Leave it the Fuck Alone: A plant care guide
Paperback
Most plant books tell you what to do. Water this much. Use this soil. Put it here. Blah, blah, blah. But here’s the problem—your plants don’t live in a textbook.
Your home, your light, your air, your vibe—it’s all different. What works for one person will kill another’s plant. That’s why this book doesn’t just tell you what to do. It teaches you how to think.
What’s Inside?
No generic, one-size-fits-all advice. Because that’s useless
A simple framework to understand any plant in any space. So you always know what to do
Honest plant wisdom. Fast, fun, and actually useful
The secret to growing bigger, healthier plants—without overcomplicating it
Plants don’t need constant care. They need you to get out of their way.
This book will retrain your brain to stop overthinking and start growing.
What People Are Saying
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This book is more of a mindset shift when it comes to indoor plant care than a step-by-step manual, for the reasons that it outlines in its contents - you can’t give specific advice for any and all plants that are all in entirely different environments. I learned a surprising amount about the intricacies of how the soil, water, air, light, etc work together which...
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This book has profoundly changed the way I treat plants. The main reason is because every time I saw a plant suffering I thought I had to do something about it. The result was always worse, so it simply became frustrating to take care of plants. Reading the book made me realize that the more I interfered with my plants the less chances they had to survive...
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quite eye-opening for me :D i see now where I was wasting my energy and how unnecessary it was!! it's been only bit over 2 weeks since I adopted this approach, but somehow I see results already. Or maybe I feel a change in myself and my attitude. Anyway, seems to be working!! My plants are greener than ever, and I'm less stressed overall. I consider it a win...
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