{"id":80590,"date":"2025-01-31T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/?p=80590"},"modified":"2025-07-05T15:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T13:52:31","slug":"tips-for-sustainable-living-with-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/tipps-fuer-nachhaltiges-wohnen-mit-pflanzen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for sus\u00adtainable living with plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buy\u00ading plants and put\u00adting them in the place of your choice is not auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly sus\u00adtainable. On the con\u00adtra\u00adry: you should con\u00adsider a few important points. Here come <strong>Useful tips<\/strong>, how you can make your home sus\u00adtainable with green room\u00adma\u00adtes and thus make an eco\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal state\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How sus\u00adtainable are plants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plants in your own home can make a con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon in many ways. <strong>towards more sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty<\/strong> per\u00adform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some house\u00adplants such as hemp, green lily and ivy can fil\u00adter pol\u00adlut\u00adants such as form\u00adalde\u00adhyde and ben\u00adzene from the air. At the same time, they regu\u00adla\u00adte the humi\u00addi\u00adty and ensu\u00adre a plea\u00adsant <strong>healt\u00adhy indoor cli\u00adma\u00adte<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During pho\u00adto\u00adsyn\u00adthe\u00adsis, plants con\u00advert <strong>CO\u2082 in oxy\u00adgen<\/strong> around. Alt\u00adhough this CO\u2082 com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon by indoor plants is com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adtively low, they still make their con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plants <strong>replace arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal deco\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons<\/strong> made of pla\u00ads\u00adtic or other less envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly mate\u00adri\u00adals, for exam\u00adp\u00adle \u2014 you can also set a clear signal for sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty with the\u00adse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 tips for sus\u00adtainable living with plants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By now you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polster-fischer.de\/servicewelt\/trendsetzer\/wohnideen\/zimmerpflanzen-gruene-wohlfuehloasen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plants in the home<\/a> alo\u00adne is not enough to make a green state\u00adment. But what else exact\u00adly do you need to con\u00adsider? To help you get star\u00adted, I\u2019ve put tog\u00ade\u00adther the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing<strong> 6 useful tips<\/strong> put tog\u00ade\u00adther for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choo\u00adse sus\u00adtainable plants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all you should <strong>only sus\u00adtainable plants<\/strong> sel\u00adect. How do you get the\u00adre? Quite sim\u00adply, here are a few tips and tricks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pay atten\u00adti\u00adon to <strong>Con\u00adcre\u00adte seal<\/strong>, that cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adze sus\u00adtainable plants \u2014 e.g. <em>Deme\u00adter<\/em>, <em>Natur\u00adland<\/em> or EU orga\u00adnic seal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visits <strong>one <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/map\/\"><strong>Orga\u00adnic nur\u00adsery<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Here you can be sure that your new sprouts come from eco\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal\u00adly sound seeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pro\u00adpa\u00adga\u00adte your plants<\/strong> with <a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/basil-bush-on-the-balcony-attracts-bees\/\">Cut\u00adtings<\/a> or off\u00adshoots ins\u00adtead of always buy\u00ading new ones \u2014 this way you save valuable resour\u00adces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Swap plants<\/strong>, by canv\u00adas\u00adsing plant swap mar\u00adkets or loo\u00adking around on eBay clas\u00adsi\u00adfieds, Face\u00adbook groups and neigh\u00adbor\u00adhood apps. You can not only swap plants, cut\u00adtings and off\u00adshoots, but also sau\u00adcers and plan\u00adters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atten\u00adti\u00adon<\/strong>Orga\u00adnic house\u00adplants invol\u00adve water-inten\u00adsi\u00adve cul\u00adti\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and high CO\u2082 emis\u00adsi\u00adons for trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon to the point of sale. So it\u2019s a good idea not to buy too many of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choo\u00adse the right soil<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Of cour\u00adse you also need <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/recommendations\/erde\/\">the right plant soil<\/a><\/strong>, so that your green room\u00adma\u00adtes can grow and thri\u00adve wit\u00adhout any pro\u00adblems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Uni\u00adver\u00adsal soil<\/strong> is sui\u00adta\u00adble for most house\u00adplants, flowe\u00adring plants and pot\u00adted plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Herb and sowing soil<\/strong> is inten\u00added for herbs and young plants, for exam\u00adp\u00adle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cac\u00adtus and suc\u00adcu\u00adlent soil<\/strong> is \u2014 as the name sug\u00adgests \u2014 the first choice for cac\u00adti and suc\u00adcu\u00adlents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vege\u00adta\u00adble soil<\/strong> pro\u00advi\u00addes a wide varie\u00adty of vege\u00adta\u00adbles such as toma\u00adtoes, pep\u00adpers and zuc\u00adchi\u00adnis with all the nut\u00adri\u00adents they need.