Thriving Plants Grown From Cuttings! Charming Penang Balcony Garden By a Passionate Grower
Dear plant lovers,
Welcome to the charming balcony garden of a plant-obsessed grower in Malaysia. Lim Eng Seng, is a thrifty and resourceful gardener, acquiring nearly all his plants from cuttings and successfully growing them healthy and BIG.
Having just picked up the hobby 2 years ago, Lim mastered plant care thanks to his obsession with research and participation in the community. I am most impressed by his DIY sprinkler system, customized for individual plants needs.
His tiny west facing balcony is home to hundreds of plants across many generas - from common, to the rare. We tour his plant collection, spilling precious plant care secrets throughout.
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Пікірлер: 123
Really appreciate for your visiting Sean. I gain most of the gardening tips from your channel, really thanks to you.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your garden with us!
Wonderful plant parent, I’m like him, I like getting my plants small and see them grow is so satisfying.
@onlyplants
8 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@nkagnes9662
Күн бұрын
Caring plants from small & saw them growing is so satisfying
Wow! That view from the balcony is something us metropolitan folks would die for!
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Yeah it was such a nice treat to see environment like this even for me
What a fun balcony collection! I'm also obsessed with the mountain behind his house 😍
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
This balcony really is paradise 🥰
Incredible collection! Of course you do have the advantage of actually being in a tropical climate! The plants will love it there!!!!!!!! Nice!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful plants! Thanks for taking us along Sean!
@onlyplants
10 күн бұрын
Thanks for coming with! 😀
His watering sprays is quite genius!
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Yes I admire the determination
What a lovely balcony! Beautiful and healthy plant collection 👍🏼
@onlyplants
10 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤️❤️
That was amazing! Everything about it was awesome!
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
❤️❤️ thank you.
This felt like ASMR! I was so relaxed listening to you both talk and the music 🥱 Thank you Sean for finding such incredible planty people to interview ❤
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Wahhh thank you 🥰🥰 this is so encouraging
What a magnificent jungle in this balcony! All the plants look so happy, a real source of inspiration and the view is breathtaking! I suppose that clean air has also an effect against pest?! ❤❤ I like very much to discover such plantlovers!
@onlyplants
13 күн бұрын
Thank you. Yes I bet theres natural predators around. Indoor growing is quite inviting for pests.
Beautiful plants. The conditions must be perfect. And you have the magic plant touch!
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
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Wow! what a view!
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Yeah, a lot of plants actually love this. The airflow was fantastic
Another interesting houseplant trip with Sean! 😄
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
❤️❤️ botanical adventure
Wow, obviously enough heat to have that paraiso verde popping with patterns!! Beautiful collection!!! I got most of mine small too, love watching them get big!! That diy watering/misting system is brilliant, so smart
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
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i loved his garden. i hope to have mine sson. i have already started collecting plants just like him, cuttings and smaller plants are cheaper and pockey friendly hehehhe. this was a great motivational video for me now i have more patience with my tinny plants. i would loev to thank you only plants, thank you for your honest and pure videos. i enjoy watching your videos sooooo much
@onlyplants
8 күн бұрын
Theres a way to increase plant collection sustainably, if you grow and propagate well you can always upgrade and get new ones 🥰
An excellent presentation. I learned so much about recognizing plants and how they grow. A magnificent balcony garden. I have a balcony garden too.
@onlyplants
8 күн бұрын
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Very nice video Sean the plants r so very green n beautiful, he as green thum for such a short period he's doing great I enjoy it he love what he is doing thx for sharing we us plants lovers. ❤
@onlyplants
10 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤️❤️ I love exploring peoples gardens and learning from them
Wow!very amazing !
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
❤️ thank you
Like the video a lot. I also like to buy plant small as they are more affordable and more satisfying to see them grow and to split off some later for friends and family. The view reminds me of home and what a sight.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
❤️❤️ thank you
I also buy small and grow them large. That’s how I can afford so many. He has a lovely space. ❤
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
I’ve never admitted this in the channel but I do too! Im a very thrifty collector 😀
Hi Sean😌🙌That was fantastic🥰🙏💖I really enjoyed watching🤲🌟
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Thank you. Love your emojis haha ❤️🥰
Nice seeing you yesterday in Thailand Plant Expo
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Nice seeing you too 🥰🥰
My garden is also west facing, and indeed it can get tremendously hot and can be challenging growing house plants . I’m amazed by the amount of shade and tropical plants he has been able to grow beautifully, it is indeed a lot of work . Lovely video
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
Thank you. Do consider a net to filter light or select plants that love that direct light 😀 it is actually a blessing too because the west balcony receives so much energy
@TheMillennialPlantDad
11 күн бұрын
@@onlyplants oh yes I use a shade net , if not all my houseplants would’ve long since been fried to pieces 🤣. And the bulk of my garden is sun loving plants and succulents
Favorit kind of video:)
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
🥰🥰 thank you
Hermosa coleccion de plantas , la vista panoramica es genial . Y muy buen sistema de riego.
@onlyplants
9 күн бұрын
❤️❤️ gracias
C'est un réel plaisir d'avoir ce partage, surtout dans cet environnement. Il a réussi à créer une bulle de fraîcheur! Merci Sean.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Thank you 😀😀
Thank you for sharing 😍😍
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
❤️❤️ thank you
What a beautiful balcony collection ❣️ And what a breathtaking view ❤
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
❤️❤️ thank you
Here in the US, big chain hardware stores have all the materials needed for misting/dripping systems. It can end up feel like playing with legos xD
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
I missed living in the US because of that. We dont have hardware stores like that in asia. People dont DIY much here
My anxiety levels just skyrocketed seeing the low balcony of his high-rise home 😅
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Hahaa it took me a while to get warmed up
Great video. The view was amazing and scary
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
Haha yes it took me a while to warm up to the height! But well worth it
Wonderfull.. I like your passion..
