Which species propagate by leaf: standard, rhythm, floor
Put which species propagate by leaf back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Dealing with scale insects: an honest three-month record
Separate two things in dealing with scale insects: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Placing plants in a living room: breaking the problem apart
If you only read one paragraph, read this: placing plants in a living room depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Grouping foliage for effect: out of the misconceptions
Let us set the limits of grouping foliage for effect first: it reliably improves flowers across the year, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Keeping a monstera happy: a cheaper route
Most people do not fail at keeping a monstera happy from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Why fiddle-leaf figs drop leaves: it isn't actually complicated
Put why fiddle-leaf figs drop leaves back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Watering snake plants: an honest three-month record
If you only read one paragraph, read this: watering snake plants depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
Causes of yellow pothos leaves: the few lines you need
Separate two things in causes of yellow pothos leaves: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Humidity for areca palms: for a first attempt
If you have already tried humidity for areca palms and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Brown edges on calathea: out of the misconceptions
If you have already tried brown edges on calathea and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Light for rubber plants: out of the misconceptions
If you have already tried light for rubber plants and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Root rot in money trees: an honest three-month record
Put root rot in money trees back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Getting a bird of paradise to bloom: breaking the problem apart
Advice on getting a bird of paradise to bloom tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Helping philodendrons climb: out of the misconceptions
Put helping philodendrons climb back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
When to add a moss pole: an honest three-month record
If you have already tried when to add a moss pole and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Cleaning leaves properly: an honest three-month record
Let us set the limits of cleaning leaves properly first: it reliably improves plants that stop dying on you, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Soil for repotting: a cheaper route
Put soil for repotting back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…
Diluting fertiliser: why it keeps failing
Advice on diluting fertiliser tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…
Which direction the light comes from: breaking the problem apart
Anyone who has spent time on which direction the light comes from has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…
Air-conditioned rooms: for a first attempt
Separate two things in air-conditioned rooms: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…