11/05/2026
When I grew up in South Africa, I had succulents, cacti, Euphorbia, Bird of Paradise, Sansevieria and many more plants in my garden and surrounding spaces.
I never had to worry about out the right light, fertiliser or pest checking as nature did that for me.
A little confession…when I first started my houseplant collection in the UK, I never really bought into grow lights, fertilisers or pest preventions as I was so used to nature caring for itself.
However, I soon realised that indoor plants need certain elements to thrive, especially indoors. I’ve learnt this the hard way after loosing a few plants over the years.
I’m sharing my favourite houseplant care items that really work for me:
🌱 which I’ve been using for years. I fertilise whenever my plants are actively growing, giving them much needed nutrients they would normally get in nature outdoors.
🌱 predatory mites for thrips. These mites crawl out of the sachet and feed off the thrips on your plants, keeping your plants pest free and healthy (I have a 5% discount code, comment ‘Pest’ and I’ll send it over).
🌱 yellow sticky tapes to catch the adult fungus gnats flying around plants.
🌱 horticultural soap to keep plants clean and pest free (I have a 5% discount code, comment ‘Pest’ and I’ll send it over).
🌱 Rubbing alcohol for mealybugs.
🌱 nematodes for fungus gnat larvae that live in soil (I use this with yellow sticky tapes so both adults and larvae are stopped).
🌱 .store grow lights which mimic the natural sun and allow plants to grow in even dark corners (I have a 10% discount code, comment ‘Light’ below and I’ll send the link over).
My plants are thriving with a little help from these very clever, helpful houseplant items.
Make sure to save this for when you need pest treatment, lights or a fertiliser for your plants!
Chantal 💚
