Growing pothos in the bedroom absorbs toxic gases better than an air purifier, helps you sleep and adds ten years to your life

Pothos has lush green leaves all year round, with abundant branches and foliage, and it is fairly simple and easy to grow. Some people grow it in water, and it can even thrive when tossed into a fish tank, and one pot grown at home can climb an entire wall. I also like growing pothos. What benefits does growing pothos in the bedroom bring?

1. Pothos stays green all year round and is very pleasing to the eye. A green plant beautifies the bedroom. Place one pot on the windowsill or bay window and the room instantly feels full of life, and it no longer looks dull.

2. Pothos is an expert at absorbing formaldehyde, and it can purify the air by absorbing harmful substances in the air such as formaldehyde, trichloroethylene and benzene. One pothos plant can purify about 8 sq m of space. If the room has just been renovated, or there is new furniture, pothos is very suitable to grow. It is a proper air purifier.

3. It can also absorb and eliminate cooking fumes. For people who like to smoke, growing pothos can reduce the smell of smoke in the room and also release fresh oxygen.

Pothos is also very simple to care for. Do not keep pothos out of light all year round, as this easily causes long, spindly nodes and yellowing leaves, leaving the whole plant looking listless. It is best to place pothos in an environment with plenty of bright, indirect light, because the growth of all things depends on the sun.

Spring is the vigorous growing period for pothos. Keep the potting soil slightly moist and ventilate often. If you water too much and ventilation is poor, root rot and yellow leaves are very likely. Pothos grows very quickly, so give it a light fertilizer once or twice a month, using an organic fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen, because pothos is mainly a foliage plant and nitrogen fertilizer can make the leaves dark green and promote rapid growth.

Spring is also a good time to repot pothos. If your pothos has been growing for one or two years without repotting and is growing slowly, you can repot it at this time, using loose, fertile soil. You can mix peat soil, perlite and vermiculite in a 4:1:1 ratio, or use whatever materials are available locally. Just be sure to keep it loose and airy.

Grow pothos so it looks lively and full of vitality, and placing it in the bedroom is truly a beautiful sight. It can also absorb formaldehyde, purify the air, improve sleep quality, and keep you full of energy every day, so adding a few years to your life is a sure thing.