Watering

This is an extremely valid question that I don’t see being answered anywhere other than Facebook groups, so let’s sort …

Moisture metres are a pretty divisive tool in the house plant community and for good reason. They’re one of those …

I’ve been into houseplants for over six years and it was only a couple of months ago that I discovered …

Monstera deliciosa can go two months without water without suffering any long-term damage. A Monstera that hasn’t been watered for …

Fiddle leaf figs are notoriously difficult to keep healthy because they’re not very good at telling us what they want …

There’s quite a lot of confusion about how often to water Hoya. There are two camps: one that rarely water, …

Self-watering wick cord is a great way to cheat self-watering pots. You can put a reservoir in the bottom of …

This an article about how to stop getting water everywhere when you’re watering your house plants, NOT about guttation/ your …

I LOVE the term hydrophobic soil so much. I love words and language and the implication that soil is scared …

Water globes tend to divide house plant people into the camp of ‘yes, they will be a LIFE SAVER’ or …

Choosing the best water for your house plants can be a bit of a daunting task – especially if you’re …

The main problem with diagnosing plant problems is all the problems typically show up the same symptoms – so how …

A perched water table is one of those things that made me go ‘oooooohhhh’ when I first got into house …

Chlorine isn’t always that big of a deal. Where I live, the tap water is pretty good. Scottish water is …

Learn from my mistakes here: don’t go spending a tonne of money on plants BEFORE you’ve figured out what kind …

Self-watering plant pots can be AMAZING. Unfortunately, the name ‘self-watering plant pot’ is a bit of a misnomer. They don’t …

Hydrogen peroxide was one of those ‘scary products that I avoided until, er, this year, because I didn’t want to …

Yes, definitely. I’d go as far as to say that aquarium water is superior to rain, distilled, filtered, and tap …

Monstera deliciosa need to be watered when the soil is pretty much completely dry. How often that will be varies …

Getting to grips with how to water my plants was life-changing when it came to my ability to keep them …