by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 21, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Last week I wrote about bottom watering plants. That works well as long as you don’t allow your plants to stand in the water too long. Why? What happens to your plant if it stands in water too long? Suffocation and root rot. Drainage hole or cachepot Let’s...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 13, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
What is the benefit of bottom watering plants? What is bottom watering? Why would you water plants from the bottom? There are a couple of reasons people choose to water that way. Let’s talk about bottom watering plants and the benefits it has for your plants....
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 6, 2020 | African violets, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Can soluble salts affect your houseplants? What symptoms should you look for? I was recently given a beautiful white flowering African violet. As you can see, it is planted in a clay pot. What isn’t obvious, is the dead leaves under the healthy ones. Let’s...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 11, 2019 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Do you have a dehydrated plant? Did you let a plant get a bit too dry and the leaves have curled up or it has wilted over the edge of the pot? Has the potting medium shrunk away from the sides of the pot? Does the water run down the sides of the root ball instead of...
