How to properly care for flowers at home

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Today it is difficult to find at least one house or apartment without indoor flowers.

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And despite the fact that keeping flowers at home is very popular, fashionable and beautiful, some housewives do not even suspect that there are certain subtleties of growing flowers at home.

Lack of necessary knowledge

can cause flowers to ache, dry out and die. Therefore, you need to learn how to care for flowers correctly so that they continue to delight the eye with their lush flowering and healthy appearance.

Home flowers care

- this is a certain process that requires a serious approach to business. It is important to prevent any diseases from the flower, because a diseased plant can easily infect its neighbors on the windowsill and even those who are in the next room or even an apartment.

Many believe that proper care

- this is feeding, watering the plant, pruning it and other similar work. But in fact, there are still a lot of factors that affect the fact that houseplants remain beautiful and healthy.

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The easiest way to create a cozy home is to plant potted plants in pots.

The finished plant can be bought at a flower shop. But, it is much more interesting to grow it yourself. The easiest way is to take a violet leaf, put it in a glass of water and wait for the roots to appear. Then, you need to plant it in a pot with a special soil and water it. After a while, young leaves will appear. When they grow up, the old sheet must be cut off. Then you need to water the violet. With good care, she will soon delight the owners with beautiful flowers.

The most important thing in caring for indoor plants is love for them. Flowers feel everything and respond to positive emotions with beautiful flowering.

Indoor flowers: home care

* Get the tools you need

for the care of home flowers. Typically, this is a watering can with a long spout, a plant sprayer, liquid fertilizer, spare sets of pots, a pest control agent.

* Most kinds of flowers

do not like using tap water. Flowers are best watered with rain or aquarium water. But if this is not possible, then tap water needs to be defended for about 12 hours.

* It is important not to flood plants with water

when watering. The root system of a flower also requires air, not just moisture. Therefore, a highly moistened soil can lead to the death of the plant.

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Indoor plants perform various functions: they decorate the house, create coziness and purify the air from dust and harmful substances.

Many people choose indoor plants only for their appearance. In fact, in our time, when synthetic materials are found everywhere, it is important to think about health. Some indoor plants can solve this problem.

Dracaena, a plant that resembles a palm tree, will be able to cleanse the room from benzene. This chemical is produced by linoleum. Ficus and diffimbachia have similar properties.

An easy-care and very useful plant - geranium. It releases substances into the air that kill harmful bacteria and have a calming effect on humans.Geraniums can be used in bedrooms.

Indoor plants can cheer you up and delight you with their beautiful views.

Water plants in moderation in winter.

The next factor that we need to regulate is water. In the autumn-winter period, the need of plants for water decreases, so watering of plants should be limited. We water the plants no more often than once every two weeks, only when the ground is dry, remembering that during this period an excess of water can be more harmful than a lack of it.

It's also good to pay attention to air humidity, not only for plant health, but also for our own. In winter, radiators dry the air, which many plants do not tolerate well. Air that is too dry is also bad for us, so let's take care of the correct humidity level. Electric humidifiers, containers hung from radiators, or even a damp towel on a radiator can help. Humidification is especially important at the beginning of the heating season because plants will get used to drier air over time.

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It is rare to find a house or public space where there are no indoor plants. They not only decorate the room with their appearance, but also purify the air.

You can grow plants in your home that are edible. For example, parsley, dill, basil and other spices. It is very convenient when in the process of cooking, you can use fresh herbs. There will be a pleasant aroma in the kitchen.

Many people grow cherry tomatoes in pots. They decorate the room with their bright appearance. And, having admired enough, you can eat them with appetite.

It's great when citrus fruits grow in the house: lemon or tangerine. These plants give off a subtle scent that will fill the entire room. The owners of the house will not need to use artificial air fragrances. If you take proper care of the plants, they will delight you with delicious fruits.

The most important thing in caring for indoor plants is patience and love.

Pay attention to the temperature

Another factor that we must pay attention to is temperature. To maintain a balance between the factors affecting the state of plants, it is necessary, along with a decrease in the amount of light reaching the plants, also to lower the air temperature in the rooms where the plants are located. In practice, this is quite difficult because you cannot ask us to lower the temperature in your living quarters to 16 or 18ºC.

If we cannot move the plants to cooler rooms, then it would be a good decision to place plants near windows or window sills, because leaks in the windows in this area will be a little cooler (unless there is a radiator under the window). However, it should be remembered that the sudden cooling that can occur when opening a window for ventilation purposes can harm the plants. This is why we remove plants from a window that opens during weathering.

