Indoor Gardening Made Easy Indoor gardening is a wonderful activity
for those who have very little space and for those who are unable
to bend. Indoor
gardeners also love the fact that there is very little
weed problem, no hot sun shining down on them, and it is so much
easier to have good soil without covering a large area. You can
also enjoy indoor
gardening with vegetables and you'll be able to eat delicious
vegetables
from your indoor garden.
Indoor Gardening Package:
We have the tools to make indoor gardening a
breeze. SoilSyrup conditions the
potting soil and maintain soil humus levels. AquaRocks and AquaSpikes make watering indoor gardens a lot
easier. Algoflash is a safe,
non-burning plant food you can use every time you water. And
MegaGro is the secret professional growers use to produce beautiful
plants. So if you want the secret to truly successful indoor
gardening, use MegaGro.
If you're looking for a way to make indoor gardening simple and
easy, get the Indoor Gardening Package. It contains everything you
need to grow any types of plants indoors without a lot of work.
The Indoor Gardening Package includes:
MegaGro for beautiful blooms and
flowers and bigger fruits and vegetables.
There are many tips and tricks that you should follow when
bringing plants into your home, some are common, like knowing how
much to water the plant, to how much light it should get. Below you
will find a list of some suggestions about caring for your indoor
garden. By using our Indoor Gardening Kit and
following these few basic rules, you'll be able to grow beautiful,
healthy indoor plants.
Indoor Gardening - Lighting for Your Plants
This is the first thing that you should consider when starting
your indoor garden. Ask your self, or your nursery professional,
how much light does the plant need? This is important because most
houses wouldn't have enough light to handle a plant that needs a
lot of light. So, the lighting in your house becomes essential even
before you start indoor gardening. The amount of
light in your house will determine what types of plants you should
include in your indoor garden.
Indoor Gardening Tip - During the summer months
put the plants outside, this will usually boost up the plant and
give it a new spurt of energy
Indoor Gardening Tip - Because a plant will
turn to the light, you should rotate the plant, this will promote
an upright growth.
Indoor Gardening Tip - Condition your plants
when you buy them. To condition your plant, place your new plant in
the brightest spot you have in the house. This will give the plant
the maximum amount of light your house has. Then gradually reduce
the amount of light to be equal to the spot where you want to place
the plant.
Indoor Gardening - Soil
Many experts will tell you to refresh the soil in your
houseplants every year. To make sure your houseplants have
good soil to grow in, we suggest you add SoilSyrup to your indoor plant care. With
SoilSyrup, there's no need to go
through the hassle and mess of changing potting soil, simply add
SoilSyrup every time you water for healthier soil and better indoor
gardening, container gardening, and houseplant care. It's that
easy. Organic SoilSyrup is the most concentrated organic material
available for improved plant growth and soil improvement.
SoilSyrup's rich organic makeup is incredibly beneficial for
improving the growth of all plants and quickly revitalizing soils.
SoilSyrup is a must-have for good indoor
gardening.
Indoor Gardening Tip - Add generous amounts of
organic matter to your indoor garden. SoilSyrup is
the easy way to apply extra organic material.
Indoor Gardening - Watering Your Plants
Watering is probably the most problematic area of indoor
gardening. Most people over water and this can quickly
kill the plant. Most plants should be kept moist but not wet and
there are a number of ways to provide the plant with water that do
not involve direct watering. The simplest way to maintain humidity
is to mist the plants regularly and to use a water-absorbing gel
like as AquaRocks. AquaRocks are great
at keeping soil moist and holding water after waterings. You're
plants only use the water when they need it. It's a
great tool for indoor gardening and part of our Indoor Gardening
Package. When watering a particular plant, you should
pay attention to the variety, as some, such as cyclamen will
benefit from bottom watering. Otherwise, watering from the top will
suit most plants just fine. Or you can use our AquaSpikes for
direct root watering. AquaSpikes are incredibly easy to
use. You just screw them onto the top of old two-liter
plastic bottles, saw the bottom off the bottle, and then sink them
into the soil. Fill the bottle with water and liquid feed, and your
watering is done for the next few days or even longer. When used
with AquaRocks, one application can keep your soil moist for weeks!
Sink them into the soil just a little bit for quick watering of
shallow roots, or deeper for established plants, where surface
watering often has difficulty penetrating down to new roots! You
can set one in a houseplant and refill it in seconds with the
watering can as you "do the rounds" of your indoor garden.
Not every plant has the same needs when it comes to watering,
but there are some basic indoor gardening
rules you should follow:
Indoor Gardening Tip - Wet the soil thoroughly,
and the water should be able to drain out of the bottom of the
pot.
Indoor Gardening Tip - When watering the
plants, use water that is the same temperature as the room. This
will insure that the plant doesn't have any shock from too cold or
hot water.
Indoor Gardening - Temperature
Temperature is key to a plant's growth since most will go
dormant if the temperature drops to low. When trying to find the
appropriate place for a plant, good indoor gardening suggests you
take note not only of the "average" temperature of the area, but
also if the area gets frequent drafts, such as a doorway. As a
general rule temperatures between 65-75 degrees Fahrenheit, during
the day and 10-15 degrees cooler at night. Avoid placing plants too
close to windows since the air near the window can experience much
higher or lower temperatures than that of the rest of the room.
Most plants can generally tolerate a much larger variation in
temperatures than most people would expect. But if you think this
might be the case, you need to adjust your care accordingly, For
example, if you expect the temperature to be below the ideal range,
such as in winter, reduce the watering amount or frequency. If the
temperature will be higher than expected, give the plant additional
water to maintain humidity.
