Sofia Moretti
About the Author
Sofia has spent over a decade helping home gardeners figure out what their plants actually need, as opposed to what the label says they need. Her approach is diagnostic; she'd rather help you understand why your plant is struggling than hand you a generic care schedule. At home, she maintains a greenhouse collection of rare succulents, which has given her a working knowledge of edge cases that most gardening guides don't cover.
Blogs by Sofia Moretti
You’ve spent months growing your onions, watering them, waiting. Now you’re standing in the garden staring at those green tops, not sure if they’re ready. I’ve pulled onions too early
I’ve turned one $15 pothos into more than a dozen plants using this exact process, and pothos propagation really is that simple. If your pothos is trailing, you can easily
After planting tulips in different gardens, one mistake I see gardeners make again and again is guessing the planting depth. A bulb planted too shallow may struggle with temperature changes,
A few common slip-ups are behind most weak or missing daffodil bulb blooms, and I’ve seen them trip up even experienced gardeners more than once. Planting too shallow, choosing soil
Every gardener I know has one of those spots. The corner under the old maple, the strip along the north-facing fence, the side of the porch where sunlight never quite reaches. The instinct is to
Have you ever wanted to grow your own fresh asparagus but thought it was too difficult to start from seed? Many readers worry that growing asparagus from seed takes years and is difficult. In my
Potatoes are not a hard crop to grow. Getting the timing right is the part that trips people up. Plant too early, and cold, wet soil rots the seed pieces before they sprout. Plant too
Most gardeners who try to grow pumpkins for the first time run into the same problems. The vines spread everywhere. The flowers fall off. And by October, there is nothing to show for it. After
Most gardeners give up on rhubarb too soon. They plant it in year one, wait through a full season, and still pull no decent stalks. The problem is not the plant. It is the missing