Option number 5

Plants appeared about three thousand years ago. And after a while, they began to decorate the home and fences. Probably everyone knows that with the help of indoor plants you can not only ennoble the house, but also cleanse and improve the atmosphere in it. They help cleanse the house from dust and dirt, as well as from various chemical compounds. In addition, with the help of flowers, you can cleanse the house of anger, quarrels or hatred. It has already been proven that when quarrels and constant abuse reign in the house, the plants begin to die. But when everything is quiet and peaceful, and the flowers are comfortable and convenient to grow in such an environment.

Even by the colors, you can understand that a terrible and strict atmosphere reigns in the house, and the flowers pull all this over themselves, and they themselves perish. Of course, there are some plants that can grow well and beautifully in all conditions.

Many people do not even realize how important flowers are in every home. They think that with the help of them you can simply decorate not only one room, but also one room.

In addition, with the help of flowers, you can reveal in yourself some abilities that have been sitting inside you for a long time, but you have not yet discovered them in yourself. They also have a very good effect on the cardiovascular system, as well as on the physical, mental or energy state of a person.

The most important thing is to constantly take care of your flowers and give them your affection and love. And only then will they be able to help get rid of everything bad. Today, almost every home or classroom contains a variety of plants and flowers.

Plants must be watered and the water must be at room temperature. Also, do not forget to constantly spray your plants. If sprayed with warm water, the plant gains color faster and stays green longer and can bloom all winter. But in order to prevent the plant from gathering dust, it occasionally needs to be washed with water. This can be done with a watering can or shower.

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Winter is a time of rest for potted plants

In winter, many plants need rest. To enable them to do this, along with limiting the amount of light that can be reached, we must lower the temperature in the rooms where the plants are located, reduce watering and eliminate fertilization. It can be quite difficult to provide the necessary conditions for the plants. If we cannot provide plants with the most suitable conditions for them, we should try at least a little to help them get through this period. An important element will be to achieve a balance between the factors that affect the health of the plants.
Of course, there are exceptions to every rule - there are flowers that bloom in winter (for example, cyclamen, brisket, Kalanchoe, potted azaleas), and their rest period should go earlier.

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Humidity

For the normal development of indoor plants, air humidity is important. Dry air is preferable to cacti, olives, oleander and some other plants from dry regions of the world. They grow, blossom and bear fruit better. In hot weather, to humidify the air, pots with plants are placed on low trays covered with a layer of fine gravel and flooded with water. The water evaporates and creates a humid atmosphere around the plants. In summer, it is better to spray the plants 2-3 times a day with water at room temperature. For many plants, this procedure is very useful in winter, especially in an apartment with central heating. When spraying, try to keep water out of the blossoming flowers. You can increase the humidity by placing the plant pots in boxes filled with moist peat. A pleasant life for a moisture-loving plant is ensured by placing its pot in a larger one. The space between the pots is filled with wet peat. Philodendron, monstera and some other plants have aerial roots. They need to be sprayed regularly to avoid drying out.

Express diagnostics

Careful attention to your wards is a good component of their health. Regularly inspect the leaves of plants from the outside and inside, evaluate the appearance of the plant. But it is better to take any action only after consulting with a specialist. The main rule of doctors - do no harm! First, find out the cause of your flower's "ailment", only then start treatment. As a rule, it is enough to slightly change the mode of keeping the plant (water less often, remove from the scorching sun, feed) and the health of your pet will get better.

Pruning

Circumcision only needs to be done in certain cases. This is an important point in flower care, and very personal.

In what cases the plant is circumcised:

• dry parts must be removed;
• it is necessary to maintain compact plants;
• there are deformed shoots;
• rejuvenation is required;
• sanitary pruning is carried out if the flower is sick.

This procedure is not as complicated as it might seem at first. To do this, you will need to use pruning shears or scissors.

Pruning rules:

1. When the shoot is completely removed, it should be cut to the very base.
2. If pruning is needed so that the plant begins to grow and bush, prune so that a bud and 5 mm remain on the shoot.
3. If symmetry is broken, remove unnecessary parts.
4. Also prune off the shoots that have grown towards the trunk.
5. The slice must be disinfected. Sprinkle them with sulfur powder.

This procedure weakens the plant, it may become sore. Do not be alarmed, but act. Strengthen the flowers by feeding them.

The most common mistakes novice florists make

The most common mistakes are too abundant or too rare watering, placing the plant far from the light source, drafts in winter. And the most important mistake is the attitude to flowers as to inanimate objects. This is not furniture, not only a beautiful piece of furniture, but a living organism.

