Indoor Gardening

Plants can be just as useful as furniture in you home decorating.  Aside from their beauty, they also have some health benefits - use carbon dioxide and product oxygen.

So how do you take care of your indoor beauties?

Lighting:

Plants need light to live and grow.  Darker leaved plants usually don't need as much light as others.  Be sure to research the light needs of your plants before you set them out.

There are varieties of plants that usually don't require a lot of light:

• Philodendrons
• Boston ferns
• African violets
• Cyclamens
• Creeping Fig

Watering:

All plants need water to survive.  But be careful not to over water them.  And be sure the roots don't sit in water all the time - they will drown and die.

Potting:  

Choose a good quality and attractive container for where you are going to grow the plant.  Be sure to clean the container before adding the plant.

Moisture:   

The amount of moisture in your home and the amount of moisture required by the plant can be altered.  You can spray the plants with water - those that need more moisture.  

Another trick is to place the container on a tray with pebbles in it.  Keep water in the tray up to the tops of the pebbles.  As the water evaporates the moisture around the tray increases.

Fertilization:   

All plants need food and water,  The soil you placed the plant in will support the food requirements for a period of time.  But is will be depleted over a few months.  You need to purchase a slow release water soluble fertilizer designed for indoor plants.  They usual your will only need to fertilize them according to the directions on the fertilizer container.

Gardening indoors is not that difficult if you find the right plants and give them attention and loving care.