Category: Pot & Soil
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Succulent Success: Essential Care and Styling Tips for Your Desertscape
Succulents have become a popular choice among plant enthusiasts and interior designers alike, owing to their unique aesthetics and relatively low-maintenance care. These resilient plants can add a touch of the exotic to any indoor environment, creating a lively desertscape inside your home. Understanding Your Succulent Before diving into care and styling tips, it’s crucial…
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Growing Microgreens in Coconut Coir – No Soil Required!
First things first, what is coconut coir (or coco coir)? Coconut coir is plant fiber made from the coconut husk. And growing microgreens in coconut coir is definitely a viable option as a growing medium. The coconut, of course, is the world’s largest seed. Inside the tough coconut shell is soft coconut meat that can…
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Fun With Plants! Indoor Classroom Garden Ideas
Creating a classroom garden, and introducing plant life and horticulture to children, is an incredible educational opportunity and is a great way to captivate children with hands-on learning. Not only is it an engaging way to teach children about plant life cycles, botany, and ecosystems, but gardening is a skill that can serve them for…
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Does Potting Soil Go Bad? The Answer Is Not What You Might Think
Growing plants, whether indoors or outdoors, requires top-notch soil to help the plants take root and to thrive for many months to come. Plants are like babies in that they need the proper environment and nutrients to grow at the rate that they are meant to and to lead a long and healthy life. Potting…
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How To Setup an Indoor Greenhouse For Your Apartment
I remember back when I was young, my mom would have a couple of potted plants by a window. She managed to grow a couple of simple plants, but any attempts at strawberry would usually turn up dead in a couple of weeks. Her entire outlook on gardening changed when I got her a mini…