Do your houseplants deserve a little spa day? In Canada, we experience pretty dramatic seasonal shifts. While we do love our gardens, you can only really enjoy it for a portion of the year. Houseplants can be enjoyed yearround, but they do require a bit of maintenance to keep them living their best life. Colin and Brandi discuss seasonal maintenance in today's episode!
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In this weeks episode....
- 00:00 | Introduction
- 02:14 | Should I move my houseplants seasonally?
- 04:30 | Houseplant adversity
- 08:30 | Things to watch for before moving your plants.
- 10:30 | Choosing a designated houseplant maintenance day
- 12:30 | What happens if you can't move your plants?
- 13:52 | Challenge: Change your house lights to grow lights!
- 14:40 | Transplanting/ Repotting Houseplants - Foliage & Flowering
- 22:00 | Propagation - medium, methods and more.
- 26:20 | What did Colin gift Brandi?
- 32:50 | Houseplant soil - mixes & Colin's blend
- 33:30 | The benefits of worm castings
- 34:20 | What do worms like to eat?
- 35:00 | Types of houseplant soil
- 36:20 | 'Super Soil' by Bluesky Organics #NotSponsored
- 40:50 | Fertilizing - when and with what
- 43:05 | My flowering plant isn't flowering :(
- 44:56 | Watering tip: Try using rain water
- 48:00 | Wrap up
- 36:40 | Question of the Week
- 40:15 | Next Week....
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COLIN'S SOIL RECIPE
- 3 parts potting soil
- 1 part charcoal
- 1 part worm casting
CACTUS SOIL BLEND
- 3 Parts Dry Sand
- 2 Parts Perlite
- 2 Parts Heavy Garden Soil
- 1 Part Worm Castings
GAKidsTV Cactus Soil Episode: LINK
Avelida Worm Castings
Bluesky Organics 'Super Soil'
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WATERING LINKS
Does Rainwater Contain Nitrogen?
Green Calgary - Water conservation and rain barrels
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Our question of the week comes from Harry over on Instagram who asks "How do I grow hemp outside in my garden?"
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