Pothos And Water: Growing Pothos in Water Vs. Soil All you need to start growing pothos in water is a healthy pothos vine, a glass container, and all-purpose liquid fertilizer. Your container can be clear or colored glass. Clear glass works well for growing a pothos in water and allows you to easily see the roots. However, algae will grow slowly in colored glass, which means you won’t need to scrub the container as often....
Can I Grow Hosta Inside? Definitely! However, growing hosta indoors requires a bit more care and attention to ensure the plant’s needs are met. How to Grow Hosta Indoors Begin with the right container for your hosta. Some varieties require a very large pot, while small cultivars do fine in a relatively small container. To prevent rot, be sure the container has a drainage hole in the bottom. Place the hosta where it receives bright, indirect sunlight....
Using Pansies as Food Can you eat pansies? You sure can. In fact, unlike with many edible flowers, you don’t even need to be careful to stop at the petals. The stamen, pistil, and sepals (those little leaves directly under the flower) are all edible too. This means you can just snip the flower off its stem and eat away. That being said, you should only eat pansies that you know haven’t been exposed to chemical pesticides–which means no eating flowers you’ve bought at the florist or picked in the park....
Eating Pumpkin, Zucchini, and Squash Tendrils Perhaps you didn’t know that squash tendrils were edible, but did know that squash blossoms are edible. It doesn’t take much of a leap to figure that the tendrils might be tasty as well. They look much akin to pea shoots (delicious) albeit a bit firmer. All varieties of squash can be eaten, including zucchini and pumpkins. Edible squash tendrils may have tiny bristles on them, which might be unpalatable to some, but rest assured that when they are cooked, the little spines soften up....
Bird of Paradise Relocation Tips The bird of paradise is a beautiful, showy plant that can grow very large. Avoid transplanting enormous specimens, if possible. They can be difficult to dig up and very heavy to move. Before you start digging, be sure you have a good spot for it. Bird of paradise likes to be warm and thrives in sun and in soil that is fertile and well-drained. Find your perfect spot and dig a nice large hole before you take the next step....
Knowing how to sterilize a fruit tree can minimize the untidiness, yet preserve the beauty of the plant. What is fruit tree sterilization? Sterilization is simply a method to keep trees from fruiting. What is Fruit Tree Sterilization? When you sterilize fruit trees, you interrupt their production of auxin. Auxin is a plant hormone that controls plant growth. Growth inhibitors block transportation of auxin so it doesn’t circulate through the plant and complete its purpose....
Is Caraway Good for You? Caraway is a member of the carrot family, with the same type of feathery leaves. Its tiny flower clusters become caraway fruits. Caraway seeds are actually half-seeds, and they are used in cooking and holistic medicine. Flowers, foliage, and fruits of the caraway are all edible and all have caraway benefits. It is both good to eat and also offers significant health benefits. Caraway Plant Uses Most people have eaten rye bread with crunchy caraway seeds on top of it, but putting the delicious seeds on rye is only one of the many caraway plant uses that can be applied....
What is Jatropha Multifida? Jatropha multifida is also called Guatemala rhubarb and, more commonly, coral plant. It is a showy ornamental plant in the Euphorbia family. Like all members of the family, Jatropha exudes latex sap, which is milky to opaque. Growing coral plants requires little fussing. They are vigorous plants that can grow 6 to 10 feet (2-3 m.) tall and up to 20 feet (6 m.) in their native habitat....
Korean Feather Reed Grass Info Korean feather reed grass is scientifically described as Calamagrostis brachytricha. It is native to temperate Asia but performs well in gardens located through USDA zones 4 to 9. This hardy plant is a warm season grass that does most of its growth spring through summer. Unlike many ornamental grasses, this plant prefers a moist location. Try growing Korean feather grass around a pond, water feature, or in an area with light afternoon shade....
Information About Ornamental Millet Grass Ornamental millet grass is derived from ordinary millet, a cereal grain that is an important food crop in semi-arid areas of Asia and Africa, and is cultivated in the United States as a forage crop. A millet breeder collecting millet germplasm from around the world grew a hybrid with stunning purple foliage and a spectacular seed spike. While this millet hybrid had no agriculture value, it became an award-winning specimen for the home landscape....
