Charcoal for Plants

This guide shows how and why to use charcoal in your soil and explains the differences between activated charcoal, biochar, and horticultural charcoal.

Homemade Nitrogen Fertilizer

Rather than buying synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, make your own organic version at home. Here are 2 simple homemade organic nitrogen fertilizer recipes.

Phosphorus and Plants

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient required for plants to grow and thrive, but most plants only need high phosphorus fertilizer if the soil is deficient.

Homemade Natural Phosphorus Fertilizer

Home gardeners and small-scale farms can opt to use DIY phosphorus fertilizers by repurposing meal scraps into homemade phosphorus fertilizer for plants.

Potassium Toxicity in Plants

Potassium toxicity in plants is rare and excess won't cause immediate damage, but over time extra potassium prevents plants from taking up essential nutrients.

Homemade Potassium Fertilizer

All plants need potassium to grow and develop. This guide explains when you need to add it to plants and how to make your own homemade potassium fertilizer.

Why is my plant drooping?

The good news about most drooping plants (as opposed to once the leaves are brown) is it's not too late to save them. There are four main things to check.

Mass Cane Plant Care

The Mass Cane plant is an air-purifying tropical houseplant. Mass cane plant care is so easy that it is a great beginner plant.

Why are there spots on leaves of my houseplants?

From yellow to white to brown, figuring out the root cause of spots on leaves may require some detective work since different causes present similar symptoms.