Pots and Soil:
-Rule number one of choosing a pot is to make sure it has drainage holes!
-Rule number two is having a pot an inch or two larger than the mass of the roots, if it's too large it can cause root rot, if it's too small it can cause the plant to become root bound.
-When in doubt a plastic, or glazed ceramic pot is good for most plants since terracotta will asorb water from the plant then dry out, so it only works fairly well for drought-tolerant plants. 
-Lastly, choosing a light potting soil made for indoors is a good way to go. They often have materials good for drainage and gives plants nutrients they need in a limited environment like indoors.


Light and Placement: 
Before putting your houseplant in a random window sill it's important to know what light level the plant can withstand. For example, many houseplants can thrive in bright, indirect light, but succulents can thrive in bright, direct light. Moreover, plants like Snake Plant or ZZ plant love low light environments. 

Here is a key for which windows are best for certain light levels: 
South- Bright light 
East and West- Moderate light 
North- Low light

Watering:
Underwatered, overwatered, root rot, withering. It feels like there are a million things that could go wrong when watering your plants, luckily there are easy ways to ensure success!

1. Ditch the watering schedule! This may seems counterintuitive but sticking to a strict schedule ignores the true needs of the plant. For instance, paying attention to signs like a light weight pot, dry soil or even droopy leaves signify it's time to water. 
2. "Bottom watering" is a method used to avoid overwatering and root rot. By filling a large bowl with water and then setting the pot in it for a minute or two, the roots will only take the water they need. 


Lastly in our "Plant Care" Bootcamp are key signs your plant needs a little love and what they mean:

-Yellow leaves that suddenly fall is typically due to overwatering. However, if the leaves are still firm, but yellow, it could be a sign of excessive chlorine in tap water. Try to use bottom watering and a faucet not connected to a water softener to combat this. 
-Leaves with brown, crispy edges are typically underwatered or could be receiving too much light, along with lower leaves that are dry and fall off from the plant. Try moving your plant further away from the window and watering more frequently. 

Of course these are only the most typical problems that occur and some issues will require most research to get to the "root" of the problem.