Houseplant Care — Plant Care
Karina Aldredge
Keep your Air Plant Happy, Tillandsia Care Tips
The question we hear most often is: to mist or to soak?
The answer: it really depends on your environment and where you keep air plants.
Just as the frequency and amount of water and nutrients you give your houseplants depends on your indoor environment, where your plants grow how much light, humidity and the temperature are all factors in deciding what is the right method for you and your air plants.
We have guidelines to help you along that journey!
Sacred Elements
Mushrooms in your houseplants?
Mushrooms popping up in your houseplant soil? No need for concern friends. It’s actually a sign of good luck in some cultures! These saprophytic fungi don’t harm your plants and in fact, can even help them!
This is a perfect opportunity to explore the relationship between soil microbes and how they interact with our houseplants!
Sacred Elements
Powder Coated Plants?
Ever wonder why some plants have a powdery coating?
Epicuticular waxes are three dimensional crystals covering the outermost layer of most land plants. Some plants have adapted to have more protective waxes for survival.
Epicuticular waxes serve important functions for the plant life they blanket in three key ways: moisture balance/hydration retention, sunburn protection, and as a built in pest care system.
Sacred Elements
How to use moss in houseplants
When we recreate the natural environment for our houseplants we offer them a chance to thrive in an environment similar to their native habitat. Let’s imagine where our tropical type houseplants grow naturally. Picturing that lush green landscape and chances are you’ll envision moss too!
Transforming plant and pest care from chore to ritual.
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