Cold Nights and Tropical Plants: checking in on my Garden

We are officially in winter over here in Sydney, Australia, and the temperatures are getting colder and colder every day. I thought it's time to check in on my garden and see how my plants are coping with the cold nights. Hey everybody and welcome back to my YouTube channel. It is the beginning of June over here in Australia, which is the beginning of our winter season. Now, of course, in the grand scheme of things, winter over here isn't all too crazy. We're not going to have frost, but we have started seeing single digits at nighttime. There was just one night so far where it dropped below the double digits, but looking at the forecast, it's not looking very promising over the next couple of weeks. The lowest I can see on my forecast is five degrees on Monday in the week's time. So we are certainly headed towards the coldest part of the year, specifically at nighttime. Usually with my tropical aeroids, I don't like to expose them to anything under 16 degrees Celsius, but I have way too many plants. They can't all over winter inside, so they will just have to fight for their survival out here. So I thought it would be nice to check in on them once a month to see how they're coping with these temperatures. But before we're looking at all of the plants, let's hear from today's sponsor, Jackery. Jackery is the global leading brand for all things solar generators and portable power stations. They have sold over 5 million units worldwide. And on the back of the last video I filmed in my greenhouse, where I was explaining the debacle with the inconsistent power supply in my greenhouse, they reached out to see if I would like to test one of their products. In that video that I'm referencing, I was basically explaining that I don't have a reliable power source out in my greenhouse. I do not have a power plug. 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But let's finally have a look at the plants and maybe it is time to set a baseline first. So let's have a look at what these plants looked like exactly one month ago when I just finished my winter preparation because that's when the plants should have technically looked their best. And then we can compare whether the plants are still growing or already declining. Today, we're looking at all of the plants that just finished the growing season. So they should be looking their absolute best. And then we'll take it from there. So let me show you around. All right, be mindful. Everything is a little bit yucky and wet, but this is basically a little pan around the garden. I've got the greenhouse. I just opened the doors of the greenhouse because they were foggy. So you can actually see over here. And then the wall of aeroids over here still looking stunning. And then the last section down here under the umbrella. Monstera deliciosa Brazil form, just unfurling a new leaf, looking incredible. I love this form of deliciosa. Was a bit of a hard decision to keep this one inside, but it is quite a space commitment and it ultimately is a Monstera deliciosa. They grow on the street over here in Australia. So this is Syngonium stiamachii and this is the first season for it outside, but it is a cool climate, high altitude aeroids. So I was thinking maybe, maybe, maybe it doesn't mind it. Plus the other thing that gives me confidence is that the Botanic Garden has one growing outdoors year round as well. So I don't have a backup of this one if it turns too much. So, and it's grown so nicely. So, you know, no risk, no fun. Epipremnum panadum, also a second season over here. Last season wasn't the greatest and it took very long to come back in spring, but I'm hoping that this season is going to be a little bit better. Last year, it went into winter after I chopped it as well. This year, I'm not going to chop it. I'm just going to keep it exactly as it is. But again, it's just too much of a space commitment inside. El Salvador, this is just the bottom part and I have the top growing indoors. So this is kind of just an experiment with very low stakes. Dubia, also spent last year out here already. Didn't like it, but also didn't completely die. Pretty much did nothing all spring. So I'm a bit mad at her. But yeah, too much of a space commitment and just not pretty enough to move her inside now. Siltepecana also stayed out here last year and hardly even had any visual damage from last winter. So I'm happy with that. And this one is the Global Green Pothos. First year on the aeroid wall over here. Last winter, it survived inside my greenhouse. But the temperatures in the greenhouse are the same, just less water. Monstera deliciosa. Also, this is just a bottom part of my mother plant that's growing indoors. It is actually growing so much better than the mother plant. Adansonia subspecies laniata. Again, low stakes because it's a double up. It's a duplicate. The whole idea of these plants plus the El Salvador, for example, was to find plants