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Article: IN NO TIME AT ALL, YOU TOO CAN HAVE A HOUSEPLANT JUNGLE.(Home & Garden)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- February 19, 2005
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Byline: MARIANNE BINETTI Columnist
BY NOW EVEN schoolkids know that houseplants can absorb indoor pollutants and clean the air while at the same time producing fresh oxygen for winter-weary, housebound humans. What still remains a secret is how easy it is to start a houseplant jungle with little experience and even less expense.
All you need to start most houseplants is a glass of water and a friend willing to share a four-inch section of a stem cutting. Pop a plant cutting into the glass of water, let it sit until roots form and you've become a gardener.
Here are the most-asked questions about growing houseplants in that first apartment or ...