Indoor plants cultivation is becoming very popular in Kerala. It gives pleasure and health on growing plants indoor.
Benefits on growing indoor plants
- It purifies the air in rooms depending on the number of plants grown in the room and the variety of plants.
- Volatile organic compounds and other toxins from kitchen, from paints are removed from air.
- It gives positive thoughts in our mind and relieves stress and heals our mind from depression and bad mood.
- It adds good look to your interiors.
POT PREPARATION.
Indoor plants are grown in room in the area where good sunlight is available but not direct sunlight. The pots are prepared by mixing soil and coco peat. Compost also can be added in the pot mixture. Pots are of different types for different plant so selection of pots is important. Small nursery pots can be dipped in bigger ornamental pots and replaced time to time. Drainage whole is compulsory and drainage tray also for collecting the drainage water and remove it from time to time.
OTHER THINGS TO BE KEEP IN MIND WHILE GROWING INDOOR PLANTS.
Normally indoor plants are grown near windows and doors or where more light is available in the room. Turn the pot into different directions from the light source so that the plant do not turn to one side to light source. Watering method for plants is different for different varieties. So learn each plant’s characteristics. Clean the leaves once in a while to remove dust from the plant and for easy photosynthesis. Cut off the dried and rotten leaves from the plat to keep the beauty of the plant.
FERTILIZERS.
Take the empty milk packet of milk bottle from your kitchen and add water to it and irrigate the indoor plant with this water. Otherwise plant food purchased from market can also be used for those who do not like insects on the soil of the pot. NPK pearls can be added once in five of six months at a rate of 4-5 pearls per plant. Loosen the soil in the pot once in a year. All plants does not need bright light some need dim light, so try to understand the nature of the plant and keep in optimum light for the plant.
WATERING:
Watering can is done in door or out door. If done in door, less water is needed up to wet one to two inches from top of soil in the pot. If done outdoor water the plant very well and keep it outside for drying and take to room after drying the plant.
DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF INDOOR PLANTS.
- SNAKE PLANT or SANSEVIERIA
It is a good air purifier, good for the individuals who begin indoor plant growing. It need no excess water, if watered in excess roots are easily rotten.
- MONEY PLANT OR NJOY POTHOS
It is also good for beginners. Irrigation can be given only after soil well dried. It can be grown outdoor. If it is grown on hanging pots grown it looks very beautiful. Money plant can be grown under shade also.
- KIMBERLY WEED.
It is a normal weed grown in forests and other backyards of home. It is very beautiful and popular indoor plant grown widely by plant lovers. It grows in bright light. Less watering is needed for Kiberley weed.
- MARBLE QUEEN
Marble queen is very pretty to see on hanging pots. The leaves should be cleaned once in a while because there is chance to stick dusts on the leaves easily. It can be done by spraying water or by using cotton socked well in water.
- CHINESE EVERGREEN OR AGLAONEMA.
There are a lot of varieties of this plant. It is a low maintenance plant. It can be grown under low or bright light.
Some other indoor plants are Peace Lilly, which is a good air purifier, easily propagating Spider Plant, Aralia, Earth Hopper, Anthurium, Prayer plant, Green fern mini plant, Dracaena, Peace Lily, Benjamina, Etc.
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