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answers to questions

Greetings,

Sue asked why plants in one room do better than in another room, and Helga
provided a good answer. Helga asked why plants grouped together seem to
thrive.

Grouping plants together means a healthier environment for all of them,
provided they have similar needs. Obviously, having plants together makes
care easier. There is another very good reason for grouping plants: the
atmosphere is much less dry. This is especially true if the plants are set
on water-filled trays (with the pots above the water. The goal is not to
water plants but to increase the level of humidity). You don't have to use
the water trays, however. Just by being in a group will increase the humid
condition.

A pest and disease control program is more necessary when the plants are
grouped.

Be sure to space plants so they aren't touching each other. Plants are
neighborly but they don't want personal contact (like some humans).

John G. Adney
Marion, Iowa (where I'll soon start remodeling a plant room, with an
expanded light system, so I can grow more gesneriads, begonias, cacti and
geraniums, among others, and start new plants from seeds and cuttings).
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