Plants are great in so many ways and especially with COVID-19, it’s been therapeutic for many individuals. But the main problem for those who have just picked up this hobby is that plants can be difficult to tell whether they are thriving in the environment you put them in or not. Of course, it can be hard to know if you’ve bought a healthy plant or not, if all you know is to look at is its colour. To help you with this problem, our team at That Plant Shop has gathered information to make it easier for you to notice signs of whether the plants you buy are healthy or not:
Look At The Foliage
Looking at the plants’ foliage helps you see the overall condition of it. It’s quite easy to differentiate between a healthy-looking plant and an unhealthy one based on its colour, its shine, and how lush it is. It’s very much like your hair, if you don’t take care of it, it will dry up because it doesn’t have the nutrients and water that it needs to thrive.
Is It Better If It’s Taller?
Just because you find that the plants are tall, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are healthy. This is strongly associated with the fact that if it’s tall, people would assume that it’s growing but plants come in all different shapes and sizes so their growth rate will be very different.
Spotting Holes, Spots And Stickiness
Holes, spotting and the stickiness of the plants are probably one of the easiest things to pick up on because it’s the physical appearance that you are monitoring and observing. If you find that these things are on plants, that’s probably an indication that the plants are not too healthy and are visited by pests and insects that are not being controlled.
Studying Their Roots
The roots of plants can tell you a lot about the health status of the plants. If the roots are healthy this means that the plant overall is healthy as well so be sure you are taking a deep look into their roots.
It Looks Droopy
Plants that have droopy leaves are known as stressed leaves. The stress can stem from various factors like if it was overwatered or underwatered, if the plants aren’t coping well with the temperature they are in or there’s not enough or too much sunlight for them to be fully nourished.
Start Your Plants Journey Now
Whether it is trendy or just a trend, plant care has grown to be one of the most common hobbies for individuals. We cannot sit here and list to you all the reasons why it’s become so popular but we can say that the beauty of plants is that you have more free range to display them whichever way you want because it’s an enclosed environment which makes it safer. If you are looking to buy a plant online in Sydney, look no further than That Plant Shop. To see the wide variety of plants we offer, shop online here.
