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@artistlovepeace

6 ай бұрын

Be careful not to let the potting soil go down the drain. I had to pump out all the potting soil from doing my houseplants and cleaning mushrooms to eat. It will clog eventually. Just collect the potting soil before it hits the sink and toss it in your compost or outside anytime of year.

@reneerobertson9212

Ай бұрын

Hello from New Jersey. I have also started growing a snake plant in water. Did you ever add a few drops of hydrogen peroxide to the water to kill the algae on the (white) rocks and inner surfaces of your jars? Also, rinsing the rocks and jars periodically, is a must do.

@SheffieldMadePlants

Ай бұрын

@@reneerobertson9212 I never tried that

I put them directly into the substrate of my fish tanks and they grow great! Like you said they take 6months to root but they will grow fully immersed

@RAZASHARP

6 ай бұрын

wowwww.i never thought of that!! i must try a few in my tank!! thanks!!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Great stuff 👍

@LadyKej

6 ай бұрын

Woah! Gotta try that…I bet it looks fantastic.

@AIwithAileen

6 ай бұрын

Oh! Will have to try that!

@Angela-wj3eu

4 ай бұрын

do we need to change water frequently after put in those bottles

I love this method, I changed from soil to water coming up to a year now with my cheese plant, which started with 2 leaves but now has 4, and my yucca plant and they are both thriving, the trick I think is to make sure that the glass container is large enough for the roots to grow and expand. This method works great I changed to the water method because the gnats in the soil were driving me nuts, so far so good I have not seen any mosquitos and the maintenance is super easy 💚

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Great stuff 👍. Makes a nice centrepiece

I do this a lot of times in my different aquariums / paludariums. If the roots are fully submerged ( under water) it will grow like Crazy (pothos exactly the same😂) a lot of aquariumplants are grown above water (emersed) because there is a lot of more oxygen and Co2 outside of the water. I just love the way how our plants can grow in different ways. Thank you for this update and have a great day 🙏

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Definitely 💯. Thanks for watching 😁

I have a snake plant in a jar of water with no pebbles like you said it’s totally fine, started from just leaves I accidentally damaged from one I was bringing to my office, I recommend anyone doing this who has a fish tank/aquarium to just use the aquarium water, they love it, and even better if you attach it right to the top so it just feeds from there all the time, no need to even worry about it or mosquitos since the fish would eat them happily.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Perfect ecosystem

@MrEntaroadun

Ай бұрын

Can you fully submerge them in aquarium?

I started this years ago and am now I am obsessed with hydroponics❤❤❤❤ they are just so beautiful displayed this way. 💚

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Great aren't they!

@xocheenahox

5 ай бұрын

How often do you need to clean the glass?

@SheffieldMadePlants

5 ай бұрын

@@xocheenahox I’ve never cleaned it. Just changed the water weekly

I have a couple of snake plants that grew from a mother plant. They have been in water for over 5 years They’re growing just fine. They don’t get direct sunlight and I’ve never seen algae

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Very good 👍

I love that Mr. Sheffield films his own stock b-roll.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I love that you notice 😁

Very impressive result, it looks amazing👍🏻 I need to experiment with this as well Belated Happy New Year to you and yours and to everyone watching

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Cheers! Happy new year to you too

I think this is the way to go, and wow! I only thought this worked with ivies and spider plants. I've done both, many years ago, when hydroponics was new. Pleading guilty to the fact that I was not a great plant parent re feeding, BUT they got egg water, and seemed quite happy. The planter I bought (yes, it came with rocks and you watered from the bottom) was plastic, and lasted about 20 years. I haven't done one since. I did plant a spider in a mason jar a couple of weeks ago, as per your tip. I look forward to watching the roots through the jar. Thanks so much, and Happy New Year to you, Mrs. Sheffield and the whole fam! x

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Excellent. A good project to restart 😁. Happy new year!

