My tip would be keep a dedicated pot on your shelf that you just put dead leaves and flowers into! I’m way more likely to deadhead my plants and remove dead/dying leaves when I have this pot nearby to put it in instead of having to walk over to a garbage Then I just empty the pot when it starts to get full and repeat!

@lexusdemott7743

4 ай бұрын

Yes! I agree with this 100%. I have a couple 'dead foliage' pots in my plant areas and it's a huge life saver!

@petecilione4166

4 ай бұрын

That’s good. TY❤

@yvonneuriarte2429

4 ай бұрын

I have a dish on each plant stand/sheet.

@pudik2008

4 ай бұрын

Yes,I do that as well! 👍🏼

@susanhebert1724

4 ай бұрын

Great idea!!

If you like the aesthetic of terra cotta saucers and don't want to replace them, use the plastic lids from coffee cans, oatmeal, bread crumbs, etc., to place under the terra cotta. They protect your window sills or furniture, and, depending on the color of the lid, are visually minimal, hardly noticed. Additionally, I upcycle the larger, clear plastic trays that meat, or even now veggies and fruit, is packaged in, and place them under the plants on my basement shelves where I winter many of them. They are comparable to the plant trays that are sold in nursery supply and big box stores. I have way too many plants to always have cache pots available, particularly the larger pots, so the trays are utilitarian, and help to conserve space. If you don't want to dump out the water overflow, add some pebbles to create humidity trays. This is a real time saver when I water and I don't have to worry so much about creating conditions for root rot.

@kurks001

4 ай бұрын

I use cork coasters for this, they cost a bit more but look really nice

@eronhonez

4 ай бұрын

I’ve used plastic lids like you mentioned, but I’ve been using lids that come with some candles. The ones I have are often matte black or brass and give my collections a cohesive look. They’re not deep but they protect surfaces. Surprisingly, some of them that I’ve been using for ~2 years have very little rust marks inside.

@tinapomfrey5412

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I use them too. I just have too many plants to use them under every plant, and no one actually sees my basement grow room unless I show it to them. They don't need fancy, I'm the woman who recycles meat trays, lol.

Besides your plant advice, can we all just appreciate how this lady seems to be makeup free (or very little). I find that SO refreshing in a social media world full of way overdone women. ❤

@Sunshineinmymind227

4 ай бұрын

💯 she is a natural beauty

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

​@Sunshineinmymind227 Harli is the "girl next door." Wholesome, compassionate, great as a mom, etc. 😊

I bottom water with large bowls for the most part which cuts down on spillage. I keep a pair of nipping pruners like for bonsai on my main plant shelf and carry around with me on watering day to clean up any dead leaves. I have lots of little decorative prop jars sprinkled around the house so if a vine looks laggy or I break of something viable I can propagate the plants immediately and not suffer any losses to my collection and always have plenty of new plant babies ready to go or for gifts. I rotate my plants every time I water to keep them symmetrical and full looking all year round. Like a lot of plant collectors I have more plants than I need and want and always bring in new plants so I have regifted many and am known as the plant lady at work and have spread a lot of joy by moving along plants and props to keep my collection from taking over my life. I have invested in lovely plant stands, antique planters, etc to make sure I really love looking at my plants and so they don't look just "blah." I have educated my kids and husband and have them participate in my love of plants so they are more likely to help out, keep them safe and not bump into them and my husband has even talked about my plants at work so I've been able to gift plants to his co-workers and several of them have GIVEN me many many nice plants and specimens expanding my collection and even resulted in me inheriting great plants from co-workers who have moved and not wanted to take their plants with them. Hope these tips help someone!

@mpp2498

4 ай бұрын

👍You sound like a fun person. My kids have also inherited the "plant gene". I got it from my mom.

@NewlyAwakened

4 ай бұрын

@@mpp2498 it was a hobby for me and my daughter to get into together and we kind of went overboard lol

Another benefit of spacing plants out more is better pest management! When your plants are all close together, it’s way easier for pest infestation to get out of control and spread to every plant. Having spaced out plants makes getting rid of pests way more manageable. I learned that the hard way!

All of my windows ledges / shelfs are lined with clear heavy duty vinyl shelf liner. Game changer

@melnarnr8357

4 ай бұрын

Same!! Especially for wooden shelves or also my desk!

