#lecaLife HOW MUCH WATER SHOULD I PUT IN THE BOTTOM AND WHEN? | BIRD OF PARADISE, DEAD OR ALIVE?
Two weeks ago, I transferred a very large, mature Bird of paradise into Leca and Volcanic Pumice. I pulled it out of dirt, washed the roots, sprayed them with hydrogen peroxide and pulled off rotten roots. After the roots dried out, I sprayed them with SuperThrive and Epsom salt so the roots would transfer more easily. I then place the two BOP plants into a vat of clay aggregate and volcanic pumice (the pumice helps to stabilize this top heavy plant). THEN, I filled the water to the brim with a garden hose (ON ACCIDENT). THEN, I syphoned off all of the water that had completely filled the reservoir. Today, marks two weeks since this sweaty and laborious moment occurred, and the plant looks quite dead, so we will get to check out the roots together. I have not watered the plant in two weeks and suspect it is very dry..... TIME STAMPS: Struggling plants 2:24 Water levels: 6:33 Bird of Paradise 12:00 🤗Let’s be friends🤗 https:www.instagram.com/pretty.in.plants 🥣HOW I PREPARE MY LECA: I just rinse with cool water in a colander or bucket with holes 💦FIRST MONTH: Water only the leca…do not allow any water to sit in reservoir, once a week or when plant shows signs of dryness (NO NUTRIENTS) *AFTER* a month to 6 weeks (when plants begin showing signs of expedient growth) NUTRIENT WATER: Add 1 teaspoon Dyna_Gro Foliage Pro to 1 gallon RO or fresh drinkable water. *EVERY 3-6 MONTHS (I average once every six months for this): FLUSH THE LECA… https://youtu.be/MHIafdYXwMw 🌿POTS I LOVE🌿 $$$$ https://www.lechuza.us/home/ $$ www.EasyGroHydro.com $ FABRIC POTS: inside of a cache pot or put in a clear plastic saucer (need 1” height) https://amzn.to/33lguuP $ Goodwill jars or pots with a hole drilled in the side about 1.5” up on the jar Free: collect your nursery pots that have smaller holes in them, put them inside of a cache pot or on a 1” tall saucer MAKE A HOLE IN GLASS WITH A DIAMOND DRILL BIT: https://amzn.to/3i8bJJr 🌟SEMIHYDRO ESSENTIALS🌟 40 LB. BAG CLAY PEBBLES https://amzn.to/2Is7SqE DYNA-GRO FOLIAGE PRO: (1 tsp. per gallon water): https://amzn.to/3ayvgid VOLCANIC PUMICE (not essential…just love this): https://amzn.to/2wc1IbM BIG BOTTLE PLANT FOOD 32 bottle GROW: https://amzn.to/39uFiBE LITTLE BOTTLE PLANT FOOD 8 oz. bottle $12.99: https://amzn.to/3g5pbNA Super Thrive Foliar spray: https://amzn.to/2WXPKNe SUPERthrive Drops: https://amzn.to/3f0OJdr Collapsible Water Storage Cube 4 pack: https://amzn.to/2EpJUOb Empty Pump Bottles: https://amzn.to/30L79cY Epsom Salt: https://amzn.to/32YR6Lt Droppers: https://amzn.to/2CRj693 🧗🏻♀️STABILIZE CLIMBING PLANTS: PLANT VELCRO (for stabilizing plants and holding them up with a stake): https://amzn.to/2VRAWjt PLANT STAKES: (pay attention to all of the different sizes): https://amzn.to/2WUOmdY 🌴PLANT LUXURIES🌴 Dusting gloves (I like to dust my plants with these, and everything else): https://amzn.to/2AYvmnf PLANT STAKES: (pay attention to all of the different sizes): https://amzn.to/2WUOmdY Oxo brush for roots: https://amzn.to/2xfypVP Kneeling pad: https://amzn.to/2v0STkx OXO GOOD GRIPS SQUEEZE AND POUR (really nice for pouring the leca into tight spots): https://amzn.to/2vKNmyS GARDENING PRUNERS: https://amzn.to/2PUtEra FAVE PLANT SPRAYER: SOLO SPRAYER (fancy continuous mister): https://amzn.to/2PVIPk5 WARM GROW MAT (winter time, to help plants transfer more easily and push out roots faster) https://amzn.to/32XCxFH 💡FAUX LIGHTING💡 FAVE PLANT LIGHT TIMER: https://amzn.to/2uZZfR4 LED PLANT LIGHT BULB: https://amzn.to/32CcxyW SUNBLASTER 4 PACK BULBS 13 watt (small, “light” light…good for inside a basket or close to single plant) https://amzn.to/3aCUV9J 4 PACK HIGHER WATTAGE 45 watt: (I use this in hanging lamp or bulb farther from plant space) https://amzn.to/2PVSOFQ 🌵OUTDOOR THINGS🌵 Collapsible Bucket: https://amzn.to/3hE20dy Kneeling Pad: https://amzn.to/300y8lE Spinosad Soap for Mites, Mealy bugs….etc. https://amzn.to/3jDGIi5 📹VIDEOS THAT YOU MAY LIKE: Pothos Video: https://youtu.be/KXt7186uefQ Fall in Love with Leca: https://youtu.be/xpyTKrU9ZRI Cactus and Succulents: https://youtu.be/HHRzwYTN6H8 Epsom Salt for your Plants: https://youtu.be/kZbmZMC7Edc
