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Do your houseplants deserve a little spa day? In Canada, we experience pretty dramatic seasonal shifts. While we do love our gardens, you can only really enjoy it for a portion of the year. Houseplants can be enjoyed yearround, but they do require a bit of maintenance to keep them living their best life. Colin and Brandi discuss seasonal maintenance in today's episode! ************************* In this weeks episode.... 00:00 | Introduction 02:14 | Should I move my houseplants seasonally? 04:30 | Houseplant adversity 08:30 | Things to watch for before moving your plants. 10:30 | Choosing a designated houseplant maintenance day 12:30 | What happens if you can't move your plants? 13:52 | Challenge: Change your house lights to grow lights! 14:40 | Transplanting/ Repotting Houseplants - Foliage & Flowering 22:00 | Propagation - medium, methods and more. 26:20 | What did Colin gift Brandi? 32:50 | Houseplant soil - mixes & Colin's blend 33:30 | The benefits of worm castings 34:20 | What do worms like to eat? 35:00 | Types of houseplant soil 36:20 | 'Super Soil' by Bluesky Organics #NotSponsored 40:50 | Fertilizing - when and with what 43:05 | My flowering plant isn't flowering :( 44:56 | Watering tip: Try using rain water 48:00 | Wrap up 36:40 | Question of the Week 40:15 | Next Week.... ************************* COLIN'S SOIL RECIPE 3 parts potting soil 1 part charcoal 1 part worm casting CACTUS SOIL BLEND 3 Parts Dry Sand 2 Parts Perlite 2 Parts Heavy Garden Soil 1 Part Worm Castings GAKidsTV Cactus Soil Episode: LINK Avelida Worm Castings Bluesky Organics 'Super Soil' ************************* WATERING LINKS Does Rainwater Contain Nitrogen? Green Calgary - Water conservation and rain barrels ************************* QUESTION OF THE WEEK Our question of the week comes from Harry over on Instagram who asks "How do I grow hemp outside in my garden?" Do you have a question or a comment for the Helpful Gardeners? Send us an anonymous voice note HERE send us an email [email protected] or find our question of the week every Tuesday on our Instagram NEXT WEEK We're Turn in Sunday's 8AM MST for more fun with the helpful gardeners!
