This week, Tibor Fuchs, president of the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Indoor Gardening Society of America, responded to readers’ questions about growing plants and keeping them alive inside.
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Mr. Fuchs began growing houseplants about 1975 when lots of former “flower children” opened independent plant shops and stores like Woolworths still carried a nice and reasonably priced plant selection. In 1995, he got serious and joined the Indoor Gardening Society of America and has served as its president for the past three years. He also publishes and writes a monthly column for the society’s newsletter, City Lights, which can be found on the group’s Web site.
The gardening society, founded by George and Virginie Elbert, authors of numerous books on indoor gardening, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Today, Mr. Fuchs grows about 300 plants of many varieties in a two-bedroom apartment in Kensington, Brooklyn, including tropicals (aroids, gesneriads, begonias, orchids) and succulents (euphorbias, aloes, sansevierias, caudiciforms).
Mr. Fuchs worked as computer programmer for 25 years for consulting and law firms, and he is starting an Internet gift business that will sell handmade ceramics, glass and silver. The site is under construction.
Ask About Growing Indoor Plants - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
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