Peru. which is now next to the Siltepecana… seriously considering fixing the Peru to the desk. The desk is already covered in many plants. I think it’d look so beautiful climbing up the desk, and I would take the desk with me if I moved (I have zero plans to move, I adore where I live). Kinda a crazy idea. But.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that idea! Let it grow on the desk.

@wishingonthemoon1

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants omg I can’t wait 🤩🤩🤩

@wishingonthemoon1

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants thank you for the encouragement!

Sorry to bother you as I’m sure you are busy. If you happen to see this, I wanted to ask you why I am struggling with some plants to get them to climb. Majority of mine are great (I have around 700 individual plants some ranging from 3-20yrs old) I have some that will refuse to climb on a pole (it seems no matter what I do). I only have one on a plank and that one is doing better than the ones on my poles. For me and my environment/setup/watering habits……maybe planks are the way to go. My struggle is that some epipremnum will not adhere to the pole, the leaves never get bigger. Though I have a philodendron right next to one of my stubborn climbers with head sized leaves that I started from a cutting. They are getting the same light, watering habits and environment, but I noticed some of my epipremnum (more so than any other species) stays stubborn. I’ve tried snuggly wrapping them around the entire pole, some trying to make them grow straight up the pole (not wrapping the vine around the pole), but I still struggle with some. Ones grow great and others do not. I just don’t know what I’m doing differently that will cause some to climb and others not to. Yours are absolutely beautiful. I saw how you made sure the node is touching the plank and you spray yours down more than I do. I’m wondering if it’s the tightness of getting them on the pole to start with and the spraying down that I might need to upgrade. Just curious of your opinion if you had ones that were hard to get to climb and if you noticed any differences of what you were doing to help me narrow down what I’m doing wrong. It would really be helpful, but I do understand if you can’t respond, especially not knowing my setups. I love your videos and seeing your beautiful plants. Thank you for providing your knowledge to the rest of the plant loving world. I know I can never know enough and I enjoy seeing and hearing other people’s experiences and helpful tips. I’ve had plants for a while, but I can never know enough and there is always plenty to learn in my case lol.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Not entirely sure why some plants are better on planks and poles then others, but I know the ones that have done really well for me have started off as very small cuttings. When they grow they train themselves basically to attach to the pole. And you are no bother at all. I love all the comments that I get for my viewers!

Very informative video, Jeff!👏

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so very much Anne!

Awhh yeah my Green Pothos got like that from direct light from Grow Light! I had my Pothos cutting too close to grow light.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Good to know! I've been trying to troubleshoot it

As always, very informative - thank you! I’ll look forward to updates. 🪴

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thank you S Douglas!

A bit of tropical plant bonsai’ing haha. I use moss poles myself. I like the aesthetics. I’ve definitely had to manipulate my plants a bit to get them to grow how I want. Just a little finesse. Also, have you ever used plastic canvas mesh to use at the bottom of your terra cotta pots instead of trying to find a piece of bark to cover the hole? Another good video bud 👊🏼

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

I have to get some....I know haha

I apologize for double comment, but what type of wood plank are you using? I'm thinking of doing this to some of my pothos plants once I repot in spring. Also, would this be good for a Baltic blue pothos? I noticed my Baltic blue is branching outward I guess crawling instead of climbing upward...can it be planned?

Your soil looked really dry when you repotted your plants. Having your mix less dry will make repotting easier. Also plastic coated chicken wire is what I use for my moss poles.

Realy helpful. Thanks a lot👌👌👌🌹🌹🌹🌹

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Green Plant Quide!

@Greenplantguide

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants Thanks

How do you keep the poles from tipping? My adansonii is near the top of a 48 inch pole. I’m going to have to chop and extend. I want to get the poles in the pots so the poles don’t lean.

Awesome video...can you show a video of you putting a plant on a plank? I know many people use moss poles instead of other things. Are there some plants better than others that do well on planks and did you plank them early on or ones that was already a bit larger

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Hey Kim. I am rooting another pothos for a plank, so when that is ready I will definitely make a video on this procedure. So far pothos and syngonium have done well on the planks.