Two weeks ago, I transferred a very large, mature Bird of paradise into Leca and Volcanic Pumice. I pulled it out of dirt, washed the roots, sprayed them with hydrogen peroxide and pulled off rotten roots. After the roots dried out, I sprayed them with SuperThrive and Epsom salt so the roots would transfer more easily. I then place the two BOP plants into a vat of clay aggregate and volcanic pumice (the pumice helps to stabilize this top heavy plant). THEN, I filled the water to the brim with a garden hose (ON ACCIDENT). THEN, I syphoned off all of the water that had completely filled the reservoir. Today, marks two weeks since this sweaty and laborious moment occurred, and the plant looks quite dead, so we will get to check out the roots together. I have not watered the plant in two weeks and suspect it is very dry..... TIME STAMPS: Struggling plants 2:24 Water levels: 6:33 Bird of Paradise 12:00 🤗Let’s be friends🤗 https:www.instagram.com/pretty.in.plants 🥣HOW I PREPARE MY LECA: I just rinse with cool water in a colander or bucket with holes 💦FIRST MONTH: Water only the leca…do not allow any water to sit in reservoir, once a week or when plant shows signs of dryness (NO NUTRIENTS) *AFTER* a month to 6 weeks (when plants begin showing signs of expedient growth) NUTRIENT WATER: Add 1 teaspoon Dyna_Gro Foliage Pro to 1 gallon RO or fresh drinkable water. *EVERY 3-6 MONTHS (I average once every six months for this): FLUSH THE LECA… https://youtu.be/MHIafdYXwMw 🌿POTS I LOVE🌿 $$$$ https://www.lechuza.us/home/ $$ www.EasyGroHydro.com $ FABRIC POTS: inside of a cache pot or put in a clear plastic saucer (need 1” height) https://amzn.to/33lguuP $ Goodwill jars or pots with a hole drilled in the side about 1.5” up on the jar Free: collect your nursery pots that have smaller holes in them, put them inside of a cache pot or on a 1” tall saucer MAKE A HOLE IN GLASS WITH A DIAMOND DRILL BIT: https://amzn.to/3i8bJJr 🌟SEMIHYDRO ESSENTIALS🌟 40 LB. BAG CLAY PEBBLES https://amzn.to/2Is7SqE DYNA-GRO FOLIAGE PRO: (1 tsp. per gallon water): https://amzn.to/3ayvgid VOLCANIC PUMICE (not essential…just love this): https://amzn.to/2wc1IbM BIG BOTTLE PLANT FOOD 32 bottle GROW: https://amzn.to/39uFiBE LITTLE BOTTLE PLANT FOOD 8 oz. bottle $12.99: https://amzn.to/3g5pbNA Super Thrive Foliar spray: https://amzn.to/2WXPKNe SUPERthrive Drops: https://amzn.to/3f0OJdr Collapsible Water Storage Cube 4 pack: https://amzn.to/2EpJUOb Empty Pump Bottles: https://amzn.to/30L79cY Epsom Salt: https://amzn.to/32YR6Lt Droppers: https://amzn.to/2CRj693 🧗🏻♀️STABILIZE CLIMBING PLANTS: PLANT VELCRO (for stabilizing plants and holding them up with a stake): https://amzn.to/2VRAWjt PLANT STAKES: (pay attention to all of the different sizes): https://amzn.to/2WUOmdY 🌴PLANT LUXURIES🌴 Dusting gloves (I like to dust my plants with these, and everything else): https://amzn.to/2AYvmnf PLANT STAKES: (pay attention to all of the different sizes): https://amzn.to/2WUOmdY Oxo brush for roots: https://amzn.to/2xfypVP Kneeling pad: https://amzn.to/2v0STkx OXO GOOD GRIPS SQUEEZE AND POUR (really nice for pouring the leca into tight spots): https://amzn.to/2vKNmyS GARDENING PRUNERS: https://amzn.to/2PUtEra FAVE PLANT SPRAYER: SOLO SPRAYER (fancy continuous mister): https://amzn.to/2PVIPk5 WARM GROW MAT (winter time, to help plants transfer more easily and push out roots faster) https://amzn.to/32XCxFH 💡FAUX LIGHTING💡 FAVE PLANT LIGHT TIMER: https://amzn.to/2uZZfR4 LED PLANT LIGHT BULB: https://amzn.to/32CcxyW SUNBLASTER 4 PACK BULBS 13 watt (small, “light” light…good for inside a basket or close to single plant) https://amzn.to/3aCUV9J 4 PACK HIGHER WATTAGE 45 watt: (I use this in hanging lamp or bulb farther from plant space) https://amzn.to/2PVSOFQ 🌵OUTDOOR THINGS🌵 Collapsible Bucket: https://amzn.to/3hE20dy Kneeling Pad: https://amzn.to/300y8lE Spinosad Soap for Mites, Mealy bugs….etc. https://amzn.to/3jDGIi5 📹VIDEOS THAT YOU MAY LIKE: Pothos Video: https://youtu.be/KXt7186uefQ Fall in Love with Leca: https://youtu.be/xpyTKrU9ZRI Cactus and Succulents: https://youtu.be/HHRzwYTN6H8 Epsom Salt for your Plants: https://youtu.be/kZbmZMC7Edc