by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 9, 2022 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Is leaching important for your plants and why should you do it? That is a great question! What is leaching? Why do you have to do it? Leaching because of soluble salts If you’ve ever had a spider plant tip look like the one below, you’ve battled soluble... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 2, 2022 | African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
What is wick watering? What kind of material should you use? Did you know you should use acrylic wicks? Why? How can we use them to water our plants? I am a member of the African Society of America and I also am a member of a local group here in SE Michigan. Most of... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 26, 2022 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
There has been some controversy over the propagation cups used by houseplant growers to start their plants. I originally wrote this blog post in 2016 and wanted to update it with some more information about these cups. October 2016 I recently bought my 6th variety of... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 3, 2022 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help
This orchid flower looks amazing, right? I think so, too. I can’t believe I found scale on this phalaenopsis orchid flower! It has been sitting on my kitchen table, greeting me every morning. I’ve had the plant for a while and it blooms reliably and is so... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 6, 2022 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Uncategorized
One of the most asked questions I get is, “Why are my houseplant’s leaves turning yellow?”. There are many reasons why this could happen. We need to narrow it down to the type of plant and the environment it is growing in. Yellow Plants Many plants... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 29, 2022 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
How do drainage material and perched water table affect your plant? That’s a great question. You may be asking what a perched water table is and I am going to attempt to explain it the best I can. I do know that drainage material in the bottom of a pot, whether...
