I bought a £10 moisture sucking plant from B&M and it's worked wonders for damp and mould in my home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukI generally don't excited about plants, they usually end up dying a very quick death in our house. But the fact there are moisture sucking plants out there that can help improve the air quality of your home, well, that's something I can get on board with.
In fact there are quite a few clever houseplants that can suck moisture from the air and help prevent the build up of mould.
Eager to give one a try, I managed to find a snake plant - also known as a Sansevieria - at B&M, costing £10. Join our FREE Manchester Family WhatsApp group by clicking here The plants have tall, flat, tongue-shaped leaves that grow in a stiff, upright manner and thrive in warm conditions with bright filtered light or partially shaded areas.
Our bathroom ticks all the boxes and, as a family of four, gets particularly damp as the shower is so heavily used. We don't have an extractor fan, so we rely on throwing the window open, but it doesn't always keep the damp at bay and mould spore patches quickly build up near the ceiling.
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