Indoor plants add a touch of greenery and freshness to your home, but they need proper care to thrive. Too often, common mistakes can compromise their health. With this guide and a plant identification app, you can avoid these pitfalls and become an expert in easy-to-care-for indoor plants.
1. Overwatering Your Plants 🌱
One of the most common mistakes is overwatering, which can cause root rot and seriously harm your plant.
✅ Tip: Before watering, check if the soil is dry. Most indoor plants prefer slightly moist soil, but never soggy.
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2. Choosing the Wrong Location for Your Plant ☀️
Each plant has specific light requirements. A tropical plant placed in a dark corner or a desert plant kept far from a window may suffer.
✅ Tip: Use a plant identification app like VerdiVista to determine whether your plant needs direct, indirect, or shaded light.
3. Neglecting Proper Drainage 💧
A pot without drainage holes causes water to stagnate, leading to root diseases.
✅ Tip: Choose pots with drainage holes and use a saucer to collect excess water.
4. Forgetting to Dust the Leaves 🍃
Dust on leaves reduces the plant’s ability to capture light, slowing down photosynthesis.
✅ Tip: Regularly clean the leaves with a damp cloth to maximize their light absorption.
5. Ignoring Signs of Plant Distress 🚨
Yellowing leaves, slow growth, or drooping stems? These are warning signs your plant is giving you.
✅ Tip: With VerdiVista, the plant recognition app, you can scan a plant and receive a personalized diagnosis.
6. Forgetting to Fertilize 🌿
Even the most hardy indoor plants need nutrients to grow well.
✅ Tip: Apply a suitable fertilizer once a month, especially in spring and summer.
7. Exposing Your Plants to Drafts 🌬️
Sudden temperature changes caused by drafts can stress and damage your plants.
✅ Tip: Avoid placing your plants near open windows, air conditioners, or radiators.
8. Ignoring Seasonal Cycles 🍂
Plants have different needs depending on the season. For example, they need less water in winter.
✅ Tip: Adjust watering and fertilization according to the season to respect your plant’s natural cycle.
9. Overcrowding a Single Pot 🌱
Placing multiple plants in one pot creates competition for water and nutrients, weakening each plant.
✅ Tip: Give each plant its own space to thrive.
10. Not Identifying Your Plants 📸
Taking care of a plant without knowing its species and needs can be difficult.
✅ Tip: Download VerdiVista!
📲 Why Use VerdiVista?
With VerdiVista, plant care is easy! The app allows you to:
Identify a plant by photo and learn its name and care requirements✔️
Diagnose common plant problems with an intelligent plant scanner✔️
Learn continuously with a comprehensive plant care database✔️
