It’s really nice to watch plant channels that show their “ugly” plants, not just the instagram worthy ones. It helps me know that I’m not the only one struggling with pests and that plants can bounce back. Thank you for your content ❤

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I know I tend to show my nicer ones often and I have my share of not so nice ones. It's definitely okay and we all have them. Plants are not perfect and things happen 🤗

Melissa, your channel has shown me a path to self-love. My parents were very loud, combative, and attention seeking-They bullied me for my mild temperament. All the love and support you receive for being gentle, calm, and methodical has helped me accept myself by seeing that it’s okay to be those things. We didn’t have any plants or living things in the house, so I didn’t have confidence at first. But watching you makes me feel like I have the potential to be a wonderful gardener just like you.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥹 I'm so sorry that has happened to you. It is definitely okay to be like that and it what makes you who you are!

It’s so educational to watch how others go about rehabbing problem plants! Thank you!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

of course! I'm happy to share to help and show others what I do :)

I thought I had lost my Rabbit Tracks Maranta so I put it outside last fall. We had freezing weather this winter and the remaining two leaves died but when spring hit, it came back with a ton of leaves. They are hardy plants.

Not that I like seeing my plants rot but I really do enjoy rehabbing plants or buying ones in bad condition at the nursery. Seeing them bounce back is so satisfying! Wish the best for your plants!

I really enjoyed watching this video and I must say the timing couldn't have been better. Since moving back up North, I have been struggling with my plants, and it's been really frustrating. My once stunning plant collection has become a sorry sight, and it's disheartening. In Raleigh, I didn't have any trouble with my plants, but now I feel like I can't get anything right. Plants have become an important part of my life. They have helped me stay sober, and built my confidence and self-esteem, and losing thousands of dollars in plants due to struggling with them is really discouraging. It's even more frustrating when I go on social media and see everyone else's plants thriving, and I feel like I'm the only one who can't seem to get it right. Watching this video was exactly what I needed to see. It's a reminder that no one's plants are perfect and that everyone struggles with something. Even the beautiful plant collections we see on social media are not immune to problems. This realization is a huge relief, and it's given me hope that I can still turn things around. I'm grateful for this video and I hope to see more like it. It's important to acknowledge that plant care can be challenging, but it's also rewarding, and we can learn from each other's experiences.

I am dying. The little chair thief 🐈‍⬛😻

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

lol he loves to do that :)

I have struggle so much with Alocasia. I use my own soil mix which is fairly similar to yours and my Alocasia absolutely hate it. All of them were corms that I rooted myself in moss and as I transferred them to soil, they rotted within 1-2 days from the transfer. I tried it multiple times and the same thing happened to all, Frydek, Black Velvet, Polly, you name it. I have now fully transferred them to a mix of moss, perlite, and orchid bark and I fertilize them with Fish Emulsion and they're doing pretty good! Moss has proven to be the substrate that works for me!

When you pulled out the maranta 🤣 your expression was priceless xx

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

haha it was so sad :)

I'm not happy that some of your plants are struggling, but it's honestly nice to see this part of your collection too since most of your plants are so beautiful, thriving and out of this world! Thank you for sharing 🥰

I agree with you Fluval is not cheap but still amazing stuff so to stretch it i only add alittle fluval to what ever im propping in, 2 weeks ago i repotted my alocasia sarian and found 5 corms so i used perlite with a little fluval mixed in to prop the corms and all of them are growing, ive learned that with fluval i only need to add alittle bit and it still does the job, i also prop in perlite and add a little bit of worm castings and that works great as well

35:50 Try using a rubber band to hold the cling film around the cup 😊

Comment #2 today. I wanted to tell you that one of the most important plantology lessons I’ve learned from you is to not give up on plants when they are struggling, especially when they first start to struggle. Experience, knowledge, common sense and perseverance can often save the day. I definitely learned this from you and as a result I am more confident in my plantology abilities. Thanks again.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much! I definitely try and grow them back if I can. I have several calatheas now that are just dirt piles that have died back from flat mites. I just wait for them to regrow. You learn SO much in the process and it's always a nice feeling knowing you've rescued something!

