Re: Plants as air cleaners

[Guest guest]

I cant handle any plants themold in the soil kils me

In a message dated 5/26/2010 7:15:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

safersmilesdentallab@... writes:

This site mentions 15 best air-cleaning plants.

_http://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants

-you-can-use-as-air-purifiers/_

(http://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants-you-can-use-as-air-puri\

fiers/)

I particularly like the Rubber Plant's attribute - " This rubber house

plant provides moisture, eliminates bio effluents, takes away volatile organic

compounds as well as suppresses air based microorganisms as soon as it's

put into a room. As time passes this rubber plant will become much more

skilled at eliminating toxic compounds present in the air. Bacteria within the

rubber plants leaves break up the toxins and also feast on them. The

procedure subsequently emits clean air in to the surrounding environment. Since

the plant grows, these microorganisms increase. "

.... and English Ivy, " ...observing that sixty percent of air based mold

within the space was removed after just six hrs right after English ivy had

been introduced. "

This site gets a liitle more into specific chems each one absorbs.

_http://www.earthwitchery.com/pollution.html_

(http://www.earthwitchery.com/pollution.html)

I chose a Spider Plant, English Ivy, Janet Craig Dracaena & will get a

Rubbr Plant cutting soon ...maybe a Peace Lily. I don't want a palm that

requires humid air. I grow them all in water instead of moldy dirt & I don't

use

the clay pieces they recommend in Hydroculture... they would grow slime

eventually. No casualties yet except for parsley & cilantro seeds.

[Guest guest]

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Plants are good for indoors. I used to have alot of them until I found out it's

not the plant that could cause a problem but the soil they are in. If you over

water soil stays damp, you know what will grow and take over. I have heard of

buildings contaminated by(mold and bact.)just from the potting soil alone.

Just be careful how much you bring indoors.

KC

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> This site mentions 15 best air-cleaning plants.

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http://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants-you-can-use-as-air-purif\

iers/

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> I particularly like the Rubber Plant's attribute - " This rubber house plant

provides moisture, eliminates bio effluents, takes away volatile organic

compounds as well as suppresses air based microorganisms as soon as it's put

into a room. As time passes this rubber plant will become much more skilled at

eliminating toxic compounds present in the air. Bacteria within the rubber

plants leaves break up the toxins and also feast on them. The procedure

subsequently emits clean air in to the surrounding environment. Since the plant

grows, these microorganisms increase. "

>

> ... and English Ivy, " ...observing that sixty percent of air based mold within

the space was removed after just six hrs right after English ivy had been

introduced. "

>

> This site gets a liitle more into specific chems each one absorbs.

> http://www.earthwitchery.com/pollution.html

>

> I chose a Spider Plant, English Ivy, Janet Craig Dracaena & will get a Rubbr

Plant cutting soon ...maybe a Peace Lily. I don't want a palm that requires

humid air. I grow them all in water instead of moldy dirt & I don't use the clay

pieces they recommend in Hydroculture... they would grow slime eventually. No

casualties yet except for parsley & cilantro seeds.

>

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[Guest guest]

KC, I think I've remedied that problem by adding colloidal silver to

the water. Of course, I do make my own, so I can afford to do that.

The plants seem to thrive on it.

Barth

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K> Plants are good for indoors. I used to have alot of them until I found out

it's not the plant that could cause a problem but the soil they are in. If you

over water soil stays damp, you know what

K> will grow and take over. I have heard of buildings contaminated by(mold and

bact.)just from the potting soil alone.

K> Just be careful how much you bring indoors.

K> KC

K>

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>> This site mentions 15 best air-cleaning plants.

>>

http://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants-you-can-use-as-air-purif\

iers/

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>> I particularly like the Rubber Plant's attribute - " This rubber house

plant provides moisture, eliminates bio effluents, takes away volatile organic

compounds as well as suppresses air

>> based microorganisms as soon as it's put into a room. As time passes this

rubber plant will become much more skilled at eliminating toxic compounds

present in the air. Bacteria within the rubber

>> plants leaves break up the toxins and also feast on them. The procedure

subsequently emits clean air in to the surrounding environment. Since the plant

grows, these microorganisms increase. "

>>

>> ... and English Ivy, " ...observing that sixty percent of air based mold

within the space was removed after just six hrs right after English ivy had been

introduced. "

>>

>> This site gets a liitle more into specific chems each one absorbs.

>> http://www.earthwitchery.com/pollution.html

>>

>> I chose a Spider Plant, English Ivy, Janet Craig Dracaena & will get a Rubbr

Plant cutting soon ...maybe a Peace Lily. I don't want a palm that requires

humid air. I grow them all in water instead

>> of moldy dirt & I don't use the clay pieces they recommend in Hydroculture...

they would grow slime eventually. No casualties yet except for parsley &

cilantro seeds.

