Episodes

  • Episode 296 - PSA: Houseplant Loneliness Epidemic

    Episode 296 - PSA: Houseplant Loneliness Epidemic
    Nov 5 2025
    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
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    23 mins
  • Episode 295 - Time is fake, but timing is everything.

    Episode 295 - Time is fake, but timing is everything.
    Nov 3 2025
    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.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 294 - Perlite and fluoride toxicity: continuing the conversation.

    Episode 294 - Perlite and fluoride toxicity: continuing the conversation.
    Oct 27 2025
    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
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 293 - Being a helper when feeling helpless (and hoya info!)

    Episode 293 - Being a helper when feeling helpless (and hoya info!)
    Oct 22 2025
    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!
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    44 mins
  • Episode 292 - Pruning trees, ranting, and treating mealybug on rope hoyas :)

    Episode 292 - Pruning trees, ranting, and treating mealybug on rope hoyas :)
    Oct 9 2025
    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
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 291 - Nobody puts baby in a corner - grow light edition!

    Episode 291 - Nobody puts baby in a corner - grow light edition!
    Oct 1 2025
    Have you fallen for the old “plants slow their growth in the winter because of dormancy” BS? For our houseplants, this is usually counter to their natural cycles! Listen in for more :)
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    46 mins
  • Episode 290 - Permission to half-ass plant care :)

    Episode 290 - Permission to half-ass plant care :)
    Sep 30 2025
    Here’s my current nonsense: plants in a jar! Plus: sale announcement, and the sewer rat of hope :)
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    34 mins
  • Episode 289 - It’s time! Bringing your plants indoors for winter :)

    Episode 289 - It’s time! Bringing your plants indoors for winter :)
    Sep 14 2025
    What temperature is the nightly low in your area? It might be time to bring your houseplants in for the season! Here’s a guide to temps, pest treatment, and more!
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    57 mins