Practical Guides for Healthy Indoor Plants
How to water by checking the soil instead of the calendar: moisture checks, thorough watering, bottom watering, and pots that drain.
4 guides published
Why roots need air as well as water, how drainage holes and saucers work together, what to do with a decorative pot that has no hole, and how pot material and size change drying time.
What bottom watering is, the situations where it helps, its limits, and a step-by-step method that ends with draining the pot and emptying the tray.
Four simple ways to find out whether a houseplant needs water: looking at the mix, the finger test, a wooden skewer and the weight of the pot, plus how to act on the result.
Why a fixed watering schedule lets plants down, and the method to use instead: check the soil, water thoroughly until it drains, and empty the saucer.
