Can adding house plants and being around plants improve your mood?

I've heard that their are studies showing seeing green in soothing to humans. This would make sense evolutionarily speaking as being drawn to green would mean being drawn to food and water. As far as that oxygen thing that's total b.s. They put off such a negligable amount of oxygen that it won't make up for the rate of exchange with air outside your house. In other words, it makes no difference. It's like that theory that splashing water on your face is good for you because there's oxygen in water. Such a crock of ****. It's not like the oxygen dissociates from the hydrogens and is absorbed in your cells. It's pretty much like saying you should throw an orange at your face because it contains vitamin C.

Can adding house plants and being around plants improve your mood?
Yep.. cause they give off oxygen, which improves your health, which in turn, improves your mood.
Reply:Only if you talk to them, at least in a transcendent way. If you treat them as mere objects, they will provide no benefit. It is the relationship you have with your plants that can be beneficial. I have taken plants that have almost died with others and had them flower, but I also have a lot of support. Good luck!
Reply:It depends on how well the plants are doing.. If you take a good care of it and its doing great.. you feel great because it looks great, give out oxygen..adds decor to your surroundings.. However if it is not watered, it looks dull and dying..definitely it would not set a good precedent
Reply:It does seem to relax me when there are potted plants nearby but there is no ready reason I can offer..

What types of house plants are or might be harmful to parakeets?

This list is for harmful plants and the second link below is for plants that are ok. I hope that this works out for you. I real love birds.



Harmful Plants (first source)

Amaryllis - bulbs

American Yew

Avocado

Azalea - leaves

Balsam Pear - seeds, outer rind of fruit

Baneberry - berries, root

Bird of Paradise - seeds

Black Locust - bark, sprouts, foliage

Blue-green Algae - some forms toxic

Boxwood - leaves, stems

Buckthorn - fruit, bark

Buttercup - sap, bulbs

Caladium - leaves

Calla Lily - leaves

Castor Bean - also castor oil, leaves

Chalice Vine/Trumpet vine

Christmas Candle - sap

Clematis/Virginia Bower

Coral Plant - seeds

Cowslip/Marsh Marigold

Daffodil - bulbs

Daphne - berries

Datura - berries

Deadly Amanita

Death Camas

Delphinium

Deffenbachia/Dumb Cane - leaves

Eggplant - fruit okay

Elephants Ear/Taro - leaves, stem

English Ivy berries, leaves

English Yew

False Henbane

Fly Agaric Mushroom - Deadly Amanita

Foxglove - leaves, seeds

Golden Chain/Laburnum

Hemlock - also water the plant is in

Henbane - seeds

Holly - berries

Horse Chestnut/Buckeye - nuts, twigs

Hyacinth - bulbs

Hydrangea - flower bud

Indian Turnip/Jack-in-Pulpit

Iris/Blue Flag - bulbs

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Japanese Yew - needles, seeds

Java Bean - lima bean - uncooked

Juniper - needles, stems, berries

Lantana - immature berries

Larkspur

Laurel

Lily of the Valley - also water the plant is in

Lobelia

Locoweed

Lords and Ladies/Cuckoopint

Marijuana/Hemp - leaves

Mayapple - fruit is safe

Mescal Beans - seeds

Mistletoe - berries

Mock Orange - fruit

Monkshood/Aconite - leaves, root

Morning Glory

Narcissus - bulbs

Nightshade - all varieties

Oleander - leaves, branches, nectar

Philodendron - leaves and stem

Pointsetta - leaves, roots, immature

Poison Ivy - sap

Poison Oak - sap

Pokeweed/Inkberry - leaf,root,young berries

Potato - eyes, new shoots

Privet

Rhododendron

Rhubarb - leaves

Rosary Peas/Indian Licorice - seeds

Skunk Cabbage

Snowdrop

Snow on the Mountain/Ghostweed

Sweet Pea - seeds, fruit

Tobacco - leaves

Virginia Creeper - sap

Water Hemlock

Western Yew

Wisteria

Yam bean - roots, immature roots



Harmful Plants (other sources)

