Planty Things: Blog for People Who Love and Understand Plants!

Learn how to care for a spider plant, investigate brown tips and root baby plants. Compare Bonnie, Hawaiian and Reverse Spider Plants.

Learn Pothos care and propagation: choose the right light, check watering needs, root node cuttings and compare Golden, Neon, N’Joy and Satin Pothos.

Quick answer: Unpack a shipped houseplant promptly, inspect it, place it in appropriate stable light, and check the soil before watering. Expect some cosmetic damage...

Quick answer: The right indoor potting mix holds enough moisture for the plant while leaving air around the roots. Choose by plant type and your...

Quick answer: For a short trip, most established houseplants need only normal watering before you leave. For longer absences, slow drying, group compatible plants, test...

Quick answer: Most common houseplants are comfortable in ordinary indoor humidity when watering, light, and roots are healthy. Thin-leaved tropical plants may benefit from steadier...

Quick answer: Identify plant light by observing window direction, distance, duration of direct sun, and the clarity of shadows. “Bright indirect light” is strong light...

Quick answer: Root rot is damaged, dying root tissue commonly associated with prolonged wet conditions and poor oxygen around the roots. Confirm it by inspecting...

Quick answer: Control fungus gnats by reducing persistently wet soil, catching adults with yellow sticky traps, and targeting larvae in the potting mix. Repeat the...