Hi everyone! Today I'm doing some repotting watering pruning and dusting to get my plants
ready for sale. So while I do that I'll also tell you more about why and how I'm getting rid of all
my plants as well as some tips on selling plants. So let me clear up some space to repot this neon
pothos, and I'll dive right in. By the way I'm repotting this neon pothos because the plant was
not potted firmly in the soil in the first place so I just want to place it deeper in the soil.
The reason for getting rid of all my plants is simple and it's because I'm moving back
home to Canada in less than a month. I've been living in the UK for the past three years and
it's time for me to go back. I'm not planning on taking any plants onto the plane with me, so
I need to get rid of all of them, whether it's selling, giving them away for free,
or throwing them in the trash bin. Most of my plants are in good condition so I would
like to try to sell them. I'm definitely feeling bittersweet about leaving all the plants behind.
I knew I was going to move sometime this year, but I didn't expect it to be this soon. What I am most
sad about is missing the growing season. Seeing plants growing is one of my favorite things about
keeping houseplants, so it's really unfortunate that I won't get to see these plants grow bigger
this summer. Now that I'm done with repotting I'll just give the plant some water and voila.
Next I'm going to wipe the dust off some plants. I'm usually pretty good with watering them
but I tend to slack off when it comes to pruning and dusting the leaves so I want to do that before
I take pictures and list them up for sale. My plan for getting rid of all my plants are to sell
between now and when I move all the plants that are doing well on facebook marketplace or gumtree.
So if the plant is in good enough condition that I can see myself buying then I would sell it.
I'm selling them locally so the buyer would pick it up instead of me having to ship the plant to
them, just to simplify things because moving is already hectic enough. Then there are some plants
that I will need for videos which I'll keep until right before I actually have to leave. These two
spider plants are one of them. Comment below if you can guess what video I'm making with them.
Then there are the plants that will go straight into the garbage bin. For me that plant is
this croton, because it's got these bugs in the saucer and I have no idea what they are
even after searching them up on Google. So let me know if you know what they are.
It's been here for about half year I would say, and I've been using neem oil on them
which seems to keep them under control but it doesn't seem to be enough to eradicate them.
The good thing is they don't seem to be harming the plant, and it hasn't spread to other plants
but i would still feel really bad to sell or give this plant away. So it's going to the trash.
For bigger plants with too many leaves like this dusty spider plant, I bring them to the kitchen
sink to rinse off the dust and water at the same time. I like rinsing off plants in the kitchen
sink rather than my bathroom because my shower is very narrow, so it's just quite awkward to give
the plants a shower in there. You might remember how small my shower is from my apartment tour
video. So for a short plant like this, the kitchen sink is just easier. Now that I have cleaned up
the plants it's time for the photoshoot. I like having photos of the same plant from two different
angles to give buyers a better idea of what the plant looks like. It's better to take photos when
there's a lot of sunlight, but the forecast said it would be cloudy for like the next two weeks,
so I just decided to take photos today even though the lighting isn't great.
The photos automatically get uploaded to my Google Photos which I also use for some minimal editing.
I do edit photos for when I'm trying to sell things but I only really adjust the
brightness and contrast. So basically I want the photos to look good while
making sure that the plants in the photos are still the same as how they look in real life,
so that I don't mislead any potential buyers. Also I don't use filters or anything like that.
On top of that because I chose not to do shipping all the buyers will
be able to see the plants in person and inspected it before they decide to take it.
The other thing I always do when selling a plant is to include the size of the pot that it's in,
just to give the potential buyer a better idea of its size because people are more willing to pay
a higher price for a bigger plant. I've already moved by the time that I am editing this video,
and I'd say that more than half of the plants were sold second hand mostly on facebook marketplace.
A few plants are in good condition but I couldn't find buyers so I ended up giving them away to my
friends. And also the last few days before the actual move were very hectic and stressful so
it was just easier for me to give some plants away. Anyways I am now settled into my new
apartment in Canada, and I can't wait to start my houseplant collection again and
document them so I can share that with you all. I'll see you very soon in another video, bye!