Lesson Learned - Turning Plants

Awhile back I read an interesting article on growing healthier plants.  They said that the secret was to turn them every time you water them. This way, each part of the plant received a similar amount of light and would grow more evenly.

I loved this idea and started turning them a clockwise a quarter each time I watered them.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that they did grow more evenly and looked fuller.

Of course, I realized that sometimes I turned a plant and wasn't sure if I turned it truly a quarter turn or not.  I had a brainstorm.  A friend of mine had sent me cute little flamingos.  I put one in each of the plants and that makes it very easy to gage a quarter turn. The flamingos also make me smile each time I see them. I think of my friendship which warms my heart. Win/Win.

If you have plants that are growing oddly and seem to only grow on one side, try turning them when you water them and see if they like it.  Mine sure do.