Identifying house plants is not an easy task. There are A LOT of them. And not only that, but a lot of them look verrry similar. You’d think it’d be as easy as 1. buy a plant, 2. look at the label of said plant. But that’s absolutely not the case. And whilst I’ve bought … Read more
Yes, definitely. I’d go as far as to say that aquarium water is superior to rain, distilled, filtered, and tap waters. There are pros and cons for each, but overall, aquarium water has the most going for it. What are the benefits of watering your house plants with fish tank water? 1 – Convenience This … Read more
Ok, so it might not be everything YOU want to know about grow lights, but it’s definitely everything I wanted to know before, er, I knew it. Grow lights can be a very confusing topic. There’s a lot of information about wattage and colour spectrum etc etc etc when all I wanted to know was … Read more
THEORETICALLY there’s no reason that all plants couldn’t be kept in leca. But of course, anything house plant-related is rarely that straight forward… Can you put succulents and cacti in leca? Before I learned how growing plants in a semi-hydroponic system worked, I assumed that you couldn’t grow succulents that way. They’d rot, surely? Buuuut, … Read more
No, but it can basically eliminate some, and make others easier to manage. The main reason I started researching switching to a semi-hydroponic system was the thrips on my Thai Constellation. I’m a naturally frugal person that gets stressed and overwhelmed easily, so I couldn’t let my nearly £100 plant die. I KNOW that a … Read more