I have a Staghorn fern for over two years it’s growing beautifully, tired to drift wood, I place the hole plant in a 32 garbage barrel that collects rainwater, I leave it in water for about 10 minutes. Then take out hang on side of my house to drip dry and for beautiful deck decoration. Never pest problems. In winter I fill bathtub. Never had to fertilize it’s growing beautiful

@aloneinoasis

9 ай бұрын

Hey!! Thanks for telling me that!! Love to hear you are growing your platycerium indoor well!! Keep it up! Thanks for sharing!

Ive only just discovered these plants and theyre amazing. They look like they come from space. Thank you for these videos as I plan to try my hand at growing one, or two, or three...

@aloneinoasis

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and I am glad you enjoyed it!

What a stunning collection you have! They are so beautiful and I wish I could have one, but I want to learn about their care as much as possible first. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@aloneinoasis

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! My pleasure! Just love to share my experience with others!!

Awesome platyceriums!🙌🏻 i would like to spend my whole day doing this!

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

Love the teabag and ferts idea!

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Haha, Thanks for the master teaching!

Hello from Puerto Rico!!! Thank you for the info!!! 🪴🙋🏼‍♀️

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you so much!!

I like your working area so much!❤

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Thanks a lot for sharing! You, Irene (leafingaround), and Sean (onlyplants) are my favourites!

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!!

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your amazing collection. There is a shortage of quality information on good indoor care of platycerium on the web so your videos have been a refreshing source of good information. Keep it up!

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you!! I'm glad it helps you to understand more about growing them indoor!! Thank you so much for your feedback!

Oh, yours are so beautiful. I have one that is forty five years old. It's hanging from a tree in my yard in Florida. I feed it ripe bananas. I had to move recently because too many hurricanes wiped out the surrounding trees that kept it in soft filtered light. Thank you for your site

@nopigeon

4 ай бұрын

Moved the fern, not me!

@aloneinoasis

4 ай бұрын

Wow!! Awesome! Hope the plants are fine and rejuvenated now and growing lush!

@nopigeon

4 ай бұрын

thank you. It's the one plant I haul in and make room for to hang in my garage before a hurricane. The car gets moved out and over to a place on the mainland. I live on a barrier island in Florida.@@aloneinoasis

Thank you so much. You are very smart and informative with your explanations. I love your beautiful collection. Sending love from Israel :)

@aloneinoasis

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!! Thank you so much!

Thank you for unlocking another mysteries of the world! fascinating how you get to work with those beautiful creatures hahah I personally think those platycerium looks more than just plants lols😂

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you!!! I think they're a piece of "growing" artwork that is mounted on board and awaiting us to "improve" them with every effort and time we put into them!

Thanks so much!

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Hello from Kentucky!Love love the staghorns!!! Love the channel im a new subscriber. Im new to staghorns and ive recently mounted my 1st. I wish i had saw your channel first. 😅 Anyway i have a question how can you tell the top from the bottom. I think i have it right but now im now so sure.

@aloneinoasis

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! Do you mean the top-from-bottom orientation of the plant? You can check out the other video of mine, mounting platycerium. I did show how we can identify the right orientation.

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The way you prepare water in the tub reminds me of bathing my human baby in the tub 😆 🤣

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Haha! That's exactly my thought!

@nopigeon

4 ай бұрын

but do you add the right amount of fertilizer? haha

Have you ordered plants online (from shopee or fb)? If you have,do you have any recommendations of seller? If would also be great if you could make a video on where you buy your plants from? Nursery recommendations or even online stores. A video on how exactly you started your plant journey would be great!

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for the feedback! It sounds fun! Also, the place where I get the plants are usually from my friends or collector. And of course, stay tuned for more plant tours and also plant nurseries!

Thanks for the tips. Is it ok to use the beneficial bacteria for use in aquariums? What about phosphate solubilizing bacteria?

@aloneinoasis

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I'm not sure about aquariums since I'm not an expert in this subject matter. But what i know is that aquarium plant or fishes also need beneficial bacteria to thrive too .