This reminds me… I stole a few snake plants from an overgrown area on the side of a florida diner. Left them outside in a cup leaning against the side of my house without planting them for months. They experienced full sun and rain and popped out so many babies and new shoots. It was crazy. It grew like crazy. Eventually I took them in and split them up and they’re all very successful plants now. Awesome

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Sounds great. Most definitely wouldn’t happen here 😞

@beefb0ss

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants Aww, where are you at? If you’re in the US you can do a roadtrip and find a bunch of random “free” plants if you drive south for a while 🤣

I left mine in water for 5 years . I never used fertilizer, I just kept topping off the water. It died because I got comfortable and neglected to keep adding water, it dried up. But Today I stared a new batch thanks to your video lol

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Good luck! 🤞

Ahh the water vs soggy soil topic I'm super into... I don't know if I've said some of these things on other videos, but I'll repeat anyway just because. I grow live plants in my aquariums and in particular, some house plants that grow above the water but root into it. Algae is of course always an issue, and can be caused by either too much fertilizer or too little. The reason why too little can be a problem is because you may have this or that nutrient deficiency in the plant such as phosphate, magnesium, etc., that is stopping it from growing and draining the water of all its other nutrients; And algae being the very efficient low demand organism it is, will capitalize on the stagnant plant growth and out-compete it. Aquarium plant keepers will solve these problems in a variety of ways, some being applicable to water-filled vase plants, and some not so much. Planted aquariums often use pelleted aqua-soils that are pre-soaked in fertilizers for better root growth, plus aquatic animals excrete ammonia (a nitrogen source) and phosphate, but not a whole lot of potassium. As such, "high tech" planted tank aquarists will mostly just fertilize with potash and some micro nutrients, plus doing 50% weekly water changes, give or take. As the tank becomes mature, nutrients are used up well enough that algae stays under control. This is especially true with "dirted" tanks in the Walstad fashion, or with a deep sand bed (DSB) substrate covering a thin layer of clay topsoil, compost, or natural potting soil; Such a "low tech" tank may have its soil layer initially fertilized when the tank is being set up (mostly with deep sand bed, not Walstad (except when using clay topsoil she'll add bone meal for extra phosphorus and calcium)), but no fertilizer is used after that, ether under the sand or in the water column. All that being said, I don't know that I'd recommend a layer of aquasoil at the bottom of a vase because it'll likely add too much fertilizer. However, a more porous rock, such as lava rock could be useful, as it provides more surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow and consume excess nutrients before algae can grow. You've already found that a hydroponic fertilizer does the trick, so I don't need to mention that. But to put a finer point on light=algae, yeah it's true to an extent, but there are of course high light aquariums that don't grow algae; This is because of the fine tuning of the nutrients I've mentioned so that you're not adding too much while making sure there are no particular deficiencies. In the case of house plants, I have syngonium arrowheads growing aquaponically in an aquarium, and I found they were having a phosphate deficiency over time, even though phosphate is normally high enough in most aquaria for typical aquatic plants; The arrowheads were just more hungry, so I have to compensate for that by dosing phosphate. So despite the artificial lights plus the fact that this tank is in front of a south facing window, I have very little algae issues because I'm specifically dosing for deficiencies, while the lightly stocked small fish produce just enough waste to provide general mild fertilization. And while I don't do water changes, in the case of a vase, it would probably be necessary because there's not a well developed microbiome that can exist, unless you set up the vase as Walstad or DSB; However, if you do that, you'll find it very messy if you need to re-pot for some reason, and it may not have a pleasing appearance to you, especially because over time, the soil/sand layers develop various bacterial colonies that may look unappealing. That said, you could always just use a dark colored vase if you like water as a medium but don't need the appearance of nice pebbles, or want to cover up the look of dirt. Btw, some other plants that have difficulty with the entire root system submerged may still be grown with the root system partially submerged, i.e. fill the vase with some kind of absorbent rock or baked clay such as hydroponic pellets, and only fill it part way with water. Many plants can be grown aquaponically this way. You may also experiment with using a nano usb powered aquarium air pump and air stone or tiny water pump in the water to create constant water movement which helps with gas exchange and allows better contact between roots/bacteria and all the various nutrients so that they may be better absorbed. I think that's about it, unless I come up with something else :P

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

That's some very sound advice there. Wasn't aware of the link to nutrients and algae. I'd like to try an air stone for sure

Interesting. I love growing my Snake Plant in a long, narrow container and in full sun. He's grown huge and beautiful with a lot of variegation. He also spends his summer outside on the north side of the house where he grows even faster. ❤

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Very good 👍

Your plant looks good. Learning new plant things from you that Im willing to try. Have a blessed day.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

The snake plant looks great! I was battling with my monstera for months. It just didn't like anything after I overwatered it; however, I put it in water after your first video, and it's doing great! It was on the verge of dying, and now it's pushing out lots of new growth! I had some issues with the algae too. However, it seemed to stop when I changed to a transparent teal-coloured vase . Now it's in a south-facing window with no algae 😄😄

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I bet it looks great 😌

As a new to you viewer I was feeling slightly grumpy that you didn't put the link to the original video here but, now that I have gone to look and had to scroll down through your videos, I have realised that this was actually very savvy move on your part as I have discovered other videos of yours that I'd quite like to watch. So, I won't link the original video either so that others can get side tracked and realise that they don't mind at all, too... guess I should subscribe now. :) EDIT: Reached the end where you DID link the original video - my bad, obviously I suffer from impatience along with that grumpiness!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Was gonna say 😂. Keep watching though

It looks pretty in the jar.

