Indoor Gardening

What to Do with a Potted Hydrangea After It Blooms? According to my Tests

What to Do with a Potted Hydrangea After It Blooms? According to my Tests

To answer this question, first, please tell me whether your potted Hydrangea is inside or outside (like on your balcony, yard, and so on). If you keep it outdoors, you should prune its brown flowers and then prepare it for overwintering. Anyway, if your potted Hydrangea is a gif type living indoors (an indoor Hydrangea), after blooming, you should put it in a bright place with indirect sunlight and prepare it for overwintering in a colder place. Yeah, you have to transfer your indoor Hydrangea to a cold place! Actually, you cannot keep it indoors in winter. Do you know…
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How Long Do Indoor Hydrangeas Last? Tested Tips to Raise it

How Long Do Indoor Hydrangeas Last? Tested Tips to Raise it

People often cannot resist the attractive flowers of potted Hydrangeas and finally, they purchase one. But they wonder about lasting their indoor Hydrangea after buying or getting it as a gift. Contrary to what most of my colleague believes, in my experience, indoor hydrangeas last for years if you know how to parent them. Stay with me in this post. Hi, I’m a horticultural consultant. Most nurseries sell potted Hydrangeas as indoor plants; however, I know they aren’t real houseplants. I discussed it in my other post when I answered a frequent question “Is there any indoor Hydrangea?”. Most of…
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Can I Bring My Potted Hydrangea Inside for the Winter?

Can I Bring My Potted Hydrangea Inside for the Winter?

Except for the indoor Hydrangea varieties, most outdoor varieties of Hydrangea can tolerate the harsh days of winter in your garden. Anyway, as I told you in my other post, the soil temperature changes in a pot are faster and more intense in comparison to the ground. Hence you should take precautions to prevent frostbite of your potted Hydrangea roots. I’m a horticultural consultant and listed all you should do in my previous post “Can leave my potted Hydrangea outside in winter?”. Nevertheless, if you think you should bring your potted Hydrangea inside for winter, you must consider tips to see…
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Can I Leave My Potted Hydrangea Outside in Winter?

Can I Leave My Potted Hydrangea Outside in Winter?

As a horticultural consultant, I know that there are two points that I must consider in answering this question: If your potted Hydrangea is a gift or indoor Hydrangea, these varieties cannot tolerate the harsh days of winter, although they must try cold weather to bloom the next year. So, what must we do? I discussed tips for solving this challenge in my other post “Can I Put an Indoor Hydrangea Outside?” I recommend reading it if you have a gift Hydrangea. I can also plant an outdoor variety of Hydrangea in a pot and put it on my Balcony…
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Can you Put an Indoor Hydrangea Outside? Yes, if you Follow my Tips

Can you Put an Indoor Hydrangea Outside? Yes, if you Follow my Tips

Hi, today I’m gonna help you to keep your indoor hydrangea outside and enjoy its showy blooms. As I told you in my previous post, indoor hydrangeas are different from gardening types, however, they are not real houseplants. Actually, indoor hydrangeas are raised to be temporary, which means they were not developed with outdoor performance in mind. A large number of them are not very cold tolerant and will die in winter in areas colder than USDA zone 7 or 8. In addition, indoor Hydrangeas cannot thrive well indoors, so, what we must do? I’m here to share my experience…
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Why Is My Gollum Jade Plant Wrinkled and How to Fix It? According to My Tests

Why Is My Gollum Jade Plant Wrinkled and How to Fix It? According to My Tests

Hi, I’m a horticultural consultant, today, I want to answer one of the frequent questions. Succulent fans often ask me about the Gollum jade plant wrinkled. Based on my experiences the "underwatered gollum jade" is the reason. I always recommend avoiding overwatering to prevent root rot but some succulent parents overdo it and hit their plants with underwatering. Hence, it’s important you know how to water your Gollum Jade Plant. In addition, underwatering is not the only reason of Gollum jade plant wrinkled. So, today, I’ll discuss why is your Gollum Jade plant leaves shrivelling and falling off and teach…
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Optimal Ways for Trailing Jade Light Requirements: According to my Tests

Optimal Ways for Trailing Jade Light Requirements: According to my Tests

The trailing Jade plant is one of my popular houseplants. Providing proper light is key to growing it healthy and preventing from trailing Jade leaves falling off. I keep my own several feet away from my south-facing window (bright indirect sunlight). If your house window is not south-facing, here is all you need for your trailing jade light requirements. Keep reading. Hi, I’m a horticultural consultant. The trailing Jade plant, also known as Peperomia rotundifoliais well known for its cascading habit and round, succulent leaves. As I told above, it will be a low-maintenance plant if thrives in bright, indirect…
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Will Fiddle Leaf Fig Leaves Grow Back? Yes, I Do it by LST Technique

Will Fiddle Leaf Fig Leaves Grow Back? Yes, I Do it by LST Technique

For “fiddle leaf fig leaves grow back” you must gently bend the bare trunk of your fiddle leaf fig to the desired angle, so that you the position the dormant buds on the bare part of the trunk towards the light source. After a while, the new leaves and even branches will appear on its bare trunk. Nice! Keep reading to learn more tips about doing it successfully. Previously I told you some stresses can cause fiddle leaf fig leaves to turn down, brown and finally droop. Although I taught you how to fix it, in this situation, the trunk…
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Etiolated Echeveria afterglow: Deal with and Fix it by Tested Tips

Etiolated Echeveria afterglow: Deal with and Fix it by Tested Tips

Why is my compact Echeveria afterglow growing leggy? Several wrong caring manners lack of enough light, overwatering, and feeding with high-nitrogen fertilizers can cause this problem. However improper light conditions are the most important reason for etiolated Echeveria afterglow Hi, I’m a horticultural consultant, and here I will discuss the reasons for the long stem in Echeveria afterglow, I will help you how to deal with this problem and fix it. After reading this article you can also prevent the leggy growth of your Echeveria afterglow. Keep reading. Echeveria afterglow: A Stunning Succulent The Echeveria afterglow is a true showstopper.…
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Echeveria lola Death Bloom: Expert Tips to Prevent and Deal

Echeveria lola Death Bloom: Expert Tips to Prevent and Deal

Death bloom is a natural part of the lifecycle for some succulents like some Monocarpic Echeveria species. These plants flower once and then die after producing seed. However, Echeveria lola death bloom is not common but some of its varieties tend to it. Hi, I’m a horticultural consultant and here to say: How to detect the signs of Echeveria lola death bloom? How to Prevent it? And, how to deal with and fix death bloom in your lovely Echeveria lola? My points and hints will also help deal with death bloom in other monocarpic succulents. Here are also general tips…
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