CHONK DIRECTORY · INDOOR PLANT CARE

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Nine concise guides for buying and growing indoor plants: pots, media, feeding, pests, grow lights, propagation and winter care.

Chonk monster inspecting one indoor plant

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Indoor plant care.

  1. 01Where to buy indoor plantsChoose the plant for your room first. Then choose a traceable seller and inspect the plant, not the marketing.3 min · 13 sources
  2. 02Choose plant size and maturityChoose a healthy plant whose arrival size, likely future spread and delivery route all fit your home.3 min · 12 sources
  3. 03Choose between soil and PONChoose the growing system you can maintain. Neither potting mix nor mineral PON is automatically better.4 min · 9 sources
  4. 04Choose an indoor plant potA draining inner pot is the dependable default. A decorative outer pot can provide the look.2 min · 4 sources
  5. 05Choose a houseplant fertiliserFeed active growth when the pot can no longer provide enough nutrients. Fertiliser cannot repair the wrong care conditions.2 min · 9 sources
  6. 06Handle houseplant pestsIdentify the pest, isolate the plant and work up from physical controls. Treat only after you know what you are treating.2 min · 6 sources
  7. 07Choose a grow lightMatch the beam to the plant space, compare measured output, then install and time it safely.2 min · 10 sources
  8. 08How to grow from a chonkFind the node, keep it moist and airy, then wait for both roots and a shoot.2 min · 11 sources
  9. 09How to overwinter houseplantsChoose growth, rest, storage or cuttings; clean arrivals; then match winter light and water to each plant.2 min · 11 sources
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Last researched 29 August 2026