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Tips for Indoor Cherry Tomatoes Growing indoor veggies comes with a unique set of challenges, especially during the winter months. As with any indoor plant, use a well-drained planter with a good quality potting soil mix or a soilless medium. Limit one cherry tomato plant per 12 to 14 inch (31-36 cm.) pot. Avoid root rot issues by checking the surface of the growth medium before watering. Pest issues can also be more problematic on cherry tomatoes grown indoors....

Chestnut Harvest Time When to harvest chestnuts? Chestnuts don’t ripen at the same time and chestnut harvest time can span as much as five weeks, although the nuts generally ripen in a 10- to 30-day span of time in late August and September. Allow the nuts to fall from the tree naturally. Don’t pick the nuts, which may damage the branches; and don’t shake the tree, which may cause immature nuts to drop....

Chinese Trumpet Creeper Plant Info Chinese trumpet creeper vines (Campus grandiflora) can be grown in USDA zones 6-9. They grow rapidly once established and can attain lengths of 13-30 feet (4-9 m.) in an ideally sunny area. This vigorous woody vine bears blossoms in the early summer in a profusion of 3-inch (7.5 cm.), red or orange blossoms. The trumpet-shaped flowers are borne off of new growth beginning in early June and the profusion lasts for about a month....

Choosing Shrubs for the Landscape Shrubs have many uses within the landscape such as foundation plantings, privacy hedges, and specimen plants. They can be used as backdrops, to define garden beds, and to simply add seasonal interest. Foliage differs from plant to plant, so look for foliage colors that will create a pleasing visual effect and subtle contrast to the other plants within the landscape. Fall foliage colors can range from silver, gold, and variegated varieties to red, purple, and dark green....

Christmas Cactus Fertilizer Requirements Christmas cacti produce trailing jointed stems and wonderful flowers. These plants are epiphytes native to Brazil and make perfect houseplants. For the most part, the cacti are easy to care for and thrive in indirect, bright light, well-draining soil, and average moisture. Christmas cactus feeding takes place monthly during the growing season, generally April through October. This will keep your plants in tip-top condition to form buds and eventually that fully bloomed look in time for Christmas....

Citrus Gummosis Information What causes citrus foot rot? Citrus foot rot is a disease caused by Phytophthora, an aggressive fungus that lives in the soil. Phytophthora requires moisture to move to trees via rain, irrigation, or whenever spores splash on tree trunks. Trees can develop citrus root rot symptoms very quickly in rainy weather and cool, moist climates. Citrus Foot Rot Symptoms Citrus foot rot symptoms include yellowing foliage and leaf dieback, along with reduced yield and smaller fruit....

Controlling Dayflowers in the Landscape Control of Asiatic dayflower is tricky for a number of reasons. For starters, these common dayflower weeds are resistant to many weed killers and can regrow easily from broken stems. It can also sneak up on you, looking like wide leafed grass when it first sprouts. The seeds can remain viable for up to four and a half years, meaning even if you think you’ve eradicated a patch, the seeds can be stirred up and sprout years later....

Best Yellow Perennials Yellow plants in the garden have long been a favorite of many growers. Often used as a symbol of happiness and friendship, there is no denying that yellow perennial flowers can be used to add a sense of vibrancy to growing spaces. Before planting yellow blossom perennials, you should carefully consider each plant’s growth requirements to ensure that the plant will thrive. This includes attention to USDA hardiness zones, as well as sun and water needs....

Coneflower Companion Plants Echinacea produces a rayed flower that spans 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm.) in width. When contemplating what to plant with coneflowers, consider other flowering plants as well as foliage superstars to enhance their beauty. Another garden scheme to consider is to use all natives as companions for Echinacea. Echinacea is native to the central and eastern parts of North America. These easy bloomers are hardy to United States Department of Agriculture zones 3 to 9....

Choosing a Container for Potted Honeyberries Honeyberries, or Haskap, are native to Russia and Japan but have naturalized widely in Canada. The sweet berries look like mutant blueberries but pack a more honeyed flavor. The plants are easy-to-care-for bushes that need good circulation, full sun, and well-drained soil. They are remarkably tolerant of alternative conditions but the best products will be achieved in optimum conditions. When you grow honeyberries in pots, you should try to accommodate the plant’s preferences since it is in a closed environment....

