Have you ever felt limited by your USDA hardiness zone? Lusted after plants that supposedly will not grow in your area of the country for fear that they will not survive your winter? The USDA plant hardiness zone map divides the United States into areas of growing zones based off of the average annual minimum …
These are not just your grandmother’s plants! Sure, many old ladies are fond of these plants and they grow hoards of them, but African Violets truly are spectacular houseplants. They are very inexpensive, easy to propagate, and produces loads of flowers when you optimize your African Violet care! What more do you want in a …
Do you have a rubber plant that lost many of its lower leaves and you want to give it a new lease on life? Or maybe it has reached the ceiling and you don’t know what to do with it? If so, the air layering technique would be a perfect way to save and propagate …
Phalaenopsis Orchid Care Your search is over! This is your one-stop shop to Phalaenopsis orchid care. Or what most people commonly call Moth Orchids. How many times have you looked for the answers to your questions about how to grow moth orchids and left more confused than when you started? I have written a few …
People are generally very confused over how to water houseplants properly. The problem is that it is easy to misinterpret a lot of aspects about houseplant care in general. This post focuses on one aspect of houseplant care, and that is to help you understand everything about watering your houseplant properly. Here are a few …
I recently posted a photo and a video related to repotting houseplants on my Instagram (@ohiotropics) that generated a lot of discussion. I was repotting a couple Sansevierias in my office at work during lunchtime. If you aren’t a fancy plant person (yet), Sansevieria is the Latin genus for what most people know as snake …
This is one of the most common questions I get, and the most correct answer is…drum roll…IT DEPENDS! It’s not the answer most people want to hear, but it’s the correct answer. This post is mostly focused on challenges and tips in watering your outdoor gardens, but let me give you a quick example to …
Overwintering geraniums is a cinch! Besides being easy to do, you’ll get to save your plants from year to year, save some money along the way, and grow some beautiful, larger specimens. You can either keep your plants growing, or allow them to go dormant. The thick, succulent stems allow geraniums to easily survive long …
Depending on where you live, it’s either time to start growing your prized annuals or vegetables from seed, or it will be soon! In this blog post, I will discuss how to germinate seeds quickly indoors, and how to plant a seed step by step. Starting seeds indoors in winter or in the spring is …