@gofigure4920

4 ай бұрын

Great idea! 🎉

@donnaburke1402

3 ай бұрын

Same!

Getting a hand vacuum has been so useful for soil spillages! I also have a robot vacuum, but I like the exercise.

You are NOT lazy. You've always had a lot going on. A spotless house is a sign of a dull mind LOL or maybe enough money to pay a cleaning lady haha. Great tips!

the spills are part of the job if I’m not spilling than I did not water 😂😂😂

@brendapatterson7123

4 ай бұрын

Me too!

@Wakitarb1

4 ай бұрын

Thank GOD that I am not the only one that spill water when I am managing my babies.

4 ай бұрын

😂🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️

I add felt pads on my saucers to avoid watermarks or scratches

If you already have the terra-cotta saucers you can use a sealer to make them water resistant. ❤

@eronhonez

4 ай бұрын

What do you recommend to seal them with? I want to do this and would love to know your preferred tried and true product/brand.

For me, something that I think really helps with checking up on plants/keeping them watered, especially since my collection is so large but I don’t have much space for placing a lot of plants, is having my plants on risers and at different elevations (think of bleachers or stands at a gym or stadium). Having plants at different elevations or heights has allowed me to have clear views of all my plants, and it has allowed me to quickly reach for plants and put them back without having to move other plants in front of them.

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

Yes, that is wonderful to do, and it's very pleasing to the eyes. Plant stands, too, but they aren't quite as versatile as having little booster seats for your plants. If you have pets, though, you must, absolutely must, make sure that toxic plants are out of reach for the furballs.

@eronhonez

4 ай бұрын

I thrift old cake stands to elevate my plants. Love the look!!

Mugs make cute cover pots too, and plentiful at the thrift shop!

Tidy home, tidy mind 😊. Love your channel. All the way from Derbyshire England.

Simple, but start dusting top to bottom 😂😂 so many times I start at the bottom and have to do it all over again😂😂

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh yes! This!

U could brush glaze on top of ur terracotta saucers to avoid leakage

I adopted your hint of thrifting saucers. I use clear glass plates and I’ve found some really pretty ones for cheap. I learned the hard way to use them when my mom watered my plants when my husband was in the hospital. She didn’t move them to the sink like I do and got water all over the top of my antique piano. I also use puppy pee pads when I’m repotting to save on mess. I have a huge box from Costco that I bought years ago. When they’re gone, I’ll look into a reusable mat.

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

I got a mat that snaps in each corner, so it's like a tray. Then soil, etc. doesn't get on the table, my lap, or the floor.

You can glue wooden balls to the bottom of the terra cotta saucers, lifting it off the window sill. Very cute too!

I love the saucers/ dishes. Very helpful tip that I do as well. I like using a smaller precision squeeze water can for smaller plants instead of a normal one as I often spill the water. 😅

@lovesyorkies3395

4 ай бұрын

I use a squeeze watering thingie with a long spout too. I originally purchased that for my pinguiculas but I use it for a lot of hard to reach plants or more precision watering. I will also pick up small clear plastic bowls from the dollar store, you get 4. Sometimes I can’t find little crystal/glass bowls at he thrift store. I do ring the little ramekin soufflés and those are ceramic so it works as well for small plants.

Will say a cheaper option for like stuff dropping is a hand vacuum. I never grew up with one but I love mine now. I legit use it all the time for any debris that falls from my plants or soil spillage

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

It would be hard for me to live without my little hand vac! I use it constantly.

Terra cotta saucers that are glazed on the inside have totally changed the game for me! I also use a (clean, designated) litter box as a potting mat and the higher sidewalls have saved my floors so many times!

Dang Harli, I came on to get a strata recipe, but this hijacked me. So much more relevant to my interests.😂

My Grandma used to make us us coasters on the table for our tea cups, and under her plants. I started, like you, getting what I could or needed from thrift stores, so I also plick up any homemade "coasters". Even old oven pads and place those under my plants on sensitive surfaces. They can be throw in the wash if they get dirty and cheap enough to throw in the trash if they get really bad. Just don't leave anything wet sit on sensitive surfaces, it's not good for any surface. I found that bottom watering and not leaving extra water sit in the saucer. This can lead to root rot in established plants who's roots get to the bottom of their pots. As can water sitting in the bottom of pots without drainage holes, because you can't see how wet the soil at the bottom is or how many root are down there. 🌵🌴🌱

Messy bed, messy head 💚. I like to put contact paper on my windowsills to help keep things clean.

