You thought that no plant could resist you, but suddenly you have realized that your inside plants they are losing that characteristic green color. Don't panic, just learn a few simple tricks to make that great vegetal kingdom under your roof.
Tips to keep your plants green for much longer
Discover in these four easy steps and learn how your plants can last beautifully for much longer.
Tip 1: Choose the right varieties of green plants
First of all, it is essential select the plants that best suit your habitat and lifestyle.
For example, it is better favor varieties that resist lack of light if your room faces a dark patio and the robust plants if your living room has drafts. Similarly, if you travel frequently for a few days, it is it is preferable to choose plants that do not require a lot of waterlike plants succulent or cactus.
Generally speaking, the best advice is start with known plants and that they endure a little everything and everything we refer to cold, direct sun, excessive water, little water, etc., so the plants that we recommend are the Ivy, Schefflera, Sanseveria, Monstera or Chlorophyte.
Also make sure the plant looks healthy before you buy it and don't hesitate to ask sellers for advice from the garden center.
So once you've gotten to have confidence in your abilities for indoor gardening, you can go on to choose the flowering plants and varieties More demanding.
Tip 2: Put your plants in a terracotta pot
If you have bought your green plants at a florist that has already prepared the pots correctly, you can skip the potting process until next year or even the following year, but if you have bought the plants in a small plastic pot, it is not just a matter of putting them in any pot, get one or two larger clay pots and a bag of potting soil from 'special green plants»And make the change.
To do this, water your plant abundantly under room temperature tap water, then let the water drain into the sink.
Meanwhile place your new pot on the counter from the kitchen and begins to spread a layer of 2cm clay beads to facilitate drainage, then add the soil digging a hole in the center with a soup spoon.
Grab the plant by the stem at ground level and take it out of its plastic pot, get some roots out of the soggy root ball and place it in the hole, gently squeezing and adding a little dirt to plug the holes.
Tip 3: Find the right location
The next step is find the best location for your plants and for that, they should not be exposed to direct sunlight, should be colored away from air currents and from a heat source.
In practical terms, we think of the plant wellness before thinking about its decorative appearance and we never put a green plant on a radiator or in the back of a dark room. On the other hand, nothing prevents you from placing your plants in front of the window, on a high shelf, in the refrigerator or even on the edge of the bathtub.
Tip 4: Water… yes, but not too much!
Now that your plants have the light they needYou will also need to bring them water, but without drowning them!
In theory, it is recommended water most plants once a week and always a fixed day. But in practice, it is absolutely necessary to let the soil dry between each watering, and adapt to the rhythm of the seasons.
In spring or summer, for example, can be watered twice a week in case of strong heat, while in winter it can be watered for 10 days while the ground dries up.
For prevent water from seeping to the bottom, the best technique is to wash the small plants in the sink with water at room temperature, then leave water drain well before replacing instead. For large plants a shower is ideal, otherwise be careful of don't let the water stagnate at the bottom of the pot.