I killed my first orchid by loving it too much. Watered it twice a week, kept it on a warm sunny shelf, and wondered why…
Most winter plant problems I’ve seen and caused come from caring too much, not too little. The winter I lost two healthy Monstera leaves to…
Most people kill their first Monstera by loving it too much. I know because I did exactly that overwatered mine into a soggy, root-rotted mess…
Most people kill their desert cactus with kindness. I know because I did exactly that I had a beautiful Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel) for about…
Most people are doing the opposite of what their orchid needs after blooming and I was the worst offender. When my first Phalaenopsis dropped its…
Most people who kill a young Monstera deliciosa don’t do it through neglect they do it with love. I know because I drowned three of…
Most Phalaenopsis orchids don’t die from neglect they die from being cared for too much. I say this as someone who killed his first two…
Most people kill their Lightning Jewel Orchid by following orchid advice which makes perfect sense, because Macodes petola is about as far from a typical…
Most people treat moving a Monstera outdoors like defusing a bomb. One wrong move and the leaves go crispy, the plant sulks, and you spend…
If you have grown orchids for any length of time, you have almost certainly stared at those thick, silvery tendrils escaping over the rim of…