Alacia

Apricot

Autumn Crocus/Meadow Saffron

Beans - all types if uncooked

Birch

Bittersweet Nightshade

Bleeding Heart/Dutchman's Breeches

Bloodroot

Bracken Fern

Broomcorn Grass

Candelabra Tree

Cardinal Flower

Cherry Tree - bark, twigs, leaves, pits

Chinaberry Tree

Crown of Thorns

Croton

Elderberry

Euonymus/Spindle Tree

False Hellebore

Ficus (weeping)

Firethorn/Pyracantha

Four O'Clock

Glory Bean

Ground Cherry

Honey Locust

Honeysuckle

Horsetail

Indian Licorice Bean

Ivy

Jasmine

Jimsonweed/Thornapple

Jerusalem Cherry - berries

Johnson Grass

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Lupines/Bluebonnet

Mandrake

Mango Tree - wood,leaves,rind-fruit safe

Moonseed

Mountain Laurel

Mushrooms - several varieties

Nectarine

Nettles

Nutmeg

Oak - acorns, foliage

Peach

Peanuts - raw

Pencil Tree

Periwinkle

Pigweed

Pikeweed

Pine needles - berries

Plum

Pothos

Prune

Rain Tree

Ranunculus/Buttercup

Red Maple

Sandbox Tree

Scarlet Runner Beans

Snowflake

Sorghum Grass

Sorrel

Sudan Grass

Tansy Ragwort

Vetch

Yello Jasmine

Yew (Amer,Engl,Japan) - needles, thistles

What types of house plants are or might be harmful to parakeets?
weed,marijuana lol....ur parakeets might like it ul know coz they will be singing like crazy lol,.
Reply:there is a site called ehow go there adn go to parakeets and they will be glaad to give you all the info on that subject. The sites name is Learn everything you need to know about parakeets in one place.
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Is there a way to water house plants automatically without you actually hand watering them?

you may want to look into "air ferns". not much bother at all.

perhaps try some cacti or sucullents.

Is there a way to water house plants automatically without you actually hand watering them?
Perhaps not watering forever, but you can get moisture plugs that you can water and leave for a fairly long time.



Real Simple magazine discussed it in their March Issue.

http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/con...

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Is there a way to water house plants automatically without you actually hand watering them?

Plants that are watered constantly even a slight amount will rot. If it is too much work for you, give them away and get artificial, then all you have to is dust them once in a while.

Is there a way to water house plants automatically without you actually hand watering them?
Have you kid do it.
Reply:You could set up some plastic tubing above them with little holes in the tubing. Then you put a water pump on the end of the tube.

On the water pump, you could put a wireless controlled on/off switch which would be activated from your wireless computer

and a bit of timer software.
Reply:Make a terrarium out of a fish tank.
Reply:Ive seen these small indoor irrigation systems in a garden center called White Rose ,but they went out of business.

What percentage of peroxide to water do i use to erradicate stagnant water and root rot in my house plants?

I've copied and pasted this info from the link below.



H2O2 comes in several different strengths 3%, 5%, 8% and 35%, also sold as food grade Hydrogen Peroxide. The most economical is 35% which we recommend be diluted to three percent before using, as at this high concentration it can cause damage to skin and clothing. When working with food grade H2O2 it is very important that you clean up any spills or splashes immediately, it will damage almost anything very quickly. This is extra important with skin and clothing. Skin will be temporarily bleached pure white if not washed cleaned. Gloves are strongly recommended when working with any strong chemical.



Food grade H2O2 can be diluted to three percent by mixing it one part to eleven parts water (preferably distilled). The storage container should be opaque to prevent light from getting in and it must be able to hold some pressure. If three-liter pop bottles are available in your area they are ideal for mixing and storing H2O2. There are twelve quarter liters (250ml) in three liters, if you put in one quarter liter H2O2 and eleven quarter liters (250ml) water in the bottle it will full of three percent H2O2 and the bottle can hold the pressure that the H2O2 will generate. Three percent Hydrogen Peroxide may be added at up to three ml's per liter (2 1\2 tsp. Per gallon), but it is recommended that you start at a lower concentration and increase to full strength over a few weeks. Use every watering even on fresh cuttings. For hydroponics use every reservoir change and replace twenty-five percent (one quarter) every day. Example: In a 100L reservoir you would add three hundred ml's (3%) H2O2 when changing the nutrient. You would then add seventy-five ml's more every day.



