Including heating? How to care for potted flowers, so as not dried up

Well, finally we turn on the heating in our homes warmer... We - well, but the majority of indoor plants - not very much. Because they love high humidity and moderate - the soil. First of all, we are talking about a visit from the tropics: orchids, the Decembrists, Spathiphyllum and Anthurium, many others. Even unpretentious geranium because dry air may begin to dry up.

For the normal existence of the home colors (with rare exceptions, such as "rose of the desert" - unusual Adenium) need humidity of 40%. At least, because it is a critical milestone. But the sad statistics: during the heating season rate drops to 20-30% of the devastating and sometimes below.

Flowers immediately react to it:

• moisture from the plant begins to rapidly evaporate;
• the soil dries out faster and need to revise the schedule of watering;
• dry leaves, buds and shoots of the individual.

The main symptom of insufficient moisture in indoor plants - dry ends of yellow and black. If insufficient moisture criticality green pet loses tugor (stems and leaves droop). Close to that beloved flower loses its beauty, or in advanced cases will be gone! In this article I will discuss how to avoid it.

1. Watering

The main thing to know how to water the plants in winter. After all, root feeding - the main source from which a houseplant gets precious moisture and nutrients.

Recommendations in the spirit of "Pour a certain flower is 3 times a week," "Increase the frequency of watering 2 times in winter" - disastrous. Because of them, the plant can continue to experience a moisture deficit, or be flooded, with rotten roots. This is because the answer to the question is very individual. must be considered:

• kind of flower and its features ( "Does he drink a lot");
• temperature and humidity of the air is in your apartment;
• friability, and moisture capacity of soil;
• pot size, and much more!

Watch how quickly dries out the soil in pots, and try to "understand" your plant. For example, I was the most water-loving reason fuchsia. It is worth to miss the moment - and in the morning I see on the windowsill dry leaves. Similar behavior - the balsam. Therefore, watering them as soon as the top layer of soil dried out. On average, the winter should be watered when the earth in the pot dries out by 2 cm. exceptions:

• succulents (Crassula, Zamioculcas, cacti). Watering when dry half pot. I check it a wooden stick thin in order not to damage the roots.
• epiphytic plants (Decembrist, phalaenopsis). In nature, plants feed on aerial roots, so the constant presence of moisture can cause rot. It is important to spray than glaze. I wet the soil orchids 1-2 times a month by immersion, but every day, spray the bark. And uses a different method of humidification, which I will write later.

• Plants in the rest period, made at the loggia the air temperature is lower than in the apartment, or sold in a dark place. They are watered less frequently.

Pour only defended water (or passed through a purification system). It should be at room temperature or above. By the way, almost all the plants like "hot shower". Tomorrow I will write a detailed article about this miraculous process, so subscribe to the channel, so as not to miss!

Other methods of humidification

I use a variety of ways increase humidity in the apartment, and combine them with each other:

• Humidifier. Special device, spray water in tiny droplets.
• Jar with water on the sill. Works is simple - the air is heated, the moisture evaporates.
• Wet towel on the battery. I abandoned this method because it bothers him constantly wet.
• Mandatory procedure - spraying, This "wet gift" for the plants from the tropics. After all, they are not only the moisture from the ground, but also from the air - leafy plates absorb it.

I spray the tropical flowers every day. It Spathiphyllum, phalaenopsis, Decembrist, anthurium, arrowroot and more. Water requirements are the same as for irrigation. The article was useful? Please put "Thumbs up" to get more interesting articles on the subject in his belt. I recommend to read another interesting publication: Tomatoes all year round 5 of the best varieties for the window