by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 29, 2022 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
How do drainage material and perched water table affect your plant? That’s a great question. You may be asking what a perched water table is and I am going to attempt to explain it the best I can. I do know that drainage material in the bottom of a pot, whether...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 31, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
The word “overwatering” has become a controversial word in the houseplant world. It is a word used so for years, that we don’t even think about it, especially if you are a bit older, like myself. It is fine to use “overwatering” to...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 23, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
I know many new (and old) plant parents have a hard time determining when to water and more perplexing to them is how much to water to give their plants. I want to talk about how to make sure your plants are thoroughly watered. How do you know? The Dark Ages I...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 25, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
I made a video today which you can watch over on YouTube or Instagram. I give you three houseplants tips that will help your houseplants thrive, especially as we enter the shorter days of fall and winter. Here’s what I covered. #1 Drainage The first thing that I...
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 21, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
I get a lot of questions concerning pots without drainage holes, called cachepots. Should you drill a drainage hole? What’s great about the pot I just purchased (and I have been seeing more of these in the garden centers), is that it has a “plug” in...
