Something that many plant owners struggle with is light for their indoor plants. Figuring out your houseplants’ light requirements, understanding what that actually means, and then trying to find the perfect spot in your home that has that kind of light—it gets tricky. In this post, I’ll break down different aspects of natural light for indoor plants so you can figure out where your houseplants are most likely to be happy.
Plant Care & Propagation
Houseplant Care Schedule: What to Do and When
It can be really helpful to have a houseplant care schedule, sort of how cars have maintenance schedules to keep them running properly! In this post, I’ll review different aspects of houseplant care with suggested “schedules” for performing each part of plant-care maintenance.
How to Care for and Propagate Your Pilea Peperomioides
Pilea peperomioides—pancake plant, UFO plant, Chinese money plant, friendship plant, pass-it-on plant—whichever nickname you prefer, this plant deserves them all! I have to say, many people consider this an easy plant, but I’ve struggled with mine for a while.
Humidity-Loving Houseplants and How to Provide Humidity
In my earlier post on creating humidity for houseplants, I did an in-depth review of easy ways to create humidity for your houseplants, and I briefly listed a few common houseplants that really like humidity. In today’s post, I’ll do the opposite. I’m going to give a quick refresher on the easiest ways to create humidity for your plants, and then I’m going to go more in depth into some common houseplants that thrive off of humidity.
How to Get Rid of Mealybugs
Mealybugs. Ugh! I shudder at the thought. They don’t hurt humans but, unfortunately, can be very harmful to our plants. Even more unfortunate is that they are one of the most common types of houseplant pests.
Houseplants And Pets: What You Need to Know
I was thinking of what I wanted to write about in this post and decided this would be an important topic since I haven’t covered it yet. It’s also a good excuse to show off my pets! In this post, we’ll discuss houseplants and pets and keeping your furry friends safe. I’m going to start with the bottom line first because I think it’s so important.