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Wowww the fuck, I pay 0.4523€ per kWh, so for me it would be 33.92€ which is ~36$. Roughly 2% of my income each month. Yeaah...
Oof. Yeah I'd be seriously reevaluating my energy consumption at those prices.
Yeah I'm not "into" house plants that much, but I've been evaluating what to do because I'd love to have them. The problem I have is that I live in an apartment that only has windows on one side, and while it is enough light for general living, roughly 70% of the apartment is not suitable for most plants due to very low light.
Combined with me having a very random sleep pattern which I can't really "fix", I have to have the blinds down a lot to be able to sleep properly, making the situation even worse. So honestly I'm thinking of using plastic plants in the darker areas to have at least a bit of greenery there.
@Azzu
Sansevieria. Put them wherever. Give them a couple days by the window on rotation when you think of it. They come in different sizes/styles.
I have one in a bathroom with a small, frosted, tree-shaded window that's usually hidden by the shower curtain. I've forgotten to water it for weeks at a time. They're fairly hardy. :blobfoxcrylaugh:
@Shadow