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Plant Care & Information
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Plants Need Humidity
Many houseplants require watering in more ways than just pouring water on the plant and walking away. Watering the plants roots for growing is the main reason for watering, most vegetation must have some measure of water in the soil for growth. Addition to just watering the plant, do not forget how much “humidity” is essential for the plants’ health – added humidity helps prevent brown dry tips on leaves.
What is “humidity”? Humidity is the state or quality of being humid (moist, damp, steamy). A quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas. It is the amount of water vapor present in air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water It’s “Atmospheric Moisture”. synonyms:
mugginess, humidness, closeness, sultriness, stickiness,steaminess, airlessness, stuffiness, clamminess;
dampness, damp, dankness, moisture, moistness, wetness,mistiness "acclimate of warm temperatures and high humidity"
Mist the Plants
With a spray bottle and clean fresh water, spray the plant. One of the simplest ways to bring at least a little humidity to the plant's surrounding environment is by misting its leaves with filtered or distilled water. This is a temporary fix, as the mist will evaporate from the plant leaving it again with less humidity. This increases moisture around the proximity of the plant, and depending how dry it is and the species of plant, you may need to mist several times a day, although if you truly want to build up the humidity, you'd have to mist it even more than that—and at that stage, it's probably best to get a humidifier, which you can control the humidity day & night.
Making Pebble Trays
Pebble trays are another easy DIY solution to increase humidity around a plant. You really do not want a plant's roots sitting in water, so to prevent that from happening, add clean pebbles in a shallow water-filled tray. Place the plant on top of the tray. The water will gradually evaporate around the plant, boosting humidity. You will need to keep water in the pebble tray as it vanishes due to evaporates.
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Make a Humidity Tray
To make a humidity pebble tray, you will need:
1. A shallow bowl, (holdless container, or tray,) or anything that will hold water and pebbles, (river rock) or use
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decorative stones
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marbles
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small color pebbles
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sand with seashells
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be creative use your ideas
2. A smaller saucer to sit the plant on deep enough that the water in the shallow bowl does not come up into it, and wide enough for the plant to sit in.
3. Fresh water, fill the pebble tray with fresh water, as the water evaporates, refill the pebble tray with water again.
Make a Humidity Tray
Step 1
Plant Saucer
Use a plant saucer
wider than the plant
Step 2
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Center Plant Saucer
Add pebbles around the inner edge of the saucer
Step 3
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Center Plant Saucer
Place smaller flowerpot saucer in center of the pebbles
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Fill with Water
Fill saucer with fresh water
Step 4
Best to refresh water at least every week keeping the humidity saucer filled with clean rainwater
Get a humidifier
A humidifier, surely will add moisture to the air and mist to plants, especially if you overwinter your plants in a small room such as a bath room. Place the humidifier near the plants and turn it on, adjust the level. Run the humidifier as frequently as need to keep the humidity up.
Be careful as humidifiers may cause harmful mold, and even damage to your home. To prevent mold, build up try sitting the humidifier in the center of the plants – NOT ON THE FLOOR. Sit the humidifier up high, so the humidity will disperse downwards on the plants.
Huddle your plants
If you have enough plants grouped in a corner some-where, that part of the room will often be a bit more humid, compliments of the plants. This is good for people living in that home, but also for plants that prefer humid conditions to grow well.
Shower the Plants
Place the plants that require high humidity in the shower and shower then for at least 10 or more seconds, insure all the plants get showered and let them sit their a-while with the shower door closed.
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DRAGON TREE
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DRAGON TREE
HIGH HUMIDITY PLANT
Dish in a Dish:
Fill a large bowl with water, (less than half-way full) and then set your plant in another dish larger than the plant container inside of it. As the water evaporates, the plant receives higher humidity. Refill the larger container when the water gets low.
Wet Sphagnum Container:
In a wide shallow container (one larger than the plant planter) sit the plant saucer in the center and pack sphagnum (peat moss) around the plant saucer. Pour clean water over the peat moss until it is thoroughly wet, and place the plant in the middle of the plant saucer. Rewet the sphagnum as it dries to continue producing humidity for the plant.
High humidity trays act as a moisture riser as the water evaporates upward causing the humidity around to rise
Increase humidity around plants with humidity trays
High humidity prevents leaf tips from turning brown during lone days of hot sun and low humidity
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In Home Humidity Levels
The humidity level in the average home is frequently underneath 30 percent, and in offices it is yet lower than that. Though most house plants, even desert dwellers such as cacti, prefer humidity levels of at least 40 percent or above. Many require 60 percent or higher to thrive. Relative humidity of 50 to 60 percent is probably ideal for house plants, if the humidity drops below that, it could have an adverse effect on the plant. Symptoms of dry air include frizzy curled leaves and dry brown leaf tips, as well as a frequent need for watering. F lower buds are especially susceptible to dry air and may turn brown or simply fall off if humidity is too low.
Water in trays at the base of plants will ensure high humidity around the plant
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