Blog Entries categorized as "House & Terrarium Plants"

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What's the Difference Between a Fertilizer Ratio and a Guaranteed Analysis on the Bag?

July 24, 2025

Confused About Fertilizer Ratios?
Happy National Houseplant Appreciation Day! Bad Internet Plant ID

January 10, 2024

Happy National Houseplant Appreciation Day!
Plant ABCs: Venus Orchid

December 26, 2023
Plant Parenting: How to Identify Houseplant Diseases

September 19, 2023

How to Identify Houseplant Diseases
Plant Parenting: 7 Common Houseplant Pests and How to Get Rid of Them

August 16, 2023

7 Common Houseplant Pests and How to Get Rid of Them
Plant Myth: Should You Fertilizer Your Plants with MILK?

June 28, 2023

Fertilize Your Plants with MILK?
What's the Difference Between Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, and Easter Cactus?

January 11, 2022

A bit of Holiday Cactus Botany
Tiny Plants: Codonanthe devosiana

September 23, 2021

Blooming Indoor Plant Codonanthe devosiana
Indoor Plants: Burgundy Oxalis

September 22, 2021

Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola
Tiny Plants: Bucephalandra ‘Black Pearl’

September 21, 2021

Bucephalandra - a tiny semi aquatic plant for indoor gardeners
Favorite NEW PLANTS from Cultivate '21

July 26, 2021
Tiny Plants: Overwatered Cactus!

June 8, 2021

Overwatered Cactus!
Tiny Plants: Propagation Under Lights

June 6, 2021

Propagation Under Lights
Tiny Plants: Micro Orchid Dryadella cristata in Bloom!

June 5, 2021

Dryadella cristata in bloom!
Tiny Plants: A Favorite Tiny Succulent

June 3, 2021

Tiny Succulents
Tiny Plants: Plant Resurrection!

June 1, 2021

Plant resurrection
Tiny Plants: With Big Personalities

May 25, 2021

Tiny Peperomia
Tiny Plants: Micro Orchid Obsession

May 24, 2021

Micro Orchid Obsession
National Indoor Plant Week Giveaway - Unboxing!

September 9, 2019

Celebrate National Indoor Plant Week
Plant Parents: Houseplant Unboxing from Little Prince

August 27, 2019

Houseplant unboxing
Plant Parenting: Pruning & Training a Hoya

August 2, 2019

How to prune a leggy Hoya
Plant Parenting: Grow Peperomia From Leaf Cutting

July 3, 2019

Take leaf cuttings of peperomia
Plant Parenting: Pilea Make Pups Under the Soil

July 1, 2019

How to make more pilea
Fiddleleaf Fig Care

March 10, 2019
Counter-top Plant Growing Systems

March 5, 2019

Grow some greens on your kitchen counter
How to Water Orchids

March 4, 2019

What's the best way to water orchids?
LED Grow Lights for Large Houseplants

March 3, 2019

Large houseplatnts might need extra light.
African Violet Leaf Cutting

February 18, 2019
Best Temperatures for Dendrobium Orchids

February 16, 2019

Dendrobium orchids like it cool.
What are Dual-Band LEDs?

February 5, 2019

Mix red and blue light for continuous growth.
Growing Plants Indoors

January 27, 2019

Plants need more than just ambient light to thrive indoors.
Zygopetalum Orchids Bloom Better with Short Days

January 21, 2019
Measure Light from Your Grow Lights

January 18, 2019

A calibrated PAR quantum flux meter is needed to measure PPF.
Grow Bonsai Indoors Under Spotlight LED

January 17, 2019

Grow Bonsai Indoors
Indoor Gardening Spaces

January 13, 2019
Weltschmerz: Why You are Houseplant Crazy!

January 9, 2019

Why Houseplants are Hip...Again!
Spotlight LEDs for Houseplants & Orchids

January 1, 2019
Many Plants are Photoperiodic

December 28, 2018

The length of time you leave your lights on is just as important as the type and intensity of light you provide.
Haworthia Houseplant

December 24, 2018

Haworthia Succlents Tolerate Low Light
Where to Take a Plant Cutting

December 22, 2018

Take cuttings from different places on a plant.
Orchid Light Requirements

December 13, 2018

Different types of orchids thrive with different light levels.
Why do Plant Leaves Change Color?

December 11, 2018

Why do Plant Leaves Change Color? They have special pigments that give them different bright colors.
Carnivorous Plants Need Bright Light Indoors

December 10, 2018

Use grow lights to keep carnivorous plants.
African Violet: A Perfect Houseplant

December 8, 2018

African Violets are great for beginner indoor gardeners
Catteleya Orchids Require Short Days to Flower

December 2, 2018

Keep lighting periods short to encourage flowering in Catteleya orchids.
Snake Plant Thrives in Low Light

December 1, 2018

Looking for a low light houseplant?
Begonia Leaf Plantlets

November 29, 2018
Ferns Growing Under Indoor LEDs

November 20, 2018

Even ferns need extra light indoors
How Does Photosynthesis Work?

