Episodes

  • Episode 240 - Nutrient deficiencies and interveinal chlorosis
    May 6 2024
    Skip to 16:30 for the actual science, but start at the beginning for cute stories about my kid :)

    The main takeaway here is that fertilizing your plants is good for YOUR mental health (and their health too!). Publication referenced is posted at https://members.ohhappyplants.... - member site is free!!!
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Episode 239 - Why (light) direction matters!
    May 1 2024
    The mechanics of sunlight direction :)
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    18 mins
  • Episode 238 - Medieval “Science” and Root Mealies 🤣
    Apr 22 2024
    Go to 27:30 to skip story time! But also: thank you for the privilege of nerding out for your benefit 💚
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 237 - Time to fertilize!!! Plus: sale announcement :)
    Apr 15 2024
    Hey! Get fertilizing! The light is back, now is TIME! Plus: 2-gallon soil bags on sale - 30% off and TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! Sale ends 4/15/24 at like 11:30pm PST. Also the last like 5-10min is a grief update; may be useful if you lose a spouse in the future, I don’t know 🙃
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    30 mins
  • Episode 236 - How to Water Oh Happy Dirt
    Mar 19 2024
    Here are some watering tips, tricks for putting in non-draining containers (gasp!), and some updates :)
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    53 mins
  • Episode 235 - Peat - hydrophobic or too wet?
    Feb 23 2024
    I got a question from a podcast listener today about peat - does it retain water or repel it? Here’s more info!
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    46 mins
  • Episode 234 - Sneaky mites…
    Feb 22 2024
    Learn to spot spider mites in a few more ways :)
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    9 mins
  • Episode 233 - What’s brown and sticky?
    Feb 17 2024
    A stick! This one is about pruning ficus trees - specifically, how to tell when your twigs are dead, and how far back to prune them :)
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    11 mins