If life is a daily struggle, then your home must be the temple where you regenerate your strength. It must provide you with the atmosphere you need to get away from the stress of the day. Maintain your well-being at home, starting with a house whose decoration looks like you and whose smell soothes you. Here's how to grow lemon in a cup at home, to scent your space and decorate it.
Sometimes, when you go to a hotel, you detect a scent that soothes you. You get to sleep peacefully, and that pleasant feeling will always be connected to the memory of the days you spent there. From now on it is no longer necessary to travel, you can make your interior a real daily getaway.
The benefits of the lemon smell
Rhythmic cerebral electrical activities are classified according to their frequency. Among them are the Theta frequencies which denote some states of drowsiness, hypnosis and meditation. They also characterize the memorization of information and the phase of REM sleep. The smell of lemon stimulates the activity of Theta frequencies. In other words, this fragrance will help you feel relaxed and soothed. It will improve your concentration, your memory and the quality of your sleep. The smell of lemon also helps to stabilize your mood and emotions.
Also, to enjoy the pleasant smell of lemon and its benefits, it is possible to grow its seeds in a cup.
How to grow a lemon in a cup
What you need :
· The seeds of a lemon of biological origin
· Potting soil
· A flowerpot or cup
· Small pebbles
· Tweezers
· Some water
· Paper towels
To proceed, simply follow the following steps:
- Collect the lemon seeds, and soak them in water for one hour. This facilitates the removal of the lemon flesh that can wrap the seeds.
- Put the seeds in the paper towel to dry, then carefully remove the flesh around them with the tweezers.
- Soak the seeds again in the water for two days until the seeds begin to germinate.
- Fill your container (cup or flower pot) with potting soil. Take the seeds sprouted from the lemon and gently squeeze them
- If you want to make your plantation an object of decoration, you can cover small pebbles.
Place your mug or pot in a sunny spot, and water it every time the potting mix is dry in the summer. In winter, watering should be less frequent.
How to feel good at home?
- Green plants: this will suit you even better if you are a fan of nature and open spaces. Install green plants in your living room, this will give a natural touch to your home and help purify the air circulating in your home.
- Skip multiple styles: there must be some visual consistency in your interior. Thus a multitude of style: Baroque, Bohemian, Scandinavian ... you will give the impression to suffocate.
- Adopt a clean style for your bedroom: Avoid cluttering your room with decorations, clear your space to let the air circulate and so sleep better.
- Change your sheets and pillows once a week to make sure you have a cozy bed. Adopt cotton in winter and flax in summer for its absorption capacity.
- Change the dark curtains that give a dismal atmosphere to the interior pane. Opt instead for curtains that let in the light to illuminate your home.
- Promote soft colors like blue and pastel colors for your bedroom, and clear colors for your living room to give an illusion of space.