This article discusses what to look for in the types of plants that are to be grown inside, as well as how these plants should be maintained indoors. Growing plants with or without soil is also covered within this write up, as well as what is required when moving plants between an indoor garden and an outdoor garden and vice versa.
Choosing the types of plants to grow in the house — Just about any kind of plant can be grown inside the house, but for all plants that will be together in the same area it is best that they all require the same or similar levels of humidity, light and water.
The soil — it is best to purchase a good commercial organic mix rather than to use soil taken from outside, as the soil must have enough organic material to contain moisture and nutrients, and be loose enough to allow for a good level of drainage. Soil taken from the garden runs the risk of being infested with unwanted insects and weeds, as well as being too compact, thus leading to poor drainage.
Acclimatisation to the environment — Plants can spend their entire life within the four walls of a room, but if they are to be moved from the house to the outside garden or vice verse, then they must be acclimatised to the change in environment.
Maintaining the garden — maintenance of the indoor garden involves fertilisation and watering. A good fertiliser is required due to the fact potted soil will lose its nutrients a lot faster than it would if outside as part of the garden. Many people create their own fertiliser by producing compost from household waste (fruit and vegetable waste, tea bags, grass cuttings, etc.).
When watering, always guard against over or under watering. Preventing over watering can be achieved by making sure that excess water does not run outside of the pot or container and collect in pools in the tray that holds the pots. A useful devise that can be bought that will help in assessing the moisture level of the soil is a moisture metre. The temperature of the water used for watering the plants needs to be at room temperature.
Signs of under and over watering — if the plants are being under watered then the soil will be dry, the foliage will wilt, and the edges of the leaves will turn brown. If the plants are being over watered then there will be discolouration of the plant, the foliage will wilt (as with under watering), the lower leaves will drop off, and the plant will stop growing. There are automatic watering devices that can be bought, that are useful for those people who have a tendency to neglect or forget to water regularly.
Growing plants without using soil — This is known as hydroponics and because the plants are not grown in soil they are able to access nutrients and water easily, and this results in an increase in growth rate by about 50%. Other advantages of growing this way include warning of lack of watering prior to serious damage occurring (plant will droop before it starts to wilt), and the environment is disease free when first set up and if one plant does become ill the chances of it infecting other plants is minimised, as there is no means for the infection to spread. And less space is required to grow the plants, therefore more plants can fit in an area.
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