Winter care of house plants

CUISINE & CULTURE

Potted plants overwintered indoors can develop problems. Last week’s column focused on two common houseplant pests, fungus gnats and mealy bugs. The focus of today’s column is maintenance of plants overwintered indoors.

A telltale sign that a plant is not receiving proper care is evident with a look at the leaf tips. Tips of leaves that are brown and desiccated is a sure sign t…