Suitable conditions for indoor plants
Years of experience have shown that a light, airy room provides by far the most suitable conditions for the majority of indoor plants offered for sale today. Oddly enough though, many of them will also do very well in artificially lit rooms. There is, however, one important precaution; though adequate light is of the utmost importance, care must be taken to ensure that some protection is provided against strong, direct sunlight.
The importance of Feeding indoor plants
Beginners with house plants launch out with every good intention, purchasing the best plants, suitable containers, and so on,yet,after a month or two, the plants have much smaller new leaves than they should have, lose their lower ones, and take on a generally hard appearance. Why? In the majority of cases, it is because feeding is being neglected.
The efficient nurseryman sends out established house plants, be they in the smallest ‘tots’ or the larger 10 inch size pot. From the time they have become established in their pots, large or small, the plants will have received regular feeding with a balanced fertilizer. Should this supply of nutrient suddenly stop when the plant leaves the nursery, a gradual process of deterioration will take place; hence, smaller and harder leaves.
For the sake of convenience most nurserymen use easily applied liquid fertilizers, though the wise ones occasionally ring the changes and give applications of powdered fertilizer during the growing season.
Simple rules for Feeding indoor plants
There are a few simple rules to follow when feeding the house plants. One should ensure that the compost in the pot is moist before applying fertilizers, as dry roots are very easily damaged, particularly so if one is misguided enough to use plant food in excess of recommended requirements. Always follow the manufacturer’s directions for they have carefully experimented in order to arrive at the correct strength and rate of use for their products. Some indoor plants do benefit from additional feeding, and advice on this matter is given under the descriptions of individual plants.
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Winter treatment of indoor plants
On the whole, winter feeding is an unnecessary extravagance, but if a plant produces new leaves in winter it will need a fertilizer that has a low nitrogen content to encourage the production of firm rather than soft leaves. The composition of fertilizers should be clearly marked on the container, and your sundries man or florist will be able to advise you on the most suitable one to use.
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