Houseplant Maintenance

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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• Send us an anonymous voice note HERE
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