<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975782986030417957</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:04:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Child and Pet Safe Houseplants</category><category>Plant Allergic Reactions</category><category>Plant Poisoning Emergency</category><category>Poisonous Houseplants</category><category>Toxic Houseplants</category><category>environment and your houseplants</category><category>houseplant humidity</category><category>houseplant lighting</category><category>houseplant microclimate</category><category>houseplant temperature</category><title>Grow Houseplants</title><description></description><link>http://growinghouseplants.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Sara Elliott)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975782986030417957.post-3035919669651021870</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-05T04:33:38.572-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">environment and your houseplants</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">houseplant humidity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">houseplant lighting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">houseplant microclimate</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">houseplant temperature</category><title>Houseplant Care – Evaluating Your Environment</title><atom:summary type="text">Picking the right plants for your environment is one of the best ways to insure  success when it comes to keeping houseplants.Evaluating Environment - Do you Have What it Takes to Grow HouseplantsGood houseplant care starts with planning before you ever bring a houseplant home, and understanding your proposed plant spot will give you the information you need to pick the right plants.What is a </atom:summary><link>http://growinghouseplants.blogspot.com/2008/06/houseplant-care-evaluating-your.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sara Elliott)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://bp2.blogger.com/_sDZVzXKuHcg/SFwds11B5XI/AAAAAAAAAm0/GYhvbIH8IIE/s72-c/MotherInLawsTongueFlickrBlog.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975782986030417957.post-8735220934984320312</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-15T11:48:21.947-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Child and Pet Safe Houseplants</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Plant Allergic Reactions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Plant Poisoning Emergency</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Poisonous Houseplants</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Toxic Houseplants</category><title>Understanding Toxic Houseplants</title><atom:summary type="text">There is a huge interest in understanding which houseplants are toxic and what type of threat a particular plant represents.The more sites you visit in order to come up with a reliable list of houseplants to avoid, the more evident it is that no one seems to agree.Why Poisonous Houseplant Identification Is So DifficultPlants have defense mechanisms, and more often than not, a plant will have some</atom:summary><link>http://growinghouseplants.blogspot.com/2008/06/understanding-toxic-houseplants.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sara Elliott)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sDZVzXKuHcg/SFVjEFHm20I/AAAAAAAAAk8/0HLnaWlTl54/s72-c/AloeVeraBlog.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975782986030417957.post-6681328979221476102</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-20T09:25:00.978-07:00</atom:updated><title>Which Houseplants are Best for Controlling Air Pollution?</title><atom:summary type="text">In the 1980s, tests conducted by NASA revealed that some plants have a huge impact on indoor air quality. Over a period of two years, plants were tested for their ability to filter Benzene, Trichloroethylene and Formaldehyde, common chemicals found in buildings. The choice of plants wasn&#39;t random. Houseplants were of particular interest because of the efficient way they absorb gasses necessary </atom:summary><link>http://growinghouseplants.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-are-best-houseplants-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sara Elliott)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://bp0.blogger.com/_sDZVzXKuHcg/SEVaTE-xN4I/AAAAAAAAAkM/-uTBclH-UfI/s72-c/PeaceLilyJayJaycFlickr.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975782986030417957.post-7834371005391329239</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-01T10:26:17.288-07:00</atom:updated><title>Why does my houseplant have yellow leaves?</title><atom:summary type="text">This sounds like an easy question to answer, but yellowing leaves can be caused by a number of different problems. The three most common are over watering, pot bound roots, and inadequate light.To diagnose the problem yourself, become a bit of a detective.Over WateringRoot rot from over watering is one of the biggest reasons for yellowing leaves on houseplants. If you&#39;ve discovered that your </atom:summary><link>http://growinghouseplants.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-does-my-houseplant-have-yellow.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sara Elliott)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item></channel></rss>