How To Care For Indoor Plants

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How To Care For Indoor Plants
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1. Choose The Pots
Make certain there are one or more holes in the
bottom of your container to allow water to flow
out freely. Insufficient drainage can cause roots
to drown, and the plant to die prematurely. Almos
t anything can be used as a container for plants,
so what type of pot you choose depends upon your
style preference and budget. If you prefer
lightweight containers, which are easy to move
around and can weather winter temperatures, look
for resin, fiberglass, and plastic. Bonus These
materials are not porous, so they absorb less
moisture than unglazed clay or wood?leaving more
for the plant.
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2. Choose The Potting Mix
Do not use soil from the yard or garden. It can
be filled with weed seeds, insects, and fungal
diseases.
Buy potting soil at your local garden center. It
is a loose and light mixture of materials like
peat moss, vermiculite, and, often, decomposed
organic matter. If you are planting succulents or
cacti, use a mix especially formulated for them.
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3. Choose The Plants
Make Right plant, right place your motto. You
must take into consideration the conditions of
your space. Dont try to grow a flower like a
rose?which requires six hours of full sun?on a
porch that gets only an hour in the early
morning. Do your homework (read books and plant
tags), ask for advice at the garden center, and
determine which plants will thrive in the
available sun or shade.
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4. Prepare The Pots
If your containers are large, place them where
theyll ultimately go before filling them. Once
they are full and watered, they may be too heavy
to move.
Put a basket-type coffee filter or a shard of
broken pot over the hole(s) in the bottom of the
empty pot. This will prevent the potting mix from
washing out but will still allow water to escape.
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5. Pot The Plant
Remove the plant from its nursery container.
(Its a good practice to water plants in their
original containers at least an hour before
transplanting. This will ease their removal and
diminish transplant shock.) Support the top of
the root ball (the semisolid mass of soil and
roots) by placing a finger on each side of the
stem then tip the pot and let the plant fall
gently into your hand. Never pull a plant out by
its stem. If it is stuck, tap the sides of the
pot to loosen it.
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