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Dave\'s Garden Book Review: Tough Plants for Southern Gardens
Many relatives have one growing in their gardens from the original plant.Just because these plants aren't the newest varieties or the most expensive choices doesn't make them unworthy to plant.
California
El Segundo
How to Grow A Potato Vine Plant
Apply it according to label directions.Remember that potato plants are vines and require a support to grow up. Once it is established and strong, change your irrigation pattern and water deeply and less frequently.Feed the vines with an all-purpose fertilizer...
California
Santa Monica
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Coleus
Coleus do like their water and will wilt if the soil becomes too dry. It will take a couple of weeks for the color to appear in the baby leaves, so be patient.Some gardeners keep their coleus plants in a sunny window during the winter.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Caladiums
Many new gardeners are starting to plan their first adventure into our crazy, wonderful world. My front porch is in the full morning sun for several hours, but bright shade after about 10:00 AM.Caladiums look much more exotic and difficult than they really...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
They make great plants for vacation homes and for gardeners with hectic work schedules. This plant is an excellent choice for all. They are generally very inexpensive and often a friend or neighbor will simply hand you a few 'chicks' if asked.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
The little plants should shoot up quickly and to make a bushier display, pinch out the center growing tip when they are between six and eight inches tall. If you have your heart set on giant red flowers or the neon combination of purple and chartreuse,...
California
El Segundo
How To Grow Potatoes: When To Plant Potatoes
They need very little other than mild temperatures and soil, which is why they have been a historic food staple.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Planting potatoes normally starts with a seed potato.can...
Ohio
Willoughby
Growing and Propagating Ornamental Sweet Potatoes: Save them for next year and save $$
More than a Thanksgiving tradition, sweet potatoes can also be an ornamental plant, adding terrific color and texture to your containers! Ornamental sweet potato plants aren't exactly cheap to buy, especially as annuals, but saving them from year to year...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: The Alba Rose
Check outfor instructions. The ground drains well and water never stands when it rains. Since Kathleen's rose was the parent of mine, we can only believe that its ultimate size is dependent on climate and location.
California
El Segundo
Saga of a First Time Potato Grower
I live on a typical suburban lot, so my gardening space is somewhat limited. There's a lot of knowledge in the brains of some mature gardeners.By the way, you can bet I'm growing spuds this upcoming season.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
Collecting daylilies is extremely addictive and like the proverbial potato chip, you can't stop with just one! Plant daylilies in well-drained soil in a sunny part of your garden. Now, there are also pinks, purples and near whites, many with unusual eyes,...
California
El Segundo
Can Plants Grow in Other Liquids Besides Water?
For example, watering Baby's Tears plants with carbonated water provides plants with macronutrients, such as carbon, potassium and sulfur, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder.
California
Santa Monica
Indoor House Plants That Do Not Require Sunlight
It will grow 1 to 4 feet tall and the soil should completely dry out before watering. Plants need light to produce energy to grow and produce flowers, however, there are a few indoor plants that can survive with minimal light.
California
Santa Monica
How to Grow Salvia Divinorum
I'm writing this with the assumption that you are using a Salvia cutting. Boom, there's your humidity tent. If you're already hip to the jive, then here's the skinny on how to grow your own Salvia divinorum plant.You must get a Salvia cutting.
California
Santa Monica
Does Bleach Affect Plant Growth?
Moving the plant to another location with as little soil attached as possible may save it, depending on the plant's size. Leaves that have been touched by bleach will quickly turn white, then wither and die.
California
Santa Monica
How to Use Root Stimulator When Planting
Soak the bare roots of your trees, plants or shrubs overnight, or as stated on directions. Root stimulators designed for plants, flowers and trees help promote strong root growth. Root stimulators are often used when plants, flowers or bare-root trees...
California
Santa Monica
How Does Altitude Affect Vegetation?
For example, in 2010, researchers at UC Davis found that plants at the base of the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon were dramatically affected by recent climate change, which has reduced the amount of water available for low elevation plants.The nutrients...
California
Santa Monica
Visiting the Cirque de Salazie
Salazie is one of those three cirques (not circus!) formed by exploding volcanoes a long long time ago (good thing I was not already there, it was 140,000 to 180,000 years ago) and the strong erosive actions of water and wind.
California
El Segundo
Can Plants Live Without Sunlight?
A question that always arises among people who care for plants is whether those plants can indeed live without sunlight. Among the seven separate colors contained within sunlight, plants especially favor blue and red light for their growth needs.Over...
California
Santa Monica
Is Plant Food the Same As Fertilizer?
Organic nutrients take longer to break down into the soil, but they are also sometimes less expensive, especially for home gardeners who have their own compost piles. Chloroplasts within the chlorophyll react with the carbon dioxide to produce a simple...
California
Santa Monica
How to Cut Dieffenbachia Plants
The plants thrive when they receive bright light and occasional watering, but they may eventually become overgrown. An overgrown dieffenbachia produces tall stems with top heavy foliage growth at the top instead of even leaf distribution over the length...
California
Santa Monica
How Plants Grow with Different Kinds of Liquids
Plants require a basic combination of ingredients to grow. Unlike sugar, salt cannot be used by the plant's cells. The primary needs of plants include sunlight, air, water and soil.
California
Santa Monica
How to Prune a Pothos
Select the vines you want to trim, and unravel them carefully from the main plant.Trace the vines you are trimming down to the soil line, and carefully cut them at a point about 2 inches from the soil.
California
Santa Monica
How to Grow Ferns From Clippings
Mist the top of the soil regularly to maintain a moist, humid environment. When the spores collect in a pile at the bottom of the bag, you are ready to plant.Heat a small amount of moist soil in the microwave until it just starts to steam.
California
Santa Monica
Nitrogen-Loving Garden Plants
Each plant needs 1 tablespoon of nitrate fertilizer three weeks after you set it outside. Rhubarb also is another nitrogen-loving plant. Nitrogen is one of the main nutrients all plants need to thrive.
California
Santa Monica
Using Aqua Globes to Water Plants
Dry soil is porous, which allows the flow of air through the soil. The stems of Aqua Globe are thin glass and they're easy to chip or break if you don't handle the globe carefully.
California
Santa Monica
The Effect of Infrared Light on Plant Growth
Infrared light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. A short exposure to far infrared light increased the space between nodes when the exposure occurred at the end of an eight-hour light period.
California
Santa Monica