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LOW LIGHT indoor gardening

I HAVE mentioned before that there’s no such thing as an indoor plant. Generally, our homes are kept dim, dry, airless, and often artificially climate controlled. It is a rare build that can easily sustain abundant plant life. Those that do are usually built with just that purpose in mind, so the question is: How do you make a jungle in a house made for humans?

Indoor gardening is back in vogue with a vengeance. Recent lockdown living has turned the horticultural industry upside down. People

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