The Green Journal

Plant Care Articles, Troubleshooting, and Seasonal Guides

By PlantSolve Editorial Team

Read practical plant care notes for repotting, pests, humidity, watering, fertilizer, sunlight, and beginner-friendly routines. Use header search for all 155 journal entries.

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Large healthy Alocasia Frydek with deep green velvety leaves and white veins in a modern indoor setting
Article · 4 min

Alocasia Care Guide: Light, Humidity & Water Needs

Close-up of a peace lily leaf showing multiple angular dark brown spots with wide yellow halos, each spot bounded by visible leaf veins, on a bright white background
Article · 6 min

Bacterial vs Fungal Leaf Spot: Diagnose & Treat

Healthy Strelitzia reginae Bird of Paradise with glossy green paddle-shaped leaves in a bright sunlit modern living room
Article · 12 min

Bird of Paradise Care: Light, Water & Blooming Guide

Overhead view of a Calathea orbifolia leaf with distinct brown crispy tip and yellow margin band, against a white background with a watering can
Article · 6 min

Brown Crispy Tips on Houseplants: Causes & Fixes

Dracaena houseplant showing classic fertilizer burn with brown crispy leaf tip margins and a thin yellow border between dead and living tissue
Article · 13 min

Fertilizer Burn on Houseplants: Symptoms & Fix Guide

Tall healthy fiddle leaf fig tree with large glossy violin-shaped leaves in a bright modern living room
Article · 10 min

Fiddle Leaf Fig Care Guide: Stop the Leaf Drop for Good

Tropical houseplant with yellowing leaves on a bright windowsill showing multiple symptoms for diagnosis
Article · 16 min

Yellow Houseplant Leaves: Diagnose & Fix Guide 2026

Hoya carnosa trailing from a terracotta hanging pot — clusters of pale pink waxy star-shaped flowers with dark pink centers hanging above oval glossy leaves
Article · 9 min

Hoya Plant Care Guide: Light, Water & Blooming Tips

Close-up of Monstera deliciosa new leaf showing interveinal chlorosis with vivid green veins against pale yellow-cream tissue in a bright indoor setting
Article · 8 min

Iron vs Magnesium Deficiency in Houseplants

White cottony mealybug clusters on the stem joints of an indoor houseplant
Article · 11 min

Mealybugs on Houseplants: Treatment & Prevention

Large mature Monstera deliciosa with deeply split fenestrated leaves on a moss pole in a bright modern living room
Article · 9 min

Monstera Deliciosa Care: Watering, Light & Growth Tips

Close-up of a pothos plant in a terracotta pot showing two uniformly pale yellow lower leaves against healthy green upper foliage on a wooden shelf
Article · 7 min

Nitrogen Deficiency in Houseplants: Symptoms & Fix

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