Houseplant Care: How To Care For Your Hydroponic Indoor Plants

Indoor plants grow well with right fostering and care. This applies especially to indoor plants as they are grown in artificial environment. Indoor gardening not only requires apt set-up but also proper care. Indoor gardening requires fundamental elements like clean air, light, food, water etc. to be provided in appropriate amount to make sure healthy growth of indoor plants. Here are few houseplant care and feeding guidelines for your hydroponic indoor gardening.

Light: As we all know, plants make their own food and this method is known as photosynthesis. As the name suggest, the method is reliant on light. Houseplant grown in your hydroponic indoor garden should be supplied with sufficient amount of light to replicate the outdoor growing surroundings. Perhaps, ensure that you are opting for harsh lights as they can damage your plant growth. For hydroponic gardening or greenhouses, you can pick from several lighting options like metal halides bulbs or HPS bulbs. Efficient fluorescent lamps too work great for indoor plants like cactus and aloe. Proper supply of light is vital for indoor plant care.

Water: It is very important to provide sufficient water to indoor plants, perhaps, do not over water them. Although there is no prerequisite for the amount of water required by plants but proper experience and skill can act as your best teacher. In case of hydroponic gardening, factors like temperature, pH level, nutrient solution, humidity varies from plant to plant. To supply proper humid condition, spray the leaves with water at regular intervals or you can place plants in a dish of wet gravels.

Nutrients: Feeding and plant care in terms of nutrients helps plant growth healthier. In indoor gardening, it is vital for plants to be fertilized in every fourteen days. Choose for fertilizers that are rich in Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus ratio. If you’re planning to avoid using chemical fertilizer, you can opt for organic natural options like compost, green manure, kelp etc. You can also use supplements diet for feeding the plants. Supplementary diet will supply micro-nutrients such as magnesium, manganese and iron to plants.

Pest and disease: Indoor plants are prone to pest and disease. Ensure that the place where your indoor plants grow should be clean and dry to avoid fungus. You can also use pesticides if they attack your plants. Perhaps, remember prevention is always better than cure.

Pruning: Many gardeners think that pruning is not the better option and can be avoided. But it is a myth. Pruning not only gives desire shape and size to the plants but also helps in proper growth of indoor plants. If plants are not trimmed properly, they grow up tilted and off balance. This is a major problem for indoor garden as there is no enough space to spread. Ensure that you prune your plants frequently with the use of clean hydroponic gardening equipment.

If you thoroughly follow all the above mentioned guidelines and give gentle care to your indoor plants, you will get to see healthy plants and enhance your hydroponic gardening yields considerably.