jettavwdrvr Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Since Petee shared a picture, I thought I'd share a picture of my sun room / container garden. My house has a breakfast nook off the kitchen, behind french doors. There are no A/C vents in the room, so if I keep the doors closed, it gets nice and steamy, thanks to the South Carolina heat. The sun also shines very brightly in the room. We found ourselves not eating in the room at all (since we having a dining room), so I decided to turn it into my own sun room where I can (try to) grow some "exotic" or tropical plants, and bring in my outside plants during the winter. I am growing Hawaiian plumeria from a small stalk and they are thriving outside in the SC heat. Anywyay, I digress. Here's a pic of my sun room. Going left to right: calla lilly (that isn't blooming), Christmas cactus behind the lilly, begonia (anyone know what kind??), bleeding heart and then some things I either need to repot or plant outside. I am steadily adding more things to the room since I have space for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 It's nice to have a separate room for Tropicals because they tend to get buggy more than regular house plants. Mine have to go together and then they share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettavwdrvr Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 You can see a drop of water at the tip of the cally lilly! I have noticed lots of gnats or "no-see-ums" in my sun room as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Bet you those are those rotten fungus gnats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSTeach Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I can't seem to keep things alive inside the house. I guess because I forget to water them enough, and the winter is so dry with the heat running. Maybe someday.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I can't seem to keep things alive inside the house. I guess because I forget to water them enough, and the winter is so dry with the heat running. Maybe someday.... lol It helps if you set out some pans of water in places where they won't get bumped or kicked to help add moisture back into the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 An old humidifier from your kids' years will help to keep the humidity up. Just be sure to get a Humidistat so it doesn't get too high. You can find them at Walmart and Lowes for a couple of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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