My passion for thrifting planty staff got from you)) and you are right about wiping clean the window sills when too much plants it is a pain in the butt.

Great ideas Harli! Thanks for sharing. Ive started thrifting for bowls & things to use for plant saucers!

Hello Harli! Just catching up on interacting with your channel since I exclusively watch you on my TV. I've been wildly depressed and unregulated since September 18th 2022. We were traveling nationwide for 23 days. My most severe trait on the spectrum is consistent routine and environment. Being gone that long drastically changed my mindset and I couldn't bounce back. I was genuinely sick and felt physically uncomfortable being so dysregulated. And between that exact date and late December, my bingo card has everything from two dead grandpa's to my cat getting diagnosed with AIDS. And there's way more trauma stuffed between. I'm just now starting to get regulated in my routine again, and I've been feeling so much better even though my meds aren't perfect. While you've been in my routine since 2020, you've been especially in mine now. Your vlogs give me the body double effect and I feel like I'm cleaning with a friend. Thanks to you, no matter how depressed I am, I'm classically conditioned enough to get up and be a trophy homemaker when I smell coffee and hear your intro Thank you ❤

My tips are these 1. I used to rent so on window sills I would buy that raised foam plastic drawer / shelf liner and would measure and cut to size for the sill in a matching white. 2. I have mobility issues / with lifting so I got a stainless steal cart from Sam's Club that came with plastic shelf liners for the three levels throughout the day I lift my plastic liner pots out of their catches and line them up on the cart shelves. Then when everyone went to bed I could roll the cart right to the sink and water and let them drain in the sink - hang out on youtube while they drained - then return them to their pots. Clean up the cart and store it back in the pantry this cart is also under for moving groceries to stock so its a win win.

A turkey blaster is a useful item to have on hand if the saucers fill to the brim you can siphon off the water into a bowl and empty in sink without having to move all your plants!

Keep in mind, even a small bit of moisture in soil can harm or break your vacuum.

Good ideas you have. Some more ideas - ramekins and kid's cereal bowls for plant bottoms. Kitchen drawer trays also work for multiple plants. I found some bathroom tray organizers that work well under multiple plants. I have recently moved to using Swedish Kitchen Dish Cloths to clean up the inevitable water spills - washable and hold a lot more water than paper trowels.

My #1 tip is to only have the number of plants in your house that you actually have practical space and time for! Downsize if you have to!! And another tip I use is to carry a small 'bin' and clippers with me as I check my plants, in their spot, so that I don't make a mess throughout the house. I enjoyed your tips, esp the white vinegar/water spray 👌🏼

I like using a pump sprayer to water plants on my shelf that aren’t easily accessible. The pressure can be turned up so it’s more of a stream than a spray. That way i can get to plants without knocking other ones over

You are the one who taught me about using bowls under pots for watering ease. I can soak the plant, empty the bowl, and leave them looking pretty! No messy shelves!

You have such a gift of design! Your home looks so welcoming!❤☮️❤️☮️

For the terra cotta saucer rings, I use shelf liner that I cut to size for the saucer, or else I use those little felt pads for furniture legs. It works great for me :)

I always keep the little foil pie pans and the pot pie foil pans to use as trays, in a pinch, ya know when it’s time to go thrifting, they always come in handy and don’t leave rings! I also use them outside for my potted plants too

When I go around my house and water my plants, I bring a (cheap plastic) bowl with me in case I overfill something and need to dump out water. It's also helpful if I overfill one of my hanging plants and it starts dripping, I can just pour the excess into my bowl. and then I use the bowl water to water other plants!

Great video Harli! Tidiness with plants is such an issue… Great tips (love the tips anyway). And your hair is great too!

I've never seen anyone talk about the terracotta bathroom problem. Easily made mistake, thanks for sharing! I try to repot or pot up plants in the kitchen as it's near a water source and is easy to clean up compared to a bedroom or home office!

Would love a video all about having plants in pots with no drainage !

