WHY do plants and flowers look so nice until you get them home?

I%26#039;m not talking about anything fancy either. I just like to buy simple plants and flowers for my yard. They always look so nice IN the store. Then I get them home and they start looking bad. I always replant them using Miricle grow potting soil and such. I even use Miricle grow furtilizer. I just don%26#039;t understand.

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersSkip the Miracle Grow soil( = $[soil + fertilizer] + $2-3 more ) , %26amp; too much fertilizer is harmful .Wait 2-3 weeks, at least. . They were probably close together, %26amp; might be just out of a greenhouse . I.e., they haven%26#039;t been fully exposed to sun %26amp; wind, until you brought them home . Try putting them in a protected, semi-shaded location, for 3-4 days, before putting them in their permanent home .
Reply:Humidity, and the subsequent lack thereof, once the plant leaves the store or flower shop is an immediate negative effect a plant might be subjected to that will affect it%26#039;s growth and development.





Humidity is important to plants because it partly controls the moisture loss from the plant. The leaves of plants have tiny pores in them called stomata. Carbon dioxide enters the plants through these pores; oxygen and water leave through them.





The humidity inside a plant is close to 100%.





Most houseplants prefer a humidity of about 60%.





High humidity in an entire house is usually not possible because warm, moist air is always being lost from the house, and cold dry air is always being brought in.





There are ways you can increase the humidity in the room or around the plants...using a humidifier, changing locations of the plants to bathrooms and kitchens and other suggestions you can find in this link...


http://www.gardenline.usask.ca/plants/hu...
Reply:The plants you buy in the stores are grown in the most perfect conditions to make them look good for you to buy them. Don%26#039;t get discouraged though, they will usually bounce back once they acclamate to your zone and do just fine.affiliate reviews