Have you ever been to Hawaii?
It really is as beautiful as people and the ads claim it to be. I would go back to visit in an instant. While there, I noticed that every day they had people cleaning, mowing, and trimming the beautiful surroundings. Everything is very clean and manicured beautifully, almost as if the plants were fake.
From a distance, the grass looked a little too green to be real. This wasn’t like when you see the landscaping people outside your office window only on Mondays and Fridays mowing the lawn and trimming.
In Hawaii, it’s every day that people need to be out taking care of plants, trees, grass, and any other type of vegetation.
It needs to be every day.
The reason why is because it’s tropical and humid. Many plants thrive in a moist, humid climate like Hawaii. I recently came home from a trip to Shanghai, China and it was the same story.
In the apartment complex where I was staying, the groundspeople were constantly maintaining the trees, bushes, and grass.
Shanghai in the summer feels remarkably like a sauna, so needless to say, plants grow effortlessly. The point is that if you’ve visited or lived in a tropical climate, you’ve probably noticed that any type of vegetation grows extremely well there. This is the reason why tropical countries have an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables.
There is a possible solution, or at very least an aid in increasing humidity for your plants, for those that don’t live in a tropical climate, and it doesn’t involve packing your bags and moving to Hawaii or Fiji.
Greenhouses and LED grow lights work well for controlling light and humidity, but they cost thousands of dollars, and not many people have that kind of money just lying around.
I’m talking about cloches for plants.
And it’s not just me that’s saying cloches will increase humidity and create a micro-environment of warmth and moisture for your plants growing pleasure. The queen bee of gardening – Martha Stewart has suggests this solution for plants with low humidity:
“Increase humidity by misting regularly and placing plants on a tray filled with pebbles and water. Or use a cloche or a cake dome to cover plants (remove cover if it becomes foggy).”
To be honest, I’m not a disciple of Martha Stewart; however, I do think she knows what she’s talking about and has a library full of clever ideas on gardening. When it comes to gardening, I trust her suggestions.
Maybe not so much when it comes to the stock market…
Garden cloches are a great option for increasing humidity for your plants or garden, and they won’t cost you a ton of money.
After watering your plants, just cover them with the cloche, and it will keep that moisture within the cloche and create an individual topical-like climate for that plant. It’s important that the plant is not overwatered and that it is given good airflow and not suffocated. Many cloches today have air vents that allow for good air circulation. I know how difficult it can be to create a topical-like climate for your garden. I live in Australia!
It’s dry and super hot in the summer. In the summer, plants can easily dry up and die in a matter of days, so cloches are a worthy solution.