Dedicated leaf litter bowl on shelves, saucers everywhere and bottom watering to the point they make water roots and turning the semi hydro

I like moving my plants outside during the summer. If it rains and they don’t have a drainage hole and I’m not home to move the plant inside this can become an over-watering issue. 😱 I’ve had good luck with pots with an attached saucer and those with rubber stoppers for the drainage hole. Walmart carries the Better Homes pots with rubber stoppers…they really do prevent the water from coming out and are ideal because you can remove the stopper when you move them outside for the summer. Just make sure to keep the rubber stoppers that you remove with all of your plant stuff like Harli suggested - I still have not found 1 rubber stopper from last summer 😢 because I put it somewhere…not in the “planty storage spot”.

Hi Harli. You could use terracotta saucers that are pre-sealed inside. I have been using the for years. The non-sealed are everywhere but I avoid them. You could still seal them yourself. Thank you for all these hacks 😊

The deep saucer tip I got from you a while ago and it’s my favorite thing. I can bottom water and not overflow the saucer which I would do every single time I watered 😅

I use drink coasters from the Dollar store and out those under my smaller plants. But now I’m gonna be looking for deeper saucers at the dollar store.

I love that your videos are very practical and 30 min onky or shorter...love your design aesthetics too

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks

You are my favorite plant podcast.❤

Great tips Harli! The one that I need to use is to put my plant supplied together. Thanks for sharing!

This may already be in the comments but I use drawer liner anywhere I place pots in my home. window sills especially! I cut a piece of clean drawer cover to the width of the window. It prevents water or dirt from staining or ruining the surface underneath.

Tea cup saucers are great pops of colour to terracotta pots. I love the op shops for all the pottery vessels for plants

Where did you get the glass shelves?! I've been looking for glass, as it allows more light. Good tips, thanks for sharing.

@angelhowell5420

4 ай бұрын

I think they’re IKEA shelves

i reaaally love keeping all of my planty stuff at one place! last year i designated a whole closet to it in the basement, as you said its much more organized and you always know where your stuff is! (pots, saucers, products, soil, accessories) it changed my life haha 😂🪴

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

I do the same now. I had to. It got quite out of hand. I bought a couple of bookcases off FB Marketplace for a song. I also use the bottom of my linen closet for bigger stuff. Everything is nice, neat, and organized and I pretty much know where everything is.

I have a teracotta pot with no drainage. I forget this every time I water and I water and water and water waiting for the water to run through the bottom. I don't realize it until the pot is so full of water it overflows from the top. Shockingly I have yet to kill the plant.

Ok, bigger saucers, do you empty them right after to prevent root rot? I love my shark vacs, the long handheld one for the back of shelves, the best Another point to spacing out plants is pest prevention, they all are safer from the pests migrating I’m totally not organized, I never remember what I’ve got on hand

@plantitude8042

4 ай бұрын

For my bigger plants I don't want to lift I have a turkey baster that I use after watering everything. I walk around & suck out the excess water.

@andronicustorres9153

4 ай бұрын

Root rot happens over weeks/months. Not days. You can accidentally leave water in the saucer for a few days and your plant will be fine. But if there was still water in the saucer when you go to water again, then you are on the path to root rot.

I've seen sealed terra cotta saucers at the greenhouse I used to work at. But you can also use an aerosol sealer for your terra cotta saucers so they don't absorb water 😁

I had no idea that Terra cotta plant saucers leak water underneath them until I put one on my wife's antique heirloom table!!!😮

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

Oh, dear! I'll bet that didn't go over real well with your wife. 😬

Is good to be tidy ,life is easier ,good work,your planting home looks great,and your potting style is very nice! 💚🌵🌿🍀💚

I got a too big potting mat. I didn’t even know there was such a thing. It’s ok for big repots but most of mine can be contained with a smaller mat. So now I have two! I like the smaller one better. Bigger is now always better.

I put 3 coats of deco art varnish on the insides of the Terra cotta saucers and that does the trick!

Great tips! I have this vacuum and love it. Because of your prior videos I thrift my saucers and it looks so cute. I am so trying your white vinegar spray, we have really hard water.....And BTW your selves look amazing!!

You can use sealers from the paint department to seal terracotta saucers. I also learned the hard way about this, ruined furniture finishes & once even a tv. Great tips, thanks!

The beginning 😂😂 that’s so me

.. Your brain works perfectly fine.. It's just a wee little backwards with certain things 🤗 I know, because my brain works the very same way.. .. I too found the use of my small crystal plates, obviously ment for dessert really, as saucer for plants.. They look so nice and it works..

