5 important points in the care of houseplants that everyone forgets about | ivd.ru
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10 Mar 2023
Wipe off dust, change the top layer of soil and fill in the fertilizer schedule, we list the rules that will help your plants stay healthy and beautiful.
The video listed the points that should not be forgotten in the care of plants
1 Focus on the appearance of the plant
Very often, novice growers build plant care based on information from the Internet. This is how, for example, fixed watering schedules appear every few days or weeks. But this often leads to diseases and even death of plants, because different apartments have different microclimates, and each plant has its own individual characteristics and requires a special approach.
What to do
Observe your plants in dynamics. For example, spathiphyllum and similar varieties make it clear when it's time for watering: they begin to noticeably lower the leaves down. Wait for this signal and then water the soil abundantly, letting the water drain so that the roots do not rot from stagnation of water. Half an hour after watering, the foliage will rise up again. At the same time, in winter, the lowering of the leaves will have to wait about 3-4 weeks, and in hot summer 7-10 days.
2 Wipe the leaves
Dust settles on indoor flowers in the same way as on all objects of the house. If it stays there, it will affect not only the overall cleanliness of your home, but also the plant itself. Dust interferes with the biochemical processes taking place in the leaves, and becomes a favorable environment for the development of fungus and parasites.
What to do
Make a habit of cleaning the plants from dust once a week. Those that tolerate moisture well on the foliage can be wiped with a damp clean cloth. Varieties that do not like excess water, treat with a dry soft cloth or brush. Large specimens or varieties with a large number of small leaves can be rinsed under the shower.
3 Rearrange depending on the season
In nature, most plants are accustomed to different daylight hours depending on the season. But in the apartment, you will have to take care of a sufficient amount of sunlight and its intensity. Otherwise, indoor plants will not bloom and start new leaves or, conversely, will get burns.
What to do
Familiarize yourself with the conditions in which your flower usually grows in a natural environment. Some plants need to hibernate in winter, so they can be put away from the window. Some varieties like diffused light, so in summer they will need to be slightly moved away from the window so as not to burn the leaves under direct rays. Well, some plants, on the contrary, need as much light as possible in summer for active growth and flowering. Such copies can be placed on the balcony or windowsill.
4 Replace the top layer of soil
Everyone remembers that periodically indoor flowers need to be fertilized and transplanted, but few people think about the fact that at least once every six months you need to remove a couple of centimeters of soil and pour fresh. This is due to the fact that over time, nutrients are washed out of the soil. And dust settles on it, which provokes the appearance of fungus and mold.
What to do
Remove a little soil with your hands, a small spatula or an ordinary spoon and lay out a new one. It is better to buy a soil mixture in a flower shop, necessarily from a trusted manufacturer, to be sure of its quality and safety. At the same time, you can carry out a small and careful aeration of the soil so that there is air in it.
5 Keep a feeding calendar
Fertilizers are active substances that can not only benefit, but also harm the plant if they are applied too often. And if, on the contrary, you constantly forget about this procedure, in a few years the flower will begin to hurt already because of a lack of nutrients.
What to do
Hang on the wall next to the plants a leaf or calendar with a schedule for fertilizing and fill it out regularly. So you will not forget about this procedure and will not carry it out by mistake twice in a short time. Instead of a paper schedule, you can use an application or a built-in calendar in your phone.