that can stay out here year round. So always look nice, but aren't going to die. So hopefully those two are great candidates for that because I would love to have a really beautiful garden even in winter. Alrighty, here is my Cana Cleopatra. I will not induce dormancy, but I do think that she will probably decline pretty soonish if the temperatures stay that low. But she also only recently finished flowering and it looks like she's still pushing out a new leaf over here. So is it? Something's happening here. I'm not too sure. Alocasia regal shields. I'm pretty sure she was out here last year as well. So, and she didn't even go dormant. Bird of paradise. I have absolutely zero concerns about this one. They grow wild over here in Sydney. And then obviously anything, oh, Lickuala elegans was also out here last year already. So not a concern. And then obviously anything in the garden bed has been here ever since I moved here. So that has all survived. The Dean McDowell's, for example, obviously just the leaves die off and then they'll come back. Perfect. This one, the Pagoda, Black Pagoda Lipstick Plant. Look at these cute little blooms actually. Only started blooming since I put her outside. So I reckon I'm going to keep her here. She overwintered in the greenhouse last year. But again, temperature-wise shouldn't be a difference. Oh, and more regal shields. Oh, hang on. And there's something variegated down there. Look at that. There's a little variegated monstera that's made it into. Oh my God. Yep, all of these obviously stayed. Here's the bottom part of my Styrimachii. So it's not really great to have the insurance policy in the same conditions, right? But this one, I can never remember what it's called, but have a look at these super cute blooms. Oh my God, the Colocasia is still growing. The big Colocasia, the big Thermatophyllum, and the big banana were all outside last year already. Oh my God, is this a new leaf? This is a new leaf. I haven't even seen this. Hey, maybe I don't cut the leaf off just yet. I think because the plants are already getting a bit challenged because of the weather. Might as well not introduce more damage. I think these leaves will say goodbye pretty soon by themselves. And the banana, the only issue I have now is that she's so big that the wind is kind of just bashing her around or I bump into her or whatever. More garden bed stuff. That has all already been here last season as well. Oh my God, the Bosworth Beauty is even pushing out another leaf. Hectic. And then over here, Monsteras are finding the fence. The Allocasia section, I'm expecting to go dormant soonish. Oh my God, another Regal Shields. See if I don't have enough of those. Limesinger and the Cupria. Now Timmy's Allocasias in his garden didn't go fully dormant, but they obviously dropped more leaf than they're regrowing. So, and his are also planted in the ground. So I'm hoping that maybe because they're in the ground, they're not going to do all too badly. And also if you've watched my recent videos, I cut off a bunch of branches here and right above us. So I'm actually, this section is now getting more light. Light is good, no? I really need to clean the greenhouse. But I would love to have a week without crazy rain. Let's actually finish everything outside of the greenhouse first. My Kentia palm. This is not the spot for her. You can't even really see her because she's kind of hiding inside the tree now. Maybe, maybe, maybe she's going to be too big for my garden in spring. But over winter, when nothing else is really growing that well, I don't mind having a little bit of extra greenery. I'm already talking about spring. We haven't even started winter officially. Bromeliad display. I have changed its position so that over winter, it gets a little bit more sun. I think the summer sun is just too harsh for it, but the winter sun should be just fine for it. Starting to grow lots and lots of little pups everywhere. So that's great. See, this is like when I was in a less sunny spot. It kind of just got a bit leggy, no? I don't know. I would love for her to be a bit sun-stressed. I think that actually looks really cute. Syngonium mojito had such a great growing season. Oh my god, the cat grass got absolutely smashed by the rain, but also by Brad sitting on it. I probably should chop it a bit, huh? So what do phylumxana do? They grow, again, wild in Sydney. Everywhere. So zero concerns about this one. Alrighty. In the greenhouse, the ring of fire. Also its first year over here, but what I've done is I put them in the greenhouse because in the greenhouse, I can at least control the watering. So I can at least avoid cold and wet. I can't avoid cold. This one was here last year already. Syngonium erythrophyllum. So not a concern. This one was out here already. The corsinianum. These are already getting a little bit smaller, but so pretty. So again, not a concern, but I reckon we'll be desperate for a little repot in spring. I was also talking