How to Hang Indoor Plants
Planting indoor plants in a hanging container uses vertical growing space. This gives color and interest to normally bare areas in your home. Choose plants with drooping growth habits rather than plants that grow upright. The best time to create your hanging baskets is in the early spring right before the natural growing season. Pick out a basket that will not drip on your furniture. Most baskets for indoor growing have drainage holes and a saucer to catch water. You must discard the water in the saucer each time you water your hanging basket. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Peat moss
- Potting soil
- Perlite
- Basket and saucer
- Young indoor plants
- Tub
- Water
- Hammer
- Nail
- Hook
Instructions
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Mix together 1 part peat moss, 1 part potting soil and 1 part perlite. Fill the basket 2/3 full with this soil mixture.
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Arrange four or five of your plants in the basket halfway between the center and the edge. Plant them at the same depth as they were growing in their nursery pots.
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Fill in around the plants the rest of the way with your soil mixture. Keep the soil 2 inches from the top of the rim of the container to allow for watering. Gently push the soil down firmly with your fingers.
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Soak the basket in a tub of water to settle the soil and reduce transplant shock. Let the container drain thoroughly so it stops dripping. Fasten the saucer to the bottom of the basket.
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Start a hole in the ceiling where you want to hang your basket by gently hammering the tip of a nail into that spot. Remove the nail.
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Push the end of the tip of your hook into the hole. Twist the hook to the right while applying pressure to screw it into the ceiling. Straighten out the chains on the basket and hang the container from the ceiling hook.
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Tips & Warnings
Boston ferns, Swedish ivy and spider plants are the most common and easiest to grow of hanging houseplants. Other plants to look for are ones with colorful stripes and unusual leaf shapes. Hang your houseplants in groups of three to five plants in an area. Set them at different heights to create an interesting look.
Do not use soil directly out of the garden for your indoor hanging baskets. That soil is too heavy for a hanging basket since it retains too much water and tends to become compacted by frequent watering and may hold insect pests and plant disease as well.
