Green My Plants

There are part-time indoor gardeners; these are the ones that live in an area with cold winters – too cold for their outdoor plants to survive in.  By transplanting or bringing the plants indoors, they can survive the colder months and add greenery inside the home.  There are some considerations and preparations that should be [...]

It is inevitable that insects or another infestation will make its way to your plants at one point or another.  If you are dealing with pests in your indoor garden you may want to find a natural way to eliminate them especially if you have young children or pets in your home.  There are ways [...]

Cats and dogs love dirt, they dig in it, play in it and if a cat’s litter box isn’t clean they may find a back-up location in your potted plants.  Some pets will leave the dirt alone but are irresistibly drawn to the leaves, either to nibble on or bat at.  There is no fail-safe [...]

If you have heard of hydroponics or other methods of growing plants without soil and want to try it out at home, you can.  Hydroponics is easy to care for and set-up at home.  There are materials you can buy or some you may be able to find around the house.
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The homeowner who wants to start a home garden that is light on the maintenance needed may decide to buy cacti.  This is a good plan because they need less water than most plants and are quite hardy.  Although there are still care instructions that need to be followed to increase the life and longevity [...]

The three things that all plants need to survive are food, water, and dirt.  The food for plants is created when enough light is provided.  The water and dirt part of the equation are pretty straight forward as long as you follow the recommended care instructions and don’t forget to water your plants.  But how [...]

It doesn’t matter if the seeds you are starting are going to be making their way outdoors once germinated or if they are going to be additions to your indoor garden – starting seeds inside is the best way to ensure success.  The tiny seeds and seedlings do not do well with harsh weather changes [...]

You may have heard that it is hard to get shrubs or trees to blossom indoors, that’s because it is the right conditions are essential.  But if you have the patience and the correct amount of light (the brighter the better) to provide you can be successful.  In addition to having the right conditions, you [...]

Plants need different elements from the soil to grow.  If they are not present in the right amount the plants will not be as healthy or grow as they should.  This is the reason plants need fertilizer, to add the missing elements (nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium).  You can give your plants too much fertilizer and [...]

Your indoor plants are going to let you know if something isn’t right.  The leaves will fall off, turn brown or some other symptom will manifest itself.  The are various causes, some that can be rectified and others that cannot.  When you are trying to figure out what is wrong, start with the simplest solution [...]