Temperature range

Heat as well as light, moisture, air, nutrients is one of the main conditions of plant life. Plant growth is accelerated with increasing temperature and with decreasing temperature slows down. But it is usually in the range of 12 ° C to 32 ° C, at higher or lower temperatures, plant growth slows or stops. |

The temperature regimes for the temperature regime, plants require a warm or cool room. In warm indoor temperature fluctuates between 15 ° C - 20 ° C, in the cool - at around 8 ° C -12 ° C. In warmer areas contain plants of tropical countries. Plants subtropical countries and hardy plants grow well in tropical countries and develop in the cooler areas. There are also plants are not demanding to room temperature (aloe, aspidistra, dracaena, Clive). They grow in warm or in cool rooms.

Many plants are very sensitive to the sudden temperature changes. It should be remembered that in winter the temperature near the window at 1 ° C -2 ° C lower than in the room, and on the windowsill, below the 3 ° C -4 ° C, can be up to 5 ° C -8 ° C. Best of all, if you will have room thermometer. The detrimental effect of too high temperatures exacerbated by dry air and lack of light.

If the plant does not indicate specific temperature, and states as follows: moderate, not below 12 ° C, it does not mean that the plant should grow at 13 ° C constantly. The fact is that specifies the lower limit, which is possible for some short period of time, day - two. But if the plant is growing at its temperature limit, then it will just vegetate (unless the plant is not at rest). Temperature for good growth and development should be optimal. Ie plants requiring moderate temperature - 15-18 ° C, in the cool - 12-15 ° C, thermophilic - 18-22 ° C.

The temperature of the earth in the pot at 1 ° C -2 ° C lower than the surrounding air. Therefore, for some plants (euharis, gardenia, fig-trees, etc., are those who write about plants that they like to keep your feet warm) is required soil heated (use hot water in the pan, electric lamps, aquarium heaters, etc. .).

Requirements to heat the plants vary in different periods of growth and development. For example, germination of some plants require high temperature to 30 ° C, and emerged seedlings contain at a lower temperature. During the rest plants require a lower temperature than in the period of growth.