Disinfect your knife or shears with rubbing alcohol between cuts to prevent spread of disease.Mix together equal parts of sand, peat moss and perlite.Fill a shallow planter or tray with 4 to 5 inches of the potting mixture.Remove the cuttings from the...
If your foxtail palm is growing near a lawn or in a garden bed, you likely won't have to water it at all. Water evenly over the palm's root zone, avoiding the fronds themselves and watering to a depth of approximately one foot.
Gardeners use an acidic fertilizer to turn hydrangea's flowers blue; use pine needle mulch under the hydrangeas instead.To determine whether the soil's pH needs to be amended, test the soil in the garden.
If you grow pole peas or pole beans, set the eggplants in front of the trellised legumes so the eggplants won't be be shaded. They require plenty of sun, supplemental feeding and regular watering.
They grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9, depending on the variety. Avoid high-nitrogen blends if your iris is flowering poorly. Heavy, wet soils cause iris roots to rot, so avoid those.
They thrive grow well in full or partial sun in USDA zones 5 through 9. According to the University of Illinois Extension, "a bulb is a promise of a plant to come." A plant bulb is basically a complex system of roots and plant parts that are packed tightly...
The scented geranium is also called mosquito plant (Pelargonium citrosum "Van Leenii"), while the scented grasses are called citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus) and citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus).
Slow-growing and small pines, such as Nana loblolly (Pinus taeda "Nana") that grows in USDA zones 6-9, grow well in containers. (See Reference 3)You can grow slow-growing mugo pine (Pinus mugo), which grows in USDA zones 3 through 7, in a container, as...
The large, full blossoms will light up the darkest shade. Cover the bulb with just a small amount of potting mix. Some tuberous begonias can be 4 to 6 inches across. The pot will wick the water up the soil, but water will not sit in the concave hollow...
Like all petunias, they perform best in well-draining, moderately moist soils. Most Supertunia cultivars, on the other hand, are tidy, well-behaved trailers. They tolerate light shade but bloom most heavily with at least six hours of daily sun.
They are a symbol of enchantment to send to someone you admire. These hybrids produce one annual bloom. Streaks of white radiate from their center. Flowers bloom in bunches. Its blooms begin as a medium-dark lavender and transition to a pretty lilac as...
Some lychee fruit contain shriveled or malformed seeds that are colloquially called "chicken tongues." Chicken tongue seeds germinate poorly and should not be used for propagation.
Hens and Chicks flower and propagate themselves vegetatively and form dense colonies of larger parent and smaller offspring plants. Hens and Chicks, known botanically as Sempervivum tectorum and also commonly as "Houseleeks" are evergreen herbaceous plants...
It regularly escapes cultivation and invades shady wild areas, especially in the eastern U.S. It often escapes from overgrown gardens and moves into nearby forests. Given its vigor and dense matting, common periwinkle shuts out native herbaceous and woody...
It prefers moist, well-draining soil, but can withstand flooding and some periods of drought. Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) takes its name from the waxy, bluish-gray berries that form on female plants.
They belong to the Asteraceae or Compositae (aster or daisy) family and are not bothered by deer. This plant thrives in well-drained, moderately moist to semi-dry soils and prefers partial-shade to full sun exposure.Blue salvia is not appealing to deer.
If you don't have a suitable window, use fluorescent grow lights to provide enough light for the petunias to produce healthy, compact growth.Plant petunias in beds that receive full sunlight whenever possible.
Dig the rhizomes out of the container every two years or when the pot becomes crowded. Cut the rhizomes into 2- to 3-inch sections, with each section containing visible buds, using a sharp, disinfected knife.
They come from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, and work well as a low-maintenance native landscaping plants. They are not fussy about soil type as long as it drains well, and they will tolerate alkaline or calcareous soils with minimal...
Allow the roots to dry out completely between waterings, or you risk killing them. They are native to south eastern Asia and the Philippines and they do well in pots as well as flower beds.
Use sharp bypass pruners for small stems and bypass loppers or curved pruning saws for larger ones. Black pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla "Melanostachys," USDA zones 5 through 7) grows 6 to 10 feet tall and wide with black catkins on purplish stems.
Although pentas prefer full sun, the University of Florida notes that they can bloom with as little as two to three hours of sunlight. Butterflies love the delicate, yet brightly colored penta flowers, particularly the red penta blooms.
Planting gladiolus corms takes little effort, but it does require knowledge and planning to ensure a good outcome. Beds with poor drainage or heavy, clay-based soil must be avoided because gladiolus corms rot easily in cold, wet soil.
Ageratum do not require special soil conditions, and they are fairly drought tolerant.Nasturtiums are useful companion plants in vegetable gardens and around fruit trees. Nasturtiums have a spicy flavor, and the hotter the climate, the hotter the plant's...
If either cats or dogs chew on the fronds, they will probably throw up the plant parts, just as they would after eating grass. It grows quite well in artificial soil mixes. Accommodate your dog in the garden by placing a rectangular mulch pad in the middle...
Grasp the base of the foliage with one hand and gently wiggle the fern out of the nursery pot. Set it in the planting hole and fill in around it with additional soil.Water the area thoroughly until the ground is damp down to the newly planted root ball.
Overhead watering, which wets the foliage, damages the flowers or causes them to drop prematurely. Portulaca grandiflora, commonly called moss rose, grows as a colorful, spreading ground cover in beds, borders and containers.