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rho\u00addo\u00adden\u00addron and bog gar\u00adden soil<\/strong> is an aci\u00addic soil that is per\u00adfect for gro\u00adwing rho\u00addo\u00adden\u00addrons, blueber\u00adries and hydran\u00adge\u00adas, for exam\u00adp\u00adle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here appli\u00ades<\/strong>In any case, make sure that the plant soil is free of peat. Peat extra\u00adc\u00adtion is any\u00adthing but envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly \u2014 it des\u00adtroys the habi\u00adtats of num\u00ade\u00adrous ani\u00admals and plants and is asso\u00adcia\u00adted with enorm\u00adous CO\u2082 emis\u00adsi\u00adons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focus on self-suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy with herbs, fruit and vege\u00adta\u00adbles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Own cul\u00adti\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon of herbs, fruit and vege\u00adta\u00adbles<\/strong> enjoys gre\u00adat popu\u00adla\u00adri\u00adty. The best thing about it is that you don\u2019t neces\u00ads\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly need a gar\u00adden. On the con\u00adtra\u00adry: urban gar\u00addening \u2014 gar\u00addening in urban spaces \u2014 is also pos\u00adsi\u00adble on the smal\u00adlest bal\u00adco\u00adnies and even on win\u00addows\u00adills:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try a space-saving rai\u00adsed bed on your bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny. With a litt\u00adle manu\u00adal skill, you can even build a rai\u00adsed bed out of wood yours\u00adelf.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A good alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adve to rai\u00adsed beds are plant shel\u00adves, which offer ple\u00adnty of sto\u00adrage space for flower pots and the like. They also save space and can be easi\u00adly pla\u00adced both indoors and out\u00addoors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With spe\u00adcial indoor plan\u00adting sys\u00adtems, you can crea\u00adte an indoor gar\u00adden wit\u00adhout nee\u00adding the warmth of natu\u00adral sun\u00adlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also a good idea<\/strong>: a <a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/create-a-low-maintenance-beautifully-flowering-bee-friendly-balcony\/\">Easy-care, beau\u00adtiful\u00adly flowe\u00adring, bee-fri\u00adend\u00adly bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny<\/a> with wild\u00adflowers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use natu\u00adral plant care<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to live sus\u00adtain\u00adab\u00adly, you should also pay atten\u00adti\u00adon to <strong>envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly methods<\/strong> set. Cau\u00adti\u00adon is advi\u00adsed, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly when it comes to pests \u2014 after all, the use of che\u00admi\u00adcal pesti\u00adci\u00addes can not only harm the envi\u00adron\u00adment, but also per\u00adso\u00adnal health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ins\u00adtead, it is worth <strong>natu\u00adral alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adves<\/strong>. Many pro\u00adblems can be effec\u00adtively sol\u00adved with simp\u00adle house\u00adhold reme\u00addies \u2014 and wit\u00adhout any che\u00admi\u00adcals. For exam\u00adp\u00adle, use cof\u00adfee grounds as a fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adzer \u2014 this not only com\u00adbats pests, but also ser\u00adves as a natu\u00adral growth aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turn dis\u00adcard\u00aded con\u00adtai\u00adners into plant pots<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty is not just limi\u00adt\u00aded to the plants them\u00adsel\u00adves, but also rela\u00adtes to the asso\u00adcia\u00adted <a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/recommendations\/pflanzgefaesse\/\">Plan\u00adters<\/a>. Unfort\u00adu\u00adna\u00adte\u00adly, it hap\u00adpens far too often that plan\u00adters made of <strong>envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly harmful mate\u00adri\u00adals such as pla\u00ads\u00adtic<\/strong> exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set ins\u00adtead <strong>on upcy\u00adcling<\/strong>. In other words: brea\u00adthe new life into dis\u00adcard\u00aded items by repur\u00adpo\u00adsing and recy\u00adcling them. This is not only gre\u00adat for the envi\u00adron\u00adment, but also gives you the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to give free rein to your crea\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty. How about using old wel\u00adlies, teapots or bicy\u00adcle bas\u00adkets as ori\u00adgi\u00adnal plan\u00adters, for exam\u00adp\u00adle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here come <strong>a few more ide\u00adas for inspi\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trans\u00adform <a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/making-an-insect-nesting-aid-with-children-from-a-tin-can\/\">old tin cans<\/a> and pre\u00adser\u00adving jars into sty\u00adlish plan\u00adters by pain\u00adting them bright\u00adly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a macra\u00adm\u00e9 han\u00adging bas\u00adket with some string and a few simp\u00adle knots, which looks par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly good in small apart\u00adments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Old woo\u00adden cra\u00adtes and pal\u00adlets also make won\u00adderful rustic plan\u00adters \u2014 with a litt\u00adle color, they beco\u00adme real eye-cat\u00adchers in your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crea\u00adting a sus\u00adtainable home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No mat\u00adter how small your home is \u2014 even in the smal\u00adlest of spaces you can <strong>a con\u00adscious sign of sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty<\/strong> plant. But make sure you choo\u00adse envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly plants, the right soil, natu\u00adral plant care and use upcy\u00adcled plan\u00adters.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to set a con\u00adscious exam\u00adp\u00adle for sus\u00adtaina\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, you can start with your own home. In this artic\u00adle, you can find out how to make your four walls envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly with plants. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":78187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80590"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80599,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80590\/revisions\/80599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}