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The Houseplant Coach

Get to the root of your houseplant problems with The Houseplant Coach! Whether you're a new plant parent or have a decades-old indoor jungle, you'll learn fabulous things. Join 'professional plant nerd' Veronica as she explores the not-so-common answers to many common houseplant maladies.

Episode 212 - Root Hairs 😍

61 hours 44 mins; May 01, 2023

Episode 211 - ‘Hardening Off’ and Plant Sunburn

21 mins; April 10, 2023

Episode 210 - Pest Diagnosis!

56 mins; March 29, 2023

Episode 209 - Staghorns, grace, and soil sales :)

18 mins; March 19, 2023

Episode 208 - Latin pronunciation and not being a snob

20 mins; March 09, 2023

Episode 207 - Grief Plants (the ones that lived)

36 mins; February 27, 2023

Episode 206 - Actinomycetes and seed meals

14 mins; February 18, 2023

Springtime adjustments, soil mixing pdf!

6 mins; February 14, 2023

Episode 204 - The Ladybug Update

42 mins; February 08, 2023

Episode 203 - Start your damn business!

57 mins; February 07, 2023

Episode 202 - 1500 Ladybugs

21 mins; February 05, 2023

Episode 201 - Dracaena tip and updates

26 mins; January 19, 2023

Episode 200 - Seasonal plant purchasing and more!

45 mins; January 03, 2023

Episode 199 - Ready to get fertilizing again?

13 mins; December 27, 2022

Episode 198 - Arctic Blasts

24 mins; December 21, 2022

Episode 197 - Scared to mix soil?

17 mins; December 12, 2022

Episode 196 - Mental illness and plant care

19 mins; December 10, 2022

Episode 195 - Thermal load, ZZ tips, and a future project

39 mins; November 30, 2022

Episode 194 - Winter leaf loss - normal? Nope!

11 mins; November 30, 2022

Episode 194 - Thermal Load Tip

7 mins; November 28, 2022

Episode 193 - A different use for spinosad

34 mins; November 26, 2022

Episode 192 - OHP Sale is on! Plus weirdo holiday ideas.

21 mins; November 21, 2022

Episode 191 - How to tell if a plant is “thirsty”

31 mins; November 20, 2022

Episode 190 - Grief (trigger warning)

15 mins; November 10, 2022

Episode 189 - Planty Shenanigans

18 mins; October 27, 2022

Episode 188 - “Tolerant of Low Light” is Pure BS

16 mins; October 26, 2022

Episode 187 - Root Rot and Common Pest Issues

20 mins; October 25, 2022

Episode 186 (take 2): Supporting highly variegated plants :)

11 mins; October 24, 2022

Episode 185 (take 2): Leaves and Light

23 mins; October 24, 2022

Episode 186 - High variegation going brown?

19 mins; October 22, 2022

Episode 185 - Leaves + Light

21 mins; October 21, 2022

Episode 184 - CAM and other plant magic :)

16 mins; October 20, 2022

Episode 183 - Respectful Plant Parenting

44 mins; October 19, 2022

Episode 182 - Winter Begonia Care

25 mins; October 15, 2022

Episode 181 - Silica!

10 mins; October 09, 2022

Episode 180 - Recognizing signs of pests and drought

44 mins; October 04, 2022

Episode 179 - Interested in starting a small business?

5 mins; September 28, 2022

Episode 178 - Sulfur!

44 mins; September 26, 2022

Episode 177 - PSA: Plants & Cold Temps

30 mins; September 18, 2022

Episode 176 - Don’t repot a drought stressed plant!

14 mins; September 16, 2022

Episode 175 - Re-potting Huge Plants (part 2)

25 mins; September 13, 2022

Episode 174 - Repotting Huge Plants (and watering/soil tips)

44 mins; September 08, 2022

Episode 173 - Fall, moss poles, and starting a business

44 mins; September 04, 2022

Episode 172 - Considerations for the End of Summer

45 mins; August 19, 2022

Episode 171 - Generosity and Boundaries in Business

15 mins; August 11, 2022

Episode 170 - Plant App PSA

40 mins; August 08, 2022

Episode 169 - Peperomia disease!

26 mins; August 07, 2022

Episode 168 - Starting a Houseplant Business?

