How to Grow Annuals
Plunk annuals (plants that live one season only) in the ground at the right time of year and they'll provide long-lasting color that few perennials can match.
Category : Trees & Houseplants : Home & Garden
How Do I Save My Ivy Plant?
Healthy ivy plants need sunlight, consistent moisture and maintenance to grow full and free of disease. Ivy plants are decorative and can remove toxins from household air. Keeping ivy trimmed and free of disease and pests will encourage plant growth.
How to Get New Plants From a Lemon Tree
Lemon tree cloning --- the process of growing a new lemon tree from the branch of an old tree --- raises your chances of a strong, healthy new tree. Choose cuts from the best tree in the neighborhood to give your young trees a higher chance of survival and, hopefully, a larger yield of fruit. You'll
Garlic Seed Planting Instructions
Garlic, unlike most other plants, does not grow from true seeds. Instead, the cloves of garlic that form the heads you buy in grocery stores are actually what garlic grows from. Garlic purchased in grocery stores is usually treated with chemicals that inhibit growth. Purchase seed garlic instead fro
Peach Tree Diseases
Peach tree diseases are usually caused by fungi. Insects can infect a tree by allowing diseases to enter through bark they have damaged or by spreading a disease as a carrier. Insect larvae often enter fruit. Diseases may be worse some years than others due to weather conditions.
How to Send Premium Flowers
Many florists offer a premium line of flowers, indicating their top-quality selections. Long-stemmed roses, tropical flowers and floral displays are often offered as premium flowers. To explore premium flower options, call or ask your florist in person, or explore florist websites. Ordering flowers
Gnat Control for Houseplants
Although houseplants add beauty and style to your home, they sometimes add something less pleasant--gnats. Control the conditions that result in gnats and your plants will continue to bring you joy.
How to Prune and Fertilize an Apricot Tree
Apricot trees are prized for their wonderful fruit, which can be used in jams, jellies, desserts or eaten raw. The tree is self-fertile, which means the tree does do not require a companion apricot tree pollinate. The tree can self-pollinate with ease. They tend to be quite hardy and are seldom plag
Why Graft a Japanese Maple?
Although the Japanese maple is native to regions of Asia, it enjoys a high level of popularity in countries around the world. It features a small stature and bright coloration that runs from deep reds to orange and yellow hues. They are notable in parks, on college campuses and in front yards in sma
What Are the Treatments for Bugs on Gerbera Daisies?
Gerber daisies are beautiful plants that require care and attention. Many insects tend to feed on the plant leaves, making it important to find a bug repellent that works. While there are several retail products available, these can be costly items that many times contain harsh ingredients that you
History of Sweet Chelsea Tomatoes
Sweet Chelsea tomatoes are a hybrid type of cherry tomato. Hybrid tomatoes are crosses between two or more varieties to obtain certain characteristics. Heirloom varieties are varieties that produce true from seed.
How to Weed & Feed Gardens
Weeding and feeding are critical to the success of your garden. Your flowers and plants will thrive and bloom if you weed and feed properly.
How to Prepare Your Garden for Asparagus
Vegetable gardens provide spring, summer and fall growth and production and generally last for only one to two seasons. Some plants, such as asparagus, last through multiple seasons to grow for over 15 years. Long-lived plants require more careful site selection and soil preparation, though. Prepare
How to Cut the Eaten Leaves Off Hostas
Hostas are showy plants, ideal for a shade garden. Grown for their spectacular foliage, hosta leaves are susceptible to pests, from slugs and snails to rabbits. Whether the hosta produces enormous gray-green leaves or slender variegated ones, a plant with nibbled leaves is unattractive. Left untende
How to Stop Slugs From Eating Lettuce
One way of removing slugs from the lettuce crop is to pick them off and dispose of them as you find them. However, you may find this to be a time-consuming, undesirable task. Several deterrents allow you to control slugs' access to your lettuce, and additional methods will trap and kill slugs that g
The Lighting Requirements for Hydroponic Tomatoes
Hydroponic tomatoes need different kinds of supplemental light at different stages of growth.tomatoes image by Horticulture from Fotolia.comLighting is very important to every stage of a tomato plant's growth. According to the University of Arizona, a one percent decrease in light means a...
How to Plant an Apple Seed Straight from the Apple
If you love eating apples but don't like spending your money at the local grocery store or farmer's market to purchase them, you should consider growing your own apple trees. All you need to do is start using the seeds that are embedded inside the core of your apple instead of throwing those seeds a
Bugs Harmful to Zucchini Plants
If you plan on planting zucchini, be on the lookout for insects that can harm the vegetable. Insects play a large part in the death of plants and crops throughout the world. The most common way to protect your garden from pests is constant inspection and cleaning. Washing with...
How to Grow More Cucumbers with Tomato Cages
For the home gardener, cucumbers are tasty but sometimes a pain. They vine all over the place, and slugs get to them. You can put them on a trellis, but they pollinate better when they are in hills rather than a single line.One option is to use tomato cages to grow cucumbers as "b
What Flowers Are Available in October?
The Echinacea is available in October.Echinacea with bee on it image by Lucid_Exposure from Fotolia.comFlowers bloom bright and vivid in the spring and summer months. But, as the summer turns to fall and the leaves on the trees start changing color, flowers are not seen as often. Still,...