My Internship Week 6

Hello everybody!!
I know how much you guys like to know how my internship is going, but I think this week I'd like to use this space for some information that may help you to take care of your own plants!

Ok, let me be clear here, or our technicians will get mad me...If you already have Buckingham Greenery taking care of your office plants, then it's easy...you don't need to worry about them!  So, " Please, don't water the plants!" 

But if you don't...wait!!! You don't have Buckingham Greenery's plants in your office or fantastic horticultural technicians taking care of them? What are you waiting for?!?!?!?

All right, so I'm talking about the plants that you have in your house. What I found this week is sometimes we love our plants so much that we end up killing them with too much care! Indoor plants don't drink much water, so you should water them just once a week, sometimes once every couple of weeks.  It depends on factors such as:

Temperature: Indoor plants appreciate temperatures between 62 to 86 degrees F.  If your plant sits under an air conditioner it will drink more water then usual. When the seasons change the plants will take some time to get used to the new temperatures, so be careful with how much water you give it then during this time.

Light: If a plant gets direct sun all day (from a south-facing window) it will need a good amount of water.  Plants can also survive in a low light place, like a hallway or corridor, but it will just not need as much water.

Just keep in mind that you want to let your plants dry-out before give them more water. High humidity in a closed environment can be the perfect place for plant diseases and knats!
The most important thing is to know your plant. The amount of water that a plant needs really depends on the kind of plant, and each plant is unique!

Here is a little mental list I learned that will help you to water your plants correctly:

• How much light is it receiving?
• How warm is the surrounding environment?
• What season is it?
• What kind of plant is it?
• How moist the soil feel?

Hope you find these tips I've learned helpful!

Have a great week!!!