So, maybe I CAN'T Plant a Tree. Will planting a few potted plants still be an good effect to help environment?

Question

Does it still make a difference? If possible, could you say roughly how much CO2 it takes in? (the average potted plants)

Answer 1

I can't tell you exactly how much the CO2 intake is from an average plant, but i do know that every little contribution to the environment can help. Turn out lights, plant loads of plants, when you go on vacation, shut down the AC and Heater, etc. Buy power saving lights; they may be more expensive but they last longer, and besides what is money going to help us if global warming kills us all?

But back to the initial question, you probably could make just as much of a difference by planting plants. I'd estimate that they take in maybe 10%-30%, but I have no clue. You should go to your local nursery for planting and ask an expert. They'll tell you all about different species of plant and a lot about how you can contribute.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Every little bit helps.  Please check out "NASA's Clean Air Plant Study".

"Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only decorative, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings."

"NASA research has consistently shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several toxic chemicals from the air in building interiors. You can use plants in your home or office to improve the quality of the air to make it a more pleasant place to live and work - where people feel better, perform better, any enjoy life more."

TOP 10 plants most effective in removing:

formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the air.

Common Name - Scientific Name

  

Bamboo Palm - Chamaedorea Seifritzii  

Chinese Evergreen - Aglaonema Modestum  

English Ivy - Hedera Helix

Gerbera Daisy - Gerbera Jamesonii

Janet Craig - Dracaena "Janet Craig"  

Marginata - Dracaena Marginata  

Mass cane/Corn Plant - Dracaena Massangeana  

Mother-in-Law's Tongue - Sansevieria Laurentii  

Pot Mum - Chrysantheium morifolium  

Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa"  

Warneckii - Dracaena "Warneckii"

Answer 3

yes, planting a potted plant will still help the enivorment. It won't have as big of an effect as a tree, probably, but as long as you're trying to help our environment. It's that what counts!

Answer 4

it's ok. you can contribute how much ever you can. there are so many those who bring harm to nature, so you are good when campared to them.

Answer 5

Yes it will help,but the actual no. I don't remember. NASA is considering the use of algae on long flights. So anything that can perform photosynthesis will help. Mother nature is doing her part.

Answer 6

I'd say that it might make a little difference, but not to much.

Answer 7

I recently watched An Inconvenient Truth and in there, they said that all plants help.  Even house plants help the pollution inside your homes.  In the spring the air is cleaner, but in the fall the air is worse because everything is dying.  I say plant what you can wherever you can.

Answer 8

planting ANYTHING will help the environment becuz plants emit oxygen 4 us 2 breathe. so plant those plants!

Answer 9

YES

http://www.gomestic.com/Gardening/Six-Ed...

read that link

ANY time you grow your own FOOD plants you help.. tomatoes are espeically easy to grow in pots

Answer 10

Yes, what counts is that your trying to help the envierment and i think everyone should try to help everyday to make this planet better. Hope you have a great time planting potted plants!! =)