There's nothing wrong with tap water and 'misting' is a waste of time
The owner of Northampton's premier houseplant shop and self-styled 'plantfluencer' has spoken out to bust five of the biggest myths around caring for houseplants to accompany the publication of his first book on the subject. Tony Le-Britton opened his exotic plant shop, where some specimens can sell for more than £2,000, on George Row back in April 2022.
Myth: Bottom watering is best “If it’s working for you, fine – but for someone who hasn’t dealt with plants before, top watering is really going to help, or if you consistently overwater plants or have plants with root rot, top watering is going to help,” Tony says. Myth: You must stick to a watering schedule “People think that you read a care label on a plant that says, ‘Water every seven days’, or ‘Water every seven to 10 days’. Well, it could need watering every two days, if it’s getting optimum levels of light and it’s really warm. Or it also could need watering every month if it’s low light. You might check your plants - and some will need watering, others won’t. Check it once a week but only water it when it’s dry.
Myth: You have to mist “If you enjoy doing it and find it relaxing, then go for it. Just know that if you are trying to increase humidity, it’s not doing that. And it can cause things like fungal problems on the leaf if the water is not drying off,” says Tony. Key types are the banana skin, used as houseplant fertiliser. He says: “Bananas have loads of potassium, and people think that means their plants are going to get loads of potassium. This is so wrong. Even if it [the skin] did have lots of potassium – which it doesn’t – that’s not what plants need. If plants are going to grow healthily, they need a balanced fertiliser and different plants require different levels of NPK .
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