@mckgastonMckgaston

Friend of Plantae & Defender of Nature | Botanist streaming on Twitch | 📍SF Bay Area

card updated Oct 18, 2026 · 23 clips parsed · following 374 · 3,000,000 likes total

Engagement13.8%above average

Account summary

@mckgaston has 209,700 followers and 453 videos. Across the 23 parsed clips the average is 81,500 views and 10,344 likes. Engagement to views is 13.8%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+6.27 pp). Posts roughly 0.4 times a week. An average clip reaches 39% of the follower count.

Followers

209.7K

+3.5K in period

Engagement

13.8%

+6.27 pp newer half

Average views

81.5K

median 13.3K

Likes per clip

10.3K

173 comments avg

Shares / saves

731 / 1.1K

1.38% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.4 / wk

reach 39% of followers

Latest clips

23 collected

NEW CARNIVOROUS PLANTS! From the sand dwelling nematode eater, the gna — @mckgaston

5.8K2:50NEW CARNIVOROUS PLANTS! From the sand dwelling nematode eater, the gnat catching urban flower, and the mountain top anim1K224161

75.6K0:05He speaks for the trees 18.8K1297511.5K

🌳A tree’s death is it’s finally stage of its life 🪵 When a tree dies, — @mckgaston

6.9K0:50🌳A tree’s death is it’s finally stage of its life 🪵 When a tree dies, it is not a failure of the tree, but rather the ne84414532

🐿️ Acorns grow quick or die young! That’s the life of an oak! Recalcit — @mckgaston

13.3K1:33🐿️ Acorns grow quick or die young! That’s the life of an oak! Recalcitrant seeds: do not tolerate desiccation (drying ou1.6K3226117

Niagara Falls is an international botanical destination! 🇨🇦🌲🌼 Come for — @mckgaston

8.4K0:41Niagara Falls is an international botanical destination! 🇨🇦🌲🌼 Come for the Falls, Stay for the plants- or perhaps the ot1.2K171586

🪦☠️ “Death Bloom” isn’t a term I like to use, as it’s much more a life — @mckgaston

8.8K0:45🪦☠️ “Death Bloom” isn’t a term I like to use, as it’s much more a life proliferating process than one of death! 🌱☀️ Seme897141025

Houseplants are not a hobby. 😎 they are part of the family and get att — @mckgaston

5.6K0:08Houseplants are not a hobby. 😎 they are part of the family and get attention everyday like everyone else.76413333

?Many aroids attract spider mites like poop attracts flies, let’s intr — @mckgaston

4.5K0:35?Many aroids attract spider mites like poop attracts flies, let’s introduce predatory mites until all of them die. Of al6178837

Your plants might be dying because they are not being watered properly — @mckgaston

44.9K0:48Your plants might be dying because they are not being watered properly! Skip the ice cubes and go straight for the TORRE7.6K58173696

Sweet potatoes growing in downtown Oakland?! Stop and check out the ha — @mckgaston

17.3K1:13Sweet potatoes growing in downtown Oakland?! Stop and check out the hanging baskets with me - Begonia, Pelargonium, Fuch2.8K56121223

🍃This plant is constantly moving! Have you seen a plant move this much — @mckgaston

96.5K1:10🍃This plant is constantly moving! Have you seen a plant move this much before? Maranta moves its leaves up and down rhy16.2K2288782.4K

Have you ever gotten wet around your plants and wondered where it came — @mckgaston

6.8K0:28Have you ever gotten wet around your plants and wondered where it came from? Chances are it was excess water pushed thro1.1K152380

Have you seen plants pruned like this? This horticultural technique is — @mckgaston

4.5K0:33Have you seen plants pruned like this? This horticultural technique is called espalier, in which a woody plant is pruned763161038

Don’t let socially constructed boundaries fool you! Planting native do — @mckgaston

