Nuances wintering houseplants. How to care

On winter approaching, horticultural work behind, but if you grow houseplants, you take care of them in the winter you need a special approach. Many plants in this period lose their beautiful appearance, and in the spring and are completely attenuated. Despite the winter conditions, their growth at positive temperatures in the house continues.

Our favorite dracaena, ficus, spatsifilly, dieffenbachia, Monstera, Zamioculcas, and many other crops grow throughout the season. These plants came to us from countries of the South, they are evergreen. They need to find their approach to care.

How to care

1. Winter feeding is not carried out (exception - if the flower looks weak, it is necessary to feed, as well as flowering plants in the winter need food, but in small doses, for example, the Decembrist).

2. You need to spray the plants with warm water, because the humidity of the air is reduced at this time, as the work space heaters, batteries, stoves. You can use the balls of the hydrogel. Just pour them on a pallet, they increase the humidity. In addition, they will decorate your interior.

3. It is necessary to water the plants to the extent that the top layer dries, do not transfer, otherwise it may be zagnienie roots. On windowsills temperature is much lower than in the room. And most of the land in the pot is cold, but if you have plenty of water, then the withering plant is ensured. Water from the pallets to be poured, it should not be there. Even if you are watered with warm water, then soon it will be cold, especially if the plant is located on the windowsill.

4. It is necessary to prepare a variety of supports for wooden pots, foam, are also suitable for ceiling plitochki, old books, to plant it was not cold. And if you have a battery, then slide the flowers at the edge of the window sill, in this place the plants will be warmer.

5. Light-loving plants should be moved to the window sills on the south side.

6. It is necessary to monitor the temperature regime. Optimum values ​​of plus 18 to plus 22 degrees. The room temperature should not be below + 15 degrees.

There are plants that winter and all rest, they have a period of rest. This fuchsia, Begonia, Pelargonium, azaleas, etc. chlorophytes. In winter, they should be moved to a cool room with a temperature of 15 degrees, you do not need to be fed, watered only occasionally, so as not to have dried up roots. A Pelargonium generally can tolerate in the cellar of the winter. Cacti are also in the winter dormant period, they are generally not watered and not fed.

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