Whether indoor or outdoor, all plants are potential prey for the right insect pest, and some plants are much more susceptible than others. Knowing how to identify and eradicate these pests is integral to ensuring our plants live long and happy lives while keeping their natural, beautiful aesthetic beauty. Due to the ideal conditions in indoor and ornamental gardens, insect
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Bacterial infections are one of a gardener’s worst nightmares: unlike most insect pests, bacterial infections are incredibly difficult to control. Often there’s little we can do by the time we are able to identify a disease caused by bacteria. Unlike humans and other animals, plants lack a proper immune system, so they’re susceptible to a variety of pathogens. However, they
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Water is a big deal for plants, which require it to perform photosynthesis and to transport sugars and important nutrients throughout the plant. Ever since their ancestors first crawled out of the ocean plants have required water and without it, they are just deadwood. Watering with a hose is one way to do it. Image source Roots draw the water
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The effect that pruning has on a plant is huge. We have the power to transform our plants for better or worse every time we make a cut, so it pays to be careful of why and how we make every single one. This article explains in detail how to prune ornamental plants for their health and shape. It doesn’t
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Healthy plants start with healthy soil, which is something we tend to forget when setting up a new garden or maintaining our existing gardens. We can hardly be blamed; it’s the beautiful plants that we are really interested in, not the boring brown dirt. But the best gardeners will tell you to “feed the soil and the soil feeds the
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As a gardener, there are few plant health problems that cause as much distress as a fungal disease. Unfortunately, fungi are one of the most common offenders that attack our plants, and they don’t discriminate between plants that belong to expert gardeners cultivating rare orchids, and novices nurturing their first tomato plant. Not all fungi are detrimental to plant health;
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Long have weeds been seen as a degenerative force in the garden. They seem to be the face of the devouring mother nature herself, taking back the land that we borrowed from her. Yes, it seems that we’re doomed to pit ourselves against weeds, perpetually killing them off one by one while their flowers are going to fruit next door
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It can be difficult to know what to feed our plants, and walking through the fertiliser aisle in the local nursery can be a little bit overwhelming due to the sheer number of options that are available. By the end of this article, you’ll know why you should favour organic fertilisers over inorganic fertilisers, your organic fertiliser options, and how
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Integrated Pest Management (or IPM) is a holistic method of controlling pests with minimal negative impacts upon the ecosystem. This method of pest management promotes the understanding of natural forces (such as soil health and beneficial organisms), and the knowledge on how to harness them for the best long-term results, without totally ignoring the use of chemicals. This article is
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If you take into account over-watering and under-watering, moisture problems are by far the biggest killer of indoor plants worldwide. This is one topic that you can’t afford to overlook if you have potted plants in your house, and this article will give you what you need to tackle this crucial part of indoor plant care. Water is the essence
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