House Plant Care and Maintenance - The Top Five Tips For Keeping Your Indoor Plants Looking Good

If you have bought beautiful house plant look in the coming weeks you will get the home or office sad? Remember that tropical plants are grown in a pot inside in a very artificial. Here are five easy ways to survive, to help your houseplants within:

1st Set the plant in the right place and right amount of light is the most important factor when you place a plant, although many indoor plants tolerant to a wide variety of lighting conditions, examples are equipment for the light-dark extremes normally found in:


"Bright Sparks": Sansevieria (mother in laws tongue), Areca palm, Ficus benjamina Ficus benjamina (), Aloe Vera, zamifolia Zamiculcus (ZZ plant).
"Unsavory characters: Spathiphyllum (peace be with Lily), the Kentia palm, Calathea, Philodendron (plant child), arrowroot (plant rafters).

2nd Watering. Different plants may have different needs water, but usually over-watering is the top of the list of ways to kill your houseplants, you literally "kill them with kindness." Never let plants stand in a sauce made of water. No. 2 on the list is drying. It is not possible to give specific instructions for Irrigation: It is dependent on environmental conditions and requirements of the plants. In general, the compost can be almost dry and then remove the plant from its decorative container or saucer and give it a good bath and let it drain completely before returning. Water the plant less in the winter (when the lights are low and semi dormant plants).

This may be intimidating, but do not despair - it is a very simple way to ensure that your plants get only the water they need - with self-watering planter. The improved water containers are also built very self to the elegant leaf design perfect for your plants and the water did not need extra for a maximum of 12 weeks - so no worries, if you are away.

3rd Buy quality plants. Like so many things in life, if that sounds too good to be true then it probably is. Often the plants are not cheap or used properly welded to the "non-greenhouse" conditions. It is better from specialized providers who know their plants and to expert advice before and after you have completed your shopping to buy.

4th What must be avoided. Never place your plant near heat sources such as radiators or fires. Keep plants away air conditioning ducts and cold air currents.

5th Things to do. Most plants benefit from an occasional misting of the low humidity in most indoor compensate. occasionally with houseplant fertilizer specialist Feed - Do not use a general purpose plant food garden - this is particularly important for the Finns (where a palm fertilizer specialist is recommended.) Feed only during the growing season (April to September), never during the winter months.

In summary, only three things almost guarantee the health of your houseplants:

o Buy quality plants
o Set the plants at the right place
o Use containers to store water

House plants should not be a difficult task, just follow these simple instructions and you can create a fabulous display of tropical plants for years to come.