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Houseplant Parenting Course - Indoor Plant Tips & Advice

Indoor plants

In this course we will cover

  • Picking the right plant
  • Watering
  • Light
  • Safety around pets
  • Cleaning your plant
  • Plants and humidity
  • Choosing the right soil
  • Pruning
  • Bugs
  • Winter plant care
  • Dropping leaves

Episode 1: How do I pick the right indoor plants?

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11 Videos

18 min

Play Lesson 1

11 Videos

18 min

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episode 1

How do I pick the right indoor plants?
  • Location
  • Recreating their natural habitat

1:04

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episode 2

How much should I water my plant?
  • Overwatering
  • Check soil
  • Drainage
  • Watering gadgets

2:39

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episode 3

How much light does my plant need?
  • All plants need some natural sunlight
  • Direction of your windows
  • Proximity to window
  • Drooping plants

1:45

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episode 4

Are my plants harmful if my pets or kids eat them?
  • Completely harmless plants to your pets or kids
  • Plant toxicity details
  • Hanging planters and tall shelves

1:04

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episode 5

Do I need to clean my plant's leaves?
  • Dust on your plant’s leaves prevents sunlight
  • Monthly cleaning
  • Examine for any signs of stress or disease

1:12

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episode 6

How do I know which indoor plants need humidity?
  • Tropical climate plants
  • Rooms with higher humidity
  • Misting your plants
  • Creating microclimates

1:12

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episode 7

How do you find the right soil and fertiliser for house plants?
  • Healthy plant food to keep up strength
  • Best time of year to fertilise
  • Repotting with fresh soil
  • Multipurpose soil

1:12

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episode 8

Should I trim - or ‘prune’ - my houseplant?
  • Refreshing your plants by pruning
  • Trimming leaves
  • Removing dead flowers

1:05

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episode 9

What to do when my plant has bugs?
  • Spotting unwelcome visitors
  • Removing bugs
  • Insecticidal spray
  • Mould on your plant’s soil

1:38

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episode 10

Should I change how I look after my plant during winter?
  • Radiator heat can
  • Radiators and underfloor heating
  • Accommodating for less daylight
  • Slower plant growth

1:35

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episode 11

Why are my plant’s leaves falling off?
  • Plant lifecycle
  • Readjusting to environmental change
  • Brightness levels
  • Overwatering

1:31

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episode 12

Why are there different types of soil for plants?
  • Potting soil, the ideal mixture of available nutrients
  • Provide support for the growing plant, adequate drainage
  • Replacing your soil
  • Aeration around the roots

1:37

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episode 13

Should I re-pot my plant?
  • Checking your plants roots
  • Drainage holes
  • The right amount of soil

4:22

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episode 14

How do I grow a plant from cuttings, offsets and division?
  • Growing new plants from existing ones
  • Best time of year to propagate
  • Three main ways include: cutting, division, and replanting of offsets
  • How to propagate

7:17

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episode 15

How can I control the shape or direction that my plant grows?
  • Tall houseplants can grow outwards rather than upwards
  • Supports for climbing plants
  • Using plant ties

1:47

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episode 16

How to make natural pesticide, fungicide and fertiliser
  • Diagnosing plant illness
  • Chemical pesticides can contain lots of toxins
  • Natural pesticides are safer for pets and kids

3:16

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