Beginner Tips

In cultivation of indoor plants is generally - is easier to prevent than to correct. Mistakes do happen at all - and a professional florist and a novice. Sometimes it is impossible to determine from which plant is suffering, but there are conditions that must be respected, but not all relate to them seriously. Therefore, I would like to give such advice: |

- If you purchased the plant, try to learn about it as much as possible, what he needed temperature, humidity, watering, etc. Of course, it is better to hear about it in advance, before you purchase plants, but, unfortunately, we often acquire plant succumbing to the temptation, enchanted by its beauty and the few that knew about it.

- If you have several or many plants, even an avid Florist sometimes forgets which of the plants that need. Therefore, we can make a card or have a small notebook, where to allocate to each of your existing plant to its homepage. There you can write short, when he was transplanted as watered when fertilized, ie information that is important, but often forgotten.

- Try to plant a permanent seat in the house, as most plants do not like to rearrange them from place to place.

- Almost all plants need watering well-settled, soft water. If you plant a lot, you can make a bucket, which will protect the water during the day - two. If plants are not a lot you can use plastic bottles of lemonade, which does not close the lid, giving the chlorine evaporate from water. There are some plants that do not tolerate hard water irrigation, they are from, not only ill, but may die.

- If you came to transplant a plant, it is best to use the purchase soil mixture for a particular plant (ny). Much of the literature, as well as on our website provides the composition of soil mixtures for each plant, but not everyone can or know where to take turf or peat land. In this case, for most plants can use a garden or greenhouse soil, to which is added to a well-washed river sand. Before using the land it is desirable to disinfect - good to shed a weak solution of potassium permanganate (the same will help remove the earthworms).

- The main reason that plants suffer in the apartments - central heating. Since the batteries are near the window, the placement of plants away from the batteries is not possible. Try to moisten the air in the winter around the plants. (see Temperature range)

- Fresh air is almost a prerequisite for good plant growth. Cacti, for example, can not blossom because they do not have enough fresh air. But none of the plants can not tolerate cold drafts.

- If you see that the plant was sick, get a magnifying glass and carefully inspect both sides of the leaves, stems, flowers in search of pests, which, incidentally, may not be. Some wonder, where do pests, if they did not have before. Most of them are carried by insects (flies and front sight drozofilloy), some as larvae remain in the ground and waiting for favorable conditions, some plants are infected with the purchase, but become visible only after some time.

At the present time in any major city has such a large number of flower shops, nurseries or botanical gardens, where you can buy a variety of plants that can only choose. But, alas, many choose not to those plants that are suited to the conditions in their apartment or office. For example, put gentle Saintpaulia under the scorching rays of the southern windows and a couple of days, puzzled and looking at spots on the leaves, unaware that it burns, or place of sun in the depths of passion fruit living room and watch it slowly fading, sinning while in Sellers or any some unknown villain.

If you, like all the time, forgetting to water the plants every day, or are frequently exposed to the business trips, then set up an cacti and other succulents. Hydroponic culture is also suitable for those who want to reduce concerns about watering.