Horoscopes

ARIES (21 MARCH–19

APRIL) Your career related decisions will go very smoothly. Ambitions to study, teach, travel, write, move or export your ideas will take off this month. The desire for a warm and harmonious relationship gives you a tender, kind and affectionate behaviour.

TAURUS (20 APRIL – 20 MAY)

This is an excellent month for budget-making, asking for a raise and discovering new ways to boost your income. Office milieu will be great and new creative ideas will make your month. You will be forging many new friendships that will bring fun and even love into your life.

GEMINI (21 MAY – 20 JUNE)

Work is a scurry of activity and this period also favours stepping up physical activity or health routines. Creativity, information and ingenuity are the most valuable trump cards on your way to success. Your charm runs very high and a love relationship reaches new depths of understanding.

CANCER (21 JUNE – 22 JULY)

Your innovative ideas and skills will come into limelight professionally. Sharing is the key to a happy life this month. You are feeling very contented on the home front. You will win hearts of all your loved ones by showing them love and affection.

LEO (23 JULY – 22 AUGUST)

You’ll have to cope with a very demanding, tiresome and stressful period. This is a month for putting in that initial effort that will yield positive results in the future. Love will be subjected to analysis and maybe even become a reason for worry.

VIRGO (23 AUGUST – 22

SEPTEMBER) This month will see you getting more experienced and clearing all the differences of opinions to work in collaboration with colleagues. Your ambitions would be very high, nourishing your wish to succeed. You’ll be very sensitive emotionally speaking and your need for love will be accordingly.

LIBRA (23 SEPTEMBER –

22 OCTOBER) You’ll focus energetically on profession and social accomplishment and this period will give you the opportunity to advance, to gain authority, admiration or fame. You will become more understanding and caring and will make your close ones very happy by expressing your feelings.

SCORPIO (23 OCTOBER

– 21 NOVEMBER) This

is an excellent month for personal finances. It is a time of gathering your resources for the days ahead. Your communication skills will come into light which will bring you gains. A lover or partner pays a lot of attention to you and it feels fabulous.

SAGITTARIUS (22 NOVEMBER

-21 DECEMBER) You will have a happy time on the personal front. With spouse or love, a great time is indicated as you will get to express your deep feelings, which will bring closeness and intensity in your life. Professionally, you will have a happy state of mind.

CAPRICORN (22 DECEMBER

– 19 JANUARY) This is the time to join forces with someone who shares your financial, property and business goals and then pursue the outcome.

MANISH’S ZODIAC PREDICTIONS

MANISH KUMAT ARORA EMAIL: manish@ manishastrologer.com

If you are in a relationship this is the ideal time for making a long term commitment to that special someone in your life.

AQUARIUS (20 JANUARY

– 18 FEBRUARY) You’are

likely to enjoy your increased exposure and recognition on a professional level. Increased responsibilities continue to be an issue in your life, but you feel more in control. You are romantic and imaginative, but other interests will pressure you and you won’t be able to manifest freely.

PISCES (19 FEBRUARY – 20

MARCH) A busy month that involves plenty of errandrunning, tending to paperwork, and attending appointments is in store for you. Love this month is rather business-like as well, or could be found through professional contacts. Friends and group activities would be strong in the last week.

INDOOR JUNGLE

HOW TO KEEP INDOOR PLANTS WARM IN WINTER

Houseplants need to be kept warm over winter to ensure they stay healthy over the colder months and thrive into Spring. Despite being inside, plants are still vulnerable to dramatic temperature changes throughout the day, causing the soil to freeze and thaw.

This process could result in heaving, where the roots become exposed, exposing the indoor plants and putting them at risk of disease and withering. Tips to keep plants warm include insulating your plant pots with bubble wrap and investing in space heaters or heat mats to keep the warmth contained for indoor plants. Unusually, another tip is to make use of the fridge. This kitchen appliance does produce some warmth out of the top, so by keeping plants there the fridge can act as a useful heat mat at no extra cost.

Remember to ensure plants aren’t over-watered - they’ll require less water than in the warmer months, but do still need watering especially if kept in a humid and dry room. Using a water mister can help with this.

A spokesperson for Garden Buildings Direct said: “Whilst we try and keep ourselves warm this winter, don’t forget to also care for your indoor plants as the colder temperatures set in. Whether you are moving some plants from the outdoors in, or caring for indoor succulents, it’s important to keep them warm this winter.

“There are several budget friendly ways to keep your plants cosy, like using some of that bubble wrap you might have lying around. Wrap it around your plant pots and the air in the bubbles will keep the heat in. Of course there are also options which are more expensive, but also very effective. Investing in heat maps or space heaters will keep your indoor plants warm year-on-year. “Unusually, keeping plants on top of the fridge can also help preserve heat, and of course chasing round the sunlight in the warmest room in your house is another great tip for this winter.”

Here are some top tips to keep indoor plants warm this winter: 1. Find the warmest room The

easiest way to make sure indoor plants stay an ideal temperature this winter is to find out which room in

the house is the warmest. Make sure that this room has a good level of sunlight during the day and keep moving the plants to the warmest, best lit spot in the room. Every few days rotate the indoor plants to keep an equal amount of sunlight shining on each one.

2. Bubble wrap

Another simple trick to keep indoor plants warm is to wrap layers of bubble wrap around the plant pot to contain as much heat as possible around the plants. Bubble wrap is an effective and affordable way for horticulturists to prevent heat loss during the colder months as the layer of air in the bubbles acts like a double-glazed window.

3. Heat mats

Heat mats can be a bit more expensive, but they are a fantastic option for keeping indoor plants warm as the weather gets colder. Heat mats are thin sheets of plastic which have heating elements inside. The mat is plugged in and the surface heats up. Simply pop any indoor plants on top of the heat mat to help keep them warm.

4. On top of the fridge

This may seem an unusual idea to keep plants warm – but in fact electric fridges act as heat maps themselves. The top of the fridge often produces some heat, so keeping plants on top of the fridge will allow the plants to absorb some heat for no extra cost. It’s also a good idea to wrap the pots in bubble wrap too as the top of the fridge likely won’t provide enough heat alone.

5. Space heaters

Using indoor space heaters for plants is a more costly idea but provides an effective source of heat to keep indoor plants at the right temperature. If using space heaters, make sure that plants aren’t placed directly in front of the heaters, otherwise they could get too hot.

6. Water indoor plants carefully

Indoor plants are susceptible to over-watering during the winter months, since they don’t need as much water as they do during the spring and summer. Obviously the plants will still need watering, especially if they are in a humid room. Spraying water mist over the plants will help them grow in the dry air whilst avoiding over-watering. A good tip is to push about 5 cm deep into the soil - if it is completely dry, then it needs more water.

For more expert tips on how to care for plants as the colder weather approaches, head over to https://www.gardenbuildingsdirect. co.uk/.

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