Houseplant Care — Home and Garden

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! 

Ever been tempted to leave your fingerprint on the leaf of a chalky succulent or curious why some grapes are covered in that whitish bloom? Us too! So here's what we've learned. Epicuticular waxes are three dimensional crystals covering the outermost layer of most land plants. These waxes appear as a white, blush, grey, or our most favorite color of all...glaucous!

Let's unfurl the secrets of our newest favorite botanical, Selaginella lepidophylla aka Rose of Jericho or Resurrection Plant. 

Growing your plant collection by propagating in soil is, without a doubt, the optimal way to grow your houseplant for the sake of the plant. However, unless you are more of a helicopter plant parent, it may not be the best fit for you. That's why we decided to begin our propagation series with our previous blog post 5 Tips for Plant Propagation: Water. Water propagation is a more visual friendly way to kick off the process of rooting your plant cuttings and we suggest it for newer plant parents just to familiarize yourself with the growing process. That said, when propagating...