Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only decorative, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings. NASA and the Associated […]
Pest Sprayer for Landscape Lawn and Garden
There is a type and size of sprayer designed to fit everyone’s needs (and pocketbooks)… all the way from the person with only a few house plants to the large estate with acres of gardens or orchards. Most gardeners prefer to have a separate sprayer, properly marked or labeled, just for chemically controlling weeds. Many […]
Gibberellin Growth Hormone
In 1926, Long before 2,4-D and DDT became known to gardeners, a Formosan scientist, E. Kurosawa, made an important discovery. He observed a peculiar fungus (Gibberella fujikuroi) disease that affected rice. The first symptom was a greatly accelerated growth rate and the diseased seedlings grew much taller than the healthy ones. Kurosawa found that sterile, […]
High Tech Weapons for Natural Mite Control
Using Predatory mites to control plant-eating mites As a palm grower I have always hated to hear that many interiorscapers tried to limit the amount of palms they were using because of spider mite problems. I would like to offer a solution to mite problems that is so effective, that those who try it will […]
Importance of pH in Growing Indoor House Plants
C. A. Conover 1 CFREC-Apopka Research Report RH-96-2 During foliage plant production, growers often monitor certain factors affecting plant growth in order to produce high quality crops. One factor indirectly affecting plant growth is pH of the growing medium. A pH of 7 is considered neutral, a lower pH is acidic and a pH above […]
Plant Lighting
Name: G06515 Lighting Indoor House Plants Agricultural publication G06515 — Reviewed October 1, 1993 Ray R. Rothenberger Department of Horticulture, University of Missouri-Columbia House plants are extremely popular indoor decorations. Attractive and constantly changing, they add a softness of line and provide a bit of nature indoors. However, the ideal location of a plant for […]
What is Sick Building Syndrome
Definition: an acute incidence of indoor air pollution that can occur in closed or poorly ventilated offices and residences Numerous studies conducted by the EPA over the past 25 years and more have shown measurable levels of over 107 known carcinogens in modern offices and homes. The presence of these VOC’s (volitile organic compounds) is […]
