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Getting A Good Start From Your Common Houseplant

Introduction Getting starts from one of your houseplants is also called propagation. Propagation is very much like helping your plants to have babies because you take a piece from the plant, replant it, and it grows up to a new adult plant. Instructions Difficulty: Moderate Steps Step 1: Determine what type of plant you are Continue Reading …

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How To Identify Common Houseplants

Introduction It is important to identify your houseplants so that you know how to take care of them. The problem is that there are thousands of varieties of houseplants and identification of your exact variety might be difficult if not impossible. However, there are steps you can take to help you identify your plant. Read Continue Reading …

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Green Thumb Challenged? You Can Keep Your Plants Alive

Introduction If you identify with “not having a green thumb”, chances are pretty good that you have killed a plant or two in your life. That’s the bad news; the good news is that you don’t have to kill plants, even if you have a brown thumb. You can keep your houseplants alive by just Continue Reading …

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Transferring Houseplants Pot to Pot

Introduction Every once in a while, a houseplant will outgrow its pot. When this happens, you have no choice but to repot it. However, the repotting process can be very stressful on plants so you need to make sure that you do everything just right to avoid killing the plant. Instructions Difficulty: Medium Steps Step Continue Reading …

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Leaf of a Different Color: More Houseplant I.D. Tips

The foliage of a plant basically refers to the leaves of a plant. A horticulturist might divide plants into flowering plants or foliage plants. However, that distinction can be confusing because many of the foliage plants do flower. If a plant is considered to be a foliage plant it is because the leaves of the Continue Reading …

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Turn Over Your New Leaf: Houseplant Identification Tips

Probably the best way to identify a houseplant is through matching it to a picture in a book or on the web. There are plenty of websites and books that can help you do this. However, there might be cases where you are not able to match your plant to a picture. If this happens, Continue Reading …

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Growing And Flourishing Houseplant Basics

There is a wide variety of houseplants so they need a wide variety of care-giving. For example, some plants love lots of light, and some thrive in very little light. Some plants need lots of water, and some thrive with very little water. When you buy a houseplant there should be a little tag in Continue Reading …

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Houseplant Identification Tips

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If you get stuck with a houseplant that you cannot identify and the thing starts to die, you are really in trouble. The trouble is, unless you can identify the plant, you will not be able to look up how to care for the plant and you may just have to stand back and watch Continue Reading …

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  • Common Houseplants (42)
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  • Garden Supplies (7)
  • Houseplants (18)
  • How to Keep Plants Healthy (38)
  • Making Plants Behave (9)
  • Orchids (30)
  • Plant Diseases and Pests (10)
  • Plant Fertilizer (4)
  • Potting Soil (5)
  • Repotting (4)
  • Seed Germination (9)
  • The Joy of House Plants (27)
  • Tropical Houseplants (15)
  • Houseplant Books (36)
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