About Chinese Holly Plants Chinese holly plants can be grown as large shrubs or small trees up to 25 feet (8 m.) tall. They are broadleaf evergreens with the same, glossy green foliage so typical of hollies. Those growing Chinese holly know that the leaves are rather rectangular, about 4 inches (10 cm.) long with large spines. Blossoms are a dull greenish white hue. They are not showy but offer a whopping fragrance....
The flowers of bugleweed are normally bluish to purple but they can be found in white as well. And in addition to the traditional green foliage, this ground cover can also provide the landscape with stunning copper or purple-colored foliage too, making it great for adding year-round interest. There’s even a variegated form available. Growing Ajuga Bugleweed Ajuga ground cover spreads through runners, and as a member of the mint family, it can get out of control without proper care....
About Powdery Mildew of Carrot Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that is favored by dry weather with high humidity and temperatures during morning and evening hours with temperatures between 55 and 90 degrees F. (13-32 C.). The pathogen also infects related plants such as celery, chervil, dill, parsley, and parsnip of the family Apiacae. While studies have shown that 86 cultivated and weedy plants are susceptible, a particular pathogen strain is not able to infect all host plants....
Cauliflower Seed Germination Cauliflower grows best at around 60 F. (15 C.). Too far below that and the plant will die. Too far above it and the head will “button,” meaning it will break off into lots of small, white parts instead of the desired solid, white head. Avoiding these extremes means growing cauliflower from seeds very early in the spring, then transplanting them outside. The best time for planting cauliflower seeds indoors is 4 to 7 weeks before the last average frost....
Cereal Cyst Nematode Info Nematodes are tiny worms, often roundworms and cutworms. Some are free-living, feeding on plant materials such as wheat, oats, and barley. These can cause extreme damage and make crops unsaleable. Yellowing patches above ground can indicate you have this nematode in the crop. Roots may be swollen, ropey, or knotted with shallow growth. Small white cysts on the root system are female nematodes, loaded with hundreds of eggs....
How Do You Get Rid of Chives? If chives are spreading in lawns, you’ll need to implement a two-pronged approach because chives are spread by both seeds and underground bulbs. To prevent the plant from going to seed, remove all of the blooms before they wilt – or better yet, mow or trim them before they have a chance to bloom at all. Removing the chive bulbs requires digging – a lot....
Growing Nut Trees in Zone 4 Growing nut trees requires patience, as many are slow to produce nuts. Walnut and chestnut, for example, eventually turn into majestic specimens, but depending on the variety, they may take up to 10 years to bear fruit. On the other hand, some nut trees, including hazelnuts (filberts), may produce nuts within three to five years. Nut trees aren’t terribly fussy, but all require plenty of sunlight and well-drained soil....
There may be other types of thrips on citrus trees, but this variety has the potential to cause the most economic damage. For this reason, control of citrus thrips is vital in areas where wide scale production of citrus fruit is common. What are Citrus Thrips? What are citrus thrips? They are tiny orange-yellow insects whose feeding activities scar and damage the surface of the fruit. It is important to know what citrus thrips look like, as there are other thrip pests on citrus trees, which do little damage to the fruit and require no treatment....
Do staghorn ferns need to be cleaned? Since the fronds are so large, it isn’t unusual to find a thin layer of dust on a staghorn fern. Washing staghorn fern plants carefully will remove dust that can block sunlight and of course, also brightens the appearance of the plant. If you’re convinced that cleaning a staghorn fern is a good idea, read on for helpful tips on how to get it done....
Shade tolerant annual vines grow in several types with a variety of bountiful blooms. Coordinate them with other flowers in your landscape to quickly improve your curb appeal. As annual plants complete their lifespan within the same year, we don’t have to wait until next year for blooms as we must with many perennials. Some of the vines are warm season perennials but grow as annuals because of locations where they won’t survive the winter....
