Everything you ever needed to know about caring for your house plants, how to water house plants, how to fertilise house plants, how much humidity different house plants need
Ok kids, cards on the table: I currently do NOT have the money to drop a casual £2000 on a plant. In fact, the most expensive plant currently in my collection is my Monstera Deliciosa Thai Constellation, and I didn’t even buy it. It was a gift from my boyfriend, and it cost him £89.99. …
I’ve devoted a decent portion of my life to being good to the environment (not that it appear to have noticed)and to taking care of dozens of house plants. If you didn’t know this already, there are really only three things everyday folk like us can do to significantly reduce our impact on the environment. …
One of the (many) reasons house plant parents hate winter is that dreaded dormancy period. We like growth. A plant that putting out new growth is a happy plant. But do house plants actually go dormant? This is issue is often debated by house plant parents, and I can answer it thusly: Some house plants …
Yes, plants will grow under normal LED lights. Grow lights aren’t special – they’re just strong. Bright light causes plants to grow, whether they’re marketed as grow lights or not. They do need to be close to them though – the closer the better (without them burning). Preferably about a foot away. If you know …
Yellow leaves on a plant can look beautiful, and I’m embarrassed by the number of times I’ve thought ‘wow, look how pretty tha-‘ and then the leaf drops off. First things first – don’t panic when you see a yellow leaf. Your plant is not necessarily dying. But this does need to be said: A …