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Plant Care Supplies I Actually Use

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Plant care tools and supplies I actually use and recommend. I’ve grouped everything by purpose so it’s easy to find what you need without overbuying or overthinking.
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Everyday Plant Care Essentials

The basics I use on almost every plant

 
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My favorite watering can! It’s half a gallon and I love the small spout. It’s beautiful and also the water doesn’t come out too fast.
VATTENKRASSE Watering can - black-green/gold 68 oz
 
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This is the fertilizer I have been using for over a year! Love this stuff. It’s gentle on your plants and I do this every watering or at least every other watering. 1 cap full per gallon.
Purived Houseplant Food
 
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Great starter bundle of clear nursery pots, and the quality of these is amazing! They are more sturdy than some of the other flimsy ones. They have great drainage holes too.
homenote Clear Nursery Pots 3-6.7 Inch 36 Pack
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I love to use this on my variegated plants like my monstera albo and monstera thai constellation. I've heard it helps with browning on the leaves, and so far so good. Either way, it's a great supplement for plants!
TPS NUTRIENTS Silica for Plants, Stronger Stems
 
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I love having this on hand just in case I use tap water to water my plants. I do have reverse osmosis or filtered shower heads but I have used this and it's a peace of mind to make sure my water is ok to water my plants with!
Tap Water Conditioner for Plants & Hydroponics 8 Oz
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I really like these fertilizer tablets! I've used them often and love them. They dissolve easily in your water and make it really easy to give your plants some food.
Instant Plant Food (4Tablets) Indoor & Houseplant Fertilizer
 
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I got this bundle and have used every single item multiple times. Fantastic products for your plant babies! I love the microfiber gloves and use them to clean the leaves regularly. The watering can is nice, and all of the tablets have are great for d...
The ULTIMATE Plant Parent Bundle (Plant Food + ProBiotics + Natural Pest Control + All Accessories)

Soil, Roots, and Growing Media

Ingredients I use to make my own soil mixes and amendments for soil health! 

 
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I think this is the best potting mix out there. A great base for making your mix. I have used other brands too, but if I were to pick one it would be this one.
FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil
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I've used all brands but this is the one I have been using lately. Perlite is so good for helping with good drainage. It’s really lightweight and I use it for propagation and in all of my soil mixes!
Premium Perlite - Coarse and Chunky
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This is my favorite brand as of right now. I've used other brands too, but I really love this one! It adds air pockets to your soul, and adds structure.
Better-Gro Orchid Bark
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Working on getting these up on my website. Message me if you are interested in getting some. I have 1/8 sifted and 1/12 sifted. Incredible stuff. I use it in my potting mixes, seed starting mixes, top dressing my plants, and out in the garden as well...
Cherene's Greens Worm Castings
 
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I love this brand of horticultural charcoal. I have used this consistently in my potting mixes. It absorbs toxins and impurities in your soil, and helps keep your soil mix fresh. It also adds to the structure of your soil mix.
Horticultural Charcoal for Indoor Plants
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Loveeee this product. It's ability to hold moisture is incredible. It's more sustainable than peat moss and coco coir. I mix this in to my potting mixes to help hold in moisture better. It is hydrophilic rather than hydrophobic like other products.
Banana Bloom Sustainable Banana Fiber 1 lb
 
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I love this medium for my chunky soil mixes. I like that it's the bigger size. This pumice is great for the structure of your soil. It’s like perlite’s bigger sister. It is heavier and doesn’t float to the top overtime.
MAX Pumice
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I really like this brand and have used it multiple times. It expands when you add water to it, and it is a great base for your soil mixes. It is chunky, but also still has good moisture retention!
2 Pack Coco Chips 2.2lb Organic Husk
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I feel like coco coir is so versatile and I use it for so many things. This is the brand I have been using lately. You add water to these bricks and it expands to soooo much substrate. It holds moisture very well and is very fine. I like using this i...
Coco Coir 650gm Bricks (5-Pack) Organic
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This is the brand of LECA I bought and i love it. I like how it's reusable, and it's a lot of fun growing plants in LECA! I feel like this box is going to last me forever. Of course depends on how many plants you want to put in it. Just make sure yo...
Legigo 19 LBS Organic Leca Clay Pebbles 4-16mm
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I use this for my alocasia corms and mix it 50/50 with perlite. Works amazing! Also hear it's great for propagating, but I have not tried that yet.
Fluval Stratum
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Clear Nursery Pots

These are all of the clear nursery pots I have used and the ones that are my favorite! 

