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It takes more than sufficient light and good potting soil to grow healthy plants. Other cultural needs, such as fertilizer, water, temperature, humidity, and air circulation, must also be met. Each of these factors in a plant’s environment is affected by the others. Although it’s not necessary to provide perfect conditions for a plant to thrive, you must provide a reasonably appropriate balance among the various factors so that plants will prosper and reward your efforts with beautiful foliage and flowers. This chapter explains good growing conditions and how to optimize them.

Basic houseplant care equipment includes (clockwise from left) a mister, a watering can, some twine (for staking), a sieve (for soil), and stakes and dowels (for support and to poke pilot holes for fertilizer).

Houseplants outgrow their pots, making repotting part of their care. Generally, plants this size and smaller should be put into pots one size larger every year; larger plants, every two years.