The potted plants are dormant in the winter. Contrary to their requirements, our apartments are then intensively heated. Too high a temperature causes plants to shed their leaves, protecting themselves from excessive water loss through transpiration. This can be prevented by increasing air humidityThere are many ways to do this - from the simplest, i.e. frequent spraying of plants, to electric air humidifiers.
When dormant, most plants also have less water needs, and over-watering them is one of the most common cultivation mistakes.To prevent this, the substrate should be slightly dry before the next watering. To find out, it is not enough to check the humidity on the surface of the substrate.
Inside the pot, the substrate may be sufficiently moist, although the substrate on top is dry - it is best to check it, e.g. by lifting the pot (a slight one indicates that the substrate is dry) or by inserting your fingers deeper into the substrate.The correct "reading" of the moisture content will be easier when the surface of the substrate is loosened.The treatment will also facilitate the breathing of the roots and the penetration of water into the substrate and will cause the substrate to dry out more slowly.
Differently irrigated plants from the pineapple family Bromeliaceae, which naturally grow in tree branches, using the water collected in special depressions of the leaf bases. It is also there that its deficiencies should be supplemented. Among many plant species we can also find plants that bloom in winter.Sometimes their flowers are heavy - to avoid breaking the shoots, they should be supported. In orchids, the supports also allow you to display the inflorescences.
