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House plants are just like people, it's always easier and much better for all involved to prevent disease than cure the patient. Complete volumes of technical books have been written with studies focused on plant diseases and insects. Looking only at the area of indoor houseplants, the quantity of plants finding their way to the compost heap from plant disease is tiny when put up against plants who found their demise simply from neglect or the application of bad or misunderstood plant care knowledge. The aim of this article is to offer a first step in improving not only your plant care but also your pleasure and success with indoor plants. From thousands of emails received over the past 10 years on houseplants, I've found house plant neglect caused from two basic forms. As mentioned above the neglect from the lack of basic plant knowledge often causes "over care" such as overwatering. The problem I see very often is simply buying a plant and doing nothing, basically paying no attention to the plant and wondering why the plant looks bad. I will admit, when testing new plants to grow commercially, I've purposely put plants in the corner and forgot about them. However, this neglect showed me the problems consumers may experience, so in the end this neglect was with purpose and educational. To succeed with plants indoors it's important to provide them an environment and atmosphere for them to flourish. This means providing water, light, and pruning as needed, and overall, good living conditions which include the correct pot size for the plant. These living conditions also include temperatures the plant thrives in, humidity, and a place the plant can establish itself indoors. Houseplants found in most garden centers are not like kids; they don't need daily monitoring and supervision. Indoor foliage varieties requiring minimal care and weeks between watering include Aglaonemas of which many new varieties have been introduced, Bromeliads with many choices as well, Sansevieria, cactus and succulents all make up a diverse but quick shopping list. However, most houseplants found in your home will require some form of attention and care. This care cost is easy, inexpensive, and delivers big payoffs in both enjoyment they deliver and the sheer beauty they provide to a room. Basic plant care knowledge will help tremendously improve and even reduce the care needed for your houseplants. Many times the knowledge for success may come down to selecting a great plant but putting it in the wrong place. For example, a Ficus can be a great indoor plant when placed in a room with lots of direct light, yet it can become a true non-performer when in low light levels. Selecting a plant that will handle in the lower light level would be a much better choice. Some plants demand or need as much light as possible. Most indoor plants to survive, can adapt to a wide variety of growing conditions and environments. Today's modern home may include more technology advances but was not designed for house plants. Builders and architects incorporated modern conveniences and may have included some plant shelves but did not take into account the light needed to keep the plants alive! Even if your house was not designed for plants, a cactus and fern can still call the same room home. However, for that to happen plant selection must be taken into account and combined with the environment to make the best match for both room and plant. That's the easiest way to bring out the green thumb hiding inside of everyone.
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