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How to Repot Your Cacti: A Guide for Beginners

How to Repot Your Cacti: A Guide for Beginners

by Jen Greene | Mar 24, 2021 | Astrophytum, Cacti, Gymnocalycium

It’s one thing to bring a cactus home from the nursery or hardware store, and another to actually get it out of the pot and into a new one.  For the absolute novice, figuring out how the navigate the spines can be daunting, as well as figuring out what...
Care Diary: How to Care for Lapidaria margaretae, the Karoo Rose

Care Diary: How to Care for Lapidaria margaretae, the Karoo Rose

by Jen Greene | Mar 17, 2021 | Mesembs, Succulents

Caring for the Karoo Rose, or Lapidaria margaretae, is refreshingly easy and straightforward for a mesemb. Similar to Split Rocks, they are a fairly forgiving species that puts up with most novice mistakes. It’s the lone species in its genus, although it used to...
Are You Paranoid Or Are Those Spidermites: Identifying and Treating The Dreaded Pests

Are You Paranoid Or Are Those Spidermites: Identifying and Treating The Dreaded Pests

by Jen Greene | Mar 10, 2021 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants

As your plant collection grows and you add more and more rare plants, a certain type of paranoia starts to creep in. It doesn’t matter who you are, you will develop The Fear.  Is that yellow spot from spidermites?! If you’ve never had them, the paranoia is...
Why Plants Are Shipped The Way They Are

Why Plants Are Shipped The Way They Are

by Jen Greene | Mar 3, 2021 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants

Bless the internet. Thanks to people all over the world connecting online, the spread of information and online sales has skyrocketed. Pile on a great big heaping serving of global pandemic, and this past year has been absolutely bonkers for online sales, including...

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