November 12, 2018

Plant leaves act as light collectors
Hot Temperatures Can Hinder Plant Growth

November 11, 2018

Temperature influences plant growth and development
Full Spectrum Grow Lights

October 31, 2018
Adjusting Height on Grow Lamps Changes Light Delivery

October 29, 2018

Use one lamp for varying plants by raising and lowering.
CFLs Are Good Grow Lights for Living Spaces

October 23, 2018

CFL work well
Grow Vanda Orchids

October 20, 2018

Vandas like it humid.
Orchids on Display

October 15, 2018
How to Water Indoor Begonia Plants

October 13, 2018

Don't Overwater Begonias
Grow Lights Boost Your Indoor Plant Collection

October 8, 2018

Want more houseplants?
Countertop LED Growing Unit

October 7, 2018

Small LED grow units save space
LED Grow Light Tech is Growing

October 5, 2018

LEDs are gaining popularity as teh technology advances.
Taking a Begonia Leaf Cutting

October 1, 2018

Begonias can form new plants from a leaf.
Why Did My Plant Die?

September 22, 2018

We all kill houselpants sometimes. But why exactly did your plant die?
Small LED lamps work in Home Light Fixtures

September 20, 2018

LEDs lamps fit in standard home fixtures.
Use Porous Pots to Grow Orchids Indoors

August 30, 2018

Look for special orchid pots for your orchid plants.
LED Growing Units

August 27, 2018

Self-contained gow units provide both blue & red light.
Miltonia Orchids Can Grow in Low Light

August 25, 2018
Grow Oxalis as a Houseplant

August 21, 2018

You can grow perennial oxalis as an indoor plant.
Feed Your Carnivorous plants

August 19, 2018

Carnivorous plants need meat!
LED Spotlights for Indoor Wall Gardens

August 16, 2018

Go vertical with your indoor garden
Elm Bonsai Need a Dormancy Period

August 14, 2018

Give your elm bonsai and break outdoors
Red Chinese Evergreen Houseplant

August 11, 2018

A Colorful and Easy Houseplant
When do Orchids Bloom?

August 5, 2018

You can boost orchid blooms with grow lights.
Donkey Tail Spurge

August 4, 2018

Donkey tail spurge is a beautiful trailing succulent plant.
Grow Ghost Plant Indoors

August 3, 2018

Ghost plant is an impressive succulent container plant.
Kitchen Grow Light Shelves for Herbs

August 2, 2018

Build grow light shelves for kitchen herbs.
Grow Succulents with LEDs

August 1, 2018

Growing succulents in a unique LED growing unit.
Different Sizes of Fluorescent Grow Lights

July 10, 2018

Fluorescents are labeled T5, T8, and T12.
Red Light Drives Photosynthesis

July 9, 2018

While red light may deliver less energy, the plant uses much more of it efficiently to fuel photosynthesis and produce sugars.
Pink Frills Echeveria

July 7, 2018

Echeveria are popular succulents that need bright light.
Gardening Under Lights: Is it a SCANDALOUS book?

July 5, 2018

Readers ask why there is cannabis in my book.
Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids

July 1, 2018

Moth orchids are commen and easy to grow.
Grow Lithops, Living Stones, Indoors

June 30, 2018

Living stones are fleshy succulents, perfect for small space indoor gardeners.
Grow Cymbidium Orchid Indoors

June 29, 2018

Cymbidiums are one of the most popular groups of orchids.
Hens and Chicks Succulents Indoors

June 28, 2018

Many succulents fail when kept as indoor houseplants, due to low light levels.
Grow Ruffled Echeveria Indoors

June 27, 2018

Echeveria plants come in many interesting forms.
Cacti Are Succulents Too

June 26, 2018

Cacti are also succlent plants.
Hawthoria, Low-light Houseplants

June 24, 2018

Haworthia are low-maintenance succulents houseplants.
Grow Pony Tail Palm Indoors

June 23, 2018

Ponytail palms are good low-light houseplants.
Grow Aloe Vera Indoors

June 22, 2018

Grow Aloe Vera plants indoors.
Can Succulents Grow in Low Light?

June 21, 2018

Indoor succulent plants won't tolerate low light.
Overwintering Succulents Indoors

June 20, 2018

Overwinter your succulents indoors with grow lights.
A Blooming Sea Urchin Cactus

June 19, 2018

Echinopsis cactus need bright light indoors.
Grow Echeveria Indoors

June 18, 2018

Echeveria succulents need bright light to thrive.
Sansevieria the Perfect Houseplant for Low Light

June 4, 2018

Sansevieria are perfect house plants for low light.
Book Update: Gardening Under Lights

September 11, 2017
Too Hot? Bring the Garden Indoors

July 5, 2017

Easy Houseplants
Worms on the Ferns!

September 16, 2016
Killing Plants Like a Pro

February 26, 2016
Killing Plants Like a Pro

February 26, 2016
Beyond the Poinsettia

August 31, 2015
How Can You Not Love Bonsai?

March 15, 2015

Blog Entries categorized as "House & Terrarium Plants"

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