General Plant FAQs - Flourishing Plants

Potatoes Green Inside: Here’s why and What you Can Do

You just came home after doing groceries, and guess what? The potatoes you bought are green inside. Are these potatoes still edible? Some potatoes are green inside. This happens when...

Roots in Garden Soil: Pros, Cons and Removal Tips

Did you know old garden roots nourish organisms present in the soil, enhance soil organic matter, and result in robust plant growth? Roots in garden soil provide a multi-beneficial environment for...

Using Essential Oils on Plants: 15 Oils and Benefits

The thought of using essential oils on plants might seem like a foreign concept, but it€™s actually quite simple and provides many benefits. Using essential oils on plants can not only help...

Do Carrots Go Bad? Here’s why and What you can do

Carrots are a common vegetable in many American kitchens which will go bad as time passes. However, the shelflife can vary depending on the way they are stored. Carrots will quickly go bad if they...

Using Styrofoam in Soil: What It Actually Does and Alternative

There are plenty of ways to use styrofoam in the garden and sometimes styrofoam can be confused with perlite. Whether it is your veggie garden or container garden, and adding it to soil is not...

Cat Drinking Plant Water: What to Expect & Prevention Tips

We all love cats. We also love to have a few houseplants around. So, it can be a problem if your cat ends up drinking water from the saucer of your houseplant. Cats will drink from a plant saucer...