PlantRx

In this, like every episode, Costa Farms IPM Manager Michelle (IPM means she works with beneficial bugs!) and Horticulturist Justin help answer your most common houseplant questions/problems. The Q&A Michelle and Justin highlight this time include: 1) How you can keep your earth star colorful (if it's gone from red to green) 2) What you can do if you see springtails in your plant's potting mix 3) Whether Xanthosoma lindenii (aka Calathea lindenii, aka Phyllotaenium lindenii) goes dormant in the

Enjoy more beautiful and healthy houseplants with the help of the Costa Farms team! In the sixth episode of our indoor plant podcast, we share: 1) Information about our potting mix (hint: It's coconut coir and shredded wood, two renewable resources) 2) What it means if you see sooty mold, a benign black fungi that grows on honeydew (the droppings of several different kinds of insect pests) 3) What you need to know about bright light (it doesn't necessarily mean direct sun through your window, but

Enjoy more beautiful and healthy houseplants with the help of the Costa Farms team! In the fifth episode of our plant podcast, we share tips for: 1) Overwintering tropical hibiscus in cold climates (yes, you can grow them from year to year, even in Minnesota!) 2) Combatting the dreaded mealybug on houseplants (it can be a long fight) 3) What you can do with your shingle vine (Rhaphidophora hayi) when it climbs taller than the board it's growing on. Plus we talk about whether or not you really

Grow happier houseplants with the help of the Costa Farms team! In the fourth episode of our plant podcast, we talk whether you really need to use distilled water for Calatheas and other indoor plants, go over how to treat sunburn on your plants leaves (unfortunately rubbing Aloe on it won’t quite do the trick), clear up why you might see in your plant’s soilwhat looks like, but definitely isn’t, bug eggs.   Plus Justin gets to brag about his brand new Passiflora hybrid! In each episode Costa

Grow happier houseplants with the help of the Costa Farms team! In the third episode of our plant podcast, we share tips for keeping polka dot begonia (Begonia maculata) happy and healthy, talk about why you might consider using beneficial insects in your home to combat pests (and why we use them at our farm. Hint: one of the reasons is that it's part of our sustainability efforts), and discuss growing flowering anthurium. Plus we talk about whether or not you should use gravel in the bottom of your

Get expert recommendations for low-light houseplants (including pothos, ZZ plant, sansevieria, and aglaonema), tips to get rid of spider mites on your houseplants (want to do it the natural way? Try Persimilis!), and find out how to get your Monstera deliciosa to grow faster. Plus, learn about growing Anthurium clarinervium from seed, and more. In each episode Costa Farms IPM Manager Michelle (IPM means she works with beneficial bugs!) and Horticulturist Justin help answer your most common

Welcome to the Costa Farms podcast. Michelle and Justin jump into helping you solve common houseplant questions/problems. In this episode, they cover: When should you repot your new houseplant? Do you need to do it right away? Should you do it right away? How do you deal with fungus gnats in your houseplants? Are there natural ways to get rid of these insect pests? What do you need to do to get your Raven® ZZ plant to grow faster? Check out our other episodes for answers to your questions about