The aesthetic appeal of having plants inside your house is the reason the majority of people decide to start gardening indoors. Whether you have researched and planned on them or not, there are additional benefits that are derived when a green space is created inside you house.
The fact that plants immediately add ambience to your decor is a given. Plants naturally beautify any space they are in, both indoors and outdoors. With so many permutations of sizes, colours, shapes and varieties to choose from it brings out the designer in everyone when putting together an indoor garden.
Just as trees and plants are crucial to our air quality outside, plants can provide the same service for you inside your home. By taking in carbon dioxide from our breathing, plants flourish. If you smoke inside your home, plants can help clean the air of the excess carbon dioxide. Besides the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide, plants will purify the air from other unhealthy elements such as air-bound mold particles. This makes them a natural air filter for your home.
We all know that gardening is a relaxing and stress relieving hobby. Having an indoor garden will give you the benefit of this relaxation year round when it is too cold outside to garden. For those without an outdoor garden an indoor one should be given a high priority. Gardening inside is only limited by the amount of space you want to dedicate to it in your home. Psychologically it is also very beneficial to be surrounded by nature in your living space.
You can also tailor your indoor garden based on your lifestyle and how much time you have available. Cactus plants for example are used to the heat and being dry, for this reason putting them in a windowsill with full sunlight is optimal. Depending on the cactus and the amount of heat it is getting you may not have to water it for weeks at a time (once a month is the recommended watering schedule). Cacti like coarse soil, it is recommended to use a soil that is meant specifically for a cactus instead of a generic mix. When a fertilizer is needed you should also purchase a fertilizer that is just for cacti.
When you do water your cactus make sure you don't overdo it.. One way to avoid this is to place the cactus pot in a shallow bowl full of water. The plant will soak up all of the water it needs through the drainage hole in a period of 1-2 hours. Once completed you can leave your cactus for another month or so, or repeat if the plant starts to look like it needs a top up.
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Phil Marston is a freelance writer and editor of Cactus Groove.com. For more information please visit the site
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