New Plant Coming Home with You?
Here’s What You do to Give Them the Best Forever Home.
Every plant hoarder runs into a time of buying a plant, bringing it home, then it becomes sick, and you have to deal with the poor thing. But what if I told you that your ill plant could have been avoided if you just followed a few precautions. We love our plants with all of our hearts and soul. Why not give them the best care and concern for their well-being? Here are my favorite tips for bringing a new plant into my collection that has saved my collection once or twice.
Check the roots
Picture this; you walk around the plant store and find the perfect one. Beautiful and healthy leaves and promising buds are on the way. This all could be a mask, hiding the true problems deep into the dirt. Every time I pick up a potential plant, I will carefully lift the plant out of its pot to inspect the roots if the soil is dry enough. I do this in case the roots have root rot (Rooting of the roots due to overwatering.) If a plant has root rot, it’s only a short time before that plant will lose those beautiful leaves because the foundation of the plant won’t be able to support the foliage.
Along with potential root rot, you can also see the maturity of the roots. If you look at the sansevieria, (commonly known as the snake…
