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Hey, I’m Vladan

I help newcomers into the houseplant world become great plant parents.

If you only knew how many plants I killed before learning to take care of them!

You too can have a green thumb !

My goal is to teach you how to be a great plant parent through fun & easy to understand videos. I’ll give you the tools to successfully grow houseplants by understanding what makes them happy.

My vision is to create a community of 10 million houseplant parents with green thumbs, growing houseplants in a fun and easy way and supporting each other through the learning process.

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Spider Farmer Grow Light Review (JULY 2023)

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Top 3 Soil pH Testers (July 2023)

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Soltech Solutions Vita Grow Light (2023)

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Briignite Grow Lights (June 2023)

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The best Briignite grow lights review. Check out my top picks and choose the best Briignite grow light for your plant.

Barrina Grow Lights (June 2023)

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Best Grow Light For Fiddle Leaf Fig (TOP 3 in 2023)

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➡️You can see this plant has some soft, mushy roots, I cut them off. Whenever the outer layer of the roots can be easily pulled off, leaving only the middle string, that root is dead, cut it off. It spent too much time in water.
➡️Cut off all roots that are not firm and white, gray or green. Also cut off everything that looks completely dry and dead, like the remains of the last flower stalk
➡️Don't be afraid to cut, you won't harm the plant. Cutting roots will promote new root growth
➡️Repot in new tree bark
➡️Water under a faucet. Fill up the pot with water and drain it well.

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PRODUCT THAT I USE AND LOVE FOR REPOTTING (affiliate links):
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/repotting-rake-yt/ - repotting rake, makes repotting so much easier
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/mother-earth-soil-yt/ - Mother Earth Groundswell - 1.5 Cubic feet of soil, excellent mix, good right out of the bag
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/proven-winners-potting-soil-yt/ - Proven Winners potting soil, mix with 20-30% perlite and bark
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/perlite-yt/ - perlite
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/bark-yt/ - bark
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/pumice-yt2/ - pumice
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/mycorrhizal-fungi-yt-2/ - mycorrhizal fungi Great White

LIGHT AND MOISTURE METERS
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/light-meter-yt/ - Dr. Meter light meter, the only way to know that you're providing your plants with sufficient light
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/photone/ - Most light meters apps are incorrect, this one has been pre-calibrated for a variety of cell phones
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/moisture-meter-yt/ - moisture meter, you can use the meter or a chopstick to check if it's watering time

FERTILIZERS
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/dyna-gro-yt/ - Dyna Gro fertilizer, has all 16 minerals that plants need
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/succulent-and-cacti-soil-yt/ - Espoma succulent and cacti fertilizer

GROW LIGHTS
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/rousseau-yt2/ - Rousseau Grow Light, beautiful design, strong grow light, use code MRHOUSE15 for 15% off
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/sansi-grow-light-2-yt/ - 15W Sansi grow light for smaller plants and plants that don't need a lot of light
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/sansi-grow-light-yt/ - 36W Sansi grow light, for one larger plant or plants that need more light
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/ge-grow-light-yt/ - 32W GE grow light, excellent for a bigger plant or plants that need more light

PEST CONTROL:
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/neem-oil-yt/ - Neem Oil, mix a few drops with water, and spray the plant as prevention or to fight off pests
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/insecticidal-soap-yt/ - Insecticidal soap, as pest prevention or cure
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/bonide-horticultural-oil-yt/ - horticultural oil, another excellent product against pests
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/bonide-systemic-insecticide-yt/ - Systemic insecticide (keeps you pest free for a full year)
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PRODUCT THAT I USE AND LOVE THAT CAN SPEED UP PROPAGATION (affiliate links):
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/heat-mat-yt/ - Heat mat (place underneath the propagation vessel to warm it up, can cut propagation time in half)
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/air-pump-yt/ - an air pump provides a constant inflow of oxygen which speeds up propagation. Oxygen is crucial for healthy root development
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/humidity-dome-yt/ - humidity dome for soil propagation
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/rooting-hormone-yt/ - rooting hormone, for plants that are not easy to propagate

FERTILIZER
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/dyna-gro-yt/ - Dyna Gro fertilizer, excellent for tropical plants, contains all 16 minerals houseplants need
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/espoma-succulent-cacti-fertilizer/ - Espoma succulent and cacti fertilizer

LIGHT METERS
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/light-meter-yt/ - Dr. Meter light meter, the only way to know that you're providing your plants with sufficient light
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/photone/ - Most light meters apps are incorrect, this one has been pre-calibrated for a variety of cell phones

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH NATURAL LIGHT, YOU CAN USE GROW LIGHTS TO SPEED UP PROPAGATION:
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/sansi-grow-light-yt/ - 60W Sansi grow light (for large plants)
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/sansi-grow-light-2-yt/ - 15W Sansi grow light (for smaller plants)
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/sansi-grow-light-3-yt/ - 15w Sansi grow light
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/grow-light-cable-yt/- cable for Sansi grow lights
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/plant-shelf-yt-2/ - shelf grow light
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/soltech-solutions-6/ - Soltech Solution's 20W light - Soltech Solutions grow lights
➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/soltech-solutions-6/ - Soltech Solution's 40W light - Soltech Solutions grow lights

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➡️ https://www.mrhouseplant.com/recommends/video-stabilizer-yt/ - gimbal video stabilizer. I don't use it for timelapse videos, but to make a lot of non-timelapse videos, and it's an amazing tool to provide professional-looking videos at a low price
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Today I became a citizen of the United States! Wow, what a day! 🥳🇺🇸 It was so beautiful seeing 22 people at the ceremony from 19 different countries getting their citizenship today.

