| During those long winter months one can bring | | | | problem particularly in the winter when it is |
| a little bit of the outdoors in with with | | | | very dry. To keep your plants moisturized |
| some indoor gardening. Having plants in the | | | | you can spray them with a fine mist and if it |
| home can really add to your decor and helps | | | | is really dry dry wrapping the plant in a |
| off than the look of every room as well as | | | | cone of newspaper or wax paper and missing |
| add to your health. Indoor plants can help | | | | the play and then. The cold will help keep |
| add moisture to the air as well as help | | | | the moisture into the plant. |
| filter the air by exchanging carbon dioxide | | | | |
| for oxygen. | | | | Different plants require different kinds and |
| | | | amounts of fertilization. You should be |
| Indoor gardening is no more demanding than | | | | aware of each planning your indoor garden and |
| outdoor gardening and you don't have to have | | | | what its needs are. You can buy indoor |
| a lot of plants to make a big difference in | | | | fertilizer from any home goods or garden |
| your home. Just like outdoor plants those | | | | store and you can even buy fertilizer sticks |
| that you keep indoors need some basic things | | | | that you stick in the container at the |
| such as lighting water and nutrients. | | | | grocery store. Some exotic plants like |
| | | | orchids need special fertilizer of most |
| Different types of indoor plants require | | | | regular houseplants just use the regular |
| different amounts of lighting but most plants | | | | fertilizer you can find in any store. |
| will grow better with good light. You can | | | | |
| help provide this by placing plants near | | | | Here's a few plants you might want to add to |
| windows where they can get natural light but | | | | your indoor garden: |
| you may also want to buy a special plant grow | | | | |
| light especially for those dark winter days. | | | | African violets |
| When choosing plants for your indoor garden, | | | | |
| keep in mind that the darker leafed plants | | | | These plants have pretty purple flowers and |
| usually don't need as much light as the other | | | | green glossy leaves. They are quite often |
| plants. | | | | grown indoors and can add colorful splash to |
| | | | your indoor garden. They like light but |
| Many people tend to kill their indoor plants | | | | don't put them right in the final get |
| by overwatering them. While your indoor | | | | scorched. Avoid overwatering as this will |
| garden needs water just like your outdoor | | | | kill them. |
| garden it's important to remember that these | | | | |
| plants are in containers and you can't just | | | | Philodendrons |
| load them up with a ton of water that will | | | | |
| stand in the container and perhaps wrought | | | | These of the most popular and Hardy of all |
| the roots. Be sure that each container has a | | | | indoor garden plants. They are full of large |
| good drainage system, perhaps with rocks at | | | | green leaves and prefer a medium light. It's |
| the very bottom of the container, and a | | | | best to let them dry out a bit between |
| saucer for the water to drain out into. You | | | | wanderings and you can keep the little dryer |
| should not let the soil get to dry but don't | | | | in the winter. If the leaves turn brown and |
| overwater either. Check your in your garden | | | | you're not watering them enough. They like |
| at least once a week to to see if it needs | | | | high humidity but will do okay in most homes. |
| watering. | | | | Be sure to wash the leaves off often to |
| | | | remove dust. |
| With indoor gardening, humidity can be a | | | | |