Here are a few more indoor gardening
tips to follow:
Indoor Gardening Tip - The temperature can go
up or down by 10 degrees from the ranges above, it will not kill
the plant.
Indoor Gardening Tip - Avoid rapid changes in
temperature, either warmer or colder. Rapid changes in temperature
can cause damage to your plant.
Indoor Gardening Tip - If a plant is grown at a
hotter temperature than is needed, it will be small, weak. If it is
grown in a too cool temperature the leaves will have a yellowish
look and will fall off.
Indoor Gardening Tip - The level of moisture in
the air can also effect how a plant grows. Low humidity, in most
plants, will cause dry leaves and curling. Increase the humidity of
the room with a humidifier, especially during winter when the heat
is on and the humidity drops. You could also spray the leaves with
water, but do it in the morning, if done overnight the leaves can
rot.
Indoor Gardening - Fertilizing
There are a wide variety of fertilizer forms. Good indoor
gardening includes the use of a balanced, non-burning fertilizer.
Try our award winning fertilizer, Algoflash. Holder of over 28 Guinness World
Records! Ideal for houseplant
care and container
gardening. Works great for growing orchids and growing roses.
Algoflash is a balanced fertilizer
designed to deliver the 12 essential nutrients that plants need. It
is non-burning and can be used every time you water. It also
maintains the basic pH level of the soil, so that the plant can
consume all these nutrients. Algoflash will not burn plants, making
it perfect for hydroponics and indoor gardening. Algoflash is
colorless and odorless. Unlike other blue fertilizers, this will
not stain. And to make your fertilizer more effective, use
SoilSyrup. SoilSyrup actually helps plants absorb nutrients more
effectively for better houseplant care. You'll get more out of your
fertilizer with SoilSyrup.
Indoor Gardening - Care and Grooming
It is important to keep plants clean and neat through regular
grooming. This not only improves the appearance of plants but also
reduces the incidence of insects and disease problems. Remove all
spent flowers, dying leaves, and dead branches. Keep leaves
dust-free by washing plants with warm water and mild true soap -
avoid detergent which can cause damage to leaves and buds. Cover
the pot to prevent soap from entering the soil. If tips of leaves
become brown and dry, trim them off neatly with sharp scissors.
Humidity can be increased by placing plants on trays lined with
pebbles and filled with water to within one half inch of the base
of the pot. If you heat with wood, keep a pot of water on the
stove.
Training includes a number of minor care activities that
distinguish the beginner from the more experienced indoor gardener.
For example, pinching is the removal of 1 inch or less of the stem
tip and leaf growth, just above a node, to stimulate new growth
below the tip and encourage lateral branching. Pinching can be a
one-time or continuous activity, depending on the need and the
desires of the plant owner. Frequent pinching will keep a plant
compact, but well filled-out.
Pruning includes removal of plant material other than terminal
shoot tips. Sometimes an entire branch or section of a plant should
be removed for the sake of appearance. Disbudding is the removal of
certain flower buds either to obtain larger blooms from a few
choice buds or to prevent flowering of a very young plant (or
recently rooted cutting) that should not bear the physical drain of
flowering early.
Indoor Gardening - Putting Houseplants Outside for the
Summer
When the weather warms in the spring, houseplants can be put
outside. Don't be too anxious to move your houseplants outdoors,
even a good chill can knock the leaves off tender plants. Check
with your local Extension agent to find out what the last frost
date is in your area. Monitor houseplants spending the warm months
outside. Move plants to calmer spots if leaves are being wind
damaged. If pots dry out rapidly, move plants into some protection
from wind or shade, or repot if needed. Inspect your houseplants
for signs of insect damage. Pest control is much easier and safer
while the plants are outside for the summer than after you bring
them in this fall. Houseplants that have been outside all summer
should be allowed to make a fairly slow transition to indoor
conditions. Quick changes in environment can result in yellowed
foliage and leaf drop. To avoid injury, bring plants indoors before
temperatures dip below 55° F, do not wait for frost warnings.
Check for insect pests before you move the plants; it is easier to
get rid of pests while plants are still outside. Rinse the plants'
leaves, and soak pots in water for 15 to 20 minutes to drown most
soil-dwelling pests.
Indoor Gardening - Acclimatization
Research conducted in Florida in the late 1970s revealed an
interesting phenomenon. Tropical plants grown in full sun have
leaves (so-called sun leaves), which are structurally different
from the leaves of plants grown in shade (shade leaves). Sun leaves
have fewer chloroplasts, and thus less chlorophyll. Their
chloroplasts are located deep inside the leaves and the leaves are
thick, small, and large in number. Shade leaves have greater
numbers of chloroplasts and thus more chlorophyll, are thin, large,
and few in number. When plants are grown in strong light, they
develop sun leaves, which are photosynthetically inefficient. If
these same plants are placed in low light, they must either change
existing sun leaves into shade leaves or drop their sun leaves and
grow a new set of shade leaves which are photosynthetically more
efficient. To reduce the shock, which occurs when a plant with sun
leaves is placed in shade, gradually reduce the light levels it is
exposed to. This process is called acclimatization. The indoor
gardener should acclimatize plants when placing them outdoors in
summer by gradually increasing light intensities, and reverse the
process again before plants are brought indoors in the fall. For
newly purchased plants grown in high light conditions, acclimatize
them by initially locating them in a high-light (southern exposure)
area of your home and gradually moving them to their permanent,
darker location over a period of 4 to 8 weeks.
By following these basic indoor gardening tips and
using our Indoor Gardening Kit, you'll be able to grow beautiful
healthy indoor plants and flowers.
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