Have you ever potted a plant up in a super chunky mix and watched it go downhill? It may be the wrong substrate for your watering style! But here’s how to prevent that :)

Also, holiday freebies are going into every box from Oh Happy Plants through the end of December (2025)! Get your plant care on at https://ohhappyplants.shop

Ever import super expensive plants, only to have them rot? Here are some tips! Tip #1: take a deep breath. None of this is urgent :)

I got some questions about bringing potted evergreens indoors in terms of issues with breaking winter dormancy, so I did some more research and is still encourage you to get one - if only as an experiment!

Also, sale on now - free $49 bag of V’s Mix with every $200 spent at https://ohhappyplants.shop! Sale ends 12/7/25

Explore variegation with me! We’re talking types, colors, flavors (well, maybe not that one!), and causes of variegation :)

Plus, check out the sale - for every $40 spent at https://OhHappyPlants.shop, get a FREE quart of Tropical Climber soil!

I’ve heard a lot of folks say they choose an artificial tree so they wouldn’t be cutting down a live one. Let’s dig into the sustainability of the whole thing before we make a choice this year :)

Don’t separate your houseplants! PSA on the plant loneliness epidemic (yes, yes, I made that up 🤣 tell the others! 🤣).

Last two days of the sale! Spend $50, get a free quart of either V’s Mix or B*tches Love Hoyas soil! Https://ohhappyplants.shop

SALE! Spend $50, get a free quart of V’s Mix or B*tches Love Hoyas! Now through 11/5/25

This episode is about grief journeying, community building, vulnerability, and self-forgiveness in plant care. Bonus: puppy snores.

Recently(ish) someone brought a video to my attention from a soil scientist who was talking about the concern with perlite and fluoride toxicity. There were a few issues with the data and the points presented, and while the studies I found that line up with this video do show little cause for concern, they weren’t designed with real-world applicability in mind. Listen to the episode for these points as well as what we can do to minimize risk. And, as always, Oh Happy Dirt remains perlite-free because it’s my job to make it the absolute best available :)

Also, right now (end of October/early November 2025) there’s a sale on: spend $50, get a free quart of either V’s Mix or our hoya soil. Https://OhHappyPlants.shop

Hi folks! This is a “how to stop feeling so damn helpless” episode, plus interspersed info about hoyas and a sale announcement.

For Doc Tenzin’s work including his comic book A Capacity to Change, see https://doctenzin.com

Want great dirt? Https://ohhappyplants.shop - and remember, if you share OHP social media posts you’ll be entered in a drawing for a gift card each month!

It’s a WHOLE rant today, in a number of directions, but we’re also talking upcoming tree pruning and mealybug treatment, as well as the current sale at ohhappyplants.shop