Plant Care Tips for Beginners

Did you receive a potted flower as a gift or bought it for yourself? Would you like to embellish your yard with diverse plants? Maybe you would simply want to know more about plant care. Below we present you some tips that might help.

First of all, it is good to pay attention to our plants from the beginning by using the proper soil, which might not be the ground of your backyard. There are universal soils or special ones developed for particular kind of plants. Different plants need different soil, it does matter if we have orchids or a plant with leaves. You probably bought or received as gift a potted plant in the proper soil, but later you might need to plant it in a bigger pot, and is definitely good to find out what kind of soil it needs. About the ideal soil for your flowers you can read more here:

The ideal soil for your flowers The types of soil are differentiated based on the nutrients that they contain, which result from the mixture of ingredients in them. Indoor plants need a different soil than outside plants. The potting soil should be as simmilar to the natural soil of the plant as  ... read more

If you have the proper soil, we should think about the necessary nutrients for our plants. Plants repay the care we offer them, therefor we should think about using minral or organic fertilizers.

Mineral fertilizers are often the best option for indoor plants and you will find them in liquid or powder form, sticks or granules. Between these you will also find specially developed products for different plants and universal ones as well. There are products that should be used especially for growing, blooming or the rest of the year. The stick fertilizers and granules act at the roots of the plant on a longer term, the liquid fertilizers should be used twice a month from spring to fall, after then the plant needs a period of rest. If you want to use fertilizers more often, find a weaker one or dissolve it in more water. You can find out more about mineral fertilizers here:

How to find the best fertilizers for my plants? Our plants are usually not in their natural soil, and potter plants have even less nutrients at their disposal for their development. There are many fartilizers to choose from, which are specially developed for these situations, but when we stand in front of the  ... read more

Organic fertilizers have a long term effect, they improve the soil and are harder to be overdozed. They are especially good for fruit trees, vegetable gardens, rose bushes or shrubs. There are fertilizers of animal origin and biohumus. You can read more about organic fertilizers here:

The use of organic fertilizers Those who want to deal with growing plants or garden care in a more serious manner, might worth to think about using organic fertilizers. But what kind of fertilizers are available and how should we use them? In the following we give you some advices regarding ... read more

For plants proper light is very important. The viola, geranium, bougainvillea and gloxinia needs a lot of light, we can even use artificial light sources that will help rich blooming, while the poinsettia, kalanchoe or cyclamen  garanteed will bloom if you keep them in darker places for a few weeks.

The potter flowers are also affected by temperature changes. Since the temperature in apartments is not very different at day and night, the plants will bloom later. Many species need a period of rest, when you have to water it less and keep it in a cooler place. Bromelias bloom when the air in their immediate environment contains ethylene. You can put the plant under a plastic foil together with an apple, which emits ethylene, therefor the plant will start to bloom.

Of course, every plant is different and you will need other methods for them, but is good to know what to consider when you start plant care.

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