Will Kale Grow in Containers? Yes, kale (Brassica oleracea) will grow in containers, and not only that, but it’s easy to grow your own potted kale plants and they don’t need much space. In fact, you can grow one or two kale plants in a pot along with your annual flowers or perennials. For a bit more drama, you can add colorful Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) into the mix for another supply of healthy greens....

Container Grown Kumquat Trees Nagami is the most popular type of kumquat available and has deep-orange, oval fruit with 2-5 seeds per kumquat. The larger round Meiwa, or “the sweet kumquat,’ is less tart than Nagami with a sweeter pulp and juice, and is nearly seedless. Either variety will do well as a container grown kumquat. Kumquats have been grown in Europe and North America since the mid-19th century as ornamental trees and as potted specimens on patios and in greenhouses, so growing kumquat trees in containers is nothing new....

What is a Potted Wishbone Flower? Named for its wishbone shaped stamen, these low-growing annuals are native to Asia and Africa. Other common nicknames include the clown flower or bluewing due to the bright colors of the petals. The trumpet-shaped throat of the wishbone flower is similar to that of its close relatives, the snapdragon and foxglove. In native species, the brightly colored lilac blue and deep purple petals are highlighted by a yellow throat....

Vines That Kill Flowers Vines like trumpet and wisteria are often added to the landscape for their showy blooms. Yes, they look stunning clambering along a fence, but beneath their beauty lies a stealth plan to overtake and rule the garden. Wisteria’s powerful, sweet-smelling tentacles are an example of flower killing vines. Trumpet vine has a lust to grow, grow, and grow, making it just as bad. Other vines that may kill flowers are more of a vine weed in flower beds....

Information on Picking Squash Blossoms Flowers from summer squash, zucchini, late-season pumpkins, and winter squash make tasty garnishes or even side dishes. The plants produce both male and female flowers, with a higher population of them male. The female blossoms will become the fruit so in order to preserve your harvest, it is best to pick the male blooms. Being aware of the difference between male and female blooms is important to know when picking squash blossoms....

Types of Cotoneaster Cotoneaster has many uses in the garden, depending on the species. Here is a list of common types of cotoneaster: Cranberry cotoneaster- Cranberry cotoneaster (C. apiculatus) makes a good groundcover for erosion control, especially on slopes. Pink summer blossoms are followed by small, red berries in fall. In addition, the fall foliage turns a bronzy shade of red. The shrubs grow 2 to 3 feet (61-91 cm.) tall with a spread of up to 6 feet (2 m....

Cranberry Winter Requirements During a cranberry plant’s winter dormancy, the fruiting buds become mature. This makes winter and spring freezes potentially damaging, as they can kill the terminal growth and tender buds. Flooding as a part of cranberry winter care can help protect the roots and fruit buds. There are several other winter processes that occur to help increase cranberry winter hardiness and spring growth. Cranberries are evergreen, perennial plants native to North America....

Learning how to plant crocosmia bulbs can give your garden dimension and sunrise colors of red, orange, and yellow, and the funnel-shaped blooms have a subtle scent that increases when they are dried. Crocosmia Plants Crocosmia blooms are produced on slender stems of 2 feet (0.5 m.) or more in length. The flowers appear in May or June and the plant will keep producing all summer. Crocosmia flowers make excellent cut flowers for indoor arrangements....

What is Dahlia Flower Powdery Mildew? Many species of fungi can cause powdery mildew in ornamental plants. Golovinomyces cichoracearum (formerly Erysiphe cichoracearum) has been identified as the fungus species that commonly infects the dahlia flower. Powdery mildew doesn’t generally spread to flowers in other plant families, as the various species of fungi are host specific. Powdery mildew on dahlias is often precipitated by high humidity (over 95%), moderate ambient temperatures in the 68 to 86 degrees F....

Managing Pansies and Pests Of all the pansy plant pests, aphids are probably the most prevalent. There are several species of aphid that feed on pansies, including crescent-marked lily aphid, green peach aphid, melon aphid, pea aphid, and violet aphid. They tend to appear on pansies in the spring, attacking the ends of new growth. It can be hard to treat aphids chemically because they reproduce so quickly and effectively. If you miss even a single one, the population will be able to bounce back....