Respectfully yours, Yuri Sizikov, agronomist.

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It's no secret that we are all very pleased if someone takes care of us. But if no one is around, we can do it ourselves. Our plants also want to breathe properly, eat right and feel comfortable. However, only we can help them in this. So, for a long and happy life of a plant, you need to know the following.

Bulbous house plants

All bulbs have a dormant period during which they must be kept dry in a cool room or cellar.

Zamioculcas

Appeared in room culture relatively recently - only in the late nineties. Now this plant is very popular. It is called the dollar tree. Flower lovers appreciate it for its exceptional unpretentiousness and exotic appearance. The plant tolerates dry and humid air, does not need spraying, is content with occasional watering and fertilizing.

Advice. Zamioculcas is afraid only of overflow. It stores water in underground tubers and thick leaves, and needs a dry period in winter. The dollar tree needs to be kept dry for several winter months to keep it from rotting.

Amaryllis

It blooms with beautiful flowers from April to May. Flowers reach a diameter of 12 cm, collected in several pieces in umbrella inflorescences. In some varieties, flowers emit a delicate aroma.

Care instructions:

• during flowering, amaryllis should be placed in a well-lit place;
• a dormant period is needed, which lasts from July to October - at this time the pot must be placed in the cellar.

Zantedeschia

This is the name for indoor calla lilies, although they are two different types. The plant cannot be called unpretentious, but it blooms beautifully and unusually, and in winter.

A dormant period is required immediately after flowering zantedeschia. At this time, watering is reduced, and then completely stopped.At the beginning of summer, remove all dry leaves, remove the bulb from the soil and air dry, then transplant it into fresh soil for bulbous plants and begin to water moderately. By autumn, young leaves will appear from the ground, and behind them flower stalks.

Zephyranthes or upstart

A miniature bulbous plant that does not have a dormant period. It is called an upstart because of the very rapid ejection of peduncles. From the beginning of the regrowth of the peduncle to flowering, only a day pass. Each plant produces a variety of flowers. They can be yellow, white, pink or bicolor. The flower lives for a week, then withers and falls off without forming seeds.

Zephyranthes - the most unpretentious indoor bulbous. They throw out flower stalks at any time of the year. To stimulate flowering, it is enough not to water the ground for 1-2 weeks. Even after such a short dry period, the plant will consider that spring has come and will bloom.

Growing recommendations:

• the plant loves light, refusing to bloom on the north window:
• in summer, the bush can be transplanted into a flower bed.

The structure of the ovule (ovules)

During anatomical examination of the ovule, the following components are distinguished:

• Funicle;
• nucellus;
• integuments;
• micropile;
• embryonic sac.

By seed stem nutrients enter the embryonic sac and the ovule is attached to the ovary with it. Nucellus ovules are parenchymal nourishing and protective tissue for megaspores. Outside, the nucellus is dressed with one or two veils (integuments). They do not completely cover nucellus. More often they do not connect on top of the ovules and form a small hole called micropyle, or pollen inlet.

The innermost part of the ovule is embryo sac, which in angiosperms is a female gametophyte.

The structure of the ovule

The ovule (ovule) consists of a macrosporangium and its surrounding integument. In the macrosporangia, one mother cell is laid, from which a tetrad of haploid macrospores is formed by meiosis. Three of them die off and are destroyed, and the fourth (giving rise to the female gametophyte) macrospore strongly stretches in length, while its haploid nucleus is mitotically divided. Daughter nuclei diverge to different poles of the elongated cell.

Further, each of the formed nuclei divides mitotically twice more and forms four haploid nuclei at different poles of the cell. This is already an embryonic sac with eight haploid nuclei. Then, from each of the two quadruples, nuclei, one at a time, are sent to the center of the embryonic sac, where they merge, forming a secondary diploid nucleus.

After that, cell walls appear between the nuclei in the cytoplasm of the embryo sac, and it becomes seven-celled.

At one of the poles of the embryo sac, an egg apparatus is located, consisting of a larger egg and two auxiliary cells. At the opposite pole there are three antipode cells. All six cells are haploid. In the center is a diploid cell with a secondary nucleus.

In most plants, flowers have stamens and pistils and are called bisexual. There are flowers and unisexual: staminate (male) or pistillate (female). Male and female flowers can be located on one individual, such a plant is called monoecious (cucumber, corn, oak, birch), and if on different individuals - dioecious (hemp, willow, poplar). Unisexual flowers and dioecious plants are one of the adaptations to cross-pollination.

