In our life, indoor plants occupy a significant place. They perfectly decorate the room, and some of them can also disinfect the air from a variety of harmful microorganisms. Also, flowers positively affect the psychological state of a person.
Stages of Care
In order to properly care for indoor plants, you need to know the simple steps and requirements, as well as observe the conditions for their active growth:
- Home flowers definitely need water, best if it is rainy or from an aquarium. If this cannot be found, then you can use the household one, only before that it should stand for about 12 hours.
- Be sure to recharge. Therefore, home care includes the systematic fertilizing of the soil with minerals and vitamins, as well as other nutritional components.
- Such colors require daylight. The windowsill will be the best place to live. It is important to know that a strong sun can burn plants, so direct rays are controlled using blinds or other devices.
- We must not forget about humidification. This is especially true for winter care when the room begins to dry with hot batteries. Such an atmosphere has a bad effect not only on the appearance, but also on plant health.
- It is necessary to carefully control the temperature regime. Since sudden changes can negatively affect home flowers. Home care is complicated in the cold season, as the rooms are very hot and cool from the window.
- Frequent washing is recommended to remove dust that constantly settles. Every day you can walk through the leaves with a damp rag, and once a week arrange a shower for them.
- An important step is cropping. When stems or leaves die off in plants, they must be removed.
Shop purchase
If you want to get a new home flower, you need to contact the store or the market. If you do not want to be deceived and get a healthy and beautiful plant, you must adhere to such recommendations:
- All acquisitions are best done in the spring, since at this time the flowers get used to new living conditions easier. Be sure to look at the flowers for the absence of diseases and various parasites. All parts of the stem and leaves must be proportionate and developed harmoniously.
- If you buy a plant with buds, then choose those that have a lot of unsolved. Thanks to this, you can carefully examine and understand how they looked after him before the sale.
- Care must be taken during transportation. Care must be taken not to damage the indoor flowers. Caring for a broken plant is very time consuming. After arrival, you can’t deal with transplantation right away, it must be done only a few weeks after acclimatization, as the plant will get stress from which it will die or grow poorly.
- Carefully inspect the pot, it must be of the appropriate size.
- Too dry soil will give out its appearance, as well as the gap between the pot and the soil.
Proper watering
Care for indoor plants includes such an important point as watering. Due to a lack of moisture, the leaves begin to turn yellow and eventually dry out, and with excess, they rot. In order to correctly determine the time of water recharge, you only need to check the condition of the soil. If it is wet, then you need to wait a bit, and if it is well dried, then it's time to take up a watering can. It is important to ensure that the earth does not dry out. In general, indoor flowers are moistened in the evening in the summer and in the morning in the winter. Plants that love water are watered twice in warm weather, just like flowering plants. But do not overdo it: the liquid that collects in the pan always drains.
The need for washing
Every day, a large amount of invisible dust sits on the leaves, and if you do not wipe or wash them for a long time, then it will become very noticeable and will have a bad effect on home flowers. Home care involves regular rinsing, which can be done even under a flowing tap, only preferably in warm water. It is necessary to ensure that the soil does not soften and does not wash out. If soap is used (this procedure is carried out several times a week), then the soil must be protected from it.
You need to know how to properly process plants in the winter. This process is practically no different from the summer, in addition, you need to consider that this is done only as necessary, since most flowers are in a resting period, and without need they are better not to disturb. If the leaves are dusted, then they can simply be wiped with a rag. After water procedures, you should not send the plant immediately to the windowsill, first you need to let it dry.
Feeding domestic plants
Fertilizers are the active ingredients that all window flowers need. Home care provides for the obligatoriness of such an operation, it is only necessary to know the system in the nutrition of each culture. We must not forget that all dressings are applied an hour after the usual watering. An extremely large amount of fertilizer is required by fast-growing plants that have actively developed roots: roses, amaryllis, jasmine, hibiscus, fuchsia, pelargonium, and maplendrum. For such species, the alternation of organics and minerals is useful. It is not recommended to use a variety of food products from the human table as a top dressing, as this is fraught with the death of the entire plant.
Transfer
The main mistake in increasing the planted area is considered to be ignorance of the composition of the earth, and this is an important enough moment for indoor flowers to take root. Transplantation, reproduction and care at home can take place in the wrong soil, which is required by the plant, as a result, it simply dies or stops its growth. It also happens that this procedure occurs unnecessarily in order to help save the flower from a certain ailment. It is also not true that some people relocate in autumn or winter, when there is little light and cold enough. Often a very large pot is acquired, and the ground in it becomes sour. In a different scenario, the plant does not have enough space for food. It is considered correct to plant the stalk in a small pot, and as necessary just increase its capacity.
