Houseplants are a great hobby. The main advantage is that you can take care of indoor plants year-round compared to gardening, where you are most active in spring and summer.
Our extensive houseplant care guide will teach you everything we know about caring for plants in your home or apartment.
Topics include choosing the right soil, watering, and fertilizing to adjusting environmental parameters such as humidity and temperature. We cover a lot of rare and difficult-to-care-for houseplants and easy houseplants that are easy to care for.
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Houseplant Tips
How to Adjust Watering for Winter Houseplants
Every winter, I fall for the same trap. I glance at my peace lily, think “You look thirsty,” and five minutes later it’s sitting in a puddle deep enough to…
Why Your Houseplants Are Getting Fewer Leaves Right Now
“I swear it was fine last week.” That’s the line every plant parent mutters in October while staring at a sad little ficus surrounded by fallen leaves. You water it,…
The Houseplant Draft Problem — Why Cold Windows Kill Quietly
I once tucked my favorite pothos right against the window for “extra light” in October. Two days later it looked like it had seen a ghost. Leaves curled, tips browned,…
7 Signs Your Houseplant Is Struggling With October’s Chill
October is a sneaky month for houseplants. One day you are sipping coffee with the windows open, the next you are turning on the heat and sweeping up leaves like…
9 Halloween Houseplants That Look Spooky (But Are Easy to Keep Alive)
Halloween has a way of sneaking into everything, even the houseplant shelf. You might not carve your Monstera or hang cobwebs on your ZZ plant, but some greenery already looks…
8 Houseplants That Thrive on Neglect During Fall and Winter
By late summer the watering can starts to feel heavy and the light in your living room fades a little earlier each evening. Many houseplants pout when that happens. A…
💧 11 Houseplants That Say “No Thanks” to Tap Water
You’re watering regularly. You’re not overdoing it. And yet your houseplants still look like they’ve had enough of your hospitality. Brown tips. Sad leaves. Drama. The problem might not be…
What are the Anthurium Roots Above the Soil? This is it!
In this article, I will discuss what Anthurium roots above the soil are. The roots seen above the soil are air roots or aerial roots. The Flamingo flower produces roots above…
How Much Light Do Anthuriums Need? Anthurium Light Tips
How much light do Anthurium need? Anthuriums, such as the Flamingo flower, grow in the understory of tropical rainforests. They are mostly epiphytes that live on other trees and objects. The…