The Houseplant Coach
By Veronica Oh Happy
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Episodes: 272
Description
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 272 - Pollinators and organ meat 🤣
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 271 - Super airy potting media (and why it’s no good)
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Episode 270 - Yellowing leaves, soil fungus, and community organizing!
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Episode 269 - Chemical misinformation and nerd shenanigans :)
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Episode 268 - Don’t cut leaves!
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Episode 267 - Be weird with me 🤣
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 266 - Moss pole info, explodey plants, and kraut solutions!
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 265 - How to disrupt capitalism with your normal springtime pruning
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 264 - Adjusting watering when changing your soil
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 263 - How to keep tiny plants tiny :)
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Episode 262 - Bug Poop and Breaking Plant “Rules”
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Be the Resistance
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 260 - Spider Mite Season (take 2)
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 259 - Outdoor gardening!
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Episode 258 - Straight-to-Soil Propagation, Soil Sale!
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Episode 257 - Resolutions, plant-based kindness, and more :)
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Episode 256 - Aphids!
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Episode 255 - Spider Mite Warning Signs (and gift cards on sale through 1/1/25!)
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Episode 254 - Upcoming info on tissue culture!
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 253 - Chaos Gardening (Indoors) 🤣
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Episode 252 - ADHD Watering Tips
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 251 - How to stack tree fern fiber poles
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Episode 250 - Greenhouses, Humidity, and Bug Poop :)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 249 - Help! Crowdsourcing ideas :)
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Episode 248 - Repotting the Fussy Ones :)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 247 - Systemic Granules and Houseplant Egos
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Episode 246 - Shipping Plants Internationally
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Episode 245 - Watering a new-to-you soil texture
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 244 - Moss pole tips for huge leaves :)
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 243 - Wanted: Tacoma houseplants in need of assistance :)
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Episode 242 - When to buy new plants :)
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 241 - When to fertilize after repotting :)
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May 25, 2024 |
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Episode 240 - Nutrient deficiencies and interveinal chlorosis
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May 06, 2024 |
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Episode 239 - Why (light) direction matters!
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 238 - Medieval “Science” and Root Mealies 🤣
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 237 - Time to fertilize!!! Plus: sale announcement :)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Episode 236 - How to Water Oh Happy Dirt
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 235 - Peat - hydrophobic or too wet?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Episode 234 - Sneaky mites…
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 233 - What’s brown and sticky?
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Episode 232 - What’s the perfect soil?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 231 - What does mycorrhizal inoculant do, anyway?
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Episode 230 - Cactus fungus!
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 229 - DrySoils on sale!
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Episode 228 - New Year’s Resolutions :)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 227 - Floppy Sansevierias!
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 226 - Sale announcement!
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 225 - Black Friday Boycott :)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 224 - It’s almost that season!
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Episode 223 - When and how to bring plants indoors :)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 222 - (Harmless!) Soil mites spreading across US in plant shops
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 221 - Aerial Root Takeover :D
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode 220 - Q&A: Should I re-pot my Thanksgiving cactus in September?
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 219 - No time to re-pot?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 218 - Propagating plants for fundraisers!
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Episode 217 - How to deal with a large scale pest infestation
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 216 - Yellow speckles on old pothos leaves?
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May 24, 2023 |
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Episode 215 - When should I fertilize?
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 214 - (Not So) Secret Propagation Method :)
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May 14, 2023 |
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Episode 213: Set yourself up for summer!
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 212 - Root Hairs 😍
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 211 - ‘Hardening Off’ and Plant Sunburn
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 210 - Pest Diagnosis!
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 209 - Staghorns, grace, and soil sales :)
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 208 - Latin pronunciation and not being a snob
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode 207 - Grief Plants (the ones that lived)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 206 - Actinomycetes and seed meals
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Springtime adjustments, soil mixing pdf!
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Episode 204 - The Ladybug Update
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 203 - Start your damn business!
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 202 - 1500 Ladybugs
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Episode 201 - Dracaena tip and updates
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Episode 200 - Seasonal plant purchasing and more!
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Episode 199 - Ready to get fertilizing again?
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Episode 198 - Arctic Blasts
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 197 - Scared to mix soil?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 196 - Mental illness and plant care
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Episode 195 - Thermal load, ZZ tips, and a future project
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 194 - Winter leaf loss - normal? Nope!
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Episode 193 - A different use for spinosad
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Episode 192 - OHP Sale is on! Plus weirdo holiday ideas.
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 191 - How to tell if a plant is “thirsty”
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Episode 190 - Grief (trigger warning)
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 189 - Planty Shenanigans
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 188 - “Tolerant of Low Light” is Pure BS
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 187 - Root Rot and Common Pest Issues
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 186 (take 2): Supporting highly variegated plants :)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 185 (take 2): Leaves and Light
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 184 - CAM and other plant magic :)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 183 - Respectful Plant Parenting
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 182 - Winter Begonia Care
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Episode 181 - Silica!
