WATERING HOME PLANTS IN WINTER – WHEN, HOW MUCH AND HOW?

How to water house flowers in winter

With the onset of winter, many indoor plants enter a dormant period..

Garnet, ahimenes, gloxinia, tuberous begonia shedding leaves, as if hinting, that it's time for them to rest. Other plants show no signs of fatigue, though, but suffer from discomfort.

Lack of light prevents them from living fully, and excess heat, on the contrary, encourages growth, especially when we ignorantly continue to water them conscientiously. So what, forget about the watering can in winter?

Sure, not. But an individual approach and knowledge of the characteristics of each representative of the home flora is required.. There are general recommendations: most plants need to reduce watering for the period of autumn and winter, provide coolness and additional lighting.

Flower tubers, who dropped their leaves for the winter, put in a perforated bag (so as not to get locked and rotted), covered with slightly moistened peat or sawdust (add vermiculite well) and put away in the cool. It could be a cellar, refrigerator or a place near the balcony door.

How to water indoor flowers in winter?

Low temperature for successful overwintering is also needed for such plants., like agapanthus, fuchsia, oleander, laurel, hydrangea, conifers. Watering is also necessary, but rare, no more than once a month.

Cactus originally from the desert (these are classic "thorns") water is needed in winter, but in extremely small quantities. They also need to provide a cool and bright winter..

Those plants, which bloom in winter (jasmine sambak, Saintpaulia, euharis, crinum), watering is necessary moderate. Try the soil layer with your finger to a depth 2 cm. Dried up? Then water.

The soil in pots with flowering species of cacti and other succulents is kept moist, avoiding drying out.

Hippeastrum without leaves, transferred to a cool cellar or any room and stored at a low temperature. Minimum watering, just so the earth does not dry out completely. When a peduncle appears and grows about 8-10 cm, the flower pot is moved closer to the light and watering is slightly increased.

Some indoor plants do not stop growing even in winter.. These are, eg, monstery, scindapsus, philodendrons. They keep watered, but still not excessive, but moderately and regularly.

Tsiperus and azaleas belong to plants, requiring constant and good soil moisture.

Waterlogged, and cold too, earth can destroy houseplants. We control the temperature of the irrigation water as follows: we put our hand in it, and if neither warmth is felt, no cold, water of the right temperature. And it's better to water in the morning, because during the day, hypothermia will definitely not be, and plants will be able to fully absorb water.

And in conclusion, a few words about air humidity. Because roasting batteries make the soil dry out quickly, and plants – suffer from changes in humidity in the root zone and from dry air. Besides, in such conditions diseases and pests often appear (eg, spider mite). Can be hung on batteries with wet towels or pieces of cloth, put water bottles, on the windowsill – trays or bowls filled with water. A layer of expanded clay is sometimes poured into them and pots are placed on top, so as not to take up extra space. Useful to turn on a humidifier. Plants are preferably often sprayed from a spray bottle.

IRRIGATION OF ROOM PLANTS AND FLOWERS – FLOWER TIPS AND REVIEWS

WATERING – PERMANENT AND WHAT WATER WHAT FLOWERS

Constantly wet soil love Cyperus, scirpus (reed), selaginella.

Moderate watering after the top layer dries: abutilon, bromine-lium, eschinantus, aroid, afelandra, ardisia, aucuba japanese, brunfelsia, bell-shaped bell, chlorophytum, citrus, dracaena, cordilines, cleroden-drums, clivia, code, column.

Only soft water: azalea, Erika, heathers.

Limited watering: allama, asparagus, aspidistra, beloperone.

Minimum (the soil should be almost dry, in the optimal wintering place) : bougainvillea nude, hibiscus syrian, brugmansia.

No watering: cacti and most other succulent plants.

© Author: Ludmila ULEISKAYA. Cand. biol. Science, r. Yalta

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