Where do you buy the stones? Any recommendations? Thank you

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I got them from my local florist supplier shop

But Mr Sheffield, what did you do with them? 🤔 are they back in the water? Did you reuse the dark stones all mixed up? Are they in soil? Did you chuck them in the bin? Don’t leave us hanging!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Put him back in the vase with the stones all jumbled up 😁

I’ve learned so much from your videos 👏👏👏🇬🇧😊

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

You should go live and do a plant tour one day !

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Maybe 🤔

Thank you for alerting me to another plant that does well in water. I have had a lot of success growing all my Pothos varieties this way and was on the look out for more plants that would thrive in water. I had never considered keeping my Sansevieras that way, even though I propagate them in water. Doh! #Ta

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@xocheenahox

5 ай бұрын

Do you add pebbles or just water?

@twizzlewobbleberry8054

5 ай бұрын

Me personally, I just add water. Honestly I always had such a problem anticipating the needs of Pothos plants until I did this. Good luck :)@@xocheenahoxAfterthought; I may eventually get some pebbles because now I've seen it I do like the look.

@xocheenahox

5 ай бұрын

@@twizzlewobbleberry8054 haha yeah it will look nice! And I’ve done Pothos in water too but for me it takes forever to grow if any. The mother plant is also long and leggy, it doesn’t branch off, like it doesn’t look full, so I’m propagating to make a fuller looking pot

I’m glad you addressed the mosquito issue. I live in Florida so that was the first thing that crossed my mind. 😂

I have moved all of my plants (house full of them) into semi hydro. I have been using a combo of small black lava rock, perlite, and leca. They love it and I won't go back to soil.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

How do you find the upkeep? Easier?

@dominicflorio5708

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants I never worry about who is too wet or too dry. Yes, you have to change water once in a while, but it is much easier with a bunch of plants. I work in a greenhouse and there was a bunch of sad anthuriums. I converted them over to semi-hydro and they are responding beautifully. I even have zz plants and jade plants in semi-hydro.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

@@dominicflorio5708 very good 👍

Thank you for this educational video. By the way, Happy New Year. Hugs from your fan in Malaysia

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

Awesome video Mr Sheffield! Now I gotta go back and look for your first 😂 always love the humor in your videos, but didn’t see the bin this time, maybe next time 😂😂

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

The bin will be back 😁

That's one good looking snake plant!❤😊

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Very interesting…looks nice.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Cheers!

I'm not usually a fan of snake plants, but I like this! Very architectural

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Give it a go 😁

Nicely done. No need for hydroponic fertilizer, tho - cheap orchid fertilizer also does the trick (blue looking, not the rotten brown stuff). Add in a little extra calciumnitrate so the plant gets enough calcium for growth and you're good to go. Why calcium? The harder the leaf, the more calcium is needed to build a new one. The plants also can't move calcium around freely like they do with iron. In hydroponics, you need water soluble calcium which you basically only get with calciumnitrate. Calcium from tap water can't get converted cause no microorganisms to do the job.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips 👍

1:38 it is beautiful 💯

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Maybe you could try doing an experiment on wether using heavy pebbles or a lighter substrate (perlite) with this method? Video idea also maybe?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Perlite is good for semi hydro but I think it would float around in this style. I’ll do a vid on plants in perlite

this video cracked me up! 🤣 thanks for the humor and the tips, as always! im going to try this with a massive snake plant my brother gave me.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Good luck! Thanks for watching 😁

1:06 wow!