@davidreid8835

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa fyi, perhaps over 10 years ago there was an infestation of lady bugs (more accurately pumpkin beetles) in northern New England. Although greatly reduced, Many homes including ours still have too many beetles despite every effort to eradicate them. On the plus side of all the beetles, my plants do not suffer from pests. In quite a few years of owning plants I have had just a single one suffer from pests. Thank you beetles for your voracious appetites but please leave my house and don’t slam the door on your way out.

Thank you it was very helpful...Chai is adorable with big paws...lol

I have learned to never give up on plants & Mother Nature!! Worst case scenario, cut it down to the soil & just keep watering and watching!

Your videos really brings me to my happy place, thank you for sharing with us your passion I really love the vide of your videos so much!

If you didn’t throw the long black velvet tuber away yet, you can definitely get a new or even several plants out of that. You can even buy root and leafless alocasia tubers.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I didn't feel like risking it with the rot that was forming. I've been dealing with so much of it lately I just don't want the added stress with all my other plants :)

Hopefully they’ll all bounce back quickly!

Hopefully everything bounces back and starts to thrive for you. You’re going to have to do an update video for us 💚

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I'll do a plant update later this month and include a lot of my recent repottings and plants I've shared lately!

It refreshing to see others that have plants that struggle because sometimes out of no where a plant will get upset and it’s like “what is going on “ lol my gloriosum was so happy and huge but out of nowhere it’s yellowing and upset - I treated for pests and checked roots ? Ugh everything looks okay, but I’m guessing like you said watering inconsistencies? Ahh lol ❤ sending all The good vibes to our sad plants 🪴

This makes me feel better😅 I’ve been on a repotting rampage to check the roots of my plants and I’ve had to rehab basically all of my alocasias. I just moved them over to pon so fingers crossed.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I seriously have so much left to check and repot. My list got a lot much longer over these past couple weeks. I'm sorry to hear about your alocasias 🥹 good luck with the pon!

can't wait to see everything bounce back !! 💚💚

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

thank you!! 🥰

Refreshing and nice to see how you deal with these issues.

Hello Melissa !!! Good vibes going your way for your rehabs. 🙋🏼‍♀️💚🪴🐩

Thanks for sharing, Melissa. It's comforting to be reminded we all have our struggles and very educational to see how others deal with them. The black velvet has been a tricky one for me, too. I'm now inspired to try fluval for rehabbing and corms. Appreciate you! 💚👏🏽🪴👏🏽💚

They will be ok in your care👍 💚🌱☘️🌵💚

Yayyyy!!! new videooo and its along one and repott!! so excited

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

haha I have been doing so many longer videos lately! Definitely tons more repotting to come :)

@javielvianzon4099

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa we loved long videos and so sad to know that spidermites attack again

Now they happy plants 🪴 🌱 😊🎉

I enjoyed seeing how you rehab different plants. Thank you for sharing that. We all have some of those to deal with

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Happy to share! I have a feeling I'll have some more to do too :(

Great video, and your cat at the end is soo cute!!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! chai is always around while I'm filming lol

I recently bought a Thai constellation off fb marketplace that I suspected was potted in Sol Soils just due to how it looked. I left it alone for about a month, just so I wouldn't disturb it, but I was smelling some rot. Sure enough, I unpotted it this past weekend and the center of the soil was still very wet even after a month! Luckily it has a very extensive root system and not much had rotted yet but I will not buy that soil ever... I'll continue to make my own mix 🌿

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you checked! 🥹 It retains way too much moisture! I wished I would have known or I would have never used it. Travis, one of the owners of sols is going around telling customers I don't know how to water my plants 😂 Someone sent me a DM from them. Their behavior is childish and all the other influencers who are still promoting it have unfollowed me now 😆 Speaks volumes!

I also have a Black Velvet that is struggling, but I’m hopeful it can be saved. Soon I’ll move it to our three season room which is always plant nirvana during the warm weather months. As you did I will check the roots and look for corms when I move it. I don’t see any pests on it. My other Alocasias are doing well. Thanks for the excellent video.

