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By Arthur Bolton
Alternatively a good position for plants liking good light but not direct sun is to place them at right angles to the south window, those nearest the glass requiring the most light and working downwards. But the south windows are the only ones that need concern us with a possible excess of light.
An atmosphere of this kind is deadly to all but the least sensitive of indoor plants and if a festive gathering is planned or expected it is wise to remove from the room to a cooler spot all plants such as African violets, poinsettias and others that would certainly suffer. They can be replaced in the morning.
Fortunately, too, it is a simple matter for us to alter the degree of light received by our plants. We can choose our aspect, using, for example, a south facing window for sun lovers such as cacti, succulents and the homely geranium or pelargonium and a north window for a rubber plant.
The quantity is obviously tiny, certainly tiny enough to cause no offense nor do any damage to humans. Yet only one or two parts per million of atmosphere are sufficient to cause damage to some plants and domestic gas, in particular, can kill many house plants regardless of the modernity and efficiency of the appliance. So where gas heating is employed choose plants carefully unless the appliance is in another, well ventilated room or a special extraction system is at work to dissipate the damaging fumes.
A drought is a concentrated current of air. It can be cold or hot. It is to be avoided as much as possible as it will harm many indoor plants.
On the other hand, this does not mean that plants must be protected from all fresh air. They enjoy, even need, fresh air and should be given what nurserymen describe technically as a `buoyant' atmosphere in preference to one that is stuffy and stagnant.
An atmosphere of this kind is deadly to all but the least sensitive of indoor plants and if a festive gathering is planned or expected it is wise to remove from the room to a cooler spot all plants such as African violets, poinsettias and others that would certainly suffer. They can be replaced in the morning.
Fortunately, too, it is a simple matter for us to alter the degree of light received by our plants. We can choose our aspect, using, for example, a south facing window for sun lovers such as cacti, succulents and the homely geranium or pelargonium and a north window for a rubber plant.
The quantity is obviously tiny, certainly tiny enough to cause no offense nor do any damage to humans. Yet only one or two parts per million of atmosphere are sufficient to cause damage to some plants and domestic gas, in particular, can kill many house plants regardless of the modernity and efficiency of the appliance. So where gas heating is employed choose plants carefully unless the appliance is in another, well ventilated room or a special extraction system is at work to dissipate the damaging fumes.
A drought is a concentrated current of air. It can be cold or hot. It is to be avoided as much as possible as it will harm many indoor plants.
On the other hand, this does not mean that plants must be protected from all fresh air. They enjoy, even need, fresh air and should be given what nurserymen describe technically as a `buoyant' atmosphere in preference to one that is stuffy and stagnant.
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Indoor garden houseplants like a little warmth but not too much, a little water but not too much, a little food but not too much.
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