Indoor plants are the home décor staple that will never go out of style. They are beautiful, vibrant elements that can make any room spring to life. But for many, the biggest challenge is caring for them properly. To help out new plant owners as they begin to decorate their home, Redfin reached out to
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Liquid vs. Slow Release Fertilizer
What’s the difference between liquid and slow release fertilizer? Liquid fertilizer is instantly available for your plant to use and slow release fertilizer breaks down over time for your plant to use. Liquid fertilizer can be purchased as a powder or liquid that is further diluted by mixing into water. Slow release fertilizer is a
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Why your plants need drainage
One of the most frequent pieces of advice we offer our customers and want to share with you is the idea of drainage for your plants. We’re focusing specifically in this video on drainage for plants in containers. The best way to explain drainage is to actually show it in action. And to start we’re
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Wondering how big your bedding plants will grow? Here’s your answer.
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How We Manage The Bad Bugs In Our Greenhouse
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The Mighty Micronutrients: Keeping the Plant Growing
This post was co-authored by my awesome husband Tanner Pollack. Tanner’s background is agronomy (the science of growing crops) with a focus on crop production. He runs an agronomy consulting business and farms in Northern Alberta. Part 5: #TheNutritionSeries Ok. We lied. Originally we said this was going to be a 4 part series but
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What job does Sulphur, Calcium, and Magnesium have in our plants?
Secondary and Tertiary Macronutrients Part 4: #TheNutritionSeries This post was co-authored by my awesome husband Tanner Pollack. Tanner’s background is agronomy (the science of growing crops) with a focus on crop production. He runs an agronomy consulting business and farms in Northern Alberta. During our last post we explored Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium
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#TheNutritionSeries Part 3: “The Big 3”
This post was co-authored by my awesome husband Tanner Pollack. Tanner’s background is agronomy (the science of growing crops) with a focus on crop production. He runs an agronomy consulting business and farms in Northern Alberta. In our last blog, we looked at the macronutrients that are abundant all around us – carbon, oxygen, and
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Why you need chemicals to grow your plants (and shouldn’t be afraid of them)
#TheNutritionSeries Part 2 This post was co-authored by my awesome husband Tanner Pollack. Tanner’s background is agronomy (the science of growing crops) with a focus on crop production. He runs an agronomy consulting business and farms in Northern Alberta. Why you need chemicals to grow your plants (and shouldn’t be afraid of them)