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Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants
Many people worry a lot when it comes to caring for their plants. When
talking about house plants, there is no need to worry. There are just a
few things you need to consider for good plant maintenance.
1. Watering Over watering kills most indoor house plants. Looks can be
deceptive, so to see if your soil is dry enough to water, try the finger
test. Insert your index finger up to the first joint into the soil. If
the soil is damp, don't water it.
2. Feeding Foliage plants usually have high nitrogen needs, while
flowering plants, K2O is needed. Slow release fertilizers can be mixed
with the compost. However, certain plants like cacti and orchids need
special fertilizer. Feed plants during their most active growth period.
3. Lighting Plants like Sanseveria and Aspidistra require no sun. They
can be placed away from a window. Spider plants need semi-shade. You can
put plants like these near a window that does or does not get sunlight.
Check the label to see what your plant needs.
4. Temperature indoor house plants can survive in cool or warm temperatures, but
drastic fluctuations of temperature may not be good for them. One thing
that most plants cannot survive is gas heating. If you have a plant that
likes warm conditions, don't put it near an air conditioner in the
summer.
5. Humidity Some indoor house plants require a humid environment. One tip to
maximize humidity is to put the pot inside a larger pot and fill in the
gaps with stones or compost to keep in the moisture. Grouping plants
together often creates a microclimate that they will benefit from. If
you want, you can spray them with water once or twice a day depending on
the temperature.
6. Re-potting Some plants require re-potting for optimum growth but
there are others that resent having their roots disturbed. Or their
roots system may be small enough that they don't require re-potting. One
way to check if your plant needs re-potting is to turn it upside down.
Tap the pot to release the plant and check its roots. If roots are all
you see, then re-pot. Sometimes the roots will come out of the pot. You
should either cut them off or re-pot the plant.
You just need to have a little care for your plants and in turn, you'll
reap the benefits. Indoor house plants not only add to the beauty of your
décor, but also give much pleasure to the indoor gardener.
Author: Nicky Pilkington
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