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Dave\'s Garden Book Review: Tough Plants for Southern Gardens
Many are pass-along plants and often were given as housewarming gifts, dug from the giver's own garden. It stands to reason if they can be attractive in these commercial environments, they will thrive in a home environment, cared for by a gardener.These...
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El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Cockscomb; Celosia argentea var. cristata
I mow them over, pull them or relocate them...and am grateful for the free plants! If you want to save the seeds, just cut the crests and turn them upside-down in a paper bag each fall.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Coleus
Light is necessary for germination, so don't cover the seeds. Coleus are available in a huge range of leaf colors and combinations, so you should be able to find the perfect ones for your gardening style!
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Caladiums
(including myself) They will make your containers and gardens shine! Caladiums are enexpensive and easy to obtain. The containers on my porch are large and I usually plant between 10 and 15 #1 size tubers in each pot.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: The Alba Rose
Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. It blooms during the month of May in my garden and the fragrance spreads throughout my 4 acres.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
They do need about an inch of water a week, and if they are container-grown, a bit more. The little plants should shoot up quickly and to make a bushier display, pinch out the center growing tip when they are between six and eight inches tall.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
They are generally very inexpensive and often a friend or neighbor will simply hand you a few 'chicks' if asked. They make great plants for vacation homes and for gardeners with hectic work schedules.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
Let them dry inside for about a week and store them in the refrigerator.Seeds germinate best when they've had about 3 weeks of the cool treatment in the fridge, but you can leave them all winter and plant the next spring if you like.
California
El Segundo
Prickly Panaceas: The Herbs Behind the Hype
It became popular due to claims that it could stimulate the immune system. Although the Goji berry is often listed as perennial only in USDA zones 6 to 10, it has naturalized over much of the U.
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
Outdoors, a rubber plant tolerates most soils providing they drain well -- wet soil promotes disease. Provide shelter from breezes and drafts from air conditioner units, too. In USDA zones 9 and below, the safe bet is to pot your rubber plant in a container...
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Santa Monica
When to Plant Tomatoes in Missouri
The ideal height for a tomato seedling to transplant is around 8 inches, with a sturdy stem. ) can be a bit finicky when it comes to temperature. While there are no guarantees when it comes to weather, following a few standard guidelines can take a bit...
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
Size the barbwire so that is it exactly the shape and dimensions of the bottle's opening. Rats infest homes and cause destruction to the areas of the house they live in. Homemade mousetraps can cut down on costs, while leaving the gory scenes to a minimum.Rats...
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Santa Monica
How to Make Sour Grapes Sweet
Wine grapes come in over 5,000 varieties each ranging in different colors, flavors and sweetness. Working in batches of five or 10, drop the grapes in the egg mixture, blot them dry to remove the excess egg, then roll them in the sugar.Arrange the sugared...
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Santa Monica
Can You Use the Leaves of the Ginger Plant?
The ginger plant's leaves have the same flavor as its roots, but much less pungent. Or try them with any mix of greens that could use a mild ginger punch. Start with 1 to 2 g of tea per cup.
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Santa Monica
How to Grow Mushrooms in Buckets
Mushrooms will continue to grow until the spawn is exhausted. As the mushrooms appear, cut an "X" in the plastic bag over each hole that contains mushrooms if you covered the bucket with a bag rather than using a lid.
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Santa Monica
How to Plant a \
The planter holds approximately 1/2 cubic foot of potting media. You will need to set up a liquid fertilizer regime or add slow release fertilizers if the mix doesn't already have any added.Drill a hole to insert the hook provided.
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Santa Monica
How to Make Your Real Roses Last Forever
Leave the roses for two to three weeks.Remove the dry roses form the hook. If you are picking the roses from your own garden, harvest them in mid-morning on a dry day. Add the gel a little at a time, jiggling the container after each addition to settle...
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Santa Monica
What Are the Functions of Urea?
Urea is a by-product of humans and mammals produced in urine. It is the body's breakdown of proteins and ammonia. Fifty-five years later, it became the first organic compound to be made synthetically when German chemist Friedrich Woeller produced it.Urea...
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Santa Monica
The Potato: The World\'s Most Versatile Food
Over 70 million pounds of these "leftovers" are consumed annually.Do you know how to get 300 pounds of potatoes into a 50-pound bag? Could I have an extra serving of sour cream, please?
California
El Segundo
How to Freeze Black-Eyed Peas or Cowpeas
At the young, green stage, black-eyed peas are removed from their plump pods, cooked and served as a hearty green vegetable side dish. Cover the pans with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least two hours, or until the peas are completely...
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Santa Monica
How to Ripen Butternut Squash
Leave at least 3 inches of the vine attached to the squash. Squash is a common sight in many gardens. Instead, try ripening the butternut squash in your home.Cut the unripened butternut squash from the vine.
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Santa Monica
How to Make a Homemade CO2 Generator
One bottle of yeast doesn't produce much more CO2 than an animal does by exhaling, so if you want to fill your greenhouse, you'll need many such generators.Drill a hole with a slightly smaller diameter than a length of aquarium tubing into the bottle...
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Santa Monica
How to Freeze Peaches With a Vacuum Sealer
Usually, this requires five medium to large peaches. A vacuum sealer keeps frozen peaches at their peak of freshness. The soft texture of peaches will require them to be frozen before sealing.
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Santa Monica
Are Coffee Grounds Good for Blueberry Plants?
Blueberries belong to the heath plant family that includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries, azaleas and rhododendrons. Most members of this family live only in North America and all these plants thrive in acidic soils.
California
Santa Monica
How to Tell if It\'s a Morel Mushroom
Considered by some to be a delicacy surpassed only by truffles, morel mushrooms are one of the most highly coveted species of wild fungi. Because of their preference for growing in moist, but not wet areas, morel mushrooms grow predominantly in the wild...
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Santa Monica