Plants in the bedroom

[HeyWayne]

We've had many things in our bedroom (), but we've never had any plants - LadyWayne says that they release carbon dioxide back out in the evening. To be honest, I've never looked it up - but surely that's poppycock?

[Hilary B]

Nope, quite true. In daylight plants use up carbon dioxide faster (to grow) than they breath it out, but photosynthesis stops when it gets dark (and most household artificial light isn't sufficient), so they do indeed produce a LITTLE carbon dioxide over night. Probably less than you do though.....

[zazen999]

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Not sure you'd get away with veg but it's worth a try.

[scarey55]

Don't plants "breathe" carbon dioxide and "exhale" oxygen?

Mind you, don't take my word for it - I don't know owt

[BarleySugar]

I know they used to remove flowers from hospital wards, back in the days when the nurses had time for such things, but I'm not sure there's any significant reason now. They didn't bother when I was there
I've started off my tomatoes in my bedroom since we moved here 4 years ago, and we're still fine. OH even has allergy problems, but they have never caused a problem, though they are out before they flower
I stopped doing biology in year 9 so I'm a bit rusty on photosynthesis etc.

[Irie Jan]

Thats why some hospitals used to remove flower from the wards at night! Not sure if they still do??

You beat me to it B S the phone went I hads to answer it! lol

[Hilary B]

Don't plants "breathe" carbon dioxide and "exhale" oxygen?

Mind you, don't take my word for it - I don't know owt

They 'eat' carbon dioxide and 'excrete' oxygen, but only by day. They breathe (using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide) all the time, but while photosynthesising the Carbondioxide is used up before it is given off. Overall they give off more oxygen and use up more carbon dioxide, but at night they are 'breathing' and not 'eating'.

[Pumpkin Becki]

Well, Anthea Turner always puts hers outide the bedroom door when she goes to bed, and if Anthea says it, it must be true.

[HeyWayne]

The reason I ask I guess is that I'm thinking about putting my propagators on the windowsills in the bedrooms at the front of the house. Can't really put them in the downstairs windows as they don't get as much light, but was a bit concerned what wiuth Bean and all about putting thim in the bedrooms.

Doesn't having a baby in the house make you think about things differently!

[lainey lou]

Thats why some hospitals used to remove flower from the wards at night! Not sure if they still do??

You beat me to it B S the phone went I hads to answer it! lol

Most wards don't allow flowers at all now, infection control, we don't have time to change the water and it apparently can harbour all sorts of nasties, and in anycase they were always a pain in the butt, always getting knocked over, limited space etc.

As for plants in the bedroom we have 2.
Plus all the potatoes are chitting on our bedroon windowsill!

[Hilary B]

I woudn't worry about it. If the room is ventilated, there shouldn't be a problem, and if it isn't you will run out of oxygen whether there are plants there or not! It would take a LOT of plants to give off as much Carbon dioxide as a human being......

[Irie Jan]

Most wards don't allow flowers at all now, infection control, we don't have time to change the water and it apparently can harbour all sorts of nasties, and in anycase they were always a pain in the butt, always getting knocked over, limited space etc.

As for plants in the bedroom we have 2.
Plus all the potatoes are chitting on our bedroon windowsill!

I did wonder about what you are saying. Thank god it has been years since I have had to go to a hospital to either visit or have any treatment myself!

[Mrs Jackson]

I've got about 15 plants in the room where my 9 month old and 3 year old sleep, I really wouldn't worry about it. If anything a slight increase in carbon dioxide levels is actually a good thing, especially for babies, as it's carbon dioxide that triggers your breathing. I read a book called 'Three in a Bed' that said in traditional cultures where everyone co-sleeps they have a reduced SIDS level and they think it's because of the carbon dioxide from the mother encouraging the breathing reflex in the baby.

Mrs J

[HeyWayne]

I've got about 15 plants in the room where my 9 month old and 3 year old sleep, I really wouldn't worry about it. If anything a slight increase in carbon dioxide levels is actually a good thing, especially for babies, as it's carbon dioxide that triggers your breathing. I read a book called 'Three in a Bed' that said in traditional cultures where everyone co-sleeps they have a reduced SIDS level and they think it's because of the carbon dioxide from the mother encouraging the breathing reflex in the baby.

Mrs J

Odd that you say that (in a good way). A dude at work was talking about how he and his wife had their boy (now in his 20's) sleeping with them for the first two years - and apparently that's the done thing in France where (also apparently) they have one of the lowest rates of SID in the world. He is known to exaggerate a bit...

I'll be propagating by the weekend then hopefully!

[selfraising]

Well I've got some veg germinating on my bedroom windowsill. Perhaps that's why I slept so well last night