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Tips for Transitioning Houseplants Indoors for Winter

Watch the weather

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For houseplants, frost is not your benchmark for moving indoors. Most houseplants need temperatures in a higher range for survival.

Go slow

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Use a process of reverse hardening to re-acclimate your house plants for indoor living.

Check your plants for pests

It's a wise idea to treat house plants for pests before you bring them back inside.

Provide adequate lighting

The right light will keep your house plants happy, healthy, and thriving indoors.

Boost humidity levels

Indoor winter air is often too dry for happy house plants.

Reduce fertilizer

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Reduce your fertilizer use as plants' growth slows down.

Repot if needed

Reduce your fertilizer use as plants' growth slows down.

Adjust watering requirements

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Indoor plants probably won't need as much water as they did outside.