Journey of Plant Mom

I was never a gardener or had that passion for plants, in fact, I was the child who always forgets to water her plants. Never knew today I will write blogs on plants. From a newbie to a plant mom, this journey is a ride of mixed emotions. You are happy when you see a fresh flower or leaf and sad when a leaf turns brown or fall off. This journey started 2 years back when we shifted to Pune and saw that the last owner left 7 to 8 pots. We were too lazy to plant them or even discard them so kept them aside. Then one fine day we went to Nursery and bought my first 5 to 6 plants. 

The starting months were fine easy to care and water them, the actual pain started when we went to native and there was no one to water them for a week. We came back to square one, every plant dried up. I gave fresh life to 1 or 2, but others could not revive. That day, I felt like a mom who gets worried about every minor thing happen to her child. Really??, you will get to know once you become a plant mom like me. 

Gardening is an art that requires a lot of patience and analysis. You cannot keep watering daily to all your plants or keep all of them in the Sun. Every plant has its features and needs the right amount of light, water, humidity, temperature, soil, fertilizer, etc. It needs years of experience after growing distinct types of plants, taking care, experimenting, and trying out techniques to bring them to bloom. 

Ever faced a situation, what to do with those brown tips at the end, those soggy roots, the not so flowering plant, and many more. House plants can seem like a mystery if you don’t know how to care for them. So if you have plants who died because of over or under watering, extreme or very low light, or need tips to know the best soil mixture, stay tuned. We will deliver all the plant-related information in our blogs. Our blogs will be all about getting to know your plants so you can bring out their best. 

Here are the first few tips. 

• Do not water daily, water only when the top 1 inch is dry. 
• Not all plants need sunlight, there are plants that need very little light or no light. 
• Never re-pot plants as soon as you bring them from the Nursery. Let them adapt to your house environment. 
• Fertilize them at regular intervals to boost growth. Try out our homemade fertilizer blogs. 
• When re-potting to a bigger pot do not shake the roots much, as it gives the plant a shock and it will die eventually. 
• Water in the morning only.

As a starter, we will introduce 7 most common Indoor Plants and their care tips in coming blogs. Stay connected with us during this quarantine and learn to be a plant mom. 

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