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10 Best Worm Composter Bins For Easy Homemade Compost

  • Aug 29, 2023
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Everyone loves plants and everyone loves pets, so what happens when we bring the two together? Here are the best worm composter bins for your indoor garden.

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Compost Starter 101: When You Need It And How To Make It

  • Aug 07, 2023
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An easy way to reuse your food scraps is by adding them to your soil! Here are our tips on how to make a compost starter.

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Our top pothos fertilizer picks for luscious vines

  • Aug 02, 2023
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Imagine a big, luscious pothos plant with shiny leaves and long climbing vines. If you can imagine it, you can grow it with the help of pothos fertilizer!

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5 reasons to use coffee as fertilizer for your plants

  • Aug 02, 2023
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Eat. Sleep. Drink coffee. Water plants. Repeat. Sound familiar? Add ONE step to your daily routine and learn how to use coffee as fertilizer for your plants!

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Best fertilizer for Monstera plants for gorgeous leaves

  • Aug 02, 2023
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Choose the best fertilizer for monstera to keep your plant producing vibrant new leaves and glowing with health year-round. This is what to look for.

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Fertilizer Burn on Plants? Here’s How to Fix it

  • Aug 02, 2023
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Almost anything can be poisonous in high quantities, and the dreaded FB is one of them. Yep, we’re talking Fertilizer Burn folks! This is what to do about it.

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Fiddle leaf fig fertilizer: How to feed your fiddle leaf

  • Aug 02, 2023
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Still trying to FIGure out your fiddle leaf fig plant? Here is how to use fiddle leaf fig fertilizer for happy plants.

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Homemade phosphorus fertilizer: Easy all natural DIY fertilizer in your kitchen

  • Aug 02, 2023
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient that all plants need to grow. Learn how to make a homemade phosphorus fertilizer your plants will live for here.

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How To Choose The Best Snake Plant Fertilizer

  • Jul 29, 2023
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Choosing the best snake plant fertilizer to get your snake plant glowing is not only about the product, but also timing. Learn more here.

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How To Make Homemade Indoor Plant Fertilizer

  • Jul 29, 2023
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Want to know how to make your own homemade indoor plant fertilizer? Well, we’ve been doing that for two years. Here’s how we did it.

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Organic plant food: my Arber Plant Food review

  • Jul 27, 2023
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Organic plant food does wonders in any garden, indoor or out. This is what’s in organic plant food and how Arber is making it a sustainable source of plant nutrition.

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Fertilizer ratio: The NPK meaning on your fertilizer bottles

  • Jul 12, 2023
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Fertilizer isn’t a one-size-fits-all kinda thing. In this post, we break down the fertilizer ratio and NPK meaning so that you can buy the right fertilizer for your plant babies.

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Here’s the best calathea fertilizer for happy little prayer plants

  • Jul 12, 2023
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The right nutrients will give your calathea the energy it needs to praise the sun year-round. Learn all about calathea fertilizer here.

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Feeding Schedule for Cannabis: What You Need To Know

  • May 09, 2023
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New to growing cannabis? Start here for the complete guide to your feeding schedule for cannabis.

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Rubber plant fertilizer: what your rubber plants need to be happy

  • Apr 06, 2023
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Rubber plants are pretty easy to please, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have needs. Here’s what to look for in a rubber plant fertilizer.

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10 best plant food options for indoor plants (for every kind of plant)

  • Apr 06, 2023
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If your plants have a case of the blahs, give them a boost with plant food. Read about the best liquid plant food options for indoor plants here!

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Plant food vs fertilizer: is plant food the same as fertilizer?

  • Apr 04, 2023
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Unsure of the differences between plant food vs fertilizer? Here, we'll clear up the confusion and detail what's best to use on your indoor plants.

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Here are the best nutrients for cannabis for high yield

  • Mar 11, 2023
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In the world of cannabis cultivation, there’s a lot to know about nutrients. Which marijuana nutrients are the best? The answer is complex, so let’s get started.

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Plant nutrients: What nutrients do plants need to survive and grow?

  • Feb 23, 2023
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What nutrients do plants need to survive and grow? Here, we'll give you an overview of the nutrients plants need for each stage of their life cycle.

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What to do with extra scoby (hint: it’s good for the soil)

  • Feb 23, 2023
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I decided to feed my extra scoby to the worm farm. I am documenting the process so that you can try it on your garden and indoor plants too.

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Vermicomposting for beginners: how to compost indoors for happy plants

  • Feb 15, 2023
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We wanted to know how to compost at home for beginners, so we interviewed a vermicompost expert. Here’s how to get rich nutrient-dense soil fast in this post about composting for beginners.

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The best hydroponic fertilizer for indoor gardening

  • Jan 04, 2023
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We've rounded up some of the best hydroponic fertilizers on the market today.

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How to make worm casting tea in 4 easy steps

  • Nov 25, 2022
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Bring your garden to life with this worm casting tea recipe. Learn how to make worm casting tea in 4 simple steps.

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Here’s how to harvest worm castings

  • Oct 07, 2022
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Harvesting worm castings–sounds fun right?! Actually, yes! Worm compost makes fantastic fertilizers that will make your plants babies very happy. Here’s how to do it.

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how long does compost take to turn into nutritious soil? it depends

  • Aug 01, 2022
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Patience, grasshopper! Usable compost may take some time, but it’s such a great way to turn food into fuel for your plants. So, how long does compost actually take? Let’s break it

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plant experiments: which fertilizer makes plants grow faster

  • Jul 03, 2022
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We love running plant experiments to find out what really works (and doesn’t). Which fertilizer makes plants grow faster? We tested 5 fertilizers to find out.

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dracaena fertilizer: how much and when to fertilize

  • Jun 02, 2022
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Put the pep back in your snake plants with tips from our simple guide for how and when to use dracaena fertilizer.

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here’s how much fertilizer per plant to use

  • May 29, 2022
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Plants have a lot of caretaking needs, but don’t stress. We’ll let you in on our plant-parenting secrets; specifically how much fertilizer your plant babies need!

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semi hydroponics nutrients, according to experts

  • May 25, 2022
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We asked Jennifer how she keeps her indoor plants so happy with her semi hydroponics system. These are her recommendations.

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zz plant fertilizer

  • Apr 07, 2022
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Don’t lose zzz’s at night trying to think of the perfect zz plant fertilizer. We’ll show you the best ways to find the fertilizer match of your dreams so your zamioculcas zamiifolia

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How often to fertilize indoor plants (and what to use)

  • Apr 05, 2022
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Fertilizer gives your plant what soil can’t: A boost of nutrients on demand. Learn exactly how often to fertilize indoor plants in this guide.

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How to test soil pH with a pH meter (and amend soil)

  • Mar 29, 2022
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If you’ve ever accidentally over-fertilized your indoor plants, then you’ll want to learn how to test soil ph with a ph meter. Here’s how.

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