How to water house plants, bottom watering, top watering, root rot, drainage
This is an extremely valid question that I don’t see being answered anywhere other than Facebook groups, so let’s sort it out. When one first starts getting into house plant collecting, one of the first things we learn I that overwatering is far and away the best way to kill your plant within a month. …
Moisture metres are a pretty divisive tool in the house plant community and for good reason. They’re one of those things that would be genuinely life-changing (in terms of plant care at least) if they actually worked as they claim to but they, er, don’t. This is why a lot of people hate them. And …
I’ve been into houseplants for over six years and it was only a couple of months ago that I discovered this LITERALLY LIFECHANGING houseplant tool. Get one for your friends. It doesn’t even matter if they already have one – I could actually do with having three. The only problem you’ll encounter is that it’ll …
Monstera deliciosa can go two months without water without suffering any long-term damage. A Monstera that hasn’t been watered for six months (or even longer) will lose leaves but will still be able to be revived. That being said, there are a lot of factors that affect how long a Monstera deliciosa can go without …
Fiddle leaf figs are notoriously difficult to keep healthy because they’re not very good at telling us what they want. One of the biggest mistakes I see new plant people making is looking for signs on the plant that it needs something. In general, by the time a plant is showing you that it’s thirsty, …