Feeding Your Indoor Plants

Feeding or fertilizing indoor plants can be a fairlyadditional cost. I also give all plants a burst with the
controversial topic. There are those that think indoorhose on high pressure spray, just to remove any
plants should be fed every other week. Some feeldust and freshen them up a bit, so really it\'s a bit of
that you just should not bother, some advise everya wash. After they have dried off a bit, all plants are
6 months, and on and on. So, everyone has theirgiven a spray with a weak solution of tonic via a
own idea as to just what is best - but what abouthand-held mister, or atomiser. This is a fortnightly
the newcomer to indoor gardening?event, that I always perform outside, generally in the
Firstly there is, in fact, a problem with people overshade or broken sunlight, and all plants tend to spend
feeding their plants. Too much fertilizer, and certainly,about 12 hours outside.
the wrong fertilizer can have devastating results. TooWhen there is a large number of plants and sufficient
much, will result in the burning of a plant\'s roots. Justavailable space, I will use a rotational method where I
over-feeding can result in a house plant producing fardouble up all the plants. This then allows me to have
too much growth. Although that sounds like a goodthose plants that I have watered and washed,etc, to
thing, in fact it is quite the opposite. Over-abundantspend an entire week outside - the following week, I
growth results in a sappy, weak plant, far moreswap them with the one\'s inside. This does require
susceptical to damage and insect attack. Let us notmore work on my part, but also affords me two
forget that too much growth means you are goingmajor pluses. The whole process can be done
to have to repot your plants more often, as theywithout having to worry about making a mess with
becomes unmanagable in their current pots.water, maintenance can be carried out on the plants,
Let us take the middle road.such as pruning and any pest spraying, re-potting, etc
Personally, I feed 1 teaspoon, every 6 months with a- and the results are un-beatable.
readily available, slow release fertilizer, specifically forThe previously mentioned tonics are the only
indoor plants, just on top of the soil. It\'s the oneconcessions to organic gardening that I will make with
with all the shiny little beads. very easy to apply andindoor plants. I have often been asked about using
no odour - a consideration with plants that arecompost for potting up house plants, and I advise
indoors. I soak each potted plant in a weak solutionagainst it. With good reason. For starters, compost,
of either worm juice that I produce myself, orunless it is well aged, will continue to decompose and
seaweed solution - every TWO WEEKS.ultimately the soil in the pot looks like it has
Let me clarify this, the slow release fertilizer is thedisappeared, leaving the plant without enough
big guns and all that is really necessary. The wormmaterial to either hang on to, nor feed from. Also,
juice or seaweed solution, is a tonic which addressescompost can harbour a great many nasties. Viruses,
the overall health of the plants by providing thosebacteria, fungi, and seeds, not to mention live
essential trace elements not readily available increatures - limited only to the imagination.
commercial products. The application of the tonic intoCommercial potting mixes, are aged and sterilized.
my indoor plant routine, is a significant one, mainlyTherefore the soil will not continue to decompose, at
because the results are notable. I have indeed oftenany noticable rate, and there will be no critters, nor
made comparison tests with and without the tonics,pathogens.
either of them - purely when I need to shut someAs we can see there is more than meets the eye,
doubting client up, whinging about the very smallwhen you begin feeding your indoor plants.