The secret to keeping a houseplant alive is to replicate its natural zone with humidity, light, and water. Tips for fiddle leaf figs, succulents, orchids, and more:
7 of the most common houseplant pests, how to identify them, and how to treat them. Learn about aphids, fungus gnats, leaf miners, mealybugs, scale, spider mites, and thrips.
Most indoor plants have heart-shaped, elongated or even blade-like leaves, and few have perfectly round leaves. If you’re trying to identify a houseplant with round leaves, you’ll need to look at its other characteristics, such as the color of the leaves, the plant’s growth habit, it...
parsley family, mustard family, pea family, lily family, grass family, rose family, and aster family. It is very important to be able to identify the family that a plant belongs to, as related plants often have
for manypopular houseplants. With a little care, you can easily turn a single beloved houseplant into acollectionof beloved houseplantsthat are ready to display or give away — all without spending a single dollar. Want to learn how to identify plants for propagation and how to do this ...
How to Get Rid Of Ants What are ants? Ants are both a gardener’s friend and foe. Garden ants are more of a nuisance than a real problem and they rarely damage plants directly. Ants in the house are unwelcome visitors. The lifespan of a queen ant is up to 15 years. ...
Woolly aphids usually materialise during a plant’s most active growing months, from April through to October, peaking during the summer. Like any aphid, woolly aphids are unwelcome in the garden and can damage plants in large numbers. The key is to to identify them correctly, treat them appr...
How to Identify Squash Bugs The adult squash bug is a flat-backed insect that is fairly large (over 1/2-inch long) and usually dark gray to dark brown. The edges and undersides of the abdomen have orange stripes. Although they can fly, they often simply walk around on plants. ...
The light needs of different house plants vary. What may seem like a dark corner to a flowering house plant may be perfectly acceptable to a foliage one. Whatever your conditions, as long as enough light to read by exists, certain house plants will thrive there.Seasonal Differences Light inte...
Have you ever been busy cooking, cleaning, or working and seen a tiny fleck whizz by? Odds are, the tiny flying pest is an annoying gnat. These yellow to brown bugs lay their eggs in moist areas such as houseplant soil and sink drains. Whilst severe infestations can kill your plants, ...