After discovering his love for plants, Brian was eager to spread the joy that he gets from them to others in his community. One day, he found himself exchanging one of the plants he had propagated, a rubber plant, with a neighbor, who let him pick one from her garden.
This gave him the idea to find an app for connecting people who wanted to swap plants like he had just done - but, there was no such app to be found. So, Brian took matters into his own hands, pitching the idea to his friend Nick to help him develop the app. Blossm was born.
Years later, the team has grown to four, with the addition of Nick's brother, Calvin, and surf and climbing buddy, Ari. Frustrated with all the free plant identifier and plant care apps out there, we know the best plant knowledge is produced by other people.
The future of Blossm will focus on growing your collection, sharing knowledge and plants with each other, and promoting education & plant care to build community and share this green journey together.
Shipping plants is actually easier than you think and quite common! At Blossm, many of our community members ship plants all over the country! Best practices for shipping plants.
Identifying common pests on houseplants is essential for maintaining their health. We first start looking for signs of damage such as holes, discoloration, or wilting.
It's plant experiment time again! "Which medium is best to propagate an alocasia corm or bulb?" When I was repotting one of Alocasia plants, I uncovered a bunch of baby bulbs or "corms" that were growing on my Alocasia Cuprea momma plant.
About six weeks ago, I started a plant experiment to compare the different types of rooting hormone for propagating my houseplants.
We have grown to really love using LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) for almost all of our plants. LECA has been used in semi hydroponics and has gotten more popular throughout the years for gardening and horticulture.
As a first time founder, I didn't really fully understand what I was getting myself into... I knew Blossm would need at least 3-5 years to see it through, and the journey was going to be extremely difficult, but I didn't truly understand the magnitude of the rollercoaster ride of #startuplife.