How To Get Healthy Green Thumbs

Everyone, even those who claim to have 'Brown Thumbs', can learn to grow healthy plants.  The key is providing what plants need to grow well. The funny thing is, plants and humans require some of the same basic needs: light, a growing medium, nutrients and water.
 
Light:  Plants need light exposure or sun to grow.  If we are growing plants indoors, a sunny window may be enough.  But for some plants, special lighting is required. When we grow plants outdoors, we need to plant seeds and plants in a setting that offers the amount of sunlight they need.  Light and sun allow the plant to perform a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is essentially when a plant takes the energy from the light source and converts it into chemical energy (food source) that the plant can use later to fuel its activities. Just as we poop and pee, most plants give off  waste too; oxygen.  Good for us, because we need this to breathe!
 
Growing Medium:  We need a home to grow in.  So do plants. The type of home depends on the plant. Most plants need soil to sink their roots in so they can flourish.  Other plants, however, can grow in water, or air, if they have somewhere to anchor their roots.
 
Nutrients:  When we eat well, we feel well, right?  The same is true for plants.  Plants require essential nutrients.  Knowing what they need and ensuring they get these nutrients will make your thumbs greener and your plants happier.
 
Water:  Even the plants that thrive in the hottest desserts need at least some water.  Water is an essential nutrient that no living being can thrive without.  Finding the balance between providing enough versus overwatering can be tricky.  Be sure to look up the water requirements for the plants you want to grow.
 
Getting in sync with what your plants need to thrive can take a little time and patience.  Just as raising a newborn infant or puppy, we need to rely on others for advice, search for instructions, and just get to know this living entity we are connecting with.  
 
Over the next year, the Healthy Green Thumbs™ campaign will dive in deeper to help you with tips on how to provide these four essential components needed for successful plant growing. We will also grow a community of like-minded people trying to enhance their health and well-being by connecting with nature through plant growing.  Whether you choose to grow herbs in your kitchen window, keep an aloe plant alive or take on a full outdoor vegetable garden, the Healthy Green Thumbs™ community is where you can get information, share your successes and find support during the inevitable failures.  
 
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