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conditions, house plant orchids should be potted in a mix of moss, bark chips and perlite.Orchids living on branches get soaked regularly by tropical storms, but the water quickly drains away, and orchid compost is similarly free-draining. Over the years

pot and splitting the rootball. Cacti that form numerous heads, such as many Mammillaria and Echinopsis can be divided, or cut off individual heads and use them as cuttings.Cactus compostPlastic potsSnips or scissorsTongsMarch - June20 minutesAll year

, then water. Dry compost looks pale and weighs less than when damp, so if in doubt, lift your plant to see if it’s heavy. When a plant is severely droughted, the compost may shrink away from the pot, so any water will run straight through. If this happens

bromeliadAn unusual characteristic of bromeliads is that their central rosette will often die after flowering. After this happens, the plant will produce several babies at its base. The baby plants can be left in the original pot, and they can also

? Bittercress lives up to its name. It’s often inadvertently imported on the surface of compost of potted young plants, but I don’t make it welcome. It's a pest, albeit a tasty one.Ground elder was the invasive thug we battled with in my childhood garden, though