Plant diagrams and forumules

Diagrams and formulas are used to briefly describe the flower. A diagram is a schematic projection of the elements of a flower onto a plane perpendicular to its axis. All parts of the flower, the bract and the maternal shoot are designated with certain icons: sepals - brace, petals - parenthesis, stamens - cross section through the anther, pistil - cross section through the ovary.

When drawing up a flower formula, the perianth is denoted by the letter O, sepals - H, petals - L, stamens - T, pistil - P. The number of flower parts is denoted by the number written at the base of the letter. If there are more than 12 stamens and pistils, put the - ∞ icon When parts of a flower grow together, the corresponding numbers are taken in brackets. The upper ovary is indicated by a horizontal line under the number, the lower one - above the number of pistils.

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Light and air temperature

By and large, all command flowers, without exception, are thermophilic. At the same time, many of them require coolness in winter - after all, they go into a dormant stage. Nevertheless, the temperature regime in the range of + 18 ... + 24 ° С is suitable for almost everyone. However, each culture has its own degree of need for light.

For example, the Christmas star flower prefers to be on a window facing south or east. This is where most of the world is. But the plant does not tolerate the direct sun and therefore it is shaded.

But the type of cleoma, which bears the poetic name "champagne spray", prefers a temperature of + 15 ... + 20 ° С. And at the same time she is not afraid of the sun. Moreover, under its direct rays, the flower feels great. Similar properties are possessed by:

• agave;
• spurge;
• cacti;
• adenium;
• aloe;
• different palms;
• oleander;
• succulents.

They love warmth and diffused light:

• asparagus;
• roses;
• geranium;
• hibiscus.

The coolness does not suit them, as well as the dusk.

Other flowers adore partial shade, high humidity and warmth. The most popular of this category are:

• Saintpaulia;
• fittonia;
• gardenia;
• tradescantia.

Thus, for any conditions available in your apartment, it is not difficult to find many suitable options.

Love and attention

The best way to keep a plant in the best shape - take care of him regularly, doing it carefully and with love.

Some little thingssuch as removing wilted flowers that take away the strength of the plant, or removing dried leaves will prolong flowering and protect the plant from decay and mold, respectively. Scissors for such purposes should always be sharp and clean.

Loving florist tries to learn as much as possible about each of his plants and take care of it as best as possible.

Transplant

Regardless of the type of flower, it requires a transplant. For fast-growing and young people it is held every year. Those that develop slowly are transferred to a new pot two to three times less often.

On the eve of transplantation, the soil in the container is watered abundantly. After that, the earthen lump is easily removed. Be sure to inspect the roots of the plant - the rotten areas are cut off and sprinkled with activated carbon powder. Places affected by the fungus are cleaned and smeared with brilliant green.

The flower is always transplanted into a larger pot. For crops with a developed root system, deep containers are taken, and for those with a small underground part, a shallow but wide container is suitable.

Now most growers buy ready-made substrate in stores. Beginners are better off not taking risks and doing the same. Try to purchase soil for a specific type of flower. If there is none, then take a universal one.

Indoor flower transplant

1. Remove the plant from a purchased container to avoid damaging the roots. Water liberally one hour before transplanting. Do not pull on the stem, turn the pot over, supporting the surface of the ground and the root zone with your hand. Wiggle the bottom of the container to let the bush settle gently to the table surface. Shake off the dirt ball lightly.
2. If the root system is overgrown, trim the ends with pruning shears. Sprinkle crushed activated charcoal tablets over the slices to prevent infection.
3. Prepare the pot, fill in the drainage. Fill the container halfway with soil.
4. Place the flower in the middle. Gently cover the sides of the soil up to the edge of the pot. Lightly tamp the soil with your fingers. The entire stem should be above the soil surface.
5. Water when the air pockets disappear, the ground will settle. Top up potting mix if necessary. The root head must be underground.
6. Place the pot in the chosen place, do not disturb for several days. A transplant is always a shock for an indoor flower.

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Tip 4: don't forget about feeding

For active growth and lush flowering, it is necessary to periodically feed indoor plants. Specialty stores offer a wide range of fertilizers.

For those who do not want to use commercial chemical products, you can use the secrets of our mothers and grandmothers:

• plants of the succulent family are well fed with milk (1 tsp of milk is enough for a liter of water);
• during the flowering period, the plant can be fed with castor oil (the proportion per liter of water is 1 tsp. castor oil);
• in winter, it is useful to feed indoor flowers with sugar water (2 tsp of sugar is enough for 250 ml).

Top dressing is extremely important for plants. Fertilizers saturate the soil with minerals necessary for active growth and lush color.