The Tea Bag Trick for Peace Lilies and What Really Makes Them Bloom
I tried burying a tea bag in my peace lily pot. Here is the honest result, the safe way to use tea
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My Hoya Never Bloomed Until I Stopped Cutting Off the Spurs
Why hoyas flower from the same little spurs every year, and the light, watering and feeding that finally made mine bloom.
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A Clear Plastic Cup Saved My Orchid With Rotten Roots
How to trim rotten orchid roots, repot in fresh bark and use a clear cup to watch the new roots grow and
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One Spoon a Month and My African Violet Bloomed Again
A quarter teaspoon of violet food in a jug of water, bottom watering and better light brought my African violet back into
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One Glass a Week and My Anthurium Started Flowering Again
What an anthurium needs to keep producing its glossy red flowers: an airy mix, a weekly glass of water, a weak feed
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One Cup a Week Keeps My Peace Lily Flowering Most of the Year
The weekly check, the right amount of water and the light a peace lily really needs to keep sending up white flowers.
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One Spoon of Fertilizer Woke Up My Stalled ZZ Plant
Why a ZZ plant stops growing, and the simple spring and summer routine that got mine pushing out new shoots again.
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One Cup a Week Is How I Got My Orchid to Rebloom
The gentle weekly routine that got my moth orchid to send up a new flower spike: the right soak, a weak feed
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