This simple procedure will change the appearance and condition of our plants during the heating season. This is when they need our support so that they can survive until spring unscathed. Discover how one little trick can make a huge difference. We tell you what to do regularly to make your potted plants delight.
If we want to take care of our potted plants in autumn and winter, it is worth watering them regularly. This simple action has great power and brings many benefits. Thanks to this, we increase the air humidity around the plants.
In addition, we clean the leaves in this way, removing dust and impurities from them. This will have a positive effect on the photosynthesis process. Additionally regular watering of specimens will help prevent the occurrence of pestsbecause it will worsen the conditions favorable to, among others, spider mites that prefer a dry environment.
Moreover, moisturizing by sprinkling the specimens will contribute to this plant leavesthey will look fresh and healthy. Thanks to this procedure, which lasts only a few seconds, our specimens will easily survive the difficult heating season when the air in the house is very dry.
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Water spraying is beneficial primarily for species that naturally grow in humid tropical forests. Therefore, it favors specimens that prefer high air humidity, which include, among others:
- ferns,
- alocasia,
- anturias
- domestic palm trees,
- filodendrony,
- epipremnum,
- ivy,
- Spathiphyllum,
- dracenę,
- monstera,
- ficus benjamina.
Sprinkling is also recommended. However, in their case you should mist only the aerial rootswithout getting the leaves and flowers wet.
We should sprinkle potted plants in the morning to let their leaves dry before nightfall, because the moisture left in the evening stays longer and may promote the development of fungal diseases. Let’s also remember to: Do not apply the mist if the plants are in full sun, as it will cause the leaves to burn.
For spraying, we should use standing water at room temperature for at least a day. Rainwater or boiled and cooled water will also work. It is also important that Spray from above so that the water flows over the leaves and stem. We should also try to use sprinklers that create a fine mist so that the leaves do not come into contact with large, heavier drops.
