Suitable plants for Indoor Gardening
Best Plants for Indoor Gardening are:
- Money Plant: For indoor gardening first plant that comes to everyone mind is Money plant. It grows very quick in low light and doesn’t even need much soil and water.
- Areca Palm: This is mainly used for purification of air. It looks like feathers which can grow up to 8 feet. To grow this you need to check that you are home getting bright indirect light and keep the soil moist.
- Rubber Plant: It is one of the popular plant which looks glossy due to its emerald – hued leaves. As areca palm it also needs bright indirect sunlight and it can grow up to 10 feet.
- Monstera: Monstera is a tropical plant which has glossy look with heart shaped and split leaves. It needs to be watered regularly and medium lighting.
- Spider Plant: It got the name as it looks like spider. It gives the best look to your home and requires low light so you can grow it easily.
- Snake Plant: It has sword like leaves. It removes all the toxic air pollutants from the home and keeps air fresh by filtering. It can grow in low light and survive in dry condition.
- Bamboo Plant: It is considered as symbol of good luck which signifies health and prosperity. It requires fresh water always and low to medium light.
Essentials you need for indoor gardening
The essential things you need to start indoor gardening are:
- Soil
- Watering Can/Sprayer
- Pots
- Potting Mix
- Hand Fork
Setting up space for Indoor gardening
To set up perfect indoor gardening you need to find suitable space in your home where the plants get natural light, required temperature and free space. Then collect all the things required for planting along with plants.
Buy containers that are suitable for the plant size and growing habits. Then take a potting mix and mix all the ingredients like compost, coconut coir and peat moss etc. Using gardening tools you can plant them of your choice.
After care of plants
Things you need to take care after planting which is most important of indoor gardening.
You need to provide your plants with right amount of light, water and fertilizers to protect them from diseases and pests. Some tips to take perfect care of your plants:
- Light: Most of the plants need at least 6 hours of light per day to get sufficient amount of photosynthesis which gives the plants energy.
- Water: While watering you should consider right amount of water since overwatering and underwatering can cause plant die. Amount of water varies with the plants, know which plants need how much water.
- Fertilizers: Indoor Plants need very little amount of fertilizers where you can fertilize them with synthetic or organic fertilizers according to the plants once in a week/two weeks.
- Pruning: To grow plants in perfect way you need to cut down unnecessary parts and dead parts which allows plants to grow in healthy way.
Benefits of Indoor Gardening
There are many benefits by growing plants whether it is indoor or outdoor. Let’s see what are the benefits of growing indoor plants.
- Lot of indoor plants helps in filtering pollutants from the air and releases oxygen.
- Plants make you relaxing and calm by their appearance, smoothening for the eyes and reduces your stress.
- It add beauty to your space with its freshness and colour.Plants connect you with nature and makes you feel better.Plants make your health better by providing natural stimulate which boosts your energy levels.
- There are lot of studies that state that indoor plants can helps in healing process and fast recovery from any illness.
Overall the indoor gardening helps in physical and mental well-being. Just like tractor takes care of everything in the field, let indoor plants take care of us. So, Everyone, let’s start indoor gardening and create a pleasant place which impacts the quality of life.