Marianne's Response

How to Grow My First Plant

I have been curious about growing a plant but as I kept reading about this plant, it needs heat and humidity. Easy perhaps but I live in New York. The weather here is not helpful. Any tips on how can I grow my plant inside my apartment during the winter time?

Posted by Dee Vall on September 3, 2017

Marianne's Response

Yes! Place the plant on a saucer filled with pebbles and keep the saucer filled with water at all times. Growing the plant in a bathroom or near a kitchen sink will also add humidity to the air as will misting the plant with a spray bottle. As for heat, most houseplants do fine if the home is kept above 55 degrees at night and 65 during the day. Just keep it away from cold windows in the winter months. Now watch your thumb start to turn green. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti