Course Detail: PER210 - Growing Houseplants 101 - NEW!
Build Your Confidence and Grow Thriving Houseplants!Growing plants indoors can feel intimidating, but with the right knowledge, it becomes both manageable and rewarding. In this one-session course, you will learn essential techniques to help your houseplants thrive.
Topics include selecting plants that align with your lifestyle and environment, choosing appropriate supplemental lighting, and understanding proper watering practices. The course will also cover the effects of temperature and humidity on plant health, along with best practices for pest prevention, fertilization, and soil selection. Participants will gain practical strategies for diagnosing and reviving struggling plants.
As part of this hands-on experience, you will pot a plant to take home, learning proper potting techniques through guided, step-by-step instruction.
This course is ideal for beginning gardeners seeking to build confidence and success with indoor plants.
Participants interested in expanding their knowledge are encouraged to explore additional courses on indoor plant care taught by Steve:
Grow Lettuce in Your Living Room - November 10, 2026
Succulents Made Simple - NEW! - November 17, 2026
Growing Plants from Seed - Spring 2027
Propagation - Free Houseplants! - Spring 2027
About the Instructor
Over 20 years ago, Steve received a free packet of gourd seeds and planted them in a small patch of ground in the front of his house. Not only did the seeds sprout, but the gourd plants took over the driveway and wound themselves into the screen door. That was when his passion for gardening first took root.
In 2012, he moved into soil-less gardening with a Tower Garden - an aeroponic gardening system that works well indoors and out and he discovered more about the unique processes behind successfully growing edibles indoors. Since then, he's helped schools in Indiana and across the country purchase Tower Gardens and has trained teachers on how to effectively use them in their classrooms.
Steve became a Master Gardener in 2015 and began specializing in indoor gardening, which includes potted plants as well as edibles. For several years, Steve taught the indoor gardening class for the Master Gardener Intern class.
Steve owns and operates Keep It Watered, a business that specializes in indoor gardening. He and his wife, Christine, have two grown children and live in northern Indiana.
