Ep. 119 - Houseplant Fertilizers 101

with Horticulturist Miles Jonard

How much do you know about fertilizing your houseplants?

…and how much do we know? After a radically honest discussion of our own routines, Miles from The Plant Store is back to answer our questions, dispel some myths, AND participate in our fertilizer lightening round. Are liquids better than slow-release pellets? Is "organic" mostly about marketing? What about DIY fertilizers? Some of his answers may surprise you!

Mentioned in this episode:

• our routines and practices around fertilizer today, how we started out with supplying nutrition to our plants early in our plant parenthood, and lessons we learned along the way

• “up, down, and all-around” and how to apply this in your plant care routine

• how to make sense of the labels and ingredients - NPK, micronutrients, modes of application, concentration strength - and how to use pick the right fertilizers for the right plants and your care practices

• DIY fertilizer solutions… do they work?

• when conventional fertilizer routines aren’t going to work for some plants, and the importance of doing a little research before starting a fertilizer routine for a specific plant

• Check out The Plant Store on Instagram!

some of Matthew’s favorite fertilizers