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Episode 180 - Recognizing signs of pests and drought
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Episode 179 - Interested in starting a small business?
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 178 - Sulfur!
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 177 - PSA: Plants & Cold Temps
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode 176 - Don’t repot a drought stressed plant!
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 175 - Re-potting Huge Plants (part 2)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 174 - Repotting Huge Plants (and watering/soil tips)
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Episode 173 - Fall, moss poles, and starting a business
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Episode 172 - Considerations for the End of Summer
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 171 - Generosity and Boundaries in Business
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 170 - Plant App PSA
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 169 - Peperomia disease!
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 168 - Starting a Houseplant Business?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 167 - “Bright Indirect” Lies
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 166 - Holy heck, what happened to summer?
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 165 - Firing Leaves
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Episode 164 - Terracotta vs. Everything Else
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Episode 163 - DEATH PLUGS and why they’re not ;)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 162 - SUMMER!
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 161 - Growth After Repotting
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Episode 160 - The Nonsense Episode
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Episode 159 - Why Isn’t Your Plant Growing?
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Episode 158 - The Secret to Chonks
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Episode 157 - Foliar Feeding
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Episode 156 - Chopstick Aeration (don’t do it)
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May 24, 2022 |
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Episode 155 - Grow Lights!
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May 20, 2022 |
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Episode 154 - On dead leaves and perfection.
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May 17, 2022 |
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Episode 153 - Scale!
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May 15, 2022 |
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Episode 152 - More fungus gnat treatments!
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 151 - Microphytic Crust!
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 150 - Announcing CLASSES!!!
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May 06, 2022 |
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Episode 149 - How to Choose a Snake Plant!
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May 05, 2022 |
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Episode 148 - Root Rot and more!
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May 03, 2022 |
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Episode 147 - Bringing plants outside this summer!
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 146 - Alocasias having babies, Drumstick update
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 145 - The Drumstick Episode
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Episode 144 - Leave That Algae Alone!
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Episode 143 - Q&A: Leaf Sheaths!
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 142 - Q&A: How do I water Oh Happy Dirt?
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Episode 141 - Q&A: Should I put leca in soil?
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Episode 140 - Q&A: Browning Tips!
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 139 - “Just the Tip” and Other Lies
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 138 - Worm Castings 😁
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Episode 137 - A different kind of plant business idea :)
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Episode 136 - Moving MASSIVE plants!
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 135 - When to use a moss pole!
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Episode 134 - On stewardship, outdoor gardening, and biochar magic :)
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 133 - Garden Center and Grocery Store Finds
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 132 - Air Layering!
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 131 - Conventional Fertilizers
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 130 - Embracing ‘Fallow’
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Episode 129 - Is it repotting or self care?
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Episode 128 - Cystoliths
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 127 - Q&A: Are Mycelium a Fertilizer?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 126 - Set your plants up for success!
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 125 - Understanding Dormancy, part 2
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Episode 124 - Exploring Dormancy, part 1
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Episode 123 - DIRT! Part 2
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 122 - Strings of Pearls (part 2)
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Episode 121 - Strings of Pearls (part 1)
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Episode 120 - Fiddles!
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Episode 119 - Grow Light Recommendation!
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Episode 118 - On Self-Love and Plants
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Episode 117 - Lumens vs Foot-Candles
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 116 - How to deal with a frozen plant
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Episode 115 - Direct Planting WITHOUT Drainage Holes
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Episode 114 - Herbs!
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Episode 113 - Plant Apps and Community
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Episode 112 - Upcoming Videos!
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Episode 111 - It’s Orchid Time!
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Episode 110 - Choosing the Right Soil, part 2
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 109 - Choosing Soil, part 1
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 108 - For Aspiring Plant Parents
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 107 - Begonias, acclimation, and politics?
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Episode 106 - It’s SPRING!
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 105 - Get Creative!
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Episode 104 - The LECA Episode!
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Episode 103 - “Water When Dry”
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 102 - How do you research your plants?
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Episode 101 - Thirsty B*tches
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Episode 100 - Butt Chugging!
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Episode 99 - Brilliant Bromeliads!
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Episode 98 - #1 Ficus Tip
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Episode 97 - Happy Thanksgiving!
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode 96 - Quarantine
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Episode 95 - When to re-pot!
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Episode 94 - Aspidistra Care and Colonization
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Episode 92 - Grassland Soil!
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 93 - Our Friend the Soil Mite
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 91 - Soil, watering, and pets!
