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Nature's Best Pesticide: Fascinating Facts About Praying Mantises
There's a whole lot more to praying mantises than meets the eye, from their fascinating lifecycle to their surprising role in the garden. Let's dive in and discover what makes these creepy crawlies so awesome and great for your garden!
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Top Gifts for Plant Moms in 2024: Shop Now for the Best Gift for Your Plant Lover
Find the perfect gift for the plant mom in your life! Shop our unique selection of the best gifts for plant lovers in 2024.
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Ultimate Houseplant Guide: How to Repot A Plant Successfully Without Killing It
Discover the ultimate guide on how to repot your houseplant successfully without killing it. Get tips on when and how to repot your plant for thriving growth.
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Ways to Naturally Prevent Common Garden Pests and Protect Your Plants
Let's explore the world of indoor plants and delve into the most frequent care mistakes that plant parents tend to make. Whether you're a seasoned indoor plant enthusiast or just starting your plant care journey, this article is worth reading to ensure you're providing the best care for your leafy companions.
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Mastering Indoor Plant Care: Avoiding Common Houseplant Mistakes
Let's explore the world of indoor plants and delve into the most frequent care mistakes that plant parents tend to make. Whether you're a seasoned indoor plant enthusiast or just starting your plant care journey, this article is worth reading to ensure you're providing the best care for your leafy companions.
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Bonsai Trees for Beginners: The Bonsai Empire and Bonsai Tree Care
After spending three weeks in Japan, I'm thrilled to share everything that I learned about the wonderful world of Bonsai.
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The Ultimate Gift Guide to Choosing the Best Gifts for Plant Lovers in 2023
Are you searching for the perfect gift for a plant lover in your life? Whether it's for the holidays, a birthday, anniversary, or just to show your appreciation, check out our gift guide for plant lovers!
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Fall Mushroom Foraging: How to Forage Edible Wild Mushrooms
In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore the art of fall mushroom foraging, teaching you how to identify, harvest, and savor these delicious fungi safely!
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Unveiling the Enigma of Amorphophallus konjac (Voodoo Lily): The Fascinating World of Corpse Flowers
Is this the coolest house plant to own? In my opinion….yes. Well at least I can say with confidence that this is MY PERSONAL coolest HOUSE PLANT in my entire collection!
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Microdosing Psilocybin: Dosing Guide & Unleashing the Potential of Magic Mushrooms
We delve into the fascinating world of microdosing psilocybin, exploring its effects, potential benefits, the different levels of dosing, and the science behind its transformative properties...
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Unlocking the Power of Psychedelic Microdosing: A Path to Wellness
Let's explore the concept of microdosing, its safety, the specific benefits it offers, and its potential for mental health improvement!
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Learn How Mushrooms Grow!
Grow Your Own 🍄 VIBE! Watch our educational videos and learn more about your Urban Botanist Grow-It-Yourself Psilo-Vibe Mushroom kit!
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Edible Ontario!
Ontario is home to hundreds of edible species of indigenous plants and fungi. Foraging is a great way to engage with nature and get outdoors, and it truly becomes a fun treasure hunt for delicious organic varieties! Here is a list of some of the amazing edible plants and fungi you can find in Ontario!
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Worm Manure and It’s Amazing Benefits
When I recently started using worm manure or cricket “crass” *insert poop emoji* I couldn’t believe how beautiful and healthy my indoor and outdoor plants began looking in almost no time at all. However the benefits of worm manure is not only what you can see...
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With sunnier days on the horizon and the growing need to perk up our spaces and our lives with one plant.. or five. Buying a new plant, especially one from your wish list can be over the top exciting. Before throwing down your money and peeling out of the parking lot with your new plant family member here are some things you want to look for to get the most out of your new plant baby and keep your current ones healthy and happy...
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Pet Safe Plants
While plants are an amazing way to add new life to your space leaving your fur babies with your plant babies can be a cause for concern. We’ve compiled some of our favourite pet-safe plants to spruce up your space...
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Cacti Propagation
Cacti are plants from the desert, this means that they thrive in dry, hot conditions. Even though this is not our outdoor climate in Canada, these plants make excellent indoor houseplants! Cacti are low maintenance, easy to care for plants, making them an ideal plant for new gardeners, not to mention great housewarming gifts...
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Cactus Plant Care
Cacti are typically desert-dwelling plants that thrive in dry and hot conditions, but these plants also make excellent, easy to care for, indoor houseplants. Learn the secrets to growing healthy cacti indoors...
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Air Plant Terrarium Care
While larger air plants standalone on a windowsill or tabletop, we love to include their smaller counterparts in our works of living art -- in fact, our “aeriums” are a special kind of terrarium dedicated entirely to air plants! Here’s what you need to know about caring for air plants in glass.
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Air Plant Care
There are several different types of air plants. But there are a couple rules that apply to caring for all air plants...
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Propagating Succulents
Propagating succulents is simple. When your succulent begins spacing out leaves, pick a succulent leaf from the bottom of your succulent. The lower leaves, if not propagated, may begin to winter and therefore fall off. To save your succulent before they fall off and begin to die, pluck the bottom few leaves of your succulent. Propagation is a great way to learn more about plant care and multiply your collection of succulents!
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Learn how to take care of your terrarium with these simple steps. Just as easy as our terrarium workshops is the care for your handmade terrarium. Plant care for cacti and succulents is pretty easy, they just need the right amount of light and water.
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