about the ring of fire. The other thing I've done is where I can, I kind of lifted them off the ground. So this one is just hovering a little bit. Because the ground should be the coldest part, right? So to avoid that. Which is also something I have tried to do with a few of the plants over here. Like I have put them at least in like a little planter, so they're not directly on the cold tiles. You could also like put bubble wrap around them, but I don't know if I want to really use bubble wrap for that or if I'm just hoping for the best. Hey, what happened here? That's not very pretty. Okay. Albus ingonium, not its first year out here, but last year it was a climber. This year is a crawler or like a clumpy display. So let's see how she goes. But I thought this corner of the greenhouse would be good because it gets light from literally all corners. And that's exactly how I want that display to grow. Oh, and here's my sebo blue. It was also out here last year. Should be just fine. Last year it was actually on the fence. This year I just put it over here because why not? Little project over here, propagating a Anansonia. There's just lots of little shoots over here. Again, we'll see how she does. I have a big mother plant inside, so zero concerns. All of the hanging plants, the Rhipsalis, the Nepenthes, the other Nepenthes were already here last year as well. So I am not concerned. Monstera deliciosa was already out here last year as well. So again, not a concern, but I reckon some of these white bits will have an issue. Indonesian marble. I have chopped this in a million pieces. Have a look. They're all chopped up and you can see little shoots coming. First year for her out here, but the thing is she is just not very pretty. So I don't think I want to waste precious indoor space on this plant. Tenu has done absolutely nothing in like three years now. So yeah, she's not a priority. Fight for your life. Monstera peru. I think it's first year out here. Siltipicana. This particular Siltipicana, the first year, but I mean, it is a propagation from the one that's on the fence. So it should have an easy time. Alocasia cuprea, also its second season out here. So I think it will be just fine. And again, I have my ginormous backup indoors. So whatever. And Marshy Enum, I do believe was in the garden last year as well. But last year I didn't really care about this plant. So I didn't really know where it was, to be honest. I have no recollection. This year I very much care about this plant. I think it's so stunning. I think it's so cute. So let's see how that goes. Also, you might have noticed in a lot of pots, I've got some worm casting granulates in it because I'm going to do very little watering over the course of winter. So this is kind of normally I provide nutrients with the watering. So this is kind of my nutrient provision without having to provide too much liquid. It's like slow-release fertilizer, but in worm castings. Begonia silver queen, somebody told me it's called. She likes to flower when it gets colder as well. Very cute. And I also put my cacti in here. Not because it's nice and warm in here, but because again, I can control the water levels. Ah, there we go. Finally, it's raining again. We needed that. So I think that was all the plants. Now, let me talk to you about the trees as well. This golden robinia, as you can see, is already losing all of the leaves at the top. So it's going to lose all of the leaves at the bottom as well. This is west. So we'll get sunset from there. So the greenhouse gets a bit of afternoon sun. This is north, but I've got my neighbor's houses there. Plus this big, I think it's a maria tree or lily pili. So the northern sun is somewhat blocked. Not fully, but a little bit. And then behind the greenhouse over here is east. So sun rise. But again, that's kind of my neighbor's house. But that's also where I chopped off a few trees to give, to put more light in here. So where am I going with this? I'm actually going to have decent sun exposure in this garden throughout winter because it is a north facing courtyard after all. Plus the tree is going to drop a few leaves. So that obviously then brings more light back into the garden. In summer, all of these plants on my wall of arrows would be absolutely scorched. Let me zoom in a bit. These would all be absolutely scorched if it wasn't for this golden robinia tree. But in winter, the golden robinia dropping all of its leaves is actually giving the plants more light, right? Because the sun in winter isn't so strong. I'm not worried about them being burned, but we have less sunlight hours. So it's actually, I think, working in my favor. Oh, I forgot one. There's the bismarck palm there in the middle. That was already here last year as well. So no concerns. Okay, I will let you go and I will run inside and then we'll check in soon. Thank you, Jan from the past. Let's have a look at what changed. And let's just start off exactly where we started off last