92.1K0:51Don’t let socially constructed boundaries fool you! Planting native doesn’t mean “Native to your State”, it means native10.9K1053492.2K

Diversity allows for the best possible outcomes! In this case, diversi — @mckgaston

11K1:03Diversity allows for the best possible outcomes! In this case, diversity of genetics yields a tree that is tremendously 1.9K2456143

They say everything poops, but what about your houseplants? 🌱💩 The sci — @mckgaston

48.1K1:51They say everything poops, but what about your houseplants? 🌱💩 The science of plant waste is more complex than you might10K138424922

Have you ever seen a plant move this quickly?! I cut a piece of my aqu — @mckgaston

4.3K0:56Have you ever seen a plant move this quickly?! I cut a piece of my aquatic plant and put it under the microscope with ou4567620

Pollen is the microgametophyte of cone bearing and flowering plants! P — @mckgaston

10.4K0:09Pollen is the microgametophyte of cone bearing and flowering plants! Pollen’s chief role is to produce sperm cells for 1.1K337760

What kind of plants can we find in downtown Oakland? We decided to run — @mckgaston

27K2:26What kind of plants can we find in downtown Oakland? We decided to run around Lake Merritt and focus on tree species fir4.7K133313563

NEW VENOM SKIN in Marvel Rivals! Looks carnivorous, but I would say it — @mckgaston

168.4K0:29NEW VENOM SKIN in Marvel Rivals! Looks carnivorous, but I would say it’s more parasitic. I appreciate the incorporation 18.9K1701.2K4.5K

It’s never a bad time to learn about the science of seeds, especially — @mckgaston

15.2K1:18It’s never a bad time to learn about the science of seeds, especially germination! Much like the seed, I too am waiting 2.8K4372220

Joshua Tree National Park features a diverse array of flora across two — @mckgaston

742.8K1:51Joshua Tree National Park features a diverse array of flora across two distinct deserts, with the large yucca trees bein125.4K2.6K12.1K11.4K

California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) is a non-self-pruning palm — @mckgaston

456.3K0:40California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) is a non-self-pruning palm tree, so it’s dead fronds drape down the stem. A 7.6K84151489

Engagement per clip

23 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 26.0% ER

Oct 20Sep 10Oct 29

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 29, 2026	5,781	1,008	22	41	61	18.53%
Oct 25, 2026	75,600	18,800	129	751	1,501	26.03%
Oct 21, 2026	6,877	844	14	5	32	12.55%
Oct 20, 2026	13,300	1,602	32	26	117	12.48%
Oct 15, 2026	8,376	1,171	17	15	86	14.36%
Oct 10, 2026	8,844	897	14	10	25	10.41%
Oct 8, 2026	5,614	764	13	3	33	13.89%
Oct 6, 2026	4,519	617	8	8	37	14.01%
Oct 3, 2026	44,900	7,628	58	173	696	17.50%
Sep 28, 2026	17,300	2,818	56	121	223	17.31%
Sep 17, 2026	96,500	16,200	228	878	2,407	17.93%
Sep 10, 2026	6,787	1,104	15	23	80	16.83%
Sep 7, 2026	4,550	763	16	10	38	17.34%
Aug 24, 2026	92,100	10,900	105	349	2,202	12.33%
Aug 13, 2026	11,000	1,946	24	56	143	18.42%
Aug 10, 2026	48,100	10,000	138	424	922	21.96%
Aug 5, 2026	4,252	456	7	6	20	11.03%
Jul 29, 2026	10,400	1,060	33	77	60	11.25%
Jul 27, 2026	27,000	4,675	133	313	563	18.97%
Jul 21, 2026	168,400	18,900	170	1,197	4,535	12.04%
Jul 17, 2026	15,200	2,806	43	72	220	19.22%
Feb 23, 2026	742,800	125,400	2,621	12,100	11,450	18.86%
Oct 20, 2025	456,300	7,558	84	151	489	1.71%