TAILIEUCHUNG - Houseplants Proper Care and Management of Pest Problems

Any physical storage medium is, by definition, completely dependent upon very specific combinations of hardware and software for access. The accessibility of information stored on such media is highly vulnerable in today’s rapidly evolving technological environment. This issue is not solely the concern of digital archivists, but of all those responsible for managing and sustaining access to electronic records over even relatively short timescales. No computer storage medium can be considered archival, irrespective of its physical longevity: technological obsolescence is inevitable and all media have limited life spans. For the foreseeable future, the need to periodically refresh electronic records. | PP-744 revised Houseplants Proper Care and Management of Pest Problems I Janet J. Knodel Extension Entomologist Department of Entomology School of Natural Resource Sciences Kasia Kinzer Plant Diagnostician Department of Plant Pathology Ron Smith Extension Horticulturist Department of Plant Sciences NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State University December 2009 Houseplant problems often arise when a new plant is brought into a home that previously was free of any problems. We Americans enjoy giving houseplants as gifts or we want to sustain one that was given to us by a beloved relative who recently passed on. Upon acquiring any new plants whether it s one you purchased a gift or one passed on from a relative isolate that plant from others in the house for at least 30 days. During that time inspect the plant carefully for insect or disease problems. If minor take corrective action that is suggested in this publication and be sure the problem is under control or eliminated before placing it anywhere near your present healthy plant collection. If the problem is too far along you really are better off discarding the plant. Growing houseplants is a challenging and rewarding hobby that can be enjoyed by everyone and need not be difficult. Give plants what they need and they ll do well for you. Give them just about what they need and they hold their own. Deny too many of their needs and plants fail. Take time to learn the cultural needs of a particular plant when you purchase it and keep a watchful eye out for possible disease and insect problems. If a plant has poor color or distorted leaves or flowers or if the plant tends to droop something is wrong. These distress signals tell you the plant is having problems and you need to take corrective steps. The leading causes of houseplant failure are overwatering and or too little light for the species. Check these conditions first before suspecting anything else. Cultural Considerations Soil Plant roots must have air .

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