time as well. So this is Demonstero Brazil or Deliciosa Brazil form. This leaf was just unfurling in the last video. So it has now fully unfurled. I definitely think the plant in itself has slowed down its growth, at least leaf growth. But there is so much root growth over here. And you can see that I'm trying to convert this to a moss pile. And it's now finally starting to make contact with the moss over here. We'll just stay patient. But so far, this plant is looking really unchanged. All right, with my Steiermarkia over here, I can definitely see some yellow leaves down here. Not my preference, but that's okay. But it is still pushing out a new leaf. So that's good news. Let's see if this leaf develops just fine or if it maybe has some issues in development. It is getting cold, as I mentioned. Let's have a look. It's six degrees down here. Set five earlier this morning. So that's not good. Alrighty, here is the Epipremnum pernardum variegata. It was growing so well still last month, but it has definitely absolutely stopped. I don't mind it just not growing. That's okay. I just hope it's not going to decline so that hopefully next year, we have a better chance of growth during spring. But yeah, we'll see. I definitely, I noticed that it just stopped growing. Over here, the plant is still growing, but it's growing kind of, it's the El Salvador. It's growing a bit leggy, but still new growth over here as well. So that's good. You know, I just want to see sign. I'm not expecting the most amazing growth over here, but having new leaves, having growth is definitely a sign of the plant not being unhappy. Talking about unhappy, I think the Dubia is a little bit unhappy. Now, I also think that some of these leaves down here, obviously, you know, especially if they're touching the ground, it might just be a bit too cold for them. But I also can't really see any growth over here, but I have noticed those that this growth point is actually growing into the moss pole because I have a little gap here, which was a bit stupid. So I'm not too sure what's going to happen with this, if this will ever come to the surface or not. But yeah, I am a bit concerned about my Dubia, but Tim has two of them. So he's got a backup for me in case this one doesn't make it. With my Siltepicana, I'm not concerned. She'll be just fine, but I have definitely noticed just a few yellow leaves, but that doesn't necessarily even have to be winter related. You know, I don't know how old these leaves might be, but chances are it is winter related, right? The Global Green, Pothos or Emerald Green, I'm not too sure which one it is actually. It doesn't really matter. I can just see new shoots over here, but yeah, you know, first year for this one outside. So see how we go. My Monstera Deliciosa, however, is actually still actively growing. It's pushing out this leaf and you can see there's decent variegation in it, but you can also see that, you know, these leaves that are growing outdoors, you know, they're not as like pristine and perfect like when you grow them indoors. They obviously get exposed to more wind and so on, even in development. So they don't look as flat, like look how flat and nice these leaves are. Obviously, eventually the variegation is burning a little bit. Whereas these ones, you know, they don't look as pristine when they grow outside, but they grow quite large, right? But yeah, that's just a good sign. It's still growing. And on my Alansonia over here, you can certainly see there's lots and lots of growth. It already reached the top of its moss pile actually. So this has not skipped a beat. And you can see that all of the lighter colored leaves are obviously the new ones. We're not gonna get mature leaves over here anytime soon, but that's okay. It's still growing. So let's hope it stays that way. I'm actually quite surprised at how well this plant is still doing. I mean, it's not actively growing, but it hasn't declined yet. This is Canna Cleopatra. And yeah, I mean, I was expecting her to be dormant by now, but I'm happy to keep her lush as long as she wants to be lush. That's all good with me. My Regal Shields hasn't done much. I mean, look at the size of this stem, but there's not many leaves to show it for actually. I just feel like it's mainly just stems at this stage. Not too sure what it does, but yeah, I don't know. Definitely something to get on top of in spring, but my Bird of Paradise is still actively growing. Look at this leaf coming out here. And then obviously this huge leaf that is just unfurling, the biggest one it's ever had. So yeah, I mean, I was never concerned about this plant, but I didn't expect it to still grow. But yeah, I'm very happy with that. This Heliconia is in the garden bed, comes from down there somewhere, and it's still doing okay so far. So that's good. It did much better than the counterpart in the pot. This is my Philodendron No-ID that has already found the fence, or way exceeded the fence. It's still