Hello, plant lovers! You know that time, right? You might be admiring your beautiful hibiscus or checking on your beloved fiddle leaf fig when you see them: small, unwelcome guests. Aphids having a party on your prize-winning roses, or maybe those sneaky spider mites starting to spin their delicate, destructive webs on your beloved fern. Your heart drops a little. …
Hey there, plant lover! Have you ever brushed past one of your favorite plants, like a beautiful hibiscus on the patio or that treasured ficus in your living room, and seen a sudden cloud of tiny, white, moth-like bugs fly away? A lot of us have had this “uh-oh” moment before. If that sounds familiar, you probably have whiteflies. Don’t …
Hello, fellow plant lovers and gardeners! If you’ve ever been around plants, you’ve definitely heard other gardeners or plant parents talk about how great neem oil is. It is often called a natural miracle for getting rid of everything from annoying insects that are spoiling your roses to that tenacious powdery mildew on your squash leaves. But what really happened …
Hey, plant buddies! These days, does your indoor jungle feel more like a war zone? One week, those annoying fungus gnats are buzzing around your favorite fern. The next week, the terrible spider mites are setting up camp on your calathea, and you keep reaching for a spray bottle, hoping for a quick repair. You are surely not the only …
Hey there, other plant lover! Have you ever leaned in to examine your favorite houseplant or valued rose bush, only to see groups of small, pear-shaped bugs taking over the fresh growth? Or maybe you’ve seen a strange, sticky, glossy stuff on the leaves below and wondered what might be causing it? If this sounds familiar, you probably have aphids, …
Hey there, gardening friends! Have you ever tenderly cared for your houseplants, maybe wiping down a leaf or enjoying fresh growth, only to find some bizarre, immovable bumps that won’t come off the stems or leaves? You might have even seen a strange sticky substance on the leaves or the shelf below and wondered what might be causing it. If …
Hey there, fellow plant lover! Have you ever looked closely at your favorite houseplant and seen strange silver streaks on its leaves? Or maybe you’ve seen new growth that was twisted and misshapen? Your magnificent flowers may have been ruined by ugly spots or they may not have looked quite right. You’re not the only one who has been scratching …
Hey there, other people that love plants! Have you ever looked at your beautiful indoor rainforest and then seen some strange white, fluffy spots hiding in a leaf fissure or maybe grouped along a stem? You’re not the only one who has felt that small wave of worry about what those cottony things could be. It’s a regular thing that …
Hello, fellow plant lover! Have you ever looked closely at one of your favorite houseplants and seen some very fine webbing in the cracks or some small, almost invisible specks moving on the leaves that you first thought were dust? A lot of us plant parents become confused at this point! Are those little dots on your plant leaves merely …