About five weeks ago I wrote a blog about pruning my giant Jade Plant. Then I did a follow-up blog on rooting the cuttings that I pruned from my Jade. This is the final blog to complete the trilogy. We will take a look at which cuttings rooted successfully and we will also pot them up.Jade Cuttings…

If you're into houseplants then you've probably thought about growing something you can eat indoors. As a longtime indoor plant lover, I have tried my hand at many edible houseplants. I want to share my past experience so you can have the best success growing edible houseplants. I'll start with…

I've been missing a few weeks because I have been pouring every moment of free time I have into building a backyard greenhouse. It was a real challenge, but I'm very happy with the results. I figured I would share the process here on my blog because there is a lot more that goes into it than I…

I'm a huge Pothos fan and I have many varieties. Recently it was time to clean up some of my older Pothos vines as they were getting unmanageably long. They were also beginning to lose some of the old leaves closest to the soil, so the base was looking thin. I have a lot of experience propagating…

Collecting plants is a really fun and enriching hobby. There's nothing better than seeing new growth on the plants you have been nurturing. This is evident by the number of social media posts about a new leaf, a new flower, or new fruit. People love sharing their passion for plants. I can relate,…

I have a very nice Burgundy Rubber Tree, or Ficus Elastica. It has been doing great. However, I was realizing it's been in the same pot for several years. The top side is starting to look too big for that pot. I decided to tip the pot up to see if I saw roots coming out of the drainage hole and…

It's summer and that means all your favorite discount stores like TJMAXX, Home Goods, and Marshalls have killer deals on plant pots. They have really nice decorative plant pots, but frustratingly few actually have drainage holes. If you have read any of my previous blogs, you'll know I don't…

I've noticed my Pilea Peperomioides, or Chinese Money Plant, has been kind of soggy looking lately. It's actually hard to tell because I let mine grow very bushy with offshoots rather than pulling the pups. Luckily Pileas are pretty easy-going plants, so even though I think I may have overwatered…

I have been seeing a lot of really neat head planters or face planters around lately. I love the look of them! And they're even better when you have the perfect plant to mimic a cool hairdo. I recently scored a cute face planter at TJ Maxx. I almost didn't buy it because it didn't have any drainage…

I've recently noticed that my Philodendron Birkin's growth has slowed down. The Philodendron Birkin is typically a fairly vigorous grower, so I figured it might need a repot. In this post, I will walk you through spotting some of the signs that you need to repot your Philodendron Birkin. I'll also…

A Rhipsalis Burchellii is quite easy to propagate. In fact, it was one of the first plants I ever successfully propagated many years ago. My current plant was grown from a single stem. They grow quite vigorously and my Rhipsalis has been given countless haircuts. This time I decided to document the…

It's time for another plant maintenance blog. My Silver Pothos, sometimes called a Satin Pothos, was getting a little scraggly. It was time for a much-needed trim. Since Silver Pothos propagate so easily, I will also walk you through how to propagate a Silver Pothos. Below is a picture of my Silver…

Last week I decided to take some cuttings from my Euphorbia trigona to propagate. I have some space to fill up in my greenhouse and propagating a plant I already have IS FREE. I will have another blog on propagating a Euphorbia trigona shortly. I hadn't looked closely at my Euphorbia trigona for a…

My Philodendron Prince of Orange growth has slowed this summer. I'm used to it growing pretty quickly, so I figured it might be time for a repot to give the roots more rooms to grow. I will cover spotting some of the signs that you need to repot your plant. I'll also go through the steps to repot a…

My Gold Dust Croton is about eight years old. I've repotted it several times over the years. I once saw one that was a nice little tree about five feet tall inside an atrium at a hotel and that is my goal for my Gold Dust Croton. This one is about three feet tall right now and started at about six…

In late summer and early fall, the home improvement stores always have these beautiful bushy Crotons. I ended up getting one this year. I tend to prefer my plants to be a little more tree-like and less bushy, so I decided to divide this Croton. I'll walk you through my process for dividing croton…

A while ago I stuck one of my Crown of Thorns, or Euphorbia Milli, into a cheap bowl from the dollar store that I drilled a hole in. I didn't have any pots on hand at the time and it was a quick fix. It's probably been a year or two in the bowl and now it's time for me to repot this Crown of Thorns…

I do a lot of repotting blogs, and so far all my repotting posts have been about plants I have had for several years. However, I know many of you have questions about repotting newly acquired plants as well. I picked up a Croton Petra recently because the price and the size were right. I…

I recently noticed some unwelcome spider mite visitors on my Tineke Rubber Plant when I was making my watering rounds. I wish I would have noticed it sooner, but it's a smaller plant among some larger plants in a bay window which makes it harder to take a close look. This time I did and noticed the…

I have written a few posts about baby-proofing your plants. I have some helpful tips on how to keep your little one out of the soil and also some ideas of how to babyproof your plants in an aesthetically pleasing way. I've noticed some interest in the best baby-proof plants though so I'm going to…