How To Care For Your Indoor Plants In Winter

Watering in moderation is the biggest key to keeping your beauties alive and thriving in winter, with much less water needed than in the warmer summer months. Too much water will cause the plant to die.

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Charlotte said “One tip we have for our customers is to put a popsicle into the middle of the soil and pull out noticing if the soil sticks or falls off. If the soil sticks to the popstick the plant does not need to be watered, but if there is no soil on the popstick it is probably due for a good watering”. This might be a game-changer in the indoor plant stakes.

 When mine are ready, I pop my indoor plants in the sink, or if there are a few due,  in the bath. I water from above, and then let them drain fully before popping back in their pots.

Charlotte also passed on some fun facts about indoor plants to make us love them even more…

• Plants purify the air as they trap the airs toxins into the soil where root micro-organisms convert the toxins into food for the plant. For example toxins found  usually come from normal household accessories like rugs, grocery bags etc.
• There are many studies that show plants improve your health. For example in hospitals with plants compared to hospitals without, the patients required less pain medication as they have lower heart rates and blood pressure etc.
• Plants release about 97 per cent of the water they take in, which creates a humid environment helping the respiratory system (e.g. breathing), thus showing that people with plants are usually more relaxed and have less sickness as they are in a better environment.