I bought a £10 moisture sucking plant from B&M and it's worked wonders for damp and mould in my home
18.02.2024 - 17:23
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I generally don't excited about plants, they usually end up dying a very quick death in our house.
But the fact there are moisture sucking plants out there that can help improve the air quality of your home, well, that's something I can get on board with.
In fact there are quite a few clever houseplants that can suck moisture from the air and help prevent the build up of mould.
Eager to give one a try, I managed to find a snake plant - also known as a Sansevieria - at B&M, costing £10.
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The plants have tall, flat, tongue-shaped leaves that grow in a stiff, upright manner and thrive in warm conditions with bright filtered light or partially shaded areas.
Our bathroom ticks all the boxes and, as a family of four, gets particularly damp as the shower is so heavily used. We don't have an extractor fan, so we rely on throwing the window open, but it doesn't always keep the damp at bay and mould spore patches quickly build up near the ceiling.
Our trusty snake plant has been in place on the window sill for a good few weeks now and it's made a huge difference.
I'm not saying it's banished the mould completely - and we still have to give the room a good airing - but the moisture lasts nowhere near as long with this thing sucking up what it can.
I love the fact there's no ongoing cost either and it certainly looks a lot nicer than a big plastic dehumidier taking up space, especially inside the bee-themed pot I also picked up at B&M for £5.
Plus, it's so easy to look after and seems to be thriving with very little attention. It needs just a little bit of water once a fortnight and you let the soil become dry to touch between watering.
As well as loving moisture,