Caring For Your Lucky Bamboo Plant

 

One important part of feng shui and is said to bring good luck and fortune especially when given as a gift, is the lucky bamboo plant. Nowadays, you don't have to look so hard to find them, these plants pop up in offices, on desks, in commercial and business spaces, and of course just about every home. It also helps that they have a well-earned reputation as nearly indestructible. Lucky bamboo plant is not actually a bamboo plant, but it is a member of the lily family that grows natively in the shade of the tropical rainforest. These tough stalks can survive in vases of pure water or in soil, and in a wide variety of light conditions. Even a poorly kept lucky bamboo plant will live for a long time before it finally succumbs.

With a bit of know-how, yours will definitely be happy in your home. A touch of extra fertilizer may be the difference between a happy and a sick lucky bamboo plant. New directions lucky bamboo plant prefer bright, filtered sunlight, such as found under a rainforest canopy. You must always remember not to put them under direct sunlight as it will scorch the leaves. However, if the plant begins to stretch or if the green fades that means you need to provide more light to the plant. New directions lucky bamboo plant can grow indefinitely in a simple vase filled with pebbles that is for support and at least an inch above the top of the supporting pebbles. But you will also need to change the water at least once a week to prevent the plant from rotting.

In addition to water, these lucky bamboo can be grown in a well-drained, rich potting soil. Keep the soil moist but not soaking. Temperatures are important as well, lucky bamboo likes warmer temperature and do not place the plant on front of an air conditioning or heating vents. Lastly, these plants grown in water will only need to be fed every other month or so, using a very weak liquid fertilizer. Maintaining and caring is not that hard to do, just remember the tips I have provided and your plant will definitely live on.

The Goodness of Rosemary

Rosemary is a robust and most versatile herb with a flavor that complements a wide variety of dishes and ingredients. native to Mediterranean, its bittersweet green leaves resemble pine needles with white, pink, purple or blue flowers. The plant is an evergreen shrub, so the leaves are available all year round. The assertively pine-like fragrance and pungent flavor of rosemary goes a long way making the most delectable chicken, lamb, pork, salmon and tuna dishes, as wells as, many soups and sauces. Usually, the upright form of rosemary can reach up to 1.5 m (5ft.) tall, but I recently found out about the Rosemary Bonsai which I preferred to take care in my own kitchen rather than the tall one.

Rosemary contains substances that are useful for stimulating the immune system, increasing circulation, and improving digestion. Rosemary also contains anti-inflammatory compounds which makes it useful for reducing the severity of asthma attacks. In, addition rosemary has been shown to increase the blood flow to the head and brain, improving concentration. So, the next time you enhance the dish with rosemary, congratulate yourself for a wise, as well as delicious choice. Health benefit is one of the many reason why I chose to grow the Rosemary Bonsai in my own kitchen, so that I could use them fresh and I'm sure that it is free from any artificial fertilizers and pesticides.

In the world that we are living in today, we are using mostly machines and preservatives on our food, but we must also try to find ways in which we can still use organics rather than those harmful chemicals. In that way we can make sure that we are living healthily and happily.

Improving Air Quality Indoor

There are many reason why people loves flowers and plants not only because they look attractive but their beauty go far beyond the aesthetics. Natural plants are traditionally displayed or planted outside our houses because they could grow their freely and they could receive full sunlight. But, nowadays there are also plants that we could display and take care of inside our home. These plants are not artificial but flowering and natural plants that is good for display and also good for our health and the environment indoor. Indoor plants significantly improve a whole range of aspects of our indoor environment. The benefit cover a spectrum from direct beneficial effects on psychological health to physically cleaner air.

Indoor plants are not only for home decoration but as well as offices and other commercial buildings. Plants play a vital role in providing a pleasant and tranquil environment in which to move, work or relax. One of the hardy plant that is very durable and sustainable is the Croton. If you have forgotten to water or fertilize the plant, even if the soil dries up significantly, the croton plant will most likely to survive.Our ivy dish garden in a beautiful hand-crafted wood and wicker basket, which I bought online and was delivered a few months ago is still very attractive today. The plants were arranged with a colorful croton, a variegated pathos, dracaena and bountiful ivy when I first got it, but then I decided to separate the plants using different pots and planters so their roots can grow freely.

I am very thankful for these indoor plants because they have help improve the air quality at home. many people do not know that air pollution is almost always higher indoors than outside, that is because, as the polluted outdoor air moves indoors, it mixes with more indoor contaminants. That is having indoor plants is very essential and beneficial for everyone.