Branch Theory: Tropical Plant Care Guide

Stop memorizing plant care rules. Start understanding your plants.

What if caring for tropical houseplants felt simple?

The Branch Theory Tropical Plant Care Guide introduces a completely different approach to plant care—one inspired by nature rather than strict schedules.

Instead of chasing watering calendars, fertilizer routines, and endless troubleshooting, you'll learn how to build a living ecosystem that supports your plant naturally.

Inside this 32-page illustrated guide, you'll learn how to:

🌿 Build a self-supporting tropical ecosystem using the Branch Theory Method

💧 Prepare water that supports beneficial microorganisms

🪴 Create the perfect growing environment using my proven Branch Theory soil mix

🌱 Understand why clear containers change the way you care for plants

🌿 Learn when—and when not—to water, fertilize, flush, repot, or prune

🪵 Support climbing plants the way they grow in nature

👀 Read your plant's roots, leaves, water level, and growth instead of relying on care schedules

🌎 Work with nature instead of constantly fighting against it

This isn't a guide full of complicated rules.

It's designed to help you become confident enough that you no longer need them.

Whether you're caring for your first pothos or your hundredth Monstera, you'll finish this guide with a completely different way of looking at plant care.

The Branch Theory Philosophy:

Observe. Understand. Grow.

Build the ecosystem. Trust the process.

Written by Jerusha Brokaw, creator of Branch Theory, this guide is based on years of growing thriving tropical plants using a simple ecosystem-first approach. As someone who is neurodivergent, I've always questioned traditional plant care advice and searched for patterns that actually make sense. Branch Theory grew from that curiosity—and from a desire to help both plants and people thrive with less stress and more confidence.