Shaking indoor houseplants from time to time can stimulate growth and strengthen stems, a growing number of plant enthusiasts have claimed.
The unusual plant-shaking tip has been doing the rounds on social media - but gardening experts warned the trick only works best for fiddle leaf fig, monstera, alocasia, pilea and rubber greenery.
The gentle-shaking technique is said to mimic the the natural movement of the wind , encouraging the indoor plant to grow stronger over time. Who else shakes their indoor fiddle fig? It strengthens them making them sit upright instead of sagging, it replicates wind, Amanda, from New South Wales, wrote in Crazy Indoor Plant People Australia Facebook group.
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