Learn how to deal with caring for a lot of plants, what to do when you go on vacation, how to deal with bug infestations, and organise your fertilising routine.
House plants CAN cause damp, but as long as you’re careful not to overwater them, then you should be fine. If you’re worried about damp, don’t worry about turning on the dehumidifier. Removing excess moisture from the air helps to keep rooms warmer (because it takes more energy to heat water molecules than just regular …
What I’ve noticed about keeping houseplants as a hobby is that it escalates fast. I went from having a few sad cacti to having dozens of different plants. And I learned a lot of new words, like ‘variegated’, and ‘sphagnum’, and ‘Sansevieria’. It’s been a wild ride. There aren’t many collections you can add to …
As hobbies/lifestyles/collections go, houseplants can occupy whatever price bracket you wish. If you’re in this thing long term, buy yourself a spider plant, pothos, or other easy-to-propagate plant and off you go. But if plants are so easy to propagate, why are houseplants so expensive? In short, the more expensive the plant, the more difficult …