Indoor Plants & Houseplant Care

Most houseplant trouble comes down to a few causes — water, light, drainage — but the search results are a wall of confident, contradictory advice, and following the wrong diagnosis kills the plant faster than doing nothing.

Each guide ranks the clearest tutorials for one plant or problem, flags the advice that does more harm than good, and mines the comments for what actually saved the plant.

Guides

How to repot a plant: which video to watch

For a full understanding of why repotting goes wrong and how to prevent it, watch Kill This Plant's 13-minute explainer. It is the only video here that covers timing, soil…

How to propagate succulents: which video to watch and why

For a full understanding of every propagation method — leaves, stems, beheading, and well-rooted stumps — start with Thang Plants. It is long at 17 minutes. But it is the…

How to propagate monstera: which video to watch

Start with Techplant's detailed two-method video (Techplant). It is the only one in this pack that runs water and sphagnum moss propagation as a side-by-side experiment from…

How to get rid of mealybugs: which video to watch

For most people, GARDEN TIPS is the right starting point: it ranks ten treatments in escalation order and covers the ant-symbiosis trap that lets infestations keep returning…

How to get rid of fungus gnats: which video to watch

Start with Epic Gardening if you want to understand the problem and apply several methods simultaneously; start with Geeky Greenhouse if you just need to know what to buy…

How to fix root rot: which video to watch

Start with Kaylee Ellen. Her eighteen-minute Root Rot 101 is the only video in this set that explains root rot as a biological process — what happens to the root cortex, why…

How to care for snake plant: which video to watch

Start with Sheffield Made Plants' four-mistakes video: it names the traps most owners fall into and shows what recovery looks like for each. If you want a warmer, longer…

How often to water succulents: which video to watch

Start with Succulents Box — it gives a concrete seasonal baseline (once a week in summer, every two to three weeks in winter), two hands-on checking methods, and a clear…

Best low light indoor plants: which video to watch

For most people, start with Houseplant Help: 20 plants in 30 minutes, organised so you can move to the next option whenever a plant is too expensive, too fussy, or too large…

How to propagate pothos: which video to watch

Start with The Hydroponics Guy. He names the mistake most beginners make, explains the node-cutting logic from first principles, and shows exactly how to pack multiple…

How to propagate a snake plant: which video to watch

For a clear, method-by-method guide to all three propagation routes in under six minutes, MonstroFarm is the one to watch. If you prefer a more conversational walkthrough…

Why are my plant leaves turning yellow: which video to watch

For the general question, start with the GARDEN TIPS 2020 episode. It runs through all ten mainstream causes in descending order and gives a specific remedy for each. If that…