Part 3 - how I grow Pandan in pots, my system for growing Pandanus amaryllifolius 

Hi Hazlin. Good to hear from you. I'll be doing more gardening videos. I'd have posted more but other unexpected jobs have been taking up most of my time. Spring is just around the corner and I'm trying to get ready. I hope pandan grows well for you - I'm pretty sure it'd love the Malaysian climate!

Hi Ting. Diameters at the top are 75mm, 125mm and 200mm. But similar would work. Hope this helps. Cheers, Murray.

Pandan is usually made into a tea. It can greatly help with osteoarthritis, it's good for blood pressure and a bunch of other things. Chop it, boil it for 10-20 mins and drink the liquid. You may make several "doses" at once and divide them up for future use. I don't know about Pandanus which is different from Pandan.

I'm afraid it's the nature of the plant. They're used to very poor soils and harsh conditions - if it's the Pandanus tectorius I'm familiar with. They lose a lot of leaves, look untidy if you don't remove the dead leaves and the leaves are spikey sods. I hope it's not messing with your gutters.

I use a store-bought potting mix. Other than that pandan likes a standard well-drained soil (not cactus mix drainage, just normal). Cheers, Murray.

It depends - they grow faster in the warmer months so sooner in warmer weather. But I'll do it when I think they may have exhausted the nutrients in their pots too - so 4 months or so as a rough guide, though I'm not strict about it. Cheers, Murray.

Thanks