HUGE Plant Haul & New Plant Care Routine Tips | Houseplant Chores | Social Media Trolls

I don't think I can order feminine products anymore and pass them off as plants 🥸

Now that it's officially spring time, I'm so happy to refresh my plant collection with some fun newcomers. The plants I unboxed include the following:
-Calathea White Fusion, Green Goddess, Medallion
-Monstera Thai Constellation
-Alocasia Variegated Frydek
-Variegated String of Hearts
-Pothos Golden Hi-Color

When bringing home new plants, my plant care routine is simple:

1. Inspect for pests
2. Clean the leaves
3. Pre-Treat for pests
3. Check soil moisture
4. Quarantine

Depending on the circumstance, I may repot the plants (if the substrate they came in was poor), but usually I leave plants alone for a few weeks to let them acclimate to my environment before I start un-potting and re-potting.

I used to just sprinkle some systemic pesticides on new plants and call it a day, but I found that a little extra care makes a big difference. I just assume new plants will come with pests either on the leaves or in the soil (or sometimes both). A simple wash/soak in a soap solution (linked below) and some diatomaceous earth have seemed to be sufficient for me to ensure my new plants don't transfer any unwelcome pests to the rest of my collection.

The reason plants look so amazing in nurseries and then show signs of decline once you bring them home are due to a variety of factors. In a nursery, the plant was in its ideal environment - high humidity from surrounding plants, ample light and feeding. Once you bring a plant home, the biggest difference is likely humidity and light. If you can replicate the tropical environment as much as possible by supplementing grow lights and keeping the humidity above 50%, your plants will likely show fewer signs of shock. With a little TLC, they will acclimate to their new home in no time.

Any wish list plants on your mind this spring?
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🕐 TIMESTAMPS 🕐
00:00 Waiting for the package
00:53 Unboxing the Plant Haul
02:53 What Did I Get!
04:12 Thai Con in Hydroponic Pot
05:39 Checking for Pests
06:36 Shampooing my Plants
07:36 Homemade DIY Insecticidal Soap Spray
08:49 The Latest Comment Trolls
11:19 Treating the Soil with Diatomaceous Earth
12:10 Quarantining the Plants & Getting Caught

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[candied.crabapples]

Some people buy shoes, purses, watches….we buy plants 🪴💗

[yiggly]

I can't believe people would say such awful things when you obviously love plants very much and try your best with them. I love watching your videos and have learnt alot from them. Thank you for these long forms and shorts!

[amh]

I love that you told him they were tampons! Keep being you Michelle, haters gonna hate, plant ladies propagate!

[elisabethak]

Opinions are like buttholes….everybody’s got one (and online they all fell like airing them). You do you!

[Michelle-blsz]

You create a high-quality content, have kiddos, and I think you said you work a full-time job. That is totally impressive! And your plants are gorgeous to boot.

[malindarayallen]

How does she have a full time job and create such amazing content with two kids? I can't. She is queen goals. 👸🏻

[danielajohns]

Don’t listen to crazy people online they probably hate their own lives… keep doing your thing even if that means throwing plans away… it’s ok.

[Makingmoneysavingmoney]

Tampons?!? 😅 Perfect answer. When I was in basic training we hid candy in with tampons and pads because we knew the male drill sergeants wouldn’t search there. Love your new plants.

[melodyemay]

Tampons! LOLOLOL!!! Imma have to use that answer!!!

[candied.crabapples]

Thanks for all the laughs, entertainment and just sharing part of your crazy plant life with us!

[themisto]

Your videos are informative yet hilarious. Pretending to throw plants over a fence is funny. Also every time you open a door with your foot I laugh. Don't know why.

At the end of the day this is still a fun plant channel and haters are always gunna hate. I'd like to see what their plants look like

[leahj]

Your videos always make my heart smile. You kept my spirits up during the Epic Battle Against Fungus Gnats of 2023. After repotting a pathos four times, it is finally happy and putting out loads of new leaves. The gnats have been vanquished. Now to think about getting some tampons.

[indiacoers]

People are so rude! They don't understand the plant world because everything you said about this hobby is so true! It is trial and error and you're going to accidentally kill a plant especially when you are a new plant parent! What is so funny about people is you have like a "million" 😂 plants that you care for so much and people want to say things like "you shouldn't be able to touch another plant in your life!" Or "plant killer." They don't understand the time, and care we put into our beautiful plant children and how happy they make us! I'm just glad you don't take any of what the trolls say to heart. You are one of the best plant channels hands down and I've learned so much from you and it's helped me so much! I appreciate the time you take making videos for all of us plant parents so we can be successful too with our plants! Have a great day Michelle! 💚🪴

[abbthuriumgardens]

I love that you buy from a small business from here in Florida. Aww love 💗 they are one of my favorite growers here in central Florida 😊

[Oohkamitama]

There’s always that one plant that we always end up buying even if we may have four others already at home or we never give up on trying to care for LOL.

[zulllay]

Some people just suck. But you don’t. Keep being you because people love you too. ❤😊

[oliviabrown]

Your videos are fun to watch and have given me so much joy and knowledge about plants. Thank you 😊

[maryammohammad]

Actually I started growing plant because of you so thank you 😊

[audreymorgan]

Love it @ Great video's. You do amazing content Thank you for your hard work.

[aquaman]

New sub. Love your humor ! Keep on trolling the trolls!