Growers may want to add house plants to their repertoire - decorative greenery is flying off the shelves in NY, NJ

Greenhouse growers who are seeing a drop in business may want to add some house plant offering to their websites. Despite the downturn in green industries due to the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a huge spike in curbside and online house plant purchases in New York and New Jersey, according to a report from the New York Post.

And people aren't just buying one plant - several customers are purchasing multiple ones in one shot, according to the Post. The report attributes the huge increase in "black thumbed" stay-at-homes buying the plants because of the extra time at home due to the coronavirus: Suddenly daily plant care is a breeze. (Not to mention that for those in small, shabby apartments, a plant does a lot to cheer up the place!) The complete article can be found here.