Buying plants

Perhaps not everyone knows that the store bought plants have double stress. The first stress the plant receives the supply of it in the store. Grown plants for sale, usually in greenhouses, where supported by high humidity, temperature, and appropriate coverage. Now, most shops offer flowers, imported from Holland, as well as from Thailand and other countries. Even if the company will try to properly and carefully carry out the delivery, the plant will still be in a state of stress, while it will look good. Thus, the plant got to the store, where he created certain conditions. Not had time to get used to plant, how to buy. Even if you take care of proper transportation, home you still will be created other conditions different from those that were before. If you choose to shop healthy, strong, young plant, which is well cared for, then perhaps you did not even notice the manifestations of stress in plants, it will feel good. Therefore, on how you choose the right plant, depends on how it will adapt to new conditions in your home. |

- Try not to buy is a large mature plant. Young plants better tolerate stressful situations more easily and quickly adapt to changing conditions. Adult plant, even getting in very careful hands, will be long and painful to adapt, even if it is undemanding. Of course, if the plant is bought in the office, then most likely it will be a large plant, transportation and acclimatization of which can create problems. In this case, ask, makes a delivery shop and if he has any guarantees, at least for the first time. Visit a few stores before you buy, choose the one where they'll give you more professional advice and offer packaging, shipping, as well as assistance in case of any failures.

- When choosing a plant in the store, pay attention to the place where it stands, does not purchase the plant, which stood in the aisles, near open doors or close to the windowpane. If the plant is standing in the aisle, it could hurt or even crumple, the plants were standing at the door could suffer from drafts and sudden temperature changes. Plants raised against the windowpane, may get sunburn or injure by contact with cold glass. All these situations can not leave its mark on the plant, but they certainly affect the future.

- When choosing a plant, touch the ground in a pot - it should be slightly vlazhnovatoy, but not dry and not damp (unless the plant is watered minute ago). In the pallet must not be water. Between the walls of the pot and the ground should not be void. On clay pot should not be green or white plaque. Also, there should be a green plaque on the ground. At the leaves should not be dust, or God forbid web. Look closely, not only to your own plant, but also to other plants, too. If these conditions are not met, then do not buy all the plants in this store, because it is not a sign of professionalism and it is possible that there are plants infected with diseases and pests.

- Ask the sellers, as they are often sprayed plants, wipe the leaves.

- Carefully inspect the plant it for any pests, gray or white plaque on the leaves, flowers and stems, whether brown plaques on the leaves, and inspect the reverse side of the sheet. Of course, a large plant without seeing everything as it should, but need to do this at least partially. If you deal with during the inspection of the plant carefully, the seller will not you argue.

- Do you choose plants leaves should not be limp, twisted or have dry ends. It should be a leafy plant evenly from all sides.

- If this flowering plant, choose something that is more buds than the blossoming flower.

The choice is made, you bought it. The plant must necessarily be packaged, if the winter or fall, it should be of the protective packaging of low temperature and wind. If you carry a plant on the machine, then in any case do not put it in the trunk, the best place in the back seat. Even better, if you put it in a large box. Also, the box can deliver the plant on public transport. To have your flower fell, lay a pot for stability in a box with paper. When buying a large plant, arrange the delivery to the store.

You have purchased a plant must go through a period of acclimatization. Duration, which depends on the capriciousness of the plants and the conditions in which it existed in the store. In any case, do not expose the plant from direct sunlight and drafts for several weeks. The room temperature should be moderate and careful watering. Some particularly sensitive plants during acclimatization shed flowers and leaves, in which case the plant should be placed in the right place and do not rearrange it from place to place.

Pritenenie from direct sunlight necessary for most plants, for a period of acclimatization, with the exception of flowering potted plants, which sell in the winter - the azalea, cyclamen, chrysanthemums. They need to put on a well lighted place on the window.

If you're choosing a plant, nothing about him did not know - this is your biggest omission. But try to learn more about it as soon as they brought it home.