Time to Start Feeding Houseplants
You may have noticed that, after months of little to no growth, your indoor plants are beginning to show signsContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Now is the Season to Take Houseplant Cuttings
The cuttings of most plants will root more quickly and more surely when the plant is actively growing. That’s whyContinue Reading
A Dripping Tap Waters Plants While You’re Away
You’re going on vacation this winter and have no one to water your houseplants? That’s easy enough to fix! PlaceContinue Reading
How to Multiply an Umbrella Palm
Check in the houseplant book of your choice (other than one I’ve written) or just about anywhere on the InternetContinue Reading
A Valentine’s Day Horticultural Rip-Off
Gardeners are often the victims of horticultural rip-offs, attempts by greedy suppliers to grab their money in return for dudContinue Reading
Matting Makes Watering Easier
One way of reducing the watering needs of houseplants and seedlings is to grow them on a capillary mat, alsoContinue Reading
When a Cactus Lacks Light
Desert cacti grown as houseplants are more likely to lack light than other plants, because they are, for the mostContinue Reading
Stoic Houseplants Tell No Tales
Most houseplants quite readily show that they aren’t getting the light they need. They start to stretch for the lightContinue Reading
Hand-me-down Houseplants
When you visit any garden center or even one of those big box stores, there is always a houseplant section,Continue Reading
2016: The Year of the Begonia
Each year the National Garden Bureau declares a “year of” that features four plants: one vegetable, one perennial, one annual, andContinue Reading