really happy and growing. Now I can't really see any change in the garden bed. I think so far it hasn't been cold enough to really make a difference, but it's definitely not growing. Like I can't see any new leaves popping out, but the old ones haven't declined yet. So it's still looking really good. This plant has stopped flowering though. I really enjoyed when that was flowering. And you can see by all of the debris over here, there's still plenty of debris falling from the trees. Maybe a good segue talking about the tree. This is the Golden Rubinia. You can see it's pretty much lost all of its leaves by now, which is not a bad thing because it just provides more light, specifically more light going into the house as well. Because, I mean, I like light. Not just in the garden, also in the house. And you can see that today is an overcast day, for example, but this wall still gets plenty of light. So I think that's the saving grace of this garden, the light. Over here then we've got the Bismarck Palm and it's actually finally growing a new leaf. It's so slow. So I'm really happy that it's, oh, oh, hello. What are you doing there, little animal? I'm really happy that it's growing. I'm really excited for that actually. And I hope it's going to be kind of a bit taller than the previous one. So here we go, finally. And then over here with the, let's call them the big three, the Colocasia Esculenta, the Thermatophyllum and the Banana. The Colocasia has kind of done nothing. I'm surprised it's lasting so well. If anything, I think there's, there was a new leaf in the last video, which is this one. It's obviously not the largest one it's ever had, but yeah, it's also definitely far from optimal conditions. But I'm really happy that it's still growing. Sometimes in summer, it actually just grows so many inflorescences that it doesn't even grow leaves. Now I'm just really happy growing leaves. And the Thermatophyllum, obviously a true power, still has, yeah, like doesn't skip a beat. But in summer, it pushes out leaf after leaf after leaf. Right now I can see that this Colophyllum over here is definitely taking its sweet time. Probably also because it's absolutely root-bound. I mean, look at this root trailing around the pot. So I reckon it also just is too root-bound. Now what I'm expecting is that a few of these bottom leaves will go yellow over the course of winter, but that's okay. I need to chop a few leaves to make room for new ones anyway. And eventually they droop too much for my liking anyway. Scrape against the floor, the floor is cold and so on. They go a bit yellow, but that's okay because this plant is so big. Look at this. Even just with this leaf over here, all the way to this leaf over here and this leaf over there. I think if I have three or four leaves on this plant, it is perfectly lush. I don't need that many leaves, but yeah, it definitely makes a huge impact. Now the banana was not so fortunate out of those three. It is still growing, which is good. And I think in the last video, this leaf was just unfurling. So that's also good. But I had one leaf over here snap from wind. Actually one afternoon when I came home, the banana was just lying on the floor. It was super, super windy and super rainy, of course. And you can really see that a lot of the leaves have had lots of mechanical damage as a result of the wind. She just takes up so much space. I can't put her anywhere where she's not exposed to wind. Like this is the best spot that I've got for her. But yeah, look, she is still doing okay. And as long as she's still growing, she's obviously happy. It's more like mechanical damage, I suppose. And the little pup down here is also still actively growing. It's obviously a little bit more protected from the plants around it. So I'm very happy with that. All right, the garden bed over here basically looks unchanged as well. This leaf was just unfurling in the last video. It has unfurled with absolutely no issues whatsoever. Very happy about that. And then if we go here, yeah, look, this one's still growing as well. This one still was pushing out a new leaf. I think the allocations have not skipped a beat. I mean, maybe they've not grown. Actually, the lime zinger has grown a little bit. Look at that. The cupra are still looking good. I think the regal shields has definitely grown. But we are, of course, also seeing some yellow leaves. But we also see yellow leaves in summer, right? That's not just a winter phenomenon. But overall, I think this section looks really good now. I'm really happy with that. And yeah, let's go back out of here. The kentia palm is also still growing. But, oh, what is this? Has some animal on there. This is not mealybug, some other animal. I don't know. I don't think it's bad, actually. Yeah, she's still growing. She's big. I moved her out of the tree a little bit. But I also moved her over to the side so that the greenhouse gets as much sun as possible. I still haven't decided what I'm going