The Houseplant Coach

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Get to the root of your houseplant problems with The Houseplant Coach! Whether you're a new plant parent or have a decades-old indoor jungle, you'll learn fabulous things. Join 'professional plant nerd' Veronica as she explores the not-so-common answers to many common houseplant maladies.

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Episode 238 - Medieval “Science” and Root Mealies 🤣

Apr 22 2024 67 mins

Go to 27:30 to skip story time! But also: thank you for the privilege of nerding out for your benefit 💚

Episode 237 - Time to fertilize!!! Plus: sale announcement :)

Apr 15 2024 30 mins

Hey! Get fertilizing! The light is back, now is TIME! Plus: 2-gallon soil bags on sale - 30% off and TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! Sale ends 4/15/24 at like 11:30pm PST. Also the last like 5-10min is a grief update; may be useful if you lose a spouse in the future, I don’t know 🙃

Episode 236 - How to Water Oh Happy Dirt

Mar 19 2024 53 mins

Here are some watering tips, tricks for putting in non-draining containers (gasp!), and some updates :)

Episode 235 - Peat - hydrophobic or too wet?

Feb 23 2024 45 mins

I got a question from a podcast listener today about peat - does it retain water or repel it? Here’s more info!

Episode 234 - Sneaky mites…

Feb 22 2024 8 mins

Learn to spot spider mites in a few more ways :)

Episode 233 - What’s brown and sticky?

Feb 17 2024 11 mins

A stick! This one is about pruning ficus trees - specifically, how to tell when your twigs are dead, and how far back to prune them :)

Episode 232 - What’s the perfect soil?

Feb 14 2024 46 mins

Answer: It depends! Let’s dig in :)

Episode 231 - What does mycorrhizal inoculant do, anyway?

Feb 03 2024 47 mins

Here’s a tiny fraction of the info available about why I use mycorrhizal inoculant in soil!

Episode 230 - Cactus fungus!

Jan 23 2024 36 mins

Here’s some info on a rust infection on a cute little cactus :)

Episode 229 - DrySoils on sale!

Jan 20 2024 4 mins

Just an announcement - DrySoils are on sale for 40% off through the end of the month! (January 20th 2024, starting at 3pm PST, through January 31st).