I have had curly-leaved plants for two years and they are beautiful. And they are just turning red. It will break my heart to throw them away. Still you tell me to throw them away?
If I want to compost it in mid - February, as you are suggesting, why does someone want to go through all the troubles and expense of gauging its water level?
I’d say this entire setup is just to alleviate the annoyance of watering correctly, for “novice” or unsure poinsettia growers; like, during the time you actually DO have it. Maybe he has an excess of water meters. Jk. Lol. The water gauge is totally optional though. If you use a cover pot, all you have to do is use your eyes to check and ask yourself, “is the reservoir still full?” I mean... But on the other hand, I’d say that most people don’t even use a water gauge or level ‘readers’ unless they specifically come with some expensive self-watering pot, such as from Lechuza; I think most average people growing in passive or semi-hydro just look to see if their reservoir needs anything! Whether it’s cleaning out, topping-off, flushing, etc. But I digress. I am actually so confused by this video, trust me… 😂
I’m actually confused why you didn’t rinse ANY of the soil from the root ball… I mean, maybe you knocked a little off, but you seem to have just un potted the plant, left the rootball in-tact from the store, and shoved it in with the LECA! And while I suppose there are various intentions behind this, or reasons for even growing plants this way, I had always thought that fungus gnat prevention was a key factor. Leaving the entire root ball in-tact from the store like that, well… idk, most mass-produced, store-bought plants DO have fungus gnats, because guess what? Those fungus gnats are everywhere, and stores don’t treat their potted plants for pests. Lol. Then again, you can sprinkle a systemic granular insecticide like Bonide Houseplant Insect Control. But strangely most gardeners have no clue what that godsend of a product is, and instead whine and complain about Mosquito Bits, diatomaceous earth, hydrogen peroxide, neem oil, etc., all of which work but… the solution is in a $9.99 bottle. Bonide, y’all. Bonide.
