I Turned My NYC Apartment Into An Indoor Garden | 100 Things | Refinery29

On this episode of 100 Things To Do At Home, Riley shows us how to start an indoor garden out of your apartment. She provides tips and tricks for the best possible plant care. Watch this video to see how it's done!

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[refinery]

Have you started an indoor garden while staying safe at home? Share your plant care tips and tricks with us below!

[alessandradonnelly]

This apartment has amazing lighting! It looks great with all of the plants.🌿

[aaqilahs]

"A good thing to have, is a mister."
Me: *looks for a man to walk into frame*

[emilyanne]

Glad to know that I’m not alone in doing this during quarantine

[paopao]

Sometimes I feel bad about myself but then I remember I release carbon dioxide for plants & im happy <3

[bbygrlpt]

I love plants!!! I have five and for a yr alrdy and idk I feel like they help me sleep better. It could be a coincidence but since I have them I get better sleep and they make my small room very happy☺️ 🌱🐝

[carolyntalbot]

A house is not a home without lots of happy houseplants and trees. I derive so much satisfaction from caring for mine, and they add so much interest that nothing else can quite duplicate.

[pikachien]

Do you get tiny tiny tiny little flies? I have been getting some and Im freaking out a little lol

[Fraxinus_a]

The whole inside and outside of my RV is a garden. Mainly because I have a plant business I run out of my tiny home. 😄🌱🍃

[gardeningideasandhometour]

Beautiful Indoor plants thanks for sharing ❤️👍🌺

[thazscorpio]

I've been thinking of turning my space into it a indoor jungle. I've been collecting houseplants for a while, and cultivating an indoor vegetable garden. So far, it's coming along nicely. It's just so much fun learning about how to take care of my plants, and having many beautiful, green lifeforms around you.

[daciasdiy]

I love that monstera, that my dream plant

[StephenAKatz]

I'm so glad that you put the camera six inches from the shears, because I didn't now what a pair of shears was.

[beatrizhurtado]

I want to be your roommate jaja teach me everything 😳

[FLHerbologistLaura]

My house is a jungle. It's a lot of work. Indoor plants are difficult. My yard is gorgeous however. Grow plants that are native to your state for easy, pollinator friendly plants.

[itss_nattyj]

My fear is the bugs the plants invite and of course I have a cat so I can't really have real plants. But seriously, how do you keep the critters away?

[StephenAKatz]

I love the way you hold the camera really close so that we can't see a thing.

[jayteadesigns]

What if there is no direct sunlight? Can anything else be a substitute?

[beachladybug]

I have 3 questions for anyone who might have the answers or suggestions, I'd appreciate any advice on these questions, so that I can keep my new plant happy:
I have a new Monstera, in 12" pot. So it's already a nice sized plant. It has many new leaves and it appears to be growing nicely and it looks really healthy. However, on about 3-4 leaves, which are the a few of the older leaves, it has what seem to be growing black area spots along some edges of the leaves. They only appeared after the 1st time I watered the plant and so far seem to only be on a few of the older leaves. Here are my questions:
Question #1: What might these spots be or what might have caused them to appear?
Question #2: Should I just leave these leaves on the plant or should those spotted leaves be removed, to keep from infecting the rest of the plant. I looks to be more systemic, rather than from insects.
Question#3: Some of the leaves are actually dripping a water-like liquid from the tips of the leaves.
Is this just their own natural way of removing too much water from the plants system and/or Is this typical of Pholodenderins or Monsteras?
Thank you for any answers or advice you can share about these questions.

[StephenAKatz]

That's it, move the camera closer and closer. That really helps us see the garden.