Winter care tips for your indoor and outdoor plants in Dubai

 

When you buy villa in Dubai, your first thought could be to set up your garden. Before moving further, here are some of the tips that you need to be mindful of to make the plants stay longer.

 

Although Dubai is often home to hot weather, the cool, brisk winter winds signal their presence in the city from late November to February. During this phase, plants face challenging problems, such as shorter days, dry air, and lower light levels that could interrupt their growth. The key to preserving your indoor and outdoor plants is to adapt to the pattern of plant care that makes them grow and flourish. We give you some easy, interesting tips on how to take care of indoor and outdoor plants in Dubai during the winter.

How to care for outdoor plants in winter?

Outdoor plants require a little more attention than indoor plants. Since they are outdoors, they are vulnerable to harsh environmental conditions. If you’re curious how to take care of the plants in winter, here are some tried-and-tested winter care guidelines to follow:

Use screen covers and protectors

First and most important, use plastic screens and covers to shield your plants throughout the winter season. When picking protectors for your plants, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. You should only use a burlap or blanket to protect them through the night. Made sure that the protectors are removed during the day so that they get sunshine.

Consider mulching

Mulching is a procedure to apply a protective coating of dead organic matter to cover the soil. Not only does this coating keep the soil from drying away, but it will also stop the plants from rotting. When it decomposes, it contributes nutrients to the soil to help the plants regenerate quicker in the spring.

Bring healthy plants insider

If the weather is so cold and you just have to consider moving your good plants indoors. However, this may be the last possibility, since plants that were still at threat of dying may also die if brought in and may eventually attract pests that may harm even healthy plants. It is best to practice bringing only indoor plants to gain from the dramatic shift in the environment.

 

How to care for indoor plants in winter?

When the outside plants are indoors with other indoor plants, there are different facets of their treatment that can change tremendously. The main things to watch out for when taking care of plants indoors are as follows:

Take care of light

Ensure that your plants are located in places that have sufficient natural light and that you move them regularly to receive appropriate light from all sides. Using this will make sure the plants don’t start growing lopsidedly.

 

If your indoor room is not receiving enough sunshine, consider installing LED lights that run on schedules to replace the loss of natural sunlight. Plants will usually thrive with LED lights if you ensure that other variables such as humidity and temperature control.

Regulate the temperature

Retaining your indoor plants too near to the heat source may turn them dry as they start losing more moisture. As a result, if you position them near the windows for natural sunlight, they may encounter high-temperature changes between sunlight and nighttime. Any of these conditions can cause plant pain and cause the plants to die out.

Improve humidity around plants

Indoor plants can eventually lose water faster than outdoor plants. This may have happened for several reasons. Since indoor conditions are usually kept dry, the air’s lack of humidity allows plants to transpire at a higher rate to preserve their naturally humid habitats, contributing to their drying.

 

Consider planting where hot water is fog from the tap. An alternative approach could be to retain all your plants together in a container filled with pebbles and water. Categorised plants can develop a pocket of moisture and evaporate water from a pebble container that can complement the moisture required for plants to transpire regularly.

Avoid overheating

Another interior risk to plants is overwatering. If your plants begin to sag, it’s likely because you’re watering too often. The general rule of thumb is, stick your finger to your plant’s soil, if it’s moist, don’t add water. Overwatering can cause the roots to rot, which can trigger your plant to decay and die.

 

These were some of the useful tips that you can implement in your balcony in Bulgari Residences. Add plants to your new home to give it a lively and fresh hint. Adorn your new home today!