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There are five things a plant needs to survive: sunlight, appropriate temperature, moisture, air and nutrients. Some might also add “talking to them” as a sixth, but, ultimately, that’s between you and your foliage.
Five relatively easy steps, and yet one of the most common complaints about house plants is how quickly they seem to decline compared to their hardier outdoor cousins.
Contrary to this familiar gripe, green-fingered experts suggest indoor plants are actually easier to care for than outdoor plants.
“In my opinion, indoor plants are the easiest ones to care for precisely because they don t need much care,” says Jimmy Jones, founder of plantshop.me. “When compared to outdoor plants, indoor plants require less watering and fertilising. Most of the time, indoor plants expire because of overwatering and over attention.”