Good luck!

What percentage of peroxide to water do i use to erradicate stagnant water and root rot in my house plants?
I think erradicating the source of the problem would be more beneficial than chancing the peroxide mixture.



Are they able to drain thoroughly without sitting in water? If you can, place the pot on gravel in a tray/saucer ABOVE the water line. Adding rocks to the inside of the pot won't help if it is sitting in water.



Is the potting soil compressed, old or have mineral salts forming on the soil or the sides of the pot?

Replace soil with a good quality, light weight mixture that holds moisture not water. Remove any roots that are black, broken/dead, break off easily as new healthy roots won't form from these anyway.



Take your plants outside into a shady area and keeping flushing the pot out several times if re-potting is not an option.



Change watering habits-how often should you water? Only when they need it. Not once a day-or week. Stick your little finger into the soil 1/2 inch; if soil particles stick to your finger, they don't need water yet.



If you fertilize-cut back the amount as fall approaches. Plants respond to the amount of light hours to dark hours and on their own slow down as winter approaches and take a "grow" break even though they are living pkants. They'll let you know when they are hungry again with new growth in spring.
Reply:I don't know about the peroxide but try this. You're pots have weep holes right? If not, make some. Set the pots in your sink or bathtub and keep filling them with water so it runs out the bottom several times. This will flush the soil. Next time you water use a weak fertilizer solution.



You might also want to repot with fresh soil if it doesn't improve.



Drainage is very important. Don't use pots without holes and a layer of pebbles on the bottom will help a lot too.
Reply:I've never had luck w/ that formula, either i burn them or it doesn't resolve I have always resoted to gently removing and salvaging what I can and repotting



of course i learned my lesson and repotted with a layer of gravel and sand on bottom to prevent it from happening again

Do some house plants produce more oxygen than others of the same size?

The more leaf area the more oxygen the plant will produce. It can be several large leaves or hundreds of small leaves. The Peace Lily is a very good houseplant for that purpose. I read a report NASA is studying it for use on the space station.

Do some house plants produce more oxygen than others of the same size?
Spider plants produce a lot of oxygen. In time your one plant becomes many plants in one. The more root bound they become, the more babies they will have.
Reply:Definitely. The larger the leaf, the more oxygen. A philodendron will produce more oxygen than a fern for example.

How do you prevent your cat from eating your house plants?

ive tried everything, nothing has ever worked. just get used to goofey looking plants

How do you prevent your cat from eating your house plants?
put your plants in a sepperate room or you can just lightly swat your cat on the bottom and it will evtualy learn not to eat them but not hard because thats mean.
Reply:idk i'll be checking this question too see if any good answers come cause i neeeed too read them!
Reply:squirt em with a water pistol when they go near the plants
Reply:did you go to a pet store and get the cat some cat grass to chew on. make sure to put it where the cat can get it. move your plants to where the cat cant get them.
Reply:tobasco or cayane pepper on them
Reply:Wish I knew - my cats have access to all the grass they could ever want but apperently nothing's better than chewing on a potted plant before breakfast !

They also sleep in the bigger pots and the vet once said - oh look - here's flea dirt and I said no, you look again it's compost ( and it was !!)

Some houseplants they leave alone - miniature rose, castor oil plant, rubber plant, money tree and any cactus !

they love spider plants and totally destroyed my 6ft swiss cheese plant
Reply:if you see him doing it, tell him bad, in like a strict voice, pick him up and tap him on the nose(not hard, but enough so it bothers him). do not pet him right after you do this. but make sure you show himt hat u love him a little later.
Reply:They have a spray called "Boundary" that you can spray to keep them away. Also mothballs in the soil work well too it you can stand the smell. You should get them some kind of indoor "kitty grass" or something for them to eat since it aids in their digestion and helping to remove hairballs.

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