Best Indoor House Plants

Remove the top 1 to 2 inches of the potting soil and discard. Repot your plant with new, sterilized potting soil.Soak your houseplant in fungicide. Repeat whenever new mushrooms pop up.Pick the mushrooms and discard them.

When repotting, check for slimy or malodorous roots — this is a sign of root rot, and usually means the plant should be discarded, unless most of the root system is still in good condition.

To divide, water the plant well to moisten and loosen the soil the morning before dividing the roots. Propagating them is relatively easy.Philodendrons root easily from stem cuttings.

Moisten the tray contents thoroughly.Cover the seed tray with a clear plastic lid or plastic bag and place the tray in bright sunlight. Maintain a temperature between 70 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and no colder than 65 degrees.

As the plant grows, the trunks of the young ficus trees will graft together, forming one larger, braided trunk.Braid three young ficus plants together to create an interesting effect.Plant three young ficus plants in a sturdy pot.

Levels can change very easily so check often.It might be worth it to your plants if you want to experiment a little with nutrients. Deficiency in any nutrient will cause damage to your plants.When you make your nutrients yourself, you are sure to use...

It will, however, produce new growth from above the node beneath the waxed end. In nature, it grows straight up. Growers have learned how to twist and contort this dracaena and leave just enough foliage so that the plant resembles true bamboo.The number...

Insert each toothpick approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch into the avocado seed. Avocado trees take over a decade before they grow avocados, and indoor plants may never grow flowers or produce ripe fruit.

Otherwise, a gallon of distilled water costs around $1 at the supermarket. Distilled water is a type of soft water, but does not have the trace amounts of sodium that occur in water treated with a mechanical softener.

Mealybugs on houseplants can be treated with insecticides. This is especially recommended for plants with too few leaves.Money trees are not susceptible to many pests, but scale insects afflict even the most resistant plants and can be hard to treat.

If you regularly recycle plastic bottles, leave some whole or cut them into thirds to line the bottom of your planters without adding much weight to the containers.If you are worried about your large planters tipping, weighting the bottom of your containers...

This will take some time, depending on how many plants you have, but it will raise the humidity in the greenhouse and provide individual plants with fresh water to encourage growth.Place plants on pebble trays filled with water.

Repeat the process for each hole.Rinse the pot with water, to remove any plastic shavings, before adding soil and your plant. Mark the drainage-hole spots with a marker. A 1/4-inch drill bit works for any pot that's six inches or smaller.

Although the winter-blooming blue sage isn't actually a sage, its 3/4-inch, 5-petaled flowers are true blue except for their purple throats. Since those blooms appear at some point between November and March on 3 to 6-inch spikes, the plant can be grown...

Continue this method until you are about 2 inches from the top of your pot, tapping the soil firmly in place to get rid of any air pockets.Water your new plant until the surface soil is moderately wet to the touch.

Keep the room temperature between 75 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit.Place a thin layer of mulch around your patchouli plant to help retain moisture. You can enjoy all the benefits of this herb by growing your own patchouli plants indoors.Choose a container...

Hydrogen peroxide is a natural substance that will help kill bugs and release oxygen into the soil. Water again just at the point when the leaves start to droop. Bugs that escape to the top or bottom of the pot after the heavy watering with hydrogen peroxide...

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Insecticidal soap spray kills only on contact, so spray plants every week until the pests are no longer visible. Mealybugs are easy to spot by cottony masses on the undersides of leaves or at the joints of stems and leaves.

The seeds begin sprouting in a few days. Drain the excess.Sprinkle sprouting seeds such as radish, alfalfa or broccoli on top of the cotton. Mist them with a little water from a plastic spray bottle.Poke a few holes in the bottom of a separate clear plastic...

Because some species produce toxic chemicals, keep plants out of the reach of children and pets, and wear gloves when pruning. Because any flowers the plants may produce are subordinate to the leaves, which is philodendron's primary merit, using a high-nitrogen...

Additionally, the young plants are at risk of transplant shock when you transplant them into a new, less-controlled environment. The seeds can then germinate and mature in a controlled environment before the young plants are then transplanted to their...

If your ferns are outside, cool nights followed by warm days can make the problem worse.There are several steps you can take to prevent a powdery mildew infection or get rid of already present white mold spores.

The formula decomposes with the assistance of micro-organisms and is therefore slower to release in winter. Other plants may be sensitive to such a high formulation, so a nursery professional or extension horticulturist should be consulted regarding the...

Refill the reservoir regularly to provide a constant source of water. Remove any residue left behind by washing the area with a scrub brush. More holes cause water to release into the soil more rapidly.Insert the bottle into the soil in the plant pot...

Put the spray nozzle on the bottle and shake it to incorporate the soap into the water.Spray the foliage of the house plant with the soapy water. Wipe off any excess mayo with a paper towel.

The Flower Shop Network advises that you mist lucky bamboo leaves and soil with water to maintain the plant in less humid environments. Administer water at the base of the cane, covering the roots.Use rain or distilled water to water your bamboo plant.Lucky...