How to Rebloom an Orchid: What Actually Triggers a New Flower Spike
Getting an orchid to rebloom seems tricky at first, as you can have a healthy-looking orchid with big green leaves and a healthy root system, but it just doesn't seem to flower. The shift is knowing...
How to Water Orchids: What I Learned From Testing the Myths Myself
Orchids have a bit of a reputation for being tricky to care for, but in my experience, most of the time, successful orchid care comes down to watering with not too much and not too little. After...
Brown mint leaves are a symptom that looks like it would be attributable to 1 problem, but it can actually be due to several reasons (just to be confusing!). What I have learned from growing mint is...
Why Are My Tomatoes Splitting? (And Why the Type of Split Matters)
There is nothing more galling to a gardener than seeing a tomato you have loved and nurtured develop a split in the skin. Tomato splitting its skin is one of the most common problems in gardens...
Why Are My Tomatoes Not Turning Red? (The Answers Are More Surprising Than You’d Think)
A vine with plump, glossy-looking green tomatoes that are inexplicably refusing to turn a shade of red is very frustrating in the Summer months and yet a common perplexing problem! You have...
Why Are My Tomato Leaves Curling? (Read This Before You Panic)
In my experience, when new gardener see their tomato leaves curling, it can often cause panic, and their instinct is to water the plant more, use a fertiliser, or spray it, and that can actually make...
