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Self-Confessed 'Jungle Boy' Has 1,400 House Plants That Take Him Hours To Water Every Day

Self-confessed ‘jungle Boy’ Has 1,400 House Plants That Take Him Hours To Water Every Day

A guy who claims to be a 'Jungle Boy' has transformed his small apartment into a tropical indoor jungle.

Joe Bagley, a 20-year-old from Leicestershire in England, really loves plants.

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With over 1,400 houseplants in his collection, nearly every square inch of his living space is full of them. He spends hours watering the plants every day.

Check out a tour of his home jungle here:

His one-bedroom apartment is full of everything from cacti to succulents and other tropical plants. Some of the plants even live in the bathroom!

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As you can see, his home is like a bona fide jungle. It looks incredible.

Joe says:

"I love it every morning when I wake up and walk around. It's lovely. There's not a single room without plants in, and every room is chockablock."

Entering his apartment, you'll find a plant placed on every bookshelf, the staircase, dining table, and bedside cabinet.

He explains:

"There are plants on the stairs, dinner table, my bedside cabinet. I'm always thinking of new places to put more."

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Joe works in a garden center and has spent his earnings amounting to over £3,5009 (around $4,375) on his plants. He also dedicates several hours daily to water the plants.

Sometimes he even wakes up in the middle of the night with a 'sixth sense' that his plants need some TLC.

Joe says:

"I have a sixth sense for knowing when something needs watering."

"I have even been known to wake up at 1 am and think, 'hang on, one of my orchids needs watering."

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Despite his ever-growing greenery often making his home hard to navigate for visitors, Joe has no plans to stop adding more plants.

He explains:

"At one point, plants were blocking the door, and only I knew how to get past without knocking them over."

"I've had to clear the doorways now and create a bit of a path so people can get around."

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Joe's love for plants began in his childhood.

This was after his grandmother had gifted him with a cutting of her spider plant when he was 13.

His fascination with plants began.

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He revealed:

"I love the process of looking after them and watching them grow. I love having something that relies on me to look after it."

"These plants would be dead if I wasn't there to look after them."

"People have started to see me like a plant hospital."

"If a plant has died, people bring it to me, and I revive it and give it back a few months later."

With his vast breadth of knowledge of his leafy friends, he hopes to open up his dream business. A jungle café!

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