For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."
this is why your plants probably aren't getting enough light
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Here's the funny thing about plants: they don't LOVE to be inside our homes. Sure, they accept it—and will even grow in spite of it—but they really just want to be outside where they have plentiful sunshine. Most of our homes are a lot darker than we think, even if we have nice big windows that get sun for a few hours a day. Newer windows have special coatings that block some light from coming through, and if your plants are more than 10 feet away from those windows, their sun exposure is drastically reduced. So if you've got plants that seem to be struggling this winter (houseplants, plants that are overwintering in your living room, herbs that are growing in your kitchen), and you're dealing with issues like pests, leaf drop, yellowing leaves, or long, scraggly stems, they simply might not be getting enough light. So how much light do indoor plants actually need? I've got some diagrams here that show various examples of light levels throughout your home. You might be surprised by what "bright indirect light" really means! P.S. Are your indoor plants getting enough light? Chances are they aren't—here's how you can gauge how much sun they're really getting. P.P.S. I had a few questions from my last email about what I use for bone broth. Yes, it's that season! I get most of my grass-fed beef bones from Azure Standard. For a healing, mineral-rich broth, I like to mix things up in one pot so I usually use:
I usually make chicken broth with the carcasses from my rotisserie chickens, but I always throw a few chicken "paws" in with them. You might know them as chicken feet. They're packed with collagen and glucosamine and make for a really silky, flavorful, and nutrient-dense broth. |
Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."