to do with her. But yeah. Oh, also the cat grass has suffered a lot. A lot. It was raining so, so much. There was a week where it just rained so much. Like, we've already exceeded the rain for all of May in the first week of May or something later. And the normal is already a lot of rain. So, I mean, I always say that it rains a lot in Sydney. But even I was shocked at how much it rained recently. It was absolutely crazy. The plants obviously like the rain. But if it rains non-stop for a week, it also means that there's no sun. Plants also like light. Everything got flooded. I mean, I'm really lucky I live on a hill. So I don't experience extra flooding. But so many places in New South Wales were flooded. Like a lot of devastation and so on. So we definitely just have too much rain. And it's sad because then I get comments from people in Adelaide, for example, that are going through droughts and so on. So I wish it could just be a little fairer. Anyway, I didn't have this when I filmed the first video, I think. But here's like a little herb garden. I made this. I went to like this event and they made us do a herb garden. And yeah, just some parsley and some chives. But they're obviously liking it actually. They're growing quite a lot. And the bromeliads are also liking it. I can see more and more pups coming out everywhere. But obviously this is a kind of really slow climbing display or a slow growing display. So I don't think you can really visually see any change. I also have this orchid at the top over here. And I do think this is the first little bit of growth that I can see. My mojito is still looking good. I actually chopped off a few really spindly end pieces over here. But overall, she's looking good. I am actually doing and making an effort at rotating her around. So because obviously most of the light would come from over here. So I rotate her around. So that also when I look out into the garden from the inside, I always get to see something beautiful. But I just love this display. I'm so happy I ended up doing that. And the same goes for the thermatophyllum. Absolutely thriving. But again, was never really a concern in the first place. Actually still actively growing over here. That's good to see. Okay, now let's head into the greenhouse. And can you hear? No, you can actually hear nothing. It's really, really good. I really like this. It's so quiet. I need to buy a bigger box at Bunnings. But I will put this box over it to prevent any water from getting to it. Now, I already mentioned I don't have the misting on in winter. So it's not really going to be exposed to water ideally. But it is obviously a high humidity environment in the first place. And I didn't seal the greenhouse. So if it rains really, really heavily, there is a little bit of water leaking into the greenhouse. Which isn't actually a bad thing. Because since the day that I got on top of my winter prep, which is over a month ago now, I have not watered in the greenhouse. And some of these mosspots are still moist. So it is obviously a high humidity environment. Hence the extra protection. I just need to find a bigger box that I can properly seal off. And in summer, of course, it won't live inside the greenhouse. It would be too hot for it. In summer, it will live behind the greenhouse in a cool shady corner. But in winter, it also makes sense to put the portable battery in here. Because it outputs a little bit of heat as well. So I want all the heat that I can. And as I mentioned in the little sponsored component, on these really cold nights, last year we had a night that was like 2, 3, 4 degrees. What I might do is actually I have a little spare heater. I might just put a heater in here, put it on really low. Just to heat it back up to at least like above 10 degrees or something like that. Shouldn't take all too much electricity. So it should be able to handle that without me having to charge the power bank every single day. But that would have just not been possible with the previous power bank. It would have just not had enough output to do that. I would have to charge it a couple of times a day. So at least it gives me the option to put a heater in here. If it gets really, really bad, right? It could just be this one night that goes extremely cold. That could make all of the difference. But it's definitely not something I'm planning on having here permanently, right? Permanently is only the fan. Ring of fire over here, still doing okay. There is actually new growth coming out of two growth points. So that's really good. But you can see the leaf is going to be significantly smaller than the last one and the summer ones for sure. But that's okay. The Corsinianum is dropping some leaves over here. The growth point is still here, but it's not really actively growing. Probably also because I'm not providing enough water. But yeah, I'm being more conservative at the moment. But this one looks a bit dry maybe. I put the bottom part of my Scheroni out