The snake plant in the vase is lovely! My large snake plant is very happy where he sits in my living room. I don’t want to bother him. He’s so happy and compliant! 😊 However, my dentist has the most gorgeous monstera growing in water in a clear vase (no stones) and now I have to do copy him. 😆 It’s a similar look to your snake plant. A project for Spring. Happy New Year!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Funny you should say that. Watch this space 😁

@susanmilam2346

6 ай бұрын

Yay! A tutorial will be helpful. 😉

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!im going to try this with gravel!!! thank you!!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁

I put a snake in water too!! Absolutely love it because it's easier to take care of lol..never forget to water it! I like you said forget to fertilize and don't change the water as often as I should, but thanks to this video I will be more on top of it!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Great stuff 👍

I love your experiments. Very brave.❤

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

It looks like this plant mite work growing out the top of a fish tank.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Yep 👍

I think I'd prefer this. Snake plant has such shallow roots and likes that low moistness that it was just too different for me to be confident about watering. You can't mess up the watering if you sink it in water. Also I feel like a jar of stones makes a much more stable setup, preventing clumsy plant people from knocking it over when fiddling with things.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍

I don't know if this helps or if other people know about this, but I add a tiny bit (a little really goes a looong way) of larvae killer to my jars/bottles if I'm propagating or growing a plant in water and I don't get mosquitoes breeding in them! I was so happy because I live in Malaysia (very hot and humid) where we get plenty of mosquitoes and dengue is a real problem. One day some health inspectors people came and checked our condo buildings and units for dengue hotspots and possible dengue cases (we had plenty at one time for months, it was quite a worry) They found one in my utility room where I have a washing machine with exposed drainage that doesn't drain water fully. They gave us small packets of larvae killer and added some on the drain, sprinkling just a little, and told me it's safe for plants and human. Then months later, I remembered that inspection because we had a couple of neighbours who were found to have dengue, so I experimented on a 4-6 cuttings that I was water propagating, all different ones, and I kept checking them for mosquito larvae everyday. 2 weeks later, a water change proved that it did a good job keeping the larvae away AND didn't do anything to my plants. I've been using it ever since and my plants are still thriving even after I pot them all! 😍😍😍

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Nice tip

I have had two snake plants in water for months and they are doing great.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Great stuff 👍

@Angela-wj3eu

4 ай бұрын

no need change water?

@enriquejaramillo897

2 ай бұрын

@@Angela-wj3eu did you find out how often should you change your water ?

after extensive root rot Ive been keeping my syngonium in water for the last one year. it's doing great, grown long roots but no I'm afraid to put it in soil again

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

You can always keep it in water or go semi hydro

@natasa378

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants semi hydro? should I avoid soil?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

@@natasa378 if it’s happy living in water then you can keep it that way

Really love this, it started my year in a great way!!!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@cajbrg

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants Should try this myself. I've got soms "darker" parts of my room. Snakeplants kept "hydroponic"/"hydroculture" is something to try.

Part of the fun of growing a Mother-in-Law Tongue plant is being a mother-in-law! I'm sure my three daughters-in-law would say that I'm right...😅

excellent...thanks for sharing...youve become my plant guru

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁

What if you got a squared off vase or a more basic cylindrical one… in the sense that you could easily wrap it with a peel and stick UV resistant clear or tinted window film… Is it UV light that causes algae or is it just light in general?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

That would be a nice experiment 👍

I have lots of my plants in water - will have to add a snake plant:) Thanks for the update!!!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁

It's actually amazing how dirty those stones are! I transferred my pothos to water and used those black stones. When I went to rinse them off the water was like sludge! I decided to scrub them and OMG the filth that continued to come off them I had to scrub each one. I actually don't change the soil that often at all. I did however add a drop of clear coat and some formulex-universal profile. Originally there was a scum on top of the water, however after a few days that went away and the plant has been growing brilliantly since. I have it under grow light too and 5 leaves have grown since. You should also know snake plants don't grow very large root systems at all. They can grow huge rhizomes, but the roots don't grow as much as you expect. I got two very large plants from a friend and the roots were surprisingly small

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Very good! Yeah not much to snake plant roots at all

Use a hydrogen peroxide mix to clear the Algae, it should vanish in front of your eyes without harming your plants at the right concentration, a quick rinse out afterwards would work wonders :)

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@David-cb4dv

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants No problem, thanks for the content you upload, it once helped save a monstera that’s very precious to me and was greatly appreciated

Ive had some real success with hydroponics. Ive found a full water change is good but 2/3s is better. Apparently the water roots put out a hormone that tells the plant to put out more roots. All mine are thriving much more then they ever did in soil.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip 👍

In alot of cases, infact most growing hydroponically seems to grow bettwr than soil, you can even get bubblers for the water and hydroponic fertilizers which aee actually easier to use, it requires abit more time maybe than soil and abit more precision but the plants love you for it.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Those air stones look pretty nifty

New to propagating in water, I did not change water or add food.

