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every sunday: one honest review, one tip from the community that actually matters, and one of your questions answered properly. this is the archive — so you can see exactly what you're signing up for.

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  1. entry no. 6 · 29 jun 2026

    entry no. 6 — the summer propagation window

    peak growing season is the one stretch of the year when cuttings root fast. this week: when to actually move water-roots into soil, the plant i keep pushing on people who 'kill everything', and a reader who's been growing roots for a month.

  2. entry no. 5 · 22 jun 2026

    entry no. 5 — reading the light in your room

    almost every 'mystery' plant problem is really a light problem wearing a disguise. this week: the drama queen everyone buys and regrets, a two-second test for what a spot actually is, and a reader whose plant is leaning for the window.

  3. entry no. 4 · 15 jun 2026

    entry no. 4 — the great fungus gnat eviction

    warm weeks plus damp soil equals the summer swarm. this week: the six-euro plant i'd still buy over anything fancy, how to break the gnat cycle without spraying your bedroom, and a reader question about those tiny black flies.

  4. entry no. 3 · 8 jun 2026

    entry no. 3 — the calathea verdict is in

    this week i reviewed the plant that broke me, found out why 'overwatered' plants are often bone dry, and got a question about bathroom plants that deserved a real answer.

  5. entry no. 2 · 1 jun 2026

    entry no. 2 — the watering intervention

    this week's theme, by popular demand (three people asked): water. when, how much, and why your schedule is the problem.

  6. entry no. 1 · 25 may 2026

    entry no. 1 — welcome to the chaos

    the first entry. what this journal is, why i started writing things down, and the single tip that would have saved my first six plants.