It's time to go out! Which plants are already looking forward to it?

Putting indoor plants outdoors

It is not a big surprise that flowers and all greenery do better outdoors than at home. However, the problem arises with foreign plants that are accustomed to a certain climate and conditions that occur in our counties only in summer. Therefore, it is ideal from the end of autumn to spring to provide them with the room of comfort with a stable household temperature and start the summer with them outside until the end of spring. To migrate indoor plants to balconies and gardens is a good time, when night temperatures do not fall below 10 °C And the flowers of the pampered by home are not at risk of freezing. It is common to wait to the middle of spring or the beginning of summer, after which temperatures tend to be more stable.

Outside takes time to acclimatize

At home, flowers live like in a bubble, protected from bad weather and temperature fluctuations. Therefore, do not rush the summer. Give Plants time to acclimatize to new conditions — It can last up to two weeks. How to do that?

1. Familiarize the plants with the outdoor environment gradually, so that they do not suffer a temperature shock. Preparation can begin as early as early spring, when from home you move the plants from their favorite space to a cooler, shadier location outside. In the summer, transfer them to the shade on the balcony or garden first only for a few hours and avoid the midday sun and evening coolness. Have them map out the terrain, suck in the outside air and enter into symbiosis with a new environment. Keep all houseplants except tropical ones in shade and partial shade all summer, direct sun could be fatal to them.
2. Since spring and summer are periods of growth and flowering, it is necessary provide indoor plants with nutrition in the form of fertilizer. Follow the dosage according to the instructions on the product (about once every 2 weeks), or continue with the standard that your greenery is used to.
3. Adapt the watering to the new conditions as well. Become a dew and put yourself in the situation of your green pets - staying outdoors requires more water as the sun dries the soil. Probably on very summery days you will also have to water twice a day. On the other hand, there is a risk of clouds breaking through and rain that will water the flowers for you - the most reliable is regular inspection of the soil and adaptation of watering to the current weather.

Which indoor plants to release into nature?

Most up for the outside sun are mediterranean plant species which are originally accustomed to summer heat and long nights. Similarly, other flowers and herbs cannot wait for fresh air. Who should you give summer walks to?

• Lovers of the sun: Cacti, succulents, oleanders, citrus, ficuses, palms, dracaena, diefenbachia, zamiokulkas, hibiscus and monsteras revel in the warm rays of the sun. Provide them with a sunny habitat, but protect them from the sharp midday heat.
• Beauties in bloom: Geraniums, begonias and petunias under the veil of the summer sun will bloom into unprecedented beauty.
• Herbs: Basil, mint, rosemary and thyme will delight your taste buds while decorating your garden. Herbs generally do better outdoors, ideally in a fertilizer pots where the soil acts as an elixir of life.

(Not)demanding Houseplants that don't require moving out

Leave behind the curtains at home all year round, especially plants that like humidity - the sun and the summer climate outside could dry them out and kill them. So forget about the moving of Orchids, African violets, Ferns, Peperomias, but also Avocados or Mangoes. Between the four walls is way better too for Royal Begonia and Kalatea for whom the obstacle is in turn is the wind, which could damage their very delicate leaves.

Avoid moving out damaged plants as well. For sick and weakened plants, moving outside would just be way more stressful and would do more harm than good.

Get back home sun bathed flowers before the first frosts. Always check first to see if they are infestedwith pests whom there is more than plenty outside. Examine the leaves, flowers, and soil. Tear off or cut off blossomed flowers and burnt leaves that would inhibit the plant from further flowering.