Home Tips #8 – Home Sweet Home!
HUMIDITY:
• Peace lily – (Spathiphyllum)
• Table palm – (Chamaedorea)
• Ivy – (Hedera)
• Ferns – all types
• Tillandsia – (an epiphyte)
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FURNITURE (WOODEN)
1.Wood (polish and scratch repair)
Here are two options to clean, polish and restore scratches on wood surfaces.
• Mix half a cup of vinegar with a half cup of olive oil. Using a soft cloth, rub it on your wooden furniture.
• Rubbing coconut oil onto wooden furniture will keep the wood looking its best and will hide the scratches.
2.Wood worms
Anobium Punctatum, generally known as the common furniture beetle or woodworm, has been perceived to be the main cause of damage to wood/timber. The adult beetles emerge from infected timber in the spring, leaving a small round hole of approximately 1-2mm in diameter on the surface of the wood.
If you have noticed these small holes on your wooden furniture then regular treatments with paraffin or turpentine are recommended. Special attention should be given to the back and undersides of the furniture, especially joints and unpolished parts. When the furniture is already infected, the grubs‘ activity is indicated by fresh holes sometimes with a very fine powder falling from them. In this case, either benzene or carbon tetrachloride may be injected directly into the holes.
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(photos: flowers by @claudiaz / woodworm from Pixabay)
I am offering a safe and natural alternative to conventional treatment, but these recipes, ideas and treatment should not be misconstrued or substituted for medical advice. Please always proceed with caution and test it first on a small area, or in small quantities, if you are uncertain. Should you suspect that you or your animal have a medical problem, I urge you to seek professional advice.
I never had given the plant selection as in regard to help with humidity, nice tip for sure.
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I had no idea that plants can help with humidity. Very interesting indeed @claudiaz :)
The best ones to use use are those that grow well in humid climates like ferns! thanks for the visit @jusipasetti
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That wood is kind of cosmic looking, to think of the worms is unnerving.
yes it is and they destroy your furniture if the wood was not properly treated to begin with!
Great tips, I live in Puerto Rico and it is very humid, I wasn't aware that these plants would help. Definitely worth a try.
yes they do help, and there are many more, have a look on the internet. We also have a lot of humidity in Uruguay and the best plants to have I found were ferns!
We've had an incredibly humid summer this year in New England - I wish I'd know about the plant thing a few months ago! Thanks so much for the excellent info, @claudiaz and congrats on the #steemitbloggers Daily Member Boost!
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Hi @claudiaz
What are those markings on the wood that's leading up to the holes made by the wood worms?
Great tips
Will look for those plants :)
yes the worms make those marks! but in furniture you often just see the holes! @kaerpediem
Kinda gross but at the same time beautiful haha