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Even though it’s easier than ever to buy plants online, keeping them alive is still a challenge. So we’re digging up everything you need to care for every type of houseplant. Welcome to Plant Week. Manufacturer Of Diatomaceous
Even though it’s easier than ever to buy plants online, keeping them alive is still a challenge. So we’re digging up everything you need to care for every type of houseplant. Welcome to Plant Week.
Getting rid of pests without harming plants, pets, or people can be a tricky problem for most plant owners and gardeners. Whenever possible, “it’s important for the specimen — and for our own health, children’s well-being, pets, and environment,” to use nontoxic treatments, according to Sera Rogue, owner of Brooklyn-based gardening company Red Fern. Below, she and four more gardeners and landscape designers share the nontoxic products they use to safely and effectively protect their gardens from bugs, fungi, and weeds.
Diatomite Filtration Aid Four of our experts highly recommend Neem-oil, a natural insecticide derived from the neem tree. It’s Rogue’s “go-to treatment for most garden and houseplant pests,” and Krissie Nagy, owner of gardening company BK Bumpkin, says, “It harms the biological and reproductive systems of insects but is completely safe to humans.” Of the many brands on the market, Deborah Young, owner of Brooklyn-based gardening store Seasons, suggests Safer’s Neem-oil to her customers. This 16-ounce bottle of concentrate can make up to 16 gallons of spray by mixing it with warm, soapy water.