Hi all,
Learn more about:
Aroid Mix: https://youtu.be/9rBp3bqCnw0
Moss Poles: https://youtu.be/6pxjNVOritA
Supports: https://youtu.be/gFr0pVOtzr8
Watering Plants: https://youtu.be/pUbfFpuDdl4
Q&A 1: https://youtu.be/zQnLMWhrPQA
Q&A 2: https://youtu.be/OZ0AbJWXggs
Q&A 3: https://youtu.be/q4yXtOzFj6I
use the time stamps below to skip to questions relevant to you:
00:00 Intro
00:58 How do you deal with pest prevention? 02:38 Could you move with your current plant collection?
04:41 What does a plant emergency look like for you?
05:52 Do you have a wish list and if so what’s on it?
06:36 Do you go through stages where your plants are more draining than rewarding?
09:05 What are your favourite vining/climbing plants for moss poles?
09:45 What kind of plants you think are interesting but do not care to get in your collection
10:56 What are the “best” plants ( species etc.) to keep in lower light
12:56 If you could make a hybrid of any 2 plants, which would you choose?
14:16 What’s your thoughts on people telling you that they purchased a plant because of you?
15:24 Is it possible to grow plants so big in a dryer climate?
16:25 Can plant XYZ size up?
17:42 Are you planning to downsize to make room for a coveted plant?
19:17 When you water your plants, does it matter to some water & liquid fertiliser mixture gets on the leaves?
20:31 Leaves open with scars and markings. How can we avoid this?
23:21 What features would make you most drawn to buy them (barring any constraints like price and space)?
25:00 While most men are so inclined into sports, why do you think most men now grows interest into plants and gardening?
27:11 What are the most affordable & easy care rare houseplants?
29:03 Do you think you will ever get tired of the plants/aroids? And not in the burnout sense, but in the “seen it all” kind of way.
30:17 Something that is seemingly lacking in the plant community right now, what would it be?
33:43 What are your thoughts on self-watering moss poles instead of water bottles?
35:37 How come your Epipremnum got root and stem rot if you just water the pole and not the mix in the pot?
37:50 How did you come up with the idea of chopping the top of a moss pole and repotting it?
40:44 Would you consider make/change all your moss poles in the future into plastic backings?
41:44 Have you ever tried making a moss pole that had a support inside?
42:38 What to do once the plant reaches the top of the moss pole and you don’t want to chop and extend the pole? Do you recommend air layering?
44:30 What are your opinions on pricing plants? What should make something more valuable or less valuable. How much should a cutting differ from the price of a whole plant?
45:37 Do you generally up-size your pot from a 14 cm to 20 cm once a pole extension is required?
45:46 If the roots of your billietiae are growing out of the top of the moss pole, how can you extend the moss pole? I understand that the billietiae is a slow climber, so it will take a while for this plant to reach the top of the moss pole. But by then it seems that you would have very long roots coming from the top.
46:53 All about Brad
50:58 Would you consider giving Brad another cat mate?
51:49 How do I stop Brad from eating or playing with my plants?
53:54 What is it like to live with so many plants & a cat?
26 Comments
You are one of my plants bff in my head! Lol. Don't even waste your energy on the haters. You know you've made it when you have haters! Thank you for excellent and real content. No gimmicks and trickery on this channel! Please don't stop and continue to be my plant bff! 🤣🤣💕🤭
On the conversation of orchids, I highly recommend looking into different orchid species. My favorites are oncidiums and miltoniopsis however cattleyas and dendrobiums are quite popular as well. They come in all shapes sizes and condition requirements- it's a whole new plant world!
What you’re explaining is called traditional gender roles. Which I agree are ridiculous like most things imposed by colonialism. Sexism is when a group with more financial/ societal / historic power oppresses a group with less power. I agree with your take on it though, the whole “women are nurturing men are not” thing is one of the many patriarchal myths that harm everyone involved. All humans are nurturing, I feel sorry for anyone who chooses not to do anything because it doesn’t align with their prescribed gender role. Thanks for your vids!
