The Home Garden in Winter
Generally, the same measures you take to alleviate winter's dryness for yourself will help your plants through the season, too.
Whole-house humidifying makes everyone more comfortable, of course. If you have a forced-air furnace, you can add a power unit that will bring relative humidity levels up into the 30 to 40 percent range.
Or, buy a portable model and humidify just one room. If your home is heated by radiators, set shallow trays of water on top of them (but not where small children can reach them). You'll be surprised how often the trays need refilling.
Frequent misting with a plant atomizer provides some relief. But, in many cases, It serves only as a temporarydelay - the mist is soon removed by the dry air. Mist in the morning and/or early afternoon. Don't mist plants In late afternoon or at night - your plants need to dry off and not stand damp overnight.
Realize, too, that because the Planters' Wells always have water in them, evaporation here releases some moisture to leaves via the air. Grouping plants raises humidity levels in their vicinity.
During really dry periods, you could augment this by filling a shallow tray - the wider, the better- with pebbles or pea gravel, adding water, and setting Planters atop the stones. Keep water in the tray below the tops of the stones. |
|
 |
Peony -
The peony or paeony (Paeonia) is actually the sole genus in the plant , Sowing Australian Native s family Paeoniaceae. Most are herbaceous perennials , Propagating by Budding that are generally 0.5-1.5m tall, but some are woody shrubs , Plants Suitable for Bonsai that grow , White Wax Scale up to 2-3m tall. They produce very large, often f...
Ground Covers -
Ground Covers are effective for covering the bare soil , Flowering Plants for Autumn / Winter between newly planted shrubs, , Bonsai Shaping roses , Medicinal Tea - Lemon Balm and trees. , When to Plant Roses 2. Ground Covers act as a living mulch....
Propagating by Budding -
Budding, like grafting, is carried out on woody shrubs , Permaculture Core Values and trees, , Mulching Roses though herbaceous plants , Bamboo Floors can also be treated in the same way; Tomato, , Plants for Japanese Gardens for example, can be successfully grafted on to a Potato plant. , ing Bulbs ...
Soil for Groundcovers -
Ground covers which grow , Types of Mulch well create their own humus in time and so continue to flourish, but, if the plants , Dolomite appear to be suffering from malnutrition, sprinkle a little general garden , Hanging baskets in the Home fertiliser on the soil , Garden Furniture between the plants , Types of Mulch and water , How to Grow Roses it in. Poor growth...
Prinicples of a Japanese Garden -
A whole philosophy is involved in the planning of Japanese gardens. , Indoor ing Tips They are intended for contemplation and meditation, as places , Vegetable Garden Design where you may quietly appreciate without distraction beauties of line, mass and texture in perfect relationship to each other...
Bonsai Containers -
Choosing the right container can be an overwhelming experience. They come in hundreds of variations and range in price from a few dollars to hundreds of dollars....
What is a Ground Cover? -
Ground covers tend have one thing in common – they tend to grow , Displaying Cacti horizontally rather than vertically. Some of them hug the ground and form a dense carpet; others grow , Summer Bulbs in clumps or tufts; some send out trailing stems and some are bushy in h...
Cleaning House Plants -
Many house plants , How to grow Tomatoes belong in the tropics. They tend to lose condition in areas with cool winters , Growing Passion Fruit and are even more unhappy with the changes , Growing Flowers for Drying of temperature , Australian Bushland Gardening brought about by irregular house , Garden Furniture heating. When spring , Propagating Plants by Cuttings comes, they will revive. Some will need repotti...
Shredders -
Shredders are a very useful aid to producing good quality and large quantities of compost , Plant Reproduction and Propagation by shredding your garden , Choosing House Plants waste. They help to provide textured organic , How To Plant Trees matter - anything from twigs and prunings , When to Plant Roses etc which you would other wise not normally compost. , Sowing Seed in Cold Frames ...
|
|
|
|
