Should You Fertilize Houseplants In The Winter? The Science Of Fertilizing For Faster Summer Growth.

You may be wondering with winter on the horizon whether or not you should fertilize your house plants during the winter. The common narrative is that you stop fertilizing house plants in the winter months. And this is due to the lack of upper foliage growth. This would make sense to stop fertilizing during the winter months if the house plant is not growing at a quick rate. However during the winter months houseplants are putting on a lot of root biomass. This means the plant is still growing during the winter months but it is happening underground.
This garden Canada video looks at whether or not you should fertilize your house plants during the winter months. We’re going to be going over also exactly how to fertilize your house plants during the winter months to ensure success. You’ll be surprised with the exponential growth you receive during the spring and summer months if you fertilize your house plants all winter long.
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Ashley is a soil scientist who has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
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[@GardeningInCanada]

Hello plant people! If you want to grab the free printable on how to fertilize houseplants check out this link here watering.gardeningincanada.net If you want to learn more about fertilizing during the winter check out this link gardeningincanada.net/fertilizing-house-plants-during-the-winter-months/

[@gabrieleweidhuner5727]

I've been growing houseplants for 50 years & I also fertilize at 1/4 strength each time I water & flush once a month. I also never let my plants get totally dry (winter or summer). It's always worked for me as some of my plants are 40+ years old. It always bothers me to see houseplants that are constantly "stressed" due to under watering.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s awesome

[@ofhismercy109]

This was fascinating! Please do a video on root rot and overwatering and how it's misrepresented.....I would love to learn how you manage your potted plants without root rot. I have my potted garden under grow lights and in the warmth of the house so I find they need regular soaks and typically had been using the rule of thumb of feeding when I could see active growth but I may change that with this information. I fed the whole collection with what I consider light feed today at around 250 ppms. The tap water started out at about 150 ppms so roughly 100 ppms added ferts. I do see two different orchids with exploding root growth currently which is so interesting considering the imaging you mentioned. Here in Georgia it hasn't really felt like winter yet, but apparently the plants know the truth, lols. When you speak of tipping the pot on edge I assume you mean the pots with drain holes on the side, and you are going for maximum drainage, is that right?

[@GardeningInCanada]

No the bottom holes ones lol. I’ll do a video on this!

[@ofhismercy109]

how cool, thanks for clarifying and I'll be tuned in!

[@ROlson-dx2jc]

Great information Ashley. Is there a standard ppm reading for feeding houseplants every time you water?

[@Rose-cg4zi]

OMG Ashley I do that tilting thing after watering my indoor plants . You are amazing, learning so much from you.. Thank you 😊

[@kaiters010]

I’d love a video about how you water since I’m one that errors on watering less from the perception of preventing root rot!

[@GardeningInCanada]

okay! coming up!

[@sourdough6800]

I love the scientific details. Thanks.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@darrenalan8849]

Great video! This was super helpful. Thank you! ❤️ 🌿

[@liav4102]

Woah 🤯 I knew there was root growth during the fall/winter to some degree and that being a good reason to plant trees and shrubs in the fall (instead of during the bloom cycle) but wow

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha! Love that reaction

[@wilmamulrain9801]

It’s called playing in the dirt. Blessings

[@rayacat1]

Mind blown!!! 🤯 Will share in my plant groups. Thanks for your very informative videos.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha awesome! Love to hear you got a lot of value out of this!

[@outdoorlyf]

Love the advice. I will use this in my vegie garden beds ❤

[@GardeningInCanada]

Perfect!

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@GardeningInCanada]

❤️❤️

[@txpepper]

Fab video topic! I've always been a fertilize-all-year-round type of chic. The vast majority of my 260+ pots are potted in self-watering setups. [Otherwise waaay to much work.] Fert in the water reservoir and that's the way the plants grow. 😁

[@GardeningInCanada]

Im jealous of the self watering setup.

[@DoodleBoon]

This video really did blow my mind!! Thank you!!! Really looking forward to checking out the rest of the channel

[@nathanwood33]

Ive often thought of this. Thanks for creating this video.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ekamarie6632]

In the summer in a gallon jug I’ll mix 2.5 TBSP of fish emulsion, 1 TBSP root stimulator, and 1.5 tsps of chelated iron, I’ll water w this twice and then water once without. In the winter I do a 1 TBSP of fish emulsion .5 TBSP root stimulator w a half tsp of chelated iron, and I’ll water w this mix every other time. At least I try to follow this if I can. Sooo many ppl have told me not to do this to never fertilize during winter. But I get a small amount of growth during the winter and a tonnn of growth in the summer. Now I understand why it works even though everyone acts like I’m breaking the law. 🤣🤣

[@GardeningInCanada]

That definitely would work.

