There are known health benefits to gardening, and even if you don't have a spacious outdoor garden, you can bring in the green by cultivating an indoor garden, sometimes called a container garden.
is a good choice for a sunny windowsill and they're pretty, he says: Sunshine-yellow flowers with a blush of morning-orange on the inner petals bloom year-round.Greening up one's home is increasingly popular among new and experienced gardeners, says Warhurst, but you need to analyze the environmental conditions of your abode. Do you have enough sunlight?
Grow lights, which offer the full spectrum of light plants need, can help if your home has low-light conditions. LED lights are very efficient, long-lasting and do not use hazardous glass or chemicals, Warhurst says."Place the grow lights close to the plants and leave them on for 12 to 16 hours per day."
If you've already got a lot of house plants, this is a time to tend: Snip dead heads and trim foliage. Judicious trimming of a pothos, for instance, produces new plants in new pots and promotes fullness in the original. When repotting, add some indoor potting mix to the bigger pot. Plant roots need oxygen, but if water doesn't drain the roots can drown and the plant will die. Thus, the need for indoor potting mix to prevent this.
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