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Charlie’s Mid January Newsletter
All About Houseplants: Webinar and Stories
January is a great time to up your houseplant game. Greenhouses have new shipments of beautiful houseplants and you have time to repot, evaluate and fix your existing plants. I’m here to help! In this newsletter I highlight my Webinar, All About Houseplants, where I talk in depth about light, watering, fertilizing, humidity and pest control of your plants. I also offer lots of houseplant ideas for your home. Check it out below.
I also provided links to articles on my website about houseplants. The three I chose for this newsletter are Easy Houseplants Orchids and Clivia. Read more about those here as well.
Until next time I’ll be seeing you, in the garden.
Charlie
All About Houseplants Webinar
Houseplants have become more popular and everyone seems to have some new and old houseplants that are in varying degrees of health. In his webinar, I talk All About Houseplants. I start by highlighting houseplants for special situations. For example, houseplants for low light areas, houseplants for those that forget to water, and houseplants for color and texture. Then I talk about some new varieties of houseplants that are more colorful for their leaves and flowers and easy to grow. Finally, I talk about care. What’s the best lighting, temperature, watering and fertilizing schedule and pest controls for your plants.
In this All About Houseplants Webinar, I talk about choosing the right houseplant for your light, temperature and care conditions. There are some houseplants that are almost fool proof. I discuss new varieties of houseplants that add unusual color and texture. And I go through the basics of houseplant care. Here’s some of the topics I address.
Lists of houseplants for specific conditions such as low light and low water needs. Some new varieties of houseplants that add pop and color to your indoor garden. Determining how much light you have in your room for growing houseplants. How much water to give your houseplants so they thrive. When and how to water. Fertilizing houseplants. Sleuthing common problems with houseplants.
Go here to learn more and to purchase my All About Houseplants Webinar
More on Houseplants…
Easy Houseplants to Grow
Read or listen to this short podcast about some Easy to Care for Houseplants. I talk about Snake Plants, Chinese Evergreens, Caste Iron Plant, Oxalis and Dracena houseplants as some of the best to grow and easiest to care for, even in low light conditions.
Learn more about easy houseplants to grow here
How to Grow Orchids Indoors
Many gardeners stay away from growing orchids indoors because they believe they’re too difficult. That may be true for some orchids, but not the Moth Orchid. This widely available and beautiful orchid is simple to grow in the right location and, with a little care, will flower for months and reflower each year. I talk about growing Moth Orchids in this short podcast.
Learn how to grow orchids here
How to Grow: Clivia
This stunning houseplant is a long lived beauty in the home. The green, strap-like leaves make for a nice houseplant and the lack of need for lots of light and watering make is more carefree. If you follow my directions in this short podcast, you’ll also learn how to stimulate Clivia to produce these stunning orange flowers in late winter. Read or listen to my podcast here.
Learn how to grow clivia here
