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<\/a>The first step is to select the correct plants for your climate region and your specific home.<\/p>\nPlants are fascinating life forms. They utilize photosynthesis to create organic compounds from carbon dioxide, unlike animals that need to consume\u00a0other living\u00a0organisms to produce energy in\u00a0order to\u00a0survive. However, plants\u00a0use\u00a0light as\u00a0their energy, to transport water up through their stems and extract minerals from the soil using their roots.<\/p>\n
Different plants need different levels of light. Choose low light plants for areas that are far\u00a0away from\u00a0the window, or suffer from a particularly dark seasonal climate.\u00a0You can use shadows to measure the strength of light in a particular area. For example, if the shadow of the plant is hard to detect, then the light in that area is low. If the shadow is detectable but not sharp, then light is medium strength. If the shadow is sharp, then light is bright and plentiful.<\/p>\n
Think about using sheer curtains to increase the amount of light entering the room. However, you should be careful about placing plants between a curtain and a window during cold weather spells, especially if the plant species is not very tolerant of low temperatures.<\/p>\n
Plants tend to bend towards the direction of light, ao make sure you turn the plants regularly\u00a0to keep them growing in an attractive shape. Note that some plants do not tolerate excessive sunlight, so it pays to do your research before ordering.<\/p>\n
Plants that come from rainforest environments are often the easiest to grow indoors because they are adapted to living under a canopy with limited sunlight. Such plants include the Ficus<\/em>, Cheese Plants<\/em>, Rubber Tree Plants<\/em>, Dracaeana<\/em> and Begonias<\/em>. However, these plants are also adapted to plenty of moisture as they\u00a0come from the Rain Forest, so they will need frequent watering.<\/p>\n <\/strong> If your houseplants are losing leaves or yellowing, then lack of humidity may be the cause. Heated rooms tend to be dry, although steam and water heaters are less drying than air heaters. The correct humidity for most houseplants ranges between 50 to 70 per cent. To raise the humidity in a room, increase the number of plants you have (each plant generates humidity of its own). Placing jars of water in the room will also work, or you can set plants in a tray full of wet gravel. Misting plants regularly is also beneficial (unless they have fuzzy leaves). You should mist at least once a day, and for many plants several times a day is better. And, if you’ve got the cash to flash,\u00a0purchasing a humidifier that pumps water vapour into the air\u00a0may be the answer.<\/p>\n Never allow temperatures to dip below 50 degrees F,\u00a0as most houseplants are not adapted to cold weather. Also remember that windows tend to be colder than other areas of the room because of poorer insulation. You might want to consider double\u00a0glazed windows for their extra insulation.<\/p>\n Soil is another important element in keeping houseplants healthy. Make sure you use fresh soil and only use fertilizers that are specifically made for houseplants. Use fertilizers only during the spring and summer, a bit in the autumn, but not in the winter. You can also\u00a0groom plants by trimming off withering parts, or faded flowers to keep them in good-looking shape, and encourage re-growth.<\/p>\n Keeping your houseplants fresh is fairly simple once you have taken time to learn about specific types, and have started a regular routine. The benefits however, both aesthetic and health-related, are well worth the effort!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Houseplants are a great addition to any home.\u00a0As well as\u00a0serving to\u00a0beautify your\u00a0interior, houseplants provide oxygen and help to clean the air. Specially selected plants are even\u00a0used in orbiting spacecraft because of their beneficial air purifying properties. However, keeping houseplants healthy and fresh can be a troublesome task. That’s why we’ve listed a top number of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[19,24,35,39,41,51,510,55,56,59,67,511,68,512,79,82,87,88,89,92,95,96,102,103,105,117,118,130,131,134,135,139,148,153,159,164,165,173,178],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5403,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/5403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAs \u00a0many houseplants are tropical species, they tend to like humidity. They also prefer warm environments. However, generally humidity is more important than temperature, so you will need to take this into consideration\u00a0when thinking about the right environment for your plants.<\/p>\n