The Big Plant Library
180 profiles - houseplants, garden plants, mushrooms and tea plants, with full care and growing guides.
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Grow & harvest
Make with plants
The kitchen garden
Vegetables under glass and in the beds, herbs on the sill, and fruit from a pot or a patio tree - grow it, harvest it, and preserve the glut.
Light & Watering
Choosing Plants
Problem Solving
Best Houseplants for Beginners
The plants that are nearly impossible to kill - ranked by how forgiving they are.
Harvest & preserve
Cook the harvest
Drying & Preserving the Harvest
Grew more than you can eat? Turn a glut into a year-round larder - drying, freezing and storing.
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Plant Finder
Answer a few questions about your space and get houseplants that will actually thrive there.
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Watch quizzes on the site
Pick an episode and play along right here - new quizzes added regularly.
A simple sheet to track when you water and feed each plant, and jot what you notice. Print one per plant (or per shelf), pop it nearby, and you'll spot patterns - and problems - far sooner.
| Date | Watered | Fed | Notes (new growth, pests, repotted...) |
|---|---|---|---|
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