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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    February 13, 2011
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    The best way would be to make sure that the soil does not get compacted in the first place. Always use a soilless potting mix when potting up house plants. But, if you do have a house plant that needs to be aerated, you can use a chopstick or wooden skewer and simply push them repeatedly into the soil to help open the soil around the roots up a bit.

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    CaptainAng on
    February 12, 2011
    A.

    With proper maintenance of your plants, 'aeration of the soil' shouldn't be a task within itself.
    Think of it as pound cake vs. angel food cake. If the soil is compacted, like a pound cake, the roots have a hard time spreading through out the container and can inhibit growth. Angel food cake has little of pockets of air that make it light and fluffy, so the roots can roam freely.
    A natural means of aerating soil is earthworms. They crawl all around and make little tunnels so the plants root system can breathe.
    Pre-packaged potting soil is composed of several ingredients, such as perlite, peat or vermiculite that will provide the plant with adequate drainage and proper aeration.
    Every year, whether you repot a plant or not, your plants should be topped off with some organic material. A year's worth of watering will leach out most of the nutrients and pack down the soil.
    I hope this explains your question...
    We all could use a little lift or 'fluffing up' now and then, right? :)

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    April 24, 2011
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    The following articles should be of some help to you:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/acclimating-houseplants-outdoors.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/indoor-climates-for-healthy-houseplants.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 16, 2015
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    As long as the plant won't be in direct sunlight, that would be fine.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    August 1, 2015
    A.

    What type of plant are you referring too?

    Are you having issues with the plant?

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  • Answered by
    shelley on
    August 3, 2015
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    Here are some articles that will give you information on the care and maintenance of your newly acquired plants:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/jade-plant-care.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/rubber-tree/how-to-care-for-a-rubber-tree-plant.htm

    Happy gardening!

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    September 12, 2015
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    It is possible to wash the roots of smaller starter plants and place in water. The cost of small plants is fairly low so if they don't make the transition well, it would not be a big loss.
    I would start with Philodendrons, Pothos, and Ivy's.

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