[@cshyyz]

OMG, i just discovered your channel yesterday and I’m eating your videos like is my new full time job 🤣 I have a question about flushing houseplants, wouldn’t tap water actually deposit more salts and minerals in the soil? Or are we relying on the pressure to keep things moving? I’ve never done it because in my mind, it had to be distilled or some kind of filtered water 🤣

[@GardeningInCanada]

The goal is to keep things moving out of the system because the salts are water souble.

[@laurelcook9078]

I live in Texas, winter is 2 months here 😂

[@DimetappWUT]

Closing line suggestion: 'and I'll soil you later!' Hmmm, I take that back 😂

[@GardeningInCanada]

LOL

[@lorrainerodriguez]

I'm new to the plant world so this is my first winter with my plants. I'm really worried with fertilizing my plants, but now I see they really need it! I would love to see what different fertilizers do!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Okay awesome! You are in the right place

[@anitatyvm]

Yup I fertilize all year round mostly because my plants don't know it's winter under my grow lights and I have a bad memory of when to fertilize next, so I do it 1/4 strength every single watering. But I had no idea the plants focus on root growth in the winter, I wonder if that's still the case when they're living in my space with constant temps and light.

[@GardeningInCanada]

They would switch through cycles naturally in a controlled environment but the length of the stage maybe longer

[@wildedibles819]

Great topic

[@GardeningInCanada]

Woohoo! How are you guys?!

[@wildedibles819]

@@GardeningInCanada lol tired but good its what i get for Hatching chicks this late in the year lol Much love xoxox thanks

[@stephenshanebeaty]

I live in Florida and we get a frost a couple times a year I've been told that it's not the freezing that kills the plant it's a gas that the frost gives off when it evaporates is this true?

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s because the vacuoles burst open and the plants keep pressure any longer.

[@breann5040]

Would you suggest a regular fertilizing schedule for the winter?

[@GardeningInCanada]

No only because everyone has different rates of soil moisture loss based on growth conditions

[@catcrandell4189]

Hi I just found your channel and its soooo awesome!!! I love when people use actual science to explain what works best! I was wondering, do you have any tips for growing longer season crops in colder zones? I’m in zone 3 and want to try something like moon and stars watermelon that has a growing season of 90-100 days haha

[@GardeningInCanada]

We are in the same zone. I can do a video on that but it mostly comes down to starting your plants early. So for example planning out your 120 day crops to be started in February. And then working your way down from there

[@wilmamulrain9801]

Greetings from Madoc Ontario…does this include orchids? They are on an east kitchen window and seem to be doing ok. The other plants are on south window and dry out very fast. Thanks for your info.

[@kfarrick]

It would be great if you did a demo of it

[@GardeningInCanada]

I will do a video for sure!

[@Enn-]

I have 11 plants in my east facing office window. The peace lily is blooming, 4 snake plants are putting up new shoots, and the peperomia ferreyrae has put on 8-10 cm in the last couple months. I guess they like it here. I'm thinking of a 1/4 strength fertilizer once per month if they keep growing like this.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s awesome! I would give it a shot

[@plants4brains559]

I lower my fertilizer rate in the winter, but i do fertilize every water, and they love love it. I don’t seem to have much of a dormant season for some of the plants.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Means you have really nice light!

[@plants4brains559]

@@GardeningInCanada mostly artificial in the winter in my basement apartment, but it works!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Nice!

[@bodo9387]

Hi, your videos are brilliant! Great to be able to understand what's actually going on with plants and soil, so thank you! Is the fertilising houseplants printable still available, the link doesn't seem to work. Many thanks

[@GardeningInCanada]

gardeningincanada.net/fertilizing-house-plants-during-the-winter-months/ try this one

[@mounag8518]

All my houseplants are growing like crazy , most of them are hoyas and scindapsus . I fertilize every time I water, I have a lot of grow light tho

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s awesome. Grow lights help ALOT

[@weareparamore1597]

My snake plants has white things on it, I googled it.. Its said either over fertilized,mealy bugs or a fungi called powdery mildew.. What do you think it is?

[@GardeningInCanada]

On the soil or the plant?

[@weareparamore1597]

@@GardeningInCanada plant

[@apextroll]

Other than changing light conditions, how does the typical house plant know it is winter?

[@wowwee0]

Could also be less humidity

[@apextroll]

@@wowwee0 Could be, but thinking about it, garlic onion bulbs tend to sprout in early spring as well. Seems they know what time it is.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Temperature, light length and intensity, humidity

[@apextroll]

@@GardeningInCanada In other words we can trick the plant into thinking what season it is.

[@aluineniass1267]

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