The Houseplant Coach

Jan 31 2025 261 ep. 29 mins 25
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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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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

Episode 259 - Outdoor gardening!

Jan 11 2025 51 mins  
There’s a pile of soil in my yard that’s 6’ tall and 20’ wide! This episode is about what I’m doing with it - increasing biodiversity, feeding local insects (responsibly, without increasing neighbors’ use of herbicides by letting weeds run rampant), and the January FREE DIRT sale!

Episode 258 - Straight-to-Soil Propagation, Soil Sale!

Jan 04 2025 22 mins  
Maranta and ctenanthe propagation, how to term when roots have grown, and FREE SOIL through January 2025!

Episode 257 - Resolutions, plant-based kindness, and more :)

Dec 29 2024 51 mins  
We’re talking resolutions today - specifically those that support self kindness rather than capitalistic “you’re not enough” culture. Also, I do a little walkthrough of my home and changes I’ll be making with my plants to support easy care in the new year. And be sure to take a look at the thumbnail photo for this episode - note the difference in leaf size on the Calathea

Episode 256 - Aphids!

Dec 28 2024 48 mins  
Info on the aphid life cycle, killing them, and new projects :) (The log pile is a new project!)

Episode 255 - Spider Mite Warning Signs (and gift cards on sale through 1/1/25!)

Dec 14 2024 35 mins  
This episode is an audio “peek” into my house right now - early warning signs of spider mites, crazy etiolation from ignoring a Monstera esqueleto, air layering shenanigans, and hoyas going completely nuts after their re-pot :)

Episode 254 - Upcoming info on tissue culture!

Nov 24 2024 43 mins  
Okay everyone, I just finished a certification in tissue culture! I learned SO MUCH but most of it was related to lab practices and not actually usable at the consumer level, but I got some extremely good insights and will be putting the info together in a course or booklet, plus putting together more podcast episodes on the acclimation process for TC plants. Hold tight for more in

Episode 253 - Chaos Gardening (Indoors) 🤣

Nov 22 2024 38 mins  
This is just me encouraging you to do whatever the f*ck you want with your plants 🤣

Episode 252 - ADHD Watering Tips

Nov 04 2024 54 mins  
Here’s an episode about watering/plant care tips for when your executive disfunction is a brick on your chest that prevents you from doing anything, plus (second half) what I’ve figured out about grief resiliency and things you can do *now* to prevent yourself from falling into a black hole of despair when a loved one dies.