Winter House Plant Care
Posted by admin on Sep 7, 2009
There was a time when house plants more or less stopped growing in the winter and in old gardening books they sometimes talked about resting plants in the winter by almost drying out the compost. That was in the days when houses didn’t have such efficient heating, but with modern day central heating house plants will carry on growing through the winter, albeit a bit slower. Because of this house plants should be checked fairly regularly to keep them in good condition. Gardening Expert Martin …
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Hi.. very good advice… and easy to listen to… btw.. do you have any advice for flowering African Violets.. I get them home and they dont want to flower … I water them from the bottom tray.. keep them in a lightish area but dont fertilize them.. thanks
If you’re African violet is a young plant, it probably just needs feeding to encourage it to flower. A houseplant food such Baby Bio would be perfect – start feeding in spring when the days lengthen and you start to increase watering. If it’s an older plant and has developed several ‘heads’, it may flower if you reinvigorate it by dividing it. Pot each division up into a pot that’s just big enough – you don’t want to overpot at this stage.
Thanks for the indoor winter gardening tips. Would you have any advice for growing TickleMe Plants during the winter.This is the plant that moves when you tickle it. Have you ever grown it? I got seeds for my kids at ticklemeplant com and their plants are now flowering. Any winter care advice would be appreciated!
Grow lights are better to use during the winter
months. I grow 100 different plants indoors.
Winter sun is not strong enough, besides did
you know that growlights makes people happier
during the cold season?
house plants rule! ilove them
Hey thanks for the tips. Question hoe do you prune a peace lily stem. I bought one for my mom on mother’s day i’m a total idiot when it comes to plants. The flowers are tal and dead now so where do I cut it???
~Denise
Plants take in CO2 and give off Oxygen, but most people tend to forget that during the night most plants actually reverse this cycle (light dependent vs light dependent reactions, high school biology, yuck!)…so my question is, would having a plant in your room increase your risk of O2 deprivation and suffocation during the night? i know it sounds silly but it makes sence in my head