Indoor Palm Tree Gardening Tips

I would like to have some palm trees in my apartment. That would be quite nice, whenever I think about it. But enough of that. This article aims to talk about indoor palm tree gardening tips. So, I'll be talking about how you can garden and take care of your palm trees in your apartment.

Where Can You Get Indoor Palm Trees?

Well, you can get these indoor palm trees by going shopping for them at your local gardening center or plant shop. Try Lowe’s, Home Depot, or even Kroger’s plant department.

Tips to Take Care Of and Garden Your Palm Trees

Palm trees used or grown indoors are quite special trees when you think of them. They are lovely great trees, which need special  care. When you water them, do so every 5-7 days. Touch the soil, and when it feels dry, be sure to water it. Use about a cup of water for a large 4-6 feet tall tree. Do not overwater the tree. Check under the pot and empty and water that drains out, so as to not drown the tree. 

Then when you trim the tree’s brown leaves off, make sure you don’t cut off the green parts. Be specific and make sure you only cut the part of the tree that’s brown or yellow. These parts are the dead parts of the palm tree.

Whenever the leaves of these indoor palm trees fall, simply pick them off the ground gently. Don’t use rakes to pick them off; just use your hand. But make sure you wear gloves too.

If there are other trees you’ve planted in your apartment, like climbers probably, make sure they both don’t merge with the indoor palm trees. If they mistakenly merge, then you can simply with ease remove them from each other.

The thing people don’t understand with merging trees or merging plants is that when you want to reap from one of these plants, it becomes a problem. This is why you need to separate the plants from the onset before the problem becomes too much or before they merge and become one plant.

Be sure to feed your palm trees about every one or two months, depending on the season. Trees need less care during the winter months.

Get Rid of Weeds

This is very important. There’s no plant that likes the presence of weeds. It always ends in a parasitic relationship. The weeds would be sucking all the essential nutrients that the tree is supposed to be enjoying. For this reason, you need to cut off all weeds as soon as you notice any one of them. You could have days specifically set for getting rid of weeds.

Don’t Let Your Kids or Pets Mess with Palm Trees

I’ve seen some houses with lovely palm trees that have been destroyed by pets or kids. They have injured the poor trees, and they don’t look attractive anymore. So please you have to consciously stop your kids or anyone from using anything to rub on your precious trees. Keep in mind that not all indoor palm trees are pet-safe. If you have pets, stick to buying a pet-safe palm tree, such as majestic palm, ponytail palm, parlor palm, or cat palm.

The essence of these palm trees is to make your indoor apartment look beautiful. Bringing the outdoors inside is one way to beautiful your home and add to its relaxing, welcoming vibe.

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