Washing and fertilizing potted plants

washing the leavesAn indispensable procedure in the home cultivation of potted plants is also washing them. Plants of large, smooth leaves are washed off with a damp sponge or cotton wool on both sides of the leaf blade. Household dust clogs respiratory stomata and inhibits assimilation. Plants resistant to fluctuations in humidity …

Decorative plants in the apartment

flower potDecorative potted and cut plants in a residential interior affect the mental and physical condition of people staying there.. The influence of plants on mood and well-being is related to their color, shape and arrangement in the composition; physical interaction – above all …

We divide perennials

herbsPerennials should be separated outside of the flowering and bud formation periods, so we divide the species that bloom in autumn in spring, and blooming in spring we separate in autumn. But there are exceptions. In March
and April it is best to share the following perennials: the Caucasian geese Arabis cucasica, the common hoofer …

Jiffy pots

jiffy potsFor several years in gardening stores, you can buy rings of compressed and fertilized peat surrounded by a flexible plastic mesh.. These are the so-called. Jiffy pots. They have a different diameter, thickness and different pH. Placed in a shallow container with water …