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Aaron Deacon, owner of Bios Nutrients knows a lot (a lot!) about soil. We reached out to him to see if he’d like to share some of his wisdom with us in a series we’ve decided to call “The Healthy Soil Classroom”.

In this next segment, Aaron’s going to take us through a little bit of diagnosis, to help you find out if your plant’s soil is doing well, or if it needs a little TLC so it can do its best job of nourishing and helping to ensure good, lovely plant growth.

In this final part of our series, we’re going to learn from Aaron about how to nourish soil back to health. First up, a discussion of some traditional methods of improving soil health.

Wondering how to harvest aloe vera gel from one of your wonderful plants? We have just the tutorial — an article plus video — for that! If you’re ready to harvest, let’s get to it.

Do you have a much-loved houseplant that’s outgrown its home? If it’s time to repot, and you’re wondering just how to go about it — we can help!

Making good plant choices: advice and tips from tropical plant expert Michael Leach of Toronto’s Dynasty Plant Shop. Plus, how to care for a Bird of paradise plant and how to repot a Ficus audrey.

How did you get into gardening? For Emily, it all started with a cactus named Tim and a hoya cutting from her dad. Now, she has a splendid urban vegetable garden (plus cactus and hoya, of course).

Aphids, fungus gnats, spider mites and thrips are the dubious stars of our latest podcast episode! Katie chats with soil/plant expert Aaron Deacon of BIOS Nutrients about how to deal with these common houseplant pests.

Looking for an easy DIY potting mix for your indoor plants? Desperate to know what to do for an overwatered plant? Or, perhaps – need to know which is better: water or soil propagation? This episode of Digging in with gardenstead covers all that and more.