A complete transplant is not always encouraged, especially for those species that do not tolerate this procedure. It is enough to remove the top layer of the soil and add clean and fresh soil there. This can be done only when the soil is not soured and has no parasites.
What the plant lacks
It is important for each owner to know without which house flowers cannot grow and develop. Home care is not always correct, but it is poorly displayed on the appearance and condition of the plant. The lack of the desired component will affect the appearance of the leaf or color. If there is a shortage of nitrogen, then this can primarily be observed by shoot poverty and stunting. In the case of a small amount of phosphorus, the crown will noticeably darken and become scarce. Without sufficient potassium, flowering may not occur at all, since the minerals will go on the development of the stem and leaves.
All houseplants, with the exception of corms and bulbs, need to periodically add organic matter. This is not only their main “food”, but also a great way to make the soil more loose and improve air access to the rhizomes. To prepare feeding, you will need bird droppings (1 tsp. Per liter of water) or mullein (2 tsp. Per liter of water).
An excellent recharge, which is used once every three months, is an ash solution, for the preparation of which you need to insist 1 tbsp. l ash in 1 liter of boiling water for a week, and then pour under house flowers. Care at home, although simple, but rather painstaking, so you need to correctly apply all the components.
Anthurium
In order to provide a comfortable environment for anthurium, you need to know about its preferences. Lighting should be of medium strength, if you can create a partial shade, then this is generally fine. But direct sunlight is best avoided, as they can burn the indoor flower Anthurium. Home care should provide for a warm and calm atmosphere, and drafts here are the most evil enemies of this plant. He likes moderate watering, this should be done only when the top layer dries a little.
In order not to spoil the roots, water from the pan must be poured. Anthurium loves moist air very much, for this spray guns can come to the rescue, with which it is necessary to spray the plant on a regular basis. It is important to know that any liquid should not drip onto the flowers, as brown spots will appear on them. Transplantation can only be done in the spring, and once a year, and this must be done with great care so as not to damage the root system.
Mandeville - the most beautiful indoor liana
This plant today is not particularly common among gardeners, but its beauty is simply mesmerizing, so you need to get acquainted with it. It tolerates sunlight and loves bright lighting. Throughout the year, it is necessary to maintain a temperature of 25-28 degrees, since it is precisely this range that Mandeville prefers. Home care should be very painstaking, and if it is not possible to achieve all the necessary recommendations, it is best to arrange a rest period in the winter and send her to a fairly cool place.
Watering from spring to autumn is plentiful, and in cold weather it must be reduced to drying the substrate. Top dressing should be carried out only in the phase of active growth, approximately once a week with the help of complex fertilizers. It is recommended to constantly prune Mandeville, and such a procedure is best done in the second half of autumn.
Spathiphyllum
This plant does not like very bright light, so placing it on the windows from the south side is not recommended. In case of contact with direct sunlight, he remains burns on the leaves. It can bloom twice a year - both in autumn and in warm weather. In the absence of arrows, you need to look for the reason in the low light and too large pot, which these indoor flowers do not welcome at all. Caring for such a tremulous plant involves replanting several times a year, depending on its growth rate. It is best to do this procedure in the spring and pick up a pot a few centimeters larger than the previous one.
In winter, it is enough to water it twice a week, and in summer it is better three. If the flower needs moisture, then its leaves will become sluggish and drooping. Water for irrigation must first be defended. The flower likes constant spraying, and also needs to periodically wipe the dust from it, since spathiphyllum really does not like it.
Home care, transplanting and watering, as well as top dressing are very important for the plant. The latter is performed at least three times a quarter during periods of rest. To do this, it is recommended to use universal fertilizers for flowering.
Bilbergia
It belongs to the Bromeliad family. Without certain skills to grow such a plant is time-consuming and difficult. It must be placed in warm places, since it is precisely them that Bilbergia flowers love. Home care provides that for better growth and rooting, you can cover the pots with a frame and arrange a small greenhouse. She does not like active sun rays, so she needs to be placed where it is warm, but not very sunny. Watering should be done as the substrate dries. Young shoots throw out color after 1.5 - 2 years after rooting.