Houseplants

Tomatoes, peppers, and many other vegetables thrive in hot summer weather. But when temperatures climb above 85°F, or there’s an extended period of dry heat, veggies can wilt away or drop their flowers or premature fruit, diminishing or, in the worst case, destroying the harvest.

Monstera deliciosa, aka Swiss cheese plant, gives any space a tropical, modern look. If you want to expand your indoor jungle for free, this houseplant is easy to propagate into more plants. Here's how to create more plants from your monstera via stem cuttings or air layers. Keep the new plants for yourself or share with friends and family. And if you happen to have a rarer variety, perhaps you could even make a little money on the side.

The holiday cactus has become a generic term for several similar plants. In late fall, you might buy what you think is a Christmas cactus in a fit of seasonal spirit because they look so festive in their foil-wrapped pots. Months later, you may wonder why that plant is suddenly erupting in neon-colored, star-shaped flowers in April. Or perhaps you were gifted a pot of holiday cacti after someone propagated their plant, and now you're wondering when the flower show will start.

Most houseplants benefit from repotting every few years to give their roots space to spread out. Although plants can be repotted in any season if needed, spring is the best time to repot most houseplants. This guide explains why you should repot your houseplants now if possible, plus provides tips to help your leafy lovelies settle into their new pots easier.

If your Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) was a person, it wouldn’t be a sun-worshiper; it would be chilling in the shade. That's because in its native Brazilian rainforest, Christmas cactus lives in the canopy, shaded by taller trees but bathed in a bright, filtered glow.

Pothos are long-lived and hardy houseplants that can live for 30 years or more with proper care. But these vining beauties grow quickly and can become rootbound and stressed if you don’t repot them from time to time. No matter what type of pothos you’re growing, here are the basics on when and how to repot pothos, the best types of pots and substrate for these plants, and more handy repotting tips.