Desert Soil

Because desert hyacinth is unable to synthesize chlorophyll, the plant displays no green parts and the flower extends from a single, whitish stalk.The plant survives by sucking water and nutrients from saltbush and other desert plants, via a thin root...

Dasylirions are one of the most ornamental of the desert landscape plants commonly available in cultivation. This article serves as an introduction to these beautiful plants along with some cultivational information as well.

It isn't a great plant for the collector, however, as it is a short-lived anual, dying halfway through the growing season and then rolling off into the sunset.tumbleweeds green in summer where there is some roadside water.Nice color changes can be seen...

Match your watering practices to these needs for best success. You can't expect the plant to thrive in overly moist soil, in a site with limited light. These East African and Arabian natives are wonderful in the interior container garden or as warm climate...

Place the plant where it receives at least five to six hours of sun per day – preferably even more.Desert rose doesn't require a lot of fertilizer, but regular feeding ensures the plant receives the nutrients it needs to produce blooms.

Water the cutting daily, making sure the water is able to drain out of the soil. In about a month, the seedlings will be large enough to transplant to a permanent container.If you are starting adenium seeds, you can expect that the seedlings to bloom...

The seeds in the long, thin pods grow so readily that the tree is considered invasive in some areas. Thinkwhen growing these trees in your landscape. The young trees trap and hold soil sediment as their roots grow, creating islands.When you are trying...

The caudex is a thick, swollen area of the stem near soil level.The process to encourage an above ground bulbous caudex is referred to as “lifting.” However, it is not recommended to start lifting and exposing the caudex until your plant is at least...

Desert willow produces flowers that are extremely ornamental. It grows so rapidly that the plant can get scraggly if left to its own devices. It's a member of the trumpet vine family.

For more information about desert bluebell flowers, read on.So exactly what are desert bluebells? Desert bluebell care is easiest if you plant the flowers in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 10.Site these beauties in a full...

Furry, silvery foliage will soon appear, followed by blooms of the desert marigold flower.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });While it is not necessary to water regularly, an occasional drink makes flowers...

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But as it turns out, these amazing adaptable palms do extremely well in the hot deserts as long as they don't have to deal with the direct sun.However, Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) also grows extremely well in the desert.

You can start growing New Mexico olive trees in clay soil, sandy soil or average soil.All plants, including Forestiera desert olives, require irrigation when they are first transplanted.

Floral patterns have been used to decorate just about everything and appear almost everywhere.They have been used so extensively, that we take them for granted even though we pass them by everyday.

Just be careful if it gets cold where you are (below freezing) and take measures to protect your plants; freeze damage never completely goes away. All are sun-lovers and seem to be happiest when it's super hot and they are in full, blazing sun (not all...

Just ask Thomas Edison:The first year I made the firm decision to grow some strawberries, I purchased them in the spring with delusions of grandeur that I would have a plentiful summer crop.

In a previous article I introduced the reader to the basics of Agave culitvation and a few of the more common species of Agave. In this one I will touch upon several of the larger species of Agave.

Add it directly to soil to lighten it. Plus it holds ten times its weight in water. Add fertilizer to make a complete soil. Vermont Organics Coconut Coir is an ideal soil enhancer.

Infused with our Probiotic technology and Aloe Vera and Yucca extract and you have a planting mix the way nature intended. Acid Lovers is Organic and 100% all natural. Used to provide the perfect growing medium for all plants requiring acid soil.

Each pot is housed in a porous and biodegradable fabric case that grows with the soil from a wafer to a self contained pot. The Seed Starter Pots are completely self-contained. They are able to be transplanted directly into the ground without the risk...

Use it to help loosen hard-packed soil and increase water penetration. It also helps to eliminate brown spots and guard against burning from dog urine. This mixture is made of decomposed organic by products and is fortified with chelated iron.

This 8 Qt. re-sealable bag of Better-Gro Phalaenopsis Mix was developed to provide the proper moisture control for encouraging Phalaenopsis plant and root growth. Use this mix when re-potting your orchids to give them the drainage, air flow and root ventilation...

Viagrow Horticultural perlite is commonly used alone for a completely inert hydroponic medium with good capillary and air retention properties, perlite can also be added to any medium to improve texture or combined with COIR (coconut fiber) and bulk granular...

Saves water, space, time, and money. With hydration. Cube of 8 individual sheets expands instantly to 2 cu. Wonder Soil's Organic Sheets have all of the great ingredients of the Organic Cube, but come in 8 individual sheets for easy expansion and storage!...

In the process, those lowly creatures help aerate and condition the soil for the healthy and robust growth of all things green. Tote of Noble Worm Soil Remedy. Noble Worm Organics is both proud and pleased to announce its long-awaited 2 cu.

Viagrow Horticultural perlite is commonly used alone for a completely inert hydroponic medium with good capillary and air retention properties, perlite can also be added to any medium to improve texture or combined with COIR (coconut fiber) and bulk granular...