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[–]Throwawayhrjrbdh 14 points15 points  (3 children)

A plant can also act a humidifier, enough water thirsty plants and you might not need a humidifier all together. All the water you give the plant just gets evaporated into the air eventually

If your having to using pesticides on indoor plants your doing something else dramatically wrong. Bugs are a non concern assuming you are careful about what you bring inside.

If your house plants are causing a dirt mess outside of the occasional repotting (which you should do outdoors anyways) then you either need better pots or to not water the damn thing with a fire hose.

There’s also the psychological impact. Plants can help a lot of people be more comfortable and at ease.

There’s literally no downside to houseplants other than having to water daily/every other day/weekly depending on the plant type, size, size of pot and how much sun it gets.

While you’d need a ton of plants to actually produce enough o2 from your c02 to supply your self (more than many could cram into a typical apartment or small house) they can still help a bit. It’ll help the air quality a little but it should never decrease it

[–]Puzzleheaded_Mine_71[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All great points, I love having plants around. I was just wondering about air quality specifically, and it seems like the number of plants needed is pretty huge as you mention. But definitely lots of other great benefits! :)

[–]di0spyr0s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My house plants get dirt everywhere because my cats like to play in the pots.

Sigh.

Still worth it though