PlantRx Podcast from Costa Farms: English Ivy, Bacterial Leaf Spot & Pothos + Flowering Houseplants

Attention houseplant lovers! Check out Plant Rx, the podcast from Costa Farms dedicated to talking about indoor plants. Michelle, Senior Integrated Pest Manager, and Horticulturist Justin answer questions from the houseplant community. In this episode they cover: 1) Michelle and Justin share tips for growing English Ivy (Hedera helix cultivars) as a houseplant. (Neither recommend growing it as an outdoor plant because of its potential as an invasive plant). Like most indoor plants, English Ivy likes a bright spot (as much light as it can get indoors). It's a spider mite magnet, unfortunately. But the duo shares tips for combatting spider mites here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9Zggcu9D0 2) Identifying whether your Pothos (or other indoor plants) have bacterial leaf spot, and tips for discerning if leaf spotting is bacterial or fungal in nature. 3) Top indoor plants you can grow for flowers. Since indoor light levels are typically pretty low, you don't tend to see a lot of houseplants that have attractive flowers. Among the duo's picks are Anthurium, Spathiphyllum, and African Violet. Tune in to hear about a dozen more! The truth about soil mites. Good news --- you don't need to repot your houseplants, do any special sprays or drenches, etc. Dig in to discover why and what they do recommend. Tip: Some soil mites will actually attack fungus gnat larvae! Be sure to check out our other episodes for more fun houseplant care tips. Do you have questions for Michelle and Justin that you'd like to hear covered on a future episode of the podcast? Drop them in the comments below!