December is already behind us, but winter still isn’t going anywhere. Even January can be a challenging month for your houseplants. See what you can do for them in January.
The hectic December is already over. Advent came and went quickly, Christmas Eve and the Christmas holidays also flew by like water and we have a new year here. And everyone really fervently hopes that it will be much better than the last one. What nobody wants in the new year is to lose their houseplants right from the start. There are a lot of things to take care of in January. So how to take care of maids in January?
Maid care in January
The winter season can be very difficult for indoor plants, even for the hardiest of them, because they do not have enough sunlight and cold winds can reach them outside. So to begin with, it is very important that you provide your plants with as much light as possible. Place the maids as close to the window as possible so they can enjoy what little sun January has to offer.
At the same time, it is important to protect indoor plants from frost. Even if your heating is turned on to maximum, drafts from open windows could harm your plants. It is ideal to place the bedrooms near a west or east window, light-loving plants can be even 40 centimeters away from the light sourceyou can build further from the window and place cacti and succulents in a cooler, bright spot away from radiators.
If there’s one thing you can do to harm your maids in January, this is it mixing the heat radiating from the heater and sitting by the window through which the draft reaches them. Indoor plants must have a constant temperature and humidity, these fluctuations could kill them. As for humidity, heating during the winter months dries out the air. To prevent your indoor plants from wilting, it is important to mist them at least twice a week with a sprayer.
Mild topping
In the winter months, it’s really essential that you cut back to the bare minimum. Misting with a sprayer helps to maintain moisture, but you need to be careful with watering and handle it very carefully. The vast majority of plants do not grow in winter, so they do not need such a supply of water. Therefore, water the plants only slightly, and only after the substrate has dried out nicely. As soon as you see that there is water in the sub-dish, pour it out. This can cause root rot.
