Houseplant FAQ’s

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How often should I water my houseplants?

It depends on what type of house plant you have. Some require less water and some more water. Plants that like less water would be plants like Sansevierias, ZZ Plants, Cacti, Succulents, and Chinese Evergreens. Most other houseplants like to be watered every 7-10 days. Be sure to let them dry out in between waterings, this helps their roots grow. However, you have some things that do like to stay moist like most of the fern family. We have a good number of plant care cards on our website. You can find those at; https://www.dothannurseries.com/house-plant-info

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About once a week the leaves at the bottom of my houseplants turn yellow. Why does this happen?

This is typically a sign of overwatering. Remember most houseplants like to dry out in between watering.

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Why do my houseplants have small bugs flying around them? What are they? How do I fix it?

Those are fungus gnats. Pesky little things. The first thing we tell people is fungus gnats show up when you keep your soil too moist, letting your plants dry out in between watering will help this situation.

What are the best houseplants to get started with? How do I choose the right houseplant? What type of watering schedule would you like to have with your new plants? Are you going to want to water a lot or forget about them and hardly water them? Depending on that information we can direct you to the best plants for you to start with.

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Why is water dripping off my houseplants?

It is the plant's way to remove excess water, they also do this to help cool its leaves and the air surrounding them, much like human sweat.

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What type of soil should I use?

We use and recommend the Fox Farm Ocean Forest it has great drainage and plenty of nutrients. We also have our own blend of carnivorous plant food that we recommend for bug-eating plants.

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How often should I repot?

How do I know when my plant needs to be up-potted? Most plants enjoy being root-bound. Once they are completely root-bound and start to display signs of being unhappy that is when we recommend you up-pot them, only increasing the pot size by a couple of inches at most.

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Should I top or bottom water?

This is a completely personal preference.

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What houseplants can I put in a room with zero natural light?

ZZ plants & Sansevierias work great in this type of situation

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Why is my plant leaning all in one direction?

Plants follow the sun, so they will lean to try to get to the sun. You can simply turn your plant when you water and it will start to grow to the other side.

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Why is my cactus/succulent becoming thin and lanky?

They need more sun; they are stretching for the sun and with that, they get thin and lanky.

Do the lights in my home give my house plants nutrients/energy? Wouldn’t that be helpful? Sadly, no, they do not. You can get LED or fluorescent grow lights that will give them the proper type of light.

My houseplants keep dying, am I watering too much? Always make sure you have a well-draining pot for starters. As for the water, It could be too much water or not enough. The best way for us to help you is for you to send us pictures through any of our socials or our cell phone at 334.674.1451