Last updated: June 12, 2026. Every so often someone asks me a version of this question: “I love the garden tower idea, but I live in a fourth-floor apartment in Boston with no balcony. Can I just… put one in the living room?” Start here: For a complete overview, see our 7 Best Hydroponic Systems…
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Last updated: June 11, 2026. Fungus gnats are annoying. Spider mites are dangerous. That’s the distinction I want to make right at the top, because I treated my first mite outbreak with the urgency of a minor chore and it cost me a calathea, most of an alocasia, and very nearly a six-foot monstera. Start…
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Last updated: June 10, 2026. I put off my first repot for almost a year. I was convinced I’d snap the roots, shock the plant, and undo two years of keeping the thing alive. When I finally did it, the whole job took eleven minutes and the plant pushed out new growth within a month….
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