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Common Uses For Cloves – How To Use Cloves From Your Garden
You can even use cloves medicinally. Many of the medicinal uses for clove utilize clove oil, but whole cloves are often used to treat toothaches, simply by holding two or three in the mouth near the painful tooth.
Ohio
Willoughby
Clove Tree Pests: Controlling Pests On A Clove Tree
The use of an antibiotic, oxytetracycline, injected into the tree, may slow decline. Prevent this problem by keeping the clove tree area free of weeds.are clove tree pests that attack seedlings and young plants, especially those in a nursery.
Ohio
Willoughby
Common Clove Tree Diseases: Learn How To Treat A Sick Clove Tree
Death of the tree, caused when the roots are unable to absorb water, make occur in a few days or may take several months.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });There is no easy cure for sudden death disease,...
Ohio
Willoughby
Can You Grow Cloves In Containers – How To Grow A Clove Tree In A Pot
This means that if you attempt growing a clove tree in a container, you need to opt for the largest feasible pot you can get. This is due, in part, to the size clove trees can reach.
Ohio
Willoughby
Common Clove Tree Issues – Managing Problems With Clove Trees
Keep the trees healthy since vigorous trees are less susceptible to scale damage than those which are stressed. Look for leaves yellowing, turning brown and dropping prematurely. However, this is one of the clove tree issues that has no known cure.–...
Ohio
Willoughby
Clove Harvest Guide: Learn How To Harvest Cloves For Kitchen Use
It is a popular ingredient in alcoholic beverages, sodas, and even Indonesian cigarettes; a mix of tobacco, cloves and mint. In fact, their English name is derived from the Latin word “clavus,” meaning nail.The cloves you use to flavor your dishes...
Ohio
Willoughby
Butter Daisy, a Low Maintenance Annual
Florida's heat and humidity bothered them not in the least. They are truly low-maintenance, high performing plants.The butter daisy is known by such common names as butter daisy, star daisy, gold medallion flower, and I'm sure there are others.
California
El Segundo
The Clove Tree
Truthfully, it wasn't either of those, because I was usually getting lectures about starving children in another part of the world when I wouldn't eat at mealtime; and family moments were most often alarming because I had done some dastardly deed that...
California
El Segundo
Seasoned Greetings! Traditional flavors can spice up your holidays this year.
This is the first year I have ever had an artificial Christmas tree and the house just doesn't smell like Christmas. By the end of the 19th century, oranges were in plentiful supply in Florida, Arizona and California.
California
El Segundo
Mulling Spices: Create Your Own Winter Traditions
Simmer on low 15-20 minutes, then remove the spices and serve. Slice open the vanilla bean and use the tip of a paring knife to scrape the seeds into the spice mixture. Wine bottling techniques were inconsistent at best during the medieval ages, drastically...
California
El Segundo
How to Grow Clove Trees
A tropical evergreen that grows 20 to 100 feet tall, with glossy 5- to 10-inch leaves, the clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum) only blooms dependably where temperatures seldom drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
California
Santa Monica
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
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Cockscomb; Celosia argentea var. cristata
Press them lightly into the mix. They grow well and are a bright spot near my back door.As they mature, small black seeds will start to develop along the lower part of the flowers.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Coleus
You can also start your own coleus plants from seed each spring. New plants are easy to propagate from your trimmings. Remember to anticipate a fairly large plant. Some varieties can tolerate more sun and there are actually ‘sun coleus' that thrive...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Caladiums
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 are, and actually make fun indoor plants too.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: The Alba Rose
Albas can withstand fairly severe winters, but do not do as well where winters are extremely mild (or non-existent.)My alba is planted in full sun, but it is reported that they can grow well in conditions that are shadier.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
The main reason for this, is they give a huge bang for the buck invested. The flowers are irresistible to our winged friends and it isn't unusual to see many species dancing among zinnia blooms on a sunny day.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
To transplant, simply detach one of the runners with a 'chick' at the end and pin it in its new home until roots appear.Forgetful gardeners will be happy to note that this plant can survive long periods of neglect.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
(just don't spray pesticides nearby) For a new gardener just starting out, or an experienced gardener who likes low maintenance, daylilies are an excellent choice.There is a form and color that suits just about any garden style and the tough-as-nails...
California
El Segundo
How to Keep Tulips from Falling Over
If you use this technique you will never have a fallen tulip again.
California
Santa Monica
How to Keep a Rubber Tree Plant Outside
Banyans grow in USDA zones 10 through 12.A rubber tree plant can survive some chilly weather -- it is one of the hardiest figs -- but if your area has winter snow or cold snaps when the outdoor temperature stays below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, keep your...
California
Santa Monica
When to Plant Tomatoes in Missouri
TheMissouri Climate Center at the University of Missouri-Columbiadivides the state up based on latitudinal variation and elevation. Therecommends mid-sized hybrid cultivars such as "Celebrity" and "Better Boy," which can ripen within 75 days, and the...
California
Santa Monica
How to Preserve Plumeria Flowers
Plumeria flowers, also known as plumeria rubra and frangipani, are tropical flowers planted to scent gardens and are used in the making of leis because they are less prone to bruising.
California
Santa Monica
How to Make a Homemade Rat Trap
Rats infest homes and cause destruction to the areas of the house they live in. Place the toothpick high enough to stop the barbwire from swinging outward but low enough for the rat to be able to step over it.Put a spoonful of peanut butter at the uncut...
California
Santa Monica
How to Make Sour Grapes Sweet
Eating sour grapes can set your "teeth on edge" and may even make your tummy upset. You can use any color grapes for this recipe.Whisk the egg whites of two eggs with 1/8 teaspoon of lemon juice in a glass bowl.
California
Santa Monica
Can You Use the Leaves of the Ginger Plant?
Have ginger tea on its own or enjoy it with a wedge of lemon and a teaspoon of honey. And they have high levels of antioxidants, which make them a nutritional and flavorful addition to dishes.Ginger leaves are edible, but they are tough to chew and digest...
California
Santa Monica
How to Grow Mushrooms in Buckets
When you see fuzz start to appear, indicating the spawn is colonizing the media, remove the bag and cover the bucket with a lid or just leave the plastic bag cover over the bucket.Place the bucket in a humid environment at a temperature around 70 degrees...
California
Santa Monica