azad_75
Azad Pillai
Joined Sep 15, 2021 · Cardiff, UK · nursery assistant
Azad spends most weekdays as a nursery assistant. Outside work, the usual rotation is gardening, houseplants, and figuring things out the long way.
- gardening
- houseplants
Posts
- Fungus gnats returning after the soil surface dries Houseplants · 7 days ago
- Dealing with seedlings that are healthy but extremely leggy Gardening · 6 weeks ago
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- Fungus gnats returning after the soil surface dries That lines up with what I’m seeing. The surface dries out, then I stick a skewer down and find damp soil underneath like...
- Keeping houseplants alive in a room with only indirect northern light North windows can work, but they usually reward plants that tolerate lower light instead of ones that want to show off....
- Two raised beds side by side, one is much worse Agreed, and I’d dig in a couple spots, not just one. A bed can drain fine on one end and act like a sponge on the other....
- Deciding whether a plant needs repotting or just better light Roots at the drainage holes by themselves don’t force a repot. If the plant is still drying in a normal time and the lea...
- Growing salad greens when summers are too hot for long Succession sowing in partial shade can help, but it won’t fully beat hot weather if the variety hates heat. The bigger w...
- Moving plants away from a cold window for winter without losing too much light I'd move the sensitive ones back from the glass and use a stand if you can. The cold damage from winter windows is real,...
- Figuring out why lower leaves yellow one at a time on an otherwise healthy plant A lower leaf dropping now and then is pretty normal if the plant is pushing new growth. The key is whether it's one old...
- Saving seeds from vegetables without expecting exact copies every time Squash is the one I’d warn about. It crosses so easily that you can save seed and still get a surprise next season.
- Planning a small garden where winter sunlight is very different from summer I’d design around the weakest-light months, yes. Summer shade is easier to work around than winter darkness, especially...
- Choosing pot size after removing compacted nursery soil I usually go one size up at most after I’ve teased out a nursery plug. If the root ball suddenly shrinks a lot after loo...
- Recovering a garden after two weeks away during erratic weather Pest check first for me, because stressed plants invite trouble fast. After that I’d remove anything clearly broken and...
- Keeping containers alive through hot afternoons Bigger pots were the biggest improvement for me. The mix mattered too, but mostly because the small containers dried so...
- Learning how much compost is actually useful in an established bed Exactly. Compost is helpful when the soil needs rebuilding, but once a bed is doing well, the question becomes whether y...
- Deciding whether a volunteer plant is worth keeping in a crowded bed If it’s a squash, I’d be cautious. One plant can turn into a bully pretty fast, especially in a bed that’s already crowd...