If youve ever wondered what PLANT SHOCK is. A perfectly healthy plant turned…not so happy.
Most common causes are cold drafts❄️, excessive fertilizing, and outgrowing it’s current pot.
They can bounce back though!!
Keep them away from cold drafts especially if near a sunny window in the winter.
Cut back on fertilizing and watering during the winter. Think of this as hibernation season: let your plant rest to prep for Spring!
Fav client story to date? This Brooklyn couple kept hearing LOUD cracking noises in the middle of the night🪴 Turns our their 13 ft. bird of paradise was BREAKING THROUGH its ceramic pot. They sent a request and I made my way over with a hammer, larger pot and fresh soil💕
1/1 BELIEVE IN YOURSELF DO IT YOURSELF PLANT POT MIXER
Gutted a broken mixer and painted it white. Called up @yourgreenepiece to install the plants and the rest was history.
@BIYDIYrecords
Nursery pots are a great temporary home especially if your plant is brand new! Just know eventually it’ll benefit from a larger pot and fresh soil to thrive 🪴☀️
Houseplants are often sold in plastic pots aka ‘nursery pots’🌱. Most ppl dont know that this should be a TEMPORARY home for your plant because eventually it’ll want to be repotted for 2 main reasons:
2. Fresh nutrients: Your nursery pot has holes at the bottom for drainage which is GREAT! However, everytime you water your plant, it sucks up nutrients from the soil while some of the nutrients are flushed out the bottom! Fresh soil: Fresh nutrients