Caring for Houseplants

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Want to keep your houseplants healthy and thriving? Learn how to water, fertilize, and care for your indoor plants with these expert tips.

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From easy care houseplants you can’t kill to general indoor plant care tips, this post will help you become the plant parent you’ve always wanted to be.

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If you are just starting out or think you regularly kill indoor plants, start with easy-care, hard-to-kill plants that are disease resistant and thrive in a variety of conditions. Low maintenance plants will help you grow your gardening confidence through small successes.

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Know and understand your home’s light conditions and decide where you want to grow your indoor plants before bringing one home from the nursery so you choose the right plant for the right location in your home.

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Stop watering plants on the same day every week. Check the soil weekly for dryness instead. Watering when plants don't need it will kill them.

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With the use of heat indoors, take the dryness out of the air by adding a humidifier.

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Regularly fertilize plants during the growing season. Stop feeding them in early fall through February while they are in dormancy.

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Inspect plants for signs of pests and disease both at the point of purchase and when it’s in your home. If at some point you discover a problem, it is important to determine what the issue is before treating it.

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Follow along to learn more about houseplant care and to get my easy care plant list for beginners.

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