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Latest videos
A new video every Saturday from the windowsill: one plant, one job, in the month it needs doing.
Moving orchids away from the cold window
The first cold night, a hand’s width from the glass and where each pot goes instead.
How I water an orchid, and how often
A morning soak, a drain and how to tell from the roots when the next one is due.
Repotting an orchid in fresh bark
Soaking the bark, trimming dead roots and settling the plant back in its pot.
What the roots are telling you
Green, silver, brown and mushy: what each colour means and what to do about it.
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The Windowsill Letter
A free letter every Sunday from the flat: which plant is flowering, one job for the month and one thing to try.