Plants need water to make their own food. This is called photosynthesis. It happens in plant leaves. Plants also need carbon dioxide from air and sunlight to make their food. Slide 1 of 3 ...

How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? Here we describe the pathways and mechanisms driving water uptake and transport through plants, and causes of flow disruption.

Make sure the pot drains and drips well to ensure there’s no standing water around the roots. Jade plants need heavy watering when they do get it, so keep watering until water runs rapidly from ...

In my experience, Spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) thrive best with slightly moist soil and an occasional misting. I find that distilled water or rainwater works best, as they dislike chlorine ...