Why putting broken pottery in your plant pot won't help with drainage
19 July 2023
Putting a layer of "crocks", or broken pottery, in the base of flower pots won't improve drainage – and may actually worsen it, says James Wong
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Why used coffee grounds may be doing your plants more harm than good
14 June 2023
We are often told to add used coffee grounds to garden soil to perk up plants. But the science doesn’t support this, says James Wong
Why watering your plants at midday won't damage their leaves
10 May 2023
It is a long-held idea that midday watering will scorch plants' foliage and damage their health – but this isn’t supported by the evidence, says James Wong
The major science-fiction films that get botany spectacularly wrong
15 December 2021
Plants play a starring role in sci-fi films surprisingly often, but the botany in movies like The Martian, Sunshine and Prometheus doesn't always stack up, writes James Wong
