The What, Why, and How of Tropical House Plants ( sticky )

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:39:06 +0000

What Exactly Is a Tropical House Plant? First of all, is it supposed to be houseplant ( one word ) or house plant ( two words )? I just googled *house plant*, and it asked me “Did you mean: houseplant”. So Google wants to make it one word. However I looked in my old Webster’s Dictionary, [...]

Plant Time-Lapse Videos

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:24:35 +0000

Here are seven short videos that I found to be really interesting. They are time-lapse videos that show plants recovering from lack of water, plants closing their leaves for the night, plants growing, and plants that move. All of the plants shown can be grown indoors. Individual videos may be selected by clicking the 2nd button [...]

Bringing Tropical Houseplants Indoors for the Hurricane

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:51:11 +0000

I have noticed that, for me at least, when something goes wrong, that’s not the end of it. Something else will go wrong before the first thing is finished. Well, that’s exactly what happened to me the other day here in the Virgin Islands. The first bad thing was Hurricane Omar. By Wednesday, the forecasts were [...]

Yardiac - A Superlative Sponsor

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:49:44 +0000

Something really nice happened to me the other day, so I’m going to post my first “rave” — kind of balance out yesterday’s rant. I’ve been spending some time recently trying to find advertisers, or “sponsors”, as I prefer to call them. I’m not trying to get rich, but it would be nice to have a [...]

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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:52 +0000

This is my first “rant”. Sometimes I get so vexed at the incompetence or laziness, or maybe just simple rudeness of the webmasters of other sites that I have to talk about it. Here’s the latest example . I decided to join a few directories, to publicize Tropical House Plants … just trying to get the [...]

Tropical House Plant Care - How to Water Your House Plants

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:38:02 +0000

Too little water … too much water … either one can cause a plant to die. This article will help you decide exactly how much water to use, and what to do if you get it wrong. What Determines the Amount of Water a Plant Needs? There’s no general rule that works for every plant. It depends [...]