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Fertilizing House Plants
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Fertilizing House Plants

Fertilizing your house plants gives them the essential nutrients they need for promoting and maintaining new and healthy growth. Knowing when and how to feed your plants can be quite challenging. Not only do you need to worry about when to feed your plants, you also need to make sure you’re using the correct amounts…

The Complete Guide to Leca
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The Complete Guide to Leca

What is leca? The term LECA stands for Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregates. They are small, round, brown balls and are available in different sizes for various applications. As a growing medium, the typical size is between 4-10mm (0.15-0.4 inch). These light porous balls are commonly used in horticultural applications and water purification processes.  For plant…

Types of Monstera to Keep Indoors
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Types of Monstera to Keep Indoors

Monstera plants are a common favorite when it comes to keeping house plants. Monstera are a genus of over 40 species of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and have found their way around the world for their stunning variety of shapes, colors, sizes and fenestration. Originating in…

How to Start Your Own House Plant Journal
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How to Start Your Own House Plant Journal

By: Danielle Sum (@daniellelikesplants) Throughout the pandemic, I have found a lot of solace in taking care of and expanding my plant collection. It’s been getting kind of wild, though – I’m up to 20 different species of plants in my personal collection. In order to help myself stay organized and continue to keep track…

Best fungicides for houseplants & How to use them
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Best fungicides for houseplants & How to use them

Fungal infections can be a plant mum (or dads) worst nightmare with fungal related diseases causing poor plant health, so we’ve found three of the best fungicides for houseplants and how to use them. If your indoor plants have shown any of the following symptoms you may have a fungal infection problem; If your house…

Lady Bugs for House Plants
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Lady Bugs for House Plants

Lady bugs are a plant mum’s (or dad’s) best friend. Lady Bugs are considered one of the best natural methods of pest removal, due to their low cost and regular availability. Before purchasing lady bugs to fight off pests from your precious house plants there are a couple things to keep in mind. We will…

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Using Rocks for Drainage

It’s very common for people to layer rocks at the bottom of pots to help with drainage. Using rocks for drainage in pots can actually cause more damage to your plants health than good. It’s easy to think that using rocks for drainage allows the water to sit between the rocks and not at the…

Reviving Indoor Plants
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Reviving Indoor Plants

There’s nothing better than going to your local plant store or Bunnings and seeing that there’s indoor plants that have been marked down. The important question is, can I revive them or are they too far gone? Can you bring a plant back to life? Of course you can. If the roots of the plant…

Brown Leaves on Houseplants
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Brown Leaves on Houseplants

Often with houseplants you may notice the tips of the leaves turning brown. The plant looks healthy with green leaves and it’s just the tip that are discolouring. You may immediately think it could be from pests or a disease but most of the time it’s just something simple like the plants living condition. Below…

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Why is my plant dying?

Oh no! we all know the reason you’re here, your beloved indoor plant has begun looking sad with a bleak outlook. But don’t begin planing its funeral just yet as there is always a chance to revive that plant back to its glory days and growing happy and healthy again if it’s not too late….

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Monstera Deliciosa diseases & pests you must know

Effects of diseases and pests If left unidentified and untreated diseases and pests can end up being fatal for your beloved monstera deliciosa. Early identification of diseases and pests along with immediate treatment will give your plant its best chance at survival so it is crucial to check your monstera deliciosa on a regular basis….

Spider Mites
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3 Essential Oils to Keep Spider Mites at Bay

For those looking for a chemical free way to keep spider mites of your prized plants you’ve come to the right place. Essential oils are an excellent alternative to traditional chemical pesticides to kill or deter pests. Essential oils each work differently to repel or kill spider mites so we have compiled below a list…

8 Types of Philodendron to Keep Indoors
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8 Types of Philodendron to Keep Indoors

Philodendrons are one of the most common indoor plants species and we aren’t complaining. With a majority of them being easy to care for and grow they make a perfect plant for experienced indoor plant keepers and beginners alike. But with over 400 varieties of beautiful philodendron to choose from it’s easy to get frazzled…