 
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I love how sturdy these clear nursury pots are. Wish they had them in bigger sizes, but I use these all the time! They have great drainage holes and aren’t flimsy like some other brands.
Homenote Clear Nursery Pots
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LOVE these for bigger plants. It's hard to find big clear nursery pots. They are sturdy like the Homenote brand. Great drainage holes and they are not flimsy.
8" (10 Pack) Clear Plastic Nursery Pots with Trays
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LOVE these for bigger plants. It's hard to find big clear nursery pots. They are sturdy like the Homenote brand.
9" (10 Pack) Clear Plastic Nursery Pot
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LOVE these pots. It's hard to find a bigger size that's clear than this so I'm always on the lookout. I have these and use them though.
9" (5 Pack) Clear Plastic Nursery Pot
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Great variety pack! These pots are sturdy and have great drainage. I love using them!
Clear Round Plastic Nursery Pots Variety Pack
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Extra-deep nursery pots that promote healthier root growth and better drainage than standard pots. Ideal for aroids, chunky mixes, and rehab plants.
7" & 9" Clear Tall Slotted Air Vent Pots Pack
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Not my favorite. They are flimsier, but get the job done. I do have them and use them, but if I have the Homenote ones available I choose those every time.
Clear Nursery Pots
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Pest Prevention

Keeping plants clean and stress-free

 
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This is one of my favorite pest sprays that I use! It smells like Christmas and works fantastic.
Perfect Plantista Houseplant Pest Spray
 
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I absolutely love this product for cleaning those leaves and making them photosynthesize a lot better as well as look shiny! I like that it's wax free and oil free.
Leaf Shine by Market Botany | Gentle Foliage Cleanser
 
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This is the pair I have, but I'm sure there are other gloves out there too! I have a few pairs and different colors.
Microfiber Gloves For Cleaning Leaves
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I really love this brand and their products. These tablets dissolve and it smells like peppermint.
Plant Protection (4Tablets) Indoor & Houseplant Pest Control by instant®
 
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I really love these wipes, and they are nice if you don't want to spray and then use gloves to clean them.
Plant Cleaning Wipes Made With Neem Oil - 80 Ct
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Propagation & Plant Projects

These are the items I use for propagation! Absolutely love all of these products. 

 
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Amazon rooting hormone I've been using for over a year. I always add it to promote roots to water propagations or even to the soil!
Prop Drops by Market Botany - Root Growth
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I love adding this paste to bare vines at the node to promote a new growth point. It's amazing!!
Keiki Paste for Plant Cloning & Growth
 
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I have two of these and they are adorable. They make a great home decor piece and I always have plant cuttings in them!
Plant Propagation Station-5 Glass Test Tubes Vases
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Such a cute hanging propagation station. I have so many cuttings and love putting them in these!
Plant Propagation Station Wall Hanging - 6 Bulb
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This is the cheap soldering iron I use. It's worked great for me!
Soldering Iron Kit Electric 60W 110V
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Plant Lights

These are the grow lights I actually use and recommend!

 
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Fantastic Indoor Greenhouse! Barrina is one of my favorite brand of grow lights.
Barrina Indoor Greenhouse with Grow Lights
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Loveeee these grow lights. They are very versatile. You can put them underneath shelves or cabinets.
Barrina T5 5000K Full Spectrum Grow Lights
 
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Awesome puck grow lights
Barrina Orbgrow Puck Grow Light with Timer
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I love this brand of grow lights as well, and their clip on ones are really cute for smaller plants. I have a lot of these and use them all the time.
SANSI Grow Lights for Indoor Plants Pot Clip
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love that you can just screw this into lamps you already have. fantastic grow light bulb!
SANSI 36W Full Spectrum Indoor Grow Light
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I love that you can hang these and let them grow with your plant.
Barrina LED Grow Light Bulb with Timer & Hanger
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This is great for a plant corner. I love this light!
Barrina Grow Lights for Indoor Plants with Stand
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Moss Poles & Other Support

 
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These are small and good for smaller plants. They are also stackable which I really like!
Stackable Indoor Plant Trellis 4 Pack
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I like these and have used them on some of my plant babies.  They are 30 inches but I do wish there was a way to extend them even further!
30 Inch Gold Trellis for Climbing Plants 3 Pack
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