We've all been there.
You buy a beautiful houseplant and put it in the prettiest pot and it makes you so very happy.
It's one of the quickest and easiest ways to brighten the mood of any space.
Then, almost as quickly as it came, that happiness fades
with the wilting and eventual death of your cute little desktop plant.
::Play sad violin tune::
Here are the three things that you need to do to end this plant killing cycle:
1. Stop potting plants into containers without drainage holes.
Roots need air to live and planting them into a pot
without holes is condemning them to a slow death by drowning.
Make sure there are holes in the pot and a drain plate to catch the draining water.
Empty that drain plate a few minutes after watering.
2. Stop putting plants into rooms without windows.
Even the most low-light tolerant plants need light to live.
Photosynthesis is a plant's well balanced diet.
There should be enough light to read a book by for most of the day.
3. Stop using the wrong soil for the plant.
Succulents and cactus are a trendy option for bright indoor spaces,
but remember that their needs are different than those of a traditional houseplant.
Traditional houseplants need a good water absorbing potting soil.
Cactus and succulents need the opposite.
They need a sandy well-draining soil and need to dry out between waterings.
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