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Indoor Gardening in Winter
by Roger Tagg
http://www.roargardening.com
Gardening doesn~t mean that you have to limit your green
thumb to the spring, summer, and fall months of the year.
When it comes to growing things you can just as easily
garden in the winter as you can at any other time of the
year. Winter gardening means that you can enjoy green
plants on your window sill even while there is snow on the
ground. True, most plants go into a period of sleep during
the colder winter months. Blossoms fall off and leaves turn
brown. But there are several things that you can do so that
you enjoy green foliage and blossoms throughout the winter
months. All it takes is a few tips and a bit of patience.
One main thing to remember is not to over-water plants
during their dormancy. Even if they look brown and dry, they
don't need as much water when they are at rest. If you make
the mistake of giving them too much water, the leaves will
start dropping. You'll need to adapt to a new watering
schedule during the winter.
Release some moisture into your home air if at all possible.
This will help both your houseplants and you. Ways to
accomplish this are with a humidifier, or boiling a pot of
water and letting it simmer on the stovetop. Moist air
ensures that your plants won't become too dry.
When it comes to winter gardening you may have to realize
that there are some plants that simply won~t last for a
long period of time. These plants include Gloxinia,
Chrysanthemum, and Cyclamem. Try to focus your winter
gardening efforts on plants other than these three plants.
Anytime that you purchase an indoor plant make sure that
you find as much information about the plant as you can.
Find out how much light and water the particular plant
needs so that you don~t over water the soil or keep it too
dry. If you make sure that the conditions are right for
your indoor house plants you increase your chances of
seeing bright flowers lining your window sills during the
winter months.
Bugs sometimes are more of a nuisance to your plants when
you are practicing winter gardening. If you find this to be
a problem, study the best way to treat each plant before you
use chemicals. Also, try to allow as much light in as
possible. The days are shorter in winter, so put the plants
who love sun in your windows that get the most of it.
If you find that you are having little luck when it comes
to winter gardening and producing the blooms that you want
you can always resort to a terrarium. A terrarium will be
easy to keep with cacti and other plants such as herbs,
ferns, orchids, and other plants with green foliage.
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