Shower Greenhouse Concept

Urban Gardening In Small Spaces

I began to think of products that can be used in organic farming. And in the environment we live in it is relatively easy to find the space to create even small gardens. But what about in a small Manhattan apartment like my cousin lives in? I spend a chunk of every summer in Manhattan and am always struck by how space is a precious commodity. Today I began to think about creating an organic garden within the constraints of city living. This developed into the concept of a urban shower green house. Plants need water, light, and soil essentially. What if a light was attached to the shower ceiling and plants feed off the condensation of the shower, as well as perhaps additional waterings? The shower is a relatively dead space  in city living. If a small tray like greenhouse hung at the top it could be really interesting, and effective. I'm going to pursue this and look at what types of plants could live in such an environment. 

More Research:

Clean Air Priority Fixes in the Bath

By: Anne B. Bond

The bathroom is a room that often has very poor indoor air quality. In fact, it is usually one of the most polluted rooms in the home. One reason for this is because it frequently a small, closed room without adequate ventilation. But the biggest cause for the poor air quality is the types of products commonly used there.

Here are the top three highest priority fixes for cleaning the air in your bathroom:

• 1. If you receive municipal water, install water filters for both the shower head and the tub faucet to eliminate chlorine. If your water comes from a well, make sure your water is filtered with a whole-house filter, or at the tap.
•  Switch all personal care products to ones with natural scents, not synthetic fragrance. Look on labels for essential oils and avoid those with the word “fragrance.”
•  Substitute green cleaning products for any product you use in the bathroom (cleaning, pesticide, etc.) with a signal word on its label stronger than a “caution.” The “green” products available on the market in health food stores and health section of the supermarket can cover all your cleaning needs in the bathroom.

Although ventilation and mold would be concerns of a "shower garden" the plant life would filter the air and benefit the overall health of the space.