@onlyplants
2 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤️❤️
simply WOW!!!👍
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
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Amazing balcony garden 👍 Thanks for the tour 😀🇨🇦
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
🥰 You’re welcome
Amazing!!! 😊❤
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
Thank youu ❤️
What stunning specimens, love it
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
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This is a beautiful balcony, so impressive all of these came from cuttings! Gloriosum is NOT EASY here in Northern California 😅😅 I have to stick it inside my ikea greenhouse because it suffers without it.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
😀😀 thank you. I guess in drier climate they may be favorite food for spider mites!
The plants look amazing… however, I’m not sure if I’d recommend the misting system for each plant… unless each plant you have dries out at the EXACT same time, which is impossible to gauge, and has the same needs for water. Again, that’s hard to match perfectly. Will they be fine? Likely… but I’ve seen people put sprinkler heads or misting systems in pots that ended up rotting, because there was just too much water being delivered to the container. Even on a moss pole, I think it could become too much. Unless it’s only on for 30 seconds at a time. I’d be worried about rot. Also, good idea with the Osmocote fertilizer pouch, but in my opinion, it is slightly excessive. 😂 Like having show dogs in a fancy dog show, being pampered and spoiled. Will they like it? Of course. But I don’t feel like aroid vines are the biggest feeders ever. They grow without human assistance up buildings, walls, bedrooms, etc. and there’s no moss, misting or fertilizer there! And I live in California, not even Penang or Singapore or anywhere tropical! Yet I have all these plants outside growing up the brick walls. And I feed them with Osmocote in the soil, or in their Pon/LECA, but that’s it. Twice a year. 😆
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Sometimes the plants adapt to the watering too hehe. Especially if you propagate them or grow them from small. Usually what kills plants are sudden change in care style or environment
Hi..Mr OnlyPlant...Those are Beautiful Plants .I lóve it💚💚💚. Welcome to Malaysia...Sean!
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤️❤️
Oh my 💚
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
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300th like from sri lanka 🇱🇰 I'm a huge fan of you and your plants ❤
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
Nice! Thank you ❤️❤️
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11 күн бұрын
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That Hilo Beauty is gorgeous too
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
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I agree that epi albo is nicer than Monstera albo because the variegation stability and the white stays nice (touch wood)
@onlyplants
10 күн бұрын
And they are so fast growing and easy to care for
GR8 vid. WOW such fast growth from cuttings. I "LOVE" Penang, SO multicultural, amazing food. Plants grow SO fast in Penang being so close to the Equator. 💕💕Kind regards Pete. Far Nth NSW Australia.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Thanks Pete ❤️
@stayawakenhealthy2539
5 күн бұрын
@@onlyplants Your welcome.🙏
L❤ve it
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10 күн бұрын
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Very nice collection, I like a lot of variety in my collection as well :) Getting into the plant community has also helped me a lot. You can learn so much from other people and save yourself a lot of frustration. The internet is such a terrible place to look for correct information, even from growers themselves. So many times have I looked up plants and where the first 3 results all contradict each other in recommended lighting conditions (had that with Solanum Quitoense, which I've grown from seed). Finding out what the maximum height will approximately be, can also be quite the challenge haha
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Yeah you really have to immerse yourself and talk to other growers to learn. Especially in your environment/area.
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Very nice collection. I hope my Hilo beauty gets that big
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
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@onlyplants
8 күн бұрын
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Hi Sean, Im from PH and been watching your vlogs. Will you be doing focused plant care for piper plants? ❤😢 Thank you.
My feelings towards Selaginella give the term "love-hate relationship" a whole new meaning. I love it as a plant, but I hate it at the same time because I can never keep it alive. 😅😅
@onlyplants
11 күн бұрын
I killed the only one I got… i might give it another shot 😀
@jovanessavf164
10 күн бұрын
@@onlyplants Frustrated plant parents, unite! LOL
Will you be doing Bangkok plant expo long vid soon?
Light affects variegations.. many of my variegated Aroids in my balcony will shoot out darker foliage during rainy/cloudy seasons and brighter colors during summer/dry season.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
I hope those Karens are reading this 😀😀
Cari cari chanel KZread disini,, skrg musim monvar lg kk trend bgt tempat kami
@onlyplants
3 күн бұрын
Iya monvar lagi naik daun.
music is so destructive!!!
@onlyplants
10 күн бұрын
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it’s my dream to have a balcony like this but how to prevent small lizards the beige color ones? they are everywhere in my country and i’m so scared of them once i tried putting some plants outside i encountered them daily running jumping when i lift the pots😭
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Haha I actually have them too… it startles and jumpscares me sometimes 🫣
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@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
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My colocasias and caladiums hate attention. If I turn helicopter plant parent, they die. But if I ignore the hell out of them, they grow wok-size leaves.
@onlyplants
5 күн бұрын
Whoaaaa… mine hasnt gotten big actually. They just get very crowded!
@jovanessavf164
5 күн бұрын
@onlyplants when you deadhead them, the first few leaves become big. And when you divide the bulb, the plants grows so many leaves. 🥰
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@onlyplants
10 күн бұрын
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