Basic things to know to care a plant :
Before purchase a plant, you should know what the requirements of the plant. Every individual plant has different treatment, please find below basic requirement for growing a plant .
1. Light /Sun : Give them sunlight as they needed. Plants usually come labeled with their sun exposure requirements or light requirement such as : Full Sun, Partial sun/shaded, low light, and bright light . All vegetable plants and many flowers require large amounts of sunlight.
2. Temperature : Plants grow well only within a limited temperature range or in comfortable zone. Temperatures that are too high or too low will result in abnormal development and reduced production.
3. Water : Accurate amounts of water are essential for the proper growth of the plants. How much, how fast and how many to apply depend on weather, maturity, plant type, and soil type.
4. Soil type and pH: Good soil preparation and give plant enough nutrients and mineral would help their healthy growth. Soil type would be different for individual plant for example slow growing plant will need different soil from fast growing plant.
Generally, soils in moist climates tend to be acid and those in dry climates are alkaline.A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil and one with a pH higher than 7.0 is alkaline. The soil must be adjusted to suit the type of plant.
5. Feeding : Plants need food to grow healthy. Choose organic fertilizer or chemical fertilizer.
Feed your plant regulary to get maximum growth. What and when to feed, it depends on type of plant.
Plant need a number of different chemical elements.
* Carbon , Hydrogen and Oxigen , they get them for air and water.
* Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium .They are available in most of package of fertilizer (N-P-K).
* Sulfur, calcium and magnesium.
Before purchase a plant, you should know what the requirements of the plant. Every individual plant has different treatment, please find below basic requirement for growing a plant .
1. Light /Sun : Give them sunlight as they needed. Plants usually come labeled with their sun exposure requirements or light requirement such as : Full Sun, Partial sun/shaded, low light, and bright light . All vegetable plants and many flowers require large amounts of sunlight.
2. Temperature : Plants grow well only within a limited temperature range or in comfortable zone. Temperatures that are too high or too low will result in abnormal development and reduced production.
3. Water : Accurate amounts of water are essential for the proper growth of the plants. How much, how fast and how many to apply depend on weather, maturity, plant type, and soil type.
4. Soil type and pH: Good soil preparation and give plant enough nutrients and mineral would help their healthy growth. Soil type would be different for individual plant for example slow growing plant will need different soil from fast growing plant.
Generally, soils in moist climates tend to be acid and those in dry climates are alkaline.A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil and one with a pH higher than 7.0 is alkaline. The soil must be adjusted to suit the type of plant.
5. Feeding : Plants need food to grow healthy. Choose organic fertilizer or chemical fertilizer.
Feed your plant regulary to get maximum growth. What and when to feed, it depends on type of plant.
Plant need a number of different chemical elements.
* Carbon , Hydrogen and Oxigen , they get them for air and water.
* Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium .They are available in most of package of fertilizer (N-P-K).
* Sulfur, calcium and magnesium.
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