Watering House Plants

There are no exact recommendations that we can give you for watering plants your house plants. There are some general guidelines though, that can help you.

• When you water your plant you should thoroughly wet the soil.
• Water the plant until the water begins to drain out of the bottom of the pot.
• How often you need to water your plant depends on many things, including what type of plant you have.
• You should avoid watering more frequently than required because wet soils can lead to root rot. Excessively wet soils also lack the oxygen that is required for root growth.
• You should always water your house plants with room temperature water.
• When you can, it is good to use rain water for plants sensitive to fluorides, such as Dracaenas, Codlin, and Chlorophytum.
• If your plant gets yellowing foliage, than the plant is probably suffering from poor soil aeration.

Re-potting House Plants

Re-potting your house plants can be a difficult task. You must make sure that your plant actually needs to be re-potted. Re-potting your plants when they do not need it is a major cause of plant problems.

There are several instances when you should never repot your plant:

• You should never repot a newly purchased plant, it needs time to acclimate
• Re-potting a sick or dying plant is very dangerous, it will only weaken the plant and likely kill it
• Never repot a plant simply because it looks like it needs a bigger pot. Always do your research before you repot.

Fresh-Cut Flowers

• Always make sure the vase is clean, do not use harsh detergents when cleaning vases
• Always keep the water clean & fresh. You wouldn't like to sit in dirty water, would you?
• Cut the bottoms (approx 1/4") every couple of days to allow a fresh passage for the flower's much needed water and nutrients
• Let tap water sit over night. This will allow chemicals in your water to settle.

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