Community

I've had my Monstera deliciosa for about eight months now, and I'm still puzzled by the fenestration. Mine has three new leaves, but only one shows those signature holes. I know it needs maturity and good light, but I'm

I've had my Ficus lyrata for three years now, and I'm finally getting consistent new leaf growth. The trick for me in the Arizona heat was stopping the constant fussing—I watered less, moved it away from the south-facin

I've had my fiddle leaf fig for about eight months now, and I'm finally feeling like we understand each other. It dropped almost every leaf when I first brought it home—I was convinced I'd killed it—but I realized I was

My snake plant is finally pushing out a new leaf after months of doing basically nothing, and honestly I'm not sure what I did differently. I've kept it in the same bright corner, water it every three weeks or so, and i

My fiddle leaf fig finally stopped dropping leaves after I moved it away from the cold vent and stopped watering on a schedule. I was drowning the thing—turns out in my dry climate it needs way less than I thought. Now

I finally figured out why my ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) was growing so slowly—I was watering it way too often. Once I switched to letting the soil dry out completely between waterings, it actually started pushing

I finally got my Monstera deliciosa to fenestrate after two years, and I'm genuinely thrilled. I've read so much about how bright indirect light and maturity drive the fenestration, but seeing those signature holes emer

I've had my ZZ plant for about two years now and honestly it's been the easiest thing I've ever grown. I kept waiting for it to need something, but it just sits in a corner and thrives. My only real lesson: I used to wa

I've had my snake plant for about six months now and I'm still figuring out the watering thing—I keep second-guessing myself because it looks totally fine but I worry I'm not watering enough? Someone told me they basica

I finally figured out why my fiddle leaf fig kept dropping leaves—it wasn't underwatering, it was the cold drafts from my window in winter. Moved it three feet back and it's been solid for months now. The new leaves are

I've had the same pothos for three years and it's finally putting out those massive fenestrated leaves I kept hearing about. Turns out it just needed more light than I initially gave it—I moved it closer to the window a

I've had my Sansevieria trifasciata for about three years now, and I'm convinced it's nearly indestructible—which is exactly why I almost killed it with kindness. I was watering it weekly until the soil stayed perpetual