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Can you take indoor plants outside: safety rules that will save your flowers from dying
27.05.2023 01:30
Many gardeners take their indoor plants outside during the summer, while others wonder whether this can be done at all.
After all, flowers often lose their attractiveness because of this, become sick, or even die.
Indoor plants are not actually indoor plants at all, but ordinary outdoor plants. And being outdoors was once quite natural for them.
Therefore, you can take the pots out into the garden or onto the balcony in the summer. However, you will have to follow safety rules so as not to lose your favorite flower.
Rule number one: take into account the peculiarities
Always consider the conditions in which your flower's wild ancestors live. Some tolerate direct sunlight well, while others prefer partial shade.
Yes, the plant will adapt to any conditions and survive. But in this case, what your green pet looks like plays an important role. And if the conditions are not right, there is no talk of beauty.
Rule two: adaptation
Adaptation is necessary, especially to the sun. Even a cactus that grows in the desert under the scorching rays will get a severe sunburn, because it is used to home conditions and has seen the sun only through glass. Or has not seen it at all.
During the first week, place the plants outside for 5-15 minutes, gradually increasing the time. It is better to do this in the morning, while the rays are not so scorching.
If you have a private house, you can first put it in the shade for 30-60 minutes, then in the sun for 5 minutes and bring it into the house or leave it outside, but in deep shade. The time spent in the sun should be increased gradually and carefully.
It is also worth accustoming the plants to low temperatures. Do not leave the flower pot outside in May, when the nights are cold (and sometimes with frosts).
Take the plant outside in the morning when the temperature is slightly lower than indoors, or in the evening so that the plant feels the cold before bringing it back inside.
Rule number three: watch your watering
Often plants in pots die from lack of moisture or its excess. Outside, the soil quickly dries out, and the evaporation of moisture from the leaves is large, especially if the sun shines on the flower. Therefore, you will have to constantly monitor the humidity in the pot.
The second reason for death is overwatering. For example, it rains for a week, and the pot is located in the open air.
The situation is aggravated if the drainage hole in the bottom of the pot is clogged. Cold and damp are a real paradise for all kinds of rot that affects the roots.
In rainy weather, you need to be especially careful with succulents, as not only the roots but also the leaf rosettes rot, as water accumulates in them.
It is also important to ensure that the plants are not infested by pests, such as spider mites, whiteflies, etc.
