by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 21, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Last week I wrote about bottom watering plants. That works well as long as you don’t allow your plants to stand in the water too long. Why? What happens to your plant if it stands in water too long? Suffocation and root rot. Drainage hole or cachepot Let’s... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 6, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
I was recently given a beautiful white flowering African violet. I love it! As you can see, it is planted in a clay pot. Let’s discuss clay pots, soluble salts, and what they can do to your plants, especially African violets. Clay pots-are they always the best... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 29, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Recently, I posted pictures of a root-bound ZZ (Zamioculcus zamiifolia) plant on my Instagram account and received quite a few questions about them. I talked about whether I was going to up-pot it or re-pot it because it’s fall here in the northern US and the... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 22, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Have you considered humidity and how it affects your houseplants? Some have argued that humidity isn’t a huge factor when taking of plants, but I beg to differ. I think the humidity level is important for your plants. Most of our houseplants are from rainforests... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 8, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants
Unfortunately, it is already starting to get cold here in the northern United States. (I’m not ready to be back in the house all winter.) The night time temperatures have been dropping into the mid to low 50’s and it is time to bring any tropical... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 20, 2020 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Kitsch, Houseplant Profile
Houseplants underwater? Well, technically they are aquatic plants, but I AM growing them in the house in glass containers so they are “houseplants”, right? Here are some plants that I’m growing underwater in decorative glass containers and they very... 
