If you want healthy, thriving plants, you need to nail the basics. Start here for an overview of your plants’ basic needs and requirements.
Just like how humans need their daily vitamins to stay healthy, plants need a regular dose of nutrients to thrive and survive! Aside from supporting speedy growth and a bountiful harvest, nutrients improve the flavor of fruits and veggies and help plants fight pests and diseases. Without the essential macro and micronutrients, your garden may…
Nothing fosters a positive community better than sharing resources, and plants are the top resource, in my opinion! That’s why I just love sharing and trading my homegrown goods with neighbors and friends. Let me tell you how I found myself in a frugal community that helps me save money as well as make new…
Many people are interested in growing plants but some new gardeners don’t know much about what plants need. You might have heard people mentioning that nitrogen levels are essential for plant health. This is true but you might not really know why plants need nitrogen as a newcomer to the hobby. You can keep reading…
For the uninitiated, potting mix and potting soil can be the same. They look quite the same and it’s hard to differentiate between the two if you don’t know what to look for. This guide, however, can fill you in on the differences between the two and which one might suit you best. The Differences…
Plants are more than a gift from Mother Nature. They have their own life force and raise many questions about plants, trees, and how any woodland flowers manage to survive in the wild without any human intervention. How and why plants grow towards light is one of the many fascinating questions that’s baffled botanists for…
Without good drainage in pots with healthy plants, roots can suffocate, root rot (see my fixes) can become an issue and salt can accumulate to levels high enough to burn plants. Suffice to say, it’s essential that any potted plants, either indoor plants or container plants in your garden, must have sufficient drainage for best…
Have you tried your hand at growing plants or herbs only to find it hasn’t quite turned out to be the successful project you had hoped it would? It happens. It’s awful when it does, but if you’ve spotted the problem early enough, you can intervene using this guide listing all the things a plant…
It’s not a surprise that plants need oxygen to survive, since they do breathe and respire like every other living thing. However, we tend to see carbon dioxide as a waste product, or even a pollutant. How do plants use CO2 and can they even survive at all without it? The short answer is that…
Plants are living entities and need water to stay alive, just like Aubrey II in the Little Shop of Horrors. But unlike the bloodthirsty, nerve-shingling plant food of human blood, real plants just need water to grow healthily strong, to like, you know, stave off zombie fright nights. Now, you might not be one for…
Nobody talks about plant care without long and detailed information about light. How much, how bright, how hot, which direction and what color? It’s a huge part of growing plants indoors, without a doubt. But what about darkness? Allowing for darkness in your houseplant plans is actually pretty important, and night shouldn’t be considered a…