House Plants

Tips, Tricks, and Answers

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Aesthetic Potting
Potted plants can be a wonderful addition to any landscaping design, or even if used as a decoration for your home. However, if the wrong type of pot is used, instead of an aesthetically pleasing design, you'll simply have an eyesore. Here are some of the tricks to aesthetic potting.

Clean Houseplant Leaves with Banana Skins
Houseplants can be very useful in decorating your home, but you must keep them looking good. Make sure to clean any dead leaves away from your plant. To keep your leaves shiny as well as dust free, wipe them down with banana peels.

Indoor Gardening
Indoor plants can be used to brighten the inside of your house just like the outside. Be sure that your plant gets everything that it needs. Buy plants that require low amounts of light. Give the plants as much light as you can. Water the right amount with room temperature water. Use clean pots for ever new plant, and use fertilizer when necessary.

Keep Dust Off of Your Houseplants
Dusting your houseplants can be a tedious chore. Instead of cleaning all of your houseplants yourself, recruit your children to help. Using a paintbrush instead of a rag to dust your plants can make plant dusting a fun game for children to play.

Properly Caring for your Houseplants
Gardens don't have to belong only outside. With some water and a little care, houseplants can beautify any spot in your home. Here are a few guidelines that you can use to make sure you are properly caring for your houseplants.

Transferring Potted Plants
When a potted plant has more stems and leaves than soil in its pot, then it's time to transfer the plant to a larger pot. Always maintain at least four inches of empty space between the plant stems and the outside rim of a pot. It's time to transfer your potted plant when the space becomes less.