When to feed indoor plants?
Feeding your houseplants Feeding should be done during the growing season between March and September, unless it’s a winter flowering plant and then they will need feeding during bud formation and flowering. Flowering uses up a lot of energy from the plant so feeding is especially important at this time. In general, the majority of houseplants should be fed every second watering during the growing season (spring and summer), which is probably every 10 to 14 days. In autumn and winter feed every fourth watering as houseplants will require fewer nutrients. A good way to feed houseplants is with a liquid concentrate feed.In general, houseplants’ potting soil should be kept moist, but not wet. They normally need watering once or twice a week in the spring and summer, but less in the autumn and winter. However, depending on the type of houseplant, this is not always the case.How frequently should you mist your houseplants? Misting at least once a week gives humidity to indoor plants, which require a lot of humidity to survive. Misting often, especially during the dry winter months, will help create good humidity around indoor plants. Some plants can easily be misted three times a week.
Should you feed indoor plants in winter?
As houseplants are conserving energy and aren’t growing foliage as much, they don’t need fertilisers and feed. Try to pause fertiliser use for houseplants starting in autumn. You can start using them again in spring. You will know when the time is right to feed houseplants by when they are showing active growth. Houseplants respond to fertilizer during periods of active growth. This is usually from March until October. Reduced light and temperatures throughout the winter months often render a plant inactive and it is generally recommended that plants not be fertilized during dormant periods.The general rule with feeding houseplants in winter is to limit this practice. Generally, plants go into a period of rest during the winter months, meaning they grow much less.
Do indoor plants need real sunlight?
Generally, sunlight is best for plant growth but artificial lighting can improve the quality of light plants receive, improving plant growth. When artificial light is needed to supplement natural light, the spectrum (colors the lamp produces) is important. Increased light duration allows the plant to make sufficient food to survive and grow. However, plants require some period of darkness to properly develop and should be exposed to light for no more than 16 hours per day. Excessive light is as harmful as too little.The light intensity isn’t strong enough. In comparison to specialized grow lights or the light emitted from the sun, regular LEDs are incredibly weak. Far weaker than most plants need for healthy growth. They just won’t be effective enough.Full spectrum lighting (LED Grow Lights can produce full spectrum, which benefits greatly in increasing plant growth efficiency).Light quality is more of a concern with growing plants using artificial light than natural light. Generally, sunlight is best for plant growth but artificial lighting can improve the quality of light plants receive, improving plant growth.Full spectrum bulbs will generally be between 5000 and 6500 K, and will mimic bright, natural sunlight in appearance. Like plants growing outdoors in the sunlight, indoor plants generally grow best under full-spectrum bulbs, which produce a balance of cool and warm light that replicates the natural solar spectrum.
How to feed indoor plants naturally?
By using household items like coffee grounds, eggshells, Epsom salt, banana peels, fish tank water, and seaweed, you can provide your plants with essential nutrients that they need to grow healthy and strong. Household kitchen wastes like eggshells, rice water, coffee, potato water, and banana peels are the perfect eco-friendly and affordable way to feed your indoor houseplants! Here are my top five organic fertilizers and how to use them in your indoor plant jungle and garden!
How often do I water indoor plants?
In general, most house plants need watering once a week. Some may need watering more frequently, but that’s not the norm. We should water the roots so that the plant grows healthy.Generally, plants that prefer acidic soil respond well to a weekly watering with coffee or a sprinkling of coffee grounds.