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Do you know any USA suppliers of these fertilizer and other products? Plant Doctor doesnt ship to USA...so wondering where else may supply the products mentioned?

@aloneinoasis

7 ай бұрын

Hello, I dont think That plant doctor be able to export to USA tho. Maybe you can try to look for USA plant influencer and seek their advise.

I'm new to this hobby. So far I have 3 platyceriums: Foong Siqi, Superbum and Ridleyi. I am growing them in my bedroom. I havent tried Seaweed/organic fertilizer yet because I fear that the smell would be so strong. Is the smell really bad? I have a really small space. If the smell is that bad, I might consider using an inorganic fertilzer instead. Is it common for Ridleyi to develop brown spots on the shields as the new leaf emerges? I can't seem to keep the shields green. They all turn brown.

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Hello, The seaweed fertilizer has no odor at all. You can use them indoors and you wouldn't smell the stink. Otherwise, you can try the slow-release fertilizer.

@safuwanfauzi5014

10 ай бұрын

how your superbum doing my almost dying, but all species of my platycerium(i dont have platycerium andinum) are going good.

@safuwanfauzi5014

10 ай бұрын

you over watering? or not enough light? ridley dont much humid.

Need to update the links.Cheers!

@aloneinoasis

2 ай бұрын

Done! Thanks for reminding me. =)

Hi! I am also new to Staghorm ferns, and have a question bat watering. if you're watering from the top or dunking it in a tub, woudln't the water get inside the laters? Im just worry that it will rot the plant...

@aloneinoasis

7 ай бұрын

Hello! Yes, that’s the reason why we must ensure the environment has good airflow. Also, the core is chunky material and cover with moss as outer layer for water retention only.

@MrEmilybabi

7 ай бұрын

@@aloneinoasis thank you! I got mine from someone else actually - the fern itself is quite big, so I can no longer see the core anymore. The person told me just water from the top between the fern and the board. How do I know if I am overwatering it? Thanks!

I see that you didn't submerge the leaves into the tub or water them, should we or can we water the leaves with the seaweed or just plain water?

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Yes, I will submerge the whole plant into the water sometimes together with the seaweed fertilizer and the bio-fungicide. Just make sure not to damage the fronds will do!. =)

Have you dealt with spider mites on your stags? If so, how do you treat for them?

@aloneinoasis

9 ай бұрын

hey! I don't have any spider mites problem but scales. I only treat them in neem oil so far. If it is heavily infested, I will just scrap them off.

I know this is the older video, what is ideal humidity(%) for keeping them indoors?

@aloneinoasis

3 ай бұрын

Hey! The Staghorn is not very particular about the humidity. As long as the level is not lower than 50%, they're doing fine.

hi lone, i have a question, how often to do change de water, you used and throw away or you keep for a few days?

@aloneinoasis

3 ай бұрын

I will change the water after all the watering routine has been done.

Boa tarde! Faz envio de mudinhas para o Brasil?

@aloneinoasis

7 ай бұрын

Hello! I do not sell any plants ya

Do you mount a staghorn with shield up or down?

@aloneinoasis

5 ай бұрын

Hello, I mount it base on the orientation of the plant. You cn check out others of my YT episode on How to Mount Platyceirum

Would you have the link to order the ferts and microbes ?

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Hello! You can check out the link in the descriptions box below. !

Can you show elk horn

@aloneinoasis

3 ай бұрын

Hey, you can check out more in other episode.

Sorry,is it neem oil that you using

@aloneinoasis

5 ай бұрын

Hello, yes! It is Neem oil from thatplantdoctor.com

Do people really call you "Hey Alone"? 🥺

@aloneinoasis

3 ай бұрын

Haha! They call me "Lone", It is a direct pronounce of a Chinese word. Also, is my Chinese name too.

are you marriedv ahahha irrelevant but just curious

@aloneinoasis

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes! I'm happily married for 10 years and also a father of 8 years old daughter.