Hi and hello everybody — it’s Fern. In this video I’m sharing the number one, most tried-and-true method I use for saving, rehabbing, and even propagating plants: the Ziploc bag method. It’s literally just a Ziploc bag from your kitchen drawer, but it creates a mini greenhouse by trapping close to 100% humidity. I show how I’ll put a cutting (or even a whole small pot) into the bag, blow it up with air, seal it, and then give it bright light (mine usually sit under grow lights). It’s such an accessible “in a pinch” hack, especially when you’re staring at a stump of a plant that’s leafless, struggling to root, or recovering from rot. I walk through real examples: a begonia that I thought was totally toast came back with new leaves within a couple weeks, and my Anthurium King of Spades (after rot and losing all its leaves) gets bagged up to keep the moss consistently moist while it rebuilds roots. I also open up a big bag rehab on my Begonia paulensis rhizomes and we see one pot root up beautifully (and the other… kind of pitiful, which is exactly why I did two). I talk about common issues like leaves melting in super high humidity, how I rarely deal with mold but would treat it if it showed up, and how to transition plants out slowly—never straight from bag to room humidity—and stay on top of watering during acclimation.