Easy Indoor Plant Care Beginner Basics

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Do you want to be an indoor plant parent but think you aren’t very good at it? Learn how to grow and keep your houseplants alive with these easy indoor plant care 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, you need to start with easy-care, hard-to-kill plants that are resistant and thrive in a variety of conditions. Starting off with low maintenance plants will help you grow their gardening confidence through small successes.

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Knowing and understanding your home’s light conditions and where you want to grow indoor plants should all be considered before bringing one home from the nursery.

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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 and get my easy care indoor plant list.

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