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Indoor Plant Care
Free PDF + 5-lesson email course

Diagnose any houseplant problem in 10 seconds.

A free 9-page printable reference covering yellow leaves, brown tips, wilting, the 4 common pests, a watering cheat sheet for 15 species, and the bright-indirect myth decoded. Cited against ASPCA, NC State Extension, and Missouri Botanical Garden—no influencer hearsay.

Indoor Plant Care
The Houseplant Troubleshooting Quick Reference

What you get the moment you sign up

  • The 9-page Troubleshooting Quick Reference (PDF) by email
  • A 10-second diagnostic table for the 13 most common symptoms
  • A watering cheat sheet for the 15 most-owned species
  • The full 5-lesson email course (below)
As cited from
ASPCANC State ExtensionMissouri Botanical GardenKewUC IPMIowa State Extension

The 5-lesson welcome course

Spaced over your first month so you have time to actually try things. After that, it’s one short email a week.

  1. Day 0

    Welcome + three free tools

    Plant ID, filter directories, pet-safety lookup.

  2. Day 3

    Three houseplant problems to catch early

    Overwatering, light, pests — the actual fixes.

  3. Day 7

    Light — the variable everyone gets wrong

    Foot-candle ranges from extension services, and how to check your own light.

  4. Day 14

    Stop watering on a schedule

    The finger test + three rules every species follows.

  5. Day 21

    A potting mix that drains, and four pests to know

    Potting mix basics and a four-step pest treatment ladder.

  6. Day 30

    When something looks off, start here

    A simple 4-step diagnostic flow you keep forever.

After the course

About once a week. Always one of:

  • A new plant care guide — a species page, troubleshooting flow, or gear pick.
  • A seasonal checklist — what your plants need this month.
  • A pet-safety update — when ASPCA changes a classification.
  • An honest gear shortlist — moisture meter, grow light, or self-watering pot worth buying.

What you won’t get

  • Daily emails. The drip is short for a reason.
  • Affiliate spam in the body of the email.
  • Sold or shared email — it stays with me.
Thomas Joseph

Editor of indoorplantcare.com. The guides are drafted with AI tools and checked against the primary sources they cite. More about me.

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