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Do your houseplants keep shrinking? - Then you may be making this mistake

2021-01-21T11:22:51.143Z


It's annoying when the houseplants keep dying even though they have been adequately watered. Read here why this could be the cause.


It's annoying when the houseplants keep dying even though they have been adequately watered.

Read here why this could be the cause.

Indoor plants are a great decorative element in the living room.

They enhance the appearance of the rooms and ensure a pleasant room climate.

In order to enjoy them for a long time, some houseplants * need more care than others.

But all indoor plants have one thing in common: they

have to be watered

.

One would think that the houseplants would be happy with the tap water.

But that's not exactly true.

At least for some plants, because the

tap water is too hard

for them

.

Indoor plants do not tolerate tap water

There are types of plants that require acidic soil to properly thrive.

The tap water is often not soft enough for such houseplants.

In addition to orchids and gardenias, these houseplants also include bromeliads.

Since the

tap water

usually has a high proportion of lime and is therefore

too hard for the indoor plants

, they are

more susceptible to diseases

.

For example, if you find yellow spots on the leaves, the plant is probably suffering from leaf chlorosis.

In most cases, the houseplants die from this disease.

Too much lime also has the consequence that the acidity of the soil increases and the plants take away important nutrients.

Due to the

low nutrient uptake

, the indoor plants eventually die.

In fairness, however, it depends on the region how much lime there is in your tap water and thus also how harmful it is for indoor plants.

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Water houseplants with the right water

Ideally, you can

water

the

houseplants with rainwater

instead of

tap water

, because this is also much softer.

If you have the opportunity, you should think about a rain barrel (promotional link) to collect rainwater.

Otherwise, the tap water can simply be

boiled or diluted

.

A dilution of the tap water occurs when you

add

half

distilled water

.

Another option is

to mix

a little

vinegar

into the tap water.

Be careful, though, as too much of it increases the acidity of the water and wilts the indoor plants.

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.

The simplest variant is probably the one in which the tap water is boiled.

The only thing to note here is that you do not give the houseplants the boiling hot water.

Let the

boiled water cool down in peace

before

watering

the plants with it.

(swa)

 *

Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network

.

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