Substrate Experiment Update! (3 Month Update on Growth) 🪴

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In this video I show an update on the growth of our Spiritus Sancti in certain substrates! We’ve been running an experiment for 3 months now with spiritus Sancti in different substrates (Leca, pon, stratum, and aroid mix). This experiment is still ongoing but I think we definitely have some lessons we can take from it so far!! Thanks for watching and remember to like and subscribe to Green Chick Gardens for more content!

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19 апр 2024

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@PlantedinPlatinum 2 месяца назад

Cool experiment!! It’s nice to see the results from experiments - very satisfying 👀 I also love semi hydro!

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Yes I was quite pleased with the results so far, thanks for watching!

@tippy3144 2 месяца назад

I use Pon and Stratum, more than my chunky mix. Also mixing just a little pon or perlite in with the stratum is super helpful! Thanks for the great content. Loved the way you ended this one.

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

I ordered some petite to do exactly that! Will help spread the pricey stuff out a little further!

@FloridaHiker619 2 месяца назад

Excellent growth rate for a plant that is considered slow. I liked the bird calls at the end. I bought a dwarf schefflera moondrop to make into bonsai. How are your bonsai doing?

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Thanks! They are juuust starting to wake up. Hopefully we can do a video or two of them before too long!

@eod5571 2 месяца назад

I find that Leca takes a while for Philodendrons to establish. I think it is due to how fine their roots are generally. But once they have established, they grow rapidly. Will be interested to see a 12 month comparison.

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Yes! Like I said I would not label this experiment over yet. I have a couple dragons in Leca that took off like rockets!

@dhrubajyoti001 2 месяца назад

I have most of my plants are in Pon. Works very well. Have a great weekend Jesse .

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

You too dhruba!

@lynn8062 2 месяца назад

Ok Jesse, I’m convinced!! 🤩 Time to try out PON. 👍 I love, love, love your videos!

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much, that’s so nice of you! Now get some pon and get to it!! 😂

@TGVG_ 16 часов назад

How about growing Spiritus Sancti in sphagnum moss? I grow mine in moss, do you think it's worth it to change to pon? Thanks!

@denisbelev5451 2 месяца назад

Nice progress! You're doing good job man!

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Thank you!! 🙏🏼

@mwilliamanderson Месяц назад

I'm enjoying your videos and your amazing plant collection. I'm wondering how deep you keep the water in the reservoirs. I also a few spiritus in pon but I'm keeping the water level very low and letting it dry out for a couple days before adding more out of fear of rotting them.

@GreenChickGardens Месяц назад

Thank you so much! So I’ve never really experienced rotting with my spiritus (and I’ve got 10 I believe) I always err on the side of under-watering for sure! And with these particular plants I do indeed let their water reservoir go completely dry before I refill. When I refill, they normally sit about a half inch deep in the water I would say. Give or take a couple cm.

@Lyssa72 2 месяца назад

I ordered an Alocasia dragon scale and black velvet and have them both in stratum which they are doing okay in but now I want to stick them in Lechuza. I had to order my Lechuza off of eBay from a plant store in Canada since you can’t find it anywhere right now. Lechuza does have the basic pon back in stock, it just doesn’t have fertilizer in it. I don’t know how much difference that makes though.

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

I still love my stratum as well! Especially on smaller stuff, most of my small alocasias are in stratum right now!

@riawhetstone3725 2 месяца назад

I’ve mixed pon & stratum & while nothing horribly negative came from it, I don’t recommend it. The stratum breaks down, turns into mud, gets messy, & could possibly mess with the airiness of pon.

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

I can see it. There is definitely some “sludge” build it time to time from stratum

@robynisrael1015 2 месяца назад

❤❤❤❤❤

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Thank you! 💚

@Mujirama 2 месяца назад

Still you my have to work on your fertilizing game. You should test semi hydroband different fertilizer

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Yes, but that’s getting into scientific measurables that I don’t think I’m qualified for 😂

@Ninj_SRG 2 месяца назад

Have you tried growing them in drier, hotter, higher light conditions? I heard this causes the plant to produce long narrow leaves

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Hmm interesting I hadn’t heard that. My conditions in the greenhouse have become a lot hotter and drier as spring has come around, we will see if that has any effect on the new leaves!

@fashion1159 2 месяца назад

The experiments keep the hobby fresh. I'm currently working with a coco mix and wick, to keep the substrate damp and finding great success....pon has never worked for me

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

You don’t find it keeps the coco too moist?

@Yambataller 2 месяца назад

Fluval is the best for fast results before putting a plant on PON

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

I think this a great recommendation!

@michaelmccarthy4077 2 месяца назад

Interesting. I grow mine in a mix of coconut husk chips, perlite and charcoal and while it has grown, the leaves are not putting on the size that I think they should. So, am I not watering enough or not feeding enough? I guess I will try increasing the fertilizer first because I don't think water is the issue, it has a very nice root system.

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

I honestly don’t fertilizer too heavily… but it will definitely help!

@michaelmccarthy4077 2 месяца назад

@@GreenChickGardens I've spent so many years growing orchids and African Violets, I just can't seem to get used to the idea that other types of plants might require a heavier feed. I'm not even giving half the dosage recommended on the bottle, so I will just experiment with increasing the nutrients on some of the plants.

@kesselbrenner 2 месяца назад

Should be done on a larger scale if you want to draw any conclusions. In reality pon could be the “worst” substrate for your environment and simply repotted the most vigorous specimens in that substrate.

@GreenChickGardens 2 месяца назад

Well yes but I don’t have 100 spiritus laying around 🤣 it was more just a for fun experiment. It’s fun to tinker.