Posts Tagged ‘Temperature’

A great thing to get a plant lover at Christmastime is a Christmas cacti. These plants are easy to take care of and they are a great addition to poinsettias at Christmas.

These are much different than your run of the mill cactus. These plants come from the rain forest verses the desert. With them being from different places they are use to different environments and should be treated different.
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There are a few different ways to sterilize soil. One way is a formaldehyde drench. I’m not a big fan of this because I like to do thing organically, but it is one way so I will tell you how. Read the rest of this entry »

The rubber plant would make a great plant for your collection because it is easy to take care of and it can get fairly big so it can take up space in that empty corner. These plants can live a long time with the proper care. These plant have green shiny foliage that is easy to clean, all you have to do is take a damp cloth and wipe the leaves.

These plants prefur warm temperatures but they can handle variety of different conditions. They tend to do best in temperatures between 65 to 80 degrees.

You should not over water this plant because of root rot. You should put it in a container that has sufficient drainage.
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Propagating Snake Plants

Snake plants are very interesting plants. You can actually take one leaf and cut it into sections and each section will make a new plant.

You need to do this in the spring or summer and the leaf that you use has to be at least 1 year old and healthy. Read the rest of this entry »

House plants require less care than most plants but you do need to care for them. Read the rest of this entry »

Some houseplants can be propagated, meaning you can make more houseplants by using your existing houseplants. There are many ways in doing this. That is why this post will have many more to follow. I will discuss each way in different posts. Read the rest of this entry »