Great video! I have quite a few plants and had a cat, Kittykat, not a very original name, who was loved alone. She is missed very much. She never really showed any interest in the plants. She would occasionally bat at the hanging leaves of a Ponytail Palm, but that was all. So I think that you are right about the behaviors of the cats and they will either ignore the plants or have to be kept away from them for their own good! Once again I really appreciate your videos. Hopefully you'll keep doing more of them.
I knew you would want a verrucosum tree 😂
We like a lot of the same plants and I thought the same thing.
My “tree” would be a weirdo Dracaena though with those beautiful verrucosum leaves draping down.
I can see it now and it is beautiful. 🪄
Wait… gloriosum at Woolies?! I haven't even seen it at Bunnings! What's the world coming to! 😱
I love your plants. I have not seen plants that have done so well anywhere else. I also want to say I am more content with the plants I have now and seeing their growth than getting more plants. Seeing your plants has made me realize its the ones you have and take care of that is important not owning more plants you can't afford. 🙂
Thank you for this vidéo 💚🇫🇷🙏🌿
The question about men being involved in growing plants must not know all of the great botanist in the beginning were men. Men tromping around all over the world the Amazon collecting plants. Just like females has mostly been the cook in the home but most all great chefs are men, or use to be.
Oh my gosh! Loving your banana plant. It is stunning! Thanks for all your hard work educating and sharing. I appreciate you.
Hi Jan, appreciate your honesty with people that are giving you a hard time, good on you. I appreciate your content and get inspired with how you grow your plants. I’m the same with you, I like to show my plant so I want them to be healthy and look good.
Oh I love brad’s story, I also have 2 ginger cats and fortunately they are now not interested in the plants. I do keep an eye on them to make sure they are not eating any plants. My cats are also rescues. I think that’s the best way to get them if you want 7 cats. My limit is 3 cats for the size of my house.
One reason why I watch your content is… I like your accent… In the Philippines the hobby is quite vibrant… I'm also new to being a Plant-tito…
Good questions and great bold answers ,👍
💚☘️🌱🌵💚
Du siehst sehr intellektuell mit die Brille🤣
Hey! Sydney Plant Guy 🪴and a cat name Brad 😺Blessings for the New Year. You kill me! You had me laughing 😂😂throughout the video. Your channel is growing, don't change who you are, your style, and or your practical way of presenting. Love to you and Brad 💛💛
First I can't believe you get harassed for helping us care for our plants.I'm very sorry this happens to you. Then I want to say I am very grateful you take your time to teach and show us what you do to care for our plants.I think we all want and look forward to getting those big leaves on some of our plants. My fav. is the basic green monstera.Then the sp Columbia since I saw it on Charmaine's channel. With your example to follow I can have confidence in doing this. Thank you very much for taking your time to do this and I love looking at your big leaves.Take care and be safe from a 62year old grandma just starting to collect plants I love. After 24 years of taking care of people with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities and then becoming disabled myself, I needed something to care for and found that in my new friends/plants.
Oh,and I bought a cebu blue as I want one as big as yours.
And then you become the crazy cat dad meme .
Thanks for the Q&A, Jan! I enjoyed it with my morning coffee. Please give Brad some pets from me😺
Jan keep up the good work u have helped me a a lot ignore the ass they are not worth it I feel u do a good job Have a great new year Jeannine from Wisconsin.
Stay Gold! Keep doing you and dont let the plant drama infiltrate your channel and negativity. Love your channel and will continue to support you
My cat jane peed in my mom’s big plant which ended her previous plant collection 😅 I didn’t get my own plants (and then give my mom new plants) until I had a place where I could put up shelves and Jane could no longer reach them.
Great video as always ❤️❤️❤️
Love the story about your cats. I have had a ginger cat aswell. Keep doing your videos as you like, dont bother about rude people.
at 25:00 in, PERIOD to all of it! 😀 I love it Jan