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May 12, 2017

How to (finally!) stop murdering your house plants

You guys, omg.

If you’ve ever killed a house plant, listen up. Your world is about to be rocked.

I am otherwise known as “plant assassin” in my house. I love plants so much–give me all the palms, the ferns, the succulents. I think they can make a difference between your house looking messily thrown together and “lived-in chic.” (Really!)





The only thing I can manage to keep alive is a snake plant, which is, as my future mother-in-law informed me, also called “the mother in law’s tongue” plant, because it literally cannot be killed. (Hahaha.)

Anyway, on my latest $100 IKEA plant run, I vowed to myself I would stop becoming a plant killer. I became very dedicated to watering the plants daily, checking the moisture level of the soil. I even bought these fancy Miracle Grow sticks to jam into the soil.

Andddd not much changed. Despite the “new leaf” (haaa) I had turned over, I was noticing the beginning signs. They were inevitably heading down that ever familiar path of a slow, withering, death.

Until I found something called “The Plant Nanny” on Amazon. (No, seriously, this isn’t sponsored either.)

They are these cheap $25 terracotta plant spikes. You fill an empty old wine or beer bottle with water, tip it upside down, and jam it into the plant pot. (You could even paint the wine bottle to make it look cute. I feel a DIY post coming on…) This works because it waters the plant at the exact pace it needs–there is no risk of under watering or over-watering!

And then you do LITERALLY NOTHING. Sit back, and watch your plants come back to life. The next morning, I looked at the plant and it was noticeably different–greener, and perkier!

I mean, look at him. Doesn’t he look like he’s smiling to you? (You can still notice brown spots on his leaves no thanks to my negligence–but he’s thankfully on his way to making a full recovery!)





Really though, order these right now!

(P.S. Sadly, I do not know what type of plant this is–I’ve gotten so many questions on it and I never know the answer! If anyone knows, let me know!) 

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  1. Caitlin says

    May 12, 2017 at 9:13 am

    Perfect timing – I just bought my first plant last weekend! My boyfriend and I can’t stop commenting on what a difference it makes to the room! I’ll def be ordering these – I love that they use a recycled wine bottle. We may have one or two of those! 😉

    Caitlin | http://sunnystyleblog.com/

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  2. Lora says

    May 12, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    It looks like a Bird of Paradise plant!

    Reply
  3. Devon says

    May 12, 2017 at 12:48 pm

    Oh my gosh I NEED this. I’m so afraid I’m going to kill my fiddle leaf fig!! xo Devon Seventeen Dresses

    Reply
  4. Cait says

    May 12, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    I have one of those plants! It’s called The Bird of Paradise (and it flowers!)

    Reply
    • Jess says

      May 15, 2017 at 10:47 am

      IT DOES?!! When!? Haha! That’s so cool!!!

      Reply
  5. Taylor- Lights Camera Catwalk says

    May 12, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    I just ran and bought some of these!! Thanks for sharing!

    Xx Taylor
    http://lightscameracatwalk.com/

    Reply
  6. Naomi @HuntingforPinkFlamingos says

    May 15, 2017 at 10:17 am

    The title of this post is hilarious! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Shaheen Khan | Lows to Luxe says

    May 15, 2017 at 1:18 pm

    Maybe I need that so mine doesn’t die too!

    Reply
  8. Meagan says

    May 16, 2017 at 10:11 am

    I ordered the Plant Nanny yesterday for my outdoor potted plants! I hope it works!
    -Meg
    http://www.smalltownsisters.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Caroline Durkee says

    May 16, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Love this! What kind of plant is this? So cute.

    Reply

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