Love your videos!!!! 💚

It would be so cool to have a plant filled fish aquarium, I have a 55gal full of live plants and it basically takes care of itself, the plants keep the ph balance perfect. All I do is use distilled water to fill up once water level starts dropping.

I used your lemon or lime juice with water method to clean some Hoya leaves a few weeks ago. Worked like a charm…hard water stains were gone.

Soooo glad to see the no drainage. I'm almost afraid to post my plants because I do the no drainage thing. But I under water so it works wonders for me. Either way. Thanks! 😊

Love the eclectic saucer idea! Thank you for the video❤🌿

You are so cool, and inspiring!

Thanks for the tips Harli 👍👍👍

Fantastic video! Really great ideas!! Thank you so much! 😊🥳

Tips were great!! Thank you

I enjoyed this video Harli ❤, I have a couple of tricks about bottom watering, find a person who is having a party, and if they buy large trays of cookies, or even fruit, take the bottoms for watering, trays and I am able to put several smaller plants 🪴 in at 1 time. Next I have my 2nd tip is the bottles of coffee creamers, coffee mate, or other brands, they are perfect for watering 👌, no drips, or spilled. Try these tips ❤

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

Love that!

Great tips! Very helpful video!

ADHD here, if I dont attempt to organize, yeah I waste money, but also get really frustrated with plant care. (I have have about 200-300 plants - I really dont know anymore)

I use glazed terracotta saucers.

I painted all the inside of my terracotta saucers with a couple coats of polyurethane paint

Very nice

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Omg pura vida ✌🏽 you must have been to the CR too!! I miss it there awesome channel chicka I sell mine on Mercari ;) thanks for your videos-Lara from new Smyrna beach,fl

I like to line the bottom of cover pot(with no holes) with styrofoam. Then the water goes below the nursery pot and I don’t need to empty everytime

You can use oil to make Terracotta waterresistant

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Should you repot peace lilly once you start seeing brown stalks?

Wow I would have thought vinegar would kill plants.

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

If it’s not diluted properly yes 😁

Not plant related, but your black shirt looks like the perfect crop and shape! Where is it from?

Hey!

I'm sorry, I know this is so off topic of the plants and tidiness, but what espresso machine is that?? It looks glorious!!!😯

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

The breville bartista 😁

Great tips Harli🙃. What is the name of the plant in the large terracotta plant on the left. The round leaf …maybe a Hoya?

@FullyRooted_PlantBoutique

4 ай бұрын

I think it’s a Thai Pink Lipstick plant. They are harder to find. I been looking for like a year. 😢

@larrycahoon8465

4 ай бұрын

@FullyRooted_PlantBoutique Steve's Leaves had them last week. Sold out now. Keep an eye out there or set it up so they send you an email when they are back in stock.

What is the plant in the blue pot to the right of the sans. masoniana ?? ❤

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

A pinguicula kondoi

Can someone link the vacuum 🙏🏻

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

amzn.to/48p0B4t here ya go

Plastic bins

Oh Harley. 🤦🏾‍♂️ The cachepot is the saucer. Now, you’re misleading so many people by giving bad advice on how to use cachepot. 🤦🏾‍♂️

@coconutgirl816

4 ай бұрын

How is that bad advice? I often use my cache pots to let my plants soak in while I get other things done.

@HarliG

4 ай бұрын

Potato potato

@vickykent353

4 ай бұрын

​@coconutgirl816 So do I. You just have to go back and pour out the water left in the cache pot. Meanwhile, you can go on doing other planty things.

@coconutgirl816

4 ай бұрын

@@vickykent353 exactly

@laraec4930

4 ай бұрын

Wow who peed in your cheerios bro . Please hush lol

Loved this video of practical smart tips! I started using dishes and different glass or crystal containers as saucers, you inspired me,loving it.on Valentine’s Day my husband and I spent all day shopping at thrift stores,picked up so many cool things,even a single grow light that sticks inside a pot,never used, $3 bucks,second hand pots,baskets etc…… Yes I’ve had terracotta damage on my painted/timber furniture,now I use stick on foam pads underneath the saucer or I buy cork drink protecters or bigger cork round table protectors,usually buy them second hand or from dollar stores. 💚🌿🪴👍🏼