Your plants stress too.


The Christmas trees are down. The lights and the decorations all packed away and now we have nothing to distract us from the cold hard winter months. This is a time when because the sun is so scarce many people feel depressed and stressed. However, we have several options to improve our mood. We can go to the movies, visit with our friends, or we can change our environment completely and go on vacation.

Unfortunately, our plants do not have those options, and the lack of sun can greatly affect their health. It is not uncommon for house plants to become infected and for their leaves to yellow or lose their nice lush green look. To avoid these problems it is important to make sure your soil has plenty of nutrients. Read the directions on the fertilizers first as over fertilizing can be just as harmful as no nutrients at all. A general rule of thumb that applies to most plants is to add nutrients every 3 months. While this will certainly help your plant fight off infections the best way to avoid yellowing leaves is to provide them with a grow light.

Grow lights are available in many large chain stores including Lowe's, Home Depot, and KMart however several nurseries and even hardware stores carry them as well. If you are unable to find them in your area halogen lights also work. Just make sure you don't point a halogen light directly at your plants as the leaves will burn to a crisp and could become a fire hazard.

Whatever method you use your plants will thank you. From all of us at Glacier Wallfllower & Gifts we hope you too have a happy, healthy, stress-free winter.