here just to see how it goes. That's a new addition actually. And yes, ambitious, but yolo. And the Sibu Blue has done absolutely nothing. Absolutely nothing. So I'm a bit concerned about it actually. But maybe it just means I have a big project coming in spring to get it back to health. Have a look at this, for example. The moss pile, you can hear it a little bit, but it's still moist because it just gets topped up by the rain a little bit. And it's just cold and humid in here. So there's no water. So there's not much water evaporating in the first place. And the plants aren't growing. So I'm having a really, really easy time in here. The Syngonium, I do think there are some new leaves. These would look like they're new. Definitely younger than a month over here. So it is still growing, but definitely slow. But again, we're not aiming for speedy growth over here. We really just want them to survive. All right, a yellow leaf over here. Again, just one that's not really a concern. And we actually do have new growth on the Subpenata over here. But again, significantly smaller than some of this summer growth over here, for example. The Indonesian Marble. We're obviously not expecting amazing growth because they're all still being propagated. But I do think that every single one of these shoots has grown a little bit. This is even a leaf. Look at it. And of course, in good Indonesian Marble fashion, it's a bit deformed. But that's okay. Yeah, okay. Some yellow leaves here as well. But could also be a result of the propagation. Another Monstera deliciosa variegata. And again, growing and actually showing really nice variegation. Oh, I'm excited for that one. So yeah, happy days. And the Tenu is actually growing a leaf. What is that? It hasn't grown in like three years. And now it wants to? Odd. Weird decision. All righty. The Peru is not looking very happy, I have to say. But you know what? Maybe it's just time to say goodbye. But the Siltepecano over here is still looking good. You can see the lime green leaves are all new. So there's still new active growth on here. And my Cupria down here is also looking good. I haven't seen new growth. I don't think these leaves are new. But it's looking good, right? And the Martianum has actually pushed out this leaf. I would say maybe a little bit smaller than the summer ones. The summer ones were really wide, really thick and round, right? This one looks a little bit more elongated. Changes in leaf shape can just be a result of conditions. This is not narrow form and this is round form. It's the same plant, just grown in different conditions. But there's still an active growth point over here. And lots and lots of root growth that I should really put back into the pot. I actually bought a new Alocasia, a Stingray. And then I realized, oh, hang on, it's winter. But I'm just gonna see if she wants to survive in the greenhouse or not. I don't think anything happened here. Oh, yeah, you can see a new shoot here. Look, because I heavily chopped it back in the last video, right? So, yeah, a new shoot here. I think there's a new shoot here. Oh, you can't see this here. Yeah, it's looking good. But, yeah, I just want her to survive winter, right? Not thrive necessarily. And the Begonia, yeah, has dropped all of its flowers. And down here are the cacti. I actually think the cacti are doing really well. I'm not too sure if they have grown or not. It's hard to say with cacti. But I enjoy that I can control the water. Oh, and then over here, this was my Caladium Frog in the Blender that I have induced dormancy for. But I think it wants to come back already. Look at this. I think a little shoot. Oh, and the Canna Stuttgart also wants to come back. But not yet, girl. Wait, stay patient. Oh, and I'm also right in front of the fan, which is probably going to be a little bit loud. Syngonium erythrophyl. Red Arrow Syngonium is good enough. Still growing, so that's good. Of course, the winter growth is going to be small. And most likely, I'm going to chop it off. I mean, look at this. Oops. Most likely, I'm going to chop it off in spring, right? But at least it's growing. I just want to see signs of the plant being not unhappy. Let's put it that way. Actually, such a nice day today. I'm not mad about it at all. Alrighty, and that concludes the tour. So far, so good, right? I think there's definitely still signs of active growth, which I'm really happy with. I think I've experienced more damage, like mechanically from the really harsh storms, wind, rain, than actually experiencing damage from cold-induced shock. But it's not necessarily unexpected. I mean, this is the second year in this particular garden. And the year before, I also had a garden already. And from what I have noticed is that often, by the time you see the visual damage from the cold, it's actually too light. So the visual damage is going to kick in a little bit too light. So I'm more expecting to see a lot of cold-related damage, probably in