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Jade Plants are a fun houseplant, it’s no wonder that they’re so popular. Jade plants are relatively easy to grow as long as you have a spot with adequate sunlight. I have a big Jade Plant and I have been letting it fill in for several years. I bought it as a two-foot-long rooted cutting, […]
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I have had my Money Tree for nearly a decade. During that time, I had to prune it back several times because it eventually becomes too big for my space. Money Trees that are well-cared for can grow fairly quickly. It’s common for a Money Tree to need pruning every few years and they generally
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Many of you may have purchased your Euphorbia Trigona as a single stalk, just like me. They grow pretty rapidly, which is a plus. Sometimes they keep growing as a single column rather than branching out, but most of us desire that look of a well-branch Euphorbia Trigona. If you’re wondering, why isn’t my Euphorbia
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My Pachira Aquatica is one of my older plants. It gains height and grows fairly quickly. In my case, every few years it eventually outgrows its space. When this happens, a good pruning is in order. If you have an overgrown Pachira Aquatics, follow this post and I’ll go over my tips for Pachira Aquatica
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I have a pretty big Gold Dust Croton that I have grown from a wee little six-inch plant to over three feet tall (excuse the three-foot-tall toddler for scale in the background). It’s actually three plants in the same pot, but not all of the plants are that tall. I’ve had a long-term goal of
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My ZZ Plant has long been in need of a trim. As you can see from the before picture below, she’s looking a little ragged. The great procrastination is over though. Today I will walk you through ZZ Plant pruning. I will discuss some reasons why you might want to prune your ZZ Plant and
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My pruning shears have been in need of a good clean for a while. Although I preach cleaning and sterilizing your hand pruners all over my blog, I’m not so great at following my own advice. If you’re like me then you probably have a pair of pruning shears that may have hard sticky sap
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A while ago I stuck one of my Crown of Thorns, or Euphorbia Milli, into a cheap bowl from the dollar store that I drilled a hole in. I didn’t have any pots on hand at the time and it was a quick fix. It’s probably been a year or two in the bowl and
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It’s time for another plant maintenance blog. My Silver Pothos, sometimes called a Satin Pothos, was getting a little scraggly. It was time for a much-needed trim. Since Silver Pothos propagate so easily, I will also walk you through how to propagate a Silver Pothos. Below is a picture of my Silver Pothos after its
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A Rhipsalis Burchellii is quite easy to propagate. In fact, it was one of the first plants I ever successfully propagated many years ago. My current plant was grown from a single stem. They grow quite vigorously and my Rhipsalis has been given countless haircuts. This time I decided to document the process for those
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