45 mins; July 31, 2022

Episode 167 - “Bright Indirect” Lies

44 mins; July 25, 2022

Episode 166 - Holy heck, what happened to summer?

43 mins; July 21, 2022

Episode 165 - Firing Leaves

45 mins; July 01, 2022

Episode 164 - Terracotta vs. Everything Else

45 mins; June 28, 2022

Episode 163 - DEATH PLUGS and why they’re not ;)

43 mins; June 27, 2022

Episode 162 - SUMMER!

45 mins; June 27, 2022

Episode 161 - Growth After Repotting

45 mins; June 16, 2022

Episode 160 - The Nonsense Episode

28 mins; June 09, 2022

Episode 159 - Why Isn’t Your Plant Growing?

45 mins; June 07, 2022

Episode 158 - The Secret to Chonks

34 mins; June 04, 2022

Episode 157 - Foliar Feeding

43 mins; June 01, 2022

Episode 156 - Chopstick Aeration (don’t do it)

35 mins; May 24, 2022

Episode 155 - Grow Lights!

43 mins; May 20, 2022

Episode 154 - On dead leaves and perfection.

14 mins; May 17, 2022

Episode 153 - Scale!

44 mins; May 15, 2022

Episode 152 - More fungus gnat treatments!

20 mins; May 11, 2022

Episode 151 - Microphytic Crust!

28 mins; May 09, 2022

Episode 150 - Announcing CLASSES!!!

35 mins; May 06, 2022

Episode 149 - How to Choose a Snake Plant!

44 mins; May 05, 2022

Episode 148 - Root Rot and more!

44 mins; May 02, 2022

Episode 147 - Bringing plants outside this summer!

31 mins; April 22, 2022

Episode 146 - Alocasias having babies, Drumstick update

9 mins; April 21, 2022

Episode 145 - The Drumstick Episode

14 mins; April 20, 2022

Episode 144 - Leave That Algae Alone!

8 mins; April 19, 2022

Episode 143 - Q&A: Leaf Sheaths!

33 mins; April 18, 2022

Episode 142 - Q&A: How do I water Oh Happy Dirt?

44 mins; April 17, 2022

Episode 141 - Q&A: Should I put leca in soil?

29 mins; April 14, 2022

Episode 140 - Q&A: Browning Tips!

29 mins; April 13, 2022

Episode 139 - “Just the Tip” and Other Lies

45 mins; April 11, 2022

Episode 138 - Worm Castings 😁

21 mins; March 30, 2022

Episode 137 - A different kind of plant business idea :)

23 mins; March 29, 2022

Episode 136 - Moving MASSIVE plants!

18 mins; March 28, 2022

Episode 135 - When to use a moss pole!

44 mins; March 23, 2022

Episode 134 - On stewardship, outdoor gardening, and biochar magic :)

44 mins; March 23, 2022

Episode 133 - Garden Center and Grocery Store Finds

44 mins; March 16, 2022

Episode 132 - Air Layering!

32 mins; March 11, 2022

Episode 131 - Conventional Fertilizers

24 mins; February 20, 2022

Episode 130 - Embracing ‘Fallow’

24 mins; February 19, 2022

Episode 129 - Is it repotting or self care?

43 mins; February 16, 2022

Episode 128 - Cystoliths

30 mins; February 14, 2022

Episode 127 - Q&A: Are Mycelium a Fertilizer?

17 mins; February 10, 2022

Episode 126 - Set your plants up for success!

41 mins; February 06, 2022

Episode 125 - Understanding Dormancy, part 2

36 mins; February 02, 2022

Episode 124 - Exploring Dormancy, part 1

43 mins; February 02, 2022

Episode 123 - DIRT! Part 2

36 mins; January 31, 2022

Episode 122 - Strings of Pearls (part 2)

12 mins; January 26, 2022

Episode 121 - Strings of Pearls (part 1)

45 mins; January 26, 2022

Episode 120 - Fiddles!

44 mins; January 25, 2022

Episode 119 - Grow Light Recommendation!

13 mins; January 23, 2022

Episode 118 - On Self-Love and Plants

31 mins; January 22, 2022

Episode 117 - Lumens vs Foot-Candles

32 mins; January 20, 2022

Episode 116 - How to deal with a frozen plant

25 mins; January 16, 2022

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