Perfect video perfect time

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Cool cheers!

Could you please share a link to the fertilizer that you use for your hydroponic plants? Thank you.

@SheffieldMadePlants

2 ай бұрын

Not got a link. It’s Houseplant Hydroponic by growth technology

@leehawke4165

2 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you 👍🏻

10:42 Thank you for sharing. I am going to try this technique. Curiois what did you do after taking them out at the end of the video, did you put them back in water only or did you plant them with soil in a pot? Also where did you purchace your hydroponic fertilizer?

@SheffieldMadePlants

2 ай бұрын

Back in the water

Sansevieria laurentii loses the gold edge striping when propagating. How do I propagate this plant to keep the color?

@SheffieldMadePlants

3 ай бұрын

Only by dividing it at the roots

Where do you buy house plant focus? Is it the Hydroponic Houseplant fertilizer of will anyone do?

@SheffieldMadePlants

3 ай бұрын

I bought it online but any hydro fert will work

Interesting video! I was surprised with the name of the plant as in Ukraine we call it “mother-in-law's tongue”. You inspired me to check my money tree that has been standing in water jar for a few months..

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

It's sometimes called that here too

Any suggestions on which fertilizer to get for growing plants in water? Thanks in advance! I love your channel! 😊

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I use Hydroponic Houseplant Focus

@555samantha

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks! I’ll check your storefront first! 😊

I'm excited to try this! Can we use this method for other plants?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Yes, i'm setting up a Monstera one for the channel

My mom made me a snake plant today and she put it in a pretty glass container I was curious to know how often do I change the water ?

@SheffieldMadePlants

2 ай бұрын

Every week

Have you tried using those oblong marble like stones of various colors as substrate?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

No but sounds like a good idea

Will the varigation come back when the plant from cutting matures?

@SheffieldMadePlants

3 ай бұрын

Nope sadly not

Great experiment! What fertiliser have you switched to now? I’m thinking of changing some plants to semi-hydro and am wondering about what to feed them 🤔

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I'm using Hydroponic Houseplant Focus but there are tons available

@DaphneTriesPlants

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants ah yes, I saw the bottle when I rewatched the video 😅 Thanks!

Do you have a link for the hydroponic fertiliser you use? Struggling to find it anywhere online

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

It’s very new and hard to find at the moment. There’s lots of alternatives though.

omg you became such a cutiepie in your videos 😂 making memes out of yourself. Keep up the work! Greetings from Lithuania 😋

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

What size rocks did you use for this? Thank you

@SheffieldMadePlants

7 күн бұрын

Sorry not a clue

Here in brazil this plant is called "sword of saint george".

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

That’s new to me

Since the roots are so short, a shallow type of vessel would be better I think

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Good shout

This guy is adorale haha

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

The roots will eventually break the glass, if you leave them untouched in anything they will eventually break out!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Nah snake plant roots aren’t big. It’s been a year already

Which fertiliser do you recommend?

@SheffieldMadePlants

4 ай бұрын

I use houseplant focus

Thanks for the video. I made one according to this. Now I have Hydroponic A and B. I have added 5ml of each solution into 1 Litre of water. Now my question is, should I add some portion of this mixed water to the plant or can I replace the whole water of the jar with this 1 Litre of mixed hydroponic? Thank you :)

@SheffieldMadePlants

Ай бұрын

They should be living in water with the hydro fertiliser in

@anupamroy88

Ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you :)

I've personally been able to negate fungus gnats and other winged pests by incorporating carnivorous plants into my collection.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I’ve bought some this week actually 😁

Do you fill the jar to the top of rocks?

@SheffieldMadePlants

3 ай бұрын

Yes

Questions: I've just started using a de-chlorinating water treatment. (BTW immediate, fantastic results!). How could you use it with hydroponics? Would it help deter algae if you put the jar in a solid decorative pot? P.S. LOVE your channel!

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I guess it works the same as with fish tanks. Apply it as normal and if you've got a plant that's sensitive to chlorine it will help. Snake plants aren't really. Yes an opaque pot would help with algae

@cherie7100

6 ай бұрын

I added a drop of clear coat+ to mine and also scrubbed each stone as they were filthy

Should I let the water go down on my snake plant in water

I only have luck with plants if I have them in water only

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Perfect

Ive had a bamboo in water for over a year and SHE WONT STOP GROWING SO FAST i stopped fertilizer about 6 months in because it was a tiny little stalk probably a foot tall and i didnt want it to get much bigger ( my mistake trying to control nature 🙄) BUT NOW SHES UP TO MY BELLY ON THE FLOOR IM 5'8 SHES SO BIG I dunno what im gonna do when she reaches the ceiling 😅😅

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like a beast well done 😁

❤

How it going the him so far since this video?

