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When roots become deficient in mineral nutrients, particularly calcium and boron, which are required in the external solution for normal functioning of roots, the roots die and decay. Continue reading Watering Hydroculture Plants Hydroculture plants are houseplants that grown in water, and the roots of these plants are called water roots. Water Roots differ from soil-grown roots. Water roots often seem to be more brittle than soil-grown ones. This may due to the bigger aerenchyma – the airy tissue found in roots of plants that allows exchange . . . → Read More: Hydroculture – Water Roots vs Soil-Grown Roots
Some call it “hydroculture.” However, instead of the plant itself, hydroculture is referring to a system, a simpler version of hydroponics, which involves the use of an inner pot, an outer pot, a water level indicator, and such. Continue reading So what is it called? Hydroculture? Aquatic plants? Water roots? Even though I have seen bamboo stick in a pot of pebbles filled with water, but it is only until recently, when I started to get my interest in indoor gardening and tabletop gardens, did I realize that plants actually don’t need soil to grow. Essentially the soil is just a medium for holding . . . → Read More: Hydroculture – Clean, Easy, and Simple!
Tabletop garden makes wonderful home decor. And choosing indoor plants with similar light and water requirements is one of most important rules when designing a tabletop garden. So what if we want to put some plants with very different cultivation requirements together in the same tabletop garden? The answer is … use smaller container(s) within the main container of the tabletop garden. And here, let me show you how I use both a succulent and some aquatic plants to create my tabletop garden – Merry Christmas. Continue reading How to Make Tabletop Garden – Merry Christmas
This has almost become a cliche for it can be heard from every gardener or read in every book of container gardening. Yet, nevertheless, it’s so true. In fact, this is what make container gardening so much fun. We can just be creative and playful and use whatever material we have on hand to make containers into certain sizes, colors, functions that suit our specific needs and styles. And yesterday, I tried to make a container with a soda can. I have especially chosen a can of coke light for I like how its silver and red match nicely with the little beet I bought earlier. Here is how I made the soda can container. Continue reading How to Make Garden Container Using Soda Can Here are my top ten indoor gardening tips for gardening novices. Tip 1 – Choose the Right PlantBefore you bring a houseplant into your house, you just have to make sure you can give what it needs to grow healthily. Choose only those plants that will be able to grow in the climate and condition of your room. Here is a list of suitable houseplants with photos for indoor gardening that you may find helpful. Tip 2 – Enough Sunlight?
Related Post about Light Requirements Continue reading Ten Indoor Gardening Tips for Gardening Novices
I made this tabletop garden, My Star, as a Christmas present for my dad last month. And now, this tabletop garden is in my dad’s room as a table decoration. I especially like the cacti and haworthia in this garden, for I think their colors matching very well with the stars and the orange-dressed, red-head girl.
This is the second tabletop garden I made – After Jurassic. It is made of four different types of cacti and succulents, and decorated with many sizes and colors of rocks, seashells, and corallite. Continue reading Tabletop Garden – After Jurassic
This is the very first tabletop garden I have ever made – Merry Christmas. Obviously, I made this right before Christmas, making it a perfect home decor on the table for the holiday season. Continue reading Tabletop Garden – Merry Christmas |
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How long a plant lives in a water culture greatly depends on the water source. Water should keep fresh and nutritious, for plants need mineral nutrients to grow healthy.
It was quite difficult when I first did my research online on this subject, for I couldn’t find what exactly it is called. It seems like that there is no one specific terminology for this type of plants.
Like oxygen and water, plants need sunlight to grow healthily. If your house does not have a lot of sunlight, and if you are not planning to use any artificial light, don’t worry, for you still have many options to choose from. Different types of houseplant require different amount of sunlight. There are many types of plants that thrive in medium to low light conditions, such as African violets, Boston ferns, Spathiphyllum, Philodendrons, and many more.
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