July or August, and maybe even still in September. And all notice a really, really slow recovery in September, October, as a result of the cold-induced dormancy or issues and so on. So it is a somewhat expected result, but we're still dealing with nature, right? So there's always a level of uncertainty. So it's still good to check in and have this visual confirmation that, okay, so far, so good. There's no alarm bells going off here, where I'm like, oh, I think I should move this plant inside. I think so far, everybody is still kind of happy. But as I showed you on my phone, we are about to really hit the thick of it, where we're going into these single-digit nights, which doesn't happen often, right? So let's see how we go in the back of those. I might even consider taking a few more plants and just popping them into the greenhouse, at least just overnight, maybe even just for those two, three days. And then maybe also adding the heater in there so that all of the plants get a little bit more heat during the night. But then it's also like, okay, where do I start? Where do I stop, right? If I do that for one night, do I need to do that for all of the nights where it goes down to single digits? If that's the case, I'm probably gonna be too lazy. So I'm not gonna be consistent with it. So what's the point in doing it once? I mean, the goal is to create a garden that can survive where it is located. 365 days was the year. If it involves too much effort from my side, then it's probably not the right garden to build in the first place. I mean, I'm not shy putting in effort, right? I'm not saying I want to have a low-maintenance garden. But when I talk about effort, I'm talking about chopping, pruning, cleaning, and so on. They're not every day checking the temperatures and then moving my plants in and out like they're a baby, you know? Like I need a little more resilience than that. So most likely, I will actually not do that because it would kind of defeat the purpose of what I'm trying to build in the first place. What I'm saying, it is an option, right? I could also put heat-protective covers over them, right? Like a little tarp or something like that. Then that would look terrible. I don't want my garden to look terrible. I want my garden to look nice. So if I need to protect my plants with tarps around them, then again, they're probably not the right plant. And that is part of what I'm trying to achieve over here. At the end of the winter, I want to see which plants have survived. And the ones that don't survive, I won't bring back into my collection to then just do the same mistake again next year. I have then gained the knowledge that this particular plant is not the plant for me to grow in my garden. And I'm going to try a different plant in the year after. That's what I'm doing this year already, right? So for example, the Deliciosa, the Adansonii, the Global Green Pothos, the Stiomachiae. They're new additions this year, replacing the plants that didn't survive last year because I learned my lesson about them, right? So last year I lost a Micans, I lost an Atapapuense. I'm not bringing them back to then just put them out here and repeat the same story, right? Again, I'm trying to find plants that can now fill these gaps that these plants that have died left behind. And hopefully this year's selection is doing a little bit better than last year's selection. But ultimately, proof is in the pudding. We are going to find out. But what we're going to do is we're going to check in every month to just kind of assess the progress. And yeah, I suppose that means I will then see you next month with a little update. Or maybe if there's not all too much happening next month, we'll see each other in two months. I'm not too sure yet. We'll find out. I suppose nature is going to dictate what's going to happen and I'm just there to take footage of it. If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, I just wanted to let you know that I'm a little bit jealous that you're going through spring and summer. But I'm also really happy for you because we all need spring and summer and have the good growing conditions to really reinvigorate ourselves, reinvigorate our plants, reinvigorate the passion for this hobby, right? If it's always just an uphill battle, eventually you can get a little bit tiresome and then annoy when you go through spring and summer and everything just magically thrives. It brings so much joy. Enjoy it while it lasts because I sure hope that the good temperatures are coming back to our half of the globe really, really soon. Thank you again, Jackery, for reaching out to me, offering me a solution for my problem and sponsoring this video. Very much looking forward to setting up the solar and being in a position to test that as well because that, I suppose, is the ultimate goal. It is time to say goodbye. Thank you so much for watching. Like, subscribe, and leave a nice comment, and I'll see you in my next video. Bye.