House plants
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Patty Morgan
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I do well with our door plants but, when it comes to indoor plants I always seem to have trouble. I keep trying because I need to be around green and the winter months are so hard in the city. I keep moving them around in hopes that it is the light that maybe the problem. I also put them in the shower to water them when they look too dry.
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What type of indoor plants are you having trouble with? Is inside very dry might need a humidifier , also some plants are dormant during winter so they need less water then. Are they in a drafty area? might be getting too chilly-- or reverse if near heater or vent may be getting too warm.
Cynthia E
on Mar 02, 2014
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Thanks,I am going to post a picture. I do put them out side in the summer months in the shade and they do seem to come back to life. Then when I bring them in for the winter I go through the same thing.
Patty Morgan
on Mar 03, 2014
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Most house plants are tropical and you will have to look them up in a book or on the internet to find out what lighting and watering conditions they require. I have once they are in a location that meets their lighting needs do not move them around they do not like that. I invested in a grow lamp for some of the ones that require more lighting. Make sure you also feed them with the proper fertilizer
Leslie
on Mar 03, 2014
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I learned from the professional plant keep in our office who took care of over 100 plants that watering was the biggest problem with indoor plants. She came in every week the same day and put a certain amount of water, pinched or cut off old growth, gave them a squirt of water mist and keep them going. Occasionally one would get too large and need repotting. Once she was going to throw out a palm that had mites...she gave it to me and said set it outside and let the rain wash it a couple of times. I had that plant for another 10 years until I put it out on the porch and forgot to bring it in before the cold came!
Jeanette S
on Mar 03, 2014
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You should get a book on the plants that you want. It doesn't cost much to get them at the grocery store( where I live they are in the floral department). and then just try them out I have several and have gone through a lot but have finally mastered a few.
Lori T
on Mar 03, 2014
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You can also look them up on the computer under house plants. If you have any questions I'd be glad to help out.
Lori T
on Mar 03, 2014
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I have a couple of plants that do well without a great deal of light, don't need to shower and appreciate being inside all year round. One is an old rubber tree that I've dragged around with me for about 20 years. When it gets too big I just clip it and share the cuttings. I also have a couple of philodendrons that are tough and enjoy the indoors, manage to live for years in small pots (some with no drainage) and can also be clipped and shared. Finally, I have a grape leaf ivy that is very forgiving. All of these would not like to spend any of their time outdoors and require very little care.
Donna Shipley
on Mar 03, 2014
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Most people when bringing in outdoor plants do not know to try to mimic the outdoor environment. Cut water WAY back, because plants need more moisture outdoors for a miriad of reasons, warmer climate, sun, and wind dries them out quicker. I like to when bringing them in also, try to keep them moister. Some I put in my sunny bathroom, or kitchen which gives them good indirect sun and also gives the optimum moist setting. If you can't do that, place them near a northern window, and place the pot on a tray with pebbles at least two inches deep, and keep that watered for moisture.
Sue Weiker
on Mar 03, 2014
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must agree that house plantI must agree that house plants do not require as much water as we think they do. I water once a week on the same day and only give one cup of water to each plant and my house plants are beautiful so maybe that would work for you
Pamela Scruggs
on Mar 03, 2014
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This is the plant I am having problems with. I keeping cutting the died leaves but, soon I won't have any left. It isn't by the heater and I moved it next to the front window which gets indirect light. It looks like it is dry. That is why I been trying to put it in the shower once in a while. I need to try to feed it too, which I have not done yet. I just got it in January.
Patty Morgan
on Mar 03, 2014
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