March Tips
INTERIOR GARDENING

Contact: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Environmental Horticulture

October 1996

  • If you want flowers on your cactus, plant it in a small pot. Most cacti bloom sooner if rootbound.

  • Wait until the weather warms to start putting houseplants outside.

  • Repot houseplants that have grown too large for their containers. Cut back leggy plants to encourage compact growth. Root the cuttings in moist media to increase your supply of plants.

  • Houseplants can be watered more frequently with the onset of spring and new growth.

  • Start fertilizing houseplants now for good growth. Any that are rootbound should be repotted.

    Monthly Tips have been prepared since 1986 by various staff of the Office of Consumer Horticulture including Ellen Bennett, Michelle Buckstrup, Susan Day, Susan DeBolt, Sharon Dendy, Kate Dobbs, Sheri Dorn, David Gravell, Virginia Nathan, Jenny Shuster, Ellen Silva, and Ruth Sorenson. Resource material for the development of this information includes the Virginia Master Gardener Handbook; Extension Publications and newsletters from VCE, numerous other states, and the USDA; and an extensive library of over 900 books, magazines, and journals. Project funded by The Virginia Gardener Newsletter subscription fees. Diane Relf, Project Director and Content Specialist.

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