How often should you water plants and flowers in the room?


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Houseplant - money tree - Crassula


Whenever a houseplant seems to be bitchy or overly fussy about irrigation, several things should be checked:

Quality and age of the substrate

The quality of the substrate has a longer or shorter impact on the water requirement of a plant:
As natural as possible substrate
The "as natural as possible substrate" comes in the best case also simply from nature. If you have a garden with a well-tended garden floor, there is no reason to buy a commercially mixed substrate the quality of which you need to check before buying. A well-maintained garden soil is also becoming more and more on the mulch surfaces or on the compost due to the activity of the plant residues processing soil organisms, so you should have no trouble diverting some soil for your houseplant.
This garden soil must now be adjusted to the needs of the corresponding houseplant. These needs depend on the origin of the plants, native plants are usually well with ordinary garden soil in the pot rightly. In the case of imports from foreign countries, the "good garden soil" often has to be made "leaner" by intermixing sand, because the plants are used to deficiencies. It may also be necessary to lower the pH by mixing in lime, or to produce an almost bacteria-free substrate (oven baking) for exotics that can not do anything with our micro-organisms, and some gravel in the bottom of the pot is always good if You do not want to raise an aquatic plant. These plants can usually be irrigated for a long time without earth exchange as described above.
Substrate from the trade, "potting soil"
The term substratum indicates it already: The potting soil from the trade is not the earth that the normal person expects under the term. But a complicated mixture of all sorts of substances that often have nothing to do with soil.
That does not necessarily have to be negative, it's z. For example, certainly far better for the environment to pack any leftovers from the wood production into the substrate, as to destroy our last bogs by peat extraction. For the plants certainly also, the older the peat (= more polluting the peat extraction), the more its pH has nothing to do with the normal garden soil, and loosen up substrate - the only thing the ancient / fossil material peat in the commercial substrate should afford - you can with many substances.
But "earth" is a living organism, ideally populated by a multitude of microorganisms and small animals, which constantly process the substances in the soil and thus ensure that they remain permeable to water, but also retain water.
What is mixed in the trade everything in the substrate, these microorganisms and small animals usually no livelihood, a purchased substrate loses more or less quickly water permeability and water storage capacity. Many substrates quickly turn into a kind of concrete, which is only loosened by the root system of the plant. Among them may even be inferior to pollutant-containing substances that have little or nothing to do in a potting soil, so when buying potting soil is good information about the ingredients announced. There are also good substrates that have been screened for contaminants and thoughtfully mixed, but they too are not usually made of "living soil" and change their structure over time.

Dragon Tree - Dracaena


Scientists recently calculated that indoor plants would grow best if they received one liter of pot volume per gram of dry biomass - that would be about the same as the cyclamen mortar. Of course, nobody makes, for aesthetic reasons, but would also be fatal if the cyclamen z. B. would be a small aloe. It would then really get started, get up to a meter high and wide, and in terms of watering, you might want to think about where the cistern will get its place for the irrigation water.
But a certain pot size is necessary, so that at least a little water balance can take place - in the wild, a plant has a lot of land around it and in a healthy plant society also a neighboring plant that her zuzuschiebt her over Mikorrhizapilze a little moisture before it dies of thirst, If it does not have everything in the pot, you have to replace the nice helper mushrooms and also the rest of the natural cycle of your plant... there is better, if in the pot is some space, a little water and nutrient storage for supply emergencies. To plant a plant in the wint pot just right, you would have to be able to read thoughts - the thoughts of a plant.

The withered houseplant

When a plant has enough water, it stands nicely upright in the pot, because all the cells are soaked.If the water runs short, nothing happens for a while, when the cells are empty and the shoots are hanging, the water is already very scarce. Then there was nothing left in the ground, not the last root tip, and that has the consequence for most substrates that simply casting does not bring anything anymore.
A little later, the roots dry out, and now water from above does not bring anything at all, the life-saving liquid flows back out through the earth and through the roots and through the drain hole in the bottom of the pot. Earth and water must now be able to absorb water again.
So that dry roots and hard soil soften again, they must be soaked in a jar of water that is larger than the pot. If the earth gets soaked up, air bubbles will rise, if not, you can remove the pot to drain.

Other mistakes during casting

There are a few other things that can really disturb plants when they are being watered:
  • If you water houseplants at the south window in summer in the midday heat, you are likely to burn the leaves
  • In the summer, pour the best in the morning, and that certainly does not have to be between 3 and 4 o'clock, as the Federal Association of Retail Gardeners suggests so realistic
  • Just simply, when it's still cool, so that the water does not evaporate when you pour or on the leaves to the burning glass...
  • In the evening it is less good, if it is poured on the leaves, which then stay wet overnight, the sweet mushrooms
  • Rainwater is not ideal everywhere, but only if it has the right pH, 6-7, not below
  • In addition, it can be abundant germs, especially in the summer
  • Indoor plants on the balcony get too much water in the rain
  • The drain must then work really well
  • Large-leaved "drunkards" can also mulch in the tub, which keeps the moisture in the soil
  • Mulching also works with decorative granite chips or pebbles
  • The irrigation water should have room temperature as possible, so some plants react to cold showers
Conclusion
Anyone who understands "pouring water over plants" somehow and sometime under "watering" is still quite far away from the gardener's famous "green thumb". However, those who have once made it clear that a certain circumstance plays a role in the flowering of indoor plants and why this is so, with correct irrigation usually no more problems.

How often should you water plants and flowers in the room?

FAQ - 💬

❓ How often should I water indoor plants?

👉 In general, houseplants' potting soil should be kept moist, but not wet. They normally need watering once or twice a week in the spring and summer, but less in the autumn and winter. However, depending on the type of houseplant, this is not always the case.

❓ Do indoor plants need sunlight?

👉 All plants require light for photosynthesis, the process within a plant that converts light, oxygen and water into carbohydrates (energy). Plants require this energy in order to grow, bloom and produce seed. Without adequate light, carbohydrates cannot be manufactured, the energy reserves are depleted and plants die.

❓ How often do you fertilize indoor plants?

👉 When using fertilizers formulated for houseplants, mix at the concentration outlined on the label. The frequency of application depends upon the product and varies from every 2 weeks to once every 3 to 4 months. Carefully read and follow label directions. Fertilize only when houseplants are actively growing.

❓ Can you overwater flowers?

👉 If a plant is overwatered, it will likely develop yellow or brown limp, droopy leaves as opposed to dry, crispy leaves (which are a sign of too little water). Wilting leaves combined with wet soil usually mean that root rot has set in and the roots can no longer absorb water.

❓ Is too much water bad for indoor plants?

👉 Excess water reduces oxygen in the soil, which damages fine roots and renders the plant unable to take up water. Plants exposed to excess moisture show the same symptoms as plants with root rots, crown rots (crown rot from overwatering) or drought stress.

❓ How do I know if my plants need water?

👉 How to tell when your plant needs water (without just looking at...

  1. The soil looks dry. The number one way to tell whether a plant needs a drink is to check its soil. ...
  2. The plant is drooping and wilting. ...
  3. The leaves are turning brown at the tips. ...
  4. The plant's growth has slowed.

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