Great job and keep up the good work. I enjoyed watching your video

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

I was just settling to rehab some of my plants after a 10 days trip abroad. How perfect timing! I had to rehab my esqueleto. It is down to one very sad leaf. Root rot I think. I had just put it in oxygen peroxide and now will set it in fluval too! I rehabbed anthuriums in fluval, it went ok. On to my queen anthurium now!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

oh no so sorry to hear that 😩 Hoping your plants make a good comeback!!

love your videos ❤️

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Thank you!! 🤗

I struggle w/ the alocasia black velvet as well. It’s Pon and it’s not doing much better. I had one leaf and then it gave me a bloom. I’m cut it off and I’ve been patiently waiting for a new leaf…😢

Why did you toss the black velvet alocasia stem? You could chop of the mushy part and chop the healthy steam in several pieces for rehab and then you would have several more black velvets 😊 Love your videos and looking forward for updates on these ❤

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't something I felt like tackling in the moment and it's just a corm. I have loads of repotting and probably more rehabbing to do so I'm very happy with what I did save :)

Thanks!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🥹

Just wanted to say that I grow my alocasias in Leca! It’s honestly the only way I can keep them alive😂 I switched over when I was struggling with soil myself. Good luck! Hopefully you can make your plant babies happy!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think I'll try it for this one and see what happens. I see others growing in leca and pon for them and they seem to do well.

Hi Melissa! Thank you for all the excellent content and your calm demeanor. It’s very soothing to watch! What do you use to store your rainwater? I need a better system!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It's just a rain barrel sitting under a gutter that catches it :)

I’m so glad you showed what you did with root rot. So after a 30 minute soak of hydrogen peroxide, do you rinse the plant roots and then place in whatever? Like soil or water? Also can you link the clear squirt bottle you have the long neck that you used to water your plants?!

I tried sol soil and found the particles to fine. It wasn’t chunky enough. I just added some amendments to it.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I've been slowly trying to repot the plants out of it and doing some off camera and I keep finding rot even the ones I mixed with my own. It's just concentrated around the center from the calcined clay particles I believe is what's causing it. I've had some plants in it since last summer and now I know why some haven't been at their best lately. I think overtime it settles as you water and they have been slowly declining which is so sad. I'll never use anything else on my plants again. I wished I never supported them.

@Ksnamaste

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa your totally right. It’s like mud when it’s wet. I won’t buy it again either.

Loved this video. Do you just place the corm on top of the stratum or poke it in some. You’ll need to show what is the top end and the bottom of the corm

I had lots of trouble with my queen until i made a 60%coco chunks 40% perlite mix for it. I also used a plastic back mini moss pole for it. And it rooted straight into it. I feel like the consistant damp spag moss with the chunky mix just seems to work it. I also keep in front of my mother grow light in 80% humidity room. x

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

good to know, thank you for sharing! I'm not sure what I want to eventually do with her but hoping she'll regrow from this at least :)

@ninjaadaniel1674

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa She will definitely regrow. You always do such a good job of disinfecting, and I learn a lot from your videos. You did such a great job of rehabbing these plants since that soil issue. Can't wait for your next video xx

I think Fluval will grow anything. I had a pot of It with nothing in it and literally threw an African Violet in it that I really didn't want, it was just sitting on the the top and it grew huge!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I seriously love it! It's the best thing I've used to prop in.

If I have a plant that’s in bad need of rehab, I honestly toss it in the bin. I have so many other plants, that need my attention.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

You definitely have to do what's best for you! There's no shame in getting rid of something that stresses you. I love to rehab and it teaches me a lot and it's why I do it.

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You should def be able to save those baby frydek corm unless it’s completely mushy and rotted. I’ve saved some that we’re that small and even were a little soft at first.

@jpgypsyxo

Жыл бұрын

Man, you really aren’t the first person I’ve seen that’s having all the issues from flat mites and sulfur treatments. I’m so confused because it seemed to be working for everyone in the beginning. Like, I’m wondering if the sulfur took care of the pests quick, but caused more long term damage. It seems that everyone I s it’s all pretty much saying it’s root rot, so maybe the sulfur burned the roots when rinsing it and watering after? Idk but that’s super disappointing I luckily didn’t have a flat mite problem at all, just s spider mite outbreak on one syngonium that I had to chop back the leave, but kept the stems to activate the auxiliary buds. it’s already coming in nicely.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

yeah, I didn't do much research on sulfur and only used it based off other recommendations for treatment. My marantas and calatheas are really the only plants that had them minus a hoya and they're already a sensitive plant genus so it definitely stressed them. I switched to using azamax and it seemed to work well.

