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What are facts about houseplants?
Houseplants in general do not need direct sunlight. Some types may benifit from a little morning sun but it's not really required. Houseplants need a good fertilizer placed in the water and used every time you water. Follow directions on package. Houseplants at can benifit from the light from a window, at workplace plants will enjoy and flourish because of the flourescent lighting and continuous air flow which is necessary for good plant health. These plants could include, ferns, ivy's, creeping charlie, wandering jew, pothos, philodendron types, orchids, African violets to name a few.
How many percent of sunlight does green plants need?
Many people that houseplants being plants need light and soil for their growth. Well even though this is to a large extent is correct, techniques have emerged which allow you to grow houseplants without sufficient soil. Use of conventional soil based planting solutions is soon to be a thing of the past. Today's hydro culture is fast becoming the preferred choice of people for growing houseplants as it is makes the experience of having houseplants inside your house, less messy and easier to maintain.Now, that we know that houseplants can do without soil, the next thing we need to do is to maintain our house plants so that they develop into beautiful creations and not dull, dead looking heaps of weeds! The main thing to take care about, in the proper growth of houseplants is to look at the factors affecting its growth. The critical ones are the intensity and duration of sunlight that the plant receives, temperature of the place where the plant is kept and temperature of the plant itself, and the humidity of the location.We can determine how much lighting our houseplants need by knowing about the sunlight light that our houseplants get. This could depend on the location of the room or the placing of the plant in the room. For example the plant can be placed in a well lit room but if it is getting a shade from another household article like a cupboard or coffee table then this improper placing could lead to a hindrance in the growth of the plant, making it dull and unattractive.There are some places which are advised for placing of plants in your house:Bright light: A location in the house where there is a bright light will mostly be southern or western part of the house with an opening or a window. This place is ideal for houseplants as they would receive nice bright sunlight all day long without any hindrance. Again, care is advised in determining the position of the plant in the room; watch out for shadows from any household furniture etc. on the plant.Indirect Light: This type of light generally comes from an eastern facing opening or interior part of a southern or western facing room.Low light: Low lighting situations are generally a found in north facing rooms. Most rooms in the house suffer from a low light condition. Shadows casted on houseplants from furniture, trees etc also would also result in low light conditions for that plant. Particularly in these spaces, houseplants, the suffer most and would growth slowly. A common solution to this problem would be to use sources of artificial lightning like lamps for illumination.
Does the word houseplants need an apostrohpe?
No, not if you want the simple plural form of the word.
Do roaches live in houseplants?
Yes, cockroaches can live in houseplants. Roaches are attracted to organic things like soils from houseplants. Keeping the houseplants watered can help in eliminating the cockroaches.
What does sugar kill in houseplants?
It might kill the plant if you give it too much sugar.
Why houseplant leaves turning pale green?
Sounds like you need to fertilize your houseplants, they need nitrogen.
What three actions lead to 'Growing Healthy Houseplants' according to Ellen Zachos?
Proper soil, good light, water as needed.
How do different types of glass effect the amount of light houseplants receive?
Because if you put a plant in front of a stained glass window the plant would not receive as much light as appossed to regular clear glass. Also, tinted windows would cut down on the amount of light plants might receive.
What is a houseplant?
A houseplants are called houseplants because there usually can only survive in a protected envireonment. Houseplants in general cannot take full because their tender leaves would burn and dry up.
Do bamboo trees make good houseplants?
Bamboo is an attractive house plant. --- Just remember that they require high light and sandy soil.
Is the apostraphe correct in What did you do with the houseplant's I bought yesterday?
The apostrophe is incorrect in the question, What did you do with the houseplant's I bought yesterday? It should be: What did you do with the houseplants I bought yesterday? Explanations: Houseplants is plural. example: I bought 6 houseplants in red containers. Houseplant's is singular possessive. example: The houseplant's leaves were red-colored. Houseplants' is plural possessive. example: All the houseplants' leaves had wilted since I bought them yesterday.
How much light do herbs need for photosynthesis and growth to occur?
. How much light (sunlight) do herbs need for photosynthesis and growth to occur?
