Houseplant Drainage

 


A metal-lined trough or pottery bowl makes a good container for several plants; for those who prefer something a little more unusual, a deep brass pan or antique container can be used. Fill the planter with moist peat moss, and plunge the plants into the peat up to the rims of their pots. Keep the plants in their pots so that they may be watered and fertilized according to their individual requirements. Be sure that the peat in the container is moist but not soaked. The moisture will then evaporate slowly, forming the beneficial humid "micro-climate" around the plants, which will form an umbrella of leaves over the container. This will help to prevent the moisture from evaporating too rapidly. For a single plant, choose an attractive pot, tub or other container with a larger diameter than that of the original pot, place some gravel or other drainage material in its bottom, stand the pot containing the plant inside it, and pack moist peat in the space between the two containers.

add your link
addyour link
add your link to our site


What Else Is Inside bullet1
Hedge Plants - The hedge , Acclimatising House Plants is generally built of one type of tree , Hedge Plants or shrub. , Medicinal Tea - Lemon Balm The idea of using two or more varieties of unrelated plants , Mulch is rarely considered, yet an interesting feature , Garden Tillers can be developed by so doing. Such a hedge , Lawn Repair could be the only colour , How to Grow Roses note in a small gar...

Mulching - The value of mulching shrubs , Growing Apples, Pears and Plums from Pips and young trees , Companion Planting - Bad Combinations can never be over-emphasized. In Australia's hot summers, , Potting Cactus a great deal of moisture , Gardening Resources is robbed from plants , Potting Cactus if they are not mulched. Mulching materials include leaf mould, grass , Seed Stratification clippings, stable manure. bark chip...

How to Pick Flowers - Do not gather flowers , Tree and Shrub Propagation without the aid of a good pair of secateurs or sharp flower , Scale and Perspective in a Japanese Garden scissors. Some stems are very tough and you can do a lot of damage pulling and tearing. Rough treatment gives the plant , Seed Sowing and Germination a severe shock, and may even partially uproot it....

Coastal Gardening - The factors affecting plant , Cold Frames and Seed Boxes growth in coastal regions are somewhat different to those encountered inland. Generally it is the wind which causes most damage. Near the shore the wind is laden with salt, as a result of which plants , Herbs and Pests suffer not only from the f...

Spring Bulbs - Bulbs to plant , The Oriental Fruit Moth for spring , Fixing shallow hard loamy clay soil blooming include: Muscari (Grape Hyacinths), Puschkinia scilloides (Squills) and Scillas. All of these are small and blue. , Vine Moth ...

Hanging baskets in the Home - For a lavish display in less time, you can plant , Trees and Shrubs up to six flowers , Sowing Seed in a container. Just remember to space them evenly. Add a few foilage plants , Mulching as well, and you can play off those splashes of color , Cleaning your Plants against subtly tinted leaf tones for a dazzling effect....

Loamy Soil - When a soil , Link Header is referred to as loamy, it usually means that the soil , Propagating by Layering contains a mixture of humus, sand and clay. A good loamy soil , Low Maintenance House Plants should contain, in addition to the clay particles, an ample supply of humus with sufficient sand to prevent it setting hard u...

Plant Diseases in Australian Natives - If fungal disease , Light Requirements for Home Gardens occurs, promptly soak the tray and contents in a suitable soil , Caring for Newly Sown Lawn fungicide and repeat the treatment if necessary. If a tool , Home Improvement - Windows or some other item could carry the disease , Hydrangeas from the infected tray to others, wash off all soil , Trees and Shrubs and disinfect the to...

Ferns - Ferns can be used to create a cooling, restful section of landscape, , Argentine Ants often where it is difficult to grow , Noxious Weeds of Australia a range of general plants. , Types of Roses Nurseries are offering an increasing number of ferns, and regular visits show that the unusual or rare ones are more often...




© 2007 mygarden.net.au - Add Your Link - Privacy Policy