What do you grow on your dusty, pollen-covered screen porch?

[Anonymous]

It’s shady but warm. Thinking big leaves so it’s easier to wipe them?

[Anonymous]

My screened porch isn't dusty/pollen covered because I clean it. If you want to know how, I'm happy to share. As far as plants on my north facing, screened on 2 sides porch, I have:
- Boston ferns that I got a Costco and bring in over the winter
- Corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) that I bring in over the winter
- Cuttings of hydrangeas that I'm rooting. I keep them on the porch so the squirrels don't get them
- Christmas cactus that I bring in over the winter.

[Anonymous]

This is helpful. Thank you, PP. I use an upholstery attachment to clean everything on the porch and the moldings, then wipe wet. I just hate how the plants and all their leaves need to be wiped down too, unless I’m missing something

[Anonymous]

Why don’t you just blast plants off with a leaf blower on lowest setting? Pollen and dust gone. Done.

[Anonymous]

Impatiens and begonias for warm weather.

[Anonymous]

I just hose the entire screened in porch.

[Anonymous]

We sweep, blow, and hose everything periodically.

[Anonymous]

I don’t own a leaf blower (rowhouse) so this didn’t occur to me. Thanks for the idea.

Would hostas grow well out there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t own a leaf blower (rowhouse) so this didn’t occur to me. Thanks for the idea.

Would hostas grow well out there?

If you water them regularly. They like water and some light, but it doesn’t need to be direct sun.

[Anonymous]

I just move my house plants out there. Then move them back in during the winter/early spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is helpful. Thank you, PP. I use an upholstery attachment to clean everything on the porch and the moldings, then wipe wet. I just hate how the plants and all their leaves need to be wiped down too, unless I’m missing something

12:37 here. Like PPs have suggested, I hose the plants off if/when they get pollen on them. I can drag a hose into the porch from the yard. You could also get a hose that attaches to your kitchen faucet if you don't have an outdoor faucet or it's too much of a hassle. I can also carry the plants out to the yard and hose them off.

For the screens, I have a telescoping RV brush (like to a similar one at bottom of post) that I use to scrub the screens/walls/floor in the spring/summer. I just put some Dawn into a bucket, spray the walls/screens/floor with the hose and then dip the brush into the bucket, give everything a once over and rinse. Don't forget to wipe the blades of your ceiling fan if you have one.

[Anonymous]

Forgot the link!
https://www.amazon.com/Carrand-93062-Deluxe-Brush-Extension/dp/B00HFL4CK6/ref=sr_1_5?hvadid=616931663911&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9059726&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10954966173495716202&hvtargid=kwd-3158995050&hydadcr=24662_13611802&keywords=rv+wash+brush&qid=1686604507&sr=8-5

[Anonymous]

OP back to say thank you! Never heard of a telescoping brush or hose that attaches to kitchen faucet (my porch is on a higher level)