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Don’t throw out your used potting soil: reuse it! Photo: pistilsnursery.com By Larry Hodgson As you repot your houseplants intoContinue Reading
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Don’t throw out your used potting soil: reuse it! Photo: pistilsnursery.com By Larry Hodgson As you repot your houseplants intoContinue Reading
There are enough coffee seedlings (Coffee arabica) in this pot to start a small coffee plantation! Photo: mydomaine.com You oftenContinue Reading
Traditionally, we start plants in small pots, then move them up over time rather than planting them directly in largeContinue Reading
You can repot dracaenas or other houseplants most times of the year. Photo: ehowgarden Question: I think my dracena (Dracaena spp.) hasContinue Reading
Anthuriums tend to lose their lower leaves and become leggy over time. Photo: Rachel Bernier Question: I have had an anthuriumContinue Reading
If you’ve ever repotted a rosette-type succulent (echeveria, haworthia, etc.), you’ve probably run into the problem of not getting soilContinue Reading
The roots of this asparagus fern have so compacted the soil that the soil holds no more water and theContinue Reading
Mushrooms growing in the potting mix at the base of an orchid. Photo: http://www.asociacionmicologicamairei.com Question: Small white mushrooms are growing nextContinue Reading
When it’s time to repot, should you increase the size of the pot? Photo: Hall’s Flower Shop and Garden CenterContinue Reading
This top-heavy, wobbly orchid with lots of bare stem should have been repotted years ago. Photo: F. Hardouin Question: Over theContinue Reading