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