Great satisfying video! 😊

what type of plastic pots do you use & where do you get them from?

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

They are four and six inch orchid pots and I get them from a local shop here in Regina Saskatchewan called the little big plant company

I've a Glorious that went off course, and super tough to correct it because of how thick the stem is getting. Always have the fear I might break it XD Just waiting to transfer it onto a different pole but they're still not here.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

That's a tough one for sure. Good luck with the correction

You'll like the moss poles. My plants benefit very much from the moss

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Ya, im curious to see how those ones work out. Thanks Brandon

@marasmithson6218

Жыл бұрын

I sometimes wrap the part of my moss poles above the growthpoint with clingfilm to have the moisture restore for longer. It works well with the chicken wire.

Great video, mate! What do you plan to do when they reach the top of the planks if you want to keep the growth going? I imagine airlayering?

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the plan. I'll extend the plank (need to screw them together I think) and when it comes time I'll rig something up to airlayer and then repot. Thanks for watching Pete!

Great video, next time try using Saran wrap instead of tape to prevent plant destruction. Good luck

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Have you had tape damage a stem?

@blackhoney7617

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants yes I have.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

@@blackhoney7617 I'll have to keep an eye out for that. Thank you

@1faithchick7

5 ай бұрын

​@EverythingPlants I use painters tape (the kind you use to keep paint from getting on stuff while painting a room). It isn't as sticky but still sticky enough. No damage so far, but I also don't get the plank wet either.

Hey Jeff! Nice video. What size of propagation would you suggest to start a Pothos board or pole? Like a couple of leaves or a longer rooted vine? I have a monstera adonsonii on a moss pole and am thinking about starting some propagations from my Hawaiian Pothos for a moss pole or plank because yours is really great looking. Inspiration!

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

If you had a small rooted cutting of something is probably what I would recommend. I started with newly rooted cuttings and those take time to establish roots enough for growth. I think a smaller plant from a store placed on a plank would be perfect.

Thanks for the post. Informative and helpful like always. I have a question regarding your pothos on the planks: did you start out with just one rooted cutting? It is one vine/stem per plank, right?

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

The marble queen has one stem and the golden pothos has 3 in it. I honestly prefer the one stem on the plank as it matures.

@ildikojones7073

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants I think I do, too. It looks lovely. Thank you.

How do you help minimize fungus gnats when using a moss pole? Do the gnats also get attracted to them to lay eggs?

Very nice content!!! 🙋🏼‍♀️💚🪴

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nina!

Why is the white part of my marble queen pothos slowly turning green white as the leaf ages?

@1faithchick7

5 ай бұрын

Sounds like it needs more light. It is probably reverting/losing the variation because it needs more light absorption so it is turning itself more green. The white can't absorb light, so if the plant is struggling it will start losing the white.

Where did you say you purchased the moss poles? (Plastic)

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

From north shore tropicals

@tattedkc16

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Doesn't the tape keep it from growing up the plank? When do you take it off?

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Hey Crystal. The only part of the stem that continues to grow is the top portion. I haven't been using the tape for very long , but I'll check the roots in a couple weeks.

@crystalakers9817

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense. I am going to try it. Yours look really good.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

👍

New video! (No typos)

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Nice

Told you that Verrucosum wouldnt attach to planks. Or Splend, Melano, and such.

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Haha.... we'll see how the moss goes

@AgeofPlants

Жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants Verrucosum needs more moisty moss than others but it can be done with mid-high humidity (65%+), others will be much easier

Great content, as always -thanks for sharing and doing the experimenting for us! Looking forward to the update on these plants. They look very happy in their new homes! BTW, got my hoodie (after a long shipping snafu) and I love it! Great quality, your artwork is such fun - especially Pickles! - and the people at Spring were VERY quick to respond to my request for help. 💚🪴👏🏽🪴💚

@EverythingPlants

Жыл бұрын

Hey Lisa! Thanks so much and I am so glad you like the hoodie. I ordered some for my kids and it is also taking a long time.....

To everybody thinking about using moss poles also take a look at Sydney Plant Guys Method for extending the poles to get mature leaves!