House Plant Success For Beginners

Become confident that you too can keep plants alive!

What you'll learn
How to avoid common mistakes that cause plants to die
How to adjust the light in your home or office to help your plants thrive
How to choose the right type of pot for your plant
Where to get house plants and pots for free or cheap
How often to water your plants, and how much
How to propagate your plants to share or multiply them
Which not-so-easy plants beginners may want to avoid
6 low-maintenance, beginner-friendly plants to start out with
Requirements
No previous experience is needed!
Some tips may require modification for students outside North America.
Description
This course is for anyone who likes the idea of having house plants but finds it difficult to keep them alive.Maybe you've had plants before and concluded you have a "black thumb", or maybe you're a complete beginner who likes the idea of house plants but feels overwhelmed by all there is to learn.  Maybe you worry that you're too busy for plants and that caring for them will require too much time and energy.In this course, you'll discover that there are in fact "easy" plants: house plants that are perfect for beginners because they aren't quite as "picky" as others about their environment and thrive with very little maintenance.You'll be introduced to six "low-maintenance" house plants and learn exactly what to do to keep them happy.You'll learn how to easily propagate these plants, meaning divide them so you can share them with friends or put them in multiple areas of your home. You'll also learn…the most common reasons house plants diewhat kind of light your plants need how to easily adjust the lighting to help them thrivewhich high-maintenance house plants beginners may want to avoidwhere to get plants free or cheap what kinds of pots are best and whyAt the end of the course, you'll learn where to get ongoing help to continue your house plant journey.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to House Plants

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Essential Elements for House Plant Success

Lecture 3 Most Common Reasons House Plants Die

Lecture 4 Plants for Beginners to Avoid

Section 2: Beginner Friendly House Plants

Lecture 5 6 Beginner-Friendly House Plants

Lecture 6 Propagation, or How to Share Plants

Section 3: Improving Your Chances of Success

Lecture 7 Intro to This Section

Lecture 8 Variable 1: Light

Lecture 9 Variable 2: Water

Lecture 10 Variable 3: Temperature

Lecture 11 Variable 4: Soil

Section 4: Additional Tips

Lecture 12 Where to Get Plants

Lecture 13 Additional Resources & Final Thoughts

People with no house plant experience who have no idea where to begin,People who have all but given up on house plants and think they may have a "black thumb",Anyone who wants to gain confidence in their ability to care for house plants