There's an etiquette to giving potted plants when a friend moves house: absorb formaldehyde, boost feng shui, and bring in wealth
Put a money tree in the new house, and wealth comes rolling in!
Placement: at the wealth position 45 degrees from the main door in the living room, to make your wealth roll in
For a new house move, Huahua's first choice is the money tree (Pachira aquatica). The money tree has thick stems and dense foliage, and can absorb harmful substances such as formaldehyde from the air. Placing one at the wealth position 45 degrees from the living room's main door can attract fortune and wealth, making your wealth come rolling in!
Care tips:
1. The money tree is drought-tolerant, so always water it sparingly; water only when you find the top of the soil has dried out completely; or poke a small wooden stick 2-3 cm below the soil surface, and water when you find the soil on the stick is dry.
2. If you want the money tree to grow vigorously, you can bury some cooked soybeans or compound fertilizer for it, supplying enough nitrogen fertilizer to make its leaves greener and its growth thicker and stronger!
Put a snake plant in the new house, and let you sleep soundly every night!
Placement: living room, bedroom
The snake plant (Sansevieria) has upright stems and is green all year round, and at night it even opens its stomata to absorb carbon dioxide from the air, thereby improving the air quality in the bedroom and letting you sleep soundly all night!
Care tips:
1. Snake plants fill their pots and shoot up very quickly; just grab a handful of slow-release fertilizer into the pot, and in basically 1 month it can fill the entire pot!
2. Cut off a snake plant leaf with a sterilized blade, let the wound dry, then stick it directly into sandy soil, and white roots will quickly sprout!
Put a kalanchoe in the new house, and your family will be healthy and long-lived!
Placement: study, south-facing balcony, bedroom
Kalanchoe blooms abundantly, with a flowering period that can last more than half a year. Keeping a few pots in a new home not only decorates the new home and makes it prettier, but also absorbs harmful substances such as formaldehyde, making the air fresher!
Care tips:
1. Kalanchoe loves sunlight, so whether it is placed in the living room, study or on a windowsill, make sure it gets more than 6 hours of sunlight every day.
2. If you want kalanchoe to bloom multiple times, promptly prune the spent flowers after blooming, and supplement it with some homemade fruit peel water or cake fertilizer water, so it has enough nutrients for the next round of blooming!
Keep a pot of Swiss cheese plant in the new house, and formaldehyde gets sucked away in no time!
Placement: living room, study
The Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) has broad leaves with hole patterns on the back, making it a rare and excellent green plant. Place one pot in a new house, and formaldehyde, benzene, sulfur dioxide and the like are all absorbed cleanly by its broad leaves!
Care tips:
1. The Swiss cheese plant has broad leaves and needs a relatively large amount of water; in summer, water about 1-2 times a day, occasionally spray water on the leaves, and you can also mix beer with water at 1:10 to wipe the leaves of the Swiss cheese plant, making its leaves greener and bigger and its formaldehyde-absorbing ability stronger!
2. Besides the green Swiss cheese plant, there is also the spotted variegated Swiss cheese plant, which counts as a relatively rare variety!
Keep a pot of perilla in the new house; it absorbs cooking fumes and can be used in dishes!
Placement: study
Although the kitchen has a range hood running, after cooking for a long time there will still be quite a lot of cooking fumes. At this time, we can keep a pot of perilla in the kitchen. Not only can you grab a handful to cook with, but it can also absorb cooking fumes, so the kitchen is never greasy again!
Care tips:
1. Perilla is generally sown from seeds and is not picky about soil at all; just get some soil, scatter the seeds, and it will quickly grow into a big pot!
2. Once the perilla is mature, just pick it and use it as a seasoning for cooking. Just thinking about that flavor makes your mouth water!