The What, Why, and How of Tropical House Plants

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What Exactly Is a Tropical House Plant? First of all, is it supposed to be houseplant ( one word ) or house plant ( two words )? I just googled *house plant*, and it asked me “Did you mean: houseplant”. So Google wants to make it one word. However I looked in my old Webster’s Dictionary, [...]

Christmas Plants in the Virgin Islands

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in the Virgin Islands. Here are some pictures of some of the seasonal plants that let us know we’re approaching the holiday season — since it snows only very rarely here in St. Thomas. The Christmas plants with flowers have them only during this time of [...]

Tropical House Plant Care - Fertilizing House Plants

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I forgot to pinch off the blooms on this coleus. Your plants basically need two types of nourishment to survive: water and minerals. They get minerals by absorbing them from the damp soil through their roots. Outdoor plants can often gather all the minerals they need from their surroundings by themselves. However, houseplant care requires more [...]

Some Pictures of My Houseplants

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It’s been almost a year since my last post. I was busy trying to make some money online, so I neglected this blog. But that’s going to change. While I’m trying to monetize the blog, I thought you might like to see some pictures of my houseplants, most of which were taken recently. Since I live [...]

Plant Time-Lapse Videos

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Here are seven short videos that I found to be really interesting. They are time-lapse videos that show plants recovering from lack of water, plants closing their leaves for the night, plants growing, and plants that move. All of the plants shown can be grown indoors. Individual videos may be selected by clicking the 2nd button [...]

Bringing Tropical Houseplants Indoors for the Hurricane

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I have noticed that, for me at least, when something goes wrong, that’s not the end of it. Something else will go wrong before the first thing is finished. Well, that’s exactly what happened to me the other day here in the Virgin Islands. The first bad thing was Hurricane Omar. By Wednesday, the forecasts were [...]