Plant Care Articles and Insights

Winter Sowing Seeds Outside: The Method That's Changing Everything for Zone 4-6 Gardeners

Winter Sowing Seeds Outside: The Method That's ...

Lauren Cain

Winter sowing seeds outside in milk jugs is changing seed starting for zone 4-6 gardeners. How it works, what to sow, and why the seedlings are tougher.

Winter Sowing Seeds Outside: The Method That's ...

Lauren Cain

Winter sowing seeds outside in milk jugs is changing seed starting for zone 4-6 gardeners. How it works, what to sow, and why the seedlings are tougher.

Organic Gardening Tips for Fall: What Most Gardeners Skip (And Regret in Spring)

Organic Gardening Tips for Fall: What Most Gard...

Lauren Cain

The organic gardening tips for fall that most gardeners skip and regret in spring. Seven simple fall garden prep moves that set up an easier next season.

Organic Gardening Tips for Fall: What Most Gard...

Lauren Cain

The organic gardening tips for fall that most gardeners skip and regret in spring. Seven simple fall garden prep moves that set up an easier next season.

How to Keep Houseplants Thriving When the Heat Goes Off in Fall

How to Keep Houseplants Thriving When the Heat ...

Lauren Cain

Keep houseplants thriving in fall when the furnace comes on and daylight fades. How to adjust light, water, humidity, and houseplant fertilizer right.

How to Keep Houseplants Thriving When the Heat ...

Lauren Cain

Keep houseplants thriving in fall when the furnace comes on and daylight fades. How to adjust light, water, humidity, and houseplant fertilizer right.

Massilia: The Root-Zone Bacteria That Weathers Minerals Into Plant Food

Massilia: The Root-Zone Bacteria That Weathers ...

Lauren Cain

Meet Massilia, a root-zone soil bacterium that weathers minerals into plant-available food. What it does, why it matters, and why it is in Elm Dirt Plant Juice.

Massilia: The Root-Zone Bacteria That Weathers ...

Lauren Cain

Meet Massilia, a root-zone soil bacterium that weathers minerals into plant-available food. What it does, why it matters, and why it is in Elm Dirt Plant Juice.

What Happens to Soil Microbes in Winter? (The Answer Surprised Me)

What Happens to Soil Microbes in Winter? (The A...

Lauren Cain

Do soil microbes die in winter? The surprising answer: most go dormant, not dead, and some stay active under the snow. Here is what really happens.

What Happens to Soil Microbes in Winter? (The A...

Lauren Cain

Do soil microbes die in winter? The surprising answer: most go dormant, not dead, and some stay active under the snow. Here is what really happens.

The Complete Guide to Overwintering Tropical Plants (So They're Ready to Thrive Again in Spring)

The Complete Guide to Overwintering Tropical Pl...

Lauren Cain

 A step-by-step guide to overwintering tropical plants indoors so they survive winter and come back thriving in spring: light, humidity, watering, feeding.

The Complete Guide to Overwintering Tropical Pl...

Lauren Cain

 A step-by-step guide to overwintering tropical plants indoors so they survive winter and come back thriving in spring: light, humidity, watering, feeding.