How to Convert Houseplants Rooted in Water to Soil
So, you’ve rooted a houseplant in water and there are now lots of healthy-looking roots. Congratulations! However, before you stick the new roots in soil, it’s important to understand that water...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong with Your Fiddle Leaf Fig? (And How to Save It in a Hurry!)
The following is a guest post from the Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant Resource Center. Everything you need to know to keep your beautiful fiddle leaf fig happy and healthy. You’re a dedicated fiddle leaf fig...
View ArticleHow to Grow Ferns Indoors Successfully
Spot a fern when you’re at the nursery or home and garden center, and you’ll likely soon find yourself picturing the perfect place to put the plant in your indoor garden. With their gorgeous, often...
View ArticleHow to Save a Houseplant with Root Rot
Do you suspect your houseplant is suffering from root rot? As its name suggests, root rot refers to rotting roots. The trouble with root rot is you often don’t realize a plant has diseased roots...
View ArticleGrow Houseplants with LED Grow Lights
Indoor gardeners can benefit from the lighting used in commercial agriculture. LED lighting is one of the most significant and influential introductions to indoor growing in recent years. Such...
View ArticleFungus Gnats: Little Flies in Houseplants
Just about all indoor gardeners have experienced this. You're showing off your fabulous indoor garden to guests, and they appear! Annoying little flies buzzing around in everyone's faces! Many...
View ArticleHouseplants are Just Like Pets! Meet Avocado Tree Mr. Oliver
You know how people say, I hope you like dogs or cats, before you visit their house? Before you come to my house, I have to say, I hope you like plants. Because I’ve got a lot of green pals—indoors...
View ArticleSecret to Watering Houseplants: Squeeze the Plant Pot
Have you watered houseplants only to watch the water rush right through, and the soil doesn’t get very wet? There are two possible reasons this is occurring. Number 1—The plant may be rootbound,...
View ArticleDye Easter Eggs with Kitchen Scraps
Dying Easter eggs is always fun—especially if you color them up naturally! In her book, 101 Chicken Keeping Hacks, fifth generation chicken keeper Lisa Steele shares how to create Natural Easter Egg...
View ArticleWhat Soil do I use for My Houseplants? You Can Grow That!
I often get questions about the best soil to use for houseplants. My first answer is whatever you do—pot up your houseplants with an organic potting soil. There are many reasons for this. One being...
View ArticleHow to Get African Violets to Rebloom
If you’ve bought an African violet and enjoyed its blooms only to be discouraged when it doesn’t rebloom—read on. Here are the secrets to getting these stunning plants to re-flower again and again....
View ArticleWhat's Your Plant Personality?
The first houseplant book I wrote years ago, the editor instructed me not to infer that plants are like people. I remember thinking how totally wrong that was! Not only are plants like people—people...
View ArticleHow to Measure Houseplant Humidity Levels
Many houseplants come from the jungle floors. This means they thrive in high humidity. Trouble is that most homes range from 40 percent to 60 percent humidity. While 60 percent isn’t too bad, 40...
View ArticleHow to Grow Green Onions Indoors
Want to grow tasty green onions indoors so you have them on-hand whenever you want them? I’ve got a quick and easy way to do just that. Get some green onion sets and plant them in soil. Within a few...
View ArticleCould Your Houseplant be Suffering from High Salinity in the Soil?
Is your plant looking sickly and you’re baffled as to why? If you can’t figure out what is going wrong with your houseplants, it could be high salt in the soil. Excess salt in houseplant soil is a...
View ArticleIs Your Houseplant Suffering from Improper Soil pH? You Can Grow That!
If you have an ailing houseplant and have done everything you can possibly think of to help the plant, but it still looks sick, suspect a pH imbalance in the soil. Referring to the soil’s degree of...
View ArticleWhen to Water Houseplants
One of the most confusing aspects of indoor gardening is knowing when to water your houseplants. Sometimes it feels like you need a special degree to figure out when to water. The decision is even...
View ArticleHow and Why to Use a Light Meter for Houseplants
Lighting is the key to healthy, happy houseplants. Without sufficient lighting, or the right lighting, houseplants won’t thrive. If you want to make sure that your houseplants have enough light,...
View ArticleHow to Grow Heritage, Memory Plants in Your Indoor Garden
My Grandma Beanie (Albina) Bawden was one of those lovely souls who always had a kind word to say about everyone and everything—no matter the circumstances. So it’s not surprising that her plants...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Houseplants Healthy in Winter
True, your houseplants aren’t going to feel the same effects of weather as their outdoor counterparts. They aren’t buffeted about by high, cold winds in winter or buried in snow. But houseplants do...
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