How to Grow a Household Plant in a Wicker Basket

Houseplants are grown in various kinds of containers, from out-of-service toilets to intricately beautiful hand-blown glass sculptures. If you want to grow a houseplant in a wicker basket, then use a basket design that complements the plant's natural beauty instead of one that draws attention from the plant. An attractive wicker basket requires a plant that is large and beautiful enough to overshadow the basket. Choose a basket that provides adequate room for root growth and soil. It must be durable and well-made to support the plant as it grows. Follow general care requirements for houseplants, and provide special needs your particular plant requires.

Plastic planter liner with drain holes
Potting soil mixture, two parts peat moss, one part vermiculite
Tray or similar container
Watering can
20-20-20 water-soluble houseplant fertilizer

Instructions

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  Place a plastic planter liner with drain holes into a wicker basket.
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  Fill the plastic-lined wicker basket with a potting soil mixture of two parts peat moss to one part vermiculite.
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  Form a hole in the middle of the basket's potting soil mixture, and place a houseplant's root ball in the hole. Ensure the hole is deep enough for all of the plant's roots. Cover the roots with the potting soil mixture so that the soil is level in the basket.
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  Set the wicker basket on a tray or similar container that can hold excess water. Water the plant until its soil is moist to the surface level.
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  Place the wicker basket in a window with southern exposure that receives eight to 16 hours of sunlight daily. Plants require a period of darkness to develop fully.
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  Water the plant as needed. Test whether or not the plant needs watering by inserting a finger 2 inches into the soil. Add water only to keep the soil moist to the surface level.
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  Read the instruction label that came with the plant for its exact temperature requirements. Usually, houseplants require a daytime temperature of 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit and a nighttime temperature of 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
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  Fertilize the plant with a water-soluble houseplant fertilizer that has a 20-20-20 mixture of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potassium. Generally, houseplants require fertilizer every two weeks, or according to their instruction label, from March to September and no fertilizer through winter.

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