Plant care guides
Short, practical guides for people who keep plants at home.
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How often should you water houseplants?
Why "once a week" fails, how to check a plant with your finger and the weight of the pot, and what changes the answer: light, pot, season.
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Yellow leaves on a houseplant: what they mean and what to do
A calm, step-by-step way to find out why a houseplant's leaves are turning yellow, from watering and light to nutrients, pests and drafts.
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How to fertilize houseplants (without burning them)
What the N-P-K numbers mean, when to feed, how weak to mix it, and what to do if you gave too much. A plain guide to feeding houseplants.
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When and how to repot a plant
How to tell a plant needs a bigger pot, how to pick the next one, which soil mix suits which plant, and how to repot it step by step without a sulk.
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Bottom watering vs top watering
How each way of watering works, when bottom watering helps and when it doesn't, why salts build up, and a simple routine that uses both.