We seem to have come a long way with indoor plants in the last quarter of a century as plants in an ever-increasing variety are produced in their millions annually for an eager and interested public.

The bent pin in the hands of someone with natural ability can have its advantages! Natural ability is probably the best

Wherever you hear of the green-fingered ability of someone who grows all the plants in the hook with consummate case it will often he fitund that they invariably provide almost ideal roots as soon as the cutting is pointed at the compost.

The general paraphernalia connected with plant culture indoors has kept step with increased world sales of plants. We now have an incredible assortment of simple and sophisticated, expensive and less expensive containers to choose from in which to accommodate our plants.

Fertilisers, leal-eleaning agents, self-watering gadgets there is an infinite variety, but one should not be brainwashed into believing that an expensive range of equipment is necessary in order to he a successful indoor plant, though these things may help.

Strip lights are best as they give better coverage over the area occupied by plants, but whatever type of lighting is used it is important to ensure that the lights are sufficiently far from the plants to prevent them being scorched. This is particularly important in respect of spot lights which generate considerably more heat.

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