Strategically placing your house plant isdiscussed in this free educational video series. Expert: John Mueller Contact: www.ParadisePalm.com Bio: John Mueller has been the Manager of Paradise Palm in Salt Lake City, Utah for eleven years. He has worked in plant care services for close to two decades. Filmmaker: joseph wilkins
Do not be among those few who think that to take care of the house plants is hard! If you want to keep house plants, with the following guidelines you will not have anything to worry about.
Every garden needs watering; the best way to go about this is to use a spout with a narrow inside to make sure that your watering is adequate. If this is not the case, you can use the finger test. The finger test means inserting your finger in the soil and feeling if it is damp or not. If the soil is still damp, do not water the plant, however if the soil is not damp, you should go ahead and water the plants.
The plants, mostly foliage plants, need constant feeding of nitrogen, however, if the plants are flowering, K20 is the best for them. Slow release fertilizers should be put together with compost fertilizers. However, there are special feeds for plants like orchids and cacti. The plants should be fed depending on the rate the plant is growing. You don't have to use shade for plants like Aspidistra or Sanseveria, you can place them on a window. Plants like the spider grow well in a semi-shade environment; you can put it in the window that gets sunlight and shade during the day. Some plants need to be in the sun continuously, while others do not have to be in the sun at all, the example is cheeseplant.
House plants will survive in temperatures ranging from 15 to 250 degree Celsius. However, the plants may suffer if the temperature fluctuates drastically. Most of the house plants need to be in a humid environment. To maximize humidity, you have to put a small pot in a bigger pot and refill the remaining place with compost or stones to keep the small pot moisturized. However, if you have more than one plant, they can create their own humid environment and keep the soil moisturized if they are put together. However, according to the temperature, you can spray water on the plant once or twice a day.
Some plants are suitable for repotting while others are not suitable for it since their roots are not suitable or are too small to be disturbed. To assess if you have to repot any plants, tap under the pot for releasing the plant; if you see the roots then begin repotting.
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To care for indoor jade plants, keep them very dry, give them small amounts of water, and put them in bright, sunny windows. Get jade plants to blood by keeping them in a dark room for a month and then switching them to a sunny area with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.
Gardening today is not just confined to the outdoor space in your lawn. There is this concept of indoor gardening that is fast catching up. Just as an outdoor gardener has to learn the basics of gardening before he/she can start growing his/her favorite plants, similarly there are a few rules of indoor gardening that every gardening enthusiast should familiarize himself with. In this article we shall explore the ways and methods which can help indoor plants grow better.
Lighting Requirements
Indoor plants often cannot stand strong blazing sunlight while there are others which cannot thrive in low light conditions. And then there are indoor plants which prefer low light and shady cool places. You have to identify the needs of each type of plant. Many experienced gardeners feel that natural light can be replaced by artificial lighting to benefit the growth of indoor plants.
Plants with low light requirements can be kept in shady cool corners. Plants requiring moderate amounts of light can be kept near sunny bay windows or French doors.
In short, if you want your indoor plant/plants to grow properly and healthily, you must provide it with adequate and sufficient amount of lighting depending on what kind of lighting requirement it has - whether very high or high or medium or low or very low.
Material of Pot
When you plant your indoor plants in pots made of clay (a porous substance), the water can evaporate fast and so you shall have to water the plant more frequently. If you don't have so much time on your hands, then nonporous plastic containers can reduce your load.
However, since water can't evaporate from nonporous containers, the water often remains stuck inside the pot. And this results in slow decomposition and rotting of the roots of plants that ultimately leads to the death of the plant. So you have to choose a pot wisely.
Size of Pot
Even the pot size is of vital importance as it can affect the rate of growth of any indoor plant. The size of the pot or container should be directly proportional to the size of the plant, as otherwise it won't look balanced.
When you plant a large indoor plant in too small a container, there is a lack of adequate space for the soil as well as lack of room for the roots to grow. Such a mistake will make your plant droop soon. Besides, a small plant in too big a container looks rather jarring and idiotic.
It is to bring that added dimension of beauty in the living room or office space that people have taken to indoor plant gardening by hordes. If you follow these simple steps, it will ensure the health and vibrancy of your much loved indoor plants.
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As with any garden, the basic elements that your bonsai plant will need to thrive are the right soil, the appropriate amount of light, and the right amount of water.
However, bonsai care involves fulfilling certain needs that ordinary plants don’t have. For instance, did you know that most bonsai trees are bred to be outdoor plants like their full-sized counterparts? If you bring a sun-loving bonsai inside, be prepared to give it 12-16 hours a day of fluorescent light. There are, however, some bonsai plants that do not need that much light, and these may be the ideal species if you want to practice bonsai care indoors.
Another important element of bonsai care is utilizing the right soil. In the “wild,” trees grow tall due to their deep root systems, which dig deeply into the earth. In contrast, your bonsai will grow in a shallow tray or container, and therefore, your tree’s root system cannot penetrate deeply downward. Instead, it will spread out shallowly, thereby reducing your tree’s growth. For this reason, bonsai plants need a special mix of soil to ensure that their roots don’t become waterlogged and drown. Because they are grown in such shallow containers, regular potting soil is much too dense and will trap too much water, killing the tree’s roots, and eventually, the tree.
In practicing proper bonsai care, you should purchase special bonsai soil, which is a mix of loam, sand, and organics, like peat moss and leaf mold. What soil you should specifically buy is determined by your local climate. Your local greenhouse or nursery, bonsai enthusiast, or Agriculture Extension office can help you determine which soil is perfect for your bonsai’s care.
Water and Food in Bonsai Care
Of course, the one question all beginner bonsai gardeners have is “when should I water my bonsai?” The answer to this important bonsai care question depends upon what kind of bonsai you have, how humid or dry the air is around your bonsai, what time of the year it is, and other variables.
Ideally, in bonsai care, you want a balance between too much and too little. Don’t overwater—but don’t underwater either. Make sure your water is at room temperature, as you don’t want to shock your plant with either cold or hot water. If you use tap water, let it sit out overnight so that the chlorine and other chemicals can oxidize out of the water.
Wet the soil first, which will increase the bonsai’s ability to take in more water. Afterwards, soak the soil until water runs out of the drainage holes in your training tray. Make sure that the entire soil mass gets wet. Watering is best done daily in the early morning, before the plant begins its daily photosynthesis cycle. You can also mist your bonsai on a daily basis to help it retain its necessary humidity levels.
As for fertilizer in bonsai care, use a completely balanced fertilizer (i.e., 20-20-20, which is equal parts nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium) every other week at quarter strength. A balanced fertilizer is ideal in bonsai care because your tree is considerably smaller than the plants the fertilizer is typically used for. Never fertilize a dry tree (the shock could kill it – make sure to water first!) and don’t fertilize a sick tree; remember, fertilizer isn’t medication.
With the right amount of water and light, along with appropriate soil and fertilizer, you are well on your way to growing a beautiful bonsai collection. Bonsai care does not have to be difficult, as long as you remember to meet the fundamental needs your beautiful bonsai plant has.
Jonas C. is one of the authors/ contributors to the Australian blog Bonsai Master. After getting his first bonsai tree a couple of years back the art of bonsai has become something close to an obsession Jonas is now a bonsai enthusiast who spends a lot of time researching proper bonsai care techniques.
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