As I’m daydreaming about rainforests and sandy beaches, cocktails and seafood, while hopping from holiday articles to booking websites, my own flora and fauna at home is in need of an equally thorough plan. First on my list is my adorable cat, fully taking advantage of the right to roam, and occasionally enjoying my plant…
Tag: plant-care
Moss Pole Extension – Monstera Albo Edition
Monstera Albo blessed me with two fenestrations on the last leaf and I decided to reward that with a moss pole extension. I have this plant for about a year, got it as a rooted clipping with an original leaf with beautiful fenestrations and a first wonky leaf (as they do). Great plant, maintained this…
The Dirtiest Secret to Plant Health: Soil Blend
Too many people are disappointed with their plant care skills, and there are far too many searches online regarding watering schedules, but the key to success is dirty, indeed. The needless loss of countless houseplant lives can be avoided with a specialized blend. In my experience, the only plants I have purchased with the right…
UPDATE Win a Premium Moss Pole Kit!
UPDATE: We have a winner! Thank you to everyone who joined the newsletter, I loved seeing the community grow. To keep things completely transparent, I used a random number generator to pick from our subscriber list, and the lucky winner is…Rebecca Bradley! Check your inbox, Rebecca—I’ve sent you an email to arrange getting your plant…
Practical guide to survive a siege, String of Hearts edition
String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii) is, without a doubt, the cutest plant in my collection, absolutely adorable. No other plant is abandoning itself to gravity like this, focusing the energy rather on growing at an incredible rate, I suspect. I’ve got my hands on some clippings about a year ago from a generous fellow plant…
My Current Plant Obsession: Tradescantia Zebrina ‘Quadricolor’
One of my absolute favourite tradescantias is the stunning ‘Quadricolor,’ and I bet I’m not alone! This plant has quickly become a star in my ever-growing collection, not just because of its vibrant foliage, but also because it’s incredibly easy to care for and propagate. I don’t have a dramatic origin story for my first…
Alocasia Apocalypse and the Rise of Hydroponics
After a well deserved hibernation period, for my plants and myself, with very limited plant care and more reading than writing, a quirky idea sprouted: to move my alocasias to leca. This lightweight expanded clay aggregate were recommended many times by online plant friend for alocasias, or the two leaves plant gang, as I like…
Christmas tree is just an opportunity to get another potted plant
I like the smell of real Christmas trees, but I’m not very excited about having a cut one, although I know they come from farms, grown specifically for this exact purpose. I had artificial ones over the years, but I find them offensive to my green thumb new layer of personality. This year I figured…
How to train a Monstera Adansonii on a moss pole
Adding a moss pole to a plant with aerial roots changes the aspect dramatically. Monsteras are naturally climbing plants and the higher they grow, the leaves and fenestrations get exponentially bigger. Only recently I fully embraced moss poles. I had a failed attempt last season with a Monstera Siltepecana, but the DIY pole wasn’t meant…
My Jewel Orchid Terrarium: From Neglected Beauties to Thriving Paradise
For months, I had been on the hunt for jewel orchids to build a terrarium. My patience paid off! I scored a cheap Ludisia discolor Var. Nigrescens on a Facebook group, and shortly after, I found a Ludisia discolor online as well. Although excited to finally have these beauties in my collection, I admit I…