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

:-) I don't think anyone noticed that I grow my plants in water . I mean JUST

water nothing else in the container. Every now I then I think about various ways

to evn cover the top of the container some (pretty of course) to keep the

moisture in.

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> I cant handle any plants themold in the soil kils me

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> In a message dated 5/26/2010 7:15:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> safersmilesdentallab@... writes:

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[Guest guest]

There used to be a website called the " Oxygen Store " that had a list of plants

that didn't attract mold. It was years before I'd had any problems and foolishly

never copied the info. I've never seen anything on that since and the site is

long gone. But KC's point about the issues with soil is really important to

consider. I would love to have the therapeutic benefits of plants in my home,

but am too concerned that mold would become a problem. Probably doesn't exist,

but a plant that feeds on mold would be great!

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iers/

I particularly like the Rubber Plant's attribute - "

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[Guest guest]

Wouldn't the water get moldy as well?

--- On Thu, 5/27/10, safersmilesdentallab <safersmilesdentallab@...>

wrote:

:-) I don't think anyone noticed that I grow my plants in water . I mean

JUST water nothing else in the container. Every now I then I think about various

ways to evn cover the top of the container some (pretty of course) to keep the

moisture in.

[Guest guest]

My aunt used to grow English Ivy indoors in just containers of water, sniped

from her yard. I had never seen that before. I wonder how many plants you

would need to have any kind of meaningful impact though on indoor air quality?

Sam, just change the water!!

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> :-) I don't think anyone noticed that I grow my plants in water . I mean

JUST water nothing else in the container. Every now I then I think about various

ways to evn cover the top of the container some (pretty of course) to keep the

moisture in.

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[Guest guest]

You have to change the water frequently. Every day would be best but I do it

when I can. I have well water otherwise you are supposed to let the water sit to

offgas chems, like you do for fish in a bowl, before you put plants in it.

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> :-) I don't think anyone noticed that I grow my plants in water . I mean

JUST water nothing else in the container. Every now I then I think about various

ways to evn cover the top of the container some (pretty of course) to keep the

moisture in.

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[Guest guest]

If you were concerned about mold growth you'd have to keep cleaning out the

containers as well as changing the water.

Sam, just change the water!!

[Guest guest]

One of the first things I was told (and researched) was that I should have no

indoor plants, because they " decompose " and that produces mold. I agree that

they clean the air, and give off oxygen which is a great thing, but it was not

worth the risk. I miss them but it is a small price.

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> I cant handle any plants themold in the soil kils me

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> In a message dated 5/26/2010 7:15:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> safersmilesdentallab@... writes:

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> This site mentions 15 best air-cleaning plants.

> _http://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants

> -you-can-use-as-air-purifiers/_

>

(http://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants-you-can-use-as-air-puri\

fiers/)

>

> I particularly like the Rubber Plant's attribute - " This rubber house

> plant provides moisture, eliminates bio effluents, takes away volatile

organic

> compounds as well as suppresses air based microorganisms as soon as it's

> put into a room. As time passes this rubber plant will become much more

> skilled at eliminating toxic compounds present in the air. Bacteria within

the

> rubber plants leaves break up the toxins and also feast on them. The

> procedure subsequently emits clean air in to the surrounding environment.

Since

> the plant grows, these microorganisms increase. "

>

> ... and English Ivy, " ...observing that sixty percent of air based mold

> within the space was removed after just six hrs right after English ivy had

> been introduced. "

>

> This site gets a liitle more into specific chems each one absorbs.

> _http://www.earthwitchery.com/pollution.html_

> (http://www.earthwitchery.com/pollution.html)

>

> I chose a Spider Plant, English Ivy, Janet Craig Dracaena & will get a

> Rubbr Plant cutting soon ...maybe a Peace Lily. I don't want a palm that

> requires humid air. I grow them all in water instead of moldy dirt & I don't

use

> the clay pieces they recommend in Hydroculture... they would grow slime

> eventually. No casualties yet except for parsley & cilantro seeds.

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[Guest guest]

I take water from my Brita pitcher filter and let it sit until it gets room

temperature for chlorine free water for plants/actually I don't have plants, for

flowers in vase.

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> > Wouldn't the water get moldy as well?

[Guest guest]

Mold shouldn't grow that fast in water container unless you have a significant

problem. Most people will put fresh flowers in a vase of water and there isn't

mold growing in it but if you don't want any water standing around I wouldn't

blame you.

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> Sam, just change the water!!

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