@SheffieldMadePlants

Ай бұрын

Still plugging away

I thought you preferred rainwater for your plants?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Rainwater is best but I’m too lazy to collect it

Ah the joys of Hydroponics

I wonder if this would work for a ZZ plant?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I think so but i'd start it from cuttings. Not sure how the rhizomes would transfer. Not tried it

@garethdwright91

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants The reason I asked is that in the summer I successfully water rooted loads of ZZ cuttings using the leaves and the stems and every single one of them grew its own rhizome and roots. I had issues transferring them to water though. Most of the leaves died, most of the rhizomes dried up and I only have two left. I tried to keep the soil moist for the transfer and put a bag over them for a week too but to no avail. I might try just keeping them in water.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

@@garethdwright91 ah yes that’ll work then

I've never had success with water grown plants. I mean, they don't die, but they don't thrive either. I'm sure it's because i never fertilized and mostly only topped up the water instead of changing it periodically.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Yeah they need feed to get them going

But Mr Sheffield I still don't understand how the plants get oxygen sitting in wet gravel instead of sitting in wet soil. It looked like you topped it up to the top?

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

I guess there's bigger air pocket with the stones

I have two big, beautifully striped snake plants that started as a single leaf found on the office floor. Why spread the myth…

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

The myth?

@jennifermarlow.

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants PS. I knew there had to be an answer. You would never propagate a myth. x

Don’t babies basically start off completely submerged in water too? They manage to not come out all soggy and what not. haha 😂

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

They’re a bit wrinkly 😅

Lack of oxygen as the neck of the pot fills will slow growth.

These things are banned where i live, classed as a noxious weed

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Where’s that?

@crazyprayingmantis5596

6 ай бұрын

@@SheffieldMadePlants S/E Queensland Australia

Lol, you need to avoid over watering with soil but plant enjoys and drive in water? Snake plant is so snakey....

@SheffieldMadePlants

2 ай бұрын

Overwatering isn't really about the water but the lack of oxygen

Your snake plant is beautiful. I’ve gotta try this method. I bought a snake plant 3 years ago and it has grown 1, uno, one damn new healthy leaf. I don’t overwater and it gets morning light. I’m patient but 3 years and one damn leaf. I’m gonna put it in water like you’ve shown and give it a few months with hydroponic fertilizer and see what happens. If nothing happens in terms of new growth, she’s gonna be planted in the local dumpster. Even my sleepy bonsais grow faster than that freakin snake. If you have any ideas to jolt this plant, let me know - I’ll try anything.

@Drumgobonk08

6 ай бұрын

Yeah they grow really slow, it makes it kinda hard to like them

@nicoleperron3315

6 ай бұрын

Oh don't give up! Yesterday I watched a channel " Gardening in Canada" and the video is " how to get a sansevieria to grow quickly. Snake plant care guide" and it said to put them in full sun and water regularly it said the plant chose to be a certain way and has to do with science and the plant can adapt but people just go with low light and hardly any water, it was very interesting 🤔 and I'm going to try with mine and it's true if I put mine outside in the summer it shoots up lots of growth then I'd put her back inside in the dark and take her water away. Mine didn't really grow for like twenty years but she looks much better now and she's banned from dark corners. I highly recommend using the search on KZread and watching the video for the full explanation. ( I also would never have tried this plant in water because they say to hardly water them)

@wcook5109

6 ай бұрын

@@nicoleperron3315 20 years. Yikes. 😂😂 I’ll look up the resource you suggested before I give her last rights. Thank you!!

@nicoleperron3315

6 ай бұрын

@@wcook5109 😂 I have a few old ones from my grandmother and my mother I nurse them along no matter what they look like, they're sentimental, I have a small piece of my grand mothers 50 year old Jade that I finally stopped rotting and an orange spider plant my mom gave me that I'm bringing back to life. I do have some new ones, I recently got a neon pothos and a scindapsus and I'm trying a string of peas, now that I have my overwatering under control. I bought Calatheas and I drown those, seems to be working.

@SheffieldMadePlants

6 ай бұрын

Normally tons of light is the trick. They like direct sun if you've got it