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The best fertilizer for ferns, in my opinion, is a balanced water-soluble liquid (something like 10-10-10 or 20-20-20) mixed at half strength or weaker and given about once a month in spring and summer. It suits nearly every home gardener with potted ferns, because you control the dose and can stop the moment a frond … Read more >>
A money tree gives you a few solid, everyday perks and a lot of cultural meaning. The real money tree benefits are that it’s easy to keep alive, safe around cats and dogs, and good-looking in a room; the luck and wealth part is a tradition you can enjoy without expecting a payday. Claims about … Read more >>
Most of the time, a money tree drops leaves because something in its routine changed. The most common causes of a money tree losing leaves are a recent move or light change, soggy soil from overwatering, cold drafts, and long dry spells between waterings. One old yellow leaf now and then is normal. A steady … Read more >>
A money tree needs water when the top 2 inches of soil feel dry. In most American homes, that works out to about once every 1 to 2 weeks, with longer gaps in fall and winter. Water your money tree deeply whenever the top 2 inches of soil are dry, which is usually every 1 … Read more >>
Money trees root from stem cuttings, and it’s one of the easiest ways to turn one houseplant into two. To propagate a money tree, cut a 6- to 8-inch green stem with at least two nodes, strip the lower leaves, and root it in water or moist potting mix in bright indirect light at 70 … Read more >>
Indoors, a money tree (Pachira aquatica) usually grows 6 to 8 feet tall and about 3 to 5 feet wide over several years. In its native wetlands of Central and South America, the same species can reach 60 feet. That big gap comes down to pot size, light, and how often you prune. The good … Read more >>
Split-leaf philodendrons grow big, bold, and a little wild. Sooner or later, every owner looks at a sprawling plant with yellow lower leaves and long aerial roots and wonders where to start cutting. Good split-leaf philodendron pruning is mostly about restraint. In this guide, I’ll show you which plant you actually have, when to cut, … Read more >>
A money tree is one of the easiest big houseplants you can grow indoors. Good money tree care comes down to bright, indirect light, watering only when the top 2 inches of soil are dry, and a fast-draining pot so the roots never sit in water. Get those three right and this tropical tree will … Read more >>
Air plants don’t harm healthy trees. Spanish moss, ball moss, and the other Tillandsia species you see on oaks, pecans, and cypress use branches only as a perch. They make their own food from sunlight and pull water and nutrients from rain, dew, and dust. Air plants are epiphytes, so they take no water or … Read more >>
Air plants are a good pick for a home with pets. Air plants (Tillandsia) aren’t known to be toxic to cats, dogs or people, and the ASPCA lists Spanish moss and several other bromeliads as non-toxic to cats and dogs. That said, a cat that chews an air plant can still throw up, and the … Read more >>