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Rules of Thumb for growing house plants by award winning garden author Doug Green.
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If you are anything like my mother then I am sure you will agree when I say that a home is incomplete without beautiful and attractive potted plants. My mother is famous for her green fingers and when she brings a potted plant from a …
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First, it finally started to feel like spring today. The sun is out, and it’s not snowing. So, what do you do when it feels like spring? You plant stuff. I sowed some seeds in our hoop house. The hoop house is new for us this year. …
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Tender plants in the herbaceous border won’t normally survive our low winter temperatures. To keep replacing plants every spring can quickly become expensive. If you don’t have a greenhouse, conservatory or space in the house to protect …
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Author: StarLiteFarms Subject: Pond plants for wet soil?? Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:11 am (GMT 0) I have an area next to my house (north side) which is shaded heavily by a tree and no grass grows there or any other plants ive tried. …
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Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th April 2007 Does the idea of spending a weekend working in beautiful gardens appeal? Whilst enjoying the gracious house with its special atmosphere, renowned welcome and good cooking, you would help maintain …
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
House Plant Basics
QUOTE: Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow
- Anonymous
As houseplants are living in an unnatural environment we need to give them extra care to get the best results.
They will require all the elements of outdoor plants in their need for good nutrients, water, ventilation, light and a suitable climate.
Without this balance they will soon wither and die. It is vitally important that they have the best quality soil. As with outdoor plants they will need soil that is light enough for their roots and to hold water and air but not so light as to allow the nutrients to wash through and not be made available for their roots.
One thing that will not be as much of a concern as outdoor plants is their need for support against winds. This can allow you to use lighter soil however you will still need to ensure the plant is getting the nutrients. This might require additional feeding that is over and above what you would give an outdoor plant.
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The environment can also affect plants, and anyone who is smoking in the house will affect the plant growth and result in poor health just as it does to the person smoking.
Potting mix is readily available and in different varieties to suit the requirements of various indoor plants.
You can buy inexpensive moisture monitoring kits and also some small units that will release water into the soil when it detects that the moisture is getting too low.
Getting good potting mix for your indoor plants can make a noticeable difference to their condition as the soil that we get from outside can sometimes have diseases or insects in it.
If there is an opportunity to do so, it is a good policy to put the plants outside in the sun for a few hours and also to get some fresh air. Plants will also benefit from having their leaves cleaned, as there can be a buildup of dust when growing indoors and not having the rainfall to wash them clean.
It is also good to catch rainwater in containers to use for watering your indoor plants.
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Thanks,
Annie
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Pre-making holes in the rooting medium will insure that the rooting hormone remains on the plant stem cutting, not on the soil surface. This will improve chances of rooting the cuttings and making new house or garden plants.
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Creating a Private Space in a Wide Open Housing Complex Gallery Index Image 5 of 12 < Prev. 1 2 3 4 5.
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We have a snake living in one of our birdhouses. Kind of cute, I guess. I’ve been busy planting as much as I can, ignoring that in 2005 we had temps in the 20 & 30’s. It’s easy to get ahead of myself with the warm temps we’ve had. …
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