Many people worry a lot when it comes to caring for their plants. When talking about house plants, there is no need to worry. There are just a few things you need to consider.
1. Watering
Overwatering kills most houseplants. Looks can be deceptive, so to see if your soil is dry enough to water, try the finger test. Insert your index finger up to the first joint into the soil. If the soil is damp, don't water it.
2. Feeding
Foliage plants usually have high nitrogen needs, while Potassium Oxide (K2O) is needed for flowering plants. Feed plants during their most active growth period.
3. Lighting
Some tough indoor plants like Aspidistra (cast-iron plant) and Sansevieria, (mother-in-law’s tongue) require no sun. They can be placed away from a window. Spider plants need semi-shade. You can put plants like these near a window that does or does not get sunlight. Check the label to see what your plant needs.
4. Temperature
Houseplants can survive in cool or warm temperatures, but drastic fluctuations of temperature may not be good for them. One thing that most plants cannot survive is gas heating. If you have a plant that likes warm conditions, don't put it near an air conditioner in the summer.
5. Humidity
Some houseplants require a humid environment. One tip to maximize humidity is to put the pot inside a larger pot and fill in the gaps with stones or compost to keep in the moisture. Grouping plants together often creates a microclimate that they will benefit from. If you want, you can spray them with water once or twice a day depending on the temperature.
6. Re-potting
Some plants require re-potting for optimum growth but there are others that resent having their roots disturbed. Or their roots system may be small enough that they don't require re-potting. One way to check if your plant needs re-potting is to turn it upside down. Tap the pot to release the plant and check its roots. If roots are all you see, then re-pot. Sometimes the roots will come out of the pot. You should either cut them off or re-pot the plant.
You just need to have a little care for your plants and in turn, you'll reap the benefits. Indoor plants not only add to the beauty of your décor, but also give much pleasure to the indoor gardener.
E-coli on Romaine Lettuce
That's in the news today! E-coli contamination with romaine lettuce.
Simple answer to that. Know where your Romaine lettuce is coming from and avoid buying from the batches out of ...23 States!!! The contamination supposedly has already spread to restaurants and supermarkets lettuce. The outbreak seems quite serious. But, where are those contaminated batches? Are they in your local area? Well, I don't know where you live. That leads me to the better answer.
The better answer: grow your own vegetables. The salad we ate yesterday had Romaine Lettuce and radishes from our garden. They had a good taste and they were as organic as you can get. I smiled when I heard the news about e-coli and romaine lettuce because I know where my lettuce is coming from. Avoid the contamination by growing your own.
If you were looking for some scientific remedies to e-coli and you end up here, then I'm sorry. This blog is about gardening and we will be putting some great tips on gardening shortly.
Come back and visit.
Andre Coquerel
Simple answer to that. Know where your Romaine lettuce is coming from and avoid buying from the batches out of ...23 States!!! The contamination supposedly has already spread to restaurants and supermarkets lettuce. The outbreak seems quite serious. But, where are those contaminated batches? Are they in your local area? Well, I don't know where you live. That leads me to the better answer.
The better answer: grow your own vegetables. The salad we ate yesterday had Romaine Lettuce and radishes from our garden. They had a good taste and they were as organic as you can get. I smiled when I heard the news about e-coli and romaine lettuce because I know where my lettuce is coming from. Avoid the contamination by growing your own.
If you were looking for some scientific remedies to e-coli and you end up here, then I'm sorry. This blog is about gardening and we will be putting some great tips on gardening shortly.
Come back and visit.
Andre Coquerel
Fresh lettuce
Have you tasted fresh homegrown lettuce lately?What's nice is that you can take some for dinner and it keeps growing.
The broccoli are doing great too. Just not quite ready for the dinner plate yet.
Squash? Growing fast. Debbie's green thumb is doing wonders.
How is your garden doing? Post a comment. Share some tips.
The rain!
The garden loves the rain.
We've enjoyed a few showers lately and everything just grew a little faster in the garden.
Can the plants tell the difference? It seems like vegetables, flowers, and plants like the rain more than just water from the faucet. Have you noticed that?
The ground feels softer and easier to work with after the rain too. Doesn't it?
Unfortunately, it seems that the weeds love the rain just as much. We just have to deal with that. Yes, it can't be that easy, one has to weed out his or her garden. But it's worth it.
We've enjoyed a few showers lately and everything just grew a little faster in the garden.
Can the plants tell the difference? It seems like vegetables, flowers, and plants like the rain more than just water from the faucet. Have you noticed that?
The ground feels softer and easier to work with after the rain too. Doesn't it?
Unfortunately, it seems that the weeds love the rain just as much. We just have to deal with that. Yes, it can't be that easy, one has to weed out his or her garden. But it's worth it.
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