Growing Indoor Plants
Aloha all, I want to thank all of you that have responded to my article on indoor plants at: www.OhanaPlantWorks.com Growing plants in general is not difficult. Then why is it so difficult to grow plants indoors? Good question! If you would like the answer in simple plain english visit my website. I can tell you that there are many variables, and each one makes a huge difference to a growing plant. Things like light, breeze, growing media conditions, temperature, and moisture are all very important in growing plants.
Here in Hawaii everything grows "like weeds" and all you have to do is water etc. But take the plant indoors and everything changes. All the little things we take for granted starts to effect our little plant. For example, how do the leaves get cleaned? Not from the rain anymore. Is there a breeze to strengthen the stalk and or branches? Maybe not.
Here in Hawaii everything grows "like weeds" and all you have to do is water etc. But take the plant indoors and everything changes. All the little things we take for granted starts to effect our little plant. For example, how do the leaves get cleaned? Not from the rain anymore. Is there a breeze to strengthen the stalk and or branches? Maybe not.
We all have to learn to read our plants
To know if a plant is healthy or not you must learn to read your plant, and all plants are different so it's not as easy as it sounds. But just like people, plants are trying to tell you how they feel and what they need!
It is sometimes very difficult to tell what a plant needs from looking at it. This is a learned skill that takes years of experience.
The first places to look if you feel there is a problem are 1) the moisture in the potting mix or or soil and 2) the amount of air circulation and or amount of light.
We are talking about indoor plants so in most cases most of these things are greatly lacking, especially air circulation and light. Moisture in the soil of an indoor plant is very different from that of an outdoor plant in that there is usually very little to dry it out. No breeze like outdoors and many people close all their windows etc. when they leave for work. So what does this mean?
Feel the potting mix. Is it moist? If it is then don't water it! Even if the potting mix is lightly dry on the surface, it most likely is moist down where the roots are. It's always best to let the mix dry on the surface before watering. Work it into a weekly watering schedule.
So our plants need air circulation and a respectable air temperature to survive. Just think how you would feel closed up in your room with no air circulation and the temperature at 90 degrees or so. Many palm can survive in this temperature, but many other plants cannot.
If you have any questions or comments on this article, please re-visit ohanaplantworks.com and leave your question or comment there.
Thank YouW
It is sometimes very difficult to tell what a plant needs from looking at it. This is a learned skill that takes years of experience.
The first places to look if you feel there is a problem are 1) the moisture in the potting mix or or soil and 2) the amount of air circulation and or amount of light.
We are talking about indoor plants so in most cases most of these things are greatly lacking, especially air circulation and light. Moisture in the soil of an indoor plant is very different from that of an outdoor plant in that there is usually very little to dry it out. No breeze like outdoors and many people close all their windows etc. when they leave for work. So what does this mean?
Feel the potting mix. Is it moist? If it is then don't water it! Even if the potting mix is lightly dry on the surface, it most likely is moist down where the roots are. It's always best to let the mix dry on the surface before watering. Work it into a weekly watering schedule.
So our plants need air circulation and a respectable air temperature to survive. Just think how you would feel closed up in your room with no air circulation and the temperature at 90 degrees or so. Many palm can survive in this temperature, but many other plants cannot.
If you have any questions or comments on this article, please re-visit ohanaplantworks.com and leave your question or comment there.
Thank YouW
