Winter

Winter Indoor Plant Care: How to Keep Plants Healthy All Season Long

| December 2, 2025 | Categories: Blog, Good Earth Plant Company Tips, Indoor Plants
Indoor houseplants placed near a sunny window for winter light support. Shorter days. Cooler temperatures. Dry indoor heat. Winter brings a unique set of challenges for indoor plants — but with a few simple adjustments, your plants can thrive through the colder months. Whether you’re caring for plants at home or managing plants in a commercial space, winter indoor plant care doesn’t have to be complicated. At Good Earth Plant Company, we’ve helped clients maintain thriving indoor environments for nearly fifty years. Here’s our updated, expert-backed guide to keeping your plants healthy all winter long. Why Indoor Plants Struggle More in Winter If your indoor plants always seem to decline when temperatures drop, you’re not alone.… Read More

Tips To Prep Your Plants For Winter Months

| November 30, 2022 | Categories: Good Earth Plant Company Tips, Indoor Plants
A sunny window feels good on a cold day for you and for your plants, too. Photo: Mary Kreuel / Creative Commons winter months
Even though we’re blessed to live and work in a temperate, plant-loving climate at Good Earth Plant Company, we still experience the change of seasons. Winter may be subtle, but it’s coming at us quickly. Meteorological winter starts December 1, and the winter equinox is less than three weeks away. Our daytime temperatures have dropped 20 degrees recently, and in some places, the nighttime lows are legitimately cold. At least they are to us! Your container plants living outside feel it too. Many need protection from the coldest winter weather. Even in a Mediterranean-style climate, it can drop below freezing at night.… Read More

Chilling Out With Your Container Plants This Winter

| October 21, 2020 | Categories: Gardening, Good Earth Plant Company Tips, Indoor Plants, Plantscaping
It's a good idea to bring your tropical container plants inside when temperatures drop. Photo: Cottonbro / Pexels
In some parts of the country like San Diego, the transition from summer to fall to winter is subtle. There are no obvious signs like colorful fall leaves – unless you take the time to look. Liquid Ambar trees are starting to turn red, and both sycamores and cottonwoods in the valleys and canyons are turning yellow right now. But you can still feel the steeper temperature drops from daytime highs to nighttime lows and the steady cooling trend. Your container plants living outside feel it too. Some of them need protection from the coldest winter weather. In San Diego County, we have four climate zones – coastal, inland, mountains, and desert.… Read More