Bedroom plants.

[purple22]

I have seen some information on having plants in the bedroom; To remove toxins from air. Perhaps to increase O2. I am astonished to find out some plants release O2 at night, while most release O2 during day.
Rather than my posting research links. Anyone have any actual experience?

I am thinking of English Ivy, as it can remove mold from the air. I notice some plants are toxic if eaten of the leaves are broken into. Which is an issue if one has a cat, or children around. I have neither. I think the one bedroom plants which is non-toxic (by internet websites, and what do they know) is a Spider Plant.

My brother suggested a Pothos, as it is unlikely that I will kill it. I am actually more concerned that the Pothos available that I see are variegated Pothos that has likely been genetically modified, and not have the same characteristics that the Golden Pothos in the studies.

[archangle]

I have seen some information on having plants in the bedroom; To remove toxins from air. Perhaps to increase O2. I am astonished to find out some plants release O2 at night, while most release O2 during day.
Rather than my posting research links. Anyone have any actual experience?

I am thinking of English Ivy, as it can remove mold from the air. I notice some plants are toxic if eaten of the leaves are broken into. Which is an issue if one has a cat, or children around. I have neither. I think the one bedroom plants which is non-toxic (by internet websites, and what do they know) is a Spider Plant.

My brother suggested a Pothos, as it is unlikely that I will kill it. I am actually more concerned that the Pothos available that I see are variegated Pothos that has likely been genetically modified, and not have the same characteristics that the Golden Pothos in the studies.

There is absolutely, positively, no way a plant in the room is going to improve the air quality. There's just not enough airflow "through" the plant to make any difference. The plant doesn't have a fan to circulate the air through it, so it can only work with whatever minuscule amount of air drifts over it. Even if it did magically decontaminate all the air that touches the plant, your room air changes with the air in other rooms and the outside several times a day.

If anything, the plant will make the air dirtier because there are fungi in the soil, and many other organisms that grow on plants. Stop and think what potting soil is. It's got moist, decaying organic matter, a lovely place for germs to multiply.

Yes, a plant will absorb CO2 and turn it into oxygen, but indoor CO2 concentrations even in a stuffy room are around 0.1%. O2 is around 21%. Even if your plant magically transformed all the CO2 in the room into oxygen, O2 would only go from 21% to 21.1%. A 1 lb plant is going to be a drop in the button to a 100 lb human in terms of producing and consuming O2 and CO2.

Put a plant in the bedroom, they're nice to have. Just don't think it will improve your air quality other than maybe giving off a nice smell.

[phuqueutoo]

I have seen some information on having plants in the bedroom; To remove toxins from air. Perhaps to increase O2. I am astonished to find out some plants release O2 at night, while most release O2 during day.
Rather than my posting research links. Anyone have any actual experience?

I am thinking of English Ivy, as it can remove mold from the air. I notice some plants are toxic if eaten of the leaves are broken into. Which is an issue if one has a cat, or children around. I have neither. I think the one bedroom plants which is non-toxic (by internet websites, and what do they know) is a Spider Plant.

My brother suggested a Pothos, as it is unlikely that I will kill it. I am actually more concerned that the Pothos available that I see are variegated Pothos that has likely been genetically modified, and not have the same characteristics that the Golden Pothos in the studies.

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cant say about plants
but i use a filter with ioniser upgraded to a pm2.5 filter that filters even second hand smoke particles
does not create oxygen but filters all the air in the room every 4 hours

Once again the village idiot inserts non-information unrelated to the question. At least he admits he doesn't know about plants. Add that to the other things he doesn't know about, including spelling, grammar and punctuation, and you get a real picture of the man.

[Midnight Strangler]

Once again the village idiot inserts non-information unrelated to the question. At least he admits he doesn't know about plants. Add that to the other things he doesn't know about, including spelling, grammar and punctuation, and you get a real picture of the man.

I was thinking of something to describe him. Village idiot fits well.

Did he ever learn how to use his own CPAP??

[purple22]

Actually there is some data than an negative Ion Generator can help with allergies, for some people are a very serious problem. I don't have a serious allergy. I run a HEPA filter machine next to my xPAP device.

One of the reports on the usefulness of plants to detoxify air is not from the media or someone trying to sell me something, but a university study done for NASA. The data being interesting, surprising on the amount of toxic things which a plant can remove. NASA of course having an interest in plants which would ride along on say a human trip to Mars. Personally I think NASA should be more interested in sending robots to explore than the enormous costs of sending humans to explore, and return. PR seems to say send people, else the general public will be less interested in funding a Mars exploration.

Probably take plants on all four walls and then another set of tall shelves inside the room to make a big difference.

Insofar as O2, I wonder if it's percentage more quickly disperses to other areas rather than, 'hanging around." Notice that scientists used to say that O2 in the air is ten percent less than in say, 1800. Plus we have pollutant particles in the air which inhibit our lungs from transferring O2 into our blood. Those of us who also have heart disease worry about a lot of things that you more healthy people laugh at.

[Julie]

How does a master's cert. in English differ from a Master's degree?

[chunkyfrog]

Plants in the bedroom--maybe for feng shui?

[Goofproof]

The title of this thread just gave me a vision of Bill Clinton & Bill Cosby, hiding in a closet, waiting for you to fall asleep, and do you harm. Jim

[Bons]

A plant in the bedroom is ggreat for dumping water out of the humidifier.

[Goofproof]

Actually there is some data than an negative Ion Generator can help with allergies, for some people are a very serious problem. I don't have a serious allergy. I run a HEPA filter machine next to my xPAP device.

One of the reports on the usefulness of plants to detoxify air is not from the media or someone trying to sell me something, but a university study done for NASA. The data being interesting, surprising on the amount of toxic things which a plant can remove. NASA of course having an interest in plants which would ride along on say a human trip to Mars. Personally I think NASA should be more interested in sending robots to explore than the enormous costs of sending humans to explore, and return. PR seems to say send people, else the general public will be less interested in funding a Mars exploration.

Probably take plants on all four walls and then another set of tall shelves inside the room to make a big difference.

Insofar as O2, I wonder if it's percentage more quickly disperses to other areas rather than, 'hanging around." Notice that scientists used to say that O2 in the air is ten percent less than in say, 1800. Plus we have pollutant particles in the air which inhibit our lungs from transferring O2 into our blood. Those of us who also have heart disease worry about a lot of things that you more healthy people laugh at.

Do Pot plants help, opp's I mean't Potted Plants. Jim

[chunkyfrog]

A plant in the bedroom is ggreat for dumping water out of the humidifier.

I like that logic. Bugs on the plant would also provide for late-night snacking.
I may need to run this by the bullfrog.

[Islandwoman]

Great idea! the plant will process the water and give off clean humidity. Pothos can grow in water and gravel. I had one for years rooted in a two gallon fish tank. it cleaned the water there too. It just needed to be pruned back occasionally as it appreciated the fish fertilizer from one Betta. Never use a tiny Betta bowl. The fish and the plant roots need room