New Plants from the Big Box Store! Alocasia and Ctenanthe Repot Plus a DIY Wick System Hack!
In today's video I am taking care of 2 new plants I got from the big box store recently. I found an Alocasia and a Ctenanthe that I couldn't pass up. I repot them both in this video and I also make a DIY Wick System.
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Thank you for watching! If you're interested in a wicking cord here's one from amazon and you can get different amounts: www.amazon.com/dp/B07D22DFH5?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B07D22DFH5&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1OODWALE01UEU&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_qv_asin&th=1
So good to see Luna feeling like getting up and helping you repot!
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🥹🫶🏻
Awwww Luna 💕💕💕, she wants to see what mommy is doing. I agree with you on baby plants, it’s rewarding to watch them grow. Thank you for the how to with the wick, you make it look easy.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🤗
OMG! I just bought the same 2 plants! What a coincidence that i came across this video
It’s so exciting to find all of the corms!!! I absolutely love watching all of the baby leaves grow 💚💚💚
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
It really is! 🙌🏼
😊Glad Luna is feeling better! 😊
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 💕
I get so excited when You repot. It teaches me so much. I just got an Alocasia Sinuata and You doing this repot makes me so excited for mine. I will wait a week before repotting it. You are the bestest and cutest Planty Lady 😊😊 Also I’m super happy to see Sweet Luna on the right track. ❤
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Glad I can help 🥹 thank you for your kind words and for being here 🥰
Usually I see the self watering pots with a double wick. I think to keep it from pulling or falling out.
I love the idea of a DIY self watering pot! Thank you for showing me how easy it is. 🪴💚🌱
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
I love watching your videos! So cool and beautiful! And the baby Alocasias growing so fast 🩵
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! 🥰
Thank you for your info on going from water to soil. I have lost a couple young plants switching them over to soil. Now I know why. Thanks again.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! It’s doing well so far and seems to not mind the switch over. Sorry about a couple of yours not making it 🥹
That plant looks just like my miniature amigris. Same veiny leaves.
The way you and Summer Rayne talk “baby-talk” to animals 🤦🏼♀️😂 5:26
I am so happy to see Luna doing so well...I love the new plants...Great video tut...thanks
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 🥰
Love the wicking system! I am going to try that! All your alocasias are so pretty!
I think I may try the wicking technique possibly for my 3 week vacation
She wasn’t trying to eat the shears. She was handing them to mama. She knows 😍😂
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Awww 🥹🥹
Love watching your videos and its really great to see that Luna is getting better 😊 Btw your shirt is so cute with the cat and plant design 😍
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! so happy to see her more active 🥹 the shirt is from Etsy but they have a similar one on Amazon!
Your sinuata is so beautiful! I habe a Baby one right Now. Excellent tips for alocasias. They do noooot repot well. Seriously, when you order them, wait a week at least before you repot them. I’d say if you see them declining, cut them back completely and then treat them like they’re in dormancy.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yes! You said that so well! ☺️🙏🏼
I just picked up a quilted dreams yesterday. It’s stunning! And I got a dragon scale today. Had 6 corms ☺️
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yay!!! Congrats on yours!! I love that!
Melissa I have the same cup. Also I recently visited my grandchildren in Raleigh and was able to shop at Gunther’s.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yay!! I miss that place 🥹 when I go back to the area to visit I’m definitely stopping in
This DIY wick and grow system works wonders. I left my plants on it when I went on a 2 week vacation and they're all fine! I not only use it for propagations but for all my plants just to be prepared for whenever I leave!
They are very cute,in the new home! 💚🌱🌵☘️💚
I have almost all of my alocasia's in LECA and they love it. I also have my Monstera albo in LECA and I'm working on moving all my syngoniums into LECA. I'm trying to get all my water lovers into LECA or Pon.
I respect your decision to use the self-watering potting method when that is not a typical go-to strategy for you as It shows flexibility and planning, both good traits. I also respect how you like young plants; I’m the same way because I like to see the early new growth and I believe that young plants are easier to acclimate and establish. Thanks much.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Exactly! You get to watch them grow and they adjust to your growing conditions ☺️
Thanks!
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
I love this repotting setup! 😍 Your repotting videos are the best.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🥰🥰
Thank you so much 💚... Never thought about this. Usually, I struggle transitioning water props to the soil. This will save my life 🩶🩶
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
I've had a Peace Lily & a Calathea I bought at Lowe's in the wick and grow pots & they have done wonderfully in them. I also have a violet & a spider plant in self watering pots. Seems to work well with plants that like a lot of water. Love your little DIY tutorial. Self watering pots seem to be so pricey! Thanks for this video.
Love the wick system DIY! I’ve been struggling with my water prop transitions so much. None of mine have survived long term :(
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that! 🥲
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Some of my plants that I had a hard time with in semi hydro are using the wick system. I have some plants that I could never get the watering down are doing so well now using a wick.
Awww I loved this video! Luna especially! One of my kitties is named Luna as well and both kitties love to lay in my potting mat! Also where can you buy this wick stuff?
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🥰 my cats love to sit on anything lol. The cord you can get off Amazon. I can leave a link here www.amazon.com/dp/B07D22DFH5?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B07D22DFH5&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1OODWALE01UEU&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m_qv_asin
What kind of fans do you have running in your room? I found mold on the walls behind things. I quit using my humidifier unless it gets below fifty in here. It it gets above 55 I turn it back off. Usually they
Hey Melissa, Sometime could you show us the Golden Pothos in the bathroom? Team Luna checking in!
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I have 2 actually. I need to repot both of them 😂
But I think I need is a fan. Something I can run in my living room kitchen area but is quiet.
Hey Melissa I love the idea of the DIY wicking system, I was wondering do you use lecca? Or have you ever tried it?
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
I don’t use leca i love soil so much!
What did you use for the wick tho?
I love your tshirt! Do you have a link for it?
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
I can give you an Amazon link for a similar one! I got mine off Etsy awhile ago and don’t remember where 😁 www.amazon.com/dp/B091N4NQDT?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B091N4NQDT&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3ROMN6GEG911X&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m_qv_asin
hello, I have some question about my frydek var, please help me. The edge of leaf turn to yellow... and the size of leaf decrease.. var of leaf decrease too. I dont know why. Can you have me
Does Luna have a new collar? I don’t remember them wearing them before.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I ordered a set of 3 from amazon last month and changed the tags too. It was time lol
Can you tell me why you peel the little bulbs? I am a new plant lover and I watch your videos a lot:) I don't know what I am doing, but have been doing ok with my plants.
@feliciahiggs-clemes6425
Жыл бұрын
Corm vs. Bulb, also😊
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
It helps them root fast but you don’t have to peel them and thank you! 🥹💕
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
You’ll get better with time! We’ve all been there but you’re doing great!!
I went to my home Depot this week and it was nothing but disappointments 😓
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
Oh no I hate when that happens! Next time!!
O no Melissa please don’t take your plant out of the water. I have 4 different plants that I got from Home Depot 2 years ago and they are are doing great and they grow year round.
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
I don’t want to keep it in water :)
@veronicaforeman7165
Жыл бұрын
@@plantsbymelissa sorry I’m sure it will also do well in soil
No idea how I ended up here in cloud cuckoo land. Seriously? With what's going down in the world? Re-potting house plants? Grow food, guys and gals!
@plantsbymelissa
Жыл бұрын
😂😂 get off my page then!
OMG! I just bought the same 2 plants! What a coincidence that i came across this video