Keep the stress level of your plants low by properly transitioning them from the outdoors into the indoors
Time to move plants back indoors – Important to remember to use a pesticide such as Bon-Neem to make sure no hitchhikers are coming indoors from houseplants time outside – Spray and trim them back. Keep the plants you bring indoors separated from other houseplants for a couple of weeks
Light levels – Different plants require different light levels, so make sure your plants are going into the correct light levels based on what they need
Indoor Watering – Make sure they are getting the water they need, and allow for the possibility that plants will potentially need less water as they have less growth during the winter
There is a potential of leaf loss, and that’s okay! – Don’t be worried, plants are just adjusting to not having as much energy from the sun as they did during the summer – it is recommended that you spray and trim them back for the winter
Increase humidity levels for plants, if possible – Humidifiers are great for the air we breathe, as well as our plants – you don’t want to create any extreme changes in temperatures for your plants as it can stress them out (not near radiators or places where a draft/chill can come through)
Consider repoting overgrown plants – Summer makes plants grow stronger faster, so they might need a new home after being brought indoors
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