@jpgypsyxo

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa that’s good! I’ve only ever used 1/2 water 1/2 rubbing alcohol. And then rinse and follow up with neem oil and never had an issue thus far! The alcohol basically destroys the exoskeletons of most common houseplants so the basically die in their tracks.

Your Maranta may have just been going into a dormancy. Summer Rayne Oakes talked about dormancy with these plants years ago on her KZread channel, Plant One On Me..She said many people throw out the plants because they think they're either dead or dying but in fact they're just going into dormancy period

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

It was covered in flat mites and I used sulfur on it which wasn't good now :( That definitely could have contributed!

Can you reuse the fluval. I just ordered some. Love your videos. I hope they all do well!

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So far so good :) I try to reuse what I can or I'll mix some fresh in. Eventually it gets sorta mushy over time and compacted so I have had to toss some but I have reused a lot for my corms!

Best way (atleast for me) to grow alocasias is in pon

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🤞 for your anthurium, such a beautiful plant. You know that happened with two of my marantas so I cut them down and kept them just wet enough and one I’ve got all kind of leaves coming out, and the other has all kinds of spikes. Do the go kinda dormant in the winter? I’ve had others but I just threw them away, this time I was too lazy to throw them and noticed then started coming back.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Someone else commented that they can go dormant. I haven't really experienced it with mine since most lived in my plant room the growing conditions are pretty good. I think any kind of stress can promote dormancy in a plant whether it's light, soil moisture, pests, etc.

@noelle7714

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa thanks

Melissa, when you disinfect the roots with hydrogen peroxide do you dilute it at all? I've never treated the roots when I rehab so maybe that's my problem

Hey Melissa, I've just got a verigated frydek... But now I'm stressed 😂 I wasn't going to get one until I could keep the regular one alive and healthy, but I got such an insanely cheap opportunity. Now I don't know what I should do with it. I do have a room with mother grow lights and 85% humidity, but is that humidity too high for it? What substrate do I use? Have you used pon before for alocasias? I've never tried it.. Any tips or ideas would be so helpful.

💚💚💚 I up potted my Queen an she rotted 🥺 Hope yours makes it. 💚

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

oh noo 😩 So sorry that happened to yours!

@sherryporsch9349

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa Thank you, had it two years so it stung a bit. Lol

Bro I thought this was your alocasia African mask because the leaves were so curled lol my black velvet is in leca but I don’t think she grows as quickly as she could in another substrate like moss

Happy MAY Melissa! from Alberta

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Happy May!! 🥰

How do you use hydrogen peroxide for root rot? How concentrated should it be? Can it hurt plant if it's too concentrated?

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I just eyeball it now but dilute it to 3 parts water and 1 part hydrogen peroxide. I wouldn't use it straight but that's me :)

I still see people promoting solsoil and I just hope they have better luck then we did

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

haha yeah and now they say it retains moisture now too hmm...every time I see the soil on insta being promoted I just scroll past. It's all about sales and commission. They gave plant influencers boxes of free soil last year and they get 10% of sales they make.

Ahhhh your voice. 😀

When I soak the plant after cutting all the rot how much peroxide to water do u use?

@amylokers4942

Жыл бұрын

U have so much planty things how do u keep everything organized? I'm having a hard time I have stuff everywhere! 😂😂

Omg I hope the queen can come back from that. If anyone can do it , it's you

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I wished I checked sooner but hopefully, she'll do okay :)

i love u

Why don't you take the leaves and try water propagation?

So sorry about your quean 😟

Why do you want to take the amydrium off the pole? xx

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

It gave me a long runner I cut off and it's only one vine. I think I want to switch to a thiccly pole for this one and grow a few vines up :) The moss dries too fast so I think it would hold more moisture on the clear pole.

@ninjaadaniel1674

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa Oh I see! I'm eyeing off some Amydriums, I'm not sure which one to get... the regular green one... the Zep one.. or that silver one. 🤣 It's always a waiting game til I see the one that speaks to me... for the right price 🤭

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black velvets are cursed I tell you. I've killed 5 of them. I've given up. :')

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

haha I have heard this about them. Hoping I can grow it. I definitely won't buy another though so if what I have left doesn't make it then oh well.

U literally found so much more rot u better check the other anthuriums before they get it to...

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I had to take a little repotting break but back at it! 😵‍💫