Basic Elements for Plant Care

Series Summary

Let's face it- not all of us have a green thumb. Though we try and try, some plants seem to just refuse our tenacity. This can be daunting and discouraging to those who want to enjoy the beauty of live plants at home. However, if you are one of these poor souls that seem to be cursed by plants, there is hope! Sometimes the simplest actions can make your dried up green thumb blossom into a lush and thriving appendage. Of course, there are simple things that a plant needs for survival. Water, soil, sun, and air seem to be the basic building blocks of plant care. So, with the proper combination of these simple elements, a former eyesore household plant could be transformed into the envy of plant lovers everywhere.

In this free video series, let Nicole Pantaleon share some plant care tips for your household plants. She shows you how the simple act of watering a plant can make or break your plant's luster. Learn the symptoms of overwatering and underwatering a plant. Also, learn how to correct these water misfortunes. Nicole gives you tips on the type of pot and soil you should use for household plants. So, if your green thumb has failed you up to now, watch this video series to revive the inner gardener in you.

Video Transcript

"Okay plants are like people. They have certain requirements for life. To maintain a long and healthy life, they need the sunlight, they need air all around them as well as in their root system, they need water, they need nutrition and they need a place to call home. Most of the time plants fail because some of those requirements aren't met. For the most part they can get sun, air, they have a place to live but they fail because they don't usually get enough water and nutrition. You can see this plant has no opportunity to get anything than what you give it. This is a nice healthy plant. You can see that it is growing very beautifully. It has access to sun which is coming through the greenhouse. You have air which is plenty of air around the plant. I had it growing not too close to its friends and all of the plants inside, a lot of air so nothing is rotting inside. I water it and I give it fertilizer so this plant so far is growing very nicely because I am meeting all of its requirements. It has an anchor as a pot to call home because it has to set its roots down somewhere. So far this plant is doing very nicely. If I maintain all these requirements it should grow and have a happy life. "