After living in the US for 5 years, I got the right to apply for naturalization.

The process was surprisingly fast. I applied in Nov 2022, had my interview and civics test in April and only 2 weeks later I was already scheduled for my citizenship ceremony 🙂

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HOW TO SAVE A BROKEN STEM ON A HOUSEPLANT - A stem

HOW TO SAVE A BROKEN STEM ON A HOUSEPLANT - A stem on my Leaf of Life plant broke some time ago. Instead of throwing it away, or trying to propagate it, I decided to try and save it by reconnecting the broken piece to its original stem. The plant healed well and I recreated the situation, so you can see what I did to help it⠀

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➡️ I broke the stem, partially⠀⠀

➡️ I pushed the two stem parts together, pressed them tightly and sealed with electrical tape ☺️ It will probably be better if you have grafting tape⠀

➡️ Like with grafting, the crucial thing is that there is a tight fit. Perhaps you've seen some cactus grafting videos where people use rubber bands to keep a tight fit of the tissues.⠀⠀

➡️ After 2 weeks, the tissues have healed together and I could remove the tape and the support stick⠀⠀

➡️ Note that once a stem is broken the vascular system that transports water and nutrients through that stem is cut off. This means the stem would normaly die. You have to catch this quickly, before the stems callus, and you might be lucky and save the stem.⠀

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GROW A DOZEN ALOCASIAS FROM ONE (WITHOUT CUTTING T

GROW A DOZEN ALOCASIAS FROM ONE (WITHOUT CUTTING THE STEM) - If you have an relatively big alocasia, you can grow a ton of new alocasias by using these cormlets, without having to cut the stem, which I know a lot of people dread. ⠀
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You might see them above soil, attached to the main stem, or under soil. Some will start growing new stems, others won't. After repotting you might find many of them in the soil.⠀
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When potting the cormlets:⠀
➡️The flat side is the one that will grow a new shoot, so it's a good practice to keep that side up when potting. But ⠀
even if you don't, the shoot will find it's way up anyway.⠀
➡️Keep the soil moist, don't let it dry out fully. They need to be moist to start to grow⠀
➡️Cover the pot to keep humidity high⠀
➡️Keep the soil warm. A heat mat will increase the temperature by 5-10 degrees and speed up the process⠀
➡️It takes several weeks for the plants to sprout. Once they do, the amount of light becomes important as it will provide new energy for the plant. It has used a lot of energy from the cormlet to grow that first leaf. Give it bright light, to replenish it. Make sure it's getting at least 1,500 lux of light (over 150 FC), but aim for over 3,000 lux. The more the better, if you can give them over 10,000 USD, they will do amazing! Avoid direct sun.⠀
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If you're interested in other alocasia propagation methods, check out these posts:⠀
1) Stem cutting propagation (July 21, 2021)⠀
2) Air layering propagation (July 17, 2021)⠀
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PLANT PERFECTION - It's normal to want our plants

PLANT PERFECTION - It's normal to want our plants to look good, as long as we don't exagerate by setting unrealistic expectations. And often times the expectations we set are very unrealistic. ⠀⠀
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We want our plants to look the way they look in nurseries. It's unrealistic and a source of stress. We don't have the environment they have, we don't use the chemicals they use.⠀⠀
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Professional growers use PGRs (Plant Growth Regulators) for rooting, to increase root mass production. Bigger roots = healthier plants. They also use PGRs to control stem elongation, to have plants have a shorter, nicer, more compacted look. They use PGRs to stimulate flowering and control how the flowers will look like and to create a more visually appealing plant. Something we can't really achieve at home.⠀⠀
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When it comes to home environments and home plant care, most of us live in houses/apartments, not nurseries where we can maintain that highly controlled environment. We also have jobs, so we will miss a watering now and then. When the days are cloudy, we won't remember to turn on the grow light to supplement natural light. ⠀⠀
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It was really cool watching how the leaf sheath fi

It was really cool watching how the leaf sheath first comes out and then the leaf 🙂 Do you remember my large Alocasia Frydek? It was about 3 years old, with multiple almost 3 feet tall stems, and several ofshoots. It was getting too tall, so I decided to sell it. But I propagated a stem cutting and that's the plant in this video 🙂 ⠀
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Guess how long was the timelapse - how long for the sheath to come out and how long for the leaf?⠀
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