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I have had a lot of house plants throughout the years. Some of course have faired better than others; even with a bit of a green thumb. But here’s some basic gardening advice pick plants with a medium dampness as their ideal soil wetness. Medium to high light; as well as medium to slow growth are my recommendations. Firstly with the ideal soil dampness as damp but now wet; it gives one more “Oops’s”, room to work with. This soil wetness type allows for more errors, it can take a little too much water or too little and still fair well. And it should be mentioned almost all plants start from when watered and let them at least become semi-dry before another watering. As for fertilizer, take the recommended dosage for a month and divide it up so 1/3 to 1/4 is in your watering can (a large one), 1 to 2 gallon. It is much less of a shock for a plant to have light fertilizer gradually then once ever 3 months then a lot once every 4 or so times a year. And if you are the type who tends to forget; plant food sticks are a good substitute.As for medium to slow growth, simply put the fast growing plants easily get out of control.The reason for high light to medium is that low light plants tend to burn to easily. Certain plants that are generally hard for most people are cacti, african violets, ferns, ficus’s, certain ivy’s,…Whereas easy plants are, Jades, succulents, palms,philadendron, and spider plants. Reason being the first have rigid light requirements, as well as strict perimeters for the dampness of their soil. I currently own two ficus’s , one jade, one succulent, two miscellaneous tropicals, a fern,and i’m  trying to germinate seeds to start  a Bonsai. So for now thats some basic gardening tips; next time i’ll touch upon more specifics.  

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