Here is the continuation of our series on monthly care for our indoor plants. How to pamper our green leaves and our cacti in March? It’s a busy month for cuttings, as most houseplants lend themselves to propagation.
March care for your small and large houseplants
Outside, people wonder what to plant in March. Indoors too, there are things to do! As every month, remember to turn the pots: a quarter turn to the right so that their foliage grows evenly.
Start to repot houseplants and take the opportunity to divide some: Ledebouria socialis — up to five bulbs per pot, Spathiphyllum which will have produced offsets. But, do not repot those that are flowering or budding. As for cacti, repot only if you haven’t done so in years.
The climbing plants (pothos, hoya, philodendron, syngonium…) need to be pruned at the top and their long stems retrained onto their stake.
You can top-dress large indoor plants in pots: top-dressing is practiced when you either do not want – or cannot – repot your plant. It consists of removing the surface soil from the pot by scraping about four to five centimeters and replacing it with fresh potting mix.
Increase watering gradually, except for cacti.
In March, also remember to fertilize
Regarding cuttings, propagate the following plants:
- Acorus
- Aralia
- aeschynanthus
- Crassula ovata
- Aspidistra elatior
- Begonia maculata
- Begonia Tiger
- Bergenia
- Christmas cactus
- Callisia
- Campanula
- lemon tree
- Japanese spirea
- hardy geranium
- Hebe
- Hemerocallis
- Heuchera
- Hosta
- Impatiens
- ivy
- mint (by division)
- misère
- periwinkle
- sansevieria
- sedum
- senecio
And you? Will you succumb to the joy of propagating your plants? Don’t hesitate to post your questions in the comments under this article.
