The renter's plant kit

• The reality check
• 20 plants scored for renters, grouped by constraint (north studio
• Radiator heat
• Two-week trips
• Easy movers
• Leave-behinds)
• The no-drill display playbook + windowsill math (tension rods, freestanding ladders, sill depth)
• The deposit-safe corner
• The renter's starter shelf
• The swap table
• The moving-day protocol
• Your flat's light map (write-in) + the cut-out landlord letter

I'm not a botanist, and I don't have 150 plants — I keep a windowsill's worth, and I've killed a few learning how (a Calathea in eleven days is how this whole thing started). When something goes wrong I go down the rabbit hole: the studies, the extension-horticulture pages, the 2am forum threads, and every horror story plant people send in on @leafjournal on TikTok. These guides are that mix — hands-on experience checked against the research, cleaned up and told straight. No lab, no sponsorships, no “trust me.” Just what actually keeps a plant alive, so yours isn't the one that learns it the hard way.