Houseplant: A simple guidebook for maintaining them effectively

Houseplants can brea new life into homes and spre positive vibes, apart from being used for decorative purposes. Having plants inside home also benefits health of people living in that home, by purifying air within. This guide is meant to provide new plant owners with all necessary information on how to grow plants indoors in most effective manner.

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What makes an appropriate houseplant?

Generally, plants that can thrive in conditions of low light, lower temperatures, and lesser humidity are considered perfect for planting indoors. Indoor plants do t grow too much because of constraints. Thus, plants that have shorter growth are more suited for becoming houseplants. Plants like aglaonema and aspidistra, as well as succulents and dracaenas, can make for good house plants because y don’t need a lot of water, do t grow out much, and can survive without bright sunlight. 

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Ways to take care of indoor plants

• soil inside plant pots should be kept moist at all times. This makes it important to keep watering plants on a daily basis. However, one must avoid overwatering plants, which could be harmful to m. pot for plants should have holes at its base for extra water to drain out, in case of accidental overwatering.
• Depending on of plant chosen, it should be kept eir near or away from direct sunlight. It is refore important that you do some research about plant requirements as far as sunlight is concerned, before choosing one for your homes.
• Plants are susceptible to attacks from bugs and pests. You need to keep some insecticide or pesticide spray handy at home. Whenever re is a pest attack, you can apply this spray in required proportions to get rid of pests.
• If you have chosen right indoor plants for your homes (ones that do t grow out much), y won’t require pruning. However, re may be cases when certain plants grow out more than available and start breaking. This is when need to cut some parts of leaves/stem arises.

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Indoor plants often perish because of overwatering and exposure to excessive sunlight. While water and sunlight should t be neglected by any means, it is important to strike right balance. Once you are able to take care of se aspects, you can have houseplants at your residential home or even at your office. 

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