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Episode 90 - The Inverse Square Law and Dopamine Hacks
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Episode 89 - Planty Businesses: Artisans and Wholesalers
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 88 - Pepperomia blight and affiliates!
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 87 - 10pm Planty Nonsense :)
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Episode 86 - Water Your Birds!
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Episode 85 - Tomentum, Trichomes and Nonsense
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Episode 84 - Leaf Spot, Not Root Rot
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 83 - Amazing Alocasias
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 82 - Surviving a Freeze
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Episode 81 - How to Use a Hygrometer
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Episode 80 - Don’t chop your variegation!
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Episode 79 - Little Yellow Pen*ses
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Episode 78 - Avoiding Alocasia Dormancy
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Episode 77 - Super Exciting Announcements!
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Episode 76 - Legal Nonsense in the Houseplant World :)
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Episode 75 - The Lemon Button Fern
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 74 - Adjusting for Seasonal Change
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Episode 73 - Permission!
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Episode 72 - Ficus propagation and diseases
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Episode 71 - Re-potting and Fertilizing in Winter
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode 70 - Happy Little Pseudomonas :)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 69 - Houseplant Businesses, part 3
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Episode 68 - String of Hearts Seeds!
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Episode 67 - Choosing your very first plant :)
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Episode 66 - Q&A: Begonias and Blister Variegation
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 65 - Moving plants inside in autumn :)
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 64 - The Fabulous ZZ
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Episode 63 - Mealybug Madness :D
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Episode 62 - Fabulous Hoyas!
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Episode 61 - A Study in Fungus
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode 60 - How Sub-Irrigation Works
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode 59 - How to read a plant like a book
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Episode 58 - Root Goo!
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Episode 57 - Thrips!
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 56 - Houseplants vs. Chemicals
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Episode 55 - All Things Airflow :)
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 54 - Q&A: Grow Lights and Pole Dancing
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 53 - Starting a Plant Business (part 2)
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 52 - Begonias!
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 51 - Hate wiping leaves? Stop!
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Episode 50 - Outside vs. Inside
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode 49 - Sub-Irrigation for Vacations and General Life Insanity
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Episode 48 - Moss Pole Madness
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Episode 47 - The Lazy Orchid Method
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Episode 46 - HEAT part two: UV index
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 45 - HEAT!!!
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Episode 44 - Hydathodes and Guttation!
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Episode 43 - Sansevierias!
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Episode 42 - Thrips!
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 41 - Putting Plants Outside
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Episode 40 - Moving with Houseplants
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Episode 39 - PSA: Mixing Peat into Potting Soil
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Episode 38 - Yellowing leaves: beginner's guide
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 37 - Overwatering = Drought
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May 18, 2021 |
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Episode 36 - Your plant's "gut"
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May 15, 2021 |
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Episode 35 - Nitrogen-fixing plants and bacteria!
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May 11, 2021 |
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Episode 34 - "What would this look like if it were easy?"
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May 09, 2021 |
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Episode 33 - Spathiphyllum questions answered!
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May 09, 2021 |
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Episode 32 - Acclimation and repotting
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May 07, 2021 |
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Episode 31 - Relationships, control freaks - and plants.
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May 06, 2021 |
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Episode 30 - Part 1 - How to start a plant shop
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May 04, 2021 |
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Episode 29 - It's spring!
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May 03, 2021 |
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Episode 28 - A Love Letter
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May 02, 2021 |
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Episode 27 - SPIDER MITES!
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May 01, 2021 |
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Episode 26 - Garbage in your dirt?
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Episode 25 - Fungus Gnats!
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Episode 24 - Neem!
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 23 - Growth (mindsets and more)
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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22 - Take a Vacation!
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Episode 21 - Phytochromes and phytohormones!
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Episode 20 - Midnight ramblings about rearranging plants
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Episode 19 - Pothos, pythium, and phytophthora
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 18 - Sansevierias!
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Episode 17 - The Nonsense Episode
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Episode 16 - Satin Pothos MAGIC
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Episode 15 - Plant Patterns
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Episode 14 - Vermiculite vs. Perlite
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Episode 13 - Why praying harder isn't working ;)
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Episode 12 - Calcium
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Episode 11 - Fertilizer, part 1: The Big 3
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 10 - Leaf yellowing, part 2
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 9 - Yellowing leaves and planty immune systems
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 8 - Temperature and growth
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Episode 7 - Hygrometers and relative humidity
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 6 - Extrafloral Nectaries
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 5 - DIRT!
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Episode 4 - On transitioning propagations
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Episode 3 - Cachepots and making things easy
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 2 - Be a Croton
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 1: Repotting! Hydrogen bonds, soil physics, and just doing the thing.
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Feb 26, 2021 |