If you are a plant lover or if you want to get started on your home garden, there are some rules you need to keep in mind. So, to help you out taking good care of your plants and making sure you will have them for a long time, check out the ultimate survival guide for your favorite plants in 5 easy steps:
1. Be careful which plants you choose
The first step in having healthy and beautiful plants in you home is choosing the right ones for you and your home. Think if you have light in your home or if you live in a darker space. Also, have in mind where you want to store your plants – if you have room in a space that has enough light or if you want indoors or outdoors plants. Nevertheless, think about your time – do you have enough time and you can remember to water the plants often or do you want the ones that need water just once a week? To help you out, here is a list of easy plants to take care of.
2. Keep the labels on the plants
Each plant comes with a label where you get the latin name and also the type of light it needs, the temperature in which to add it and also how much water it requires. This can work as a constant reminder for you when you see the plant it’s not doing well and you have to change something or when you want to search for it’s original name in order to find more info about how to take care of it properly.
3. Choose the right pots
After buying a plant, don’t change the pot instantly. Wait a few days for the plants to reajust to the space. Then, after the plant starts growing and need more space, change them into a bigger jar, and so on, keeping in mind that the main jar has to have drainage holes. If you don’t like the pot just cover it with a dreamier one in a bigger sizes or choose a cool woven basket to add it in.
4. Keep a visual reminder
If you’re the kind of person who forgets stuff, then you will definitely forget to water your plants. So, to avoid that, just set an alarm for your plants and also keep in sight a spray bottle that will work as a constant reminder for you (I know for me it sure does the trick). Also, don’t over water your plants, check how much they have left under them or in their special plate, too much water usually is one of the main factors that can kill a plants.
5. Last but not least, always check on your plants!
Try to look at them each two or three days and check is the leafs are still ok, if the soil look ok and not contaminaited, if they have bugs or if they have too much or too little water. Also, you can remove their dust or even talk to them or name them.
