Care and Maintenance

How to take care of your Strelitzia

June 30, 2022

This stunner prefers lots of sunlight and lots of water in summer. In winter she will go dormant and will need significantly less. Whatever the season, she likes her soil to dry out a little before...

How to raise humidity at home

January 21, 2022

10 great tips to increase humidity for your plants

What to do if your leaves are unfurling damaged

January 11, 2022

A leaf that fails to unfurl properly or indeed is torn by the next subsequent leaf can be soul destroying even to the most pragmatic of us all. As with most issues with plants there can often be...

Watering: top or bottom? -part 2: top watering and conclusion

November 2, 2021

In this post we elaborate on the pro's and cons of both topwatering and bottom watering. We hope this helps in your decision making process!

Watering: top or bottom? -part 1: intro and bottom watering

November 2, 2021

In this post we elaborate on the pro's and cons of both topwatering and bottom watering. We hope this helps in your decision making process!

Caresheet Monstera Variegata

July 19, 2021

For all those who lost their MV caresheet and also for all of you who want to become a MV parent and want to be prepared, I am posting here the text of the caresheet: Your Monstera Variegata like...

Fertilizer & Nutrition – NPK

April 28, 2021

All plants need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and you can provide that with a standard inorganic fertilizer. We generally recommend reducing the amount of synthetic fertilizer by 50% from usua...

Root Airflow & Oxygen Circulation

March 2, 2021

If your chosen potting media stays continuously moist for too long (say it doesn’t require water for 10-15 days or more), it may need more airflow or you’re risking the onset of the dreaded root ro...