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The major reasons why some house plants do not flourish are:
(1) too much or too little light
(2) too much or too little water
(3) too low or too high humidity
(4) improper pot ting soil
(5) too high or too low temperatures
(6) too much or too little feeding
(7) insects and diseases.
Light:
Insufficient light over a long period manifests itself in spindly stems, yellow green foliage color, and leaf drop. Eventually, all growth stops [...] Continue Reading…
Whether you begin with a seedling, a rooted cutting, a plant lifted from the garden, or a bulb, the way you first pot a plant is vital to its future health. Pot it incorrectly, and chances of it growing well are slim.
Most important is the quality of the potting soil in which your plant will grow. With few exceptions, house plants thrive in a potting soil [...] Continue Reading…
Houses are built for people, not plants. By a plant’s standards, houses are too dark, too dry, and often too hot _like sunless deserts. The wonder is that so many plants survive.
Light needs of plants have received careful study by scientists in recent years. The amateur indoor gardener now has at his command the results of their research.
The chart at the bottom of the [...] Continue Reading…
“How often shall I water or feed my house plant?” is the question most often asked by beginning indoor gardeners. The correct answer, “That depends…” is not so satisfying as a rule-of-thumb reply like “once a week” might be, but it’s the only accurate advice that can be given for house plants.
For example, your home in winter may be almost as arid as a desert. If [...] Continue Reading…
Man’s universal fascination with miniatures is nowhere more clearly seen than in his appreciation of those small, living works of art called bonsai. Translated, the Japanese name for these cultural dwarfs means tray trees. Their inspiration lies in nature itself _in gnarled, twisted trees of appealing form, seen on rocky cliffs, that survive despite poor soil and little water.
Widespread interest in bonsai followed American occupation of [...] Continue Reading…
Bromeliads increase by making offsets, in much the same manner as do the familiar garden iris and daylily. However, the bromeliad differs from these plants in that it flowers only once, then dies gradually.
It is the offspring that carry on in successive years with bloom. So don’t, generously, give away all your offsets, or you’ll be left with a has-been bromeliad.
As the parent plant [...] Continue Reading…
A delightfully bizarre group of plants, the bromeliads have long starred in botanical garden exhibits, attracting attention with their brilliant blooms and their neat rosette; of foliage _often so shiny that they appeal to have been varnished.
Many can be classed as succulents be cause they often store an emergency supply of water; not inside fleshy leaves as true succulents do, but in a natural, vase-shaped center formed [...] Continue Reading…
Success with orchids need not depend upon special equipment and complicated know-how. Many indoor gardeners have proven this by flowering them in sunny windows. Start with a plant or two of blooming size, and you’ll have the reward of flowers while you’re learning how to care for your plants.
Grow your first orchids indoors near an east or south window _they need brightest light possible, but no direct sunlight in [...] Continue Reading…
The effect of daylight hours on blooming plants has long been recognized by scientists who have done research on plant growth habits. It’s known that some plants are triggered to bloom by short days (chrysanthemums, for example); others _including most all of the garden annuals _by longer days. A third group, and most house plants are in this one, seem to be unaffected by day length. But [...] Continue Reading…
You can grow luxuriant house plants in any spot in your home with the aid of man-made sunshine _electric light. Corners so dark that they’d discourage even a cast-iron plant are turned into garden spots by using the right amount of artificial light.
Most house plants get too little light in winter months, not only because of the low light intensity characteristic of that period of the [...] Continue Reading…
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