How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

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Patch Plants can deliver all kinds of greenery, from a shiny-leaf Swiss cheese plant to a low-maintenance corn plant. Yellowed leaves, drooping leaves, dried leaves, learn to spot the danger signs and how to take the proper action to rescue your sick plant. Follow quick tips to understand what your plant does and doesn't like: how much light, water, food, heat, and humidity. Keep your plants clean, Dust and debris can accumulate on your plant's leaves, hindering their ability to photosynthesize and grow. Spring is a great time to repot as it’s a natural growing season but be cautious of repotting in winter when most plants are in a state of dormancy.

This is a broad topic, with lots to cover, so if you're struggling to find the balance here as a proud plant parent, have a read of our watering guide linked just below. Full of helpful tips, pictures, and informational panels, How Not to Kill Your Houseplant will turn your home into a beautiful greenhouse of healthy, happy plants. The bold print features fans of colonial green palm leaves splayed across a soothing off-white background, and I fantasised about plastering it over all four walls of my London living room, thinking it was the closest I was going to get to living in a tropical paradise any time soon. Also if your plant has any brown spots on the leaves, you can gently trim this using a pair of scissors. Continuing on from my focus on houseplants I am looking at another basic introduction to houseplants.Those yellowed or drooping or dried leaves are your plant’s pained way of screaming, “Please pay attention to me! They also give houseplants a bad, and undeserved reputation by making them appear like dirty and unclean things, crawling with bugs or mites. According to the Garden Centre Association, sales of houseplants were up 29 per cent in 2021 on the previous year, and more than 50 per cent on 2019 figures.

VERDICT Boasting dynamic graphics, clear photos, and reassuring, concise text, this offering will attract most readers. I said this aloud while reading the first 22 pages of this adorable, illustrated encyclopedia-ish plant book. The pages are bright, colorful and packed with pictures, and the information is dense yet user-friendly and uncluttered.A string of ill-fated plant purchases might even make you wonder if you’re fit to take care of houseplants at all. I really like the "hook" of "how not to kill it," which was funny and very relatable (as someone with a history of killing plants--accidentally, of course! From motivating masterclasses on styling plants to the subscription services worth signing up for, here’s all the indoor gardening tips you need to begin creating your own oasis now.

Of course, as a good attentive host, the last thing you want is for your houseplants to become thirsty! Assign your most sun-loving plants to your most generous windows, and don’t be afraid to relocate them from time to time to keep them nourished and happy. Every plant requires a different care regimen — running the gamut from every-other-day maintenance to once-monthly check-ins — and the answers to those Plant Person Questions can point you to which plants are right for your lifestyle. As he handed me the spiky plant he told me that he had owned this particular one for five years and had never had any problems.Our fiddle leaf fig loves being in a large south-facing window, which receives hours of indirect sun. The side of your plant that’s directly against the window will, of course, get the most sun, but what many plant parents forget is that this can translate into either overgrowth on one side, causing the plant to topple over, or into a half-fried plant. This is your guide to every stage of plant parenting for beginners, from identifying exactly what’s in the pot to keeping it in check when it grows too well! Though I am a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and weight loss specialist, the information posted here is not intended to substitute the advice of a medical professional. By choosing the right plant, watering properly, providing the right amount of light, keeping your plants clean, providing proper ventilation, keeping pests away, and repotting when necessary, you can ensure that your houseplants thrive and add beauty to your home for years to come.

How Not to Kill Your Houseplant is your guide to every stage of plant parenting for beginners, from identifying exactly what's in the pot, to helping it flourish and grow. With over 50 different types of popular houseplants, this book summarises what type of care your plants do (or don't) need. Turns out I was clueless about what plants need to survive, and the little care cards that come with your plant at Home Depot just aren't good enough. An areca palm might look cool and match your rug, but you should bring one home only if the two of you are a good fit for each other.

I’ve been browsing through this book for over a year now and it’s finally safe to say I have read it from cover to cover multiple times and can definitely recommend it to beginner houseplant caretakers. Once you know your plant’s requirements, it simply becomes a matter of watering, checking for bugs, deadheading (removing dead flower heads), and removing brown leaves, according to plant expert Angela Slater, who works for Hayes Garden World. Welcome to The Fitnessista, a healthy lifestyle blog emphasizing quick workouts, quick recipes and adventures as a wife and mom. If you're a repeat offender as you read through, try to spot which ones you're prone too and read up on our suggested articles to enhance your knowledge and skills. You may, at some stage, find a pest appears on your houseplant – scale insects, whitefly, leafhoppers, red spider mites and aphids, for example – but these are usually easily cleared up with an approved insecticide or biological control,” Barter says.