Friday, January 29, 2010

Easy Hints About How To Care For Your Plants

EASY HINTS ABOUT HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR PLANTS

Many folks are concerned a great deal when it comes to dealing with their plants.  When speaking about house plants, there's no need to worry.  There are just a few things you need to consider.  


1.  Watering
Overwatering kills most houseplants. Looks can be misleading, so to see if your soil is dry enough to water, try the finger test.  Insert your  finger up to the 1st joint into the soil.  If the soil is dampish, don't water it.  When Tomato Gardening be very aware of over watering.


2.  Feeding
Leaf plants usually have rich nitrogen demands, while flowering plants, Potassium is needed. Slow release plant food can be blended with the compost.  Nevertheless, certain plants like cacti and orchids need special plant food.  Fertilize plants during their most active development period.


3.  Light
Plants like Sanseveria and cast-iron plant require no sun.  They can be placed away from a window.  Spider plants call for semi-shade.  You are able to put plants like these near a window that does or doesn't get sunlight. Check the label to determine what your plant needs.


4.  Temperature
Houseplants can survive in cool or warm temperatures, but drastic variations of temperature may not be beneficial for them.  One thing that almost all plants can't endure is gas heating. If you have a plant that likes warm conditions, do not put it near an air conditioning in the summertime.


5.  Humidity
Some houseplants call for a humid surround. One hint to maximise humidness 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 collectively often makes a microclimate that they'll benefit from. If you want, you are able to spray them with water once or twice a day depending upon the temperature.  


6.  Re-potting
Some plants call for re-potting for optimal growth but there are others that begrudge having their roots disturbed. Or their roots system might be small enough that they do not require re-potting.  One way to check if your plant needs re-potting is to turn it upside down.  Tap the pot to free the plant and check its roots.  If roots are all you see, then re-pot. Occasionally the roots will come out of the pot. You ought either cut them off or re-pot the plant.


You just need to have a little care for your plants and in turn, you will harvest the benefits.  Inside plants not only add to the beauty of your interior decoration, but also give much joy to  the vegetable garden planting

For more information check out the Vegetable Garden Planting Website

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