The Houseplant Coach

Mar 21 2025 269 ep. 30 mins 24
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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 269 - Chemical misinformation and nerd shenanigans :)

Mar 21 2025 24 mins  
Have you ever listened to a podcast and learned about some previously-unheard-of way you’ve been harming your plants, then said “wait, is this really true? That’s odd…”? Well, here’s an example of that - and the solution (guess what - the solution is a team of nerds who are strangers to each other because that’s the power of the internet and the plant community!). Tal

Episode 268 - Don’t cut leaves!

Mar 15 2025 63 mins  
Bad propagation advice, soil sale, business tips, and stay tuned for an incoming orchid podcast with Raffaele of Ohio Tropics!

Episode 267 - Be weird with me 🤣

Mar 03 2025 17 mins  
The forsythias are rooted and ready to give away! Here’s more info on attempting to create economic disruption armed with only rooting hormone and pruning shears 🤣

Episode 266 - Moss pole info, explodey plants, and kraut solutions!

Mar 02 2025 85 mins  
Skip to minute 38 to get straight to houseplant content. This episode covers using sauerkraut to break down glyphosate, eating “weeds,” moss pole info, and the sale on tropical climber soil (up to 40% off! Ends 3/8/25).

Episode 265 - How to disrupt capitalism with your normal springtime pruning

Feb 27 2025 25 mins  
Time to prune the plants in your yard (or trim that crazy hoya that went nuts after repotting in Oh Happy Dirt)? Pot up the cuttings and share the love! Big box stores have shown us that they don’t care about individuals, so it’s time to move our spending to home nurseries (and give away cuttings for free, too)!

Episode 264 - Adjusting watering when changing your soil

Feb 17 2025 47 mins  
Today’s episode: things we need to consider when repotting - specifically when changing soil texture or pot size. I go into acclimation and a few other things. Also! If you use logs in your garden, drill some holes for bees!

Episode 263 - How to keep tiny plants tiny :)

Feb 15 2025 56 mins  
Want to keep a plant cute and smöl indefinitely? This episode is on choosing the right plant, pruning techniques, and care tips for keeping your plant adorable :)

Episode 262 - Bug Poop and Breaking Plant “Rules”

Feb 11 2025 25 mins  
Here’s some new info about the bug poo I sell at ohhappyplants.shop, and a bit of discussion about reasons for rules and why we should disregard them (or follow them, if we choose to).

Be the Resistance

Jan 31 2025 37 mins  
It’s time to build your community, folks! And if you’re as awkward as my AuDHD ass, you need a good excuse to throw a get-together - so why not throw a repotting party! Get together, strengthen your community, build connections you can lean on through hard times, and get that social accountability for repotting at the same time!

Episode 260 - Spider Mite Season (take 2)

Jan 30 2025 10 mins  
Quick reminder to check for spider mites - ‘tis the season! Also, free quart sale is over when January ends - get yours at https://OhHappyPlants.shop