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Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants
By Nicky Pilkington, Tue Jan 10th
Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants
By Nicky Pilkington, Tue Jan 10th
Many people worry a lot when it comes to caring for theirplants. When talking about house plants, there is no need toworry. There are just a few things you need to consider. 1. Watering Overwatering kills most houseplants. Looks can bedeceptive, so to see if your soil is dry enough to water, trythe finger test. Insert your index finger up to the first jointinto 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 fertilizerscan be mixed with the compost. However, certain plants likecacti and orchids need special fertilizer. Feed plants duringtheir most active growth period. (Article continued below)
3. Lighting Plants like Sanseveria and Aspidistra require nosun. They
can be placed away from a window. Spider plants needsemi-shade. You can put plants like these near a window thatdoes or does not get sunlight. Check the label to see what yourplant needs. 4. Temperature Houseplants can survive in cool or warmtemperatures, but drastic fluctuations of temperature may not begood for them. One thing that most plants cannot survive is gasheating. If you have a plant that likes warm conditions, don'tput it near an air conditioner in the summer. 5. Humidity Some houseplants require a humid environment. Onetip to maximize humidity is to put the pot inside a larger potand fill in the gaps with stones or compost to keep in themoisture. Grouping plants together often creates a microclimatethat they will benefit from. If you want, you can spray themwith water once or twice a day depending on the temperature. 6. Re-potting Some plants require re-potting for optimum growthbut there are others that resent having their roots disturbed.Or their roots system may be small enough that they don'trequire re-potting. One way to check if your plant needsre-potting is to turn it upside down. Tap the pot to release theplant and check its roots. If roots are all you see, thenre-pot. Sometimes the roots will come out of the pot. You shouldeither 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 plants not only add to thebeauty of your décor, but also give much pleasure to the indoorgardener. About the author:Find more about gardeningand some useful gardeningtips at AboutGardening | 
